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Dads Panic

Dad was village copper for several years (our old Police House is now "Peelers" in Thorneydown Road) and had a number of people he got on well with.  He tended not to panic too often but one day a message came through that ...Read more

A memory of Winterbourne Gunner by Graham Francis

Home Sweet Home

What a wonderful site.  These photos bring back so many lovely memories. From this one I can see the house I grew up in (34 High St) and my Dad's cinema. This photo was taken the year that I was born.  I can also see the hospital ...Read more

A memory of Berkeley in 1961 by Georgina Herbert

Memories

I was born in East Harlsey in 1946 and was educated in the village school which of course is now a private house, or is it two.  I remember there being two classrooms and, if my memory is correct, the teacher was a Mrs Lyle??   I seem ...Read more

A memory of East Harlsey in 1946 by Peter Clark

Looking At The Tyne As In Tyne Valley C1955 Ref P265001

This image of Prudhoe and the Tyne Valley is very interesting because the Northern or Ovingham side has not changed greatly. Field boundaries etc are as I look at. But the southern side where ...Read more

A memory of Prudhoe by Robert Forsythe

Research 1700s

I am looking for information about Sarnesfield in the 1700s and about the court house. Also, as I live in Canada and do not know much about the British law system, I would need to know how the courts operated in those years. What ...Read more

A memory of Sarnesfield by Carole Lidgold

My Family Roots

My father lived in Abergwynfi as a child, his name was Peter Thomas Walley. My grandmother was from the area, her maiden name was Eirwen Thomas and she had  brothers named Estyn, Edward, Emlyn and Thomas. She also had a sister ...Read more

A memory of Abergwynfi by Gwyneth Harding

Post Office

I remember walking to this post office many a time as I used to live with my nan etc. at Churt House Cottage. The post office was run by a lady of the name Mrs Heaps.  I used to go there for the big bottles of Tizer.

A memory of Frensham in 1957 by Susan White

Jacqueline Oldman

While researching my family history I came across this article in the Eastern Counties Advertiser 18th October 1879. It is the coroner's report relating to my great great grandfather's brother Thomas Brassett 1815 - 1879 an ...Read more

A memory of Southminster in 1870 by J M Oldman

Wartime Years In Llanarmon Yn Ial

Shortly after the outbreak of war, my Father who had a pet shop in Wallasey, evacuated the family to Llanarmon.  We consisted of Dad, Mum, my brother Ray and myself. We moved into Rose Cottage in the ...Read more

A memory of Llanarmon-yn-Ial in 1940 by Don Thurlow

Children Of The War

MY BROTHER AND I WERE EVACUATED TO LAMPETER IN JULY OF 1944 COMING FROM LONDON AS OUR HOUSE WAS BOMBED. WE WERE TAKEN IN BY MARY AND JOHN POWELL IN "BARLEY MOW".  EVEN THOUGH THESE WERE TRYING TIMES FOR OUR PARENTS, IT WAS THE HAPPIEST TIME OF MY CHILDHOOD. AUDREY [LATTER] VOELKER

A memory of Lampeter in 1944 by Audrey Voelker

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Caption For East Harling, The Square C1965

Shops and private houses of all dates surround the large Market Square.

Caption For Cossington, The Village C1965

Built about the time that Jane Austen was writing in Hampshire, the simple but attractive farm house on the left graces a peaceful well-treed rural villagescape.

Caption For Polkerris, C1876

This is now the Rashleigh Arms, named after the family who still own the village and live at nearby Menabilly House, immortalised as Manderley by Daphne du Maurier in her book 'Rebecca'.

Caption For Seaton Carew, The Green C1955

This is a very attractive open area with interesting houses on three sides of a square, looking out to sea, which is behind the camera. An old Ford Prefect and a motor scooter help to date the view.

Caption For Haverhill, High Street C1965

The high gable on the left is Helions House surgery, now Woolworth's. The pushchair is outside Huggins's shop.

Caption For Newmarket, The Jubilee Clock Tower C1955

Mace's wireless shop is in Aberdeen House to the left, but their TV department is on the right-hand corner. In the background is the Rutland Arms Hotel.

Caption For Broughton, The Gardens And Gatehouse C1955

Broughton is probably best known for its moated manor house, Broughton Castle, built in 1300 for Sir John de Broughton.

Caption For Bampton, Church View C1965

The cottages and houses are mainly 18th- and 19th-century, and the view we see here is more or less as we would see it today.

Caption For Sonning Common, Wood Lane C1960

Three large housing estates were built during the 1960s, and the population has risen from about 1000 to nearly 4000 today.

Caption For Cuckfield, Broad Street C1960

The attractive clock still survives, which is just as well, as the building is called Clock House. Broad Street leads off into the distance, and is the main route to Haywards Heath.

Caption For London, Old Houses And Staple Inn C1886

New buildings flank it on both sides, that on the right housing a discount bookshop.

Caption For Burnley, Royle Hall, Cannon Parker's Home 1895

This photograph shows the house to its best advantage. It stood in a delightful position in the years before Burnley started to expand into a modern town.

Caption For Newport, Belmont Hill 1932

The timber-framed house dates from the late 15th or early 16th century, though it was extended later on. The woman's short-skirted summer dress and cloche hat are typical of the early 1930s.

Caption For Filey, Promenade 1901

Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most

Caption For Biddenden, The Village 1901

The old houses along this main street, some half-timbered, others of brick, or board or tile fronted, were mostly constructed during the 15th century when the village prospered in the profitable cloth

Caption For Lands End, The First And Last House C1925

We can see an extension on the right-hand side of the original small house, reflecting the increasing number of tourists who were then coming here.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, The Driffold And Boddington Gardens C1965

Though Dr Boddington was most famous for his work with TB patients, he also cared for mentally ill patients at Driffold House Asylum at the corner of Wyndley Lane and The Driffold.

Caption For Road Weedon, The New Inn C1965

The old sheet metal and wire workers workshop is now the Chinese take-away, Weedon House.

Caption For Cambridge, King's Parade 1933

To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary.

Caption For Bakewell, C1955

Again, the nearest house is conspicuous. The remaining bushes have gone, and the walls have acquired a nice bright coat of paint.

Caption For Aberdeen, 17 Castlegate 1892

The house is in Loanhead granite, and this photograph shows the eaves courses, designed to prevent rainwater washing down the wall and leeching out the mortar.

Caption For Southampton, Flood Gate Bar And God's House Tower 1892

On the right of the picture is the 15th-century God's House Tower, formerly the south-east gate of the old town and one of the earliest artillery fortifications in Europe.

Caption For Bewdley, The River C1938

The houses here are very prone to flooding when rainwater from the Welsh mountains comes cascading down the river.

Caption For Horsmonden, The Green 1903

Horsmonden's cottages and houses surround a spacious green. The village boasts a wealth of old buildings and timbered cottages.