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Preston Royal Infirmary (Maternity)

My mother was a midwife sister during the 1940s and early 1950s at the old PRI. She must have delivered lots of babies from the area during this time. There was once a photo of her in the LEP with 3 babies born ...Read more

A memory of Preston

Royal Liverpool Childrens Hospital

I lived in Heswall from 1952 until 1966. In the spring of 1964, myself and number of my chums were asked to convert an old ship's lifeboat, which had been placed in the garden to the rear of the hospital, into a ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Mike Howard

Boyhood Memories

I was born in 89 Abbot Street, just off Sunderland Road, in 1932, then we moved to the Gateshead end of Redheugh Bridge. When the Second World War started we moved to 20 Brussel Street. The Davidson family lived in the flat ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1940 by Allen Flynn

Old Manor Cafe

My memory of Blackwater started when I was 14, for those of you who don't know what the Old Manor was, it was a transport cafe, which stood on what is now a supermarket site, on the right, at the junction with Rosemary Lane. In ...Read more

A memory of Blackwater in 1960 by Graham Davis

Growing Up In Blaenau Ffestiniog. 1961

I was brought up in Blaenau Ffestiniog and lived there until 1971. The High Street photograph brings it all back. The shop on the extreme left of the photo was my mum's hairdressing shop and we ...Read more

A memory of Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1961 by Eurwyn Jones

Royal National Hospital Ventnor

I worked as a nurse at the hospital from 1955 to 1956 and went back for the first time in June of this year. It was really nostalgic to be there again, even though the hospital has long gone the Botanic Gardens are ...Read more

A memory of Ventnor in 1956 by Marjorie O'sullivan,Nee Brown

2up And 2down!

My father was born in Ford Street Hockley Brook Birmingham in 1936. He was the youngest of 6, 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Ford Street consisted of a row of houses on one side and factories on the other side. The houses were 2 up ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham in 1940 by Raymond Parlett

Central House Kemerton

My father Raymond John Price, known as John, was born in Central House on the 8th 0ctober 1918, his father was George Price and mother was Sophia Jane Price. My father was called up to served in the Royal Navy during the ...Read more

A memory of Kemerton in 1952 by Nicholas Price

Bowerham Barracks

I remember living there in the married quarters when the war was over and my dad was posted there, must have been 1946. My dad was in the Kings Own Royal Regiment and we lived there for quite a short time and I went to school ...Read more

A memory of Lancaster by Ann Levers

Nash Court

I too was a member of St Matthew's church choir in Stretford, Manchester. I remember going to Nash yearly for some years in the 1960s. Some of the choir men also went but I think the organiser was the choirmaster Mr Ronald Frost, who was ...Read more

A memory of Nash in 1965 by Stuart Hadden

Captions

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Caption For Atcham, Bridge And Church 1891

It was designed by John Gwynne, a founder member of the Royal Academy, and constructed in 1771. Gwynne's other work includes the English Bridge, Shrewsbury (1769) and Magdalen Bridge, Oxford.

Caption For Dublin, St Stephen's Green, The Lake And The College 1897

Looking across the lake in St Stephen's Green to the portico of the Royal College of Surgeons. It was designed by Edward Parke in 1806 and completed in 1829.

Caption For Ryde, Esplanade 1913

In 1782 the man-o-war 'Royal George' heeled over just offshore on a calm day.

Caption For York, St William's College 1908

When Charles I moved with his court to York, the royal printing press was housed here. Over the years, many owners and many changes of use left the building in a ramshackle state.

Caption For Ambleside, The White Lion And Royal Oak Hotels 1912

We are in the centre of Ambleside; Lamb's Royal Oak Hotel is on the left, and the White Lion Hotel is in the centre.

Caption For Studley, The Manor House C1960

It is now called Mountbatten House after Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was president of the Royal Life Saving Society, which moved its headquarters here in 1980.

Caption For Rotherham, The Grammar School 1957

Rotherham Grammar School grew out of a free school that had been endowed through royal patronage.

Caption For Harrogate, New Baths 1897

This view was taken shortly after the Royal Baths opened. They were said to be unequalled in decoration and roominess, and for 5/6d you could get a mud bath with electricity.

Caption For Littleham, The Caravan Site, Sandy Bay C1960

In the distance is Straight Point, a firing range much used by the Royal Marines, who are stationed at nearby Lympstone.

Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Pier 1898

This jetty was only used at high tide.The view shows more of the terraces of fine houses built above the cliffs, including Royal Terrace.

Caption For Harleston, Market Place C1955

The market here was established under a royal charter of 1372; by the 19th century it was specialising in lambs and cattle. The Magpie Hotel, with its fine inn sign, was built in about 1710.

Caption For Haughmond, The Chapter House 1891

From William both the Stuart royal line in Scotland and the English line of the Earls of Norfolk descend.

Caption For Eastbourne, Paradise 1910

The lay-by where the children posed is still there; to the right is now the Royal Eastbourne golf course of 1887.

Caption For Devonport, Halfpenny Bridge 1904

Downstream (right) from the bridge is the Cremyll Ferry and Royal Willam Yard. The toll- house was the white building on the left; the toll, as the name suggested, was a halfpenny.

Caption For Dinnington, Square C1965

In the mid 11th century Dinnington was still a part of the old royal estate of Conisbrough, along with Harthill, Braithwell and Anston, though Laughton had been detached and was ruled by Earl Edwin of

Caption For Shrivenham, The Royal Military College Of Science C1960

After the war it became the United States Forces University in Europe before its establishment as the Royal Military College of Science.

Caption For Moseley, St Mary's Church C1955

Rather like King's Norton, Moseley appears in Domesday Book as a berewick of the Royal Manor of Bromsgrove.

Caption For Dartmouth, The Royal Naval Hospital 1906

Today it houses the college's Royal Marine Band, and the Surgeon in Command's house is home to the commander of the college.

Caption For London, Old Waterloo Bridge 1902

On the far side there is a packed industrial waterside where now the South Bank Centre and the Royal National Theatre stand.

Caption For Plymouth, Guildhall And Bedford Street 1904

The northern end of the Post Office (just visible down Basket Street in the centre) would now be on Royal Parade outside Dingles.

Caption For Edinburgh, Princes Street, West End 1897

Restaurants included a branch of Ferguson & Forrester, the Royal British, and Littlejohn's. Confectioners included Mackies, and also Ritchies, where shortbread was a speciality.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta Day 1899

The aim of the Royal Regatta was to boost the local economy and to provide entertainment. It was so successful that it was established in 1851 under the patronage of the Prince Consort.

Caption For Harrogate, Parliament Street 1923

On the right are the Royal Baths, which cost nearly £100,000 to build; even the Kursaal, which opened in 1903, cost over £70,000.

Caption For Weymouth, Sands 1904

With the grand façade of the newly-constructed Royal Hotel in the background, replacing the simpler building which had been demolished in 1981, the ever-popular and long suffering Weymouth donkeys prepare