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The Locks?

I lived on High Street from 1959 to 1962 as a child of US Air Force parents. We rented from the Rabies who owned a cute shop (lived upstairs) on High Street. I remember the river was behind our house and because we were almost the last ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1960 by Suzanne Sandelli

Coldrenick House

I was born in 1940, and came home from India with my parents (military family) in 1943. We stayed at Coldrenick House and I remember being introduced to Mrs. Trelawney and being invited to tea with her a couple of times. I ...Read more

A memory of Menheniot in 1943 by Anne Colling

My Street 1959 To 1977

I lived in Theobald Street (no 194) from the age of 7 in 1959 until 1977, and my parents lived there further until 1984. I often used to walk from the Village (as we called the town centre) home at the top on the right ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood by Eric Oliver

Happy Days

I moved with my family from London to Tithe farm Road in Houghton Regis in 1972....aged 6. My dad got the offer of a job at Vauxhalls in Luton where he worked for many years. I have fond memories of Tithe Farm Road, the Rec and ...Read more

A memory of Houghton Regis in 1972 by Dawn Howard

My Life In York In The 1940s

I now live in Gisborne in New Zealand and turned 70 on 29 September this year. Born in Sheffield I was evacuated to York in 1940 along with my mother (Mary) and older brother John. My dad, Reg, remained at his work in ...Read more

A memory of York in 1940 by Barry Allison

Freedom For Play

Maiden name Winter. I was born and raised in Gelli-gron Terrace, which you can see in this photo was a side street off Waunrhydd Road. The location from which this photo was taken we called 'the tump' where we children of ...Read more

A memory of Tonyrefail in 1956 by Lynnette Ganda

Dreams Of Heaven

My memories are of the ending of the war, the German one in the Second World War. My family and I went to a VE party down the Greenford Road in Kings Avenue, I was about 7 years old at the time and while I was dancing with my ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1945 by Eileen Margaret Tristram/Nee Wheeler

Good Old Days

Most of my mother's family lived in Old Battersea, from cousins to auntie and uncle, to nan and grandad. There were cousins in a 4 poster bed, with their nan and mum. There were my auntie and uncle sleeping in the same room as ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1953

Town Bridge

A few of us youths made small lofts, and got the idea we would have pigeons as a hobby. The trouble was we didn't have money to buy any. We hatched a plan, we could get all the pigeons we want, the only catch was they roosted under the ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott

Purfleet A Very Nice Community

We moved from the garrison to the village just after the floods, I was 12. We moved into Malakwa, next door to the post office run by Mr and Mrs Smith and their daughter Silvia (I had a crush on her but that is ...Read more

A memory of Purfleet in 1951

Captions

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Caption For Rayleigh, High Road C1955

Here we see one of the town's post-offices.

Caption For Holmbury St Mary, Post Office 1914

After the railway came to the nearby town of Dorking, and also Gomshall, in the 19th century, Holmbury became a desirable place to live.

Caption For Longridge, Berry Lane C1955

Running from the Market Place to the station and level crossing at the bottom of the hill, Berry Lane leads to today's town centre.

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Caption For Filey, Primrose Valley C1935

Billy Butlin bought the land here and opened one of his holiday camps in 1945. In 1995, just beside the old Butlin camp, the modern chalets of Primrose Valley Holiday Camp were built.

Caption For Launceston, Church Porch C1875

The unique, richly-carved granite exterior of St Mary's is one of the glories of the town.

Caption For Launceston, Church Porch C1875

The unique, richly-carved granite exterior of St Mary's is one of the glories of the town.

Caption For Winchcombe, The Village 1907

Winchcombe lies on the high ground to the north-east of Cheltenham; its street pattern suggests its origins as an important Saxon town, once the capital of the kingdom of Mercia.

Caption For Lytham, Clifton Arms 1929

The site on which the building stands was originally a small inn on the Clifton estate, but as the town grew in stature and importance, the necessity for a prestigious establishment led to the present

Caption For East Grinstead, London Road 1904

Further north-west the photographer looks back towards the town centre past the Moat Road junction to Moat Church, the Congregational Church opened in 1870, now the United Reformed Church and its unusual

Caption For Newark, The Swimming Pool C1955

Many towns had open-air pools, though few now survive. They went out of fashion; many were closed on health and safety grounds.

Caption For Kingsbridge, Fore Street 1896

The railway wrought considerable change when it arrived in the town in 1893 and holidaymakers discovered its attractions.

Caption For Walton, High Street 1899

Here, in Walton High Street, only the occasional pony and trap disturbs the peace, although neighbouring Felixstowe was enjoying popularity as a seaside resort.

Caption For Colchester, St Mary At The Walls 1921

In this view St Mary's is situated above a quiet lane in the old town.

Caption For Haslemere, High Street 1931

The High Street is unusually wide for a Surrey village, with the Town Hall of 1814 in the centre. There is remarkably little traffic in the picture.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Boating Lake C1945

Families would often hire deckchairs to sit and picnic beside the pool. Many of the well-known shops of the area face the sea.

Caption For Morecambe, West End Promenade 1899

Horses are very prominent in our photograph: one brave horse cab is going through the waves, and horses from the 'vans' (bathing machines) are coming ashore.

Caption For Ongar, High Street C1955

Ongar was an important staging-post for carriers, passenger-coaches and wagons. In 1717, the town's first postmaster was earning a yearly salary of £25.

Caption For Calne, London Road C1955

This traffic-free view towards town is now a very busy road. The 19th century houses are generally rendered.

Caption For Burford, High Street C1955

Often described as the gateway to the Cotswolds, the picturesque town of Burford has changed little over the years.

Caption For Peterborough, The Town Hall C1955

The only real change to this scene is that now there are no cars - the whole of Bridge Street up to Cathedral Square has been closed to traffic and paved over.

Caption For Eastleigh, Market Street C1955

Originally a village, Eastleigh expanded rapidly around Bishopstoke Junction after the London and South Western Railway Company's carriage works moved here in 1889-90, followed by the locomotive workshops

Caption For Horsham, Town Hall 1923

On the southern part of the market is the old Town Hall or Market House; the original open arcade on the ground floor was used as a butter and poultry market.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Moot Hall 1894

Built in 1540, during the post-moot age really, this red brick and half-timbered Moot Hall would have been a hotbed of commercial and legal activities during the town's most prosperous

Caption For Hitchin, The Biggin 1903

The priory was dissolved in 1538, and it became a residence. Later it was used as a school, and formed part of the workhouse and poorhouse for the town. It now provides accommodation as almshouses.