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Good Times

i was born at 58 killingworth avenue castlepark backworth i loved it went potato picking with my mam and grandmar loved the ride on the lorry.loved the huge park my teacher was mrs carr she had a huge beehive hair do i was terrified of ...Read more

A memory of Backworth

Genealogy

I'm researching the family history of Madge Drennan born 1921, Kirkconnel, Dumfries.

A memory of Kirkconnel

Family

my grandmothers family came from pwllheli before her family moved to liverpool. we know very little about her childhood there or the relatives they may have left behind.we were also told she worked at butlins when it opened,by then she would ...Read more

A memory of Pwllheli by Susan Winter

Family

My great grandmother, Mrs Burbidge lived in the house on Charwelton Hill, three fields away from the main road. Mother said a tin box was left by the road where post, bread and groceries were left. Later, in 1941 my grandfather, gran and ...Read more

A memory of Charwelton in 1940 by Terence Wilcox

Factory Road

I was born in Factory Road in 1947. I lived there with my mum, dad, brother and 2 sisters until I was 16 and moved away because of the redevelopement. We lived at number 33, my nan lived at number 26 and my aunt and 2 cousins ...Read more

A memory of Gidea Park in 1952 by Pamela Remon

Edinburgh Street Liverpool 5

I was born in 101 Edinburgh Street in 1943, my parents were Norman and Ellen Harris, i was christened in St Georges Everton, i have fond memorys of Netherfield Road my My Uncle Alec Harris ran the Protestant Reformers ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1950 by Nina Walker

Dancing On The Forest For The Queens Visit To Nottingham

I think it was 1953 and I was 10yrs. I was at the Bentink Road Scool and as I remember, the schools in Nottingham entered a dancing team and we practiced for weeks. Our practice was in ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham in 1953 by Margaret Wilson Nee Rigley

Circa 1950s

I was born in 1939 and remember the war years vividily. However, I was draughted into the army in 1948 and because of my knowledge and interest in explosives, became an Ammunition Examiner. During this period, I knew I liked music ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1948 by Peter Dewsnap

Circa 1950

I was born in 1947 in a house across the road from the church (17 Llandudno Rd). I was christened in the church. When I was 3 or 4 I remember my parents being friendly with the verger, Mr Shingler, and taking me to visit his ...Read more

A memory of Llandrillo-yn-Rhôs in 1950 by Stuart Gorst

Childhood Memories

I was born in Dulwich then moved to Stratham went to Dunraven around 67,68,69. I lived on Haybridge ave.. I remember Trevor H. Kenneth , Anthony D. I also went to Immanuel school. I think thers a Sainsbury there now. The church ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by markrg1

Captions

137 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Cambridge, Hobbs Pavilion 1931

Born in Cambridge in 1882, Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs was undoubtedly the world's greatest cricket batsman of his time.

Caption For Sudbury, Market 1904

Sudbury, on the River Stour, was once an important cloth town, and has always had a popular market.

Caption For Sudbury, Friars Street 1895

The imposing 18th-century building on the right with the round-headed doorway has a twin nearly opposite.

Caption For Greenock, Harbour 1904

Greenock was a beneficiary of the River Clyde's industrial heyday.

Caption For Middleham, The Castle 1893

The castle was originally a motte and bailey.

Caption For Newtown, Broad Street 1959

The market was established in 1279 with a charter granted by Edward I, but Newtown's growth is due mainly to the application of technology to the cottage-based woollen industry.

Caption For Cookham, High Street 1908

Cookham will forever be associated with the artist Stanley Spencer who was born in Cookham in 1891 and died in 1959.

Caption For Pembroke, Main Street C1955

The castle, re-built in stone from 1189 by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, keeps a broody watch on the town - as it has always done.

Caption For Biddenden, The Village C1950

An interesting collection of old cars can be seen along the left-hand side of the road next to the tea rooms on the main street of this pleasant village.

Caption For Charlton, Brick Kiln Lane 1903

The village of Charlton lies about 3/4 mile to the south-west of Hitchin.

Caption For Ayot St Lawrence, Shaws Corner C1955

The home of George Bernard Shaw has remained unchanged since his death: his hat still hangs in the hall, whilst his typewriter stands on his study desk where he wrote 'Pygmalion', 'Back to Methuselah'

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan Memorial And Church Green C1955

Undoubtedly Bedford's most famous son - if only because of his imprisonment as a result of religious intolerance - John Bunyan was born into a tinker's family and lived something of the high life before

Caption For Ulverston, Hoad Hill And Monument 1912

Locally named the Pepperpot, it was erected in 1850 on Hoad Hill to commemorate Ulverston-born Sir John Barrow, a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society.

Caption For Haywards Heath, Perrymont Road And Commercial Square C1950

Harold G Turner Born in nearby Ardingly in 1885, Harold Turner became a well-known architect, particularly after his successful Gidea Park project in Essex in 1910.

Caption For Belfast, High Street 1897

The broad thoroughfare reflects not only the market town but also its link with the sea.

Caption For High Wycombe, Hughenden Manor 1906

Arthur Vernon, Architect and Mayor The career of Arthur Vernon, architect and JP, born in 1846, is a good example of Wycombe's new class of industrialists and professionals.

Caption For Coulsdon, The Recreation Ground C1960

The photographic record importantly shows the villages at different stages of their expansion and repays careful study in understanding the way they have evolved.