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Evacuee
My Grandmother rented a cottage (Era Goch) during the war and I went to live with her as a sort of evacuee. I used to attend the one room school in Dwyran. I played with my friends on the beach. I don't know how we did not drown as we would ...Read more
A memory of Dwyran in 1940 by
Back To The Mid 1970s
1974-1975 I was a French assistant at Westlands School, Plainmoor in Torquay. I would often rent a cottage located in Woodleigh Road in Gara Bridge. This cottage belonged then to Mrs Wadstein who had a charming son named ...Read more
A memory of Woodleigh in 1975 by
Pundict Cottage
My grandparents lived in Braxted Park where my grandfather was a gamekeeper. They lived in Pundict Cottage, and having looked at local maps, I am wondering whether the house known as Pundict Lodge is built on the same site. Does anyone know?
A memory of Great Braxted in 1974 by
The For Front Pathway
This is the pathway to the cottage, my grandparents - the Wilsons, and aunt and uncle lived in. It used to be a farmhouse, but was split into two attached dwellings. On the left, there was a snack bar, and I spent many an ...Read more
A memory of Ingoldmells by
Bury Cemetery
My grandfather, Peter Heywood was head gardener and sexton at the cemetery till his later retirement. If anybody knows of any of the men there during the 50s' onwards, please let me know. He lived at Springwater Cottage in the valley below Lily Hill Street.
A memory of Bury in 1959 by
Grandparents
My grandfather, Peter Brown, was born in Coldstream in 1875. His parents, John and Mary Ann Wallace lived in a cottage on the Hirsel estate. Peter was a joiner, as was John. Peter emigrated to New Zealand and was the first person ...Read more
A memory of Coldstream by
Astwood Bank Co Op......Remember It?
It was so interesting to find a few photos of old Astwood Bank on here. I moved to the village when my mother married my step father, Jesse Bradley, in 1964. We lived at 21 High Street and I got a job at the ...Read more
A memory of Astwood Bank in 1969 by
Princess Alice Home And Orphanage 1941 1955
I too, was in Copley House with my sister Sheila. Our surname was Youngs (the sister in charge of the house was Sister Ada Fitzjohn). I was at first, in the nursery school on Chester Road until ...Read more
A memory of Sutton Coldfield in 1941 by
Life In Silverdale 1946 T0 1949
I moved to Silverdale from Bradford in 1945/6 at the end of the war, with my father, Leslie Waddington, and my grandmother Mary Waddington. We bought Swiss Cottages down Townsfield from Tommy Taylor the joiner ...Read more
A memory of Silverdale by
Cottage Grill
The whole Swiss Cottage area has changed beyond recognition. There seem to be few photos of how it was till the late 1960s, when the Cottage Grill, my father's restaurant, was demolished. This building gave it's name to the ...Read more
A memory of Swiss Cottage by
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The cottages on the right were almshouses. They are gone now.
The First World War poet Edward Thomas lived at nearby Berryfield Cottage.
In the picture an old farmhouse stands next to farm buildings; the two semi-detached stone cottages alongside probably housed farm workers.
On this road leading to the sea front, the cottage on the left has flint walls and a thatched roof. The front garden is decorated with staddle stones.
All the cottages on the left were demolished by 1910. Both sides of the water were reached by stairs from the High Street.
All the cottages on the left were demolished by 1910. Both sides of the water were reached by stairs from the High Street.
The smithy, opposite, has given way to a garage; and the row of cottages (with a sign saying 'Cyclist's Rest') are long-since demolished.
Godshill is one of the most photographed villages in England, with a wealth of fine thatched cottages.
The lock has since been reconstructed and the lock-keeper's cottage was rebuilt in 1919.
This view looks from the lock-keeper's cottage garden eastwards into the lock. The chestnut palings are now a smart well-trimmed beech hedge.
On a nearby hill is an old cottage, once the abode of the notorious highwayman Jack Diamond, who is said still to haunt the area in ghostly form.
This cottage, probably 16th- or 17th-century, is typical of those found on the eastern side of Dartmoor.
The charming cottages on the left have either been demolished or modernised out of recognition.
This thatched cottage stands between Bouncers Lane and Blacksmith's Lane, and is one of many half-timbered buildings in the village.
Old rough-stone cottages line the street which leads up to the market place. Just visible is Garstang's market cross, a Tuscan column topped by a stone orb that was erected in 1754.
That ubiquitous cottage industry of Wales has passed now, but farmers still tend their flocks. Nowadays they would be transported by lorry to their destinations.
In this area there are a concentration of attractive small plaques above the doors and lintels announcing that the cottages are owned by Blakeney Neighbourhood Housing Association.
However, both the cottage and the 15th- century church tower have lost most of their ivy.
Colehill comprised only a few scattered cottages until Victorian times, when the first of its population growth spurts led to a demand for church services.
The tall block beyond has an industrial appearance, but in fact it consists of five cottages.
Recent road schemes have meant that the mill-workers' cottages on the right have been demolished to make way for a new roundabout, with a modern block of flats instead.
The thatched cottage next door was once the home of the local carpenter, William Gray. He made coffins, amongst other things, and had his own standing ready in the kitchen.
This charming lane near the church has a concentration of thatched cottages. Further along is Jubilee Barn, the original tithe barn of the village.
Many of its cottages were built in the 17th century, and the Royal Oak is older, claiming a date of about 1502. A famous treat, which is still sold today, was Granny's Nettle Beer.
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