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Memories

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Anyone Remember The Chapel By Cyfyng Cottage Near Ty Mawr National Trust House

A family member owns Cyfyng Cottage which is attached to the old Presbyterian Chapel that was used by people of the Wybrnant Valley from about 1850 until the 1960s. ...Read more

A memory of Penmachno in 1950 by Christine Conroy

Lovely Friendship At Raf Compton Bassett

When I was posted to Compton Bassett in 1951 I was feeling rather low, and remained so until I formed a friendship (just friendship) with a lovely girl, a member of the WRAF known as 'Woodie' My ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1951 by Ben Bennett

Valence Park

During the 1940's my Mother worked as a part time Park Keeper at Valence Park, I and my older sister spent many hours in the park, it was the safest place to be during an air raid, I remember the doodle bug hitting the houses in ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1944 by Terry Mayo

Abridge In The 1950's

I moved to Abridge in 1950 when I was ten years old. My parents bought the white cottage on the London Road, which had a wooden building next to it. This very soon became The Poplar Cafe, my mother’s dream of riches! I ...Read more

A memory of Abridge in 1955 by Helena Rogers

My Dads Shop

I always remember my dad's tuck shop in Idle, we were the end cottage on Albion Road next to the school. I was only 5 years old when we moved away but it's funny how memories, even at such a young age, stay with you. I remember walking ...Read more

A memory of Idle in 1963 by Christine Collins Nee Furby

Sadie Uzolins

I lived in Cleehill in the early 1950s in a cottage in the middle of a field. And I do remember the very deep snow we had, and my father having to dig us out. We had a nanny goat which used to butt my father if he got to near her. ...Read more

A memory of Clee Hill in 1952 by sadieuzolins

Grand Father

I am writing in response to the memories of Terry Richardson and in particular his memory of 'Pop' Rapley.  Pop Rapley was my grand father and I too remember him as described, in his brown gaiters and highly polished boots, he worked ...Read more

A memory of Binfield in 1960 by Jean Call

The Southam Family

My great-grandfather William Southam was born in 1829 in Catesby in Northamptonshire. He married Eliza Green, born Wormleighton, Warks. They lived in Ladbroke, Warks, in a cottage next to the School House that still exists but ...Read more

A memory of Ladbroke in 1870 by Patricia Butler

Holidays

My grandparents Robert Owen and Anne Davies lived in the cottages next to the church and I spent many holidyas there, I remember when the A5 went right past the garden gate, that was before the lay by was made.

A memory of Maerdy in 1954 by Robert Davies

The High Street Sayer's Store 'nim' And Phyl Alen

My name is Barbara Tester and I live in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. My beloved (late) husband, Brian Tester, was born on 26th July, 1930 at No. 1 Station Cottages, 1 Station Road, Ardingly. His ...Read more

A memory of Ardingly in 1958 by Barbara Tester

Captions

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Caption For Downham, Top Row C1955

The second cottage on the left in this typical row is, I believe, where my grandmother was born. She worked for the Garnett family of Low Moor.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Bank And Pier C1960

Road access between the seashore cottages of old Saltburn and the new town required a steep incline, which has been the scene of some spectacular runaway vehicle crashes.

Caption For Reeth, The Green C1960

Reeth's green is typical of many Pennine villages: in more troubled ancient times, cattle were herded here, with the cottages grouped defensively around it.

Caption For Luccombe, The Village 1901

The cottage to the right of the old school has a date plaque '1680'.

Caption For Othery, The Church C1955

To the right the 19th- century Church Rooms, also in stone, survive, but all else in the view has gone; the thatched cottage has been replaced by bungalows!

Caption For Swanage, John Wesley's Cottage 1892

John Wesley stayed in this cottage during his missionary travels spreading the ideals of Methodism around Dorset.

Caption For Bottisham, High Street C1955

Then, in February 1846, fire destroyed the produce of two large farms, as well as fifteen cottages. Twenty-four families lost their homes.

Caption For Brockenhurst, The Village 1949

The village of Brockenhurst lies in one of the most attractive parts of the New Forest, and many of its cottages are of considerable antiquity.

Caption For Grasmere, Church Stile 1926

Notice the charming cottage draped with creeper opposite the churchyard with its unusual porch, and the village shop next to it.

Caption For Sidmouth, Esplanade 1904

Overlooking the sea are some fine old cottages, exuberant in design and with bulging thatch.

Caption For South Holmwood, The School 1906

With a 19th-century creeper-covered cottage providing residential quarters for the teacher, a schoolroom has been added to one side of the building to offer educational facilities to the young children

Caption For Bloxham, High Street C1955

The cottages on the right are still there, but the White Lion Inn, further up the road, has closed. The tower in the background is part of Bloxham School.

Caption For West Stockwith, The Basin 1964

Frith's photographer was looking from the front of the Waterfront Inn towards the Trent lock, with the old lock keeper's cottage to its left and the warehouse to its right.

Caption For Staverton, The Village Pond C1955

The low building next door has disappeared, and the adjacent cottage has been extended.

Caption For Colchester, North Bridge C1960

The tim- ber-framed cottages reflected in the water are 17th century.

Caption For Althorne, The Corner 1957

The Dutch-style weatherboarded cottages next to the Black Lion pub provide an interesting contrast with some of the newer developments.

Caption For Bishops Hull, The Church Of St Peter And St Paul 1906

Since 1906, the cottage on the left has gone, and the church porch has been rebuilt.

Caption For Abinger, Abinger Bottom 1924

Deep within The Hurtwood at Abinger Bottom are several stone-built cottages surrounded by pine trees. A stream, that eventually joins the Tillingbourne, runs through the hamlet.

Caption For Hemingford Grey, High Street C1955

Between the Victorian brick buildings is a small thatched cottage with a mansard roof.

Caption For Bluntisham, High Street C1955

Behind the trees on the right is the gardener's cottage, with the tradesmen's entrance to the rectory around the side.

Caption For Port Erin, From The Cliff 1901

The cottages and buildings along the beach belong to the earliest settlement, while the later Victorian developments are strung out along the higher ground.

Caption For Astbury, The Village And Church 1902

The ivy-clad cottages facing the village green were built in the 19th century for agricultural workers, and are an example of the general improvement in housing for estate workers.

Caption For Oundle, West Street C1950

West Street includes various almshouses and picturesque stone cottages. The Victoria Inn on the left of the picture is now a private house.

Caption For Newnham, The Cottage C1955

Here we look up School Hill, past New Cottage (new in 1716 when built) to Stone House.