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Ash By Sandwich 1789 1848

Ash is three miles west from Sandwich, a village lying 2 and a half miles south-westfrom Richborough Castle. The Church of St Nicholas has an interesting interior with monuments and effigies. Zachariah ...Read more

A memory of Ash

Brought Up In Tongue End

I, like my brothers, sisters and father went to the primary school in Tongue End, at the time I started Mrs Vantol was Headmistess but was later replaced by Mr and Mrs Gore, the school had around 30 children. Meals were ...Read more

A memory of Tongue End by Garry Baker

Reply To Andrew Davis

I had a chum at St Nicolas School who lived in a flat in Dene Street, Dorking. I remember taking the bus home with him for tea. After we roamed around the town for a bit before I caught my 470 bus home to Epsom. My memory ...Read more

A memory of Mickleham in 1952 by Stewart Cockett

Home

It's only roughly 1955 because we lived there from 1944 and moved to Little Bookham but I always remember Mum used to go to, as she would say, Absolems, which I remember well. I knew St Nicholas church then, we always went to church. I ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1955 by Veronica Parker

Lower Road

My parents were married in St Nicholas Church in 1960 - Valmai Daily (my mother) grew up at 234 Lower Road with her brother, Adrian and parents Dot and Drew. My Grandfather was a local electrician who spent all his free time at ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1960 by Jane Corby

Memories Of Colden Common

I have never heard of this person, although he makes reference to some people, and places in Colden Common I knew. So if anyone who knows him ever comes across this then I have been some help! COLDEN COMMON? Oh, ...Read more

A memory of Colden Common by Bert Catt

Not Far From Stonehouse Is Standish

A very short distance from Stonehouse is the tiny hamlet of Standish. Both these places have an unusual connection to my family. Firstly from my great grandparents' time in the early 1800s to the later part ...Read more

A memory of Stonehouse by Denman Lalonde

Good Old Days

I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore St next door lived Mr Brown he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden I used to watch him working. just a few doors away Bill Keast he was ...Read more

A memory of Lifton in 1960 by Brian Keighley

Woodford Bridge And St Paul's Church

I grew up living in Moreton Gardens, my maiden name was Nicholls. I have 2 sisters Pat and Laura. My dear mum used to take us to church every Sunday morning, and I used to sing in the choir. I have some ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green by Anne Westbrook

Memoirs

My name is Shirley Dobberson, we moved from eastend of London toSouth Okendon 1957 , lived in south road next to the hostpital.My mum was Maud the rag lady, she used to drive ahorse and cart, my dad was afarrier.l had two brothers ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1960 by Shirley Bristow

Captions

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Caption For Wickham, Bridge Street C1950

The front doorsteps at the house on the left lead on to the road - not user-friendly, perhaps.In the distance we can see the spire of St Nicholas's Church; nside, the church has no aisles.

Caption For Lazonby, From Church Tower C1955

The view across the village from the tower of the parish church of St Nicholas.

Caption For Kings Norton, The Park C1960

In this picture the 15th-century spire of St Nicholas's church overlooks the park, which incorporates the tree-lined drive to the former vicarage, demolished in 1970.

Caption For Richmond, Castle, The Keep And Robin Hood's Tower 1913

Outside the 19th-century cell block, where Conscientious Objectors were imprisoned in 1916, stands the Sebastopol cannon, long since gone, brought to the town in 1858 and accompanied on its journey

Caption For Guisborough, The Priory 1885

Near the Priory is the church of St Nicholas, which contains the Brus Cenotaph, on which are carved ten knights representing members of the family.

Caption For Abingdon, Abbey Gate 1893

To the right is the 14th-century chancel of St Nicholas's Church.

Caption For Manchester, Art Gallery C1885

Mosley Street was named in honour of Sir Nicholas Mosley, a former Lord of the Manor of Manchester.

Caption For Pluckley, Church 1901

The 13th-century church of St Nicholas is one of several of its kind presiding over the villages of east Kent.

Caption For Gloucester, Westgate Street 1891

Only the distinctive three-stage Perpendicular tower of St Nicholas Church, in the centre of the picture, serves as a major landmark in this street - it has been radically changed during the past half-century

Caption For Gipping, The Chapel C1955

The chapel of St Nicholas was built in the 1480s adjacent to his manor house by Sir James Tyrell.

Caption For Worcester, The Cross C1950

1950 it may be, but the heavily laden cart on the right could come from an earlier age.

Caption For Carrickfergus, View From The Quay 1897

The Normans established a town, and provided the church which was dedicated to St Nicholas.

Caption For East Dereham, Market Place 1901

This is the time when Dereham was in its prime.

Caption For Cottesmore, The Village C1955

Here is a village at ease with itself, in the heart of stone country.

Caption For Gloucester, Westgate Bridge 1906

The old Foreign bridge used to be close by: here, revenues were collected by St Nicholas church, and later, in 1229, by St Bartholomew's.

Caption For Gloucester, Westgate Street 1891

This view looks towards St Nicholas Church.

Caption For Leicester, The Roman Remains And Jewry Wall C1955

The remains of Ratae Coritanorum, the origins of the city and a regional capital, lie adjacent to the superb Saxon church of St Nicholas, seen here in the centre of the photograph.

Caption For Sutton, Parish Church 1894

We have already seen All Saints in Benhilton, and this view shows the old parish church of St Nicholas, which did not escape the church building fervour - it was entirely rebuilt in the

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place And Abbey Gate 1900

At the east side of the market place was the entrance to Abingdon Abbey.

Caption For Blakeney, The Church 1925

Set on the high ground about 115ft above sea level, inland from the main village, St Nicholas's Church was erected and enlarged from the 13th century by the medieval wool traders of the area.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, The Fishermen's Hospital 1887

The old gentlemen on the right is a typical resident of the hospital, more so than the smart gentleman on the left, strolling with a lady who is keeping up with the latest fashion of a bustled skirt.

Caption For Penrith, St Andrew's Church 1893

In 1716 the parish church of St Andrew was found to be 'in a dangerous and ruinous condition'.

Caption For Abingdon, St Nicholas's Church Interior 1890

St Nicholas's Church was built at the abbey gates for lay abbey staff, tenants and workers, and for travellers to pray for safe onward journeys or who were about to cross the River Thames.

Caption For Durham, Market Place C1915

beautiful convertible car, probably belonging to one of the landed gentry; the two delivery men enjoy a break whilst their horses tuck into their nosebags; and the little boy watches the cameraman at