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Weekends At Chapel Row
I didn't live in Bucklebury but was born in Cold Ash where I lived prior to moving to Thatcham. Unfortunately my father died as the result of a motor cycle accident when I was eight years old, and social care being what it ...Read more
A memory of Bucklebury by
Wedding Day
We moved to Eastry when I was 2...now 60 years ago ....We lived in the house on the Premiere Garage High Street which was over the road from the newsagents called Bickers. As kids we played in the wood of Boystown behind the garage. ...Read more
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Watson House
What a delight to find this site and the photographs of Sutton Coldfield. I too have memories of a children's home but mine were of Watson House. From what I remember it was a big beautiful Tudor-built house, with the biggest ...Read more
A memory of Sutton Coldfield in 1965 by
Wath C1958 68
I too remember Tesh's Emporium.... it was as someone said, somewhere you felt both excitement and dread at the same time lol .... he reminded me of a Fagin character looking back!....I lived in the Pavilion ( or Pav ) as it ...Read more
A memory of Wath Upon Dearne by
Wath 1954 To 1963
I lived in Wath for only 8 years from aged 1 to 9 (1954 to 1963) when we moved to Mexborough. We lived at No1 Melton View which was just off Well/Cat Lane opposite the old lock up building. We lived at number 1, next ...Read more
A memory of Wath Upon Dearne by
Waterloo Chapel Bath Street Liverpool
Hi I was born in Westkirby the Wirral but have been living in Denmark since Iwas 18. The other day I came across an old box at a car boot sale in Denmark with the letters Waterloo Chapel Liverpool ...Read more
A memory of Waterloo
Watercolour Painting
I grew up in Warsash (Fleet End) in the 1950s and a friend of mine lived in one of the cottages shown. His aunt produced hand-painted watercolour postcards, one of which I possess. It was obviously painted from this ...Read more
A memory of Warsash in 1955 by
Watching The Boats In The Lock
Summer Sunday afternoons were often spent at Boulters Lock when I was a child. We would have a walk along the river and end up at the lock to sit and watch the boats go in and out. There would be the people who ...Read more
A memory of Maidenhead in 1965 by
Was This My Place Of Birth?
On my original birth cert the above is listed as my place of birth. I was adopted but it seems born in Bath. I have always wanted to see where I was born - alas it is too late but I hope I have located the spot. I ...Read more
A memory of Combe Down in 1945 by
Warts And All
From Ethel Charnock to Ethel Middleton when I migrated and married an Australian. I was born in 1933 attended St James Church of England, the eldest of four kids, two sisters and one brother. We lived in Needwood Street off ...Read more
A memory of Collyhurst by
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A closer view of the massive entrance to Peak Cavern, said to be the largest cave entrance in Britain.
The photographer who took this picture was positioned at the entrance to Cirencester railway station.
The mighty yew tree in Twyford churchyard has a 15-ft circumference and is thought to be the oldest clipped yew in the country.
The tree-lined walks by the side of the River Derwent known as the Lovers' Walks have been popular with visitors since the town became a tourist honeypot in the 19th century.
The Kings Arms Hotel (right), built in 1750, was a stop for the changing of horses and the collection of post on the London to Bristol route.
Was the East Midland's climate ever that good? Open-air swimming pools are probably the direct descendants of the sea-bathing craze that swept the country during the 19th century.
The hillside town of Yeadon lies to the north of Bradford, and is today perhaps most famous as the site of the Leeds-Bradford Airport.
Dedicated to Our Lord and St Mary the Virgin, Durham is considered to be the finest Romanesque church in Europe.
At East Runton you could walk out along broad stretches of beach and enjoy digging for fossils in the soft cliffs, a pastime made popular by the Victorians.
In the 1930s Sidmouth acquired a reputation as an upmarket holiday resort, not so much for its sea-bathing as for the tranquillity of its setting and the mildness of its climate.
The changing face of the Swan Hotel is displayed in the next sequence of photographs. The Town Hall was designed in 1855 by the Bath architect Thomas Fuller – he later emigrated to Canada.
Mow Cop could be said to be the birthplace of the Primitive Methodist movement, for it was here in 1807 that Hugh Bourne (1772-1852) and William Clowes (1780-1851) held their first meetings.
Situated to the west of Stratton, Bude Castle was built on a promontory by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney in 1850.
In the 1930s Sidmouth acquired a reputation as an upmarket holiday resort, not so much for its sea-bathing as for the tranquillity of its setting and the mildness of its climate.
Beyond Hounslow, the Great West Road divided into the two coaching routes leading to Bath and Exeter.
The Southend Corporation Swimming Bath on Western Esplanade was a popular feature of the town. 300ft x 75ft, it boasted a high diving board, platforms, chutes and springboards.
The Roman town of Aquae Sulis, now Bath, grew up at the point where the Fosse Way crossed the river Avon.
The Southend Corporation Swimming Bath on Western Esplanade was a popular feature of the town. 300ft x 75ft, it boasted a high diving board, platforms, chutes and springboards.
Today the size of this pub (built in 1938) reminds us that by the 20th century Hoylake had become a holiday resort.
This corn windmill is reputed to be the tallest in Norfolk, nine floors high. The boat-shaped cap is characteristic of Norfolk mills.
This must be the best- known view in Essex. Where would manufacturers of calendars be without it?
When the Deanery Tower was built in the latter part of the 15th century by Suffolk's Archdeacon William Pykenham, it was supposed that it would be the gateway to a palace.
The chapel, at the abbey's east end, was completed in 1512 after ten years of building work.
Designed be Borough Surveyor Charles Clegg, the 100ft building was opened amid greate civic pomp in 1882.
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