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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
A memory of Battersea by
Childhood Wwebsters Village Shop
I was born in 1951. My parents owned the W Websters store in Barmoor Lane. I believe the old premises is now known as Orchard Cottage. I remember the sandshoes for sale dangling from the rafters and the butter was ...Read more
A memory of Ryton in 1957
Growing Up In A Small Village
My parents moved to Twycross from London in the early 1960s. We lived on Sheepy Road next door to Mr Charlie Brooks and Louie Jones. On the opposite side were Stan and Ilma Jones and Len Gibbs and his daughter Joan. ...Read more
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Visits To Captain Digby In 1960s
I remember our annual holiday to Kingsgate in the 1960s. We stayed in various guest houses in Percy Avenue and often walked down to Kingsgate Bay for a day on the beach. In 1965 I was aged 7 and remember the pub ...Read more
A memory of Kingsgate in 1965 by
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
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
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Saturday Nights At Market Hall, Redhill
My memories of the Market Hall were around the smashing bands that used to play. The one that stands out is Joe Brown and his Bruvvers. We would dance the night away, jive being the most popular (if you ...Read more
A memory of Redhill in 1963 by
Dow St Salford
I lived at 10 Dow St, Salford, during the 50s.. I remember there was a shop on the corner owned by Mrs Conner`s .. On a Saturday my mum would shop on Lwr Broughton Rd, and a treat would be to stop off at the Milk Bar for a ...Read more
A memory of Salford by
The Prompt
My mum worked at the Prompt Corner Coffee Bar for many years and my sister and I used to go in for our tea most days. We knew many of the regulars, but as I was pretty young most of the names escape me now. Mum also worked as an ...Read more
A memory of Beckenham in 1965 by
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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
The guns appear to bear more resemblance to those used at Waterloo than to those that would be used eight years later at the outbreak of the Great War.
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.
The creeper-covered frontage of Balmoral Cottage on the left was the home of William Finch and his wife at this time.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842 and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.
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 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.