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Maps

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1898, Axford Ref. RNE629293
1945, Axford Ref. NPO629294
1895, Axford Ref. RNE629294
1897-1899, Axford Ref. RNC629293
1919, Axford Ref. POP629293
1919, Axford Ref. POP629294
1940, Axford Ref. NPO629293
1899, Axford Ref. HOSM36619
1894, Axford Ref. HOSM36618
1897-1900, Axford Ref. RNC629294
1919, Alford Ref. POP621418
1898, Alford Ref. RNE621418
1919, Arford Ref. POP626741
1899, Alford Ref. RNE621419
1895, Arford Ref. RNE626741
1940, Arford Ref. NPO626741
1946, Alford Ref. NPO621419
1945, Alford Ref. NPO621418
1923, Alford Ref. POP621419
1899, Alford Ref. RNC621418

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Memories

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Above Shop Flats

1963: We were so desperate for somewhere to live when we got married that we almost signed up for one of the upstairs flats above the shops. The flats were brand new and looked very attractive back then. The the reality set ...Read more

A memory of South Wigston by Richard Child

My First 21 Years

I was born on 5th July 1948, we lived in one of the houses behind the Wheatsheaf hotel. Our neighbours there were the Wilcocks and the Browns. My Dad, worked as a driver for a furniture company and a coalman and I remember he ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury by Ian Turner

The Old Man At Waggoners Wells

The person was probably 'Tiny' who was the National Trust warden. He was also an entertainer who regaled us with stories and jokes of the local area. We met him when we lived at Ford Cottage in the early 1950s. He had names for the swans and each of the cygnets on the second pond.

A memory of Waggoners Wells by Bert Hansell

Cranford Shops 1980s 2010

Starting from Tesco Express: This used to be a block of about 2 or 3 shops which included a building society and a travel agent. Next to this was Barclays Bank which closed down in the late 1980s/early 1990s. It remained ...Read more

A memory of Cranford

Dai 'the Globe'

Dai 'the Globe' was friendly with Briyn Williams, Ifor Rees, David Alford. We all used to meet at the Coronation Ballroom, Coronation Road. This was the main meeting place for us all. We would listen to the Four Aces and dance ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch by Sadie Mcturk

East Stonehouse 1800

My great great great great grandfather Charles Penery, was born at East Stonehouse in 1800/01. He was buried at Ford Park Cemetry in 1874. He married Mary Ann Penery (nee Baskerville) born in 1801. She was burried at Ford ...Read more

A memory of Billacombe by Warren Penery

Sparkhill/Sparkbrook

I grew up in Sparkhill between 1960s-1986, , My Father lived in Sparkbrook with his Grandmother Florence Stubley & Aunties, Flora, Dora, Freda & his mother Phyllis for many years before he met & Married my ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook

Kiddy Times And Shuffle

In the fifties Kiddy bristled from dawn to dusk and back to dawn again as the Lowry-folk on 'six-'til two' grumbled and tumbled out of their beds and either cycled or 'legged it' (if they couldn't afford the ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster

A Child Was Born In Bargoed

Born on the 15th April 1950 in my grandparents front room in Bristol Terrace I didn't realize until now what we had in those " good old days". I am a self made millionaire but I would trade all what I have now for those ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by rthomas

The Awakening

On the right of the photograph the second shop belonged to Arthur Sansom, the Newsagents and Confectioners. It has a sign board above the shop front: PICTURE POST. In the Easter holidays of 1959 at the age of 14½, I took my first ...Read more

A memory of Locksbottom

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Captions

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Caption For Mells, Gay Street C1950

Audrey Axford then ran it until its closure in 1965.

Caption For Alford, Five Sail Mill C1960

At the east end of the town is Alford Mill, a six-storey, five-sail mill built in 1813 by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright.

Caption For Alford, Five Sail Mill C1960

At the east end of the town is Alford Mill, a six-storey, five-sail mill built in 1813 by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright.

Caption For Sandhurst, Village 1906

Notice the telegraph poles supplying the new telephone system to those who could afford it.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Lower Promenade C1955

Another view showing the popularity of Saltburn as a holiday resort in the years which followed the end of the Second World War, but before the advent of the affordable package

Caption For Pangbourne, The Bridge And The Old George 1899

A late 19th-century advertisment for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties or anglers

Caption For Fordingbridge, High Street C1960

In very early times Fordingbridge was known simply as 'Forde' , a crossing point of the Avon since prehistoric times.

Caption For Rainham, Upminster Road C1960

And if you could not afford a television, rent it from DER.

Caption For Portscatho, 1895

The little concrete pier affords some protection to the fishing boats at Portscatho, although it is barely a harbour. Nare Head and the Gull Rock can be seen across Gerrans Bay.

Caption For Pangbourne, The Bridge And The Old George 1899

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties or

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

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties

Caption For Ironbridge, From Rotunda 1892

This picture affords us a view across Ironbridge.

Caption For Kingston Upon Thames, And Surbiton 1896

However, such pleasures were really only available to those middle-class people that could afford the time to spend in this fashion.

Caption For Gloucester, From Robinswood Hill 1904

It now houses the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and affords massive views of the city and, of course, the cathedral.

Caption For Bromsgrove, Old Timbered Houses 1949

A favourite epitaph is that over the graves of Thomas Scaife and Joseph Rutherford, killed in a railway accident: 'My engine now is cold and still, No water does my boiler fill; My coke affords its flames

Caption For Blakeney, High Street C1965

Founded by Nora Clogstoun in 1946, the association is not just concerned with the preservation of these beautiful homes; its primary purpose is to provide affordable homes to rent for local people.

Caption For Charmouth, C1965

His notable pupil in 1820 was Henry Alford (1810-71) who became Dean of Canterbury.

Caption For New Brighton, The Tower 1898

It afforded magnificent views of the Isle of Man, the Welsh mountains and the Lakeland fells from the viewing platform at the top.

Caption For Moorsholm, Swindale C1960

Set on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Moorsholm is surrounded by some beautiful countryside with picturesque lanes affording endless lovely walks.

Caption For Cromer, Garden Street 1894

Many of these houses rented out rooms to summer lodgers who were unable to afford bed and board in more prestigious hotels.

Caption For Ludlow, Lower Broad Street 1892

The Bell Inn with its 'good stabling' is obviously for visitors to the town (those who cannot afford to stay at the Feathers or the Angel), while the Wheatsheaf probably serves an even poorer

Caption For Spilsby, Market Square C1955

Spilsby got its market charter in 1302, a little later than Alford, and its centrepiece is the rectangular market place.

Caption For Bournemouth, Grand Hotel 1895

Even in a class-ridden Victorian society, Bournemouth entertained anyone who could afford to stay in the town.

Caption For Cheltenham, Winter Gardens 1923

It was built in 1879 to a design by J T Darby, with the intended purpose of providing 'a large concert room and other accessories, calculated to afford recreation and amusement to the upper classes.'