Books

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Memories

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Marsden Park Swimming Pool

I have a host of memories of MPSP. The earliest is from the 1950s when I used to play on the fountain -- seen in the foreground -- with my cousins (Towers) who would visit from Cleveleys. It was also the first place ...Read more

A memory of Nelson in 1967 by Charles Duerden

Snowed In

If my memory is correct it was the winter of 1940/41 when I was a teenager, working for a long distance transport company from the midlands. We had left Carlisle on our way south via Shap Fell when we were caught in a blizzard and the ...Read more

A memory of Carlisle in 1940 by Douglas Robinson

Claybury Memories.

Both my parents were nurses at Claybury during the 1950s. My dad worked days and my mum worked nights. I can remember her telling me that when she did 'the rounds' during the night she used to ride her bike through the ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1950 by Hilary Hughes

Stirling Tower

My claim to Fame I was born at home in Stirling Tower at Dryburgh Estate on the 26th November 1960 nee Cockburn. The first person to be born in Dryburgh for over 100 years.

A memory of Dryburgh in 1960 by Pamela Thompson

Royal Air Force

Basic training days over, my first posting "Scampton" with 230 OCU. I remember having fire duty sitting beside the control tower as fighter pilots converted to bomber, the exercise being circuits and bumps with the Lincoln bomber, ...Read more

A memory of Scampton in 1949 by James Clifton

Is This The Watch Tower

I wonder if anyone can tell me if the tall black object in the distance in this photo is the coastguard watch tower which was at the top of Sea Lane throught the war and into the sixties or seventies. My grandfather was an ...Read more

A memory of Saltfleet by Janice Edwards

Church Town

In 1960 my home was just out of shot: next door to the house that is partly visible on the far right of the picture. I lived at number 18 Church Street, Church Street being the road that is accessed by turning right in the middle ...Read more

A memory of Minehead in 1960 by Pam Gotham

Ballroom Dancing Days

I was born in 1962  and at the age of 4yrs went to a dance school in blackhall called Hall dance school Does any one know Bob and Doris at the time they may not be alive now they were the Dance teachers at the time. ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1966 by Karen Surtees

Shopping In Newmarket On Saturday

SATURDAY MARKET DAY IN NEWMARKET, exactly how I remember it as a 5 year old. On the left next to the Rutland Arms in the center left of the picture was a small street called Palace Street. My father was born ...Read more

A memory of Newmarket by Sealia Dean

Memories

MY MUM USED TO BIKE OVER FROM NORTH BOARHUNT TO SOBERTON EVERY THURSDAY WHEN I WAS SMALL. She had a small seat fixed at the back so that she could take me too,i had to sit on a blanket as it was hard.It use to take a while and i use to ...Read more

A memory of Soberton in 1956 by Vanessa Hillman(Nee Miles)

Captions

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Caption For Maidenhead, King Street And Clock Tower 1911

The name Maidenhead means "the maidens' landing place"; this photograph depicts King Street and the town's splendid clock tower.

Caption For Hoghton, The Tower Courtyard 1895

Hoghton Tower, set on a hill and visible for miles, dates from 1565. King James I beggared the Hoghtons by overstaying on a visit with all his retainers.

Caption For Morecambe, Central Promenade 1906

The Queen's Hotel is just to the right of the clock tower; it was one of the resort's main hotels at this time.

Caption For Heysham, Heysham Tower 1915

Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

Caption For Rumney, The Church C1960

St Augustine's church is of the Early English period, with a later Perpendicular embattled tower with pinnacles. It was restored in 1860.

Caption For Nuneaton, The Church Of St Nicholas C1960

The church consisted of a nave, chancel and aisles, with a square embattled tower having pinnacles at the angles.

Caption For Wembley, Stadium C1960

Built on the site of a failed attempt to erect a structure to rival the Eiffel Tower, this building, apart from its twin pepper-pot towers, cannot be said to be a thing of great beauty.

Caption For Skelton, The Church C1885

The huge tower of Skelton parish church dominates the skyline in the Skelton

Caption For Heysham, The Docks C1915

Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

Caption For Normanton, The Grammar School C1955

The small section with the bell tower is the only remaining part of the old Freeston High School; it was built in 1592 with an endowment from John Freeston, who lived at Altofts Hall.

Caption For Swanage, From Coastguard Station 1897

This view is looking from Peveril Point to the Clock Tower (centre), showing its original spire, which was replaced by a cupola in 1904 after fundamentalist Christian protests that spires only

Caption For Blackburn, The Town Hall C1955

It has not got the towering Gothic grandeur of some of Lancashire's other town halls, but it does have a certain splendour. It was built at a cost of £29,428 16s 3d.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Parish Church 1927

An excellent view of Saltburn parish church with its distinctive tower, something of a landmark in Saltburn.

Caption For Loftus, General View C1960

An interesting view of Loftus, again showing the towers of the Catholic church and the town hall.

Caption For Edgehill, The Castle Inn 1922

The tower at Edge Hill was built in 1750 to commemorate the battle. The mock-Gothic edifice was later used as an inn.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill 1897

It was built in 1826 in the rare Greek-revival style, with a circular bell tower above the pedimented Doric portico.

Caption For Little Dalby, The Church C1955

This rather ponderous Victorian Gothic building, designed by Raphael Brandon (1817-77), is faced in ironstone, with a heavy spire and tower.

Caption For Bangor, High Street And Clock 1908

Horse-drawn vehicles ply the High Street on a summer morning; a sign on the clock tower directs visitors to the sea-water baths and the pier. Note the poster for Rose's lime juice, right.

Caption For Donaghadee, The Seafront 1897

This close-up of the seafront shows the Imperial Hotel, while in the distance is the restored parish church, with a Jacobean tower, dating from 1641.

Caption For Blakeney, High Street And Church C1955

All Saints', with its somewhat minimalist battlemented tower, is a c1820 rebuild by Samuel Hewlett of an early 18th-century church. All underwent restoration in 1907.

Caption For Warboys, The Jubilee Clock And The Square C1955

This impressive clock tower was erected in the Square in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. It cost the parishioners of Warboys £200.

Caption For Norwich, From South East 1896

This view, looking across Lower Close, has changed remarkably little since 1896; it shows how the cathedral dominates its surroundings, towering over the houses of Lower Close.

Caption For Horley, View From The River 1906

The church has a modernised tower and a shingled broach spire.

Caption For Holt, Hall From The Lake 1896

A picturesque vista of Holt Hall, with its towering chimneys and many gables, cradled in magnificent parkland with shady trees.