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Memories

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More Memories Of My Hometown

A person who read my previous account of my life in Patricroft asked me to elaborate on my story. Most of the important aspects of my early years were covered, but there are a few remaining stories that may ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft by Peter Soo

Poundon House Secret Training Centre

I hope I am not giving away any military secrets but this seems so long ago now: in the 1960s I was serving in the 39th Signal Regiment and Poundon House was used as a remote countryside hideaway where we could ...Read more

A memory of Poundon in 1969 by John Howard Norfolk

A Real Community

I was born in Harborough Magna in 1943 at Rose Cottage, Main Street. I lived there with my mother and grandparents during the 1940s and early 1950s. When I was 4 years old I went to the village school which had a ...Read more

A memory of Harborough Magna in 1943 by Roger Childs

Hedsor Park And The Origins Of The British Computing Industry

By the late 1960's ICL had absorbed much of the country's computer industry and had several manufacturing centres at Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent and Letchworth. It needed a base for ...Read more

A memory of Hedsor in 1970 by John Howard Norfolk

Childhood Memories

My maiden name was Margaret Connelly and I was taken to Tigna from birth for holidays up to the age of 13. My aunt had a wee place just at at the back of Corran Cottage in the village just at the side of the burn. My ...Read more

A memory of Tighnabruaich in 1920 by Margaret Murdoch

The Dog And Badger Medmenham

I was born in 1942 at the then Liston Nursing Home in Marlow. My first memories are of the Dog and Badger in Medmenham, where I lived for six years, with my mother, and my grandparents, John and Lillian Nye. The pub ...Read more

A memory of Medmenham in 1947

Glebe Farm Brough

Situation of Farm:  Glebe Farm was situated in the centre of Brough approached along a track off the Fosse Way,,the A46 and approximately 3 miles north of Newark.. About 800mt away was the very busy war time ...Read more

A memory of Brough by David Kind

Bonfires

I remember most fondly the bonfires og Guy Fawkes Night in November. These structures would take weeks to build and always had a three piece suite at the centre. This was where the gang would 'live', yes live for some time prior to the ...Read more

A memory of Frizington in 1969 by Peter Walker

Candlelight Cabaret

From Chris Ward. Around about the mid to late 60s, I was a member of the St Peters and St Andrews youth club. The greatest memories I have of it are putting on a Christmas show called 'The Candlelight Cabaret'. We did this 2 years ...Read more

A memory of Corby by ward0754

Annesley Mount, Little Horton Lane, Bradford

I recall living at my grandparents' house at Annesley Mount from 1960 - 1966. .A formidable character lived at number 88 Annesley Mount, known to my grandparents as Parson Bullock. He shared the house ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by michaelpeterpeyton

Captions

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Caption For Petersfield, High Street C1965

Top centre of the picture is No 1 the Square.

Caption For Newquay, Towan Beach 1901

Towan Beach is the closest to the town centre; here, wheeled bathing machines have been drawn down to the edge of the sea, while a few beach tents and deckchairs are also provided for visitors

Caption For Thaxted, The Church Interior 1906

The pulpit, with its sounding-board and slender oak stem (centre right), dates from the 1680s.

Caption For Thaxted, Newbiggen Street C1955

The triple- storeyed house (centre left) is where the Thaxted Morris Ring was constituted in 1934.

Caption For Polgooth, Village C1955

The girl (centre) stands outside the post office stores, which is still a lifeline in the village.

Caption For St Austell, Market Street C1960

A lorry (centre) is delivering Corona soft drinks to The Queen`s Head beyond the Market and Town Hall, while on this side of it is the hanging sign of The Sun Inn.

Caption For Ottery St Mary, Broad Street 1938

In the centre of Broad Street is Granger's Stores.

Caption For Bardsea, The Beach 1895

Visible amongst the trees is Wellwood (background, centre right).

Caption For Abbotsbury, Chesil Bank And St Catherine's Chapel C1955

Looking south-eastwards from Abbotsbury Hill to Abbotsbury Gardens in Stavordale Wood (right) and Cleverlawns (centre).

Caption For Bollington, C1955

There were once thirteen cotton mills here, and the town was linked by both canal and rail to other industrial centres all around.

Caption For Neston, The Cross C1950

The Cross is the name given to this road junction in the centre of the town, and does not refer to the drinking fountain pictured here.

Caption For Studley Royal, Fountains Hall C1885

It was then acquired by the National Trust, who use it for an exhibition centre on this World Heritage Site.

Caption For Coventry, Trinity Church 1892

Palmer & Co, brokers and furniture dealers, have allowed their stock to flood out almost to the centre of the street in a happy confusion that would almost certainly win them the Turner Prize.

Caption For Crickhowell, The Bridge 1893

In the centre the long white building is the 16th-century Bridge End Inn, at the junc- tion of New Road and Bridge Street.

Caption For Andover, The Newbury Street From The Angel Inn C1950

In its heyday, the Angel Inn's frontage stretched 30 metres north from the Chantry Centre's upper High Street entrance.

Caption For Hanley, Town Centre C1965

It is now the principal shopping centre for the surrounding area, enhanced by recent one-way traffic systems and pedestrian schemes.

Caption For Blaenavon, The Eastern Valley C1955

The Rifleman's Arms is the large white building centre right.

Caption For Meriden, The Parish Church C1960

It is often said to have been founded by Lady Godiva, but Meriden's main claim to fame is the ancient cross on the village green reputed to mark the centre of England.

Caption For Solihull, The Civic Hall C1965

All were demolished in 1998 to make way for the Touchwood Centre, a shopping and leisure complex which opened in 2001.

Caption For Skegness, Grand Parade 1899

The Marine Gardens below the iron railings on the left are now taken up by the Embassy Centre and the Compass Gardens, whilst the row of boarding houses on the right are converted to food and drink businesses

Caption For Redruth, West End 1902

We are looking up the hill from the centre of town towards Camborne.

Caption For Rothwell, The Market House 1922

The Market Hall in the town centre was designed by William Grumbald.

Caption For Stanion, The Village C1960

This view from the fields south-east of Stanion shows the small Northamptonshire village centred on the medieval church, with its fine 15th-century tower with broach spire.

Caption For Crowland, Broadway C1965

The signpost with all its information (centre) has also gone.