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Conkers

I seem to remember that this section of Upton Park had its entrance at Sussex Place (at the East end of the High Street, just past Upton Road) Many an hour was spent walking/running through this section on route to Lacelles playing fields ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Anthony Rees

Looking For Mrs Coghlan

Hi, I had relatives that lived in Bideford and Northam. Mrs Annie Coghlan, (who was Annie Martin nee Woodland) who survived the Titanic, I'm trying to find out what happened to her after she survived the Titanic and before ...Read more

A memory of Bideford in 1920

‘Bert, The Picture Man’ – He Took The Silent Movies To West Norfolk – Looks Back On A Golden Age

I found this cutting from the Lynn News & Advertiser, Friday, January 12, 1968 and thought it might be of interest to others. IF ANYONE COULD BE CALLED ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton by geoffhunter

Alger & Blackmore Hardware Shop No 28 Westgate

'The Grate People'. Famous for cooking ranges, fireplaces etc as well as general ironmongery. Opened in 1905, wound-up in 1965. Started by my great-grandfather & partner from the west country. There ...Read more

A memory of Gloucester by brianreed1949

Ealing In The 1950s

I am a New Zealander born in 1946. From about 1950 to about 1953 my father worked for the NZ Government in London and my parents, my older sister and I lived in Lynwood Ave, Ealing during this time. I have many memories of this time ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by dgjensen

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

Mucking About On The River

In the early & mid 50's as a lad I spent my weekends working in the boatyard by the bridge. As you look at the picture it was downstream of Kendal bridge on the left. Access was through the arch on this side of the ...Read more

A memory of York

Growing Up In Riddlesdown

I was born in 1955 and grew up in Ingleboro Drive. Our house, number 12, backed on to the woods, and my brother Robert and I would play out there at every opportunity. Of course, as we grew, we climbed the trees, and I ...Read more

A memory of Riddlesdown by Stephen Drake

Terriers At Newhaven Harbour

In the late 1960's we spent many days ( and nights) fishing off the west side harbour arm. Much to my delight there were two railway lines running along for a good length for a good way out. There were still lots of signs ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven

A Baby Boomer's Memories Of Groombridge

I was born in 1947 and as a baby lived for a short time with my parents at Leyswood Lodge south of the village. My family on my mother's side had lived in Groombridge for many, many years and I was the ...Read more

A memory of Groombridge by Keith Grose

Captions

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Caption For Horsforth, Town Street C1960

On the left in this picture is the branch of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society. Every customer had a membership number against which all transactions were logged.

Caption For Weymouth, The Swannery 1890

The branch railway from Weymouth to Portland (left) was built westwards from Weymouth railway yard (centre right) in 1862 and opened in 1865.

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street C1960

On the left in this picture is the branch of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society. Every customer had a membership number against which all transactions were logged.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Upper High Street C1950

A branch of Stead and Simpson, a shoe shop, is on the right directly opposite Cash & Co, also a shoe shop. Below and to the right of St Mary's Church we can see the gable end of the Old Post Office.

Caption For Royston, The Roundabout C1965

of the Roman Ermine Street, but close to the market Ermine Street becomes the Old North Road (which was the A14 and is now the A1198) taking travellers to Godmanchester and Huntingdon, whilst the A10 branches

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

Webbs had branches in ten other towns, so they could safely claim to be 'The Midland Counties Outfitter'. The Old White Horse (right) would become Burton Menswear in 1962.

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street C1960

On the left in this picture is the branch of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society. Every customer had a membership number against which all transactions were logged.

Caption For Swindon, High Street C1950

Later used as an area office by Courage until 1978, the whole site has now been redeveloped as the main local branch of Barclay's Bank, although the original façade has been retained.

Caption For Manchester, Brooks Bank C1873

The whole building was put up by the Bank of England in 1826, its second branch in the provinces. Samuel Brooks bought the premises in 1847 when the Bank of England moved out to newer premises.

Caption For Belfast, High Street 1897

The shape of things to come is the brand-new National Bank building; this bank had a London base boasting capital of £7m, and several branches in Ireland.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road C1950

Sir Henry Price and the Fifty Shilling Tailors A branch of the Fifty Shilling Tailors stands on the right of the parade of shops in this photograph.

Caption For Belfast, Royal Avenue 1897

Forster Green clearly thought the length of the street was the right distance from his Castle Place headquarters to site another branch.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, View From Adeyfield Road C1960

At the southern end of the High Street the road branched to the east into Saffron Lane, later known as Queen Street.

Caption For Romsey, Sadler's Mill C1955

Romsey's mills depended on the river Test and its branches for their power.

Caption For Hutton, The Village 1891

For many years the green was dominated by a large tree with a low branch which many generations of village children had fun sitting upon.

Caption For Bedford, High Street C1955

The Jaegar Shop on the extreme left of the picture conjures up memories of tweeds and country pursuits; nowadays the branch is much more fashion orientated, but nevertheless to be found on the High Street

Caption For Epsom, Ashley Centre 2005

All these retail units were soon occupied by branches of the national chains, in line with the changes that were taking place in high streets everywhere.

Caption For Epsom, Market, High Street 2005

CLIMBING CAREFULLY up the branching sycamore, a group of pensioners investigated the tree house.

Caption For Laindon, Station 2005

At about the same time the Great Eastern Railway Company constructed a branch line from Liverpool Street to reach Southend via Rayleigh.

Caption For Blythburgh, The Village C1955

The railway arrived in 1859, and included a branch line to Aldeburgh.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Elizabethan Houses

When a branch line finally arrived in 1857, Henley developed both as a commuter town and as a leisure one.