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Whitethorn Morris Dance At The College Farm Open Day
The bright sun shone beautifully on the Country Fair of Sunday 5th April. It brought lightly-clad queues to the payboxes and tea rooms of College Farm - between Allandale Avenue and Fitzalan ...Read more
A memory of Finchley in 1992 by
White Strand
Between 1060 and 1962 I worked with Les Stone, hiring his boats off White Strand. I think Les could be in the bottom corner of the photo with the hat on. I could be the young lad near the water's edge. What memories. Great two years for me.
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White Hart Lock
I believe this to be the White Hart Lock at New Haw situated at the junction of Woodham Lane and the turning off over the White Hart bridge which led to Byfleet station. I do believe also that the cottage featured in a film, ...Read more
A memory of Addlestone in 1964 by
Whifflet Shawhead And Coatbridge
My memories of the above are vivid in my memory, I remember Shawhead from about 1959 when we first moved there, when we moved in there was an old railway line that ran in front of the shops which then were the ...Read more
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Where, But These Are Hammil Bricks
There are plenty of brick walls along most country lanes and so I am having trouble placing this. It might be near to Selson Farm which is actually not too far from Hammill brickworks. The clay under the chalk was ...Read more
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Where Can The Grammar School Be?
At a guess! My visits to Shepton mallet were infrequent as I lived near Bristol as a child. But loved coming to see my Grandmother at no 1 Barren Down (mrs E A Crook)A school was at the back of her house, I ...Read more
A memory of Shepton Mallet in 1947
Where I Grew Up
Main street, White Bear Land Lord was Ralph Carr on the left, A man pub, nothing fancy, Samuel Smiths Beer, Bill Cox the local PC had many happy hours in there, many arguments over football, sex, cricket, it was the best S ...Read more
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Where I Was Born
I was born in Lancaster Street, Six Bells in my Grans front room. My Mum and Dad lived with my Gran and when I was born I shared the house as well. The back yard had a steep slope and backed onto the "mountains". The kitchen ...Read more
A memory of Six Bells in 1947 by
Where I Grew Up
I lived most of my life in Sible Hedingham, as a family we moved there from London in 1962. I was just 2 years old at the time. My father Robert Farren, "Bob" as he was best known and my mother Ivy, took over the licence of ...Read more
A memory of Sible Hedingham in 1962 by
Where Are They Now What Do You Remember
Mr Kimblin was the headmaster at Bredbury County Primary. I also remember Miss Littlebotem, Mrs Guyton, Mrs Lambert, Mrs Lydiard, Mr Hume and Mr and Mrs Garlic; have any info on those teachers please. There is ...Read more
A memory of Hyde in 1958 by
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As well as portable gangways, boat-carts were also used to get trippers to and from the sailing boats.
All the familiar seaside fun is here: happy holiday-makers digging in the sand, deckchairs and bathing machines fill this evocative picture of Edwardian Broadstairs.The steps and the lift house are
The quality of Brydon's work is well brought out in this view; I have heard visitors commenting on the remarkable survival of so much Roman work!
More accurately, this is the rear of Church Street; modern detached houses have been developed in the allotment-style gardens.
Some consider the Talbot Inn to be the best, in architectural terms, in the whole of the country, and even the finest in England.
Pronounced 'clibbery', Cleobury Mortimer is famous for the crooked spire of its church.
A quiet day in the Market Place when it reverts to its more usual function of bus station and car park.
The jetty has played an important part in English history, as it was from here that Admiral Nelson set out to join his fleet and fight many of his most famous battles.
This photograph shows the holiday season in full swing. The bathing huts will soon be winched down to the shallows so that modest ladies can paddle discreetly.
Their poster proclaims 'on with the show', and they have attracted a large crowd, some watching from the ledge in front of the bandstand.
Beyond the overdressed Victorian beachgoers are a number of stalls selling ice creams and other refreshments.
At the turn of the century, Felixstowe was at the height of its popularity as a seaside resort, with its south-facing beach.
Exmouth's long sea front and sandy beaches made sea-bathing a popular recreation from the town's earliest days as a resort. Tourists came for the bracing air and social activities.
The only attractions on offer here are boat trips and donkey rides; to the far right, on the water's edge, are a number of wheeled bathing machines.
In this later image, suits and towels hired by male bath- ers hang out to dry. The top of the sea wall provides additional seating and a pagoda shelter adorns the prom- enade.
A Backyard 1903 The everyday drudgery of turn of the century life, before modern household appliances eased the burden, is displayed in this portrait of three elderly ladies in this Hitchin backyard
The attractive entrance to the town is seen here; we are looking north from Bath. The parish church of St Mary stands boldly on its mound.
Covering some eight acres, this is believed to be the largest chalk pit in Hampshire.
The clock tower dates from 1875, by which time Newnham had long ceased to be the most important Gloucestershire town on the west bank of the river.
One early visitor to the new resort was Mr Tregonwell, who bathed in the sea and walked the dunes of Mudeford.
High above the East Cliff promenade are the turrets and flags of The Royal Bath Hotel, one of the town's leading resorts at this time.
By the 1950s the first high rise hotels had appeared; also, Bournemouth's old trams had given way to trolley-buses, hence the overhead lines.
Felixstowe was a genteel seaside resort built around a wide shingle bay which offered excellent, safe bathing.
Nailsworth may not be the most attractive town in the Cotswolds, but the student of industrial archaeology will find it a fascinating place to visit.
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