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Where I Was Born

My Beginning, at Sole Street near Cobham Kent. (9th March 1946 - 2nd January 1951) I was born on Saturday March 9th 1946 at 3.29pm at Temperley, The Street, Sole Street, Kent. I was delivered at home by the ...Read more

A memory of Sole Street in 1946

Going To Junior School In Radcliff On Trent In 1960

My dad was in the Canadian Air Force (RCAF) stationed in Langar (born in England though) but my family lived at 16 Douglas Close just outside Radcliffe. I remember walking daily to ...Read more

A memory of Radcliffe on Trent in 1960 by John Reid Wilkinson

The Limes

My mother Ethel Mary Austin was born at "The Limes", which is next door to the church on 20 August 1919. Her parents were Charles & Lillian Austin. They moved to Australia. My mother died in 1979. I have been ...Read more

A memory of King's Norton in 1910

60 Years Ago

In 1950,1951 and 1952 I spent two months summer holidays/year at the Lodge. The house belonged then to Mrs Webster. Her daughter Annet had married Mr. (first name forgotten) Nickisson. Together they ran a riding school. I ...Read more

A memory of South Warnborough in 1950 by Eric Denzler

School Days

I remember moving from a one up one down back to back house in Hunslet at the age of approx 4 years to a brand new council house in Newhall Road, Belle Isle. I had a great time, my father borrowed a pony and trap, and we went back ...Read more

A memory of Belle Isle by Steve Hall

The Old Garden Off Long Lane Hillingdon

Does anyone have any photos of the old garden (the old walled garden) off Long Lane at Hillindon? It was opposite the convent. I used to live there as a child prior to the building of the new houses ...Read more

A memory of Hillingdon in 1970 by Kim Garton

Growing Up.

Lensbrook house and Lensbrook Tea Gardens are the same house. I lived in Lensbrook Cottage which was farther down the lane, from the time I was born until my marriage at 20 years old.

A memory of Blakeney

Mainscroft

My father was headmaster, I think at St Cuthberts or St Patricks secondary school and we lived at" Mainscroft" in Cleator Moor. I remember going to school at St Mary's infants and have memories of fr Clayton and the grotto at the ...Read more

A memory of Cleator Moor in 1950 by Peter Rudden

Willey Crossing

I was born at Willey Gate House 1960, my parents Joe and Margery Pratt lived there since the early 1950s, my father was the gate man and opened the gates to let steam trains though, it was on the Rugby to Leicester ...Read more

A memory of Willey in 1961 by Mary Johnson

Happy Times At My Grandparents

My Grandparents were Charlie and Mary Solomon, they lived in Timaru House on the main road. They had five children Bert, Les, Evelyn, Geoff and my mother Gwen. My Aunt Evelyn married Edward Williams who was manager ...Read more

A memory of Saltash by Noreen Keenleyside

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Captions

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Caption For Ham Street, The Village 1909

Since the period of the picture, there has been a lot of modern housing development here.

Caption For Crickhowell, View From The Dardy C1955

To the left, a diagonal road of houses rises en route to Llanbedr. In the centre in the background is the Sugar Loaf.

Caption For Widnes, Park Entrance 1900

Established on 34 acres of land that had previously belonged to the Appleton House estate, Victoria Park opened to the public in 1900.

Caption For Buckden, Offord Road C1960

Village houses of different ages front the street. The thatched roof has a patterned blocked ridge. Next door is a small pub. The road leads down to the River Ouse and Buckden Mills.

Caption For Norwich, Elm Hill 1929

Now no longer a pub, the Britons Arms on the left, built as a community of religious women in the 15th century, was the only house to survive a great fire in 1507.

Caption For Ludham, The Village 1931

The thatched house north of the crossroads no longer has a village shop. The outbuilding on the right is now The Cat's Whiskers, a hairdresser's whose name wittily puns on the road name.

Caption For Market Harborough, Northampton Road C1955

Many Georgian houses throughout the town remain, and its buildings are always worth a second look.

Caption For Newbury, Northbrook Street C1965

This general view of Northbrook Street shows the gable end to the left of the shop front, above which is a clock, which is all that remains of cloth-maker John Smallwood's house.

Caption For Long Melford, Kentwell Hall 1895

The red-brick Tudor manor house of Kentwell Hall stands at the northern end of Long Melford. Today it is best known for the striking Tudor Rose brickwork maze set into the courtyard.

Caption For Gloucester, Southgate Street 1948

The Bell Hotel was demolished in 1969 during the redevelopment of the area; but the dark building next door with the projecting upper storeys still survives and houses a wonderful old fire surround.

Caption For Maidstone, Museum 1898

This splendid red-brick Tudor house was once Chillington Manor, home of the Wyatts; one of the family, Sir Thomas the younger, led the rebellion against Queen Mary's marriage to Philip of

Caption For Dunoon, Sandbank And Holy Loch 1901

On the far side are the houses of Kilmun and the heights of Stronchullin Hill, Beinn Ruadh and Creachan Mor.

Caption For Sherborne, Head Mistress' House 1904

Prior to this, the school had been in Ramsam House at Greenhill.

Caption For Polperro, From Chapel Rock 1888

Apart from some more houses, this scene is still familiar today, viewed from the popular cliff walk out to the Chapel Rock near the harbour entrance.

Caption For Ashby De La Zouch, Market Street C1965

The photograph generally shows later Georgian flat-fronted houses with shops thrust into their ground floors.

Caption For Ingatestone, The Hall, Gateway And Courtyard C1955

This beautiful Tudor house is owned by the Petre family. Sir William Petre moved here in 1539, and the Hall was built over the next ten years. Above this arch there is an impressive clock tower.

Caption For Winchester, The Pentice 1928

The covered walkway of The Pentice was created when the upper floor of its houses was extended in the 16th century. Until 1279 a Royal Mint of the Norman and Angevin kings stood on the site.

Caption For Scruton, The Hall 1900

The village, 3 miles east of Bedale, grew up around Scruton Hall, and contains a church, a rectory and a manor house. Scruton Hall was built in the Queen Anne style; it was demolished in 1956.

Caption For Dorchester, Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's Home 1930

A medieval manor house, Athelhampton was built in 1485 by Sir William Martyn, who became Lord Mayor of London in 1493.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, From Grange Fell Road 1921

Now, housing occupies the land on either side of the road, which leads from Grange to Cartmel.

Caption For Wroxham, The Church 1921

St Mary's church is now approached through a housing estate, but is well worth a visit to admire the magnificent Norman doorway as well as the contrasting simple but lovely modern screen at the west end

Caption For London, Bank Of England And The Royal Exchange C1910

Here was the famous American Coffee House, where merchants with interests in the colonies met to discuss business. On the right is horse-drawn cart of the Royal Mail.

Caption For Haddon Hall, 1886

Often described as 'the most romantic and complete medieval manor house in England', Haddon Hall, the Derbyshire home of the Dukes of Rutland, is seen here on its limestone bluff overlooking the River

Caption For Tillingham, The Square C1955

W Kemp's shop, on the right, is now a private house. Behind the photographer is the ancient church of St Nicholas.