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Harry Street
My gran lived on Harry Street in the 1960's and early 70's. I remember playing near the Trafford swing bridge and the excitement when it was opened. Old terraced houses slums by then. Corner shops and the horrible smell from the canal. ...Read more
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Growing Up In Mitcham
I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more
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Happy Days 1950s And 60s
I was born and brought up in Weaverham until I left to move to Altrincham with my new wife (and job). Over that 20 year period I have so many happy memories; too many to record in 1000 words. Lived in Lime Avenue all ...Read more
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Lawrence Family In East Molesey
On a holiday from Australia, today my husband and I visited East Molesey & Hampton Court. My mother's paternal family were the Lawrence's - Edward was a master butcher and had a shop in 156 Walton Road (now ...Read more
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Bicycles And A Happy Hunting Ground.
Being the offspring of parents otherwise engaged, and only partially supervised by a succession of Nannies, whose only concern was that we should be clean and respectably dressed when we got up to mischief, ...Read more
A memory of New Milton in 1950 by
James Joseph Irvine (Autobiography) 1911 1990
Stretching over about a mile on the A68 road to Edinburgh from Darlington, lies the small mining town of Tow Law. Approaching it from Elm Park Road Ends, on a clear day, as you pass the various openings ...Read more
A memory of Tow Law in 1930 by
Old Manor Cafe
My memory of Blackwater started when I was 14, for those of you who don't know what the Old Manor was, it was a transport cafe, which stood on what is now a supermarket site, on the right, at the junction with Rosemary Lane. In ...Read more
A memory of Blackwater in 1960 by
Hill House
I moved back to Hill House, with my brothers, Adrian, Anthony & Twins Russell & Howard. Micky , John & Julian arrived a few years later. I lived there untill 1963, when I got married, and moved to a flat at Kelsale court. I ...Read more
A memory of Kelsale in 1951 by
Daisys Cottage
I was born in 1934 in my grannie's cottage which lay behind Daisy's in the Court, I used to go in to Daisy's to see and sometimes play with her son Bob who still lives in Torrington, I also remember well Mrs Edie Baker who lived ...Read more
A memory of Taddiport in 1940 by
Early Years In Hindley
What - no memories of Hindley? I was born in 1935 (nee Pennington) at a house in Liverpool Road, just up from the Strangeways Pub (The Paddock). The area was called Navvies' Lump, and although the address was "Liverpool ...Read more
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Here we see St John's College Old Bridge, originally conceived by Wren, but brought into being in 1712 by Robert Grumbold.
This is not, in fact a Roman bridge at all, but was probably built in the 18th century.
Part of Beeding's Bridge is just visible on the small rise at the far western end of the High Street, next to the Bridge Inn on the left.
Joining the two courts of St John's College on either side of the River Cam is the Bridge of Sighs.
Joining the two courts of St John's College on either side of the River Cam is the Bridge of Sighs.
Joining the two courts of St John's College on either side of the River Cam is the Bridge of Sighs.
Further downstream and opposite Hampton Court, Molesey Lock is photographed from Riverbank, the busy A3050 along the Surrey bank of the River Thames.
Often referred to by locals as the 'Flower Gardens' here is the same scene some 35 years after that shown in 38714 (above) and a new concrete bridge is in place.
The river upstream from Kingston Bridge was largely free from commercial traffic, and consequently safer for yachtsmen.
On the opposite side of the bank is Bushy Park, and in the distance we can see the graceful Hampton Court Bridge.
We are looking from the Nag's Head Island side towards Bridge Street and the town.
There is a small brick church here, as well as a stone bridge over the river to Harbridge.
One was taken looking towards the bridge; the other was taken looking north-east to the finish- ing line.
As we look east over Skeldergate Bridge and the River Ouse to the left we can see the Assize Court; to the centre, standing out against the skyline is the spire of what was the Debtors' Prison and
All three views taken by the Frith photographer in 1899 are south of the Regatta course, which from 1886 had its finishing line near Phyllis Court.
Often referred to by locals as the 'Flower Gardens' here is the same scene some 35 years after that shown in 38714 (above) and a new concrete bridge is in place.
As we look east over Skeldergate Bridge and the River Ouse to the left we can see the Assize Court; to the centre, standing out against the skyline is the spire of what was the Debtors' Prison and is now
The bridge was built to replace the ford in the early part of the 19th century.
In this view, looking north-east from the bridge on the south bank of the Ouse, the Swan Hotel is seen without ivy.
Down the hill are Alice Cottage, Chideock Court and Chapel Cottage.
As we look from Tower Bridge, the dominance of William the Conqueror's White Tower keep, dating from the late 11th century and still the focus of the castle, is now somewhat reduced by office blocks, including
Here, utilising the course of the River Colne, the canal goes left of the island under the bridge.
This swing bridge was built at the turn of the 19th century, when the village possessed twelve pubs with nautical names such as The Jolly Sailor, The Anchor and The Ferry.
It takes its name from the Crown public house (right) opposite the turning to Bridge Street, now occupied by Woolworth`s.
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