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School Uniform And Schooldays
This was 1958 the time when I seriously got into drainpipes, drapes and rock 'n roll music. I was at Walbottle Secondary Modern School. I used to take in the leg width of my jeans by hand using a needle and thread to ...Read more
A memory of Newburn in 1958 by
Pickmere Boating Lake
My wife came across John Baylies memories of Jack Spence. I was the little lad who also helped bring water from the spring. I only lived over the fields and was always down the lake, I remember the rowing boats blue & ...Read more
A memory of Pickmere in 1958 by
50 High Street
Although not so far back as 1890 I remember often being in the room with the large casement windows on the left hand side, in the 1950s and 60s. This was my father's office at his dental practice at 50 High Street. The surgery ...Read more
A memory of Tonbridge in 1958 by
Warnham Court
My name is Angie, I was in Warnham Court only for a short while, but I have lasting memories - the grey and burgandy uniform,and walking down to the deer park before breakfast. I haven;t yet found anyone that remembered ...Read more
A memory of Warnham Court School in 1958 by
Clara Vale
My family lived in Stanner House, a lovely old house in Clara Vale from 1952 until 1964 - my parents moved there shortly after they got married in 1951. I was born in 1958 and can remember the house as if it was yesterday. In the 1800's ...Read more
A memory of Ryton in 1958 by
Grandma & Grandpa
I'm trying to remember back a long time, hopefully someone can help out. Grandparents on Dad's side lived in Ystrad, in a house I think was called Pentwyn, in Penallta Road, on a slight hill not far from a railway overbridge ...Read more
A memory of Ystrad Mynach in 1958 by
Was It Blown Up?
Way back in 58/59, just a short distance outside Woburn, there was an old house, you had to climb over the fence at the side of the road and walk down a field to get to it. I think it was large and very old and there were lots of ...Read more
A memory of Woburn in 1958 by
Greywell Hill House
We returned to Greywell after a time away, my father worked again for Lord Dorchester however this time we lived in the house near the farm instead of the village. We were sure that it was haunted as we could hear noises in ...Read more
A memory of Greywell in 1958 by
Childhood In Hoo
This view is instantly familiar! There was a sweet shop right there which was a favourite destination on walks into the village. I lived with my family in Hoo for two or three years in the late 1950s. My father was Eric Cox; my ...Read more
A memory of Hoo in 1958 by
Happy Days What Happened
I was born in Darlington in 1944, and in 1958 I moved to Newton Aycliffe with my mum, dad and two brothers. We moved into a lovely brand new 3 bedroomed house at 38 Macmillan Rd which was heaven compared to the two ...Read more
A memory of Newton Aycliffe in 1958
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Built in flint, it is notable for its very short west tower and shingled broach spire.
It closed in 1990, and for a short while was an antiques shop which only opened on Friday afternoons.
Normally, the reason for this to occur would be when the ship is leaving port in such restricted water.
They rose out of a rabbit warren, valued in 1824 at £50; the land was all part of the huge estate of Peter Hesketh, whose idea it was to create a town, port and watering place.
Once a main port on this part of the coast with important connections to Liverpool, this small picturesque harbour town is an attraction for sailors of a more leisurely kind these days.
New sections of waterway were linked to the River Mersey to enable ocean-going vessels to reach the new inland port of Manchester and the neighbouring Lancashire cotton towns.
The letters SS denote a boat registered in the port of St Ives.
An open two- masted lugger lies port side to the jetty.
These houses would have been built when Bangor the port had to deal with a constant stream of sailing ships bringing in coal and limestone and carrying away lead and copper ore, along with locally-made
Conwy was once an important port with a major fishing fleet.
Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.
Things came to a head in 1706 when the Excise launched a full investigation of the port over alleged customs avoidance.
Many were employed on scheduled feeder runs between small harbours and the big ports; others traded in the 'go anywhere for any cargo' world of tramping.
It was once the leading port on the river, and it was from Newnham that Henry II sailed with a fleet of 400 ships and 5,000 soldiers on an expedition to Ireland in 1171.
Although it is ten miles from the sea on what is now an artificial River Nene, Wisbech maintains its long tradition as a sea port.
Two schooners plied a busy trade with London in the middle of the century, but by 1870 competition from the railway had killed off the fledgling port.
Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval
On another occasion a wine merchant shared a bottle of port up there with the editor of the 'Worcester Chronicle'.
In 1905, freight rates for coal from the Welsh ports to the Plate varied between 6s 3d and 12s per ton.
It had long been an old seafaring port but burgeoned into a sizeable town in the 19th century.
Then, it was a bustling port with barges moored two or three deep unloading timber and barley.
It then evolved into a bustling sea port during the 18th century, and finally, before the tide ceased to lap against the sea wall, it developed into a fashionable seaside resort.
The church of St Chad, with two bells hanging in its open belfry, stands a short distance down the lane opposite the Fenwick Arms.
Within a short while, it was claimed that the King's tomb was a place where miracles were happening; this put Gloucester well and truly on the pilgrim trail.
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