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Digmoor Cottage Hospital Circa 1911

Looking at the 1911 Census, I note that my house - 39 Spencers Lane, Digmoor - is listed as being the Cottage Hospital with a Mr. Wilson, a widower, as caretaker. Does anybody have any information about ...Read more

A memory of Upholland Sta by Geraldine Gilbert

Molly Keeler

Myself and my 2 sisters and my brother lived in cottages at Hall Road near Aldborough Hall. We all use to walk all the way to Aldborough School in all weathers. My brother's name was Alan and my sisters' names were Ann ...Read more

A memory of Aldborough in 1930 by Molly Brown

Old Village Barry

Not wishing to sound pedantic, but (with reference to another 'memory' posted about this photo) I'm pretty sure the photo shown is of the cottages on Old Village Road Barry, and not buildings adjacent to Cadoxton school which is a ...Read more

A memory of Barry by Howard Cox

Search For Lambert Family History

My great-grandad was James Lambert, son of George and Elizabeth, he lived at "Cottage", Frith Common, Lindridge, he was born there in 1872. He had brothers and sisters Charles, Herbert, William, Emma, and ...Read more

A memory of Lindridge by Patricia Heaney

The Laws Kingennie

The Laws was a beautiful mansion-house in a perfect setting. The drive from the gardener's cottage (Mr Robb) up to the big house was a wonderful journey past mature trees, past the famous rock-gardens and lily pond, the ...Read more

A memory of Kingennie House in 1940

My First School Alby Hill 1944

My mother and her mother were born in my great-grandparents' cottage at Hanworth Common. Richard and Blanche Craske they were. Well dear old Richard was really my step great grandad. The true one was ...Read more

A memory of Aldborough in 1944 by Richard Whitten

The Old Man At Waggoners Wells

The person was probably 'Tiny' who was the National Trust warden. He was also an entertainer who regaled us with stories and jokes of the local area. We met him when we lived at Ford Cottage in the early 1950s. He had names for the swans and each of the cygnets on the second pond.

A memory of Waggoners Wells by Bert Hansell

A Yokels Tale

A Personal Recollection of growing up during the last days of the pedestrian era in rural England by Tom Thornton A Yokel's Tale My earliest recollection of my Thornton grandparents, Alice and Tom, dates back to my pre-school ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1941 by Tom Thornton

My Memories Of Cromer

Born in 1947 in Suffield Park, as was, Cottage Hospital on Overstrand Road. Lived in Links Avenue until 1959. My memories are vast. I went to school in the centre of Cromer which is now converted to senior citizens ...Read more

A memory of Cromer in 1952 by Lindsay Williams

An Old House

Alan, can you jog my memory please? As you came down the hill, on the left just before the little Tesco's, there was a small derelict cottage. I can remember creeping in there one day and finding an ornate cast iron fireplace. I ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1954 by Sandra Waite

Captions

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Caption For Seaview, Salterns Cottages 1918

These cottages probably stand on the site of the origi- nal settlement at Seaview.

Caption For Downham, The Village 1921

Picturesque stone cottages line the main street through the village, which climbs from a bridge over Downham Beck to St Leonard's Church.

Caption For Eglwysbach, The Institute And The Bee Hotel C1955

Enamel signs for Brooke Bond Tea on the village shop, a hostelry called the Bee and a small cottage displaying signs for the Aberconwy Institute 1915 and Llyfrgell y Sir or County Library suggest localised

Caption For Hilton, Potton Road 1958

So frantic has the traffic become, that the second thatched cottage was hit by a lorry twice in one year, losing the corner wall and its thatch.

Caption For Runswick, The Village C1885

Undaunted, the villagers rebuilt their cottages further up the cliff. Their view of the turbulent and cruel North Sea is a potent reminder of this vulnerable location.

Caption For Harnham, The Village 1906

This picture is taken at the top of old Harnham Road, looking back down towards the bridge.The cottages on the right are still there today, but much else has changed—and not many people would sit

Caption For Cropthorne, 1901

Its old cottages with their colourful gardens, its ancient church, and lovely scenery with Bredon Hill just in the background, make a visit a memorable experience.

Caption For Litton Cheney, The Village 1906

Litton Cheney has a charming collection of Stuart and Georgian cottages strung out along its winding streets. Tiny brooks fill the air with the sound of running water.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1912

Its charming cottages witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the English Civil War, and its narrow streets some of the most daring smuggling escapades of recent centuries.

Caption For Helston, Wendron Street C1950

The beautiful row of thatched cottages has gone, to be replaced by a rather uninspiring three-gabled house, and uphill from it there is what appears to be a garage.

Caption For Frogmore, The Village 1904

Some of the quarry's workers would probably have lived in these cottages.

Caption For Hunsdon, The Green C1965

The white plastered cottages clustered around the tiny village green and its war memorial date from the 17th century onwards.

Caption For Bexley, High Street C1955

Nine years after this picture was taken the road and these charming brick cottages would be under the administrative wing of the Greater London Authority.

Caption For Alton, High Street 1898

The buildig on the right is part of the White Horse public house, with the cottages of Clementina Carpenter, a tobacconist, and John Fosbury, a boot and shoe maker.

Caption For East Hanningfield, Willis Farm C1960

The smithy, opposite, has given way to a garage; and the row of cottages (with a sign saying 'Cyclist's Rest') are long-since demolished.

Caption For Bramley, High Street 1904

There is, of course, another Wheatsheaf further along the road; it had once been a pair of cottages, but they were converted to a beer house in the 1880s.

Caption For Branscombe, Old Forge 1931

The tiny sign at the far end of the row of cottages reads 'Teas - Weekdays Only'.

Caption For Dunster, The Nunnery C1955

When this picture was taken it had become dilapidated, and the central cottage was soon afterwards restored by the National Park Authority.

Caption For Repton, Church End C1955

Thatched and half-timbered cottages - a rarity in Derbyshire - at Church End, Repton, as they looked in the mid-50s.

Caption For Bolton Le Sands, C1960

Many of the cottages carry date stones with the initials of the families that built them over their doorways. Notice too, the prominent dripstones incorporated above window and door openings.

Caption For Galgate, The Village C1960

The cottages of the village are shown to the right.

Caption For Turvey, Village 1897

The tall terraced cottages on the right are in their simpler vernacular style, while the school and halls are Tudor in style, with stone mullioned and transomed windows.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Cat Nab 1891

Just below Marine Parade can be seen a house known as The Cottage but also affectionately known in the town as Teddy's Nook, a reference to visits to Saltburn by Edward, Prince of Wales

Caption For Hornsea, Cliff Road C1950

Another famous visitor to the town was Lawrence of Arabia, who frequently visited the White Cottage in the Eastgate area.