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Photos

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Maps

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Memories

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Policing Redditch

The policeman in this photograph, much to my amazement, is me! I joined the Worcestershire Constabulary in 1961 and worked at Redditch from 1961 to 1965, when I then went to be a 'village bobby' at Oldswinford in Stourbridge. We ...Read more

A memory of Redditch in 1961 by Anthony Ingham

Caerau Library

I well remember all the dances at the Library on a Saturday night. It was a great time to meet up with friends, and the bands were great. Time to get all dressed up and kick up your heels till midnight. No worry about walking home at ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1950 by Brenda Smith

My Early Childhood

Most of the photos here are from 1955. I was a five year old boy living in Greatham in 1955 with my dad, who was the local 'Bobby', my mam and my younger brother.  We lived at 3 Egerton Terrace which was a terraced house with an ...Read more

A memory of Greatham in 1955 by Philip Purdie

Hinton Blewett 1945 1946

I first saw Hinton Blewett on a late September day when arriving at my prep school, Colchester House. This was housed in Hinton Blewett Manor, which was its wartime home. Its true home was in Clifton, Bristol but ...Read more

A memory of Hinton Blewett in 1945 by John Nurcombe

Pentalardd Our Own Smallholding In Maesycrugiau

We moved to Pentalardd in Carmarthenshire (near Llanybydder) when I was 15 years old. My parents had sold our home near Addlestone Surrey as we wanted to live on our own smallholding in the Welsh ...Read more

A memory of Caio in 1967 by Robin Hope

Pentalardd Maesycrugiau Our Own Smallholding Neay Llanybydder Nbsp Nbsp

We moved to Pentalardd in Carmarthenshire (near Llanybydder) when I was 15 years old. My parents had sold our home near Addlestone Surrey as we wanted to live on our own ...Read more

A memory of Llanybydder in 1967 by Robin Hope

The Railway Bridge

In this picture I can remember that on the left was W H Smith's, a bicycle shop and an Options on the corner of Colham Road. To the right between the two pubs many years earlier was Pat's Garage. In the picture we have the ...Read more

A memory of West Drayton in 1954 by Barry Hawgood

Kathryn Trevelyan Nee Bennett.

I remember the houses opposite St.Theodore's as my cousin Veronica (Non) lived in one and the "Turners" (Pat, Shirley, Roy and others) lived next door. These houses had front doors in Higher Church St, while the ...Read more

A memory of Pontycymer in 1964 by Charles Trevelyan

Mossband Camp

My father was a serving soldier, serving at the RAOC camp until 1948. We lived in the YMCA building in the camp itself and it had a large functions hall attached where one of our officers once entertained the children at Christmas ...Read more

A memory of Mossband Ho in 1947 by Eileen Buckley Knowles

Cowplain In The Early 1960's

I lived as a toddler in Kings Road, Cowplain, between 1958 and 1963, in the days when it was a cul-de-sac. These photographs really bring back memories. If I'm not mistaken, the small building on the right of the ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain in 1963 by David Crouch

Captions

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Caption For Bourton On The Water, The River C1955

According to the guide- book of your choice, Bourton is billed 'Queen of the Cotswolds','the Venice of the Cotswolds', or 'the jewel in the Cotswolds' crown'.

Caption For Rotherham, The Bridge Chapel 1895

This photograph was taken from All Saints' Church, itself one of the finest examples of Perpendicular architecture in Yorkshire.

Caption For Llangennith, St Cenydd's Church 1937

This church is the largest church on the Gower. Originally founded in the 6th century by St Cenydd, the priory was ransacked by Viking invasions in the 10th century.

Caption For Bardsea, The Beach 1895

Children play happily on the shore below the old mill, the long low building. Formerly, it was a sea mill: the tide entered the pool, now ornamental, above it and then drained back down again.

Caption For Chorley, Market Street C1960

This photograph was taken further up the street from no C537055.The shops on the left bring back many memories, and F W Woolworth is there as well.

Caption For Lancaster, The River Lune From Skerton Bridge 1918

This view from Skerton Bridge looks back down the River Lune to Lancaster.

Caption For Cambridge, 1st Eastern General Hospital C1918

The 1st Eastern General Hospital was set up in Nevile's Court in Trinity College at the beginning of World War 1, with beds placed around the cloisters.

Caption For Middle Wallop, The Cross Roads C1955

The main road we see in this photograph is the busy A343 Andover to Salisbury route. At the foot of the hill is a junction. Left is for Nether Wallop and right is for Over Wallop.

Caption For Ayr, High Street 1900

Little survives of the old town, although parts of the former Greyfriars church of St John, where Robert the Bruce held a Parliament in 1315, are thought to date back to its origins.

Caption For Penarth, The Esplanade 1896

Here the beautifully constructed Esplanade is viewed in close-up. Its creation was vital to form a refined loop around which the wealthy and fashionable could travel.

Caption For Frensham, Troops At Frensham 1917

This haunting and unusual picture shows a marching band at Frensham during the First World War.

Caption For East Grinstead, Queen Victoria Cottage Hospital 1935

This purpose-built hospital, which replaced the one in Queen's Road, was built in Holtye Road and opened in January 1936.

Caption For Framlingham, The Castle 1909

The castle was built in 1190 by the famous Bigod family, and was one of the first castles not to include a keep.

Caption For Maidenhead, Castle Hill 1904

This view is from beside the Ice House, its balcony covered in creeper, looking back down Castle Hill.

Caption For Penzance, Alverton Street 1908

We are looking east towards the town centre; the Market House dome is just visible at the end of the street.

Caption For Stoke D'abernon, C1960

However, the village does have the county's oldest church.

Caption For Bognor Regis, High Street 1890

Here we see Bognor's curving High Street in the days when the internal-combustion engine was in its infancy. Carriages can be seen along the street, and over on the right is a goat cart.

Caption For Wimborne, The King's Head C1960

The King's Head dates back to at least 1726, but it underwent a major reconstruction in the 1880s.

Caption For Redditch, Market Place C1955

The market originally took place on the Green, but was confined to the south side of it after the Chapel on the Green was built in 1805.

Caption For Redditch, Market Place C1955

The market originally took place on the Green, but was confined to the south side of it after the Chapel on the Green was built in 1805.

Caption For Tavistock, West Street 1903

Mining profits attracted shops and service industries, all eager to cash in on the 40,000-odd tons of copper ore that the mine was producing annually by the early 1860s; by this time, the population had

Caption For Cambridge, Trinity Street 1914

The 1st Eastern General Hospital was set up in Nevile's Court in Trinity College at the beginning of World War 1, with beds placed around the cloisters.

Caption For Chipping, The Village Church C1955

St Bartholomew's church dates back to 1240, but even before that there was a church on this high ground. The strong tower appeared in 1450.

Caption For Chiddingfold, Village And Pond 1902

The word 'fold' means an enclosure of land for animals, and 'Chadynge`s fold' may well date back to the Saxon period.