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Ewe And Lamb, 17 Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard
I was 10 years old in 1944, and my great-uncle Mr Arthur E. Sims was the occupier of the Ewe and Lamb Inn. I have found on this website that it is now home of the The Leighton Buzzard Observer! My ...Read more
A memory of Woburn in 1944 by
Our Childhood
My twin sister and me were brought up in Hixon from babies till we were about 10, we were known as the Taylor Twins. We first lived with our nan in the house that stands at the top of Smithie Lane and Featherbed Lane, we then moved ...Read more
A memory of Hixon in 1954 by
Nuthurst
I lived and was bought up at Cooks Cottages Nuthurst, from 1941 until about 1950. I went to school at Nuthurst village school. I also went to Nuthurst church with my friend from next door, Jennifer, also her mum. My friend and myself ...Read more
A memory of Nuthurst in 1940 by
Bobs Ferry Disaster At Irlam
DISASTER AT BOB'S FERRY This account was researched and written by Duncan Hamman (bikedunc@aol.com). It has appeared in the Partington & Carrington Transmitter Community Newspaper. On Tuesday April 14th 1970 ...Read more
A memory of Irlam in 1970 by
I Miss My Family Home
This picture is of my family home just under the quarry to the left. My father Glyndwr 'Pancho' Parry was one of the council machine drivers that had to fill in the canal between the Darren bridge and 'the now' cycle path ...Read more
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Gliderdrome
I used to go roller skating three times a week at the Gliderdrome, when I was in my late teens, also after my National Service. One particular night stands out. I was skating backwards when I fell over someone who was already on the ...Read more
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Wiseacre Croft And Area
I remember the Co-op milk and bread deliveries and also the laundry being sent off, mainly the sheets and towels as we had no washing machine or central heating so washing and drying was a problem especially ...Read more
A memory of Shirley in 1966
Charlie Bristow
It always seems a pity when someone's life ends and there is a decreasing memory of their place in the town as the years go by. Hence, if I may, I would like to share with current readers in the town the memory of one of its figures ...Read more
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Walking Home From School
I remember walking to Brierley Hill Grammar school and back home to Pensnett most days, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. We walked up Mill Street then down the High Street, with Chattin and Hortons, Woolworths to ...Read more
A memory of Pensnett in 1952 by
Church Farm Caravan Site 1975 1979
I have just booked a holiday to Church Farm Caravan Site for May 2011 and the reason for this is I used to holiday there every year from 1975 to 1979. My parents had a caravan on the Saltings I think it was ...Read more
A memory of Pagham in 1975 by
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The lock in the foreground leads to the Manchester Ship Canal and the larger docks to the right.
This private estate was developed in 1833 by the Wakefield solicitor and Clerk of Barnsley Canal Company Thomas Foljambe (1775-1851), part of a larger scheme to build a number of grand
These canal carriers and warehousemen offered a 'regular service between Warrington and Liverpool by fleet of new-built steel barges'.
Blackburn had started to expand with the canal age. Then, in 1797, its first turnpike, to Bolton, opened.
It was constructed on the opposite side of the canal to the New Level Furnaces and adjacent to the tracks of the recently opened Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway.
It was built for the tramway which connected the Lancaster Canal with Walton and is now in daily use as an entrance to the Fishergate Centre car park.
Three forms of transport have cut through the area at various times: the main Roman road, later the A6, the Lancaster Canal, and the railways, all bringing prosperity and extra work to the area.
But later, during his visit in 1835 as a young cub newspaper reporter, he witnessed the burning of the west wing when the first marchioness was burnt to death after knocking over a lighted candle.
At 127 miles, this is the longest canal in Britain, and creates a vital trans-Pennine crossing between the mill towns of Yorkshire and the seaports of the Mersey.
Today there are numerous road, rail and foot bridges crossing both the river and the Ship Canal further south.
It was the arrival of the Leeds/Liverpool canal in 1810 that turned a hand-loom cottage industry into the giant of the Industrial Revolution.
The congested canal bridge in the picture was replaced by a metal swingbridge in 1916, after very heated and protracted meetings between Glasgow Corporation and Clydebank Burgh regarding responsibility
About two miles north of Bletchley, with the Grand Union Canal passing to its west and the River Ouzel to its right, Simpson has a number of old cottages and many new city houses and estates.
A canal to the town was finished in 1773, and the railway arrived in 1848 - it survived until 1967. Ripon Racecourse opened in June 1900.
It was built for the tramway which connected the Lancaster Canal with Walton and is now in daily use as an entrance to the Fishergate Centre car park.
It was constructed on the opposite side of the canal to the New Level Furnaces and adjacent to the tracks of the recently opened Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway.
In 1894 she spent a couple of months on charter on excursion work along the newly opened Manchester Ship Canal, but returned north in time for the summer season.
It has been bypassed by all major routes, whether road, rail or canal, and is situated in a most beautiful spot.
With the construction of the Sankey Canal Navigation in 1762, the town became ideally placed to transport coal nationwide. Many new industries emerged, not least of which was Pilkington Brothers.
Heritage cruises, ship canal cruises and themed nights help keep the ferries exciting, as well as just a way to get to work.
They kidnapped one woman they encountered and ordered another to blow out her candle before they blew out her brains!
Riverside developments such as the Riverside Exchange and the proposed pedestrianisation of Nursery Street are notable extensions to the Victoria Quays development at the canal basin.
During the early part of the 18th century, a local parson named Jonathan Darby from the parish of East Dean unofficially displayed a candle-burning lantern hung in a hollow carved out of the chalk
A wax bleaching and candle making factory was in operation on Waldegrave Road, which provided further jobs.
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