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My First And Last Jobs In Hull

This is a photo of the Derringham Branch of the Hull Savings Bank where I started as a junior bank clerk at the age of 16 on 31st August 1965, probably around the time when this photo was taken. It certainly ...Read more

A memory of Kingston upon Hull in 1965 by David Farrow

The Capitol Cinema

I used to look forward to the weekend so I could pay my 'tanner' and go to the Saturday morning pictures at the Capitol (now Marks & Spencer I believe). I was born and raised in Barking, Sutton Road (off Movers Lane). Went to ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1956 by Peter Hutt

Nefyn Beach

The beach cafe shown in the photo entitled 'the anchorage' was owned and run by my aunts, the Misses Miriam and Evelyn Wales, whose father moved to Morfa Nefyn in the late 1800s to take charge of the cable station linked to Ireland. Also ...Read more

A memory of Nefyn in 1940 by Pamela Stunt

My Years Living Next To The Butchers

My dad Rowland Cook took over Lasts butchers in 1985. I grew up in The Maltings which was attached to the shop and is the house on the right hand side of the photo with the big bay window from the age of 11 ...Read more

A memory of Botesdale in 1985 by Kevin Cook

Before School

Mr & Mrs Potter managed Bon March shop and they had two young boys, Robert and Edmond.  My mum, Edna Griffiths, helped to look after the children and, being pre-school age, I used to go along with her.  Mrs Potter used to bring us ...Read more

A memory of Kington in 1955 by Avril Layton Morris

St Mary's Church At The Foot Of The Causeway

The church has been extended in recent years by a 'block' (blot?) on the nearest corner of this photo. Although a nice building in its own right it does not fit in with the style of the church. St Mary's ...Read more

A memory of Horsham by M

Grandfather

My Grandfather, Frank Portingale came from Faulkand, we spent many Summer holidays there. I remember having our photos taken in the stocks and gathering mushrooms. My Grandfather's sister Edith lived in Pond row. I have fond memories of Faulkland.

A memory of Faulkland by Keri Portingale

Eric Smith''''s Greengrocer''''s 21 Lordship Lane Se22

My Dad, Eric Smith, opened a Greengrocer's shop at number 21 Lordship Lane in 1962. At that time there was a traditional butchers shop one side and a grocery shop the other side. Opposite was a piano ...Read more

A memory of Dulwich in 1962 by Debbie Williams, Nee Smith

Colchester

While we were living in Colchester between 1955 and 1958, I was confirmed at this church at Lexden, Colchester. I had little memory of the church, but then while looking through the photos for Colchester I came across this photo much ...Read more

A memory of Colchester in 1956 by Mary Back

Is This The Causeway

It does not look like the Causeway to me. At the time of the photos, 1898, this road was fully populated with the exception of the Vicarage Garden. The photo shows open field so is perhaps one of the lanes leading up to Denne Park, beyond the Causeway or Denne Road.

A memory of Horsham by M

Captions

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Caption For Skegness, The Beach 1910

Merrie Men performed in the wooden theatre on the left, near the bathing machines, whilst the fair ground was also near the high water mark with a helter-skelter, roundabouts, a rifle range (right), a photo

Caption For Moore, The Post Office C1955

The latter apparently has a feature on 'Forces Favourites - Beautiful Colour Photos!'

Caption For Godalming, River Wey Camping Ground 1908

One suspects that Frith's photos of the river shown on these pages may have been commissioned by Mr Leroy to sell to his customers - he appears in this one too, in a Canadian canoe, fashionable at

Caption For York, The View From The City Walls 1897

This and the following three photos, although from the same vantage point, span a period of 60 years.They show many changes in some of the buildings and in the mode of transport.Two horse-drawn vehicles

Caption For London, Bank Of England 1908

A gap of just eight years after photo number L130223 sees this junction now dominated not by horses but by motor cars and buses.

Caption For Basildon, Town Square C1965

At the time of our photo, its three echelons included ABC Wallpapers, Forbuoys newsagents and Robinson Rentals at the bottom; Peter's gents' hairdressing and Hart's store in the middle; and offices for

Caption For Crays Hill, London Road C1955

Pump Cottage (in the middle of our photo) was—as the name suggests—the source of the village's water-supply.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Hart Street C1955

Henley is renowned for its annual regatta, which takes place in July; notice that the Forge House Studio, on the left, is displaying a banner advertising Regatta Photos.

Caption For Laindon, The Arterial Road And School Lane Crossroads C1955

Note the 'Cyclists Only' sign in the photo: cycle paths are by no means a recent idea.

Caption For Uppingham, High Street C1955

This earlier photo looks east and gives a better view of the thatched cottage and the large house with the impressive porch.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1929

Note Bridge Buildings, vantage point for the photographers who took some of the other photos of the Square.

Caption For Barry, 'old Barry' 1899

Rose Cottage, one of three cottages built for farm workers, is the foremost cottage in this photo.

Caption For Chorley, Chapel Street C1965

Our photo- graph was taken before the M6 or the Chorley by-pass opened— Chorley was troubled by heavy traffic for many years.

Caption For Beyton, The White Horse Inn C1955

This was demolished to widen the road shortly after the photo was taken.

Caption For Alton, Ashdell 1928

By 1928, the Rustic Bridge seen in photo 40743 had been taken down.

Caption For Laindon, The Fortune Of War Hotel C1960

At the time of our photo, the pub offered 'dancing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening—to the music of the Roundabouts'.

Caption For Laindon, The Fortune Of War Hotel C1960

At the time of our photo, the pub offered 'dancing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening—to the music of the Roundabouts'.

Caption For York, A Tudor House C1950

The sign on the building to the right forefront of the photo advertises Stroud's Agency for Servants; it is now a fashion accessory shop.

Caption For Cossington, The Village C1965

In the village are a good variety of houses, including the early 16th- century rectory and Hallside Grove, a Gothicised house of quality set behind the low wall on the left of the photo- graph.

Caption For Eccles, The Library And Monument C1955

To the left is the public library, designed by Edward Potts and noted for its Venetian windows.

Caption For Bishopstoke, The Old Church C1960

The tower was taken down shortly after this photo was taken.

Caption For York, The View From The City Walls 1897

This and the following three photos, although from the same vantage point, span a period of 60 years.

Caption For Great Dunmow, Market Place C1960

By the mid 1960s, Dunmow`s electric cables were being put underground: our photo shows what a good thing this was, aesthetically speaking.

Caption For Great Easton, The Ford 1951

Within fifteen years of this photo, the roadway had been made into a proper bridge, and there had been an infilling of bungalows on the left- hand side.