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Up And Down.

My friends and I loved Rye Lane, it had more shoe shops than Oxford Street. On Saturdays we would meet in Manzes Pie and Mash in Peckham Hill Street, then make our way up one side of Rye Lane, shopping if we could afford to, window ...Read more

A memory of Peckham in 1959 by Jeannette Perry

Uk Honeymoon

We'd been married some four years before we could afford to take our honeymoon trip; our little daughter was just a year old. I'd never been "east of Boston", and air travel with a toddler was a challenge. Nevertheless, this ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Campden in 1997 by Jill Murtagh

Tunnel Road Memories

I lived in number 9 Tunnel Road which is still there today. It's the road running from the side of the flyover at the bottom of Chester Street to access the tunnel. Me and my brother and sisters played every day on the top ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1962 by Anita Starkey

Toy Shop Queens Road. Circa 1953

If I remember correctly the toy shop was owned by "Pardoes". ( not sure if that is the correct spelling). I recall getting an orange tricycle for my 5th birthday and my twin sister got a pram. I recall the ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Peter Avery

Toy Shop

I remember the shop sold toys and every week I would spend my pocket money on animals for my toy farm. I would spend ages deciding what to buy or whether to wait until I could afford a more expensive item like a horse and cart!

A memory of Shoreham-By-Sea in 1950

To School Along The Prom

I lived in Mochdre, and went to the grammar school, 1955-1962. Getting off the bus at the station we would walk along the prom, skipping stones in the sea, or dodging the waves during stormy high tides. Then we would ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1955 by Eryl Williams

Times In Sidney Park

1950's: As a young lad I lived just a few minutes from this park (which is in Cleethorpes not Grimsby) and so spent a lot of time there. This pond was home to many hundreds of small fish, which I assume to be sticklebacks and ...Read more

A memory of Grimsby by John Ellingford

Those Were The Days.

I was born in Bookham in 1931 and moved to Fetcham when I was 2. I lived there until 1985 and saw the little village and its tight little community metamorphose into commuter land. I went to Fetcham Infants school (opposite the pub!) ...Read more

A memory of Fetcham by Rev, Brian David Stenner

Thorne Water Sports

One of the highlights of the year was the annual Thorne Water Sports held in the canal between Dunston's shipyard and the Canal Tavern. The event included swimming races and sculling races where competitors stood in a rowing ...Read more

A memory of Thorne in 1948 by Brian Bristow

The Old Hydro Hotel.

In 1952 this beautiful hotel was owned by the Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society (SCWS) and represented a weekend retreat for people who could afford it. I'm not very sure what that meant but that's how it was told ...Read more

A memory of Bridge of Allan in 1954 by Alastair Macdonald

Captions

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Caption For Cardiff, Church Street 1925

This busy conduit linking St John's and High Street affords a perfect view of the tower.

Caption For Alderley Edge, London Road C1965

The town developed in the 19th century as a suburb of Manchester for those who could afford to live away from the smoke and grime, and could also spare the time to travel.

Caption For Romford, Victoria Road C1950

In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.

Caption For Calshot, The Beach C1960

Calshot has long been popular with local people and holidaymakers for the views it affords of Southampton Water.This stretch of the Hampshire coastline is the perfect spot to watch all the comings

Caption For Largs, The Church Of St Columba 1897

There is now a golf course here; and the shelter afforded by the Great Cumbrae makes Largs a first-rate place for boating. Largs commands a magnificent view of Arran.

Caption For Alfold, The Crown Hotel C1950

But in the 16th century, Alford was also a major glass-making centre. The tile-hung Crown Inn on the Loxwood Road was on the smuggler's route from Sussex to the north.

Caption For Alford, West Street C1950

The thatched cottages of one or one and a half storeys with dormer windows are more villagey in character: there are remarkably few thatched houses in towns, but in Alford even the Manor House is thatched

Caption For Pembridge, Red Lion Corner C1965

Elsewhere people paid to follow fashion and cover their houses with bricks; here that was a luxury few could afford.

Caption For Morland, Riverside C1955

Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.

Caption For St Peters, The Church Of St Peter In Thanet 1897

As a result it was afforded the rare privilege of flying the White Ensign.

Caption For Alford, The Church C1950

Alford is a most attractive small market town on the eastern edge of The Wolds, noted for its thatched Manor House in West Street, a 16th-century hall house with crosswings, all encased in brick in 1661

Caption For Uley, From Uley Bury 1900

Standing some 800ft up, rising in green terraces above the village, it affords panoramic views with the erosion caused by rivers and frost action during the Ice Ages evident in the isolation of the

Caption For Calshot, The Beach C1960

Calshot has long been popular with local people and holidaymakers for the views it affords of Southampton Water.

Caption For Whitley Bay, South Lower Promenade C1955

The railway also turned Whitley Bay into commuter country for those who could afford to escape the grime of Newcastle.

Caption For Rothesay, The Esplanade 1897

Rothesay is the chief town of the County of Bute, and is situated in a well-formed bay, which affords safe anchorage in high wind.

Caption For Whitby, St Ann's Staith 1886

The second shop from the left is T E Clegg's shoe shop; how many fisher families could have afforded shoes?

Caption For Turvey, Abbey From Gardens 1897

At the end of the 18th century, much of the village was in disrepair because the previous owners, the Mordaunt family, were unable to afford the upkeep towards the end of their tenure.

Caption For Durham, Old Elvet 1914

That at No 30 is of particular interest; it afforded the occupants the very best of views of the public hangings that used to take place on Court Green.

Caption For Helensburgh, Colquhoun Square 1901

Sir James Colquhoun of Luss developed Helensburgh in the late 18th century as a residential district for those who could afford not to have to live any nearer to Glasgow than was absolutely necessary.

Caption For Congleton, Little Moreton Hall From The East 1897

Its survival in its near-original form probably owes much to the fact that its owners were often very stretched for cash and could never therefore afford to alter it, add bits on to it or change it in

Caption For New Brighton, Lighthouse 1892

The pier affords fine views of the shipping and docks of Liverpool, the Irish Sea, and the mountains of Wales.

Caption For Portreath, The Harbour 1890

A rough sea is coming onto the beach, but the pier affords protection to the dangerously narrow harbour entrance beneath the cliffs.

Caption For Burgh Le Marsh, The Windmill C1965

Built in 1813 by Oxley of Alford, it is a five-sailer owned by the County Council and often open to the public.

Caption For Truro, Wesleyan College From The Bridge 1890

Now known as Truro School, the college was founded on the hill overlooking the city 10 years before this photograph was taken, 'affording a thorough English education at a moderate cost' for up to 120