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Memories

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Building The Bridge

I was sat in my classroom at the parish school in church street and I had just put away my plastic counters after a hard maths lesson ,I was only 5 ( and 1+1 was very hard)my teachers name was mrs oats she was lovely and as I ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn in 1961 by Carol Cooke

Gladstone Park

Our family moved from Churchill Road, Willesden to the country right out to Dudden Hill, in Normanby Road. The entrance to the park was just down the end of the road near the old iron bridge. There was a rather short ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1961 by Jim Rabbitts

Great Memories Of This Area

Really it was 1961-66. I worked as a Geologist for the United Steel Companies based in Rotherham. I visited Haile Moor and Beckermet Mines every two or three weeks for 5 years and came to love the area and its people ...Read more

A memory of Thornhill in 1961 by Geoff Potts

Childhood Memories

My granny used to live in Hole House, Lane Little Leigh, her name was Ellen Frances Hough, and I remember she used to live next door to Mr and Mrs Astbury. My dad used to take me there on a Friday night and pick me up on a ...Read more

A memory of Little Leigh in 1961 by Jacqueline Murphy

The Delta

This memory of 1961, and me and me pal Wes Coulthard started work at the Delta Rolling Mills (this was over Scotswood Bridge towards Blaydon, left along the river by the Skiff Inn). It was hard work but the dosh was better than other ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1961 by Jimmy Burrows

Tideford

This photograph shows Tideford prior to 1961, a quiet village on the road between Trerulefoot and Saltash. That was all about to change when the new Tamar road bridge was opened connecting Saltash with Plymouth in 1961. What had been a ...Read more

A memory of Tideford in 1961 by Nick Serpell

Fishing Under The Arches

I was born Marilynne Thompson at 17, The Lynch, Polesworth in January 1952. My mam and dad, Peg and Geoff Thompson both worked at Ensor's brickyard. When I was about two or three years old we moved to a cottage ...Read more

A memory of Polesworth in 1961 by Marilynne Connolly

Going To School

I have lived in Australia now for over 40 years. I still have very fond memories of my walk from Grenville Close to West Cowes High school as a 13yr old. The floating bridge was where I had my first smoke and my first kiss!!!! ...Read more

A memory of East Cowes in 1961 by Steve Clements

Brentford Arriving By Bike Along The Canal.

I am cycling along the canal and have just passed under the railway bridge. I pass under the great metal warehouse. Quickly there is a rattle as I cross the little bridge by the gauging lock, which is ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1961 by Nick Beard

Childhood On Castleford Road

I remember the fields and Beckbridge prefabs. I and my sister attended the infants school , set back from Castleford road sadly no more except the walls remain .Swam in the old Baths where asda, s store now stands.I ...Read more

A memory of Normanton in 1961

Captions

1,770 captions found. Showing results 673 to 696.

Caption For Peterborough, River Nene 1952

Here we see the attractive 1934 bridge with the power station rising up behind it.

Caption For Maidenhead, View From Bridge 1925

Looking south-east from Maidenhead Bridge, Bond's boatyard with its balconies is on the left. To its right, the Maidenhead Rowing Club's superb new headquarters, completed in 1998, now stand.

Caption For Hitchin, Bridge Street C1955

Bridge Street in about 1955, looking towards the junction of Tilehouse and Sun Streets.

Caption For Thornaby, Victoria Bridge C1955

This elegant and also vital feature provides an important crossing of the River Tees.

Caption For Barmouth, The Mawddach Estuary C1960

The approach to Barmouth along the estuary is one of the most spectacular scenic routes in Britain, and it has inspired artists and visitors for centuries.

Caption For Cheam, The Bridge And Upper Mulgrave Road 1928

We are looking north down the slope to Station Way, and the bridge which dates from the opening of the railway in 1847.

Caption For London, Westminster Bridge C1900

This fine bridge is one of the most dazzling structures spanning London's river and was constructed in 1862 at the cost of £250,000.With the waters at low tide as they are here, critics have

Caption For London, Westminster Bridge C1900

This fine bridge is one of the most dazzling structures spanning London’s river and was constructed in 1862 at the cost of £250,000.With the waters at low tide as they are here, critics have suggested

Caption For Hambleton, The Shop, Carr Lane C1955

W J Seddon was a grocer, a newsagent and other things besides, a very useful shop in a rural area, especially as every time a villager went into Poulton, the Shard Bridge toll had to be paid.

Caption For Retford, Chesterfield Canal C1955

A little further along Hospital Road the Chesterfield Canal passes under the road; the bridge was rebuilt some thirty years ago.

Caption For Bridgwater, View Across Bridge 1890

Fore Street heads east from the Market Place to cross the River Parrett on the iron bridge dated 1883; this replaced an early Coalbrookdale cast-iron bridge of 1795.

Caption For Sutton, Grange Vale 1904

The Epsom Downs railway line was opened in 1865, and branched south from Sutton station to its first stop, which was Belmont.

Caption For Godmanchester, Chinese Bridge C1960

The town`s impressive Chinese Bridge was built in 1827 - the name reflects the design of the bridge. It links Post Street to the riverside walk on the west side of the Ouse.

Caption For Bedford, The Suspension Bridge 1898

This is downstream beyond the 1813 Ouse bridge to the Embankment area, with a view of the parks and gardens mostly laid out during Joshua Hawkins's mayoralty in the 1880s.

Caption For Penarth, The Dingle 1896

Surrounded by some of the oldest trees in Penarth, children on the bridge gaze toward the camera. In 1884 gas lamps were installed along the route to the beach.

Caption For Bedford, Stone Bridge 1897

The medieval river bridge was replaced by the Improvement Commissioners set up by Act of Parliament in 1803.

Caption For Abingdon, The River C1960

Frith's photographer was standing beyond Halford's, looking east towards the river bridge. Burford Bridge is on the right, its wide 1927 main arch flanked by rebuilt medieval ones.

Caption For Southport, London Square 1902

In the 1890s there were several tramway schemes to link Southport to Lytham St Anne's, though the real fly in the ointment was bridging the River Ribble.

Caption For Grinton, View From The Church Tower C1960

From the 16th-century tower of St Andrew's Church, established by monks from Bridlington some 900 years ago, we see the bridge over the Swale and the white Bridge Inn (centre). 17th-century cottages stretch

Caption For Maidenhead, Turnpike 1899

Until 1903, Maidenhead Bridge was a toll bridge with its neat pyramid- roofed lodges either side of the gate.

Caption For Abingdon, Abbey Mill And Bridge 1890

The Checker and its associated ranges probably survived because they were close to the mill stream and the industrial heart of the medieval town with its watermill, and thus they soon found alternative

Caption For Devils Bridge, The Falls C1940

The English name associates the bridge with a story in which the devil is tricked, while the Welsh name (Pontarfynach) suggests that it was built by the monks of Strata Florida.

Caption For London, Waterloo Bridge C1890

St Paul's rises above the bridge, which was opened in 1817 by the Prince Regent. It was replaced in 1942 by the present crossiing designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Caption For Stirling, The Bridge Of Forth 1899

Stirling is the last place where there is a bridge over the Forth before the river widens into an estuary. The town and its castle have therefore been fought over on numerous occasions.