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Memories

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Cramlington Co Op

My family and I used to live at Forest Hall. My grandfather John, Malone, was General Manager for the Co-op, in Cramlington, Forest Hall, Blyth, Seaton Delaval, and Westmoor. I have memories of going with him on a Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Cramlington by Brenda Glover Nee Malone

Fishcross

I left Fishcross in September 1962. I was part of the MacKay clan way back when everyone knew everyone. I had a friend across from where I lived at 2 Alloa Road, her name was Catherine Logan. My brother Ken (Kye) had a pal Michael ...Read more

A memory of Fishcross in 1962 by Marg Mackay Bell

Living In Chilton

My family moved to Chilton Foliat and took over the "Old Post Office". I was still young then and went to the old school run by Mr & Mrs Hassall who lived next door to the school. Two classrooms and very fond memories. ...Read more

A memory of Chilton Foliat in 1964 by Steve Elliott

My Memories Of Burnt House Farm Alfriston Circa 1938

I remember being taken down to Alfriston in the 1930s before the Second World War. My great-aunt and great-uncle, Polly and Arthur Newell, had a smallholding on the downs, about half a mile ...Read more

A memory of Alfriston by Margaret Mosley

Buffell Family

I am researching my late grandmother (Molly Bufell)'s family history and wonder if anyone can help. I know a lot of her sisters performed on the stage in Workington and her mother owned a guest house where a lot of the actors ...Read more

A memory of Workington by Sandra Taplin

Days Gone By

My family arrived in Seaforth late in 1939 after we were shipped back from Gibraltar where my father was stationed with the Kings Regiment. Early memories of our house in Holly Grove are vague. My sister Maureen and I, along with ...Read more

A memory of Seaforth in 1940 by Charles Hegarty

Whitley Bay Colman Cafe Boarding House On The Esplanade

Does anyone remember a cafe / boarding house on the Esplanade, called Colman or Colman's? It was run by some relatives of mine and I am trying to trace the family tree; I do not know their ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay in 1930 by S Hill

Wonderful Times

My father moved to Cold Meece in 1960 to take up his job as a prison officer at the nearby Drake Hall open prison, and we stayed there for a couple of years before we moved to live at the prison itself. At the time I was between ...Read more

A memory of Coldmeece in 1962 by John Grehan

Derry Hill Wiltshire

I did not live in Derry Hill, but rented a cottage there, Primrose Cottage, in 1990. I was introduced to Wiltshire in the 1980s by my husband's mother who had been based near Pewsey in the Land Army during the Second World ...Read more

A memory of Derry Hill in 1990

Ashby Broadway

I lived in Ashby as a child, and when I started attending Ashby Girls' School on Ashby Turn, I had to walk from the bottom of Ashby to the top every day, rain or shine. When I was 11 in 1948, Broadway was nothing more than an ...Read more

A memory of Ashby in 1958 by Vivienne Johnson

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Captions

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Caption For Dorking, Coldharbour Lane 1907

A meeting house was established in West Street in 1719, which survived until 1834.

Caption For Fulbourn, High Street 1952

Peering just around the corner of the house on the right is a petrol pump.

Caption For Burnley, Manchester Road 1906

Space for trees in a street is often a sign that these were houses for the middle class.

Caption For Rothesay, Ardbeg 1904

On the western shore stands the regency style house built in 1827 by the actor Edmund Kean.

Caption For Leeds, Roundhay Park And Mansion 1897

It comprised 775 acres, including woodlands, lakes and a manor house, part of which was turned into refreshment rooms.

Caption For Sydling St Nicholas, The Cross C1955

The majority of Sydling's fine houses and thatched cottages have survived into modern times, making this one of Dorset's most interesting villages for the student of local architecture.

Caption For Taunton, Public Library 1906

This building is now a busy public house, for a new state-of-the-art library stands not far away.

Caption For High Wycombe, Wycombe Abbey School C1960

Wycombe Abbey School's first architect, was commissioned by the school to build boarding houses, classroom blocks and dormitories, which were mostly built between 1898 and 1902, with the chapel following

Caption For Blackburn, Public Hall & Sessions House 1923

The Sessions House is just beyond it on the right.

Caption For Bantham, 1926

The tiny settlement of Bantham, with its passenger ferry and boat-houses, clings to the eastern bank of the Avon where the river makes one last sweeping curve before meeting the sea.

Caption For Kettering, Manor House Gardens 1922

This quiet enclave of art gallery, library and Manor House flanks the church.

Caption For Norwich, The Cathedral Precincts, Hook's Walk 1922

At the east end, Lower Close leads into Hook's Walk with its excellent brick and flint-built houses, many rendered and colour-washed.

Caption For Farington, Stanifield Lane C1955

The pre-war houses stand neat and square on the lane.

Caption For Kirby Muxloe, Castle C1965

There are no encroaching buildings and road systems yet in this view of the fortified Manor House, started in 1480 by Lord Hastings.

Caption For Uley, The Green C1965

Several grand Georgian houses on the Green were probably built for the master clothiers who marketed the famous Uley Blue cloth, which was used for the superfine uniform of the British Navy

Caption For West Bay, Harbourside C1955

High tide in the Basin, looking eastwards to St John's Church (left of centre), West Bay Hotel (centre), the Custom House (right of centre) and Old Storehouse (further right).

Caption For Ashford, High Street 1906

The double bow-fronted house has acquired an awning.

Caption For Redditch, Garden Of Remembrance C1960

The house behind the hedge has gone too.

Caption For Beaminster, Manor House 1902

But there are several old and architecturally attractive manor houses within strolling distance of the town.

Caption For Tilehurst, School Road C1960

Bustling School Road has long been lined with shops and houses.

Caption For Burnley, Thompson Park C1960

An idyllic scene: flowers in the foreground, the lake and the boat house against a setting of trees and shrubs — but the chimney of Bank Hall Colliery is a reminder that we are in Burnley.

Caption For Brighton, Old Steine 1902

Surrounded by fashionable tall lodging houses, it provided a more sheltered alternative promenade to the windy sea front.

Caption For Churchill, The Church C1960

In 1769 William Smith was born in a house in Churchill which still survives.

Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Pier 1898

This jetty was only used at high tide.The view shows more of the terraces of fine houses built above the cliffs, including Royal Terrace.