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Battersea

I was born in 1930 in Chelsea but moved to Haines Street, Battersea (demolished to make way for New Covent Garden in the 1960's) in 1933. Moved to No.3 Sleaford Street Battersea in 1935 and went to Sleaford Street School until 1939 (Mr ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1930 by John Dorking

The Barton Road Swing Bridge

This photograph shows the Barton Road Swing Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal, taken from the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct, which stands alongside this bridge and carried the Bridgewater Canal over the ...Read more

A memory of Barton Upon Irwell in 1950 by Julia Skinner

Lost And Found In Bristol

Our family had returned to England at the very end of 1948 from a short overseas BOAC posting in Montreal. My father, a BOAC pilot, was due to begin training to fly Boeing Stratocruisers at Filton in 1949, and along with ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1951 by John Liles

The Freedom We Shared, Memories That Never Leave Us.

Our playground was everywhere, such was the wonders of growing up in the area. Hanney Road was lengthy and as is mentioned by others... what joy we had! I collected frogs from the pond with the ...Read more

A memory of Steventon in 1949 by Lewis Holmar

Evacuee In Bason Bridge

My mother and I lived in a cottage opposite the pub, Rose Cottage, which is not there now - I believe the site is now someone's garage. I was born in 1940 and am not sure what age I was in Bason Bridge but I do ...Read more

A memory of Bason Bridge in 1940 by Valerie Connelly

Born And Lived In Thorne Moorends And Relatives There.

Hi, my family were living at the Grove, Moorends when I was born in 1949. It was not long after the war and mum worked in the fields and dad at Thorne Colliery. My grandad's sister lived at ...Read more

A memory of Moorends in 1949 by Derick Smith

West Auckland

My mum was also born in the Nursery at West Auckland and later moved to Bishop Auckland. She has loads of memories of both places. Do you remember the matchstick bridge and getting lettuce and spring onions from the allotment ...Read more

A memory of West Auckland in 1952

Childhood Days

Being born in Sowerby Bridge as a family we would often visit Ladstone Rock. I had numerous happy hours there as a young lad, picnics and gathering Bilberries' for mum to bake pies. Why did the summer days then never seem to ...Read more

A memory of Sowerby Bridge in 1951 by Barry M. Whisler

I Might Have Been An Undertaker

Throughout the first half of the 1950's I would spend every school holiday at Linton, with my maternal grandparents. Initially my mum would accompany me from our home in Trumpington to Drummer Street bus station, ...Read more

A memory of Linton in 1952 by Brian Goodliffe

1956 1960

My dad bought a brand new house on Craigwell Avenue in 1956. Builder was William Old. I was 4. The house was blue and yellow, 4 houses up on the left from Newberries Avenue. The construction went on for at least two years after moving ...Read more

A memory of Radlett in 1956 by Robin Thompson

Captions

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Caption For Wakefield, The Chantry C1953

This 14th-century chapel was built on the bridge as a memorial to Richard, Duke of York, who was killed at Wakefield.

Caption For Malmesbury, The River C1960

We are still in Baskerville, looking in the opposite direction to photograph M13030, with Goose Bridge to the extreme left of the photograph.

Caption For Betws Y Coed, The Llugwy Valley From Above Miners Bridge 1891

There are several fine Victorian hotels from which visitors can still explore the fine landscape and foaming rivers.

Caption For Chesham, Town Bridge 1897

Here the stream widens and was used as a waggon wash. He is looking along Germain Street towards the town centre and Market Place, but the houses beyond the bridge gave long been demolished.

Caption For Andover, Bridge Street C1960

A man leans on the bridge rail beside the Methodist Church. Next door, Frank May, Auctioneer and Estate Agent, is now Redwoods.

Caption For Eynsford, 1905

This picture postcard village is strung out along the road, with the River Darent running through it and under the 15th-century humpbacked bridge (seen here behind the horse and cart) alongside a ford

Caption For Brecon, The Bridge And The Beacons 1899

We go north again to the centre of the National Park and the best-known town in Powys. The Frith photographer must have been impressed, as he took many views of the area.

Caption For Uttoxeter, Alleyne's Grammar School C1955

The school was founded in 1558 in the will of Thomas Alleyne, a priest and Oxford scholar who was born in Uttoxeter.

Caption For Eynsford, 1905

This picture postcard village is strung out along the road, with the River Darent running through it and under the 15th-century humpbacked bridge (seen here behind the horse and cart) alongside a ford

Caption For Woolston, The Floating Bridge C1955

The Floating Bridge was for many the only way to cross the river at this point. This 1950s photograph somehow captures the spirit of that austere period following the war.

Caption For Aylesford, From The Riverwalk C1960

This settlement commanded the lowest fording point on the River Medway, and here, in 455, the invading Jutes under Hengist defeated the native forces led by Vortigern.

Caption For Pinner, High Street C1955

This photograph was taken from the junction of the High Street with Bridge Street. The dominant buildings are of the early 1900s, complete with a fine set of chimney stacks.

Caption For Bedford, The Promenade 1897

In this view, looking north-east from the bridge on the south bank of the Ouse, the Swan Hotel is seen without ivy.

Caption For Bedford, The Promenade 1897

There are ornamental flower beds amid grass between the walks and The Embankment road, which curves away from the river to accommodate the park before coming closer to the river near the

Caption For Bedford, The River And Town Bridge C1960

The buildings on Vines Corner to the left of the bridge have gone, while Swan House to the left of Holland's dignified Swan Hotel replaced the house and shops seen in photograph number B511054; they were

Caption For Maidenhead, High Street 1911

A car is a blur compared with the cycle and horses it is overtaking.

Caption For Bedford, Suspension Bridge And Embankment Gardens C1960

The town's Parks and Gardens department is justifiably proud of its long record of good husbandry in the Embankment Gardens.

Caption For London, The Docks, Thames Wharf C1900

Besides the vast acreage of excavated docks, there were numerous riverside wharfs, from the grandeur of Hay's Wharf near London Bridge to this rather less grand one near the west entrance to the Royal

Caption For Uttoxeter, Bramshall Road Recreation Ground C1965

It is used regularly today for sporting activities, and creates a green avenue through the town to the Hockley Bridge.

Caption For Barton Turf, The River 1902

On the River Bure, Coltishall is a picturesque place and an important centre for building the famous Norfolk wherry.

Caption For Keswick, Bridge And Greta Hall 1889

Here we see the bridge over the River Greta in the busy little market town of Keswick in the northern Lakes.

Caption For Caernarfon, Castle Grand Entrance 1890

This side of the castle was defended by a moat; there was once a drawbridge where the steps and stone bridge appear in this picture.

Caption For Stamford, St Mary's Hill From George Hotel C1955

In the era of the stage coach, the George Hotel was classed as the best hotel on the Great North Road, and it is still one of the best in the area.

Caption For Alderholt, The Mill C1960

We are looking northwards to the junction of lanes leading to Bullhill (left) and Alderholt Bridge in the other direction.