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Visits To Wareside 1964 Present

My dad was born at Hillside Cottages in Wareside in 1929 (I think). I remember visiting my Grandmother there up until she moved to Ware round about 1978/9. She lived in the house with the "Hillside Cottages" sign on ...Read more

A memory of Wareside in 1975 by Sandra Penstone Smith

Early Life In Chalford

I was born in Chalford at "The Little House" in Chalford Hill in 1932 and lived there until March 1940. I was the youngest of six children who all lived in the cottage and have very lovely memories of both the cottage ...Read more

A memory of Chalford Hill in 1930 by Dinah Milgate

Cragg Farm

This photo shows Cragg Farm painted white and Sweetbriar Cottage attached. My mother was Margaret Jane Carr and was born and raised at Cragg Farm. She was 16 years old in 1926 when this photo was taken. She married Roland Calverley ...Read more

A memory of Starbotton by Joyce Billingsley

Boyhood Memories Of Peperharrow Road.

It was the summer of 1946 and we used to go swimming in the river at a spot called "The Ginny" which was up the road a little (towards the camera) on the opposite side of the road to these houses. This part ...Read more

A memory of Godalming in 1946 by Michael George

My Great Grandfather

The man in this photograph is quite possibly my Great-Grandfather. The family name is 'Wye' and he was the lock keeper at St. Catherines lock during the late 1800's early 1900's the family lived in the lock keepers cottage on ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1900 by denise.hieke

Tied Cottage

my dad John Hollis was born in tied cottage at whatcombe march 29th 1930, his dad Frederick Hollis trained race horses at the stables at whatcombe for Dick Dawson, a beautiful part of the country, anyone know anything about whatcombe around that time,

A memory of Whatcombe in 1930 by Jacqueline Hollis

Home Of Gt.Grandparents

This is May Cottages and the home of my gt.grandparents James and Jane Childs.  James was a shepherd on the Adhust Estate for John Bonham Carter and Jane looked after the sick and the poor here for 36 years.  She also raised 6 of her own children including my grandfather William Childs.

A memory of Sheet in 1880 by Jennifer Bennett

Police House 1939 45

The Police House was located on Radcliffe Road, Cropwell Butler. (now called 'The Old Police House').  On the front wall it bore a sign bearing the words 'County Police'.   From 1939 to 1945 it was occupied by the ...Read more

A memory of Cropwell Butler in 1940 by peterb6136

Old Northfield

The stretch of road we see is called Bell Lane.  Bell Lane curves back to Bristol Rd. The big house partly seen in the distance is Bell House which has quite a history.To it's left goes Bell Holloway (still fairly unaltered) and ...Read more

A memory of Northfield in 1930 by Donald Cook

My Summer Holidays

It is great to see this scene again, 47 years later. My family and I spent our holidays in this village with my grandparents (Russell), and my auntie & uncle and cousins (Shawcross). They all lived in the cottage shown to the ...Read more

A memory of Rendham in 1961 by Mike Horne

Captions

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Caption For Netherbury, Village 1902

North-eastwards from Japonica Cottage, housing the Post Office (left), the photographer centres on the 1839-built Congregational Chapel.

Caption For Metfield, Main Street C1955

The roofline and dormer windows of the cottage on the left have subsequently been altered. The building at right angles to the road (centre) is the medieval Guildhall.

Caption For Brent Eleigh, C1960

Both the Post Office, now Swan Cottage and Tudor Cottage date from the 17th century. The larger house with the dramatic jetty (centre) is Highbank, a medieval hall house.

Caption For Uttoxeter, The Church C1955

The cottages to the right were at this time home and shop to H Woolley, a saddler, as they had been since around 1900.

Caption For Metfield, The Village Street C1960

The group of cottages on the right, now called Honeymoon Row, have had many subsequent changes made to the roofline and dormer windows.

Caption For Blewbury, London Road C1955

Felixstowe Cottage, on the left, is now called Above Town Cottage, and the taller timber-framed house on the right is known as The Downs House.

Caption For Ducklington, The Village C1950

A solitary ladies' bicycle stands against the wall of an ivy-adorned cottage. Although the cottage is still recognisable today, it has lost its ivy foliage.

Caption For Norton St Philip, From The Church Tower C1960

The 17th-century gable-fronted cottage on the right is one of several Cotswold-style cottages in the village.

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Caption For Hitcham, C1960

This shows Old Hall (the former medieval Guildhall), the church, Church Lane, Friday Cottage (far right), Fen Lane with its finger post, and the bridge over the river Brett.

Caption For Triscombe, The Blue Ball 1906

On the left is Tally Ho Cottage, now somewhat altered, and to the right The Blue Ball Inn, which occupies both ranges of cottages.

Caption For Swanage, The Mill Pond 1890

The setting south-eastwards from the Mill Pond includes tenements in former Church Farm (left) and cottages on Church Hill (centre), though those below Wyvern Cottage have since been replaced by the

Caption For Newbury, The Weavers' Cottages And The Canal C1955

This delightful stretch of towpath, with its lines of quaint cottages and period houses, is where the Kennet & Avon Canal enters Newbury on its way to meet the Thames at Reading.

Caption For Chipstead, Shabden Cottages C1955

On the opposite side of the road the sturdy Shabden Cottages, built in 1871, make an attractive row of former estate workers` cottages.

Caption For Abingdon, Abbey Mill 1890

The unusual 13th-century gabled chimney of the Checker (or Exchequer) building can be seen behind the old stone cottages in Thames Street.

Caption For South Moreton, High Street C1965

The thatched, timber-framed cottages we see on the right date from the 17th century.

Caption For St Clement, Church And Cottages 1890

This is a most attractive hamlet of thatched cottages not far from Truro. Its church is on an ancient site, for a Dark Age inscribed stone was found here.

Caption For Horner, The Village 1923

A girl leans idly against a wall beside a creeper-covered cottage, a scene that has not greatly changed in the seventy years that have passed since the photograph was taken.

Caption For Bosham, The Harbour 1903

The waters rise at flood-tide, reaching the sills of the cottage doors, and over the years television news programmes and local newspapers have carried pictures of motor vehicles stranded in the water

Caption For Flatford, Willy Lott's Cottage 1907

Beside the quiet mill-pond at Flatford Mill stands Willy Lott's Cottage, instantly recognisable as the setting for Constable's famous painting 'The Hay Wain'.

Caption For Whitchurch, Market Hill C1955

The castle was to the south of these cottages; its outer bailey was bisected by the later Castle Lane.

Caption For Merriott, Lower Street C1955

It has many old Ham stone cottages, some thatched, and some with stone mullioned windows.

Caption For Selworthy, The Village 1890

An old woman sits below this ancient creeper-clad tree, whilst another poses for the cameraman outside her cottage porch.

Caption For Bucklers Hard, C1960

Originally these 18th-century red brick cottages were for estate workers. The fifth cottage down from the start of the terrace, No 84, is a chapel, and No 74 is now the village shop.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, The Village 1902

This photograph looks northwards up the High Street to Donkey Lane and the 17th-century thatched Dormouse Cottage on the corner (centre).