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Village And Our House Shotover Burley Woodhead.

Burley Woodhead. We lived in Shotover from my birth in 1942 until approx 1957. My parents moved into the house and the village 1939. When my brother Roger was born in Bingley in 1946 I ...Read more

A memory of Burley in Wharfedale in 1950 by Michael Inman

Happy Daze, Happy Holidaze

My memories take me back to South Bragar as a young boy of 9. My father, Angus Murray, born in No.30 moved to Glasgow many years before. But then and till this day I still go back with my family and tell them probably ...Read more

A memory of South Uist in 1972 by Norman Murray

Visits To Grandma In Alfred Street,Abertwysswg.

Well, the sixties and early seventies, really. We used to have a holiday with grandparents George and Ethel Hind. The house had been in the family for some years from Grandma's side, the Jones' - I ...Read more

A memory of Ebbw Vale in 1967 by Deborah Bell

Beautiful In All Seasons

This road, as the word Brook Street most clearly implies, leads down from the Cross in the distance at the top of the hill down through this avenue of trees to the Lynch. On the left are some beautiful houses with lawns and ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Michael Mitchell

Those Were The Days

I was born in Straight Road Harold Hill in 1943 and in 1947 we moved into the Prefabs across the road to Holly Road which was just off Briar Road, these Prefabs which I believe were errected by German Prisoners of war were ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1950 by Alan Reeves

Historic Brands

I cant quite make out where this picture was taken from but it is earlier than 1960. I first went to `BRANDS`in 1956 with my Dad & brother but went on a regular basis with friends from `57 onward.Safety measures ...Read more

A memory of Brands Hatch Circuit in 1957 by Tony Arkell

My Visit To Tring

Hi When I was about 10 years old and my younger brother was 9, we went on a holiday to Tring for under privileged children around 1962. It was arranged by the CCHF We stayed in a Bungalow, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Atkins and they had a ...Read more

A memory of Tring by bill.curd

Chime Cottage

We bought an old cottage, a semi-detached one, in Hildersham, then named Bermuda Cottage. We were not aware of the origins of the name, but the owner, an elderly lady owned a bald parrot, probably bald due to boredom as parrots are ...Read more

A memory of Hildersham by Alan Hickman

Growing Up In Handley

My family moved to Handley in 1947 and I spent the rest of my childhood there. Our family name is Harris and my parents were Drs Paul and Zoe , they had five children. We lived off the road to Deanland. I never could ...Read more

A memory of Sixpenny Handley in 1950 by Nicola Campbell

Letter To Darling

Dear Herbie, You tell me so many great stories. I'd like to tell you one. On our way to Thirsk that day in 1990, Molly, Cassie and I spotted a castle tweaking our curiosity. We bumped over a 2 track path winding around and up ...Read more

A memory of Bottesford in 1990 by Phyl Matteson

Captions

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Caption For Rievaulx, C1867

As well as leading their spiritual life, they were also shrewd businessmen, managing huge sheep flocks for the wool trade, and involving themselves in iron smelting, glass production and leather tanning

Caption For Bognor Regis, The Parade 1892

It was a sheep-cropped sward well into the 1920s, but the Council then covered it in bowling greens, high hedges and municipal gardens. Francis Frith's Sussex A Century Ago

Caption For Kettering, Sheep Street C1955

This view of busy Sheep Street shows patient bus passengers corralled into queues by solid metal barriers. On the left the parade of Piccadilly Buildings ends with the George Hotel.

Caption For Stamford, St Peter's Callis C1955

Both Sheep Market and All Saints Street lead down to what was the Great North Road, but Stamford has since been bypassed. The town bus station is on the right, on the site of Stamford Castle.

Caption For Cenarth, Sheep Dipping C1960

, is set in a spectacular gorge with a number of waterfalls, and is famous as one of the last places in Britain where licensed coracles were used, both for salmon fishing and (as we see in this view) sheep

Caption For Kettering, Sheep Street 1922

This busy junction, uniting five roads, including Northampton Road and Sheep Street, was lit by a single, central lamp post.

Caption For Findon, Post Office Corner C1960

Findon is on the top of the Downs, just north of Worthing, and was noted for an annual sheep fair. Now horse breeding and training is an important local activity.

Caption For Gilling West, Village 1913

At the furthest end of the village is a fountain (1897) and the remains of the pinfold for stray sheep. The village still has a working blacksmith.

Caption For Chedworth, Upper Chedworth C1955

In the hey- day of the woollen industry, shepherds and their families came from Wales to live here and tend sheep in the surrounding countryside.

Caption For Rugby, St Andrew's Church And The Clock Tower C1965

High Street and Sheep Street are now shopper-friendly, pedestrianised areas with trees and raised flowerbeds, reproduction Victorian lampposts, bench seating and wrought iron bus shelters.

Caption For Hampstead, Heath From Parliament Hill 1898

The photograph contrasts fenced and hedged sheep pastures with visual echoes of heathland.

Caption For Masham, Market Place 1908

At one time 40,000 sheep could be traded in one day. Richmond complained about the competition, because Masham's market was always free of tolls.

Caption For Skipton, High Street 1893

Skipton was a centre for sheep and cattle rearing, as we can see from this busy market day scene.

Caption For Stamford, St Peter's Callis C1955

Since the photograph was taken, there have been changes along the approach to Sheep Market: the building with the mansard roof, end on to the photographer, has been replaced with an incongruous group of

Caption For Skipton, High Street 1893

Skipton was a centre for sheep and cattle rearing, as we can see from this busy market day scene.

Caption For Walsingham, Sheep Going To Market 1929

His sheep have just been sheared, and are watched over by his dog in the foreground.

Caption For Westbury, Composite C1965

The economic growth of the town and district has depended over the centuries on agriculture, especially sheep farming, the wool trade, glove-making and leather work, iron work, and cement production

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Grazing Sheep In A Field Versus Sellergarth 2004

This destruction of a town or village was not infrequent in this period of history; landowners wanted more land to turn into grazing ground for sheep, as wool was extremely valuable at this time.

Caption For Tintagel, King Arthur's Castle 1894

Here (33595a), the ragged clouds and the sheep shining in the stormy light combine to create a fanciful, romantic scene.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Grazing Sheep In A Field Versus Sellergarth 2004

This destruction of a town or village was not infrequent in this period of history; landowners wanted more land to turn into grazing ground for sheep, as wool was extremely valuable at this time.

Caption For St Ives, The Broadway 1901

The market was closed in October 1886 and trade moved to join the Sheep Market, which was already well established in Market Hill.

Caption For Lytham, Lowther Gardens 1895

As far back as 1861, when sheep were grazing on Hungry Moor, it was laid down that the moor was to be kept open and never built upon.

Caption For Shefford, High Street C1950

Shefford is a corruption of Sheep Ford - possibly the title bestowed by herders as they moved their flocks across the River Ivel at this point to stay ahead of Danish invaders.

Caption For Flitton, The Barn, Brook Lane C1955

Formerly part of a large, open and periodically flooded area, shared for centuries as common land by Flitton and Maulden parishes, Flitton Moor was used as common rough grazing for sheep, cattle and geese