Maps

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Memories

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Horney Common As A Child

I was born in London in 1938. When war broke out the following year my father sent my mother and myself down to Devon but soon after that he, and many of his regimental colleagues in the Army, rented a large country ...Read more

A memory of Horney Common in 1940 by Juliet Baxter

Fun Times

I was born in Lower Aire Street in 1944, my brother was born in 1942. I left when I was 8 years old but can still remember the street. We lived next door to Mr and Mrs Wiley on one side and Mrs Hargreaves on the other ...Read more

A memory of Windhill in 1944 by Christine Thomas

Mothers Memorys

Aunt Gladys had a lovely wedding at Ospringe church, bells rang and choir boys sang.  We had lovely pink silk dresses and everything to match.  Aunt Gladys married Wally Fever.  Uncle Wally's parents lived in a big white house in ...Read more

A memory of Ospringe in 1910 by George Allen

Family

My nana Winnie Williams has lived in Cefn Hengoed for a very long time and is now nearly 103 years old. Her late husband was Cled Williams who was a councillor in the surrounding area who died before I was born. They had 5 children: ...Read more

A memory of Cefn Hengoed in 2009 by Jennie Williams

Penlee Stores, Fore Street, Tregoney

I was born in the same bedroom as my father at Penlee Stores, a little shop (now long gone) opposite Penlee House. My grandfather started the business, he was what is termed a hawker. He travelled the Roseland ...Read more

A memory of Tregony by Ruth Lidgey

Helmshore 1950 1968

I was born in Musbury Road at the bottom of Tor Hill and spent 5 years with Tor as my back yard; my name is still chiselled in the rocks at the top. Anyone remember the Tor Mile race? In 1955 we moved up to 3, Lancaster ...Read more

A memory of Helmshore by Ian Seville

Warden Point

I used to live in Cherry Tree Cottage, Warden Point in 1930, my father was Jock Martin, a sergeant in the R.A.F. stationed in Eastchurch. My mother was Phylis Woollett, daughter of Frank Woollett, mine host of the Crooked Billet. ...Read more

A memory of Warden in 1930 by Frank Martin

Information Wanted On Rose Cottage Malvern

I am looking to find information on Rose Cottage, my father in law's family lived here in and around the 1930s, not sure what date from or to.  I am looking for old photographs of this house and any ...Read more

A memory of Great Malvern in 1930 by Karen Burgess

Childhood Days

Having moved several times as a child we were offered our first council house on the new estate in Hough Green, we were one of the first families to move into Phillip Road and I can remember my late mother saying it looked like a ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1953 by Robert Graham

Born In Fenny Stratford

I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera  Cusack.                      Just after the begining of the war my mother, ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford in 1948 by Kathleen Roberts

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Captions

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Caption For Bridport, East Street Old Mill 1899

Here we see East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of River Asker, towards houses beside East Road (centre).

Caption For High Wycombe, The 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 Kettering, Manor House Gardens 1922

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

Caption For Aylesford, The Church C1960

The village cottages and houses crowd down to the river, surrounded by luxuriant vegetation.

Caption For Hoghton, The Tower 1895

The home of the de Hoghton family, the house (which is still there today) was mainly built in the reign of Elizabeth I.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1897

The houses in this view are (starting with the closest): Gate Cottage, Fernley, Hill View and the thatched Park Farmhouse.

Caption For Barnwood, Barnwood Road C1955

Once the site of the old asylum, Barnwood, which comes after Hucclecote, gives access onto Eastern Avenue and the new developments that house commercial DIY stores and electrical businesses.

Caption For Clapham, Upper Falls 1900

Nearby is Gaping Gill, which has an underground chamber large enough to house a cathedral.

Caption For Minster In Thanet, The Square C1955

This peaceful view of Minster shows its pleasant old houses.

Caption For Monkton Village, Village C1955

Bede House dates from the 17th century, Monkton Farmhouse from the 18th century, and Grange Farmhouse from the late 17th to early 18th centuries.

Caption For Norwich, Elm Hill 1929

Now no longer a pub, the Britons Arms on the left, built as a community of religious women in the 15th century, was the only house to survive a great fire in 1507.

Caption For Lewes, School Hill 1921

On School Hill, several houses on the left, including the bow window, are clad in mathematical tiles, hanging tiles that simulate brick.

Caption For East Grinstead, High Street C1955

The Tudor House, with its magnificent stone slated roof, had a narrow escape from bombing in 1943.

Caption For Botley, Winchester Road C1955

The houses are all of an individual design.

Caption For Stilton, Church Street C1955

The banks beside the road show how it has eroded with use over hundreds of years; because of this the houses and small cottages on Church Street have steps down to the pavement.

Caption For Godalming, Peperharow Road 1907

This view shows the substantial Victorian houses lining Peperharow Road.

Caption For Marlow, From Lock 1901

This delightful riverside town has fine Georgian streets and early 19th-century houses.

Caption For Boston, County Hall, Church Close 2005

In the period from 1851 to 1881 there had been no increase in the town's population, and after the dock was opened many newcomers could move into the stock of existing houses.

Caption For Halkyn, The Castle C1955

Situated a few miles south-east of Holywell, Halkyn is not really a castle but a castellated country house, one of a number once owned by the Dukes of Westminster.

Caption For Potton, Market Square C1955

Potton Clock House was opened in 1955, replacing a much older building.

Caption For Stratford Upon Avon, Harvard House 1922

This house was built in 1595-96 by Thomas Rogers, whose grandson, John Harvard, settled in America, and died there in 1638, bequeathing money towards the establishment of Harvard College.

Caption For Moffat, High Street 1890

At this time Moffat was one of Scotland's chief inland resorts, boasting several hotels, a hydropathic establishment and private boarding houses.

Caption For Gorleston, High Street 1908

As the town expanded, because of the burgeoning holiday trade, trams were introduced to convey visitors from the seafront to their boarding houses.

Caption For Fowey, Place House 1888

Place House has been the seat of the Treffry family for centuries.