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Trying To Remember The Road I Lived On

Am trying to piece together my life while in England. I was sent to some kind of institution when I was a few months old, probably in 1945/46. I believe that place was in the North of England. Then my mother ...Read more

A memory of Heston in 1949 by Paul Langseth

Marshs And Kennetts

My mum grew up in a house called Fernlea in West Ashling. She was the youngest of 8 children by Ron and Frances Marsh. Frances was also known as Cissy and was a Kennett - who had been in West Ashling when she was a ...Read more

A memory of West Ashling in 1890 by Liz Purkiss

Walker From 46 To The 70's

I was born in Walker 1946 to be accurate. They were slums even though the women did their best to keep them clean and rodent free. I remember my mum doing the washing in the wash-house in the back yard, she had to start a ...Read more

A memory of Byker in 1959 by Jacqueline Pilgrim

Hinckley

I was born in Cheshire Street, Hinckley. My mother's name was Violet Pinchess (maiden name Ridgeway), she had several brothers and a sister called Vera. Love to hear from anyone who knew her as I have no history at all.

A memory of Earl Shilton in 1943 by Pat Patrick

I Might Have Been An Undertaker

Throughout the first half of the 1950's I would spend every school holiday at Linton, with my maternal grandparents. Initially my mum would accompany me from our home in Trumpington to Drummer Street bus station, ...Read more

A memory of Linton in 1952 by Brian Goodliffe

Tottenham Earlsmead School

I lived in Colsterworth Road,Tottenham between 1948-58 and went to Earlsmead School. So many memories; Palace, Bruce Grove and Florida cinemas where we saw Snow White, sat in the circle and it really scared me! The ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton in 1956 by Robert Comolli

Loggerheads/And Colomendy

I remember going to both of these places with Tiber Street School. We went on a double decker green bus, I sat upstairs on the front seat with my mates counting how much pocket money we had for the week. Most of them ...Read more

A memory of Loggerheads in 1956 by Iris Woodward/Jones

Major's Corner

Opposite the beehive, the white-fronted shop was Saronis Photographers and I can remember a chap that used to stand in the doorway dressed somedays as an army officer, other times as a cowboy. He went to court once for impersonating ...Read more

A memory of Ipswich by Peter Parker

1956 1960

My dad bought a brand new house on Craigwell Avenue in 1956. Builder was William Old. I was 4. The house was blue and yellow, 4 houses up on the left from Newberries Avenue. The construction went on for at least two years after moving ...Read more

A memory of Radlett in 1956 by Robin Thompson

Bridge Street, Coggeshall

I remember Bridge Street as I grew up in Coggeshall and was 8 when this photo was taken. The pub sign on the right is for the Portobella pub, which was on the left. In the distance is the bridge over the River ...Read more

A memory of Coggeshall in 1955 by David Clark

Captions

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Caption For Dudley, Market Place C1955

Timpsons shoes, Woolworth's and the Maypole Dairy Co), and local chains, such as Alfred Preedy & Sons (second from right), who were tobacconists, with other shops in the Fountain Arcade and Hall Street

Caption For Gisburn, Main Street 1921

The width of the street shows that the village was laid out with room for the country market that was once held here, with stalls on the cobbles either side.

Caption For Eastham, Bridle Road C1960

Generations of residents have worked to remove traffic from the narrow, winding village streets and the main road to Chester ran through the village until the by- pass was built in the 1930s.

Caption For Worthing, The Broadway 1919

The buildings on the corner of High Street and The Broadway were named Warwick Mansions.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Temple Island 1899

Beyond New Street, Hobbs and Sons built their range of five-gabled boathouses with upper floor balconies, which became prime sites for viewing the Regatta.

Caption For Laindon, Station 2005

The Coming of the Railway The railway line from Fenchurch Street opened in the 1850s.

Caption For Newark, Magnus Street 1908

This street is named after Dr Thomas Magnus. There are a couple of tra- ditional stories relating to Thomas's childhood.

Caption For Whitby, East Cliff 1923

This panoramic view of Henrietta Street and East Cliff was probably taken from the West Pier extension.

Caption For Belfast, The Albert Memorial And Clock Tower 1897

The clock's central position at the foot of High Street meant diverting the underground River Farset.

Caption For Lincoln, Stonebow C1950

Woolworth & Co (right) also moved from the High Street into the Waterside Shopping Mall until March 2004, when they closed down.

Caption For Lincoln, Stonebow C1950

Woolworth & Co (right) also moved from the High Street into the Waterside Shopping Mall until March 2004, when they closed down.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Abbeygate Street C1955

On the right is the length of the street rebuilt after the 1882 fire. If we stand at the same spot today, we still look out over open countryside.

Caption For Newark, Magnus Street 1908

This street is named after Dr Thomas Magnus. There are a couple of traditional stories relating to Thomas's childhood.

Caption For Charmouth, High Street C1960

L M de Ville ran the Queen's Armes Private Hotel (right) in the mid 20th century, and Edward Hunter was across the street in the George Hotel (left).

Caption For Great Harwood, Church 1897

At some point, the dedication was changed from St Lawrence to St Bartholomew; the original dedication is commemorated in St Lawrence Street.

Caption For Walsall, The New Art Gallery 2005

The layout of the streets is still there but many of the older buildings have been swept aside by progress.

Caption For Daventry, Tennyson Road C1965

In about 1812 or 1813 she lived in Daventry High Street when her husband was captain of the local militia.

Caption For Skegness, Wesleyan Chapel 1891

The three earlier chapels were all in the High Street, the first opening in 1837. As the picture shows, there were few other buildings near this chapel in 1891.

Caption For Glasgow, The Necropolis 1897

The medieval fair was held at the upper end of the High Street (Townhead), but as the town began to spread southward, the fair moved to the north bank of the Clyde, near the Stockwell.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, St James Church 1895

The last one was recorded in 1908, and the curate of St James's Church in Blake Street, HIndpool (pictured here), with the backing of some local businessmen, provided a much-needed soup kitchen to alleviate

Caption For Luton, Wardown Park 2002

(The club still honours one of its former (Robert Cook) (Robert Cook) Martyn Coote conducts a live radio show at Bute Street Hat Museum.

Caption For Glastonbury, The Tribunal 1886

Nearby, just into the High Street, there is another building of similar antiquity, the Tribunal.

Caption For Wisbech, Market Place C1955

The Fifty Shilling Tailor, facing us, has reverted to John Collier, J E Hall next door have removed the large sign from their building, and some of the street furniture has changed, but overall the scene

Caption For Rugby, The School Cloisters 1922

The Clock Tower was visible from High Street until the Headmaster's School was built over the gateway in 1830.