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Memories

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Osterly Park View Road

I remember the Slatter twins who were in my class at St Marks (Robert and John). The Davis shop in the road. Watching my mother buy bacon and seeing it sliced as Mr or Mrs Davis turned the handle on the machine. As you ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Nick Beard

Grandparents In Churt

My grandparents, George and Bertha Unwin lived and worked in Churt Between 1913-1924. They married at St Johns Church on Christmas Eve 1913. My grandfather was chauffeur to a Mr Shattock at Bookham's and they lived at Bookham’s ...Read more

A memory of Churt by Angela Tremain

Growing Up In Buckhurst Hill 60's 70's

I used to live in The Meadway, and went to St Johns infants School-a few memories of playing on 'the boxes' at play/lunchtime. These were actually old beer crates, and long before health and safety spoiled ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Richard Morgan

The 'cleopatra Restaurant' Next To The Northwood Hills Hotel, Elton John, Bluesology And 'toys And Sports'.

Seeing the photo of the 'Northwood Hills Hotel' and the tall 'office' building beyond, took me back to recall 'The Cleopatra Restaurant' that ...Read more

A memory of Northwood Hills by Tim Deacon

Pitts Cottage

My nan Eliza Geal or Jelly as she was known, worked at Pitts Cottage doing the cooking in the 50-60s she lived at Park Cottages just down the road and her husband Sunny worked on the Squerrys Estate which was run by a Major Warde, his ...Read more

A memory of Westerham by timddeacon

Ledsham Court, St Leonards, Sussex ...Great Memories! By John Franks, (Ex Rascal Boarder).

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

Memories Of Marks Gate

I lived on Marks Gate from 1954-1972 when I got married. We lived in a two bedroomed flat in Arneways Avenue. I went to the Oaks school in Collier Row, John Preston school on Marks Gate and The Warren school, Chadwell ...Read more

A memory of Marks Gate by peterphelps06

Ilchester Crescent

Living in Ilchester Crescent was just fantastic. Lots to do and friends to play with. I remember the shops in particular the newsagent and me following my brother to deliver newspapers in 1965, mike from Presses the ...Read more

A memory of Bedminster Down by jude.hince

Howards Bakery

does anyone remember Howard's bakery at the bottom of tillery st. It was run by Jack (my dad) George and Frances. My name is John Howard and I left home in 1962 to join the Royal Air Force. Anyway I would like to hear from anyone who knew me all those many many years ago

A memory of Abertillery by John Howard

A Trip To Wales

I would like to get in touch with any one who was at St johns in 1975 /76, they organized a trip to wales where we learned how to canoe and abseiling down steep rocks, the place in wales was called Llanberis, please contact me through ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield

Captions

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Caption For Leamington Spa, St Mary's Church 1892

St Mary's was built between 1877 and 1878 by John Cundall in brick with a prominent steeple. The interior is brick-lined. The tower was a mere 75 feet high and has been cemented over.

Caption For Doncaster, The Grandstand 1903

By the date this picture was taken, Doncaster had been a racing centre for nearly three hundred years and had been the home of the oldest classic race, the St Leger, since its first running in 1778.

Caption For Dumfries, The Old And New Bridges C1890

Burns died in 1796 at the age of 36 and is buried in St Michael's Church. It was here, in February 1306, that Robert Bruce killed John Comyn the Red.

Caption For Calne, The River Marden And New Road C1955

The St Dunstan's factory wing (right) was built in 1919.

Caption For Weymouth, Beach 1923

The heart of Georgian Weymouth overlooks the sands from the Gloucester Hotel (top left) and the Royal Hotel (centre left), in a broad sweep around to the Victorian spire of St John's Church and Brunswick

Caption For Berkhamsted, The School, The School House C1960

The school in the background was founded in 1541 by John Incent, Dean of St Paul's, to provide education for 144 boys.

Caption For Harrow On The Hill, St Mary's Church 1906

Prominent for many miles, St Mary's has dominated the hill since at least the 12th century. It has always been an extremely important church as a peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Caption For Stanmore, St John's Church 1906

To the east of the Old Church, but sharing its graveyard, is the Church of St John The Evangelist. The view of this ragstone building, designed by Henry Clutton in 1894, has changed very little.

Caption For Cottesmore, The Village C1955

Here is a village at ease with itself, in the heart of stone country. On the extreme right is a single-decker bus which would now be an asset to any transport collection.

Caption For Caldecott, The Village C1955

At a distance is the ironstone church of St John Evangelist with its Weldon stone steeple, rebuilt in 1797 after being struck by lightning.

Caption For Stamford, Red Lion Square 1922

It is clear that Finlay's is under competition following the arrival of the chain store in the form of Freeman Hardy & Willis. To the left of the tower of St John's is the Curry Cycle Co.

Caption For Caterham, Godstone Road 1948

Caterham is in two parts, up the hill where the medieval church is, and Caterham Valley to the east on the valley floor, which grew up when the railway arrived in 1856 - it was in fact a

Caption For Carnaby, The Church C1885

Inland from Bridlington is the village of Carnaby, with its 13th-century church of St John the Baptist. The village grew around the estate of Boynton Hall.

Caption For Barrow Upon Soar, High Street C1965

The camera looks north-south along the High Street as it crosses the Leicester to Nottingham railway, and at a not unattractive group of houses and shops ranging in date from the 18th

Caption For Copthorne, Franciscan Convent School C1960

Copthorne was a new parish, formed in 1881 out of Worth and Crawley Down.The church of St John Evangelist was built in 1877 and is just in Sussex.The picture shows local shops with a proliferation

Caption For Portland, Chesil Beach 1890

Fortune's Well, the main street (centre right), leads to the tower of the church of St John the Baptist and gives its name to Fortuneswell village.

Caption For Penshurst, The Park, The Sidney Oak 1891

Covering 350 acres, Penshurst Park has many fine oaks; a chancel screen in St John the Baptistís church is made of Penshurst oak.

Caption For Barrow Upon Soar, High Street C1965

The camera looks north-south along the High Street as it crosses the Leicester to Nottingham railway, and at a not unattractive group of houses and shops ranging in date from the 18th

Caption For Adel, The Church 1891

The Norman church of St John the Baptist stands in the north of Leeds. It was built around 1150 on the site of a Saxon church, and the south porch was added a decade later.

Caption For Morcombelake, Old Cottages 1904

This discreet little settlement in the parish of Stanton St Gabriel occupies a web of small lanes on the south-facing slopes of Hardown Hill and derives its name from three Old English words: 'mor' (

Caption For Abingdon, The Grammar School 1893

From 1563 until 1870 the Grammar School, or Roysses School, had occupied buildings east of St Johns Hospital and the abbey gateway. It was a small school with fewer than 70 pupils.

Caption For Cottesmore, The Village C1955

Here is a village at ease with itself, in the heart of stone country. On the extreme right is a single-decker bus which would now be an asset to any transport collection.

Caption For Clayton, Village C1960

We are at the foot of the Downs by the route of the London to Brighton main line railway.

Caption For Haywards Heath, St Wilfrid's Church 1963

However, it would be over 50 years before the General Enclosure Act was passed in 1858, which would enable further parts of the Heath to be enclosed, and the skeletal structure of the town to