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The Lees Of Callow End

My father's mother's family (Lee or Lea) lived in a cottage called Brook House, near Broadlands Farm. We have a picture of Brook House painted in about 1910, in which it seems as if the cottage may have been part of the ...Read more

A memory of Callow End by banjolele

Sydney Road N8.

I was born in Sydney road Hornsey in 1946 and went to North Harringey junior school the headmaster was Mr.Patterson and remember all my teachers Mrs.Marsh,Mr.Lancaster,Mr.Howe and the amazing Miss.Nottingham who managed to get the ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1946 by Janis Whiddett

Swimming Pools In Andover

I well remember the open air swimming pool where we used to go for swimming lessons from Norman Gate primary school as well as the open air pool at the Grammar School featured in one of your photos. However my first ...Read more

A memory of Andover by Chris Dance

Sweetshop In Hoppers Road

I attended Palmers Green High School in the late fifties and early sixties. There were no school playing fields so we had to go to Ford's Grove in Winchmore Hill for sport. One day I and a group of friends went to ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1959 by Marilyn Hall

Sway In My Time

My family have lived in Sway all their lives. My father, Peter Veal and mother, Pam Veal my grandparents Jim and Ida Dukes. i now live in Ireland but still remember the the New Forest and all its changing seasons. I still have ...Read more

A memory of Sway in 1964 by Kevin Veal

Swansea Deaf And Dumb School

I was born and bred in the Mount Pleasant area of Swansea, in which the D&D Institute was based.  My schooling was Terrace Road infants & juniors.  Lots of football in the street, Cwmdonkin Park and playing in ...Read more

A memory of Swansea in 1970 by Niall O'brien

Surrey St.

I have only just discovered this website and felt compelled to respond. I was born in Heathfield Gardens, South Croydon in 1948 and my maiden name was Murphy. We moved to Wyche Grove near the Purley Arms, South Croydon when I was about 5 ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Kate Sims

Suntrap Hayling Island

I went to Hayling Island Suntrap Residential School run by the borough of Harringay . I believe it was around 1975. I stayed there for about 12 to 18 months. I had chronic asthma and people thought it would be best to ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by Desmond Forde

Sunday School

I was put on the cradle roll at about 6 months and attended every sunday school anniversary from the age of 3 - 16 !!! Always had 2 new dresses fro the anniversary.. and a perm!! I had forgotten about Mr Chapman - thank you ...Read more

A memory of Melton Mowbray by Denise Meadwell

Sunday Service

I was looking through pictures on the FF website of Cornwall, especially those of Helston & Tintagel. The picture of this church stirred an embarrassing memory… From the late ‘70’s to the new century, spent many Sumner hols at ...Read more

A memory of Tintagel by bru.enzer

Captions

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Caption For Saffron Walden, Youth Hostel C1960

There is a large entrance arch on the right, before the weather-boarded wall, leading to a charming walled garden; it has recently been planted with the plants that would have been there in Tudor times

Caption For Petersfield, From Tilmore 1906

The lady on the bridge would very likely be going to the shops - she is just about to pass over the second arch of the railway bridge which accommodated the branch line forking off to Midhurst

Caption For Stonehenge, From The East 1887

As we look southwards from the Hele stone, through the middle arch, we can see the tallest stone of the inner horseshoes of trilithons.

Caption For Eamont Bridge, 1893

Eamont Bridge, just south of Penrith on the A6, takes its name from a splendid three-arched bridge across the River Eamont.

Caption For Windsor, Castle, St George's Chapel, Choir East 1895

The interior of St George's Chapel is wide rather than high, an effect partly due to the consistent use of four-centred arches. The stalls were provided in 1478-85, carved by William Berkely.

Caption For Addlethorpe, Church C1955

Its style is classed as early Perpendicular; the chancel was taken down in 1706 and the arch filled in with brickwork.

Caption For Uplyme, Main Road C1965

The arched windows on Tollgate Cottage (centre right) look out on what was a turnpike toll road. Beyond are Havering Cottage and Solways (top right).

Caption For Guisborough, Priory Gardens 1899

bedding schemes, typical of the late Victorian and Edwardian period, a gravelled path led to the Monks' Walk and the old chestnut tree (in the clump of trees to the right of the priory arch,

Caption For Houghton, The George And Dragon C1960

A Watney's Red Barrel illuminated sign (a much-advertised keg beer of the time) hangs below the main sign.

Caption For Chippenham, The Market Place C1955

The Bear Hotel was a much-visited restaurant in the 1960s and 70s, but it became rather run-down and lost most of its clientele. It has re-opened following renovation and cleaning.

Caption For Hampstead Norreys, The Village From Folly Hill C1950

For such a small village, St Mary's is quite a large church.

Caption For Devizes, St Mary's Church 1898

There is also a Victorian east window and niches to left and right of the low panelled chancel arch. The tall west tower has diagonal buttresses, with buttress shafts and pinnacles in relief.

Caption For Bedford, St Peter's Church 1897

Much of the rest of the church, the present nave and aisles to the left, are later medieval with heavy Victorian restoration.

Caption For Buntingford, High Street C1965

The brick-faced building with arched windows was the Angel Inn, which had an orchard and yard where the customers played quoits.

Caption For Cheshunt, Temple Bar, Theobalds Park C1955

Designed by Christopher Wren in 1672 as a triumphal arch, Temple Bar originally stood at the top of Fleet Street in London.

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place 1924

At this date Queen Victoria's statue can still be seen (just visible, centre left); and between the bank and the Queen's Hotel the narrow gabled building with the big arched window is the

Caption For Barry, Watchtower Bay 1899

The slipway for the launching of rowing lifeboats was blocked up and moved to the land-facing side; the small arched window marks where the old exit emerged.

Caption For Skegness, The Clock Tower C1955

It now has a much larger traffic island around it, and during the holiday season it is a very busy place indeed. Butlin House (left) has been replaced by a functional modern building.

Caption For Uttoxeter, The Market C1965

This photograph was taken in the days when Uttoxeter had a much larger market.

Caption For Tring, St Peter And St Paul's Church C1960

The corbels on the arches of the nave are worth a close examination.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Blorenge 1893

Two bridges crossed the Usk at Llanfoist: the medieval stone-arched road bridge is dwarfed by the railway bridge, which was demolished shortly after the Abergavenny to Merthyr line closed in the

Caption For Skegness, The Clock Tower C1955

It now has a much larger traffic island around it, and during the holiday season it is a very busy place indeed. Butlin House (left) has been replaced by a functional modern building.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Blorenge 1893

Two bridges crossed the Usk at Llanfoist: the medieval stone-arched road bridge is dwarfed by the railway bridge, which was demolished shortly after the Abergavenny to Merthyr line closed in the early

Caption For Haywards Heath, Muster Green C1950

The name is said to originate from the mustering of troops during the English Civil War in the 17th century, but it could equally originate from a much earlier 13th-century charter allowing animals