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Stubbington House School Teachers

I read with interest Peter Madden's memories. I remember Madden, we were all known by surnames. Just to jog a few more memories, there was Miss Critten's partner Miss Stapleton, they taught the juniors - ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by Kevan Fogarty

James Cook

Hi to all, for the past twenty-two years my wife Sheila and myself have brought our family to Staithes on holiday twice a year, around February and October time. We stayed in many of the wonderful cottages on offer - FORDSIDE, ...Read more

A memory of Staithes by Jimmy Perryman

Early Years In Hindley

What - no memories of Hindley? I was born in 1935 (nee Pennington) at a house in Liverpool Road, just up from the Strangeways Pub (The Paddock). The area was called Navvies' Lump, and although the address was "Liverpool ...Read more

A memory of Hindley in 1930 by Edna Booth

Monkey

I was born up The Monkey in 1957. I moved from there to George Street in 1966. The name of the street was Dunraven Place. The name of the pub was the Dunraven Hotel. There were 8 houses up The Monkey when I lived there. My mother told me ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1957 by Karen Davies

The Shops And Doctors At Sandiway 1956

We first arrived in Sandiway in 1956. I remember getting off the bus at the top of Mere Lane and walking down towards our new home in Cherry Lane. The house was a 'tied house' belonging to the ICI and our ...Read more

A memory of Sandiway in 1956 by Keith Wilson

Holidays In Saham Hills

Just after the war we visited Saham Hills quite regular from Hull. We stayed with an aunt and uncle of my father's by the name of Smith. He was called Charlie, his wife was Pat and they had a son who was called young ...Read more

A memory of Saham Hills in 1950 by Mal. Wilson

Raf Dishforth

My brother was stationed here during his National Service. I was 9 years old in 1953 and I remember very vividly writing letters to him and receiving the same from him. He thoroughly enjoyed his time there. He was also able, ...Read more

A memory of Skelton on Ure in 1953

Wartime Camp At Horton Chapel

I was a child living in a large house next to the river at Horton Chapel adjacent to a bridge. In the Second World War in 1944 prior to Normandy, a squadron of Canadian Engineers camped next to the river and built a ...Read more

A memory of Chartham in 1944 by Patrick Mc Neile

Leverington County Primary Sghool 1964 1970

I was a pupil at Leverington for 6 years. I started in 1964 and left in 1970. The headmaster was Mr Gibson. He lived in the house attached to the school. The first year teacher was Mrs Hall. The 2nd ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1964 by Lorraine Lane

Living At Almington Hall

I was only 5 or 6 years old when my mother was employed as a cook at the hall. I remember we had a bedroom at the top of the hall and when Mother put me to bed, Nanny would come and take to the nursery to play. I ...Read more

A memory of Almington in 1945 by Cynthia Rice

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Captions

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Caption For Childrey, The Pond C1960

The house on the left still maintains its ivy foliage.

Caption For Minehead, The Avenue C1965

Its elegant houses soon became guesthouses, and are now shops. The billboards for the coach offices on the right advertise trips to Exmoor and the Quantocks.

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 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 Bicester, Market Square C1950

Note the interesting variety of architectural styles, including gabled houses with tiled roofs, in Bicester's three-cornered Market Square.

Caption For Sudbury, Friars Street C1960

Several of the houses have later façades. The central one is where Thomas Gainsborough lived in the 1750s.

Caption For Stilton, High Street C1955

Several of the houses on the street have cellars where Stilton cheeses were stored for sale.

Caption For Walsingham, The Common Place C1965

The town of Little Walsingham grew up to serve the many thousands of pilgrims that came to the priory; it has more early 17th-century houses than any other town in Norfolk.

Caption For Lower Kingswood, Smithy Lane 1915

These compact, if undistinguished, houses still stand behind the Fox on the Hill in Smithy Lane, as it leads towards the busy A217 Brighton Road.

Caption For Buckden, Lion Hotel C1955

The Trust House sign disappeared when the hotel left the group in the 1980s.

Caption For Bottisham, High Street C1955

This view shows the High Street just before the development of the 1960s, when about 200 new houses were built off the High Street behind the trees.

Caption For Chepstow, High Street C1935

Gone, however, are Skyrmes Café & Boarding House beyond and the Bon Marché, where, at one time, Chepstow school children were supplied with their uniforms.

Caption For Burgh Heath, Brighton Road C1955

The single-storey builder`s shop on the right has given way to a substantial building currently housing Burgh Heath Tandoori.

Caption For Abberley, Hall, From The Carillon Tower 1911

The present house, seen here, goes back only to 1845. The original family home burnt down in a fierce blaze on Christmas Day 1845.

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 Chesterfield, Holy Trinity Church 1914

The fine embattled western tower of Holy Trinity houses a clock and one bell.

Caption For Gweek, Village And Stream C1950

The Helston Customs House was also here, but it moved to Helford in 1822.

Caption For Reigate, Bell Street 1936

The Ancient House Bookshop on the right hand side is little changed today, although the wonderful metal sign for Reigate Garage has now disappeared. On the left is Reigate Park.

Caption For Weston Under Penyard, Post Office Corner C1955

The building has been painted white and is now a private house.

Caption For Burnsall, On The River 1900

The church houses an 11th-century font and some fragments of Anglo-Saxon sculpture. At the oar of the boat is a woman - quite adventurous for 1900.

Caption For Sandown, Promenade 1895

Sandown's leading hotels were very expensive at this time: even a room in a boarding house cost six shillings a day.

Caption For Porthleven, Outer Harbour And Lifeboat House 1908

The apparently unusually sharp incline of the launching ramp serving the lifeboat helped a speedy departure from the housing.

Caption For Brockweir, The Village C1955

The three-storey gabled Manor House dates from the 16th century and faces onto the bridge.

Caption For Exmouth, Rolle Street 1895

Rolle Street was named after the prominent family that lived at nearby Bicton House.