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Memories

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The Park Keeper

I remember the boating pool in Swan Pool Park, the park keeper was Mr. Willits, he still owes me a go in a paddle boat, I hired a boat, I think it cost 3d, after a few minuets rowing, he called me in and said he needed to go, ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge in 1954 by Michael Darby

Haywards Of Loders Family Tree Search

Hello from Australia to Loders, Researching on-line family Thomas Hayward, m Mary Anne Dodge 1808 November in Sherborne church. Already one gggg cousin Jill Hayward left an entry but has not made contact. ...Read more

A memory of Loders by Yoga Prakash Saraswati

Perry Street/Pelham Road South

I live in West Sussex [between Brighton and Worthing] now but lived in Northfleet until 1971. Several photos bought back some vivid memories. In 1955 I would have been attending Cecil Road junior school, just off ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1955 by terryyoung101

Custom Cars And Mrs Beeton!

I lived in Chelsea when Mr. Beeton was still alive and running his bakery on the King's Road. I worked there for a while after leaving college and I feel very privileged to have done so. He dressed like a Victorian ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea in 1975 by Janette Murphy

Childhood Holidays

I have happy memories of visiting Croston in the late 1940s-early 1950s. My aunt and uncle, Margaret and Bob Chisholme, lived in part of the Rectory for a few years before moving to a large, rambling house in Station Road next to ...Read more

A memory of Croston in 1947 by Anne Baron

Pilgrims Wood Sandy Lane

Hello, my name is Fred Clarke, I was at the orphanage called Pilgrims Wood, in Sandy Lane, in 1945/46. I remember the searchlights and the barrage balloons on the Hogs Back. We used to play in the woods, and go to the ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1945 by Frederick Clarke

Quarriers Were The Happiest Days Of My Life

My name is Elizabeth Bonner, but then it was Elizabeth Esnol. I lived in Cottage 3 with Agnes, the Mcdonalds and Anne, Margaret, and Josephine Murray, and Aunty Irene Munzy, Aunty Anne (House ...Read more

A memory of Quarriers Village in 1870 by Elizabeth Esnol

Little Oakley The Dolly Houses

Just before I left school in July 1948 I with my mother, cousin Isabel, and aunt Hannah travelled down from Gateshead to visit my aunt Susie and uncle Don who lived in the dolly houses in Little Oakley. I recall there ...Read more

A memory of Harwich in 1948 by Les May

I Attended Here In The Late 50s And Early 60s

I remember St Marys when Mr Naylor if im right was the headmaster when i left to go to Longsands in 1962. At easter and Christmas we use to go to St Marys church opposite for services. There was some ...Read more

A memory of St Neots in 1961 by David Matzk

Going For Walks And Swings In The Big Gardens

I was at Pilgrims Wood, Sandy Lane, Guildford, Surrey, in years from 1959-1965, with, my two siblings. I remember having to attend the church at Littleton, and I also remember having to go for walks ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1959

Captions

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Caption For Runcorn, War Memorial 1923

At the top of Greenway Road, looking back towards the heart of old Runcorn is the war memorial.

Caption For Brant Broughton, High Street C1955

This is locally known as the back road to Lincoln, and it looks a well surfaced village road.

Caption For Bingley, Main Street 1926

Back in the 1920s, people had a good choice of public transport. The tramway from Bradford came here in 1914, but the first road accident happened years earlier in 1900.

Caption For Crowcombe, Cross And Carew Arms 1929

The Village 1940 Beyond Williton, our route follows the western edge of the Quantock Hills back towards Taunton.

Caption For Charlbury, Sheep Street C1950

But for the young girl with the satchel on her back, the start of another school day beckons.

Caption For Barnard Castle, The Castle And The River Tees 1898

The Bishop of Durham claimed Barnard and occupied it from 1296 to 1301; then Edward I took it back, and eventually gave it to Robert Clifford.

Caption For Holyport, Main Road 1909

This is the frantically busy A330 and the wall on the right, to Holyport Lodge, has been moved back for road widening.

Caption For Southport, The Pier 1908

Drainage was provided, but it proved inadequate after a very high tide, with the result that the water found its own way back to the sea by scouring out a deep channel under some of the pier supports

Caption For Waltham St Lawrence, The Church C1955

Of the pulpit, 1619, only the back panel with caryatids in its upper part is original. The tracery heads of the screen are original, and show their Decorated rather than Perpendicular origin.

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street C1955

The road is widening as we look back towards the High Street. Owen the pharmacist was at No 61 (right) until 1958, next door to the King David Inn, which was to close in 1973.

Caption For Nottingham, Long Row East 1902

Though it seems we are looking back into an era long past, already the trams are electric-powered. However, the cabs and carts are still relying on horse-power.

Caption For Bidborough, Church 1896

Built of sandstone and dating back to Saxon times, although with a Norman nave and chancel, it still has a number of small pews for children installed in 1790 at the beginning of the Sunday School

Caption For Paignton, The Harbour From Above 1890

A number of people, on the beach by the bathing machines in the distant back ground, enjoy the mirror-calm water.

Caption For Gourock, From The Pier 1900

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left. Over to the right is Seaton's temperance hotel, one of several in the town.

Caption For Somerton, The Viaduct C1955

The track is the main line between Paddington and Exeter, and here is carried above the River Carey on the back of a five-arch viaduct.

Caption For Ramsbury, Burdett Street 1906

We are looking towards Back Lane. This is a street mainly of 16th- or 17th- century timber-framed cottages.

Caption For Macclesfield, Market Place C1955

The market that was traditionally held here was moved away in 1973, but it was recently brought back for a trial period after a campaign by local traders.

Caption For Garstang, Market Place 1961

The town's reputation for its fine market harks back to the 14th century, when the first rights were granted to the abbot of Cockersands.

Caption For Southampton, The Stag Gates 1908

A rather complex road junction now marks the spot where these gates once stood.The gates, signifying the entrance to the Bevois Mount Estate, date back to 1844, but were removed before World War Two

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street C1955

The road is widening as we look back towards the High Street. Owen the pharmacist was at No 61 (right) until 1958, next door to the King David Inn, which was to close in 1973.

Caption For Corfe Castle, The Village And Castle C1955

Originally the site of a Saxon hunting lodge, much of the present Corfe Castle, which gives its name to the stone-built village beneath, dates back to the troubled reign of King Stephen.

Caption For Bucklesham, Levington Lane C1960

Here we see pairs of family homes with large front and back gardens built in the late 1950s. Beyond are bungalows for the elderly, built in 1961.

Caption For Gourock, From The Pier 1900

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left of the picture.

Caption For Barnstaple, High Street 1919

This shows the view looking back down High Street towards Boutport Street at the bottom. Butchers Row is on the left. The Sydney Harper building is now a travel agent.