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Memories

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When I Was A Lad

During my schooldays I often visited Eastwood from Hucknall, my mate David Scrimshaw and I had many happy times there. We were travelling back to Hucknall one day on the bus, and two girls waved to us from a small park near ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood in 1958 by First Name Last Name

East Ham In The 1960s

In February 1963, when I was six and a half, my parents bought their first house, in Thorpe Road, East Ham. It was and had been a very cold winter, and when we moved in we had difficulty opening the back door, as there was so ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1963 by Jackie Craig

1951 1979 Life In Aldbrough St John

Reading Carol's memories brings to mind a lot of happy times in the village, especially the bus shelter and phone box. We managed to make up a lot of our own entertainment, especially the 'village youth ...Read more

A memory of Aldbrough St John in 1972 by Jeff Auton

Getting Locked In The Arboretum

I remember when I was 14 my friend Josie Weston and I rode our bikes along Broadway West to the Arboretum. We were walking along the paths and around by the lake when we met two boys and one of the boy's mothers ...Read more

A memory of Walsall by Patricia Littel

Holidays At Sandilands

My late father used to rent an apartment in a large house opposite the 'pullover' where we would stay for some 2-3 weeks each summer from about 1949-1955. I remember that the lady who owned the house had a large black ...Read more

A memory of Sandilands in 1950 by Elizabeth Hodgson

Kings Builders

I started school in Smallfield in 1934. In those days there were bucket lavatories. The sewer was laid in 1938 and then most of Smallfield was able to do away with the buckets. There were 3 teachers, Miss Kempshall who came from ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1945 by Dennis Stenning

Living In The Village In The 1950s

How I loved it there! My father, Richard Thomas, was Headmaster from 1952 - 1955 and we lived in the schoolhouse. I used to climb an ivy covered tree in the back garden and look all the way down the road to ...Read more

A memory of Cheswardine in 1953 by Diana Powell

Childhood Days At Rivermead Island

Rivermead Island takes me back to my childhood through the 1960s, I remember the outdoor swimming pool, BRRR!  Paddling in the Thames, a real family place to go on summer Sundays, school holidays.  My first school ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1965

A Day At Alum Chine In The 1960s

It's a few minutes before 8.30am, and I've just returned with the newspaper for Dad bought from the Riviera Hotel next door. I have to rush downstairs again in time to ring the gong for breakfast - Mr ...Read more

A memory of Westbourne in 1966 by Michael Bond

The Raf Estate

We lived on the RAF estate in Ickenham during the late 1950s, in a semi-detached house at 14 Nettleton Road. Every RAF home mirrored the next; their furnishings were also identical. You could move from Scotland to England (which we ...Read more

A memory of Ickenham in 1957 by Mo Haarhoff

Captions

2,423 captions found. Showing results 2,089 to 2,112.

Caption For Warton, Washington House (1612) C1955

Warton is a beautiful and thriving village, with a history going back to prehistoric times.

Caption For Gidea Park, Hare Street C1950

The original inn was tight against the roadway but was demolished and the new building set back.

Caption For Alton, Crown Hill 1954

We are looking back up Crown Hill, with the sign of the Crown on the left.

Caption For Buckland, The Church 1900

William Shearburn of Dorking carried out the building work at a cost of £2,253 - a tidy sum back then, and all raised by public subscription.

Caption For West Clandon, Church 1904

The village church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and parts of it date back to the 13th century. It actually stands inside the grounds of Clandon Park.

Caption For Boroughbridge, High Street 1907

Boroughbridge dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the River Ure.

Caption For Filey, Sands 1901

Pierrot were in vogue right up to the Second World War, and their origins go back to the London success of the mime play 'L'Enfant Prodigue' staged in 1891.

Caption For Holker, The Village 1912

The Hall was originally built in the early 17th century, and is in a beautiful position, overlooking the Cartmel Sands and backed by the Furness Fells.

Caption For Braintree, Courtauld Road 1923

This road runs between Coggeshall Road and Bradford Street; it replaced the old road, which ran 30 or 40 metres back from the left-hand side of this picture, when Sydney Courtauld built Bocking Place

Caption For Welton, High Street C1955

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

Caption For Mobberley, The Ilford Works C1960

On the opposite side of the road from the parade of shops is the Ilford works, built to develop everyone`s holiday film, and with a wartime history of processing the films brought back

Caption For Raglan, Castle Street 1914

Most of the trees remain, but they have been severely cut back.

Caption For Crickhowell, The Market Place 1931

Centre left stands the Bear Hotel, a lovely old coaching inn dating back to 1432. The shop next door to it sold fishing tackle - fishing is one of the area's most popular pastimes.

Caption For Tarporley, High Street C1965

The building was used to billet troops during the Second World War, and then as a labour exchange, before the fire brigade moved back in 1957.

Caption For Tenterden, High Street 1900

A small canal runs through the back of the town on its way to the River Stour. Little in this picture has changed today.

Caption For Micheldever, Church Street 1951

Nearby is the station, dating back to 1840 and the only one on the 19-mile stretch of railway between Winchester and Basingstoke.

Caption For Cheam, The Bridge And Upper Mulgrave Road 1928

On the right are some of the new detached houses which backed onto the railway at the start of Upper Mulgrave Road.

Caption For Port Sunlight, Gardens And Fountains C1955

'Sea Piece' is the name of the bronze from which water sprays; it depicts a legendary sea-horse with a triton and baby triton astride its back.

Caption For Braintree, Courtauld Road 1923

This road runs between Coggeshall Road and Bradford Street; it replaced the old road, which ran 30 or 40 metres back from the left-hand side of this picture, when Sydney Courtauld built Bocking Place

Caption For Worle, The Village 1896

This is the oldest part of the village, with some properties dating back to medieval times.

Caption For Dinas Powys, St Andrew's Major Church C1955

Typical of so many Glamorgan churches, St Andrew's traces its roots back to the Norman occupation – its nave and chancel are believed to date from the 13th century.

Caption For Bedford, The School Sports Field 1921

To the right are the back garden walls of the villas in De Parys Avenue.

Caption For West Bridgford, Central Avenue C1965

Further back in Tudor Square, Frith's photographer was looking into Central Avenue with Albert Road to the right and Rectory Road to the left.

Caption For Long Melford, Little St Mary's C1955

We have now nearly reached the southern end of the street, and have turned round to head back to the church.