Books

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Memories

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My First Memory

I was sitting in a tall pram outside my grandfather's pie shop (Pyburns') and men were herding cattle down the High Street to some abattoir, I put my hand out and felt the side of one the cows and to this day can feel the ...Read more

A memory of Sunderland in 1947 by Jacky (Jacqueline) Smith Nee Pyburn

Memories Of A War Time Evacuee

I spent 3 years at Dumbrell's Farm, Milton Street, Sussex. I was a little Birmingham evacuee (aged 9 years). I went to school at Alfriston, my 'Uncle John' took me fishing in the River Cuckmere and we went ...Read more

A memory of Milton Street in 1940 by Gordon Cooper

American Student And Muswell Hill Memories

I was so lucky to have landed in Muswell Hill to take up residence with a family of three headed by their matriarch, Cecelia in 1980. She regularly took in students of all kinds to live in the house ...Read more

A memory of Muswell Hill by Sharon Van Buskirk

Youth Conferences And Holiday Work

I first got to know Hollybrook in November 1961 at a Methodist Youth Weekend. I attended, eventually leading, such weekends until the house closed. I also worked as a member of staff during summer holidays and at ...Read more

A memory of Ilkley in 1962 by Robert Davies

The Shops At Cove Around 1965 Remembered During Childhood Over A Few Years

Next to Mundays (sweets, stationery and newspapers) was a butcher with sawdust on the floor, a separate paydesk in a kiosk (much more hygienic than today) and tubes which ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1965 by Christine Higgs

Cox Family

My dad tell with fond memories of growing up at Hindon, he lived in the high street and had five brothers and one sister , his father was a farm worker . We visit when we can and he has shown us his old school and lots of pranks they ...Read more

A memory of Hindon by Linda Harwood

Northolt

We were living in 97dabbs hill lane. My dad won the pools(274.oo) at the time a lot of money .He bought probably the first car in the street! I had two brothers john .a bit of a baddie! And Dennis who was gay. Both of them dead now as ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1950 by Gina (Gloria) Allam (Carpentier)

The Crammer Devizes

As a small child I would stay with my Gr Gr Aunts and Uncle in their three storey house with a door just like No.10 Downing Street the house was in Southbroom Road near the not far from the roundabout that is there today. Gr ...Read more

A memory of Devizes by Anne Parsons

Wanted Post Ww1 Photos Of Gorton

Hi, I am asking this from Australia. My mother and two of her siblings were born at No 4 Wellesly Street, Gorton and moved later to No 12 Friendship Ave. Gorton, before migrating to Australia in 1922. Does anybody ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1910 by Geoff Clark

Small Town Outlook In Shipley.

Grew up in Moorhead Shipley and what even struck me then was the snobby and small town attitude of some of the residents! I had a Jewish father and a socialist non-believer mother who were both brought up in the area. ...Read more

A memory of Shipley in 1960 by Jane Smith

Captions

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Caption For Brixham, Fore Street 1922

For many years Brixham's Fore Street was the principal thoroughfare between Higher Brixham and the harbour. Here we see it at a time when the shops catered mostly for local fishing families.

Caption For Bridport, South Street 1949

Here we see the view southwards along South Street, from the taxi rank (left) to the tower of St Mary's Parish Church (right of centre). This was the B3157 to West Bay and Burton Bradstock.

Caption For Wool, Thatched Cottage C1965

It faces Spring Street from the junction with Church Lane. Behind (centre left) stands the tower of Holy Rood parish church.

Caption For Fleet, Fleet Road 1924

Still a mixture of residential and commercial properties, Fleet Road is nonetheless well on the way to becoming Fleet's principle shopping street.

Caption For Walsall, Belsize House, Bradford Street 2005

During the 19th century the town centre had shifted westwards to the Bridge and Park Street.

Caption For Beckenham, High Street C1965

But Beckenham Toys is still in the High Street. The car on the left is leaving Village Way, and the bus is heading for the junction with Croydon Road.

Caption For Southampton, High Street 1908

Many of the buildings in Southampton's historic High Street were destroyed during the Second World War, more than 30 years after this photograph was taken.

Caption For Wallsend, The Town Hall 1951

The Town Hall with its round corner turret was designed by Liddell & Brown and built in 1907-08; the fire station in Lawson Street and the public baths were part of the same scheme.

Caption For Taunton, Fore Street, Old Houses 1912

This part of Fore Street is now a pedestrian precinct with trees, flower beds and benches lining the side of the road where the Frith photographer would have stood to take this picture.

Caption For Helston, Meneage Street 1924

The water channels between pavement and road, so characteristic of Helston's streets, are known as kennels, probably derived from the Cornish word 'gannel'; this in turn is a corruption of

Caption For Clovelly, The Street 1908

Donkeys were used to transport everything up and down Clovelly's steep street: herring, coal and lime came up the hill from the harbour, along with tourists who could not face the walk, while mail and

Caption For Yarmouth, Quay Street C1955

Quay Street is one of the oldest parts of Yarmouth, and must have been familiar to the generations of seamen who frequented its inns.

Caption For Barnstaple, High Street 1894

In this view of the High Street, looking north, we see a pleasing medley of old and new, the Georgian buildings standing shoulder to shoulder with later Victorian infill.

Caption For Southampton, High Street 1908

Many of the buildings in Southampton's historic High Street were destroyed during the Second World War, more than 30 years after this photograph was taken.

Caption For Folkestone, The Leas From The Pier 1901

The Old Town is based around the steep narrow streets of the fishing harbour. The extensive seaside resort was developed in Victorian days, after the arrival of the railway.

Caption For Ashford, Livestock Market 1906

Ashford has for centuries been an important market town, and scenes such as this, with the sheep in the middle of the street, were once a familiar sight.

Caption For Wednesfield, High Street C1965

In 1959 the narrow High Street still had 19th-century buildings on both sides, but an overspill housing programme was already under way and traffic was increasing.

Caption For Great Bookham, Church Road 1904

This charming study shows part of the main street of Great Bookham, which grew up on the spring line of the North Downs.

Caption For Great Baddow, White Horse And Pump C1965

The White Horse stands in the High Street with a car park at the rear. Note the tall, brick-built chimneys. On the grass in front of the hotel is a pump and a trough.

Caption For Abergavenny, Cross Street 1914

The gradual increase in motorized traffic may account for the presence of a policeman at the junction with Monk Street. On that corner, Saunders & Co boldly advertise their agricultural services.

Caption For Swindon, High Street And Goddard Arms C1950

Another view of the High Street. The ivy-covered 18th- century Goddard Arms had been a coaching inn and is a reminder of pre-railway days.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1897

East Street and West treet form part of the old coaching route between Exeter and Dorchester.

Caption For Battle, High Street 1921

The motor car is well provided for in this picture, which looks down the High Street to the Abbey gateway. On the right are the Ford Service Depot and Pratt's Petrol.

Caption For Horsham, Causeway House, The Causeway 1901

Standing out proudly in this photograph of Horsham's most interesting street is Causeway House, a picturesque half-timbered building dating back to the late Tudor period.