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North Shields Test Centre

The building which houses North Shields test cente in Cecil Street was erected in1848 as a chapel for people to worship. It remained this way until 1891 when it changed ownership and became a sauna and plunge baths ...Read more

A memory of North Shields by Kevin Mccartney

Living At The Mill

My father got a job in the mill in about 1950 and we moved into Mill House which is actually a part of the mill itself, on the right as you stand facing the building. I don't know what Bordon is like now, but in my day it had its ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1950 by Colin Noble

Swallow Cottage

William Stonard and Alice West lived in this house (called "Swallow Cottage"). They lived here from before 1901, through to William's death in 1935. William Stonard is my great-great-grandfather on my mother's side. Alice, his wife, was the village midwife.

A memory of Pirbright in 1890 by Raymond Davey

First Holiday

My first holiday was when I was 9 years old (in 1958) and my parents and I came to Goodrington. We stayed at Beech Hurst which if I remember correctly was in Youngs Park Road. It was lovely. I made friends with a girl who lived ...Read more

A memory of Goodrington in 1958 by Barbara Lucas

Memories Of Bonfire Night In The 1950s

I grew up in Berwick Street, Liverpool. The best night of the year was Bonfire Night. My mates and I would collect bonny wood for ages before the big night and store it in a bombed out ...Read more

A memory of Fairfield in 1955 by David Clarke

Sir John Colville.

This was the house occupied in the 1970s and 1980s by Sir John Colville, Assistant Private Secretary to 3 Prime Ministers, and Principal Private Secretary to Sir Winston Churchill when he was Prime Minister 1951-53 ...Read more

A memory of Broughton by Thomas Dowthwaite

Crossfield House

Hi, I lived in Crossfield House from 1982 to 1983. I have a photo of it. If you want a copy please contact me. I am new to this site so will see how it works, but it is not possible to upload pics on here.

A memory of Gerrards Cross in 1982 by John Benning

Orpington Mystery 1960s

Hi there, I'm trying to verify a memory relatiing to a haunted house! Does anyone remember hearing of a builder who suffered an accident while working on a property in Dalton Way in the 1960's? Please contact me if you ...Read more

A memory of Orpington by Viki Carpenter

Greatham Railway Station, And Station Houses.

Well I lived in Middlesbrough, I used to get the bus to Greatham, my sister Sylvia and I, we would visit our relations Uncle Jack Wright, and Aunty Nellie, we also had another relative there, Uncle ...Read more

A memory of Greatham in 1950 by Malcolm Wright

My Holidays

When I was a child my dad and mum took my brother on holidays to my grandparents' house in Cherhill, the house was called Holly Mount. W loved going to stay in the village. From the bedroom window we could see the hill where the white ...Read more

A memory of Cherhill in 1958 by Glynis Smith

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Captions

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Caption For Exminster, Turf Lock 1906

This popular public house can be reached only by boat, bicycle or on foot - cars are not allowed on the narrow track across Exminster marshes.

Caption For Osborne House, 1893

Osborne House was purchased by Queen Victoria in 1840, and it became something of a shrine to her beloved Prince Albert after his death.

Caption For Broughton, The Castle 1922

The castle was originally a fortified manor house built by Sir John de Broughton in 1306; the battlements and a gatehouse were added by William de Wykeham in 1405.

Caption For Littlebourne, The Square 1903

Perhaps they had already imbibed at the King William IV inn, a drinking house dating back to 1790 at the east side of the Square. Looking after children can be thirsty work.

Caption For Whitwell, The Old Hall C1965

The Old Hall, or Manor House, at Whitwell bears the mullioned and transomed windows and steep gables typical of its Tudor ancestry.

Caption For Aveley, Ship Hotel C1960

Where A Fryer once sold boots and shoes (left), there is now a private house.

Caption For Scunthorpe, Kingsway Gardens C1965

The houses on the right were newly-built, and would have been in great demand with such a view of the gardens. They also seemed to have an excellent bus service.

Caption For Woolhampton, The Village C1965

The Old Bakery adjacent to it is now a private house.

Caption For Poole, The Harbour Offices 1904

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

Caption For Ilfracombe, Carlton Hotel C1965

As was the case with many villas, the scent of money from the tourist trade led to them being converted, first as St Petroc`s Boarding House and finally as the Carlton Hotel.

Caption For Littlebourne, Village 1903

On the left-hand side of the street, the ventilators of the oast house project from the roof.

Caption For Nantwich, Brine Bath's Hotel 1898

Today new housing estates cover the area, with just the name 'Brine Road' to remind us of what was once here.

Caption For Middleham, Racehorses At Exercise C1965

In the background are elegant, mainly Georgian houses, typical of the town.

Caption For Sparkford, The Sparkford Inn C1955

The inn, dating from the 15th century, was a posting house; the old stables have been converted to garages.

Caption For Bishop's Stortford, Hockerill Teacher Training College C1960

Today, it houses the Hockerill Anglo-European School.

Caption For Winster, Market House C1955

The 17th-century Old Market House at Winster was the first property to be acquired, in 1906, in the Peak District by the National Trust.

Caption For Kimbolton, Church Corner C1955

Flanders and Sons, builders and coffin makers, occupied the large house on the left until recently.

Caption For Bucklesham, The Shannon Inn C1955

This building contained the village post office and the public house. The unusual name comes from the ship of Captain Philip Broke of Nacton, whose estate extended into Bucklesham.

Caption For Plymouth, The Hoe 1890

The large colon- naded building is the Winter Villa, built by the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe for his wife, who found the winters at Mount Edgecumbe House a little too draughty.

Caption For Kirkburton, North Road C1955

On the left is the town's Post Office, converted from a private house.

Caption For Yelvertoft, Post Office And Main Road C1955

Lining the street are various charming cottages and houses of character.

Caption For Thrapston, The Nine Arches Bridge C1955

The houses in the distance have been demolished. The reed beds along the river were once harvested for the local Loveday family, who produced baskets, horse collars, chair seats and other products.

Caption For Littlebourne, Village 1903

On the left-hand side of the street, the ventilators of the oast house project from the roof.

Caption For Hope Under Dinmore, The Fork Road C1955

Stagecoaches would have been forced to stop here to pay their toll at the toll house overlooking the junction. Notice the AA phone box, a common sight around the countryside in the 1950s.