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Milk Boy
I was a milk boy for Bourne and Hilliers in the 1970s. I would oftern go to the Red Lion after my rounds on pay day for a pint or two and throw some darts - Tom was the landlord of the Red Lion at that time. Where the police warden ...Read more
A memory of Rochester by
Family Stories
My family lineage (Samuel) comes from Bedfordshire mainly around Old Warden and Biggleswade. My father always said at bedtime, "right, up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire!"
A memory of Old Warden by
Leigh During World War 2
There were quite a number of bombs dropped in and around Leigh during WW2. This was probably due to hostile aircraft jettison bombs after leaving London or Croydon area. The largest was in the orchard just past Leigh ...Read more
A memory of Leigh in 1940 by
Kingswear, Me, And My Dog.
He was only a few weeks old when he came to us, my mother had got to know about him and thought he was just the thing I needed to cheer me up. I was fourteen years of age and had not long moved home; my parents had decided ...Read more
A memory of Kingswear
Tilgate Forest
I was lucky enough to be looked after by the warden of Tilgate Forest and his wife whom I referred to as Aunty and Uncle Bill. Bill Wratten was employed by Crawley Council as warden and lived in a Nissen hut with his wife Emily; ...Read more
A memory of Crawley in 1958 by
Lovely Memories Of A Childhood In Hoyland
I moved to Hoyland in 1960 when I was 7 yrs old. Our family George, Lyn ,Jean and Elizabeth lived in a house named Kirk Farm House. It was a lovely old farmhouse that stood behind St Andrews Church, Market ...Read more
A memory of Hoyland in 1960 by
Fishing In The Stort Neil Riley
I was 6 years old when I first went fishing at Sawbridgeworth. We lived in Sayesbury Road from 1948 to 1960 and at the back of our house was Chalk Farm, where I spent a lot of time playing football with the ...Read more
A memory of Sawbridgeworth by
Suncliff Holiday Camp
Myself and two friends visited Totland Bay in 1969 and stayed at the Suncliff Holiday Camp. It was very basic there and I remember the owner cooked us our meals. I remember watching the moon landing on an old tv that they ...Read more
A memory of Totland Bay in 1969 by
Recollections Of Ash Vale By Lt Col Taylor
RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more
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1941 Air Raids
The family moved to Horsforth from Armley in 1938. I was only 1yr old so cannot remember the move. Mum and Dad bought a house at no 15 Charles Street. My earliest memories must have been in March 1941, the nights that Leeds and ...Read more
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By the time of this photograph, the old wharves along the river had been cleared away to create Victoria Embankment Garden, a more fitting context for the Mother of Parliaments, which was rebuilt in Gothic
By the time of this photograph, the old wharves along the river had been cleared away to create Victoria Embankment Garden, a more fitting context for the Mother of Parliaments, which was rebuilt in Gothic
The roads leading to the Pump Room were often chained off to allow drinkers the opportunity of enjoying a leisurely constitutional in and around the Crescent and Valley Gardens.
The small building in the garden was originally a boathouse.
The garden is being mown at the 15th- century Hall House (right), which has been restored and all its timber exposed.
iron-making families brought much wealth to the parish.The church of St Margaret, with a shingled broach spire, stands above the houses.The neat topiary hedge-work seen on the left is in the garden
The flower gardens have been replaced by a one-way system.
The red-brick gateway on the left leads to the garden of Milner Court, the home of the statesman Lord Milner, which is now the Junior King's School of Canterbury.
The Victoria Gardens, seen here soon after they were opened by Lord Derby in 1913, were built on the site of the infamous 'Ham and Egg Parade', which had gained a scandalous reputation for rowdiness, vulgarity
However, one concession was that being in a village you deserved a big garden at the back.
In the background is the Moot Hall of c1540; in front is the war memorial, now surrounded by a garden.
We have now moved upstream west of the bridge, with a view taken from St Mary's Embankment in St Mary's Gardens.
Draped on the garden hedge of the adjoining two-storey brick house is an item of laundry laid out to dry amid the surrounding hollyhocks.
On the left is the Literary and Scientific Institute (1888- 1937), next to which are three old cottages called Rock Gardens.
of the Chamberlain family, who had an impact on both the development of Birmingham and the history of Britain; the headquarters of Warwickshire County Cricket Club; and the site of the Botanical Gardens
This view was taken north-eastwards along Marine Parade, below Langmoor Gardens (left), to the Bay Hotel, 1830-built Madeira Cottages and Cobb Gate Jetty (centre).
This view looks from the garden of the Old School House, built in about 1850, and once the village school, of course.
Pevsner describes the house thus: 'At once a fine sight … Early Georgian towards the bridge with a Palladian garden alcove to its right (with) four Tuscan columns carrying a pediment'.
The vicarage in its spacious garden was built at about the same time as St Hilda's church, which was consecrated in 1927.
The ladies beneath the umbrella are heading south-west towards Langmoor Gardens, Cobb Cliff and Wings, in Cobb hamlet (far left).
The picturesque village we see today with its carefully-tended gardens is the result of his quest for peace.
The gardens at Spring Head gained a reputation for watercress growing.
An interesting balcony has steps down to the garden, where leisure furniture and croquet hoops indicate a relaxed way of life.
Bricks from the house, demolished in 1974, now form a wall around a commemorative garden.
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