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A Yokels Tale

A Personal Recollection of growing up during the last days of the pedestrian era in rural England by Tom Thornton A Yokel's Tale My earliest recollection of my Thornton grandparents, Alice and Tom, dates back to my pre-school ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1941 by Tom Thornton

Manor Road Sidcup

I was born in Farnborough hospital in June 1956. My mother is Austrailian and my father grew up in and around Bridgwater in Somerset. From the period of 1956 -1960 we lived in the top flat at 12 Manor Road (now sadly gone), the ...Read more

A memory of Sidcup in 1956 by Julian Bishop

Family Picnics In 1950s

In the 1950s my family made regular summer trips to a scenic and elevated spot somewhere in the general area of Aylesbury for family picnics.  I have a few b&w snaps - one of which shows a road wide enough for two ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury in 1955 by Susan Coleman

My Memories Of Cromer

Born in 1947 in Suffield Park, as was, Cottage Hospital on Overstrand Road. Lived in Links Avenue until 1959. My memories are vast. I went to school in the centre of Cromer which is now converted to senior citizens ...Read more

A memory of Cromer in 1952 by Lindsay Williams

Winlaton

31/10/11 My Great Grandparents were Joe and Ann Boyd who lived in Winlaton. Their children were Joe, Billy, George, Mary, Eliza and Annie. Thier daughter Mary married Jack Flanagan (my grandparents) on 12 September 1912 and they lived ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1900 by Christine Yates

Childhod Memories.

I visited Eagle Hall as a child, my grandfather, Mr GB Edward, and his wife bought the Hall in a fairly run down condition. I have memories of horse riding around the grounds swimming in one of the lakes, and of how ...Read more

A memory of Pateley Bridge in 1965 by Katharine White

Three Houses In Sipson

I have lived at three houses in Sipson. The first was 44 Sipson Way. My mother, brother and I moved in there in about 1956. I went to the old Heathrow School on the Bath Road a nice little school though old fashioned. I ...Read more

A memory of Sipson in 1956 by Barry Hawgood

Grandmothers House

I loved the Humberstone village and living with my grandmother. I went to Humberstone School. Her name was Maggie Hunt. I would love to hear her and her friends singing all those pub songs at the P lough and The ...Read more

A memory of Humberstone in 1953 by Janice Goding

Growing Up In Morgans Terrace

I was born in 1932 at 5 Morgan's Terrace and soon thereafter moved to No 18. There were 7 people living at that address, my maternal Grandfather John Lewis, my maternal Uncle Donald Lewis, my mother Greta ...Read more

A memory of Pontrhydyfen in 1930 by Rhys John Emmanuel

An Old House

Alan, can you jog my memory please? As you came down the hill, on the left just before the little Tesco's, there was a small derelict cottage. I can remember creeping in there one day and finding an ornate cast iron fireplace. I ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1954 by Sandra Waite

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Captions

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Caption For Godmanchester, The Causeway C1960

Part of this building now houses a fish and chip shop. In 1987 the local newspaper reported that the Causeway was reproduced in a model village outside Canberra in Australia!

Caption For Saffron Walden, Bridge Street C1955

These are the first houses we see as we enter the town from the north; they have been described as 'an outstanding group of mostly 15th- and 17th-century timber-framed buildings'.

Caption For Launceston, The Square 1890

The oval Butter Market was designed by George Wightwick, who simultaneously designed the Lower Market House, which still stands in Market Street and is now an arcade.

Caption For Launceston, The Square 1890

The oval Butter Market was designed by George Wightwick, who simultaneously designed the Lower Market House, which still stands in Market Street and is now an arcade.

Caption For Cowes, Northwood House C1955

Northwood House was the home of Tennyson's friend William George Ward in the 19th century. The poet and Ward would often stroll around Northwood's exquisite gardens.

Caption For Lowestoft, Yacht Basin 1896

He was also involved with the building of Nelson's Column, the Houses of Parliament, and railway lines all over the world.

Caption For Cambridge, 1914

With houses crowded together, yards like this were not uncommon in Cambridge.

Caption For Chilham, Post Office 1903

Its pretty houses grouped around a square by the castle gates lend it a timeless air.

Caption For Largs, The Church And Seafront 1897

New houses have also been erected nearby. St Columba's Parish Church is still a landmark.

Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, 1891

Kirkstall was founded in 1152 as a daughter house of Fountains Abbey. Building work was completed by 1175 and iron forging began in 1200.

Caption For London, Westminster Abbey 1908

Behind are Big ben and the Houses of Parliament.

Caption For Asfordby, Church Lane C1960

Apart from All Saints, little of architectural quality has survived, except for a few rather handsome houses, including the Rectory of 1808 and the Old Hall.

Caption For Loddon, Riverside C1968

Aston Boats' Nissen huts have now been taken over by Princess Cruisers, and the sheds alongside the moorings have been replaced by a house.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Cornhill C1965

The range to the right of the Post Office has been rebuilt as Lipton House. Stead and Simpson have traded from a shop on this site since at least 1898.

Caption For Kettering, The Church C1960

This village-like landscape is a reminder of the old centre of Kettering, which clustered around the Manor House and the church. There are now only a few gravestones left in the re-organised area.

Caption For Staithes, 1932

Yards or passages lead to many of the houses; they seem to have been put wherever they would fit, a little like a wrongly-completed jigsaw. This gives the village a unique charm.

Caption For Laindon, Church Road C1955

The bungalows along Church Road are fairly representative of the kind of housing to be seen in Laindon before the New Town came. Several of them are still there.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Airport C1960

The air traffic control centre is housed in a building which rather resembles an old war-time nissen hut; to the right of it is the quaintly-named emergency services rendezvous point.

Caption For Odiham, Canal Wharf 1906

From c1890 the premises was advertised as the Cricketers Inn and Boating House.

Caption For Saunton, Sands 1920

The 'proper' housing lines the Braunton to Croyde road, and the sea (behind the camera) is a noted surfing area.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, Knees Corner 1900

Most of the town's finest buildings are Georgian - the woollen mills and the merchants' houses. Bath stone was used for many of the buildings.

Caption For Bisley, Church 1911

Although the village now has a number of modern housing developments, the church still stands in a rural location.

Caption For Kingsclere, Market Square C1955

The shop 'Chance' has gone and is now a private house. Outside stands a bus stop.

Caption For Accrington, Town Hall 2004

Its stonework now clean and smart, the Town Hall in 2004 still holds the Council Chamber, and also houses the Tourist Information Centre.