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Memories

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Morden

I lived with my grandparents in Central Road, number 57, from birth until I was 3 when we moved to Highworth for a few years. My grandparents lived in the house before the war. My brother and his wife and children still live in the same ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1951 by Janis Read

The Main Shopping Area Of Newburn

I was 12 yrs old when this picture was taken and I remember it very well. The photo was taken from the war memorial looking down to the railway station, the footbridge is clearly visible in the centre of the ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1951 by Dennis Larkin

Redhill Swimming Baths

Yes, I remember Redhill Swimming Baths. I think it must have been during the year I was at Frenches Road School in 1951-2. I can remember standing in the water shivering while the teacher talked to us during our swimming ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1951 by Robert Wilkinson

My Time In Ash

I lived on Longacre estate. I was born in 1951 and stayed there until I was about 8/9 years old when my parents moved to Preston. My dad worked at the bakery in the village, and then for a milkman called Bill Bugden. My ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale in 1951 by Alan Baker

The Waterside In The 1950s

I lived at High Barmston Farm down the Waterside and had a fantastic childhood there before moving to Alnwick when I was 11. In the 1950s there were loads of houses down the Waterside and Coxgreen. Sadly not much ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 1951 by Jean Potts Atkinson

Camping By The Derwent

I spent my early years (1951 - 1960) camping by the Derwent between Huttons Ambo and Kirkham Abbey. They were wonderful years and very rich in memories. I have wonderful memories of the swing bridge and as a child being ...Read more

A memory of Huttons Ambo in 1951 by Keith Wainwright

The Old Sawmill

I remember going down to my Uncle Adam's who stayed at the house near the saw mill bridge, and walking along the river path to what they called the secret works. it was a place where they made stuff for the war effort and was in ...Read more

A memory of Kilkerran in 1951 by Andrew Plain

Living In Debden, Loughton, During The 1940s And 50s

Hi all. We moved to Debden in 1948, and lived at the end of The Broadway, there were only a few shops open during this time, Sainsbury's, the Post Office, Woolworth's and a Cafe. The only bus ...Read more

A memory of Loughton in 1951 by Robert Munn

Happy Childhood Holidays

I say 1950 for the year my memory relates to but in fact my memories cover from around 1946 to 196 I've only just found this web site for "Memories" although have looked at the site before and what nostalgia it has ...Read more

A memory of Llwyngwril in 1950 by Margaret Garrod

The Boats We Looked After

While my family lived in the lock house 1950 - 1961, my father rented  the rowing boats out and also the fishing permits. This is only one place where they were moored. At various times they were both sides of the bridge and ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1950 by Eddie Tait

Captions

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Caption For Newark On Trent, Bridge Street C1955

All survives in Bridge Street, which leads out of the south- east side of the Market Place in the distance.

Caption For Barmouth, From The Breakwater 1889

Both Darwin and Ruskin enjoyed stays here. The old harbour stands on the shores of the Mawddach estuary, and was formerly of some importance.

Caption For Weymouth, The Harbour 1904

The trade with the Channel Islands and France began soon after the Norman Conquest.

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place 1924

We are looking across the Market Place from the corner of Bridge Street, past the Town Hall.

Caption For St Asaph, Elwy Bridge 1890

This tiny cathedral city stands above the confluence of the River Clwyd and its tributary the Elwy. The cathedral is the smallest in Britain.

Caption For Bedford, High Street From Town Bridge 1921

Moving northwards, we cross the Ouse bridge, with the High Street ahead.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, From Bridge 1890

This view was taken fromthe river bridge seen in photograph 27007, and looks towards the parish church of St Michael and All Angels, perched on the cliff edge above the river.

Caption For Devils Bridge, The Falls C1880

The awful height of the fissure which the bridge bestrides a hundred feet above the observer, rendered doubly gloomy by its narrowness, and the wood which overhangs it; the stunning noise of the torrent

Caption For Saxby, The Church C1955

The finest feature is its tower with angle volutes and vases crowned by a slim spire.

Caption For St Asaph, Elwy Bridge 1890

This tiny cathedral city stands above the confluence of the River Clwyd and its tributary the Elwy. The cathedral is the smallest in Britain.

Caption For Bishop's Stortford, Bridge Street 1922

In the late 1890s, the Black Lion public house was extensively altered and restored by Mr Glasscock; by removing the plaster and exposing the windows, he attempted to return the building to its original

Caption For Lyme Regis, Museum 1907

Designed by architect George Vialls for the Mayor, Thomas Embray Davenport Philpot, the museum in Bridge Street was built in 1901.

Caption For Chatburn, The Village 1921

In our view we are looking towards the bridge over the burn. The Brown Cow public house is on the right, and the Black Bull Hotel can just be made out further down the road.

Caption For Liverpool, Sefton Park 1895

The cast iron rustic bridge, built in 1870, has always been a much-photographed spot.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Plough Inn C1960

The old village consists of a number of small, picturesque thatched and timber-framed cottages to the west of the church and along a lane running west from the river bridge.

Caption For Southport, The Pier Train C1960

Obviously still viable in these photographs, Southport Pier was closed in the 1990s; it was demolished and rebuilt at a total cost of £7 million, and was reopened in 2002.

Caption For Sandy, Railway Station 1925

This view is looking down from the road bridge; things have changed greatly at Sandy.

Caption For Tywyn, High Street, From The Station 1895

We are looking eastwards into the Welsh mountains along the high street from the railway bridge.

Caption For Sutton Courtenay, Above The Mill 1890

The River Thames curves eastward north of the village and then converges towards Church Street, some of whose gardens have a water frontage.

Caption For Bingley, The Druid's Altar 1894

This prominent rock formation stands high up on the St Ives estate over the river; before the age of the car it was holiday treat to walk up here for the exercise and fresh air.

Caption For Nottingham, Trent Bridge C1950

This brief tour ignores the Georgian houses of High Pavement, the castle and the famous Lace Market area to descend to the River Trent.

Caption For Elstead, The Green C1965

Moving west from Godalming, the route passes through Elstead, a village with a medieval bridge over the River Wey and this triangular village green.

Caption For Bainbridge, The Village 1924

Behind are High Hall and the Temperance Hall (1910). The Quaker Meeting House came in 1836, and next is Summerfield House, formerly an inn.

Caption For Gloucester, The Docks 1912

Here we see the Gloucester and Sharpness steam packet office outside Warehouse Number 1 on the left.