Books

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Memories

8,130 memories found. Showing results 281 to 290.

Hatch End Shops In The 1960''s

I lived in Hatch End from 1956 until I went up to Manchester in 1966, so I got to know my local shops both as a helpful schoolboy running errands for my mum to MacPhails the greengrocer and later as a teenager buying ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End in 1960 by John Howard Norfolk

Some Stories From 50's

Pop was at it again with his mates. To the front of this picure the Tudor faced building...THE BEEHIVE PUB, there was a fella called Stumpy (well known older gentleman). He was a gentleman with one leg, who propped himself up ...Read more

A memory of Ipswich by Tami Cross Halls

Newmarket

I spent most of my childhood in Newmarket, playing in the wood and on Bunting Hill shown in the photo with the old Quarry. Every year the hill would be set fire, the fire being lit at the top to burn slowly down, this was to encourage new ...Read more

A memory of Nailsworth

Riding My Horse

This was one of the routes I took in the early 70s when riding my beautiful horse out. We would go up West Balgrochan Road, turn in to Acre Valley Road and go up the hill where the woods are and down to the other side, sometimes going ...Read more

A memory of Torrance

Fairfield House

I was at Fairfield house about 1963 i was five I remember mrs fisher.and I remember.that in the summer we used to have an afternoon sleep in the garden.I had such a wonderful time there .I remember we used to go to the beach and ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by Lesley Lamb

Pier Road

In 1952 I lived from a baby, below the record shop in Pier Road. When standing looking down towards the river, it was on the right hand side. The access was via a track that ran parallel to Pier Road, behind the shops. We had sleeper steps ...Read more

A memory of Erith by Susan Morgan (Nee Davis)

St James Hospital And The Arranmore

I was a Student Nurse at St James Hospital, Balham, from 1964 - 1968, sadly it's no longer there. As students, we worked hard but also played hard. We were well looked after in those days. Living in the Nurses' Home, ...Read more

A memory of Balham by Gill Day

My Playground As A Child

My name is Ron Sargeant and I lived at 52 Worcester Crescent Mill Hill from 1939 until 1964 when I married the girl across the road from number 51, Barbara Snelling, and moved to Harrow Now as to the picture. On the ...Read more

A memory of Mill Hill by Ron Sargeant

The Mighty Slide Of Stephens Park

When very young I used to go with my father to the huge allotments opposite the parade of shops in Wrotham Road. It was always on a Sunday when the hut shop was open for the sale of seed, fertiliser and garden ...Read more

A memory of Welling by Bernard Schofield

The Move From The Old Infirmary To Huddersfield Royal Infirmary 1966.

I clearly remember arriving at 'Ellerslie' a large detached Victorian house situated in the suburb of Edgerton near Huddersfield. The house had been used as a nurses' training ...Read more

A memory of Huddersfield by Molly Brearley

Captions

2,258 captions found. Showing results 673 to 696.

Caption For Milborne Port, The Village 1953

Milborne Port lies east of the Dorset town of Sherborne.

Caption For Little Haywood, Meadow Lane C1955

Looking down the lane, towards Cannock Chase, note the railway bridge which carried the line between Colwich junction and Macclesfield.

Caption For Clitheroe, Market Place 1921

is standing in Church Street.The early markets were held in this area of the town.The White Lion Hotel on the right is still there today, and so is W D Cunliffe the grocers and bakers.Three doors down

Caption For Effingham, The Village C1965

People first settled here at the foot of the North Downs because of the fresh water springs emerging from where the chalk meets a band of clay.

Caption For Washington, The Village C1960

In this relatively unspoilt village the buildings are of various materials, including brick, flint, clunch (chalk) and sandstone, which reflects its location on the border between the South Downs and the

Caption For Chipping Norton, Market Street C1960

The inscription described her as a 'rat catcher who has lodged in many a town and travelled far and near.

Caption For White Colne, From The Green C1955

This road makes its way down to a bridge over the River Colne, from which this village also takes its name.

Caption For Shrewsbury, Butcher Row 1924

The timbers in the Abbot's House, as this building is known, have recently been dated - the trees were cut down in 1457.

Caption For Appletreewick, Main Street C1955

We are looking down the Main Street of the charmingly-named hamlet of Appletreewick in Wharfedale, with the prominent 1,550ft fell of Simon's Seat in the background.

Caption For Liskeard, Dean Terrace 1890

This smart terrace of houses stands just down the hill from picture No 32349, on the western approach to the town.

Caption For Launceston, St Thomas Hill 1906

We are looking down this attractive street to the St Thomas and Newport part of Launceston, where the old church tower is just visible.

Caption For Horndean, The Windmill C1965

Chalton Down Mill was a brick tower windmill located on a remote hill top overlooking the main London to Portsmouth road.

Caption For Cranford, The Berkeley Arms C1965

Their great house was pulled down in the 1930s, and only a few tombs in the parish church are there to remind us of how powerful this local family once were.

Caption For Barnstaple, St Mary's Church 1919

With numbers of worshippers falling dramatically, and the prospect of the inner relief road being built, it was knocked down in 1980: a sadly short life for such a wonderful building, as this interior

Caption For Croyde, Bay And Baggy Point 1936

This view is taken from Saunton Down over the popular holiday beach at Croyde.

Caption For Langdale Pikes, 1892

This expansive view down the valley of Great Langdale shows Harrison Stickle (2,403ft) and Gimmer Crag prominent on the skyline.

Caption For Coltishall, 1902

Since the 18th century, substantial houses have been built with gardens leading down to the river, alongside the main road which runs parallel to but out of sight of the river.

Caption For Camberley, Station 1908

We are in Heathcote Road, looking down the High Street, with the grounds of the Staff College visible in the background.

Caption For Rhayader, The River Wye C1935

The Wye frames the town centre, running in a loop around the western and southern sides.

Caption For Poulton Le Fylde, The Memorial C1955

Poulton Laundry has gone, and the Methodist church (far right) has been pulled down—the new church is on Queensway.

Caption For Chailey Green, The Village C1965

The Old Etchingham Arms in the centre of the photograph had to be rebuilt in the 1900s after its predecessor burnt down.

Caption For Eastbourne, Western Lawns 1910

The town climbs increasingly steeply away from the sea to the west of the Wish Tower, with an expansive green- sward, known as the Western Lawns, between the much lower promenade and the buildings fronting

Caption For Sawston, High Street C1965

The Co-op (left) now houses a fish and chip shop, and the small garage (right) just down from the Fox pub has gone, to be replaced by modern shops.

Caption For Leyburn, High Street C1955

A little further down is F Ward the boot maker's shop.