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The Chequers
At the age of 16 I remember picking cherries on the trees (still existing in the photo and just shown to the left of the picture) while being too embarrassed/shy to acknowledge the presence of my first "girlfriend", Valery, on her ...Read more
A memory of Prestwood in 1956 by
John Adshead Exercising The Dogs
It was a common site to see John Adshead cycling to work from Gawsworth New Hall to the Lonsdale & Adshead brewery on Park Green Macclesfield. There was a driver and car available at the house, but it was ...Read more
A memory of Gawsworth by
Growing Up In Hornsey
I was born in Hornsey in 1923, and spent the first 10 years of my life living with my parents in the top flat at 257 Wightman Road. The ground floor was occupied by Mr and Mrs Dan Costigan. Mr Costigan was a bus driver, and ...Read more
A memory of Hornsey in 1920 by
Majestic Cinema
Glad someone remembers the Majestic Cinema at Fair Green. We lived in Norbury, just over the border in Croydon, but my Dad was a Cinema Manager with the ABC chain, and regularly did relief stints at the Majestic when the regular ...Read more
A memory of Mitcham by
St Joseph's Convent School
I note that a couple of people have mentioned St Joseph's Convent School. Having attended that school from 1960 to 1966, I can confirm that the location was opposite Hoadley's and the building did indeed curve alongside ...Read more
A memory of Burgess Hill
Childhood In Elmsleigh Road
I lived at number 42 Elmsleigh Road from 1947 until about 1963.My pals and I played in the street in safety as there were few cars. We played "tin can tommy" and "cannon" otherwise we were on Wandsworth Common climbing ...Read more
A memory of Wandsworth by
Old Teacher At Martock C Of E Primary Scool
Hullo, Martock and Bower Hintoners of 1962! My name is Richard James. Currently I am 86 and still ‘ with it’ , I like to think. The happiest teaching year of my whole life was at Martock, and I was the ...Read more
A memory of Bower Hinton by
I Remember This Photo Being Taken!
I am the boy in the foreground on a bike and in the background on a bike is my friend Tony. We were worried about the man staring at us, he had a big box and I guess a tripod. When we got home we said about it ...Read more
A memory of Addlestone by
When We Played In The Road
Gipsy Road in Welling where I lived as a child in the 1950's was a long one. It stretched from Okehampton Crescent near Bostall heath and woods at its north end, down to the Welling/Bexleyheath mainline railway and a ...Read more
A memory of Wellings, The
The Pond And The Common And The Lido
Although we lived in Balham, many hours were spent on the common and the pond en-route to the open air swimming pool. I can remember with fondness, especially during the summer holiday, as money was ...Read more
A memory of Tooting Bec Common in 1958 by
Captions
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It is chiefly known for its 15th-century church belfry, constructed in timber in three stages.The shop is still the hub of the village, but the man on his bike and the lack of traffic speak of a
This view makes a rather sharp contrast with the previous photograph; only the old man on his bike, walking stick on the front handlebars, gives this scene any rural charm.This is modern Corringham
There are two motor bikes with side cars in the picture, which would not have been unusual at this time.
There are two motor bikes with side cars in the picture, which would not have been unusual at this time.
His two neighbours nearer the camera were Caleb the greengrocer's (with the delivery bike outside) and an electricity shop.
His two neighbours nearer the camera were Caleb the greengrocer's (with the delivery bike outside) and an electricity shop.
Bicycles propped up against the curbs predate modern bike racks.
The men with the bike in front of it are wearing boaters.
Meanwhile the collection of cars, bikes, pedestrians and perambulators and even a traffic light bear witness to the changing times.
In the foreground, the pseudo-Tudor Bull's Head has Briggs' bike shop, newsagent and general store as its neighbour.
Motor bikes were a common feature of the Parade, and the number of cars was growing.
A parked motor bike and sidecar is the only traffic.
Today (in 1999), the site is occupied by The Bike Shed; the garage has moved to the edge of town as a Renault agent.
Notice the motor bike on the slipway: from the shape of the fuel tank, it could be a BSA Bantam.
The two motor bikes look as though they belong to campers; perhaps they are calling for liquid refreshment in those pre-breathalyser days.
Bikes seem just as popular in this view, which looks east towards the Suspension Bridge.
Can you see the two motor bikes and sidecars in our photograph?
Meanwhile the collection of cars, bikes, pedestrians and perambulators and even a traffic light bear witness to the changing times.
The girls certainly would not wheel their bikes in the middle of the road in the 21st century.
The street lighting has been upgraded, though the gradient of the road still forced the cyclist to dismount to push his bike.
The roadside house (Newby Bridge House), the big tree and the cottages are virtually unchanged since 1940, but the motor bike and sidecar (centre) are very much of the 1930s.
Can you see the two motor bikes and sidecars in our photograph?
Note the errand boy's bike propped up against the gas light.
'Service with a smile' is evident as the delivery boy sets off on his delivery bike from the premises of Mr Bridge.
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