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Beautiful Rose Gardens
I remember going here with my mother and grandmother in the 50's. When all the roses were in bloom the smell was magnificent, and we would sit and just enjoy it. To a small child it felt a huge and magical place.
A memory of Bridgwater by
Great Memories
I was at Angus house garden city woodford Essex. in the 60s I used love going on holidays to yarmouth we used put our mattresses in the back of a van and go to the church hall it was great every day uncle that was mr and mrs ...Read more
A memory of Woodford Bridge by
The Great Children's Summer Garden Party
During the1950's, long before the introduction of Green Shield and other reward stamps, members of the Co-operative Society in the days before the Co-op as we know it today, earned tin coin cash money to ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath by
Family Connections.
The gentleman in the foreground of the Quadrant in the dark suit is my father Albert (Bert) Brandon a local business man. He opened a fruit and flower shop at 12 Albion Street which was previously his mother's shop and sold ...Read more
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Eastbourne Flower Gardens
My Grandad was foreman of the Carpet Gardens on Eastbourne seafront. He took over from his elder brother who had taken over from their father. They had, as a family, looked after the Carpet Gardens for over a century. ...Read more
A memory of Eastbourne in 1950 by
Former Gardener Of Checkendon Court.
I started working for Sir Nigel Broackes at Checkendon Court, in June of 1999, and was a Gardener through the turn of the Century. I was working for the Court for thirteen years, until the owner decided ...Read more
A memory of Checkendon Court by
Tulse Hill Garden Which Bordered Brockwell Park
Where the present Tulse Hill Tesco Shop and Esso Petrol station stands today, was the home of my grandfather Alfred John Thomas from the 1920's to the 1950's. Through the 1960's & 70's his daughter ...Read more
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My Dad's Memories Of The Boys Garden City (Bgc)
My Dad, Thomas Brisland lived at the BGC for 9 years from around 1924. He was housed in Natal Cottage with 34 other boys and they were cared for by a matron and a house mother. The matron was Mrs. ...Read more
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White City
Hi. I'm nearly 64, we moved to Britwell from the White City near QPRs Football ground. I was born in 1960 & we moved to Britwell when I was a year old. My dad worked for Mars as Maintenance engineer. We lived in Lynch Hill Lane ...Read more
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Best Years Of Our Lives
My name is David Cannon I was born in Dagenham in 1947 at my maternal grandmothers house but immediately moved to Alfred’s Way Barking opposite the Volunteer pub to live with my Gran and Grandad Cannon. They had lived in ...Read more
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A view across the Promenade, tennis courts, and King's Gardens to Pleasureland.
Hollybush Lane lies in the southern part of the Garden City, and its tree-lined footpath and grassy triangular area typify Ebenezer Howard's vision of a ordered village atmosphere.
It was eventually purchased by the Garden City Pioneer Company in 1903, and opened as a hotel in 1904.
A view across the Promenade, tennis courts, and King's Gardens to Pleasureland.
The 1560ft-long Welwyn viaduct at Digswell carries the London to Peterborough railway 100ft above the River Mimram a mile or so north of Welwyn Garden City.
The gardens of many of these erstwhile charitable foundations are havens of peace and tranquillity, away from the bustle of the city.
The gardens of many of these erstwhile charitable foundations are havens of peace and tranquillity, away from the bustle of the city.
Today, we feel that when Louis de Soissions designed the layout of the Garden City, he underestimated the impact of the motor car.
Since its early days the resort has striven to be the 'Garden City by the Sea', and its lovely flower displays are a famous attraction for visitors.
A view across the Promenade, ten- nis courts, and King's Gardens to Pleasureland.
Since its early days as a resort, Bournemouth has striven to be the 'garden city by the sea', and its lovely flower displays are a famous attraction for visitors.
A view across the Promenade, ten- nis courts, and King's Gardens to Pleasureland.
In his book 'Letchworth, the First Garden City', Mervyn Miller says, 'Spirella not only dominated visually, but equally provided a natural focus for the town's social life during the inter-war period'.
A splendid view of the gardens, taken when they were already seventy years old.
The factory, designed by Cecil Hignett and built between 1912-20, fulfilled Ebenezer Howard's tenet that his Garden City should provide industrial employment and not merely be a dormitory town for London
Unlike the 18th-century grid plan, the expansion of the 1830s and 1840s tended to follow contours and natural features, and the great terraces were fronted by gardens surrounded by railings.
This was a feature of the old village of Letchworth, but one which was brought into the master plan for the new garden city.
Here we see the broad sweep of the garden city's main street looking west, with a wide assortment of businesses lining the wide tree-lined pavements.
The timber-framed Tudor House, one of the city's finest buildings, dates back to about 1500, and has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.
The timber-framed Tudor House, one of the city's finest buildings, dates back to about 1500, and has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.
The Cross Roads c1955 Kidlington Garden City developed as a dormitory commuter settlement in the 1930s.
The gardens were originally laid out in the 17th century by John, second Earl of Perth and relaid in the early decades of the 19th century.
One of the early buildings constructed as part of Ebenezer Howard's vision of a garden city at Letchworth, this fantastic structure was erected in 1906-7 by the architect Coulishaw, and was intended
Welwyn Stores had branches in many towns in Hertfordshire, and formed an important part of the Garden City Company.
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