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Lester Avenue E15
I was born at home in Lester Avenue in 1947. 9 of us lived in that 3 bedroomed house, and it never seemed overcrowded. There were 2 Grandparents, an Aunt, Uncle and Cousin, my Mum and Dad, my Sister and Me. I can remember going to ...Read more
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Ravenscroft School From 1951 1958
I attended this school from 1951 -1958 and Mr Henry Francis Bailey ( with his wife Mary ) was always the head. At least till the time I left in 1958. They had one son Christopher who I believe wanted to become a ...Read more
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105 The Street
I have no memories of Willesborough as I visited it for the first time on 26.8.08. My reason for visiting was that I was trying to find where my grandparents once lived, and surprise surprise it's still there, 105 The Street. ...Read more
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1890 The Year My Great Grand Mother Alice Maud Taylor Was Born
My great grand mother was born in 1890 and lived in Burton in Lonsdale all her 83 years. She was my guardian after my father died (Jim Coates) at the young age of 21 in 1969. ...Read more
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1960s Motor Repairs
Does anyone remember Burtons motor accessories in Church Rd Caversham? When I had my first car, a 1934 Standard Nine I was always in the shop buying parts for it. Also for my following motors, A35, Austin Healey and MG Midget ...Read more
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7 Springfield
I was born on the 16 of March 1959 in a council house number 2 Drovers way Burton in kendal. I Ivied there with my family. I didn't know much about that house or the village. When I was 2 and a half we moved down to 7 ...Read more
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A Great Place To Live
I was christened at St Giles in 1950 and lived in The Grove until I got married in 1972. I went to Breakspear Primary School and then Vyners. As a boy I was always playing in the woods by the river Pinn, building camps and ...Read more
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An Important Place!
We lived in Sparkford, but 4 of us were born at this hospital (the last one was born at home in 1956). I am not sure how Dad managed to visit Mum as he certainly did not have a car! We visit Somerset annually but this year we ...Read more
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Bullpitts
Hi in the early 1960s I worked in Bullpitts Department Store. It was quite an up market family owned business with shops in Southsea and Lee on Solent. I am interested to know if anyone else can remember it. I will ...Read more
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Burtons Uxbridge
Me and my mates were at Burtons every Friday after 'Ready Steady Go' on TV. I met the love of my life there, but never worked out. I still have great memories of that place, ??? Bennet and the Rebel Rousers, Brian Poole and the ...Read more
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St Leonard's was laid out by James Burton (father of the more famous Decimus Burton) after 1828.
It is houses like this that make Burton so attractive.
Chalets, a villa and the Bay View Hotel overlook the Hive and Burton Beach from the end of Beach Road.
The white fronted Burton's at the far end is in the up-to-the-minute Art Deco style favoured by the tailoring company all over the country.
It stood where the southern end of Drake's Circus shopping centre now stands.
Woolworth's store, seen here at the end of this section of Kirkgate (centre), draws shoppers down this precinct past the shops on the right, built in the early 1960s.
The cliff line of Dorset breaks to give access to a small cove and the village of Burton Bradstock, with the River Bride gurgling away to the end of Chesil Beach.
Here we see National Trust shingle and cliffs at the end of Beach Road, with the buildings (top right) comprising the Burton Cliff Hotel.
Marking the end of an era, the Bull Inn at Swyre was one of the last roadhouses to be built in England in the 1930s, enabling Mrs Bessie Case to offer 'hotel accomodation' in time for Defence Area status
Burton's is pre-eminent on the left, and Pricerite is on the right, next to three shoe shops, Lennard's, True-Form and Frisby's.
The council bought the boats from the Croft family of Knott End, who had ferried villagers across the River Wyre for generations.
The view is closed at the far end of the street by Norman Burton's, built in the early 1800s, and just to the right the café sign invites you to Frances Hill's tea rooms.
Here we can see its replacement, a Burton`s store typical of 1950s building styles (one hesitates to call it architecture).
Most buildings in the foreground survive, albeit with their shopfronts altered and with different tenants.
We look eastwards from the bushes and wall of The Grove (left).
Here we can see its replacement, a Burton's store typical of 1950s building styles (one hesitates to call it architecture).
The village gets its name from a Barton (or Berton), the old word for a rickyard.
Branston is just two miles south of Burton, and at one time belonged to Burton Abbey.
F W Woolworth's, with its large window display and traditional sign, occupies a building which dates back to the 15th century, while the foundation stones of Burton's menswear shop, with its flamboyant
Branston is just two miles south of Burton, and at one time belonged to Burton Abbey.
F W Woolworth's, with its large window display and traditional sign, occupies a building which dates back to the 15th century, while the foundation stones of Burton's menswear shop, with its flamboyant
Built in 1806 and known as Burton Hall, this gracious old building was considerably altered in the 1900s by the new owners of the Burton Estate, the Gladstone family, who also changed its name to Burton
Marked out by plough according to the great architect Sir Decimus Burton's directions, streets radiated from the Mount, which was the highest point in a chain of sandhills.
Started as New Hastings by James Burton and his architect son Decimus in 1828, and later renamed St Leonards, this seaside resort is a grand composition of palatial stucco terraces.
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