Maps

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Books

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Memories

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Wolsey Hall

Does anyone remember going down the Wolsey Hall on a Sunday or Wednesday evening to see the groups? I lived in Waltham Abbey and I remember my friends and myself all going there. I had to do some of my mum's housework after school as ...Read more

A memory of Cheshunt in 1965 by Joan Norman

My Nan Was From Northham

My nan, Florance Annie Hearn or Heard travelled with her dad and 3 older sisters from Northham way before the first world war. His work as a master builder took him to Lidney, Abbertillery, Abbgavenny and most stops ...Read more

A memory of Northam by Rhys Jenkins

Born In Lincoln,1957

I was born in Lincoln May 26, 1957 to American parents. My father was in the United States Air Force and we lived at 65 South Park. I was born just a few doors down at the Eastholme Maternity Home. My family returned to ...Read more

A memory of Lincoln in 1957 by Denise Manchester

Memories

I used to live at Ampney Knowle in the 1950's - father worked on a farm for Mr A R Kent. Initially we were the first occupant of the granary flat which had just been converted, then we moved to the cottages down the drive Nos ...Read more

A memory of Ampney Knowle in 1951 by Michael Jones

Waiting For The Bus 1953

Pictured is the spot in New London Road where I used to wait for the school bus to Moulsham Schools. On the left was the Slyths Monumental Showroom full of sample headstones. If it was raining I would shelter in there ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by Kenneth Brown

Used To Live Here

In 1955 I was 4 years old - I grew up in this street No. 50 Victoria Rd - that house is not in shot but further down the road toward Station Rd & The Prince Consort. I went to Netley Infants school on the corner of Victoria Rd ...Read more

A memory of Netley in 1955 by Derek Phipps

Ode To Wallsend

ODE TO WALLSEND I was born at Wallsend Village green in the heart of Wallsend Town, I spent my childhood in an era great to be around, We all grew up together and played in our back lanes, My cousins and my neighbours in the ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1976 by James Bridgewood

A One Off

Just opposite the Buddle School, There stands paper shop, Throughout my youth I as a rule, Would almost daily stop. From Nineteen seventy seven, Until the Eighties took their bow. This shop was ran by Tommy, Sadly no longer with ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by James Bridgewood

Better Times

Great Britain is in disarray, I've never seen the likes. Worse than when Thatcher telt us Geordies, to get on wa bikes. They closed the yards and factories, we had them by the score, These places now just memories, of better ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1985 by James Bridgewood

The Time Bomb On Bell Vue Terrace

I can add information about the September bombing and suggest that one reason for the low number of casualities was that it was a time bomb that landed on Bell Vue Terrace. Aunt Alice and Daisy lived ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1940 by Richard Pealling

Captions

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Caption For Minster In Thanet, The Square C1955

One of the earliest centres of Christianity in Kent, this village, with its main street and small shops running down to the large 12th-century Norman church on the left, was the site of a nunnery founded

Caption For East Runton, High Street C1955

The sea is immediately to the right of the caravan park; there are steep steps down to the beach here, as at several other places on the Norfolk coast.

Caption For Looe, From Above 1912

This ancient fishing town is divided in two by the Looe estuary. In summer the wooded slopes above are a mass of myrtle and hydrangea.

Caption For Launceston, White Hart Hotel Door 1890

The stag that sat above the doorway was taken down during renovations and mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again.

Caption For Launceston, Fore Street 1893

This photograph is taken from the spot where the Job Centre now stands, or the car park just down the hill.

Caption For Launceston, Market Clock 1906

In 1905 it became the duty of the hotel boots boy to pull and tie down a cord which silenced the quarterjacks during the hours of darkness.

Caption For Launceston, White Hart Hotel Door 1890

The stag that sat above the doorway was taken down during renovations and mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again.

Caption For Rothwell, Blue Bell Inn C1965

The cottages between the two buildings, further down the street, are now whitewashed. Note the familiar makes of car in this 1960s picture. The road here is much busier today.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Abbey Gardens 1898

The bridge was built and the footpath laid down in 1883. This part of the gardens seems to have been let for grazing; the unexcavated Abbey church lies behind the horse.

Caption For Calne, High Street C1960

This view looks down the High Street towards the Strand.

Caption For Romford, The Market C1950

Further down, Stones, founded in 1864, acquired adjoining properties and built a new store. The company merged with Debenham's in 1959.

Caption For Barnsley, The Town Hall C1955

The Town Hall took twenty weeks to complete; it was officially opened on 14 December 1933 by HRH Edward Prince of Wales.

Caption For Ambleside, The Waterhead Ferry 1912

A crowded WSV 'Tern' prepares to embark on a trip down Windermere from the Waterhead pier on a summer's day.

Caption For Cromer, From The East Cliff 1906

Visitors beautifully attired in the finest Edwardian summer wear enjoy the cliff top promenade and the gentle slopes and steps down the cliff side.

Caption For Duncton, Church 1912

Duncton sits at the foot of the Downs, with fine views nearby. Holy Trinity Church was built in 1866 in the Decorated style, on the site of a medieval church.

Caption For Chepstow, The Castle C1950

In 1913, the castle was overrun with actors rather than sheep as Marten`s Tower and the Main Gatehouse looked down on the making of the film Ivanhoe.

Caption For Rochford, Stambridge Mill C1955

It was originally a water mill, and was owned by Rankins the Millers when it burned down in April 1965.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Quay Street 1906

This would have been dusty in summer and a quagmire in winter, especially with the heavy horse-drawn traffic that would have moved up and down this street to load and unload the vessels moored along the

Caption For Launceston, White Hart Hotel Door 1890

The stag that sat above the doorway was taken down during renovations and mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again.

Caption For Ludham, The Old Wind Pump C1931

The old windpump at Turf Fen, its sails now still, offers testament to man's battle with the rising waters down the centuries.

Caption For Ruthin, Clwyd Street C1955

The hillside town of Ruthin retains its medieval origins, although the aggressively black and white mock-Tudor half-timbering of the bank and outfitters' buildings on the left is perhaps a little over

Caption For Ambleside, The Waterhead Ferry 1912

A crowded WSV 'Tern' prepares to embark on a trip down Windermere from the Waterhead pier on a summer's day.

Caption For Chipping Norton, Church Street C1955

Their five hideous faces gaze down from the vaulted ceiling of the magnificent church porch.

Caption For Ambleside, The Waterhead Ferry 1912

A crowded WSV 'Tern' prepares to embark on a trip down Windermere from the Waterhead pier on a summer's day.