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The Thursday Club On The Green, Falconwood Parade

It was the early 1960's and I was a curious teenager beginning a voyage of discovery into the exciting world of pop music, rock and roll, coffee bars and clubs. In fact the first teen club I ever ...Read more

A memory of Blackfen by Bernard Schofield

More Memories From A Boy Growing Up In Burghfield

Back in Burghfield around 1962, I clearly remember one day during the School Summer Holiday seeing a Huge Red and Green Steamroller coming towards me with a whole host of Road Tar making ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper

Children's Convalescent Home Charnwood Forest 1949

I was three years old when I went to Charnwood Forest for four weeks to convalesce in late spring 1949. I was recovering from pleurisy and pneumonia. My parents didn't have a car so I was ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves

Hos In The 1930's

My mum told me she came to Peartree Farm Askham Bryan. She was an Ellwood from Batley. she described a hanging ham in the kitchen, her discovery of her allergy to mushrooms and playing in the fields here about. I have no ...Read more

A memory of Askham Bryan by Diane Gollop

Social Life At The Pool!

I was five years old when this photograph was taken and would have occasionally been taken to the pool by my mother.  My older sister would have come too.  As we got older it was a great place to hang out as teenagers and ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by Anthea Hilson

Wartime In Ickburgh Fields

I was evacuated with my mother to a back to back semi-detached flint cottage situated in a clearing in the pine forests. There was no sanitation or running water or electricity. There was a tiny kitchen with a black ...Read more

A memory of Ickburgh Fields by Marion Mac Donald

Hop Picking

I used to go to Little Chart Farm, Pluckley as a child, being born in the East End in 1946.  My memories are of freedom and adventure, long, happy carefree days spent in the beautiful Kent countryside, for a few weeks each summer. My ...Read more

A memory of Pluckley in 1956 by Alexandra Mustin

Thame Cottage Portmellon

I was born in 1975 and spent nearly every birthday until I was 16 years old at Thame Cottage, Portmellon with my Mum, Dad, younger Brother, Uncle, Auntie and 3 cousins. One day, when I have my own children, I hope to take ...Read more

A memory of Portmellon by Elizabeth Collier

A Traditional English Pub!

The Queen's Head is little changed - maybe a horse trough on the pavement but the front of the building is pure English village pub! It was the starting point for many a village pub crawl and some fun times pushing ...Read more

A memory of Pinner in 1966 by John Howard Norfolk

Geneva House School.

I went to Geneva House School until about 1961. I remember Miss Wynbush and ms Payne and I think the English teacher was called Mrs or Miss Pugh. My best friend was Lois Trerise, we also used to hang out with Anita ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by Jill Lynch (Was Hampton)

Captions

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Caption For London, The Knife Sharpener, Whitechapel Road 1885

This cutler and locksmith has an establised stall in the market in the Whitechapel Road.

Caption For Langport, The Hanging Chapel And Old School House C1960

The Hanging Chapel is above the archway to the left, hidden behind the trees.

Caption For Sonning, Lock 1890

A small child perches precariously on the lock gate balance beam: one wriggle and disaster could follow.

Caption For York, Low Petergate 1892

On the right is Merriman's pawnbrokers with its ornate gas lamp, whilst on the left is Seale's brush and mat warehouse.

Caption For Windsor, St George's Chapel 1895

This fascinating photograph shows the intricate detail and sumptuous carving of St George's Chapel.

Caption For Acle, Fishing At The Bridge C1929

Acle lies on the main road between Norwich and Yarmouth.

Caption For Heasley Mill, The Dining Room, Heasley House C1960

A delightful period shot of the Heasley House Hotel, a charming establishment in this tiny settlement on the edge of Exmoor.

Caption For Brading, High Street C1960

Not far away from the Bull Ring are displayed the town stocks and whipping post.

Caption For Rodborough, The Village C1950

The large lettering of the Stroud Brewery across the façade takes precedence over the smaller hanging signs of the Prince Albert Hotel on this attractive corner.

Caption For Botley, The Railway Hotel And Station Entrance C1960

A memorial stone at the entrance to Botley station recalls the murder in 1800 of one Thomas Webb.

Caption For Axminster, St Mary's Church C1960

Much of what remains is Norman and Early English; the mighty tower was rebuilt in the 13th century.

Caption For Shifnal, Market Place 1898

Shifnal is thought to have been the model for P G Wodehouse's 'Market Blandings'.

Caption For York, Low Petergate 1892

On the right is Merriman's Pawnbrokers, with its leaf-decorated lamp hanging above the shop front.

Caption For Tintern, Wye Valley Hotel C1935

This is another of Tintern`s hotels, pictured not long after it had been transformed from the Carpenter`s Arms.

Caption For St Cleer, The Village 1890

This placid village hangs at the skirts of Bodmin moor, and is noted for its antiquities.

Caption For Atherton, Market Street And Parish Church C1955

The murderer William Chadwick was tracked down and eventually stood trial at Liverpool Assizes.

Caption For Barmouth, The Harbour 1913

Hanging the sails out to dry along the railings are as equal a part of small vessel maintenance as working on the hull note the man by the upturned boat on the left-hand side.

Caption For York, Low Petergate 1892

On the right is Merriman's Pawnbrokers, with its leaf-decorated lamp hanging above the shop front.

Caption For Mevagissey, The Harbour 1935

In 1886 Mevagissey landed 255,000 hundredweight of fish, the greatest quantity of any port in the west.

Caption For Maiden Newton, Whitehall 1906

The curious stone tower attached to the Castle Inn, whose sign hangs over the roadway, stands by a bridge over the Toller, or Hooke, shortly before it flows into the River Frome.

Caption For Runswick, From The Beach C1885

The older houses of this charming little village, like many others on this coast, are built hanging precariously onto a cliff.

Caption For Shifnal, Market Place 1899

Sometimes a lot of change can take place in a very short time.

Caption For Filey, North Beach C1960

Fishing nets hang out to dry along the esplanade of Filey's North Beach, while a 'coble', as the old-fashioned fishing boats are called, waits above on the left.

Caption For Wollaston, High Park Avenue C1960

That finished when the farm closed, but the Darbys are still around - Graham Darby is currently licensee of The Gate Hangs Well on High Park Avenue.