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The Birthday Party

I visited Thorne a few years ago to attend a 90th birthday party with the Scutt family and lots of other people. The hospitality of all of those people that I met was second to none. The party was held in the Southfield Road ...Read more

A memory of Thorne by John Wallace

Re Pecks Shoe Shop On Hall Lane

My mother Gladys was an agent for Pecks Shoe Shop on Hall Lane in the 1940/50s. Her customers were family and work colleagues at Blakeys Boot Protectors where she worked in the sorting department making up cards of ...Read more

A memory of Armley by Dennis Dawson

Happy Days In Woodford Bridge

I've just come across this site. My memory years are really from 1938 up to 1958, when I married and left Crownhill Road, but I have returned several times recently, as it draws me back to 'home', although we ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1940 by Douglas Parrott

An American Granddaughter Remembers

My grandparents, Fred and Rose Organ, lived at 67 West Way. My mother, Betty Eileen, and I came from the United States to visit on holiday in 1955. I was 6 years old at the time. I went to Heston School for a ...Read more

A memory of Heston in 1955 by Christy Rolf

History

This brings back memories of my Grandmother Daphne telling me how her father's company was responsible for building the war memorial and gardens. Wadcrete, which was based over on the Purley Way (adjacent to the Croydon (London) ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton by Danielle Russell

No 7 6th Row

I remember visiting my Uncle Martin who lived in this house that my Gran Hannah and Robert Scanlon formerly lived in, they had 10 children, although they were not all in the house at the same time, things must have been pretty ...Read more

A memory of Ebbw Vale in 1954 by Terrie Hounsome

Weaverham Secondary Modern

Harry Christian was the headmaster when I started at Weaverham Secondary Modern school in Lime Avenue in 1956. He was the first headmaster of the new school which by then had I think been open one or two years.   ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham in 1956 by Keith Wilson

Highnam Property Gardens And Admiral Martin George Guise Of The Guise Family

I understand that in Highnam there is a large property transformed into beautiful gardens called Highnam Court. This property belonged to the Baronets of Guise until a ...Read more

A memory of Highnam by Miguel De Althaus

Paddy Gray From Fetterangus Aka Fishie

My memories of St Combs: When I was a wee boy going out to visit my granny and granddad in Fishie, my granda Paddy used to take me out for a ice cream to the wee fish 'n chip shop in the middle of St Combs ...Read more

A memory of St Combs in 1983 by Scott Gray

The Water Gardens

My dad, who was a lighting engineer designed the lights in the pools in the water gardens

A memory of Harlow in 1962 by Sue Rowley

Captions

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Caption For Eaton Socon, The Church C1960

At the sale of Frank Day's estates, the Priory garden was acquired by St Neots & District Recreation Club Company and developed for various sports, especially bowls which gained great popularity

Caption For Minehead, The Parade 1903

The town had two brickworks, the one on the Warren operating from 1750 to 1919 and one on the Porlock road operating from 1897 to 1947.

Caption For Epsom, Meadway 1927

Harry and Frank Roll built up Hookfield, where Basil Braithwaite had held his garden parties, and Ron and John Harwood developed ten roads in the old grounds of Woodcote House.

Caption For Pembroke, The Castle C1955

Poyer drew the blank, and he was shot in Covent Garden Market on 25 April 1649.

Caption For Belfast, Castle And Lough 1897

Charities were supported, and a garden party was held for local notables.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Kodak House 2005

Finally the housing was transferred to the local authority in 1978, but community assets such as car parks and the Water Gardens, which should have followed, were not transferred until the early