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Swimming In The River Derwent Shotley Bridge
Those were the days - loads of fun swimming in the so called "divvy" (river) at Shotley Bridge in the early fifties - different parts of the river namely; Leveys, Puddlers, chat ties, the dry ...Read more
A memory of Shotley Bridge in 1950 by
Sweet Shop Trilogy.
Maggie Cook had a sweet shop at the bottom of Milton Road. She would have done well today with the Garnock Academy business but she served us well and we all have our favourite moments. Maggie was small and petite and in order ...Read more
A memory of Kilbirnie by
Sweet Memories
i was in the hospital as a patient for nearly two years, as a six year old boy, i had quite a good time considering i was far from home(portsmouth),the nursing staff were brillient,how they put up with us boys god knows,our schooling ...Read more
A memory of Alton in 1958 by
Summer Holidays In Westgate On Sea
I wonder if anyone is old enough to remember Westgate on Sea before the war! Our family would go there every year for 2 weeks and stay at a guest house not far from where the railway crosses the road ...Read more
A memory of Westgate on Sea in 1930
Summer Holidays
I was born in 1957 and my Mums family came from Llanegryn. WE always used to visit Twyn for our holidays and stay in a guest house in Llanegryn. My memories of Twyn are all happy- I cant remember if it rained or shone but that really ...Read more
A memory of Tywyn
Street Lights With Amrs.
Hi, Herbert here. As a very small boy, locked away in my head, I suddenly remember street lights; they were funny street lights with arms. Well, every night a man used to light them when it were going dark -in those ...Read more
A memory of Collyhurst in 1947
Stopping Off At The Shop On The Way Home
I remember home time came my father would be waiting for me by the gates I pelt.doen the steps howni didn't break my neck ill never know he'd grab my hand and.wrnwould walk down the road past sunshine.corner ...Read more
A memory of Trealaw by
Staying At My Grans & The Last Trolley
I remember staying with my gran, late 50's to mid 60's. She lived on Bohemia Road,106 I think the number was, sadly its no longer there. It was knocked down in the 70's. During the summer holidays I spent ...Read more
A memory of Hastings by
Sparkbrook In The 40s
I lived in Hickman road Sparkbrook from 1941 to1950 my mother was moved there after being bombed out twice in the war I loved it there and had lots of friends there, I remember V.E day and the bonfire, in the street to ...Read more
A memory of Sparkbrook by
South Pelaw School
I lived in south pelaw from 1964 until I was married in 1984. We lived in Glencoe Avenue across the road from South Pelaw school which I attended. My first teacher was Mrs Hall and my headmistress was Mrs Young and when she ...Read more
A memory of South Pelaw by
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The town of Little Walsingham grew up to serve the many thousands of pilgrims that came to the priory; it has more early 17th-century houses than any other town in Norfolk.
Thomas became the Whig MP for Calne, Leeds, but it was his masterpiece - 'A History of England', that brought him fame.
It is hard to imagine how sailing ships once came in and out of here.
In its heyday, Beaminster could boast at least seventeen inns, built to cater for the many farmers who came to town for the weekly market, as well as passengers on the Crewkerne to Bridport coach.
Rothwell's history dates back to long before the Danish invasion of the Dark Ages. 4,000 years ago Bronze Age settlers came to this area, followed by the Romans.
In its heyday, Beaminster could boast at least seventeen inns, built to cater for the many farmers who came to town for the weekly market, as well as passengers on the Crewkerne to Bridport coach.
The insubstantial building next door lasted well into the 1980s, where the best fish suppers in town came from the Fresh Fry.
Then came machines, and the trade disintegrated.
The skill of Flemish weavers who came to Norfolk was responsible for the enormous expansion of the trade.
George Ewart Evans came to live in Blaxhall in 1948, when his wife became headmistress.
No one knows how many others came by car, bus or motorcycle.
Industry came early to Rugeley.
In the inter-war years Frinton was known for its famous 'summer season' residents, who came for the golf club and the lawn tennis tournament.
Copp`s coaching trips then became Copp`s Silver Cars, and competition came from W H Gubb`s Lucky Violet charabancs.
Pilgrims came from all over the world to pay homage at the Shrine of St Swithun, a former Winchester Bishop.
In the early 17th century it came into the possession of the Sandys family.
Old-fashioned, coach-built prams were still very much in evidence in 1965, though they were gradually rendered redundant as car ownership increased and foldaway buggies came into their own.
The vessel in this picture came to a sad end - it was sunk off Portreath while being towed to Wales after being sold.
The Whitewell Hotel in the Hodder Valley has long been famed for its hospitality and proximity to good fishing.
This type of elegant windmill came into its own during the spring and autumn when the marshes were often full of flood water; during this time it was literally 'all hands to the pump' to ensure the safety
Braintree came into being from its position along the ancient route of pilgrimage from London to Bury St Edmunds and Walsingham, thus establishing a tradition of comfortable inns and hostels, including
Owain Glyndwr took the castle in 1404, but his attempt to bring independence to Wales came to an end when Henry V stormed Harlech and captured Owain and his family.
Guthlac, a Mercian royal warrior, came here on St Bartholomew's Day 699, having entered the monastery at Repton.
It even catered for the Empress of Germany, who came here in 1891.
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