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Memories
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Old Row.
Old Row, Golds Hill, does anybody remember the pub called The Boat on Canalside next to Old Row? I know that Old Row was pulled down in 1936 and the pub was de-licensed by 1938, that was when my grandparents lived there, the Mcdonalds, ...Read more
A memory of Golds Green in 1930 by
The Old Step Bridge Woking
This memory is very clear to me. As a resident of Horsell I would often walk down Brewery Road to Goldsworth School and over the step bridge, with its iron railings painted green in those days. My brother would take me ...Read more
A memory of Woking in 1957 by
Memories Of Broughton During The War
Hi all. My brother and I were evacuated to Skipton in late 1941 from London. As we all sat on the floor in some large hall in Skipton after out trip up from London, people were walking ...Read more
A memory of Broughton in 1941 by
Childhood 1952 Onwards
I think Stonehouse had something for every age growing up. Brownies, cubs, scouts, and guides. A youth club and a coffee bar. Always somewhere to explore, the canal, Doverow for sledging, the brickworks and always ...Read more
A memory of Stonehouse in 1952 by
Great Haywood
My name was Mackin when I lived in Great Haywood in the 197'0s. We lived in Elm Close for over 5years. When I began to look through the photographs in the Frith Collection and saw the one above, it brought back memories that ...Read more
A memory of Great Haywood in 1970 by
Kidderminster The Canal
Being born and raised in Kidderminster leaves me with a lot of good memories. I moved to the USA in 1958. My Dad worked on the canal before the war and indeed during the war. As a kid I spent a lot of my time ...Read more
A memory of Chaddesley Corbett in 1946 by
Wilcot School
I went to Wilcot School from 1943 to 49. Miss Brooks taught little ones. Big boys had to fetch water from the well for each classroom. The crate of milk bottles stood next to the tortoise stove that heated the classroom but we had to ...Read more
A memory of Wilcot in 1949 by
Happy Childhood Memories In Cheddleton
I have very happy memories of Cheddleton. My aunt and uncle, Mary and Norman Milne lived at 1 St Hilda's Avenue. We as a family, frequently visited. We stayed for a week in the summer holidays, spending ...Read more
A memory of Cheddleton in 1860 by
The Union Canal Falkirk
I have explored the Union Canal in Falkirk over the past 15 years as a local resident and canal user - I have walked, and traveled its length several times over on boats, too ( in short sections of course). The journey ...Read more
A memory of Maddiston in 1997 by
The Old Bridge Over The Canal
I have just been reading the memories of a Ms Hamilton. I used to cross the bridge on the way to and from Goldsworth Junior School as I lived in Horsell. My sister and friends would stop and fish for newts or frogs - ...Read more
A memory of Woking in 1969 by
Captions
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The tiny hamlet grew around a paper mill, opened in the 1840s by the Parke family beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
A pair of loaded working boats head south on the Grand Union Canal from Braunston Tunnel.
Lydney's minuscule canal is no more than a mile in length, with just a single lock. Pictured here are barges carrying timber from Avonmouth Docks to the industrial yard on the left.
This view of the Kennet and Avon Canal, taken from the Town Bridge, shows the site of Hungerford Wharf.
It was powered by the head waters of the River Ant, canalised in 1826 as the North Walsham and Dilham Canal.
A strange-looking craft heads southwards towards Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal. The pretty tower of the 14th-century church is clearly visible here.
When the Worcester and Birmingham Canal was constructed, it was taken across the watershed of the River Arrow, which meant a loss of headwater for the Arrow.
Graceful sailing ships are clustered alongside the quay on the Exeter Canal at the north end. The warehouse and Customs buildings around the Basin and riverside are beautifully preserved.
Just over a hundred years ago, the Thames and its network of canals were used as much for transporting goods as for pleasure boating.
Blackdown Camp - now Blackdown Barracks - is at Deepcut on the high heathland north of the Basingstoke Canal. The Barracks is the headquarters of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
The canal at Drayton Manor, with its unique Gothic-style footbridge, complete with battlements. Immediately beyond is a swing bridge.
Willington stands on the Trent and Mersey Canal in the Trent valley to the south of Derby.
To enable boats to trade further inland, in 1823-4 Lord Rolle dug a canal five miles to Torrington, but it eventually fell into disuse and was filled in.
The long straight character of the Shropshire Union canal is plain to see here. The builder, Thomas Telford, believed in cutting through hills and bridging valleys.
On the left is Chalford Station and, just below it, the Thames and Severn Canal.
Great Haywood lies at the junction of the Trent & Mersey with the Staffs & Worcestershire canals.
The Shropshire Union canal runs between Wolverhampton and Ellesmere Port. It passes through delightful countryside, especially around the Wheaton Aston area.
The village lies on the banks of the Oxford Canal and the river Cherwell. A bloody Civil War battle took place near here in 1644.
The Anderton Boat Lift linked the Trent & Mersey Canal (above) with the river Weaver below. Narrowboats entered a caisson along the trough to the left and were lowered down to the river.
the 2nd Infantry Brigade adopt a casual pose for the photographer amid the gorse bushes and sparse clumps of grass outside the Sergeants Mess at this camp on the high heathland north of the Basingstoke canal
A few yards from the site of photograph L122026, a pair of loaded boats head south towards the Trent & Mersey Canal. They were owned by Horsefield Ltd.
At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.
Tibberton is situated to the north-east of Worcester on the line of the Birmingham to Worcester Canal.
This view, this time from the boathouse side of the canal, shows Frimhurst Lodge, with Frimhurst behind the trees in the background.
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