Books

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Memories

384 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

Dunwich Monastery Gateway

My earliest memory of Greyfriars in Dunwich was probably driving down the hill in my grandfather's old car in 1960 as he brought me to my new home at The Barne Arms Hotel. I had been at boarding school at Dollar in ...Read more

A memory of Dunwich in 1965 by James Ritchie

Visiting As A Child

My memories of Coulsdon are very vague as  I live in Scotland. My Father met a wonderful man named Bernard during the 2nd world war.who came from Coulsdon.    Bernard was over 7 feet tall and this is the only thing I remember ...Read more

A memory of Coulsdon in 1953 by Ailsa Marshall

Cookridge Once Fields And Farms

I moved from Holbeck in 1948 into one of the first estates to be built in North West Leeds, Ireland Wood (Raynels). In 1950 I went to Cookridge School, then a wooden hut right slap bang opposite where Cookridge ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge in 1950 by Paul Leavett

Good Times

We came down from Scotland to Stoke in 1953 as my dad had got a job in the newly opened Pit Hem Heath. As children we used to stay at the house which is sitting in front of the pit . We used to go across the brook on the pipe what ran ...Read more

A memory of Hem Heath in 1960 by Pauline Thorley

Tommy Wiggins

Tommy Wiggins was a small-built man, he had round John Lennon NHS glasses, and had the Corner Farm in Fencott. He was a great friend of my grandfather, Charlie Hayes, and once every 2 weeks my grandfather peddled all the way from ...Read more

A memory of Fencott in 1966 by Rosemary Hopkins

Home

I was born in Mid Calder; my sister in Pumpherston; and my brother in Uphall Station. We lived at 17 Nettlehill Road until we emigrated to Canada in October 1957. We all went to the school in Uphall Station and my favourite teacher ...Read more

A memory of Uphall Station in 1957 by Betty Lappage Irvine

The Saughs

My Mother (know as Betty Scott in those days) who is now 91 lived at The Saughs (Saughs Cottage now) from 1923 to 1936 (ish)  - probably aged 3 to 17. Mum was a foster child and went there to live with "Auntie" (Christine Hunter Mc ...Read more

A memory of Ochtertyre in 1920 by Joyce Rawlings

Our House

I lived in Old Cleeve for 19 years at no. 17. Our surname was Ryan. We continued to live there after our mother's death in 1983 and our father died in 1986, we then moved up to Scotland, even though I have some fond memories of my life in Somerset.

A memory of Old Cleeve in 1967 by Andrew Ryan

The Shakey Bridge

My mother left Yorkshire with me in 1945 when I was four years old. She worked for a Mrs Curzon at Arrochar house in Rothiemay as a cook and general help. I think the owners were titled people. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Rothiemay Crossroads in 1945 by Lucie Nee; Roberts

Dunstaffnage War Years

Like your other contributors I also spent my very early years in Dunstaffnage. Dad had spent the early part of the war from day one as a young Engineer Officer on North Atlantic convoys in the Merchant Navy. When you were lucky to ...Read more

A memory of Oban by john

Captions

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Caption For Sedbergh, Market Place 1894

In the 1880s the railway came, and the town grew yet more hectic as the London to Scotland expresses roared by.

Caption For Doune, Castle From North East 1899

It was built by Robert Stewart, first Duke of Albany, Guardian of Scotland on behalf of the captive James I.

Caption For Wenvoe, The Castle 1899

The finished design is similar to Mellerstain Castle, Scotland.

Caption For Mullion, Golf Links 1911

Golf was hardly played outside Scotland until the 1860s, when the first English club, the North Devon at Westward Ho!

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Caption For Paisley, High Street 1900

Paisley Abbey, a Cluniac monastery founded in 1163 and now a charge of the Church of Scotland, has much 14th- and 15th-century architecture and stained-glass windows.

Caption For Brighton, The Ferry 1902

In 1887 Peter and Alexander Campbell decided to relocate their excursion steamer business from Scotland to the relatively untapped Bristol Channel, where they soon came to dominate the market.

Caption For Bangor, The Esplanade 1897

There was a pier, and no doubt American cotton could be brought from Belfast, and coal for the boilers would come direct from Scotland and England.

Caption For Ford, The Blacksmiths Shop C1955

The par- ish, which included Etal, Kimmerston, Hetherslaw and Crookham, suffered much during the wars with Scotland.

Caption For Edinburgh, Palace Of Holyroodhouse, Entrance 1897

Scotland at the time was under the governorship of James, second Earl of Arran, a Protestant.

Caption For Doune, Castle 1899

In 1424 James returned to Scotland after spending eighteen years as the 'guest' of the English court.

Caption For Oxwich, The Castle 1935

Between 1542 and 1546 he served in the wars against France and Scotland.

Caption For Glasgow, The Broomielaw 1897

Scotland's first university, founded in 1411.

Caption For Balmoral Castle, C1890

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842 and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.

Caption For Mullion, Golf Links 1911

Golf was hardly played outside Scotland until the 1860s, when the first English club, the North Devon at Westward Ho!

Caption For Glasgow, Crookston Castle 1897

Crookston was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust for Scotland.

Caption For Manchester, The Grand Hotel C1885

Aytoun Street gets its name from Roger Aytoun (known as Spanking Roger), who came to Manchester from Scotland as an officer in the army.

Caption For Falkirk, Union Inn, Port Downie 2005

The longest canal tunnel in Scotland is on the Union Canal.

Caption For Durham, Old Elvet 1914

Inside, the hotel is notable for its impressive black staircase dating from 1660, which is said to have been brought here from Loch Leven Castle in Scotland.

Caption For Gloucester, Baker's Clock 1952

It has five striking jacks representing England (John Bull) sounding note 'A'; Ireland (Irish girl) note 'B'; Scotland (The Cock of the North) note 'D'; Wales (Welsh girl) note 'G' and Father

Caption For Beaumaris, Castle And Recreation Ground 1911

War with Scotland, and Longshanks' desire to press his claims in France, meant that money was tight.

Caption For Fleetwood, From The Lighthouse 1898

The Isle of Man boats could be boarded from here, there were ships to Scotland and Ireland, and trains left for all parts of the country.

Caption For Glasgow, The Stock Exchange 1897

Victorian Glasgow may have been a parvenu compared with Edinburgh, with its ancient history as Scotland's capital and its 18th-century reputation as the Athens of the North, but Glasgow's unparalleled

Caption For Aberdour, Steamer At The Pier 1897

Excursion trips flourished on the east coast of Scotland until 2 August 1914, when the Admiralty effectively closed the Firth of Forth to non-essential shipping.

Caption For Alnwick, The Gatehouse C1955

Alnwick has witnessed many conflicts between the Scots and the English.