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This picture shows the beach and the Eastern Esplanade at the Thorpe Hall Boulevard Junction. The elaborate shelter was built as the Thorpe Bay Terminus Waiting Room for the Southend Corporation Tramways before the Esplanade Line was linked ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe Bay by julian

I grew up in syren st , before mcanns had that that shop it was owned and run by the wariing familv (tom whose brother was a priest) and his mam and dad. I also went to st alexanders in st johns rd and I remember the hughes family in ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool by jo1942parle

I was born and bred in Gillingham spent most of my childhood at the pier. This all started when I was about five years old. My grandfather worked as a coxswain on one of the two NAFFI boats they worked from the admiralty Pier which ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by g.jones

l was born in the High st Sedgley a small house next to the old The Old Crown pub, in 1936, my father Samuel Britton was born in Sedgley (as was his mother and father and others going back to the start of the records of Sedgley ...Read more

A memory of Sedgley by dy31pg

As a family group of about 15/20 we had 2 weeks in July/aug returning for reunion week in sept (great a week of school and no fines in late 60/70s) entered all the competitions ( looking for table E10) watching my mum running with ...Read more

A memory of Kessingland by sargenttony

I visited Maidstone Zoo as a child and I think it was during the 2nd world war. I remember the railway track along the side of the driveway but no trains were running. My most vivid memory, and I have never been sure if ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone

I remember this view of Gresford Vale in the 1960's. The view was so beautiful in spring and summer, with many mature trees on the other side of the river Alyn and on this side, Gresford Woods carpeted in Wild Garlic, ...Read more

A memory of Gresford by Brian Bunar

I went to this great school around 1979 - 1983. I remember some of the great teachers including Miss Curtis, Miss Bowcock, Mr Holland, Mr Burroughs, Mr Bolton, etc. Some fellow class members were Paul Renshaw, Gary Kilby, Steven ...Read more

A memory of Styal by marcbleakley

In 1948 when I was 9 years old I was sent to Wembley convalescent home in North Bideford after recovering from scarlet fever, I loved it there, it was like heaven on earth. we had no education, ...Read more

A memory of Bideford by Gladys Foley

I recall many a happy memory at Cawsands and kingsand, fathers family were from Millbrook. we spent many many hours at both. I recall waiting for the ferry boat from Plymouth to come into the ...Read more

A memory of Cawsand by manchuella