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Cofton Farm Camp Site

'Eee, when I were a lad'....... in the 1950's my dad and I would get the bus from Exeter to Dawlish and camp for a week at Cofton Farm, using a little WWII army-surplus 2-man ridge tent. My elder brother was in The Scouts, ...Read more

A memory of Starcross by Christopher Howard

Growing Up With The Dinosaurs.

I lived in Thicket Grove which had the Thicket public house at the top. Crystal Palace Park was a very short walk away. During the school holidays we would spend our days in the park. Mum would pack us a picnic ...Read more

A memory of Crystal Palace in 1953 by Maureen Langley

My Childhood Of Old Bracknell Farm

Hi Peter, I remember the Thompkins was it the baker or was that the Cheneys? Joe Smith was the newsagent who used to treat the kids to a summer outing by train every summer. We used to get a new florin and a ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1949 by Susan Hindle Nee Wesley

Town Hall Roundabout

Living in Watford from the early 1950's, I well remember the Town Hall roundabout before they moved it. Can't recollect whether it was nearer or further away. I can recollect, not far from a pub called the OBH, or almost ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1952 by Jacqueline Hathaway

Evacuation To Fonab Castle Sept.1939

Evacuation - September 3rd 1939 The government decided that mothers and children should be moved to the countryside away from areas at risk from bombing. On the 3rd, parents and children all gathered at their ...Read more

A memory of Pitlochry in 1930 by Anne Jackson

Rowfant Station

When we lived at the Fox Hotel (opposite Three Bridges Station), Mrs Turner, who was the retired station mistress (and still lived in the station house), used to catch the evening train to us, spend a couple of hours in the ...Read more

A memory of Rowfant by David Randall

Feeding The Donkeys And Racing Pigeons.

The Crown, when I was a child was owned by my Aunty Denny's family. She married my Uncle Terry and they later ran The Firs at Dunhampstead, where I worked through my teen years. My late grandad Joseph ...Read more

A memory of Wychbold in 1975 by Kerrie Moor

Living In Littlehampton

I was lucky to be born in Littlehampton in Manning Road, before moving to Howard Road with my two brothers and two sisters. We have lots of memories about growing up on the river bank, west beach and the main beach, ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton in 1968 by Shirley Smith

Boating On The Broads

Two years after our first visit we came again, bringing our own river cruisers towed by our own cars. We had located a slipway to launch at Martham boatyard prior to starting the holiday. The location at Martham was ...Read more

A memory of Potter Heigham in 1970 by Mike Atherley

Bridge Of Muchalls School

My name in 1950, was Joan Wood. We lived in Newtonhill but went to Bridge of Muchalls School. It was a lovely little school. We were taught by Miss Betty and Miss Mary Geddes. Every year we had a concert - ...Read more

A memory of Bridge of Muchalls in 1950

Captions

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Caption For Warrington, Bridge Street 1955

Woodhouse's store has recently opened in what was previously Singleton's; the shop received a new frontage and complete refit.

Caption For Pangbourne, The Village 1899

This view of Pangbourne shows the bridge over the River Pang, a tributary of the Thames.

Caption For Chettiscombe, 1930

We are a few yards downstream from the view pictured above, and the people on the bridge have been replaced by a lady. There is a horse-drawn farm implement to the right of shot.

Caption For Berkhamsted, The Canal And Lock C1965

The line was built by the Grand Junction company between London and Braunston (Northants). Following an amalgamation with several other connected waterways, the Grand Union was formed in 1929.

Caption For Godmanchester, Causeway From The Park C1960

To reach the park we need to cross over the Chinese Bridge. The lake is actually the weir pool.

Caption For Fremington, The Cross Roads C1965

The three-arched buttressed bridge at Fremington has spanned the rushing waters of the Swale for centuries, and it still carries the main B6270 valley road today.

Caption For Kildwick, The Village C1960

This fine, four-arched bridge over the River Aire at Kildwick, between Keighley and Skipton, was built by the canons of Bolton Priory in the early 14th century.

Caption For Forth Bridge, From North Queensferry 1897

Following the opening of the Forth Bridge, the North British Railway Co decided that they could dispense with their ferry services.

Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, From The Weir 1891

After the Dissolution, the abbey was left a ruin and many of its stones were eventually carted off and used to widen the old Leeds Bridge.

Caption For Horsforth, Hall Park 1901

After the Dissolution, the abbey was left a ruin and many of its stones were eventually carted off and used to widen the old Leeds Bridge.

Caption For Oxford, View On The Cherwell 1922

The tree-shaded riverside path has long been a popular shortcut linking the Thames riverbank with the High Street and Magdalen Bridge.

Caption For Chester, Queens Park Bridge 1923

An excellent view of the rebuilt suspension bridge, which is for pedestrians only. On the far bank is one of the stages for excursion steamers, and a station for the hire of rowing boats.

Caption For Goyt Valley, 1894

The gatehouse and gardeners' cottages on the approach to Errwood Hall at Goyt's Bridge in the Goyt Valley.

Caption For Wickhambreaux, The Post Office 1903

On the banks of the Little Stour, whose waters flow peacefully under the bridge on the left, the small general stores and post office on the right served this little hidden village with its 18th- and 19th-century

Caption For Glasgow, The Broomielaw 1897

This overhead view of the Broomielaw area of the city shows the George V bridge in the foreground.

Caption For Ullswater, From Place Fell 1892

Ullswater snakes into the Lake District hills for seven and a half miles, from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding, and has three major and quite different stretches.

Caption For Cousley Wood, The Village 1899

An evocative picture of this attractive village some two miles north east of Wadhurst and now close to Bewl Bridge Reservoir.

Caption For Aysgarth, The Village 1908

The village owes its fame to Aysgarth Force, which comprises three main waterfalls, and a number of cascades. The upper falls can still be viewed from a 16th century single-arch bridge over the Ure.

Caption For Launceston, The Old Water Wheel C1955

This building is the last remnant of the Tannery, and still stands east of the bridge opposite Greenaway's car park.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, From The Pier 1914

From left to right can be seen the Blockhouses, the Venetian Bridge, the Royal Hotel, the flagstaff, the Band Pavilion and the old Town Hall clock.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Abbots Bridge C1955

The 12th-century bridge, with later additions, is a continuation of the precinct wall linking Eastgate Street with the Vinefields.

Caption For Oxford, On The River From Folly Bridge 1890

By the time this picture was taken, Salter Brothers steamboats were well established on the river Thames, operating from their base at Folly Bridge.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, View Near Old Tithe Barn 1900

This peaceful scene, taken from the Packhorse Bridge, looks towards Grip Wood. The skyline today is heavily brambled, but the prominent single tree is still recognisable.

Caption For Bridgwater, The Bridge 1903

Although the Town Bridge was the limit for fixed-masted vessels, barges and similar vessels could - and did - trade up-river as far as Langport.