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Walking From Cottage Homes

1965. I grew up in Merthyr Mawr road Cottage Homes for children. The walk to Merthyr Mawr village was always an adventure. We would tickle trout from the estate river and run like mad to avoid the water baillif. The old ...Read more

A memory of Merthyr Mawr by Stephen Lloyd Cook

Doon The Brae In 1950

When my family moved here I was only 7 and there was only a cottage on the left at bottom of Brae and a row of four terraced houses on the left, they were holiday homes for my grandmother and her sisters. We lived there with ...Read more

A memory of Mid Calder by Doreen Knox

Fair And Lake Wandle Park, Croydon

A travelling fair each summer here was both a delight and a way to earn a few shillings when the fair ended. I would help dismantle the rides and stalls, working hard from morning to evening for about five ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1947 by Philip Harfleet

Mini Fishing

I remember fishing here with our mini bottles. Catching minows with wine bottles with the bottom knocked out ( hard to find ). Remember once being trapped under these arches with the river rising and being surrounded by the ...Read more

A memory of Shipston-on-Stour in 1960 by Michael Bailey

Memories Of Wandsworth Building Tech Garratt Lane.

I was most surprised when my Google search revealed memories from so many years ago. I went to the Building Tech in Garratt lane when I was 13 in 1949. It was an escape tunnel for me from a ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by dwcreasey

Derwent Hotel 1970s

I worked at the Derwent hotel in 1973 & 1974. I came from Sheffield with a friend to work the season but ended up working 2 seasons. It was then owned by Mr Morel & the manager was Mr Sorrentino. It was a great hotel to ...Read more

A memory of Torquay by Val Enjuanes

Scarning School

At the age of 5yrs I started my education at Scarning School, I lived at Woodhill [see memory of Dereham] which meant about a 2 mile walk to school with my 10 yr old sister usually stopping to play in the stream at Podmore on the ...Read more

A memory of Scarning in 1920 by Tony Blades

Famous Arch

As a child, during school holidays I would stay with my Grand-parents in Newton Abbot and often travel to Torquay on the smart dark red number 12 Devon General bus. On the journey I would look out for the tunnel at Kingskerswell near ...Read more

A memory of Kingskerswell by Nigel Bruce Robertson

Manor Court House

The building behind the Market Cross with the arched windows is the Manor Court House, a grade II listed building. It is owned by the Epworth Mechanics' Institute Library, which still operates from the upper floor. The Library was ...Read more

A memory of Epworth by Peter Frost

Memories Of A Great School

I was a day pupil as a 7 year old in the Spring and Summer terms of 1953. I remember the headmaster, Mr. Arch. Mr. Randle and Mr. Griffin. There was a forth teacher, was that Mr. Peacock? I recall the Sunder march to the ...Read more

A memory of Boldre by Alan Locke

Captions

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Caption For Aysgarth, The Village 1908

Lying about ten miles east of Hawes, Aysgarth is famous for a series of waterfalls on the River Ure, the upper of which can still be viewed from a 16th-century single-arch bridge.

Caption For Aysgarth, The Village 1908

Lying about ten miles east of Hawes, Aysgarth is famous for a series of waterfalls on the River Ure, the upper of which can still be viewed from a 16th-century single arched bridge.

Caption For Chepstow, Castle 1893

Sadly, the intricately carved lintel and arch over the main doorway above the steps have been obscured here by ivy. Despite this, they have remained remarkably well

Caption For Horstead, The Mill 1902

The hatch cover of the square-rigged wherry 'Widgeon' has been lifted away in sections for its cargo of planks to be offloaded - they are stacked neatly under the stone arches of the mill.

Caption For Shoeburyness, Ness Road C1955

In the foreground stands the arch of the Conservative Club, with the solid brick-built Cambridge Hotel next door.The honey-pot style telegraph poles carry lines to the surrounding buildings.

Caption For Southampton, Bargate 1908

Up until the 1930s specially designed trams travelled through Bargate, with dome-shaped tops to fit the arch.

Caption For Southampton, Bargate 1908

Up until the 1930s specially designed trams travelled through Bargate, with dome-shaped tops to fit the arch.

Caption For Paignton, Church Screen 1889

This late 15th-century chantry screen is a monument to the Kirkham family, whose tombs lie underneath the two ornate arches.

Caption For Glastonbury, Abbey, The Lady Chapel C1960

Taken from a position further back than 80576 (note the arches probably added in the 19th century that have since been removed).

Caption For Salisbury, The Cathedral, Choir East 1887

The stone is from Chilmark, ten miles to the west, and the slender black shafts supporting the arches are of Purbeck marble.The wooden choir seats can be seen in the foreground: to the right is the

Caption For Salisbury, Fisherton Mill From Longbridge C1955

This was a large mill on the River Nadder just upstream from the confluence with the Avon.The Millers House seen here is all that remains of a much larger building; it is now almost invisible from

Caption For Southwold, Church Screen And The Jack 1893

Today, Jack can be found on the northern arch of the West Tower.

Caption For Southampton, Bargate C1955

The original Norman arch dates back to about 1175, and the tower was added a century later. The upper floor used to be the guildhall.

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Library C1960

It is a much used and valued facility for everyone.

Caption For Wadebridge, The Bridge C1955

This graceful but solid structure of 17 arches, built in 1485, must have been welcomed. Its foundations are reputedly wool-packs.

Caption For Aysgarth, The Village 1908

The upper falls can still be viewed from a 16th-century single-arch bridge over the Ure.

Caption For Lincoln, Eastgate C1955

Number 18, on the left, was refronted in the 1770s in brick with Venetian windows (with their centre part arched), and a later Greek Doric- style porch added.

Caption For Chaddesley Corbett, The Village C1960

Today, however, the timber- framed buildings do look in a much better condition with fresh white paint over the brickwork.

Caption For Bishop Auckland, Newton Viaduct 1898

Here we see the impressive masonry-arched Newton Viaduct.

Caption For Lerryn, Looking Across The River 1893

In the distance is the little 16th-century two-arched bridge.

Caption For Wareham, The River And Bridge C1965

This view looks north-westwards from the south bank to the 1927-built South Bridge (left) which replaced a graceful five- arch Norman bridge.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Moot Hall 1906

The building was once in the centre of a much larger town, but coastal erosion saw much of Aldeburgh lost to the sea.

Caption For Settle, Market Day 1921

Dating from the 17th century, the Shambles comprised several shops in an arched arcade, with living accommodation over the top.

Caption For Winforton, Court C1955

This magnificent building stands right beside the road but is hidden by what is now a much taller, and thicker, hedge.