Places
20 places found.
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- Bentley, Yorkshire
- Great Bentley, Essex
- Bentley, Hampshire
- Bentley, Essex
- Fenny Bentley, Derbyshire
- Bentley, Yorkshire (near Cottingham)
- Bentley, West Midlands
- Bentley, Warwickshire
- Bentley Common, Warwickshire
- Bentley Heath, West Midlands
- Bentley Heath, Hertfordshire
- Little Bentley, Essex
- Bentley Rise, Yorkshire
- Lower Bentley, Hereford & Worcester
- Upper Bentley, Hereford & Worcester
- Stockbridge, Yorkshire (near Bentley)
- Woodlands, Yorkshire (near Bentley)
- Sutton, Yorkshire (near Bentley)
- New Village, Yorkshire (near Bentley)
- Goose Green, Essex (near Great Bentley)
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Bovington Camp. Mid ‘60’s
I come from a military family, am what you would call an ‘Army brat’. My father had served as an officer in the Far East during WW2, where his Navy brother had died. After demobilisation & a failed career in the ...Read more
A memory of Bovington Camp by
The Welling Mods: Long Gone But Never Forgotten
We were like one huge crazy family, not only from Welling, but also from the surrounding towns of Blackfen, Bexleyheath, Crayford, Dartford, Eltham, Plumstead and Woolwich - even as far as from the other ...Read more
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Andrew Duncan Home For Boys
At the age of 13 I suffered a nervous breakdown due to problems at home. It was decided by my doctor to send me away from home to give me a break. My mother took me to a mainline station in London where I was handed ...Read more
A memory of Shiplake by
Market Place Shops In The 1960’s
What was the name of the Grocers shop next to Blamey’s the Florist in the Market Place? I think it was something like Bentley’s, and was run by a lady called Doreen.
A memory of Harrogate
Salfords Memories Of A Small Boy
We lived in Salfords from about 1948-1952, at the top of Honeycrock lane. Yes Angela, you did pay in the cubicle in the butcher's and the baker's shop was Cakebread's - very appropriate. I went to the old ...Read more
A memory of Salfords in 1948 by
Living In The Village
We moved to Compton Bassett in 1957 when I was 11 and lived there until my father died in 1986. My parents were George Edward (Ted) Jones and Lucy. First we lived in Dugdales Farm house with Mr and Mrs Monck, and then ...Read more
A memory of Compton Bassett in 1957 by
Straining The Memory
I attended primary school at Horstead Keynes briefly until it changed location a few miles away. (I went there as well but can't for the life of me recall the name of the place.) The head mistress was the tall and ...Read more
A memory of Horsted Keynes in 1953 by
I Still Live Here
My mum and dad came from Tottenham and Edmonton, they moved to Danbury Down, my mum and dad were offered the house because my dad worked for Mobil Oil. The nearest shops were Staceys Corner, the 16 shops. Then on a bike ride my ...Read more
A memory of Basildon in 1972 by
Bexley Lane School
Well now, my name is John Earl and I think I was at this School (having transferred from Alma Road) from about 1958/9. I shall keep this short in case I'm wasting my time, if I get a response then we'll go from there. I shall just ...Read more
A memory of Sidcup by
Church St, Woodlesford
I was born in Church St, Woodlesford in 1930. The cottage where I was born belonged to my great grandma's family called Denkin. I attended Woodlesford school which is still being used for local families. There is a ...Read more
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Captions
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On the left of the Memorial Hall is a record of Bentley's history, recalling important dates over the years - the thatch has now been replaced by tiles.
We're not sure what our photographer was doing in Bentley: the children playing on the copper's helmet are all well and good, but the photograph was unlikely to make Frith's fortune.
The book of 'Hampshire Treasures' states that the 'Bentley Book' on the left was 'designed by Lord Baden-Powell for the Daily Mail competition for village signs in 1923.
This would have come from the local chalk downs, and the stone for the windows, tracery and doorways perhaps came from Bentley, some five miles to the south.
Dominating its rather mundane surroundings, Holy Rood Church, built between 1883-90, was the inspiration of J F Bentley, later to be the architect of London's Westminster Cathedral, and its brickwork
The low tower of Bentley church can just be seen against a curtain of trees in this photograph. The base of the tower is over 500 years old, while the top is more recent.
Seen here are the Star, run by Rupert Darby in 1931, and beyond it the Mid Hants Supply Stores Ltd, grocer's and post office; across the road is Bentley Garage.
It has since become a pub and restaurant and for a while was named Bentleys, after the motor car.
At 42 acres, Great Bentley's village green is the largest in England. Its steam mill was built in 1886, and lasted until 1925, when the chimney was demolished.
Designed by John Bentley, the drinking fountain on the left was exhibited at the Imperial Exhibition of 1862 and presented to the town to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales, later to be Edward
At 42 acres, Great Bentley's village green is the largest in England. In its time, it has held tea parties, dancing, football, cricket, flower shows, horse-races and prize-fights.
Through the 1662 legacy of John Bentley, a free school was founded on The Green.
Up here is Bentley Priory, remodelled by Sir John Soane in the late 18th century, where Queen Adelaide died in 1849; here, too, is Stanmore Hall, a remarkable ragstone building which until a great conflagration
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