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Love That Place!

Born at Petersfield in 1940, my first home was Berry Cottage, down Sandy Lane, opposite Sibley's farm. Berry cottage had only 4 rooms (2 up and 2 down), no running water, only a well and later a tap down in the lane. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Rake Firs in 1940 by Monica Stewart

Growing Up In Easebourne

I went to live in Cowdray House, aged 4, in 1951. My father worked in the accounts office in Easebourne village, and I attended Easebourne Primary School (Headmaster was Mr Bevan) along with Barbara Fisher, who also ...Read more

A memory of Easebourne in 1956 by Roger Mills

Church Gate (60s 70s)

My grandparents (Mousleys) lived in 38 Church Street and that was the house where my mother was brought up during the Second World War and onwards. I remember staying there as a small boy: no inside toilet, an old hand ...Read more

A memory of Lutterworth

Dunsmore People And Happenings Remembered

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In 1995, when the first edition of this history was published, it seemed incredibly optimistic to have had three hundred copies printed for a market which ...Read more

A memory of Dunsmore by Peter Jewell

The 1950s

Though I have some recall of the 1940s - eg starting school in 1948 at the age of three and a half and being reluctant to get off a rocking horse on the first day, it was the 1950s that really kicked in - to the accompaniment of songs ...Read more

A memory of Corwen in 1950 by Gareth Hughes

Some Childhood Years In Sorbie 1932 T0 1937

The family moved from Reay in Caithness to Sorbie in 1932 - I was 2 years old and had a sister who was 12 years old and a brother, 10 years old, so there was a huge difference in ages and I was brought up ...Read more

A memory of Sorbie in 1930 by Fionn Young

Bad Memories

I was in the Sanatorium, the children's section, aged seven in 1949 suffering from TB, my mother was sent there the following year and stayed in the woman's section, also with TB, and unfortunately she died there after just a ...Read more

A memory of Chandler's Ford in 1949 by Geoff Merritt

First Holiday

My first holiday was when I was 9 years old (in 1958) and my parents and I came to Goodrington. We stayed at Beech Hurst which if I remember correctly was in Youngs Park Road. It was lovely. I made friends with a girl who lived ...Read more

A memory of Goodrington in 1958 by Barbara Lucas

My Holidays

When I was a child my dad and mum took my brother on holidays to my grandparents' house in Cherhill, the house was called Holly Mount. W loved going to stay in the village. From the bedroom window we could see the hill where the white ...Read more

A memory of Cherhill in 1958 by Glynis Smith

Early Years In Park Road

Born in 1947 to Ted & Cred Fowles, I lived in 3 Park Road until 1955 when I moved down the hill to Southsea. I started Tanyfron primary school in 1951 and went on to Penygelli Secondary school, Coedpoeth, in 1958. ...Read more

A memory of Tanyfron by Ann Evans

Captions

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Caption For Skegness, The Park 1904

The intervening space up to Roman Bank was taken up by horse pastures and allotments.

Caption For Edenbridge, High Street C1955

The signboard of the White Horse pub, across the road, advertises the availability of the locally-brewed Westerham ales.

Caption For Hornchurch, The Windmill 1909

This is an East Anglian-style post mill with a white-painted weatherboarded body, four spring patent shuttered sails and winded manually by a tailpole.

Caption For Ystradfellte, Porth Yr Ogof Cave 1936

Actually this picture was taken a mile south of the hamlet of Ystradfellte at the place where the River Mellte tumbles into the dark mouth of this cave, which in English means White Horse Cave.

Caption For Lytham, The Windmill And Lifeboat Station C1955

The white windmill, built by Richard Cookson in 1805, was in working order until 1918, when the fire damaged it.

Caption For Ware, Crib Street C1955

With the wrought iron gate and lantern frame in front of us, we look northwards towards Bourne Close and eventually, by a footpath across the fields, to Moles Farm and the Sow and Pigs public house at

Caption For Bletchley, Tree Square C1955

These stories might have been about the 'fine lady upon a white horse' who rode her 'Cock horse to Banbury Cross' (possibly Celia Fiennes); or about the infamous Dick Turpin, who apparently visited

Caption For Welton, High Street C1955

Frith's photographer has moved into the High Street and is looking south towards The White Horse pub - which is little changed today.

Caption For Sprotbrough, The Village C1955

Modern housing now covers most of the old estate and nursery, and only the name remains in street signs.

Caption For Brecon, Ship Street 1910

The motor car is not yet a common sight, hence the horse-drawn carts going about their business.

Caption For Wallasey, The Village C1955

The large black and white half-timbered building, with the bus stops outside, is the Black Horse Inn, which still stands.

Caption For Calne, Bentley Grammar School C1965

It has grounds of about 35 acres, with splendid views of the Downs and the White Horse.

Caption For Leicester, Eastgates And Clock Tower C1950

The pinnacled and canopied Clock Tower, designed by Joseph Goddard in 1868, dominates the forefront of the photograph, while its four stoney local worthies, Simon de Montfort, William Wyggeston,

Caption For Dunsop Bridge, St Hubert's Church 1921

The pure white marble angel (centre left) is seen by all who pass through the Trough of Bowland.

Caption For Rochdale, The Fountain 1902

Officially described as a `drinking fountain for horses, cattle and dogs`, it became known as the Angel, owing to the 15ft-high white Sicilian marble statue on a Yorkshire stone base.

Caption For Thornton Cleveleys, Marsh Mill C1955

Alongside the mill was T Kirkham's blacksmith's shop; horses were brought here through Atkinson's fields.

Caption For Bluntisham, High Street C1955

An 18th-century house incorporating Trowell Stores (advertising Brooke Bond Tea) and the White Horse Inn selling Tolly ales and stout face the square.

Caption For Haslemere, High Street 1927

When the railway finally opened in January 1859, a celebratory dinner was held at the White Horse Hotel (next door).

Caption For Kilburn, The Village Centre C1965

The White Horse, a chalk hill figure, was carved in 1857.

Caption For Caldecott, High Street C1955

The White Hart pub (centre right) sits at right angles to the street, but the inevitable 20th-century interloper of considerably lesser architectural merit can be seen in the distance.

Caption For Fittleworth, The Village 1908

This view looks north-east along the A283 past its junction with Church Lane on the right in front of White Horse Cottage, whose chimney stack is here covered in creeper.

Caption For Sudbury, North Street 1895

On the right is the White Horse, run by George Rampling; next door is Boggis's the drapers in the 18th-century building with dormer windows; then comes William Alston's 'Second Hand Furniture Warehouse

Caption For Caldecott, High Street C1955

The White Hart pub (centre right) sits at right angles to the street, but the inevitable 20th-century interloper of considerably lesser architectural merit can be seen in the distance.

Caption For Westbury, Composite C1965

The town's identity is linked to the magnificent white horse cut into the chalk hillside, a landmark which guides the traveller.