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East Barsham Manor 1929 Photograh

The 1929 photograph was taken when my stepfather's father, Douglas J Coleman owned it. His father, Edward J. Coleman, bought it in 1915, the year my stepfather was born. This is where he (Peter ...Read more

A memory of East Barsham by Bunny Garst

Chelmsford, Shops In The High Streeet, 1919.

This view is taken from outside the island where the current Lloyds Bank stands, and shows the view down the High Street. In the background can be seen the spire, which was the Wesleyan Church, and ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by John Crouch

Petty France Cottages

I was born in the middle cottage out of three which the Duke of Beaufort owned back those days, now they have been modernised to a high standard and are privately owned. I used to spend a lot of my time in the Seven Mile ...Read more

A memory of Petty France in 1970 by Terry Hewer

Coatbridge

I was born in my grandad's back room, 39 Cecil Street, Coatbridge. My mum was Jeanie Young who married Johnny Mclean my dad. My grandad Billy Young was a character who was well known about Coatbridge, I remember a pub he used to ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge in 1970 by Lorraine Morris

Forgotten Children

My mother (Doris Daye) was married to a Canadian, Robert Lennox, at this church in January 1941. I was born in July. We lived at 8 The Terrace, Sunning Hill. Aparently he was AWOL and was sent back to Canada some 4 years ...Read more

A memory of Sunninghill in 1941 by Colin Lennox

Growing Up

my memory of living in "God's Village" is of days roaming round the grange, going down the fields to the beck, getting to the top of the "Red Ash Pit Heap", coming back round the coke works and spending loads of time messing around the TMS garage, most week nights and all day Saturday and Sunday.

A memory of Trimdon Grange in 1959 by Thomas Spresser

Streatham Hill Theatre

In 1973 I became the general manager of Streatham Hill Theatre, managing the Mecca Social/Bingo club. It was the flagship club of the company and was every manager's dream to run it. Previous managers were Robin Pritchard, ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1973 by Peter Gauci

Fond Memories Of Bank Hall

Bank Hall was a school back in the 1970s. The head was a Mr Brennan. It would be lovely to chat to any other lads that were at the school at the time. I've seen a few things in the night, ladies in white and a ...Read more

A memory of Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1974 by Carl Bolan

Growing Ou In Galley Common

Growing up in Galley Common was the best part of my life. Dad was the manager of the bus depot, Bunty Motors I think it was called, at the bottom of Hickman Road, I lived at 66 Hickman Road. In the summer a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Galley Common in 1959 by [Chris] Rick Green

Fishing 1965 On The North Forty Drain

We all went to stop on a farm near Landgrick Road in the year 1965 for one week of fishing, we all came from Pinxton and South Normanton, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, catching loads of fish, bream, ...Read more

A memory of Brothertoft

Captions

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Caption For Penarth, The Esplanade 1896

Alighting at the railway station, it was now possible to travel comfortably by carriage down Beach Road, admire the Esplanade, and return up Cliff Hill back to your train via Marine Parade and Plymouth

Caption For Framlingham, The Castle 1909

Instead, it has thirteen separate towers, linked by a curtain wall, a Saracen idea brought back by returning Crusaders.

Caption For Wallasey, Capitol Roundabout C1960

Our photographer has his back to the ABC Carlton Cinema, which stood at this junction.

Caption For Lancaster, The River Lune From Skerton Bridge 1918

This view from Skerton Bridge looks back down the River Lune to Lancaster.

Caption For Hertford, Honey Lane 1933

This narrow lane shows exactly how the back streets of the old town would have looked 200 years ago.

Caption For Accrington, Town Hall 1897

Notice also the stonework at the back of the Town Hall in front of the mill so that a future extension could be keyed in.

Caption For Welton, High Street C1955

This view of Welton, looking back up the main street, has changed dramatically in recent years.

Caption For Kettlewell, 1926

Next to the stream is the old Methodist chapel of 1860, now a house, but with gravestones still in the back garden. St Mary's church can be glimpsed in the middle distance.

Caption For Ampthill, Woburn Road C1955

Dating back to the 18th century, the deed to each of these cottages restricts the householder to replacing the thatched roof only with thatch, and further prescribes the method and colour of redecoration

Caption For Biggleswade, Market Square C1955

The roof of the Market House, to the left of the picture, dates back to the 16th century and was preserved when road-widening operations took place in 1937.

Caption For Middle Wallop, The Cross Roads C1955

This dates back to 1927, replacing an older inn demolished as part of a road widening scheme.

Caption For Bourton On The Water, The River C1955

They lend a timeless charm, though few of the buildings date back further than the 17th century.

Caption For Aberdeen, Brig O' Balgownie C1890

Its charters date back to c1179, although St Machar is said to have founded a church here in AD 580. This single-span bridge is situated a few hundred yards to the north of St Machar's Cathedral.

Caption For Stubbington, Holy Rood Church C1965

The east window has stained glass dating back to the late 1940s.

Caption For Manchester, Corporation Street C1885

Before it was cut and constructed in the 1870s, traffic from the north-west and higher Salford had to wend its way through small back streets to reach the market and central Manchester (the Shambles).

Caption For Witney, The Market Place C1950

The Angel Inn, on the left, advertising Clinches Witney Ales, dates back to the 17th century. Architecture in the town is predominantly Georgian.

Caption For St Ives, Bridge Street 1914

The building with the jettied gables to the left dates back to the 17th century, on the face of it one of the oldest buildings in St Ives, although earlier buildings survive behind more modern facades.

Caption For Oxford, Hertford College 1906

Hertford College dates back to 1284 when it was founded as Hart Hall.

Caption For Bramerton, The Village Street 1953

There is a riverside inn at Bramerton called the Wood's End: its recorded history stretches back well over 300 years.

Caption For Kimbolton, East Street C1965

This narrow back street, running parallel to the High Street, has changed a little. The Half Moon pub (right) has gone, and there are traffic-calming bumps here now.

Caption For Roseberry Topping, C1885

To this day it continues to provide a much welcomed place of rest and refreshment following an expedition to the top of Roseberry Topping and back.

Caption For Sheet, Mill And Old Cottage 1898

A loaded cart has been backed up, with its load of corn for milling, and the millpond looks to be in good order. The trap behind, with bowler-hatted driver, belonged to C Evans.

Caption For Newlyn, Old Fisherwoman 1906

The fisher women of Newlyn clustered at the fish-stalls with their 'cowels', baskets carried on their backs, which were supported by a band passed round their foreheads.

Caption For Cadgwith, The Village 1911

These thatched granite cottages have turned their backs to the weather and the comfortless winds off the open seas.