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Photos

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Maps

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Books

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Memories

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Corringham Essex

My father worked on a construction site at Tilbury I think it was, so our family moved from Thornaby to Corringham.  We lived in a trailer on a farm just behind the Bull Inn, right next to a school.  There was a lane ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1951 by Max Anderson

Ripple Road

I was born in 1948 and lived behind Wallis's undertakers in Ripple Road, where my dad was the manager. I went to St Margaret's Church of England School in Back Lane, and was married at St Margaret's Church in 1970. I also did my nursing ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Carol Harding

My Great Granny Barker

At the far end of photo number H183005a - on the right - is a white wall. Mr and Mrs Barker lived in a one room plus a tiny kitchen downstairs, two tiny rooms up, from the 1930s until my great-grandmother died in the ...Read more

A memory of Heighington in 1944 by First Name Last Name

Poplar Farm On The A614

My aunt Joyce Blacker (nee Watson), and uncle Earnest used to live here, along with my cousins, Christine, Pauline and Magaret. I think it was next to a garage with a cafe or something. They had sheep and pigs on ...Read more

A memory of Holme in 1972 by Jan Bingham

My Happy Days As A Child When I Was Born In The Village

I spent many happy years with my nanny and grandad, Rossa and Phillip Munn of Hill View Cottages, during the long summer school holidays. Over the years since they have both passed away I ...Read more

A memory of High Halstow in 1956 by Jane Stanton

Mobo Horses

We moved to Prestatyn in 1948. I loved the Mobo horses that the little ones could ride at the Bastion Road beach. My little school was Pendre, up the hill Fforddlas I think. Also going to St Chad's School annual fair and sale. Always ...Read more

A memory of Prestatyn in 1950 by Mo Edwards

Re Tony Bros Ice Cream

I remember Tony Bros ice cream parlour off Acton High Street. On some Sundays my father would take me for a treat for a cornet or wafer scooped out of the big drum on the counter, it was always after giving our dog ...Read more

A memory of South Harefield by Frank Morrison

Opening Of The 'new' Woolstore

Now living in Australia but have also lived in NZL and the Pacific Islands, Fiji Tonga etc. Used to be a member of the Horndon Scouts and played in the band. We were asked to lead a march to mark the opening ...Read more

A memory of Horndon on the Hill in 1971 by Chris Kneller

Priory Road 1962 To 1988

My father, William J Smith (Bill) had a newsagent at 47 Priory Road between 1962 and 1988 which was opposite Ports the Bakers. I remember seeing queues of people coming out of the Bakers on a Saturday morning to get ...Read more

A memory of South Park in 1970 by Julia Boxall

Military Music On Promenade And In Park

My National Service was spent in The Alamein Band of The Royal Tank Regiment which for 3 seasons, 1949 to 1952 played at Bognor Regis for two months on the promenade bandstand in the afternoons and in ...Read more

A memory of Bognor Regis in 1950 by Alan Binns

Captions

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Caption For Bourton On The Water, The River C1955

According to the guide- book of your choice, Bourton is billed 'Queen of the Cotswolds','the Venice of the Cotswolds', or 'the jewel in the Cotswolds' crown'.

Caption For Rotherham, The Bridge Chapel 1895

This photograph was taken from All Saints' Church, itself one of the finest examples of Perpendicular architecture in Yorkshire.

Caption For Llangennith, St Cenydd's Church 1937

This church is the largest church on the Gower. Originally founded in the 6th century by St Cenydd, the priory was ransacked by Viking invasions in the 10th century.

Caption For Bardsea, The Beach 1895

Children play happily on the shore below the old mill, the long low building. Formerly, it was a sea mill: the tide entered the pool, now ornamental, above it and then drained back down again.

Caption For Chorley, Market Street C1960

This photograph was taken further up the street from no C537055.The shops on the left bring back many memories, and F W Woolworth is there as well.

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 Cambridge, 1st Eastern General Hospital C1918

The 1st Eastern General Hospital was set up in Nevile's Court in Trinity College at the beginning of World War 1, with beds placed around the cloisters.

Caption For Middle Wallop, The Cross Roads C1955

The main road we see in this photograph is the busy A343 Andover to Salisbury route. At the foot of the hill is a junction. Left is for Nether Wallop and right is for Over Wallop.

Caption For Ayr, High Street 1900

Little survives of the old town, although parts of the former Greyfriars church of St John, where Robert the Bruce held a Parliament in 1315, are thought to date back to its origins.

Caption For Penarth, The Esplanade 1896

Here the beautifully constructed Esplanade is viewed in close-up. Its creation was vital to form a refined loop around which the wealthy and fashionable could travel.

Caption For Frensham, Troops At Frensham 1917

This haunting and unusual picture shows a marching band at Frensham during the First World War.

Caption For East Grinstead, Queen Victoria Cottage Hospital 1935

This purpose-built hospital, which replaced the one in Queen's Road, was built in Holtye Road and opened in January 1936.

Caption For Framlingham, The Castle 1909

The castle was built in 1190 by the famous Bigod family, and was one of the first castles not to include a keep.

Caption For Maidenhead, Castle Hill 1904

This view is from beside the Ice House, its balcony covered in creeper, looking back down Castle Hill.

Caption For Penzance, Alverton Street 1908

We are looking east towards the town centre; the Market House dome is just visible at the end of the street.

Caption For Stoke D'abernon, C1960

However, the village does have the county's oldest church.

Caption For Bognor Regis, High Street 1890

Here we see Bognor's curving High Street in the days when the internal-combustion engine was in its infancy. Carriages can be seen along the street, and over on the right is a goat cart.

Caption For Wimborne, The King's Head C1960

The King's Head dates back to at least 1726, but it underwent a major reconstruction in the 1880s.

Caption For Redditch, Market Place C1955

The market originally took place on the Green, but was confined to the south side of it after the Chapel on the Green was built in 1805.

Caption For Redditch, Market Place C1955

The market originally took place on the Green, but was confined to the south side of it after the Chapel on the Green was built in 1805.

Caption For Tavistock, West Street 1903

Mining profits attracted shops and service industries, all eager to cash in on the 40,000-odd tons of copper ore that the mine was producing annually by the early 1860s; by this time, the population had

Caption For Cambridge, Trinity Street 1914

The 1st Eastern General Hospital was set up in Nevile's Court in Trinity College at the beginning of World War 1, with beds placed around the cloisters.

Caption For Chipping, The Village Church C1955

St Bartholomew's church dates back to 1240, but even before that there was a church on this high ground. The strong tower appeared in 1450.

Caption For Chiddingfold, Village And Pond 1902

The word 'fold' means an enclosure of land for animals, and 'Chadynge`s fold' may well date back to the Saxon period.