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Memories

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The Providence Congregational Church 1956

"The Providence", as it was commonly known, stood at the corner of Laundry Yard and The Lynch. Built in 1795 with a later facade it was a gem of late georgian "chapel" architecture. You entered through a ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1955 by Philip Cousins

Laundry Yard

Laundry Yard was the narrowest and quaintest of the Yards in Uxbridge. Located between Windsor Street and Lawn Road it ran from the High St to The Lynch. There was still a laundry there when I was a boy (The Sunlight Laundry, I think ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1956 by Philip Cousins

Now

That building to the left on the top of Gold Street is now H Samuel. The famous point of the elderly woman who won an award for Britain's Pride when she witnessed a burglarly and hit them with her hand bag. I worked on the right-hand side ...Read more

A memory of Northampton by Lianne Matthews

223 High Street

I lived with my family (Matthews) at 223 High Street from 1955 until 1963, brother David, sisters Cynthia and Jackie, parents Rene and Reg. I think my parents bought the house in 1952 as my brother was born in the back ...Read more

A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea in 1955 by Kathy Browne

Rood End School

I was born in July 1939 in a street with the unbelievable name of `Dog Kennel Lane` in Oldbury, now in West Midlands, can you believe that? Actually I think it was in the Langley area of Oldbury. As I was so young at the time I ...Read more

A memory of Oldbury in 1930 by Colin Waldron

My Youth In Grimethorpe

I was born in Batley in the West Riding, but moved with my parents in 1947 to Grimethorpe. We lived on Carlton Street with my grandparents, Charlotte & Efram Dawson. Efram was my grandmother's second husband, her ...Read more

A memory of Grimethorpe in 1947 by Dave Mulliner

Long Gone But Not Forgotten.

The day I was born,1942 Bright Street off Reather Street. I remember Osborn St wash house, went with Mam. I also remember a pub next street to ours called Blue Bell. I went in there for a pint of mild at the age ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Herbert Mc Hugh

Gostelows Boat Yard

I was brought up near Gostelows Boat Yard, I used to watch them building boats; mainly fishing boats. Loads of tree trunks was piled in the street; it was a dead end, it caused no inconvenience to any traffic. They had a rack ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1930 by Bob Marriott

Bristol Street Motors

Does anybody have pictures of the old white building which was Bristol Street Motors, Bromley please? I have the clock movement and would like pictures of how the front of the building looked so I can build a new dial that ...Read more

A memory of Bromley by Gordon Day

Duke Street? Windsor

These are the old terrace houses across from where my Dad was born. Shame they can't be revived for housing.

A memory of Windsor

Captions

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Caption For Cobham, The Village 1911

Cobham stands on Watling Street and was once a busy market centre.

Caption For Salisbury, Ye Halle Of John Halle 1913

Watsons, the long-established glass and china business occupying the site in 1913, moved to Queen Street in 1931.

Caption For Watford, High Street C1961

The spacious northern end of the High Street, with its central water garden and carefully tended flowerbeds, marks the area where the market hall stood until 1853.

Caption For Staithes, Church Street 1925

Though the old gentleman could well be delivering fresh milk, yokes were used for carrying all sorts of things up the steep streets.

Caption For Manchester, The Assize Court 1886

This gothic pile on Great Ducie Street was opened on 26 July 1864, when Manchester held its first Assize Session here.

Caption For Bingley, Old Market House 1894

Completed in 1753 at a cost of £12, the Market Hall, Butter Cross and the stocks were removed at a cost of £16 6s from Main Street to the Prince of Wales park in 1888, which is where we see them in this

Caption For East Dereham, Market Place 1901

The square and its side streets are full of fine old houses and shops, along with exceptional Georgian properties.

Caption For Staines, High Street 1895

Across the street are the printing works and offices of the Staines Advertiser.

Caption For Friday Street, The Stephan Langton 1921

Another of the small iron-working hamlets in the valley of the Tilling Bourne, Friday Street probably derives its name from the Scandinavian goddess Frigga; it still enjoys its peaceful setting above a

Caption For Dudley, Panoramic View From Castle Keep C1955

Here the view is out over some of the castle's outer buildings along Castle Street and into the Market Place.

Caption For Boreham Street, White Friars Hotel C1955

The main settlement along the main road is called Boreham Street.

Caption For Guildford, High Street 1953

The town has a superb situation on the chalk ridge, with a castle south of the High Street; the ridge is cut through by the River Wey.

Caption For Abingdon, Albert Park, The Albert Memorial 1925

Until the mid 19th century, Abingdon grew little beyond its Tudor limits, but in the 1860s an estate of villas around a public park was set out to the north of Ock Street.

Caption For Abingdon, The Queen's Hotel C1955

Everything from the left of the view as far right as the brick building with the dormer was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the deadly Bury Street shopping precinct, which opened in

Caption For Aldershot, High Street 1938

The most notable is the building of the Ritz Cinema next to the Empire, and the street certainly is a lot busier than in the earlier view.

Caption For Sudbury, Exchange 1895

The gable beyond is Thurlows the draper's in Friars Street.

Caption For Aberdare, Cardiff Street C1955

In this street there was a wonderful Italian café, Servini; originally selling cigarettes and drinks, it gradually extended to become a smart restaurant, as well as a café open all hours.

Caption For Highworth, Swindon Street C1950

Further down the street we can just see the sign for the Fishes public house.

Caption For Swindon, The Goddard Arms, High Street C1950

Looking East from Wood Street An inn has stood on this site for 400 years.

Caption For Botley, High Street C1960

However, look a little closer and you can pick out a few subtle changes.The white cottage on the right of the High Street is now the premises of an estate agent, and the ivy which covers the house

Caption For Bluntisham, High Street C1955

The weather vane may have been the work of a Belgian refugee who lived at Walnut Trees in the High Street, the home of the Tebbutt family.

Caption For Berkhamsted, St Peter's Church C1960

The parish church of St Peter, which dates from before 1222, was built on the site of part of the old St John's Chapel at the side of the Roman Akeman Street.

Caption For Warrington, Academy And Cromwell Statue 1901

With the widening of Bridge Street from the 1880s, the old Warrington Academy was again revealed and preserved.

Caption For Horsham, St Mary's Church 1907

The reign of Queen Victoria saw many additions and rebuildings, including the fountain on the right erected in 1897 to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee, now relocated to the north end of North Street