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The 70's At The Lake
My memories are of living at 37 pickmere lane from 1969 age 7. My mum Beryl Owen still lives there now and I still live in Wincham. I will always remember the "bob bob bob" of the motor boats which I could here from my bedroom ...Read more
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Summer Holidays
Browsing through the Book "I Remember when..." published by The Francis Frith Collection, I was so delighted to see a picture of The Quayside in 1896 at Salcombe, Devon. There standing proud above the quay was 'Harbour Lights', the ...Read more
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Rouths/Sharps
my mothers father was william routh sharp who worked for many years in easington colliery as horsekeeper and lived in 11th st. his mother was sarah jane routh, easington and father william james sharp.william routh sharp ...Read more
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My Grandad And Folkestone Harbour
i remember my grandfather working in the security box at the entrance of folkestone harbour, i remember my grandmother would take me down to him during the morning to take his sandwiches, i would sometimes have to ...Read more
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Magical Dysart
we lived at 15 relief st dysart in the early 50s moved there from kirkcaldy we had to move out when they started to demolish the place so sad it was great place to grow up in I was about six or seven yrs old when we moved there, ...Read more
A memory of Dysart
Harbour
in the harbour at Porthcawl there were some times moored two fast patrole boats owned by the Royal Air Force and they were painted in the colours of the R.A.F. Occasionally they would go off on patrol manned by R.A.F crew I have seen them ...Read more
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Beautiful Times Of Craster And Diving Into The Harbour!
i graham armstrong used to holiday in craster every year with my brother kevin, father john armstrong during late 1950's and early 60's. we all stayed at the sweet shop called nelsons on the harbour. many a good time was had by all!
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You Are Codding
A memory and what a memory it was! There were eleven of us lads who had booked a fishing trip on one of the boats that went out from the harbour in Berwick. It was early in the day when we went out for a five hour ...Read more
A memory of Berwick-upon-Tweed in 2000 by
Yank Worked At Harbour Inn 1965
As an 18 year old boy from Atlanta, Georgia (USA), I worked at the Harbour Inn during the summer of 1965. That's among my fondest memories, and one of the most enjoyable times in my life. I have fond memories of ...Read more
A memory of Axmouth in 1965 by
Woodgate
I too was brought up in Rothley. I lived at 72, Woodgate. At the time it was the local telephone exchange, operated manually, my mother being the night operator. I remember George Hunt well, along with the Elkingtons, I used to get my ...Read more
A memory of Rothley in 1951 by
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Ornate arbours and a Moorish-style pavilion provided seats sheltered from the wind and a floral hall hosted shows and concerts.
The thatched arbour has recently been restored.
They wear late 15th-century armour and strike the two bells on the quarter hour.
Bovington is the home of the popular tank museum, where a great many tanks and armoured military vehicles can be seen.
Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps. The surrounding heathland is heavily used for tank training.
This statue by Brock is of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince on account of his black armour.
This statue by Brock is of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince on account of his black armour.
In full armour, knights rode down the lists, trying to unhorse one another with lances. The castle is now a ruin.
A 25-pounder gun and a Saladin armoured car are preserved on the site.
The alabaster effigies of the armour-clad John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and his wife Margaret lie recumbent on their elaborate 15th-century tomb in the presbytery.
'Gentlemen are our best customers. Ladies have sometimes said: "A penny, my poor girls, here's three-halfpence for the bunch". Or they have given me the price of two bunches for one'.
During the Second World War, there was an encampment of the Black Watch Regiment here: they kept their armoured vehicles on the green, and had their canteen in the village hall.
Eglinton was the scene of the famous tournament of 1839, when knights in armour once again showed their skill at arms. The castle was gutted in c1930.
It fired a heavy, hard-hitting bolt that could penetrate armour at ranges up to 250 yds.
HMS 'Belleisle' was a coast defence central battery armoured ship.
When built they were rated as first-class cruisers; however, they were under-gunned, mounting only 8 x 4-inch, 8 x 3-pdrs and 2 x 14-inch torpedo tubes, and their deck armour was only two inches thick
Classical statues are placed at each end of the building, and stone knights in armour stand in protective pose near the main entrance.
Another effigy portrays a knight who probably fought in the Wars of the Roses, for the links of the chain attached to his armour are joined by the roses of York.
Somewhere along this steeply-sloping, shingle beach the armoured legionaries from Julius Caesar's invading army waded ashore in 55BC.
Somewhere along this steeply-sloping, shingle beach the armoured legionaries from Julius Caesar's invading army waded ashore in 55BC.
Another recreation ground available to Rugbeians was the Whitehall Recreation Ground on Hillmorton Road, which housed a 28-ton, armoured First World War tank presented to the town in 1919,
Later, the Belgian Brigade's armoured car division were also billeted at Coney Beach until the unit left Porthcawl in 1942.
The Majestics carried over 4000 tons of armour plate, varying in thickness from 4 inches on the deck slopes to 14 inches on the conning tower and barbettes.
A flotilla of assorted sailing vessels speed on the ebb tide towards the light house marking the harbour entrance, whilst a lone sculler (to the lower left) makes ponderous progress as he battles with
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