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Maps

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Books

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Memories

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Summer 1980

My memories of the heath are from 1980 when my mother - Kathleen (Topsy) Whybrow and father bought me and my brother to the heath in the summer of 1980 for five months.   My parents had emigrated to NZ and gave myself and my ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield Heath in 1980 by Sarah Mc Gee

Stepping Back In Time

It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of ...Read more

A memory of Cinderford in 1995 by Brenda Mccartie

The 50s At School

I remember starting school at the 'old' school and then after 3 years moving to the new school - it seemed huge and daunting and many of us got lost in the first few weeks. Pyrford was great to grow up in then - we had fields to ...Read more

A memory of Pyrford in 1959 by Ron Hardie

The Old Bell Hotel

Well not my memories exactly, but those from my father's diaries. He was John Welch and married a Peggie Richens who had grown up in Warminster. They married in the Minster Church and he left immediately for the war. When he ...Read more

A memory of Warminster in 1940 by Penelope Welch

The Capitol Cinema

I used to look forward to the weekend so I could pay my 'tanner' and go to the Saturday morning pictures at the Capitol (now Marks & Spencer I believe). I was born and raised in Barking, Sutton Road (off Movers Lane). Went to ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1956 by Peter Hutt

Walks

Brockworth oh Brockworth, what a lovely village! I grew up there and my dad used to take my brother Melvyn and I for walks up the hill. Castle Hill and Coopers Hill. I remember walks from 1975 onwards, especially on the lower slopes of ...Read more

A memory of Brockworth in 1975 by Derek Oram

Days Of My Childhood

As young children my nanna would frequently walk my sister and I up to the Arno to play in the rough ground behind the rose garden. That was way back in the 1950's. She would sit and spend quiet time in the gardens whilst we ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by Ian Tait

Part Of My Childhood

I spent many enjoyable school holidays in this town.  My Uncle had a store called Staggs the Drapery and clothing store.  Back then we used to spend many an hour wandering over to the Quay & the Priory.  We also used to ...Read more

A memory of Christchurch in 1953 by Raymond Garfield

Howards Close

I was born at 23 Howard Close in October 1963. It was a lovely place for children to grow up. A large green and a playground, little traffic, dogs and other residents. Everyone looked out for one another. I attended the ...Read more

A memory of Walton on the Hill in 1963 by Theresa Mitchell

My Grandad Jim

My name is Kerry & my favourite memory of Coalville when I was younger is my Grandad, his name was Jim Watts. He was a coal miner for quite a few years & he was also Mayor of Coalville. I remember going to the dog track ...Read more

A memory of Coalville by Kerry Tucker

Captions

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Caption For Botley, The Square C1955

Again looking back towards the church, this picture gives a good idea of the size of the Square, with the Market Hall on the left. Note the Dolphin Hotel on the left, and the Bugle Inn opposite.

Caption For Cookham, Mill Stream 1899

As we look back towards Cookham from near the viewpoint of photograph No 77588 towards the bridge onto Odney, since rebuilt, the Thames is beyond the trees with its two channels.

Caption For West Stockwith, Basin, The Lock 1958

This view of the basin from its entrance lock adjacent to the Trent, shows a nearby warehouse and the Crown Inn, now the Waterfront Inn, across the water.

Caption For Gidea Park, Hare Street C1950

Hare Street existed long before the creation of the garden suburb of Gidea Park but has now all but lost its separate identity.

Caption For Penmark, The Bridge 1937

The old hump-backed bridge carried the main road from Cardiff to Swansea over the River Thaw, which at this point is merely a stream meandering to the sea at Cardiff Bay.

Caption For Salisbury, New Canal C1950

This view is looking back towards the High Street. The Southern Daily Echo (now the Southern Evening Echo) still exists, but not its Salisbury office.

Caption For Stopham, Bridge 1914

Stopham Bridge has long been considered one of the finest and most striking of medieval bridges in the country. Dating back to 1309 and rebuilt in 1403, the bridge is now preserved.

Caption For Saltwick Bay, Saltwick Nab 1913

This is one of the dark, forbidding formations of rock that are to be seen along this coast.

Caption For Oxford, Hertford College Bridge 1922

Another of Oxford's much-loved landmarks is the Hertford College Bridge, or the Bridge of Sighs as it is otherwise known.

Caption For Stubbington, Holy Rood Church C1965

The original plan with this restored 19th-century church was for it to have a spire, though it never materialised.

Caption For Bramerton, The Village Street 1953

The high pitch of the roof on the house to the right suggests that it may originally have been of thatch.

Caption For Waddington, Church 1899

Stone from Waddington Fell was used to rebuild the church of St Helen in 1901. Only the tower of the old church remains - it dates back to c1500. That too was built from Waddington Fell stone.

Caption For Clare, Callis Street C1960

The Cock Inn and Peterhouse (left) are 17th-century buildings. The Cock, run by H Painter, has a later door case, and Peterhouse has a Victorian shop window.

Caption For Devizes, Dunkirk Hill 1903

This shows a very deserted unmade road leading into town, more familiar to motorists today, who have to slow down at the top in order to join the Bath Road into Devizes.

Caption For Hartley, The Black Lion C1950

It is said that he wrote 'Robinson?Crusoe' in a back-room above the wash-house.

Caption For Great Dunmow, Flitch Trials, Leading Counsel Claire Rayner 2000

Agony aunt Claire Rayner has been a long-term fixture of the trials in her role as Leading Counsel.

Caption For Stafford, Market Square C1960

F W Woolworth's, with its large window display and traditional sign, occupies a building which dates back to the 15th century, while the foundation stones of Burton's menswear shop, with its flamboyant

Caption For Oxford, Hertford College 1906

Hertford College dates back to 1284 when it was founded as Hart Hall.

Caption For Roseberry Topping, C1885

At the foot of Roseberry Topping is the hamlet of Newton under Roseberry, and in this view we see the Kings Head Inn (extreme right).

Caption For Sheet, Mill And Old Cottage 1898

In this photograph the line of washing on the right seems to indicate a Monday morning.

Caption For Kimbolton, East Street C1965

This narrow back street, running parallel to the High Street, has changed a little. The Half Moon pub (right) has gone, and there are traffic-calming bumps here now.

Caption For Rodborough, Common, The Bear Inn 1925

Now known as the Bear of Rodborough, this has been a stopping place for centuries, and played an important part as a collecting point for carrier services in this area of steep hills.

Caption For Warrington, Marshall Gardens C1960

Sun worshippers in Marshall Gardens turn their backs on landmarks which will soon disappear.

Caption For Windermere, From Biskey Howe 1887

The rocky knoll of Biskey Howe, rising abruptly above the built-up area of Bowness, has long been a favourite viewpoint—from here a large proportion of the lake is visible.