Places

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Photos

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Maps

12 maps found.

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Memories

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Childhood In Moodiesburn

I remember staying in Beechgrove just at the begining of the electric scheme, we had some very happy memories of the glen, Bedlay Castle, and going for walks down the luggie for a swim. Mr and Mrs Brown stayed in ...Read more

A memory of Moodiesburn by William Rafferty

Grandmother Born1876

My grandmother used to tell me stories of Gateshead days when I was a kid, for example Tommy-on-the Bridge, area Bottle Bank, apparently was a permanent fixture in those days, he stood on the Swing Bridge, might have been ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1890 by Derek Bell

Memory Lane

I was at Brownrigg from 1963 to 1966, I was in Pennine dorm, Lorna Herron. I remember Bent Toe, he had to be put down at the school, a girl called Diane was really upset about that. I remember gathering bracken on the fells for the ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1965 by Lorna Gowland

Woolies !

I found this site through a link on another, which had pictures of old buses - http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?cat=51 I commented there on some of the Yorkshire Woollen District Transport fleet, which my dad used to drive. I was born in ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury in 1974 by Gordon Sharpe

Raf Wyton

I lived on the RAF Base with my then husband after we married in 1974. I got a bus to work in Huntingdon that stopped just outside of the main gate. If I missed the bus I was very late for work. We stayed there until 1977 ...Read more

A memory of Wyton by Lily Redmond

School Years

I also remember my first day at Ynysboeth Infants school, and unceremoniously being dragged there by my mother for the first time, because I didn't want to go to school. However, as I was happily greeted by the teacher on entering ...Read more

A memory of Ynysboeth in 1940 by Royden Jones

Warners

As a young child I can remember several holidays taken at the Warners holiday camp at Seaton. The serious business of 'motoring down to Devon' was never taken lightly, lunch was prepared the night before to be eaten at Stonehenge, where ...Read more

A memory of Seaton in 1965 by Michael Gough

Growing Up In Blaenau Ffestiniog. 1961

I was brought up in Blaenau Ffestiniog and lived there until 1971. The High Street photograph brings it all back. The shop on the extreme left of the photo was my mum's hairdressing shop and we ...Read more

A memory of Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1961 by Eurwyn Jones

Glen Faba

Oh what lovely memories come flooding back, my mum and I would walk the winding river towpath from Glen Faba, where we lived, to Dobbs Weir, fish and minnow watching as we went along our way. In the summer my mum would get a hire row ...Read more

A memory of Hoddesdon by Yvonne Bartlett

My Happy Young Years

I lived in The Mount near Fetcham where l went to school. One day l was out on my bike in Fetcham near what was them a bg field backing onto the school, there was a big local sports day and as l loved running l entered all ...Read more

A memory of Leatherhead in 1955 by Pat Crowley

Captions

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Caption For Horncastle, Market Place C1965

The Stanhope Memorial stands in the middle of the space where the market is held twice a week.

Caption For Richmond, Station Bridge 1892

The bridge was constructed to give road access to the railway station built on the St Martin's side of the river in 1846; it was designed in the same Gothic Revival architectural style, and the parapet

Caption For Slyne, The Post Office Corner C1955

The post office is on the far left, and immediately next door is A Shenton, dealing in baby linen and ladies' clothes.

Caption For Kings Lynn, South Gates 1891

This illustrious and sublime town is on the east bank of the River Ouse, two miles from the Wash.

Caption For Shaw, Chamber Road C1950

The stone-fronted houses match the shops with their sturdiness and `built to last` qualities.

Caption For Askrigg, Nappa Hall 1889

This interesting house was built on the north bank of the Ure in 1459 for the Metcalfes, an influential Wensleydale family. Thomas Metcalfe was Privy Councillor to the Duchy of Lancaster.

Caption For Kidwelly, Castle 1925

Standing on rising ground on the west bank of the River Gwendraeth, Kidwelly and its fortified town were founded by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury during the reign of Henry I.

Caption For Wisbech, The Bridge C1955

To the left, at the junction of Cornhill and the Old Market, can be seen the Midland Bank which was built in 1921.

Caption For Bishopstoke, The River Itchen C1960

Beyond the tithing of Barton and after crossing water meadows, we come to the pretty village of Bishopstoke.

Caption For Ruislip, The Lido, Miniature Railway C1965

The Lido is situated about a mile to the north of Ruislip village.

Caption For Penrith, Ennim 1893

About half a mile south of the village of Blencow is the house known as Ennim Bank. The name derives from 'innam', meaning a piece of land which was enclosed or taken in.

Caption For East Grinstead, High Street 1890

Further east and nearer the market infill we see George Bailye's 1877 building advertising his haircutting and shampooing rooms; he was also a tailor.

Caption For Newark, Trent Bridge C1955

Seen from the north-west bank of the River Trent, the castle appears foreshortened; but the wall in this view is that half of the east curtain wall that survived the 1650s demolition, with the gatehouse

Caption For Holme, St Giles' Church 1909

Holme is a hamlet on the east bank of the Trent slightly north of Winthorpe. The church was rebuilt in 1485 by John Barton of Calais.

Caption For Stamford, Red Lion Square 1922

The Square, one of the ancient market places of Stamford, appears as a pleasant pedestrian area before the dominance of the motorcar; a convention of delivery boys is taking place around the gaslight.

Caption For Claygate, The Parade 1952

Claygate lies southwards beyond the A3 Kingston and Esher by-pass, and into the preserved countryside of the Green Belt.

Caption For Aberystwyth, North Parade 1949

At the beginning of the 19th century, a number of new streets were built following the grid pattern of the mediaeval town.

Caption For Richmond, Station Bridge 1892

The bridge was constructed to give road access to the railway station built on the St Martin's side of the river in 1846; it was designed in the same Gothic Revival architectural style, and the parapet

Caption For Botley, High Street C1960

If you compare this photograph with the reality of the scene today, it would seem at first glance as if time has stood still here.

Caption For Barton Upon Irwell, The Swing Bridges 1895

This view shows the two bridges at Barton upon Irwell both swung to let the paddle steamer 'Ivanhoe' pass.

Caption For Balderstone, St Leonard's Church C1955

The High Street may look quiet and rural, but five years earlier this street was pounded with traffic day and night.

Caption For Sudbury, Exchange 1895

The classical front has four Tuscan columns topped by wheat sheaves instead of urns. The redundant building was converted into a county library in 1968.

Caption For Ilkley, Bridge 1900

Behind the tree on the left of the photograph can be seen the old Middleton Hotel, completed in 1876.

Caption For Radcliffe On Trent, The Weir C1955

East of the village, the Shelford Road climbs on to the red sandstone hills, which are undercut by the River Trent to form river cliffs.