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My Maslen Ancestors
My great-grandparents were married at Little Coxwell 1864 and my grandfather was born there in 1864 also, my great-grandfather was called John Maslen and his wife was Jane (nee Haines), they had come over from the ...Read more
A memory of Little Coxwell in 1860 by
Life At Avon Carrow For A Yank Abroad
I moved into Avon Carrow in the Spring of 1970. I was stationed at RAF Croughton but moved my family to this small village in Warwickshire because that life was what we were used to, coming from the ...Read more
A memory of Avon Dassett by
A Ghost On Beccles Church Steps
My father, Stafford Brown, was a student at Beccles College during the First World War. He stayed with the Knights family of Puddingmoor. Mr Knights, who was a wherryman, told of a strange event that happened to him ...Read more
A memory of Beccles in 1910 by
Bowerham Barracks
I remember living there in the married quarters when the war was over and my dad was posted there, must have been 1946. My dad was in the Kings Own Royal Regiment and we lived there for quite a short time and I went to school ...Read more
A memory of Lancaster by
Childhood In The 1950s In Caerau
I was born at 87 Victoria Street in 1945. My father was a miner and worked all his life in Caerau colliery. My mother came from London with her brothers and sisters, they were evacuated to Caerau after their house ...Read more
A memory of Caerau in 1953 by
My Childhood Garden Part Ii
Some months later, how long I cannot remember for the passing of time means little to a child, except that it always seemed so long for things to happen; but I found myself again seated in the back seat of another ...Read more
A memory of Shamley Green in 1954 by
18 Happy Years
We moved into Avon Carrow in November 1991, just after the M40 motorway had been extended to Warwick, and started the most rewarding living experience of our mature lives. The Carrow has an interesting history for such a ...Read more
A memory of Avon Dassett in 2009 by
Childhood In Benham Valence
It was in April 1950 that I was born in the Victorian wing of Benham Valence - actually in the flat above the garages - a very primitive dwelling with no bathroom or indoor toilet. Unfortunately the whole wing was ...Read more
A memory of Benham Park in 1950 by
The Keelings 1940 Evacuees
My sister, Joy, elder brother, Richard and myself, John Keeling, were evacuated to Llanharan in June 1940. After a short time Richard and myself were placed with a lovely old lady at 12 Seymour Avenue, Mrs Surridge. I ...Read more
A memory of Llanharan in 1940 by
I Lived Next Door
My family lived in the cottage next to the well during the Second World War and for a short time after. I have many very happy memories, including falling asleep on the stone monument on the moors, sitting on the stone wall of ...Read more
A memory of St Cleer in 1940 by
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Shortly after the Second World War the home was transferred to the Kensington and Chelsea Health Authority and it was closed by them in 1977.
The village population had grown to just short of 700, and there were now over 100 houses. The way of life had remained basically agricultural.
The village population had grown to just short of 700, and there were now over 100 houses. The way of life had remained basically agricultural.
The statue of the soldier with his rifle upside-down was put up shortly afterwards.
Over succeeding years many attractions were added but due to the short season it was never a commercial success.
Lack of experience meant that their control of the council was short- lived, but it was a rude awakening for several long-standing councillors.
There is now a greater emphasis on short breaks, weekend visits, and day trips. Visitors to Exmouth are more likely to stay in bed and breakfast establishments than hotels.
It was erected shortly after the Town Council was created in 1987.
Just a short distance from the Burford Bridge Hotel is Burford Lodge.
Ashley's father-in-law built this castle shortly before selling Ormeau House to Belfast Council. On his death, the Ashleys started to make visits and became involved in local affairs.
For a short time Fleetwood was in effect the northern terminus of the L&NWR line from Euston, and the connecting stop for steamer services to and from Belfast, Ardrossan and various west coast ports
The short, sweet, flower-starred turf is restful to the traveller.
Truly a revolution in the short space of a quarter of a century.` In 1962 Mrs C Nicholls, born in 1872, recalled walking to St John`s School, Bradmore Green from Hooley: `We used to walk
Politically, he was in favour of the abolition of the Window Taxes and opposed to short Parliaments and the Corn Laws.
Politically, he was in favour of the abolition of the Window Taxes and opposed to short Parliaments and the Corn Laws.
We see typical fifties fashion here with the boy's open shirt collar worn over his jacket collar.
Contemporaneous fashions undoubtedly included the Mekay 'immaculate shirts' advertised on the side of the 244 bus (which served Whitmore Way and Laindon).
Contemporaneous fashions undoubtedly included the Mekay 'immaculate shirts' advertised on the side of the 244 bus (which served Whitmore Way and Laindon).
They were agents for Burberry's weatherproof garments and Jaeger pure wool underwear, as well as hatters, glovers, hosiers and shirt makers.
In the days when the Reverend William Downes was rector, and William Wilkinson kept the Leeds Arms, local farmers included Joseph Booth, Jonathan Marshall, Maude Thomas, John Shirt and Thomas Stanland.
It is high summer, judging by the height of the River Teign and the shirt sleeves of the farm labourers.
If we compare this view with the 1920s ones, the clothes still seem remarkably formal, but mod- ern casualness is beginning to arrive with open-neck shirts and even chaps in shirtsleeves.
In the days when the Reverend William Downes was rector, and William Wilkinson kept the Leeds Arms, local farmers included Joseph Booth, Jonathan Marshall, Maude Thomas, John Shirt and Thomas Stanland
Next to Marshall's familiar newsagent's shop, James Bennett & Co. are still manufacturing shirts and pyjamas; St James' Church, built in 1829, dominates the scene.
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