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The Village Was Home
I was born in 1950 at Orsett Hospital, a few minutes before my twin sister and on my mothers birthday no less. We lived at 28 St James Avenue East until 1968. The house was in fact that of my maternal grand parents and my ...Read more
A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by
Anyone From Or Remember Barmore Street
Hello, I spent my early childhood in Barmore Street, which holds special memories. I do have an old photo showing a Street Party, which I will endeavour to upload (not sure how yet). The Queens Head Pub was ...Read more
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Summer Holidays At The Avon Water
I would have been about ten years old and I remember on a lot of hot sunny days packing some jam "pieces" and filling an empty bottle with some diluting orange juice or even just water if there was no juice, ...Read more
A memory of Maddiston in 1975
School
John Major, who lived with his parents in Longfellow Road, started school this year, 1948, in CHEAM COMMON ... which was Balmoral Road School when I was there in 1932! His father's garden ornaments were sold from the family shop in Central Road. Yes! He did become Prime Minister.
A memory of Worcester Park in 1948 by
Priestwood Square
The newsagent was called l.B.Corne and Mr Corne doubled as Father Christmas at Meadowvale School when I was a youngster. His relatives also managed the post office based in the shop. My late mother attended the opening of the ...Read more
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Lovely Holidays In Fleetwood
I was born in 1942, and most of my hoidays as a child were spent in Fleetwood. We usually stayed in Balmoral Terrace with the McGurk family who had a daughter called Marilyn. They also had a lovely golden spaniel ...Read more
A memory of Fleetwood by
Tooting From 1974 2009
I have very fond memories of Tooting. My parents and I moved to Fairlight Road in Tooting in 1974. My first memory of that is the smell of paint, and sausage rolls bought from the bakery shop just round the corner; the paint ...Read more
A memory of Tooting in 1974 by
Happy Memories
When I lived in standon my mum was a teacher at the school I can remember May Day dancing in the street ,I have many memory's of swimming in the ford and helping to push cars that got stuck in the water .calling at westwoods on my way ...Read more
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Good Old Days
I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore St next door lived Mr Brown he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden I used to watch him working. just a few doors away Bill Keast he was ...Read more
A memory of Lifton in 1960 by
Ardwick Millionaires
I lived in Howard Avenue off Syndall Street and went to St. Aloysious school, great memories of being surrounded by family...aunties and uncles around every corner, sitting outside the Richmond or the Rutland with a bag or crisps ...Read more
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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842, and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.
Queen Victoria's Scottish physician Sir James Clark thought that the climate of upper Deeside might alleviate their rheumatism, and they took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847, subsequently rebuilding
Now Lydney's industrial estate is situated in this area, although one commercial vessel - the MV Balmoral - still uses the port to carry pleasure passengers along the estuary in summer.
Following the death of Sir Robert Gordon in 1847, his brother the Earl of Aberdeen suggested that Victoria and Albert might like to take over the lease on Balmoral.
The creeper-covered frontage of Balmoral Cottage on the left was the home of William Finch and his wife at this time.
A year after its opening, on 28 August 1851, Queen Victoria's Royal Train crossed the viaduct as it took the royal family to Balmoral Castle.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842 and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.
The present memorial, a Balmoral red granite column erected in 1912, supersedes a large stone (known as the 'Martyr Stone') which has since been taken to Dale Castle.