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East Terrace
I used to live in #1 when I was about 6 years old and have memories of climbing out of a window and sitting on the roof and looking out to sea. I also used to cycle off to school each day along this street. My father was ...Read more
A memory of Budleigh Salterton in 1948 by
Happy Days In The Sun
This was my idea of heaven. For 7 years during my early childhood we went to Nefyn for 2 weeks during the summer. Dad always rented a beach hut to "brew up in" and hold the deckchairs and swimming stuff. The highlight of the ...Read more
A memory of Nefyn by
Holidays
We came to Pembrokeshire on family holdiays all through the 1960s and early 1970s. This beach was our favourite although we called it, mistakenly, 'Barry Island Beach' as to reach it you had to go through Barry Island Farm and a toll of ...Read more
A memory of Llanrhian by
Such Great Holidays!
I remember as a child the great holidays in the 60s on the beaches at Holland. We hired a beach hut for 7/6 a week near the deck chair and paddle float hire. Who can forget the pretty girls who pushed the ice cream ...Read more
A memory of Holland-on-Sea in 1960 by
A Picnic At Exmouth Cricket Club
Last week we had a really lovely day out with our granddaughter Anna Norfolk. It was a beautiful sunny July day and far too hot for staying at home so my wife and I went in search of a beach and a cooling sea ...Read more
A memory of Exmouth in 2008 by
Wartime Evacuation In 1944
I was placed in an orphanage on 13th October 1943 together with my elder brother Brian. My father had died on the infamous Siam (Thailand) Railway as a forced labour navvy. He was a regular soldier and had already ...Read more
A memory of Tairgwaith in 1944 by
Atwick Holidays
our family ( from Bradford ) , me and 2 sisters rented one of the chalets at the end of cliff road in the mid fifty's I think it was 2nd from left in on the cliff top .Can remember the garden getting shorter as the cliffs collapased ...Read more
A memory of Ulrome in 1954 by
My Old School
Hartford Secondary Modern School, Northwich brings back very fond memories. The teachers were very good and enthusiastic, encouraging us all to do well. Mr Beech was the Headmaster, very keen on cricket. Mr Baines Assistant Head, ...Read more
A memory of Northwich in 1956 by
The Year I Left The Village I Was Born In
I was born in North Seaton Colliery and have very happy memories of my childhood and all the people who were part of my life. I left at 16 to work in Newcastle, the beach was perfect, never have I had such happy times, picking winkles and fishing for dabs. Brenda Hudson as was.
A memory of North Seaton in 1956 by
Summer Holidays
When we were kids we used to holiday at East Runton nearly every year. We stayed with George and Mabel Bonney (and Trixie the dog) at Shepherds Cottage on the common. I think it was called Top Common. My Dad hired two beach huts ...Read more
A memory of East Runton in 1962 by
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Taken from a position a little further along the hillside from No 62683, this photograph shows the Bear Inn soon after its extension was completed.
Over the parish boundary in Carshalton in what was named Carshalton Beeches, lavender fields were developed in the years after after 1905.
Hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation make up a key element in the tourist economy of Norfolk, especially in Yarmouth and the other resorts of the east coast.
Lord Beeching closed this branch line in 1964. Its 22-mile length became a track known as the Test Way, which can now be walked from Andover all the way to Southampton Water.
The long avenue of beech trees which lines the road beyond Wimborne, towards the ancient hillfort of Badbury Rings, is one of the finest sights in England.
The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.
The County Council had been buying parcels of land in this area since the 1930s, in an attempt to preserve the native trees. Whitebeam, Turkey oak, beech, poplar, sycamore and alder abound here.
A horse-drawn carriage takes a journey into the extensive woodlands of Cranham, Brockworth and Buckholt. A century later this is still one of the most beautiful stretches of countryside in England.
The road climbs here along the chalk amid the beech woods of the Paradise Plantation. It picturesquely linked the old town with Meads, and was a popular stroll for visitors.
We are looking west over the village pond into Manor Road; the house on the left is The Beeches.
The photographer who took this picture was positioned at the entrance to Cirencester railway station.
Wonderland was conveniently situated next to the railway station, and when railway excursions to the seaside were at their height, it was ideal for the day tripper.
Wonderland was conveniently situated next to the railway station, and when railway excursions to the seaside were at their height, it was ideal for the day tripper.
The bridge, built in 1848, carried the Great Northern Railway main line from Grimsby to London King's Cross (via Peterborough), but since the Beeching cuts it now only carries the Skegness to Nottingham
Situated at the top of a steepish hill on the road from Heswall, the entrance to Beech Farm is on the right in our picture.
Clydach Gorge, once populated by forges, is also well-known for its stands of beech trees which somehow survived the ravages of the charcoal-burners of the time.
The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.
This picturesque quarter of Tetbury leads from the north-east corner of the Chipping to a triangular green with a splendid copper beech tree.
To the right, Winchester Road rises to leave town; to the left it enters town.
The King's Head c1955. The village of Rudgwick stands hard by the Surrey border, its church literally just a few yards from the county boundary.
The long avenue of beech trees which lines the road beyond Wimborne, towards the ancient hillfort of Badbury Rings, is one of the finest sights in England.
This is the view south down the High Street from outside Beech Hurst, which is off to the left.
The lock is only accessible by water, for it is cut off from Whitchurch by a backwater and house gardens: even the Thames Path misses the river here, only going through the churchyard.
To the west of Compton Bishop, the former Crooks Peak Guest House is now a private house, almost invisible behind high beech hedges.
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