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Shops In Fore Street

As a native of St Blazey, I would like to write about the businesses there at the time. The first shop on the church side " The International Stores", a fine shop managed by Mr Vincent, who also owned the newsagents in ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey in 1951 by Melville Grigg

Shops And Places The High Road And Ealing Road.

I was born and lived in Wembley until 1960. The Railway Hotel was the pub on the corner of Ealing Road and my mother was head housekeeper there for a long time. On the day of the Coronation the pub ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1953 by Barbara Fisher

Shopping With My Mum In Heathfield...

I remember in the 1960s going to Heathfield with Mum on the bus (we lived at Corner Farm, Swife Lane). We would go shopping and often would go into the Bluebird. Seeing that name in this picture brought ...Read more

A memory of Heathfield in 1965 by Sally Semple

Sharps Green

I spent a lot of time at Sharps Green in the 1940s and early 1950s and have very fond memories of the times my friends and I spent there. I lived not far away in Grange Road and my grandmother, Emily Randall, lived at Rose Cottage, ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1940 by Maurice Bowra

Sharpenhoe Clappers & Sundon Hills Bedfordshire

In the post war years, as families rebuilt their lives again, Sundays really were special leisure days and those who were able, bought a small car and enjoyed their afternoon going for rides on quiet ...Read more

A memory of Tralee by ducatee

Sharpenhoe Clappers & Sundon Hills Bedfordshire

In the post was years as families rebuilt their lives again Sundays really were special leisure days and those who were able bought a small car and enjoyed their afternoon going for rides on quiet country ...Read more

A memory of Tralee by ducatee

Shandon Rhu School

I came across this by chance - I was at school with you, Fraser. I remember coming to an amazing birthday party at your house where your mum had put on an incredible spread, including a plate of Kit Kats which seemed like such a ...Read more

A memory of Shandon by Jayne Burnett

Shakey

Who remembers Reginald Shakespear (Shakey) who lived in Broad Eye. He was a superb musician playing Sax and also Banjo. One of his banjos resided permanently in The Chains just off Market Square, where he would play and his "gang" sit round ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by Michael Harnett

Seven Sisters Road, 1950's & 1960's

I was born in 1952, and lived at 621 Seven Sisters Road, N15 with my dear old mum and dad. I had friends John and David Warren, Micky Walsh, and Ken Heath. Ken lived in Victoria Crescent and I am still in touch ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by Michael Raftery

Sense Of History

There is a sense of history by walking along Church Street with its deep guttering, for the times when and where horses were the transport and along to the Church, the Palace Of Eastry, Eastry Court and then Eastry farm and the C. ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Michael Mitchell

Captions

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Caption For Martham, The Staithe C1960

A motor dinghy carries a boatload of adults and children past the pumping mill at Martham Staithe.

Caption For Warminster, High Street From St Lawrence's C1965

Warminster, on the A36 at the head of the Wylye valley, was an important market town and communication centre.

Caption For Ranworth, Broad 1934

It is a busy day for the small Ranworth Broad, with sailing boats and dinghies out as well as a large motor cruiser.

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, Leys Avenue 1924

Here we see the broad sweep of the garden city's main street looking west, with a wide assortment of businesses lining the wide tree-lined pavements.

Caption For West Bay, From The West 1902

Looking along the broad sweep of Lyme Bay toward the eminence of Barton Cliff, with the protective harbour walls jutting out to sea, and the signal mast of the coastguard station clearly visible.

Caption For Cullompton, Exeter Road 2003

The long, broad street winds through this attractive market town, that sits in the valley of the River Culm alongside the busy M5 motorway.

Caption For March, The Fountain C1955

This ornate fountain was erected in 1912 and cost £180; it was the subject of much public debate.

Caption For Redcar, The Promenade 1923

Redcar dates from 1842, since when it has progressed at quite an extraordinary rate, and it certainly owes much to its magnificent sweep of sands.

Caption For Caernarfon, The Square 1933

In this view of the square, coaches are parked in the broad open expanse.

Caption For Appledore, The Village C1955

On the edge of Romney Marsh, this village, with its broad street, was once a flourishing seaport and shipbuilding centre; it was captured by the Danes with a fleet of 250 ships in the 9th century.

Caption For Lerryn, The River 2003

Here we see that the tide has surged up the River Fowey and has filled the broad, tree-lined River Lerryn.

Caption For Ludham, A Spring Morning At The Staithe C1931

In the foreground a man rows his dinghy, and on the bank another prepares to board his boat, assisted by another man steadying it.

Caption For Holt, High Street 1896

Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place.

Caption For Portishead, The Esplanade 1924

The Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway was a single broad-gauge line, which opened in April 1867, and connected with the Bristol & Exeter Railway at Bedminster.

Caption For Walberswick, The Green 1933

Walberswick stands at the mouth of the River Blyth just across from the moorings of Southwold, and was once, like so many of these quiet Suffolk coast villages, a thriving port.

Caption For Coltishall, Lock 1902

The massive force of the great flood swept away the lock gates and undermined the foundations.

Caption For Plymouth, George Street 1889

Here the broad thoroughfare is thronged with carts, cabs and omnibuses.

Caption For Filey, North Beach C1960

Filey is a popular coastal resort, and its broad bay runs down from the prominent coastal feature of Filey Brig jutting out into the North Sea.

Caption For Welwyn Garden City, Stone Hills 1958

The neo-Georgian shops and offices, designed by chief architect Louis de Soissons, stand on broad boulevards, with spacious pavements, but the ubiquitous car is already beginning to impose its own demands

Caption For Cuckfield, Broad Street C1960

At this road junction is the Cuckfield branch of J W Upton (the Haywards Heath furniture store), next to Lloyds Bank (right).

Caption For Horsey, The Mere C1955

This tiny settlement is set in a remote area of the Broads, where willows and reed beds thrust out into the waters narrowing the passage.

Caption For Ormesby, The Jetty 1887

Although the Broad is well wooded, this is a typical quiet creek, fringed with reed, fen sedge, and a multitude of plants which attract birds, butterflies and insects.

Caption For Leighton Buzzard, Lake Street C1955

This broad road leading into the heart of the town is bounded by 17th- and 18th-century buildings.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, The Pier Pavilion 1900

Crowds stroll along the pier, beside the original Pier Pavilion, which is advertising the popular French conductor Jules Rivieres and his grand orchestra.