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Pheasantford St

My uncle lived at no 6. Does anyone remember them from the 1920's they were the Brooks and lived there into the 90's!! I lived in Belvedere rd in the 40's and remember visiting them in Dukebar.

A memory of Burnley

St Paul's Cray 1970

I have great memories of growing up in Normanhurst Road - have been in Australia since turning 21. Going down the road to the brook, catching newts and minnows, walking up the hill to go to Walsingham School. Buying ...Read more

A memory of St Mary Cray by Jason Cartmell

Evacuation

I lived in Brook Bungalow between Latchingdon and Althorne during the war years and visited grandparents there into the 50's. I remember Barbie and Alec, the Mathams and the Plumbs (who ran the local garage) with such affection and ...Read more

A memory of Latchingdon in 1940 by Mollie Baldwin

Cullerne Farm Caravan Site Around 1958

Cullerne Farm Caravan Site was owned by Willy Bichen, farmer of Blinkbonny, Brodie. The caravans made use of the old hard standings, for part of the farmlands had been an airfield. There was small brook ...Read more

A memory of Findhorn

Bbrentford 1950/68

I lived in Brook Road from 1949 till 1968. I went to St Johns School till 1960 and then ArchBishop Myers in Hounslow. I lived with parents May and Alf Tyrrell, with nan and grandad living upstairs, when flats were not ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Roger Tyrrell

Strawberries For Tea

Every year on my birthday my mother and father made June 21st. (or the closest Saturday) a very special day for me. Since I was old enough to remember I had strawberries on my birthday. However, that was not all. The ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Denman Lalonde

A Very Unusual Bank Building In Style

The bank's origins relate to Blackburn, Lancashire, then moved to Manchester where a later generation of the Cunliffe Brooks became a very wealthy local landowner. Opened an Altrincham branch on 7th April ...Read more

A memory of Manchester in 1870 by Trevor Jones

Living In The Cpa Mill On Commercial Road, Godley.

I lived in the CPA or Calico Printers Association mill for about 12 years, where my dad was a foreman who worked in the batiks for many years. We had a huge flat which was knocked down many years ago. ...Read more

A memory of Hyde in 1963 by Stephen Durr

The Halcyon 1950's

I lived with my family in Connaught Gardens from being born in 1949 to late 1960 when we moved to Shiremoor. At the end of our street was an overgrown, rubble strewn wasteland which we called 'The Croft'. A natural childrens ...Read more

A memory of Forest Hall in 1950 by Malcolm Wild

Sweeping Staircase

I also have memories of St Nicholas, and was a pupil at the school from 1949 aged four, till 1952. Miss Garrard was the headmistress, and I seem to remember she was very kind. I had a kindergarten teacher who was absolutely ...Read more

A memory of Mickleham in 1949 by Sheila Medhurst

Captions

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Caption For Wainfleet, The River C1955

This is the Steeping river flowing towards the Wash and the North Sea. Earlier in its life it had more publicity, as it is also known as Tennyson's brook.

Caption For Sheffield, Whirlow Brook Park C1955

Whirlow Brook House was formerly the home of Sir Walter Benton Jones. In 1946 a joint effort by the Town Trust and the J G Graves Charitable Trust secured the grounds for use as a public park.

Caption For Litton Cheney, The Village 1906

The Village 1906. Litton Cheney has a charming collection of Stuart and Georgian cottages strung out along its winding streets.

Caption For Benson, High Street C1965

Brook Street c1955 Bensington is Benson's proper name; it was once an ancient British city. A battle was fought here in 572 AD between the West Saxons and the Britons.

Caption For Ramsey, High Street C1955

The Horse and Gate pub (left) has been redeveloped into shops, the Lion Hotel (right) is now flats, and parking is only allowed on the left-hand side of the street.

Caption For Bexhill On Sea, Manor House Tennis Court 1892

Bexhill's ancient manor house was a retreat for the Bishops of Chichester in the Middle Ages, before passing into the ownership of several notable English families such as the Dorsets and Brooks

Caption For Dinas Powys, Cwrt Yr Ala 1900

This house was built in the early 1800s by Edward Haycock of Shrewsbury. It was demolished in the 1930s and replaced by the house which now stands on the site.

Caption For Evershot, The Village C1965

Evershot has changed little in character since the Tudor topographer Leland described it as 'a right humble towne'.

Caption For Andover, Anton Mill 1906

Little Ann Village C1955 Ann or Anna was originally the name for the shining stream now known as the Pillhill Brook, a tributary of the River Anton.

Caption For Upper Clatford, Village 1899

The village lies at the confluence of the River Anton and the Pillhill brook.

Caption For Dawlish, Dawlish Water 1928

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises 800 feet at the back of the town.

Caption For Ilkley, Moor C1965

One of the many streams that cascade off the moor - this is the beginning of Mill Ghyll, which flows down Wells Road and then underneath Brook Street.

Caption For Dawlish, Dawlish Water 1928

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises eight hundred feet at the back of the town.

Caption For Calbourne, Winkle Street C1955

The pretty village of Calbourne lies among the downlands of the Isle of Wight. Its lovely Early English church boasts many fine monuments and is among the oldest on the island.

Caption For Elsenham, Fullers End C1960

Herrington's window (right) is a treasure-trove of 1960s grocery products: Lyons Swiss Rolls, Brooke Bond Tea, Woodbines, and Bev. It later became the NatWest Bank.

Caption For Oakham, The Cricket Pavilion C1950

Oakham CC have a fine ground at the Lime Kilns Field, Brooke Road, which was extended to county size.

Caption For Grantchester, Village 1914

The Old Mill 1914 'And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill'. So wrote the poet Rupert Brooke about Grantchester's mill.

Caption For Sheffield, Whirlow Brook Park C1955

Whirlow Brook House was formerly the home of Sir Walter Benton Jones.

Caption For Lulworth, 1894

Lulworth Cove is perhaps the most famous tourist attraction on the Dorset coast, immortalised in novels, poems and paintings.

Caption For Lulworth Cove, Beach And A Steam Boat C1955

The beauty of Lulworth Cove has always attracted writers and artists. John Keats spent some of his last days in England here, as did Rupert Brooke.

Caption For Lulworth Cove, Beach And A Steam Boat C1955

The beauty of Lulworth Cove has always attracted writers and artists. John Keats spent some of his last days in England here, as did Rupert Brooke.

Caption For Worcester, Gheluvelt Park 1936

This photo shows the stereotypical municipal park with its formal gardens, water features and children's playground. There are also sports facilities and a bandstand.

Caption For Over Wallop, Rose Cottage C1965

Wallop means 'valley of the stream,' and if we look closely we can just see the Wallop brook on the left of the road.

Caption For Droxford, The Mill C1960

Izaak Walton fished here in the Meon, reflecting that the valley 'exceeds all England for swift, shallow, clear, pleasant brooks and store of trout'.