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Billys Greengrocer

Billy's Greengorcer - a small shop on the corner of Hebron Street where you could buy fruit and veg, and almost anything else. In those years there was not an awful lot of choice.. two lots of potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, and ...Read more

A memory of Heyside in 1951 by Barbara Watts

St Philips School

At this time (1950) I became a pupil at the above school. The playground was truly superb and it has very recently become a permanent green space for the use of the village. This ground has in it a ha-ha and we ...Read more

A memory of Burley in Wharfedale in 1950

Ex St Roberts Catholic School Harrogate

Born in Waterloo Street, Harrogate, in early 1940s. Attended above school until left in 1956. Started work at J.S.Driver, grocers on Beulah Street, Stan Wood manager. Remember 'Syncopated Sandy,' playing ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate by Tony Richardson

My Memories Of Selly Oak And Bournbrook

I was born Anne Shirley Crofts back of 622 Bristol Road (opposite where Aldi is now) in July 1944, brother Ronnie was born 1940, sister Vivienne was born 1942, and Alan was born 1947, between Riverton Road ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak in 1954 by Anne Crofts

Evacuation During The Second World War

During the early years of the Second World War my father was posted to the Royal Artillery camp in Almondbury and when we were bombed in our home in Hull he found a small house for my mother, sisiter and I ...Read more

A memory of Kirkheaton in 1940 by Raymond Taylor

Gants Hill

I moved to Gants Hill in 1968, from Bethnal Green, at the age of 8. I later moved to Wanstead aged 32. I have great memories of the place, I lived on the Eastern Avenue between Ethelbert Gardens and Beehive lane. Ray Powell was the ...Read more

A memory of Gants Hill in 1973 by Martin Redif

Cobblers Shop Rockingham Road Swinton

My memory relates to the cobblers shop on Rockingham Road, Swinton as this was my grandad's shop, I used to walk down the back way, behind the houses to get to it, it is still a shoe repairers shop. ...Read more

A memory of Swinton in 1967

Lawrence Family In East Molesey

On a holiday from Australia, today my husband and I visited East Molesey & Hampton Court. My mother's paternal family were the Lawrence's - Edward was a master butcher and had a shop in 156 Walton Road (now ...Read more

A memory of East Molesey by Erica Henley

Fish And Chip Shop Hall Road Aveley

You described the first shop in this parade as Fishy Jacks, I can't remember the name but I used to go to Aveley County Secondary School in Love Lane just around the corner and we used to spend our dinner money ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1964 by John Bates

Thoughts Of This Lady.

Can anyone remember a teacher called Miss Miriam Roberts? The first class teacher for girls in the junior school Brynteg. The boys would have left infants school for Blacklane school in Pentre Broughton. She used to ...Read more

A memory of Brynteg in 1950

Captions

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Caption For Thaxted, Town Street From Mill End C1950

Beside the clapboarded cottage is Franklin`s butcher`s shop. This used to get flushed out and cleaned once a week, sending water coursing down the street. Next door is the Co-op drapery.

Caption For Daventry, The Burton Memorial And Moot Hall C1965

Just visible to the left is Gyte's fish and chip shop, which closed many years ago.

Caption For Widnes, Widnes Road C1960

Notice the ornate sign outside Neil and Barker's shop. The three balls, the sign of a pawnbroker, are said to originate from St Nicholas, the patron saint of pawnbrokers.

Caption For Sheffield, The Moor Head C1950

Within a few minutes the first bombs were falling; it was Sheffield's turn to be blitzed.Among the areas hit was the Moor, where many shops and buildings were destroyed or badly damaged, including

Caption For York, Bootham Bar C1950

To the left, the corner shop with the large awning is now a bookmakers. These once quiet roads are now filled with heavy traffic.

Caption For York, The Castle Museum C1955

Amongst many other attractions, the museum has a reconstruction of a Victorian shopping street. Thousands of people flock here annually to this, one of the best-known museums in Britain.

Caption For Bicester, Old Houses, Market Hill C1950

The buildings housing the premises of Hedges & Son (right), however, have been demolished and replaced by a road and open space leading to a pedestrian shopping precinct.

Caption For Lindford, The Village C1955

On the left was the shop that included the post office. Inside, you could buy almost anything: there was paraffin, bacon, and butter in a glass cabinet, and sweets in glass jars.

Caption For Selborne, High Street 1967

There are shops, a post office, a village hall and a sports pavilion.

Caption For Ingoldmells, High Street C1965

This part of the village has not changed: the Ship pub is still there on the right, and the line of little shops still stands on the left, but all with different owners.

Caption For Burgh Heath, The Galleon C1955

There is no doubt which shop the owner of the car on the right has just visited.

Caption For Penrith, Cornmarket C1950

Surrounding shops found brisk trade exchanging takings for household wares like drapery, utensils, perquisites and some luxuries like tobacco.

Caption For Hornchurch, North Street 1908

The building survived until the late 1930's, when Burtons the tailors built their new shop. The tower in North Street belongs to the National School opened in 1874.

Caption For Romford, Rush Green C1950

It was served by Evans Corner and this comprehensive parade of shops on the Rush Green Road at Dagenham Road crossroads.

Caption For Effingham, The Village C1965

Further growth in recent times included the addition of this row of shops in The Street, not far from the junction of the A246.

Caption For Kendal, New Shambles 1914

sceamol', which originally meant a bench for the sale of meat.The New Shambles replaced the Old Shambles, which was on the west side of Highgate.As we can see in this photograph, many types of shop

Caption For Northchapel, The Village C1955

On the right is Old Forge Cottage, which adjoined the blacksmith's shop.

Caption For Ipswich, Corn Exchange 1893

This front towards King Street had shops on the ground floor, one of which was the Essex and Suffolk Fire Office. The building became a film theatre in 1973.

Caption For Rickmansworth, High Street C1965

Carr and Sons 'You'll Get it at Carrs' on the left has since been rebuilt in an approximate replica and is now a Sue Ryder charity shop.

Caption For Stamford, High Street 1922

The gabled Grant's butcher's shop has been removed to the Kirkgate Museum in York, Singer's has lost its elegant shopfronts and has been texture-coated, and Star Stores opposite was rebuilt in rough replica

Caption For Bourne, Market Square 1955

1860 has been relocated to the cemetery in South Road, presumably to save it from the traffic, while the good stone-tile-roofed building beyond on the corner of South Street is still Harrison and Dunn's shop

Caption For Finchingfield, The Village C1955

The village is now a popular coach halt in summer, and there are many cafés and souvenir shops. The church of St John the Baptist dominates the scene.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Cornhill C1955

To the left the shops include Hepworth's, Home and Colonial, and International Stores.

Caption For Mildenhall, High Street C1965

The two shops on the left were both Morley's, one a clockmaker's, the other an ironmonger's. The tree is at the east end of the churchyard.