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Maps

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1898, Twinhoe Ref. RNE854763
1898, Ubley Ref. RNE856335
1898, The Common Ref. RNE846334
1898, The Oval Ref. RNE846484
1898, The Wrangle Ref. RNE846578
1898, Weston Ref. RNE866270
1898, White Hill Ref. RNE867874
1898, Withy Mills Ref. RNE871996
1898, Woollard Ref. RNE874276
1898, Stanton Drew Ref. RNE838499
1898, Stockwood Vale Ref. RNE839974
1899, Plaster's Green Ref. RNC807418
1899, Priston Ref. RNC811204
1899, Publow Ref. RNC811359
1899, St Catherine Ref. RNC823688
1898-1899, South Stoke Ref. RNC835285
1898-1899, Shoscombe Ref. RNC830703
1898-1899, The Oval Ref. RNC846484
1919, White Cross Ref. POP867692
1919, White Hill Ref. POP867874

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Memories

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A Month Not In This World, An Inmate Of Parkside Hospital Macclesfield

It was early summer in 1967 when suffering from a 'mental breakdown' I was admitted into Macc in the middle of the night, horror upon horror me and my mates had often talked ...Read more

A memory of Macclesfield

Brierley Hill Girls Memories

I was born in Chapel Street, in 1947. My uncle, Len Gray, had a newsagents in the town, near the bus stop by the Old Post Office, as was. My Grandad used to sell papers on the Five Ways and as a girl I would stand ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill

1955 To 1980

I remember going to the shops in Hounslow High street with my mum and dad. The ABC cafe which had rows of perspex boxes with different cakes and sandwiches in each one. MacFisheries, and a department store which I think was called ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow

Home Sweet Home

At the time this photograph of the High Street was taken I was 15 years old. Not knowing then, I would be walking down this road some years later with my first girlfriend and now my wife of 51 years. Where the ...Read more

A memory of Teddington by mikeandbren

We Will Be Back

Hi, I was born 43 Tixall road and my Grandmother was at No. 45 we would walk into town via the River Sow to the baths with towel under our arms. Or into town to Woodalls for material or wool and on market day there would be flags ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by adame

1934 To 1961

I was born in Grove Avenue in 1934. Was not evacuated in the war .attended St Marys Church as a choir boy, went to St Marys. Infant school , then on to Orleans. Sec Leaving in 1949., after winning the Twickenham Schools Cricket ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham by aataylor34

Growing Up In Govan In The 50's.

I have very happy memories of my childhood in Govan. I lived in an attic with my Mum, Dad and Brother. If it was wet outside everybody gathered at my close and we would run up and down the wooden stairs. The ...Read more

A memory of Govan

Harrogate's Station Square 1960/70's

I see Macfisheries and Lindy's Cafe.There was also a cafe called Chequeres that as a child I was advised by my parents not to use.Standings was on the corner of Station Square and James Street providing that old ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate

Holyport Road, Fulham

I was born in 1961 in Charing Cross Hospital & spent my first 25 years living in Fulham - firstly in Holyport Road until I was about 17, then New Kings Road for a few years and then Hestercombe Avenue for another few years ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by Marc Dorman

The School Of The Holy Child, Laleham Abbey

heads the label in a dictionary of music that I received as a prize in Upper IA. No date. It must have been 1955. My name was/is Margaret Morley. I joined the school on my return from Malaya in 1951, followed ...Read more

A memory of Laleham

Captions

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Caption For Manchester, Royal Exchange 1885

This building is the third Exchange to be built in this area. The first was in the Market Place, near St Ann's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor.

Caption For Ewell, The Pond 1903

The pond is situated at the junction of the London and Chessington Roads.

Caption For Llandudno, The Promenade 1898

'The Queen of Welsh resorts', Llandudno preserves much of its Victorian flavour, with its sweeping promenade faced by numerous hotels, its expanse of sands between the headlands of the Great and Little

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

Only a few steps further along the High Street brings us to some of the multiple stores. Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.

Caption For Boroughbridge, The Devil's Arrows 1895

The Devil’s Arrows is nowadays composed of three stones. They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Church Hill 1903

From the hill behind the town there is a splendid view of the German ocean.' This was how Morris & Co's Directory viewed Aldeburgh in 1868.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

Only a few steps further along the High Street brings us to some of the multiple stores. Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.

Caption For St Neots, High Street From The Cross C1965

Nowhere was this effect felt more strongly that at the paper mills, where a severe downturn in the industry caused grave problems.

Caption For Southport, Lord Street C1955

'A town built for pleasure' is possibly the best description for Southport.

Caption For Malmesbury, View From Daniel's Well C1955

Near the trees flows the spring waters of Daniel`s Well, which is named after a bishop of Malmesbury Abbey who lived during the 8th century.

Caption For Abergavenny, St Mary's Church, The Herbert Chapel 1898

In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Herbert family prospered in their family home at Raglan Castle. Three members of the family are buried in this chapel in three magnificent alabaster tombs.

Caption For Avebury, St James' Church 1899

The village of Avebury, population 650, is best known for its impressive prehistoric stone circles, which were recently claimed to be the work of marmalade millionaire Keiller, rather than prehistoric

Caption For Wells, New College 1892

The battlemented building opposite the North Porch, No 9 Cathedral Green, currently the Cathedral Music School, was originally a canonical house re-built , an Italian scholar.

Caption For Leeds, The Town Hall 1894

The architect of the Town Hall, Cuthbert Brodrick, also left many other Leeds legacies, including the Corn Exchange (1860), the Mechanics' Institute (1860), the Oriental Baths (1866)and shops on Cookridge

Caption For Boroughbridge, The Devil's Arrows 1895

The Devil's Arrows is nowadays composed of three stones. They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

Caption For Glastonbury, The Tribunal 1886

Nearby, just into the High Street, there is another building of similar antiquity, the Tribunal.

Caption For Chelmsford, Mother And Child, Mildmay Road 1906

Around AD 120, a mansio was built on a slight rise overlooking the site of the fort.

Caption For Houghton Conquest, Houghton House 1897

Lady Pembroke, Sir Philip Sidney's sister, built the house between 1615 and 1621. The Bruce family bought it in 1624 and lived there for nearly 70 years.

Caption For St Ives, Bridge Street 1898

ST IVES, Bridge Street1955 S23004 Today, the bridge at St Ives is restricted to pedestrians, but up to fifty years ago, it was possible to drive a cart or a car over the bridge.

Caption For Cromer, Church Street 1902

By the time of this photograph Cromer had experienced a continuing building boom, which included new premises for fashionable stores such as Jarrold & Sons (left), who are still flourishing both in Cromer

Caption For Dorking, High Street 1900

This is said to be the oldest inn in the town. Charles Dickens is reputed to have penned 'The Pickwick Papers' on one of his many visits to Dorking.

Caption For Wells, Sadler Street C1960

WE BEGIN the tour of the city by the Dean's Eye gate-house, the dropping-off point both for mod- ern tour coaches and ancient stagecoaches.

Caption For Rothesay, The Pier 1897

It is 1897, and a golden age for the Clyde excursion steamer industry is dawning: operators sense that the ban on landings at some piers on the Sabbath will soon be broken.

Caption For Cowes, Northwood House C1955

A casualty station was set up there during the air raids on Cowes on the night of 4 and 5 May 1942.