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Places
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Photos
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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Teenage Memories
I spent most of my leisure time at Seaburn in the 1950's and early 60's.It used to be a wonderful place to visit,the Seaburn Hotel,Popular Cafe,Notarrianis (we spent a lot of time here drinking hot orange).The fairground was a big ...Read more
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Church Street
In 1955 I was only 3, but I remember Church Street well , as my Mum and my Grandma shopped there every day, taking me in my pram. In those days, prams were large and people were more trusting, so babies would be left on the pavement ...Read more
A memory of Eccles
Looking Westwards, Towards Thorpe Hall Boulevard Junction With The Esplanade.
In 2014, across the road there are tennis courts, and from Google Earth it looks like a thriving Sports Centre. If there were tennis courts on that site in 1963, hardly ...Read more
A memory of Thorpe Bay by
Looking Westwards, Towards Thorpe Hall Boulevard Junction With The Esplanade.
In 2014, across the road there are tennis courts, and from Google Earth it looks like a thriving Sports Centre. If there were tennis courts on that site in 1963, hardly ...Read more
A memory of Thorpe Bay by
Sea Water Bathing & Paddling Pools, Between Chelsea Ave And Elizabeth Rd.
No doubt at all about this location. The Facility was renovated after the neglect of 5 years of war, but was never very popular. One had to pay to use the swimming pool, but ...Read more
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1941 Kirkstall Forge Air Raids
The Armstrong family moved to Horsforth from Armley in 1938. I was only 1yr old so cannot remember the move. Mum and Dad bought a house at no 15 Charles Street. My earliest memories must have been in March 1941, the ...Read more
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Denbigh Road Schools Luton
I attended Denbigh Road school in 1944 at the age of five and had advanced to both junior and senior schools by the age of twelve. My sister Margaret took me in on my first day but I was not too keen on staying as I ...Read more
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Epsom Army Cadets
We were part of the 3rd Cadet Batallion of the East Surrey Regiment. Our base was the wooden huts erected behind Snows cycle shop in East Street after a German bomb obliterated the infants school that was there. The Officer in charge ...Read more
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Oakmeeds 1964
I was a student at Oakmeeds before it went comprehensive. In those days we had huge playing fields looked after by my mate's dad Mr Agate. The footpath ran straight through the school and the general public could walk through ...Read more
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Captions
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The castle and church have long been popular with tourists, many of whom stay to sample the delights of the Old Rosslyn Inn.
be the coastguard station, and the half-moon battery at its front is now provided with seats instead of guns, making it a favourite place to relax, whilst the building is now a popular
The Pier Pavilion, once popular for concert parties and ballroom dancing, is now being used for roller skating.
The West Cliff was one of the hotels in the Westcliff area and was always a popular venue for wedding receptions.
When this photograph was taken, the village was becoming a popular haunt of artists, writers and weekend anglers.
Ever since the arrival of the railway, Great Yarmouth has been a popular seaside resort, and whilst not the quiet getaway some might prefer, it was always a great pull for working class families from London
The Common was typical of the scenery around this area, and it was one of the reasons for its popularity.
The Prince Regent lived at Crichel from time to time, and moved his daughter, the popular Princess Charlotte, here in 1814. Charlotte died at the age of 21.
This almost deserted beach at the village of Angmering-on-Sea dramatically contrasts with the crowds at the larger and more popular resorts.
Pembroke is now also a popular yachting, building and repair centre.
The popularity of Frith's postcards was already well established when this photograph was taken, as a sign on the wall above the door shows.
Goodbody's Café was a popular spot, and indeed there is still a pub of that name on Mutley Plain.
Baked potatoes were even more popular with Londoners, and handcarts fitted with ovens and chimneys plied the streets offering inexpensive hot snacks.
The pagoda-like bandstand appears to be occupied: simple enter- tainment by local bands were always popular.
What is now Britain's most popular cruising canal was actually built as a water supply to the Ellesmere Canal further downstream.
The building dominating the skyline was used partly as a convalescent home around this time, whilst the proliferation of hotels indicate this resort's increasing popularity with
Queen Anne established the famous racecourse in 1711, though the meetings only became popular when the Duke of Cumberland, the first member of the Royal Family elected to the Jockey Club, revived them
The age of popular motoring led to increased numbers of tourists coming to Cheltenham.
this photograph leads over the River Leven to a car park designated for the use of patrons of Suggitts ice cream parlour, something of an institution in the village, which remains as popular
In the background we can see the surrounding wooded hills, which within living memory were popularly known as Little Switzerland.
The Guinness clock at the top of Old Town Street was a popular rendezvous. It stood where the southern end of Drake's Circus shopping centre now stands.
Boating and punting on the Cam has long been a popular pastime, and it is no different now from when this photograph was taken.
The huts beyond show the popularity of this part of the island for bathing; there are pleasant stretches of sand among the shingle of the beach.
Another ex-mining settlement, Porthtowan became a popular destination for day-trippers from Redruth around the turn of the century.
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