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Wonderful Bucks!

My mum first came across Bucks Mills when we went for a bodyboarding holiday in Westward Ho! before the march of the mobile homes..! Next year we stayed in Driftwood in Bucks itself and did so for the next 7/8 years until my ...Read more

A memory of Buck's Mills in 1965 by Nick Neter

What Went On

This is from about the 1950s. Along Grange Road was a huge piggery and it was owned by the Liddle family, by, did it pong. Further along you came to the railway crossing with the sign STOP, LOOK, LISTEN in red, this was where the ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Jimmy Burrows

Wartime Evacuee

I lived with a lovely Welsh family in a cottage, on the road down to the viaduct, I have forgotten the road name. The Gwaun-cae- Gurwen Juniors School was nearby; I attended that school ,my foster sister Esther Mary Davies ...Read more

A memory of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen by bassemad157

Walbottle Secondary Modern School

I lived in old millfield and went to walbottle secondary school in 1957 to1959, the headmaster was Mr Turnbull, I was in class 2p2 miss Robinson was my teacher, my favourite lesson was PE I was good at running,high ...Read more

A memory of Walbottle by Marlene Johnson

Visiting The Corner House

I visited Weobley in the late 60s as a child with my Mother to visit our Herefordshire cousins. We stayed with Mum's Great Uncle Fred (Frederick Hope) and his daughter, Mabel Hope. They lived at the Corner House and I ...Read more

A memory of Weobley in 1966 by Jane Dick

Visitation Convent Bridport Contd

We soon got back into the routine and before long the summer holidays came along. The last day of school was a big event. That morning we got eggs for breakfast. That was so, when we got home and our parents asked ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1940 by Howard Johnson

Violet Ayres Lodge

I was put into care at Violet Ayres Lodge in 1958 with my two brothers, John and Peter. When we first went there the houseparents were Tom and Iona Leslie. Some of the names I remember were George Howe, Michael Hill, ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1958 by Jim Saunders

Vague Memories

I was born in February 1941 and have vague memories of living in Watchet sometime in 1943/1944 for a period of almost two years. My mother (Kathleen/Kitty) and her sister (Olive) rented a house which I believe was on the Doniford Road. ...Read more

A memory of Watchet by john_elst

Though Tis Dorset, I Thought Twere Devon

When I was a child, I lived at Axminster. My favourite seaside resort was Lyme Regis, about 6 miles away from home. Even though I was told, on countless occasions, that Lyme lay in Dorset, I would not ...Read more

A memory of Lyme Regis by Marjorie Alcock

Thinking Of Home.

I lived in Pelaw Place, South Pelaw from 1949 until 1972 when I left to live abroad. Growing up and living in South Pelaw was really fantastic. My mates and I played hide and seek, kicky the tin Block, and loads of other outdoor ...Read more

A memory of South Pelaw by john.gardner

Captions

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Caption For Wroxham, On The Bure 1921

A mile from Wroxham Broad and spanning the Bure is this lovely old single-span bridge, partially hidden by a passing sail.

Caption For Horsey, The Mere C1955

This tiny settlement is set in a remote area of the Broads, where willows and reed beds thrust out into the waters narrowing the passage.

Caption For Southwold, From The Pier 1906

With its broad greens, its sandy beach, the lighthouse on North Green, and its picturesque buildings, Southwold has long been popular.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Old Walls 1922

The view is northwards to the Old Boathouse in the Square, and the Assembly Rooms beside Bell Cliff at the bottom of Broad Street, which were pulled down in 1928.

Caption For Ramsgate, Victoria Parade 1901

This broad parade, named after Queen Victoria, runs along the East Cliff in front of Wellington Crescent and the lawns.

Caption For Bedford, St Peter's Street 1921

St Peter's Street is still as broad today as then, but it would be a brave cyclist who rode down its centre now.

Caption For Lenham, The Limes C1960

The village stands under the downs near the source of the Len and has a broad, attractive market square fringed with lime trees, which create a shadowed path over the uneven setts and cobbles.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street 1909

As with Whistler's other major Broad Street portrait, it was bought by the Boston Museum.

Caption For Teddington, St Alban's Church, The Interior 1899

In 1865 the Church of St Peter and St Paul on Broad Street was opened; it became independent of the parish in 1880.

Caption For Teddington, St Alban's Church 1899

In 1865 the Church of St Peter and St Paul on Broad Street was opened; it became independent of the parish in 1880.

Caption For Lulworth, 1894

The broad steely sea, marked only by faint lines, which had a semblance of being etched thereon to a degree not deep enough to disturb its general evenness, stretched the whole width of his front

Caption For Clacton On Sea, Pier Gap 1912

The shops which lined the steep road down to the pier were demolished shortly after for being 'unhygienic and ugly'.They sold all manner of seaside items from postcards, buckets and spades, paddling

Caption For London, Park Lane 1890

Park Lane, running from the western ends of Oxford Street and Piccadilly, was a narrow road down the side of Hyde Park.

Caption For Mells, Little Green C1950

These cottages lie on the road down from the school, one of the first church schools in Somerset.

Caption For Grantchester, Byron's Pool C1946

This haven of tranquillity lies just a quarter of a mile from the main road down a wooded path, but many people feel that it has been spoilt by concrete buttresses and notice boards.

Caption For Somersham, The Cross C1955

This view was taken standing against the old Butter Cross looking down the St Ives road.

Caption For Sutton, Banstead Downs, Golf Links 1903

This scene is of Banstead Downs, which are actually outside Sutton's boundaries, south of Belmont station.

Caption For Bolton Le Sands, The Shore C1965

This is the road down to the shore (and Red Bank Farm).

Caption For Bonchurch, Village And Post Office 1934

Bonchurch stands on the steep slopes of St Boniface Down.

Caption For Penmaenmawr, 1892

The majestic sweep of the fertile fields down to the coast is also marked by the workings and spoils of man's need for the stone that is quarried from the mountain on this stretch of the coast.

Caption For New Brighton, Pier And Parade 1892

But as in all English seaside towns, package holidays abroad brought about the demise of these places.