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Photos

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Maps

156 maps found.

1903, Clough Head Ref. RNC671146
1947, Clough Dene Ref. NPO671137
1946, Holbeach Clough Ref. NPO737577
1946, Gosberton Clough Ref. NPO718013
1947, Green Clough Ref. NPO720769
1896, Denholme Clough Ref. RNE690030
1896, Broad Clough Ref. RNE650650
1903, Love Clough Ref. RNC767685
1887, Gosberton Clough Ref. HOSM46670
1902, Clough Hall Ref. RNC671142
1903, Clough Head Ref. RNC671147
1924, Thurston Clough Ref. POP848079
1925, Rodmer Clough Ref. POP819297
1924, Church Clough Ref. POP668331
1925, Clough Dene Ref. POP671137
1903, Howden Clough Ref. RNC741363
1903, Green Clough Ref. RNC720769
1925, Howden Clough Ref. POP741363
1947, Love Clough Ref. NPO767685
1947, Boulder Clough Ref. NPO646784

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Memories

140 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Childhood At Stretton Under Fosse

Hi to all who may read this and maybe remember my family. My father was born in Stretton in 1920 and lived next door to a Granny Coombs in the centre of the village with his mother Niome, father Jack, ...Read more

A memory of Stretton under Fosse in 1955 by Shelia Deakin

Moving To Shevington

My first memories of Shevington were moving to the council estate on a very wet day and trudging through deep brown clay which served as the road.  At that time there was only one grocery store opposite the entrance to ...Read more

A memory of Shevington in 1952

Cae Balloon

As a child our family stayed near the village of Blaenplwyf and as we passed Frondeg Farm my father always pointed out a field know as Cae Balloon (Balloon Field). Frondeg Farm had been farmed by his Grandfather and he had been ...Read more

A memory of Blaenplwyf in 1940 by Dai Davies

Paper Trail

Lundhill is a steep hill that leads into Royston, where the Monkton coking plant lies. Just at the side of Lundhill was Monkton Row, it was to be demolished in the 1980s. But before then a big flat bed lorry failed to take the corner ...Read more

A memory of Barnsley by Roland Mitchell

The Bentons Of Springfield

By the 1900's the Benton family owned the Post Office, a cycle shop and were the local Blacksmiths. Would like some information on whether the Plough and the surrounding area is still there.

A memory of Springfield by Daphne Reeks

Memories Of My Life In Kibblesworthnee Graham

I was born in Kibblesworth in 1945 but my parents and I moved back to our flat in the Redheugh Area of Gateshead when I was about two or three. But mam put me on the bus every Sunday morning to ...Read more

A memory of Kibblesworth in 1953 by Margaret Gale

First Born!

I was first on Nash page, now first on Whaddon page, and I'm from Bletchley!  Well, I moved to Whaddon in Feb 1974 with David Hogg (originally from Nash)and we lived in Stock Lane, a tied cottage, and Dave worked for Mr ...Read more

A memory of Whaddon in 1974 by Margaret Hogg

More Childhood Memories

I was born in the cottage in the courtyard, the youngest of three. My brother, Tony, sister Sheila, who now lives not too far away from Matlask, and have some wonderful memories of the Hall. Summer days seemed ...Read more

A memory of Barningham Hall in 1950 by Peter Mackay

Memories Of My Time At Newton On Ouse

I was born at Newton On Ouse in March 1928. At the age of five I attended the local school whose headmaster was Alf Bradbury. Also at the age of five I began visiting Village Farm that was owned by ...Read more

A memory of Newton-on-Ouse in 1930 by Guy Jefferson

Happy Holidays In Much Dewchurch

I spent many happy holidays in much dewchurch in the 1950's. we stayed with my great aunt, Winifried Bishop who ran not only The Black Swan pub but also Poole House as a guest house. My great grandparents ...Read more

A memory of Much Dewchurch in 1957 by Geraldine Morsbach

Captions

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Caption For Coldharbour, Main Street 1957

A little further on is the Plough, which we can see on the right behind the telephone kiosk (which is still there).

Caption For Cheltenham, High Street C1950

A little further down, The Plough Hotel, an ancient coaching inn, was demolished to make way for the Regent Arcade shopping mall, which was officially opened by the Princess Royal in 1985

Caption For East Hanningfield, Willis Farm C1960

Stage-coaches used to change horses at The Plough (right). The pub is the one feature of this scene to stay relatively unchanged.

Caption For Brent Knoll, 1903

The sides of the Knoll are fringed with medieval strip linchets, or terraces, formed for ploughing very steep slopes.

Caption For Fyfield, The Devil's Den 1901

Devil's Den, near Marlborough in Wiltshire, is an example of how the ravages of the plough is nothing more than intentional vandalism.

Caption For Freckleton, Lower Lane C1965

Favourite inns were the Plough and the Coach and Horses.

Caption For Great Bentley, The Green And Pond 1892

In 1943 the green was ploughed in a 'dig for victory' experiment to grow potatoes, flax and peas, but the soil proved too poor, and the scheme was abandoned.

Caption For Abergavenny, Below The Sugar Loaf C1955

The Pandy and Monnowside Ploughing and Agricultural Society, formed in 1867, continues to hold annual competitions in agrarian crafts like this.

Caption For Cheam, High Street 1927

Behind the police officer is the Plough Inn, which belonged to Cheam Brewery, and was demolished in 1935 along with an adjoining draper's shop run by W D Harris.

Caption For Paglesham, The Stores C1955

Both these buildings would have been of vital importance to the village at a time when many inhabitants had no personal transport.The buildings are still to be found close to The Plough and Sail

Caption For Rusper, The Village 1909

The massive oak on the left has now gone, but The Plough pub remains.

Caption For Chelmsford, The Hospital 1919

The Infirmary (on the right) was built opposite Coleman & Morton's ironworks - a firm that had specialised in ploughs and cultivators, but closed as a result of the agricultural depression.

Caption For Fleetwood, The Mount 1902

Marked out by plough according to the great architect Sir Decimus Burton's directions, streets radiated from the Mount, which was the highest point in a chain of sandhills.

Caption For Rusper, The Village 1909

The picture shows Friday Street, with the historic Plough Inn on the left, obscured from view by a large tree.

Caption For Haslemere, High Street 1927

the two hundred navvies engaged in building the Portsmouth Railway line were drinking here late one evening, when Donaldson attempted to enforce closing time, and was struck down by a blow from an iron plough

Caption For Luton, George Street C1950

In this photograph, the side entrance to the market halls can just be seen to the side of the Plough Inn on the left.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Plough Inn C1960

On the north side of the road is the Plough Inn, occupying another of the 16th- and 17th-century village houses, in this case with late medieval cruck frames within.

Caption For Rusper, The Village 1909

The picture shows Friday Street, with the historic Plough Inn on the left, obscured from view by a large tree. The village store is on the right halfway down the road. The scene is similar today.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Kodak House 2005

As one of the town's major employers, Kodak gave £10,000 for a new children's playground to be built in Gadebridge Park to replace the one lost by the construction of the Plough roundabout.

Caption For Dorking, Rose Hill 1906

formerly the Rising Sun), the Spotted Dog, the Cricketers Arms, the Queen's Head, the Pilgrim (formerly the Station Hotel), the Bush, the Windmill (now closed), the Stepping Stones, the Royal Oak, the Plough