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Memories
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Childhood Days
I lived in Kingskerswell as a young child and emigrated to Australia in 1986. I was 10yrs. I missed it dearly and have fond memories although I forget the names of streets etc. I went to the local Primary school both old and ...Read more
A memory of Kingskerswell in 1880 by
Good Teachers
Does anyone remember the teachers at the Sutton Primary School? The Headmaster Mr. Curwen, Mr. Andrews, Miss Staines, and Miss Walker. In those days we spent a lot of time outside in the countryside studying nature, dancing ...Read more
A memory of Sutton at Hone in 1940 by
Mixed Feelings
I first arrived in Llanegryn at the latter end of 1939 along with my younger sister and a lot of other kids from my school (St Johns)in Birkenhead. I was eight years old at the time and my sister was six. We were all put into the ...Read more
A memory of Llanegryn in 1930 by
Aveley An Age Away.
I lived in Aveley Villiage from when I was born in 1957 until we moved to the Kennington Estate about 1971. We had a funny house in Church View which seemed to be back to front compared to some of my friends houses. Our end of ...Read more
A memory of Aveley by
My Schooldays 1952 54 Near Skipton
My Grandparents lived at 26 Otley Street in Skipton from the 1940 ( or earlier ) and I had first visited them in 1945 after VE day, They were Thomas Henry Jackson, my Grandmother Charlotte Jackson and their ...Read more
A memory of Skipton in 1952 by
Growing Up In Abridge Roger Walker
We moved to Abridge in 1948, I was 8 years old, with mum and dad Pat and Stan Walker. We lived at no 41 Pancroft Estate later re numbered 45. My early memories of the little villiage was of Brighty's shop and ...Read more
A memory of Abridge in 1948 by
Grandmother Lived At Gaywood Hall
My late grandmother, Sheila Clifford (Bagge) Evans, grew up at Gaywood Hall. I was very close to her and she shared many stories of growing up in this area with me. I live in the U.S., specifically Arizona, but hope to someday travel to Norfolk. posted May 27, 2007 by: Cristi (Barraza) Watson
A memory of Gaywood in 1920 by
Unchanged Lerryn
Lerryn is a place that one almost wants to keep secret so that it does not become a popular destination. It has barely changed in a hundred years. A beautiful and unspoilt village in a steep sided valley, Lerryn lies at the tidal ...Read more
A memory of Lerryn in 2004 by
One Lost Cinema
I love this photo of Loughton High Road as it shows just on the edge the cinema we used to have. Kids could go to Saturday morning pictures. We could see locally all the latest films. To depart this asset from our town was not really progress I think.
A memory of Loughton in 1955 by
Captions
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The brook here somehow appears to be little cared for, with its chipped concrete posts arrayed along weedy banks.
The whipping post has iron manacles of three different sizes to fit all comers!
The statue seen here is of Sir Rowland Hill, creator of the penny post.
The palace of the bishops of Ely must have influenced this almost completely 13th-century church dedicated to St John.
Lyme was at its busiest in the mid 1950s, as post-war austerity eased, and before airliners opened up new horizons and brought foreign holidays within reach of the masses.
The garden is often described as one of the most beautiful in England.
Next door, towards Bagshot, was the Post Office, run by Mr Norman, who also produced guides to the town.
J Manning's Posting Establishment, Cycle Depot and Fancy Stores, the centrepiece of this view, is now Tony's Fish and Chips, with a modern two-storey wing at the side.
At the top of Shooters Hill there is a sign-post.
On the right are the adjoining Cock Hotel and Posting House, with the latter having a milestone indicating the distance to London positioned outside the gateway to its stabling area.
Over the years it was fitted with vertical and horizontal posts to protect the jetty from natural wave erosion, and both quay and ships against possible rubbing damage.
Concrete post and wire fences and rough grass verges do little to help the scene, but G and E Jackson & Son Ltd's shop front, so typical of the 1950s, just adds the dire finishing touch
Oldland post windmill is being slowly restored to a good state of repair.
In our post-industrial age you can now follow the same road out of Risca to the Dan-y-Graig nature reserve, which is situated on land given to the Gwent Wildlife Trust by the Risca
Concrete post and wire fences and rough grass verges do little to help the scene, but G and E Jackson & Son Ltd's shop front, so typical of the 1950s, just adds the dire finishing touch
Oldland post windmill is being slowly restored to a good state of repair.
It was for many years the village post office.
Davies's Buildings containing the post office was built in 1892 on the site of the Mackworth Arms (demolished 1890/91).
The post office, shrouded in mature trees, is situated opposite the old vicarage (now a private house).
This shows Old Hall (the former medieval Guildhall), the church, Church Lane, Friday Cottage (far right), Fen Lane with its finger post, and the bridge over the river Brett.
The shop on the left, built in 1914, closed in 1977, and is now a thriving post office.
Around the village green stands this collection of cottages leading back to St Michael's Church (1552).
Further along is the Town Hall, which was built in 1854; it also housed the police court and post office.
The inn and the post office (and general stores) were at the heart of most villages until very recent times.
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