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Hounslow Hospital, Staines Road 1985
This was the Hounslow cottage hospital on the Staines Road, Hounslow at the top of Hibernia Road. It was demolished in about 1985-1990 after being left empty for a number of years. On the site today stands a ...Read more
A memory of Hounslow in 1985 by
Gants Hill
I moved to Gants Hill in 1968, from Bethnal Green, at the age of 8. I later moved to Wanstead aged 32. I have great memories of the place, I lived on the Eastern Avenue between Ethelbert Gardens and Beehive lane. Ray Powell was the ...Read more
A memory of Gants Hill in 1973 by
Looking For Old Memories
Both my parents lived in Woodford for most of their childhood. Mum lived in Uplands Road, and Dad lived in Chalford Walk. They got married in Broadmead Baptist Church in 1964. I'm trying to find any records, memories anything at all that might relate to either of them. Can anyone help?
A memory of Woodford Bridge by
A Very New Broadway
In 1962 my parents and I (12 years old) moved from Bristol to open Victoria Wine (later to become the Wine Market before reverting back to Victoria Wine). There were still several empty units awaiting occupation. I can recall ...Read more
A memory of Plymstock in 1962 by
Early Life In Chalford
I was born in Chalford at "The Little House" in Chalford Hill in 1932 and lived there until March 1940. I was the youngest of six children who all lived in the cottage and have very lovely memories of both the cottage ...Read more
A memory of Chalford Hill in 1930 by
Brimscombe Corner & Burleigh 1910 62690
This photo is taken 100 yards up Brimscombe lane, looking back across the Golden Valley. The lane itself leads back up to Thrupp Lane & Dark lane, which is on its way to Quarhouse and the Lypiatt Manor, ...Read more
A memory of Brimscombe by
The Old Days
Hi, I am Linda Atkinson, nee Halford, I was brought up on the Gypsy Lane estate, attending Woodhouse Junior school and remember the carnivals/parades held on the village green. My best friends were Nancy and Maria Churms, and ...Read more
A memory of Normanton by
Clem Attle Ct
Family moved into in 59 and a I came along in 62. Remember the blue, red & green blocks (blue was best lived @ 138, 1st floor). Many happy memories and friends to name a few- the obies, cowie, graves, wallers, king, paddy (can't ...Read more
A memory of Fulham by
Corrance Rd/Acre Lane Brixton.
I grew up in the 1950s/60s in this area and well remember the local picture houses and Saturday matinees - watched 'Sink the Bismark ' when it first showed. Mum used to take me round the market then the big stores and ...Read more
A memory of Brixton by
Model Railway
I was wondering if anyone remembered the model railway that was in Brocklehurst Motors on Whittington Moor on the sight that now has Asda, Iceland and Halfords? My dad used to work on the petrol pumps in the sixties and used to ...Read more
A memory of Chesterfield in 1960 by
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The Maypole Grocery Store (dried peas 1s 6d), Boots the Chemist and Halfords (everything for your Raleigh bicycle) are the shops overlooking the War Memorial, which by then had had the names added
Familiar high street names were putting in an appearance: Marks & Spencer and Halford's Cycle & Motor Store.
The new hall was built with a generous donation from Lady and Sir Halford Reddish, director of Rugby Cement.
Familiar high street names were putting in an appearance: Marks & Spencer and Halford's Cycle & Motor Store.
The horse chestnuts (left) belong to the Rookery woods, while on the right is Nag's Head Island with A W H Halford's premises, the long shed-like structure, offering boats for hire.
Although retaining the form of an earlier 17th-century house, the building is essentially a drastic remodelling of 1814 by Sir Henry Halford, formally Henry Vaughan, a successful medical practitioner
The Maypole Grocery Store (dried peas 1s 6d), Boots the Chemist and Halfords (everything for your Raleigh bicycle) are the shops overlooking the War Memorial, which by then had had the names added
Virtually all of the buildings in this photograph have been replaced; today the Orchards Shopping Centre is on the left, whilst on the opposite side of the road are currently Barclays Bank, Halfords
Very few remain the same, although Halfords (right) only moved in recent times.
Frith's photographer was standing beyond Halford's, looking east towards the river bridge.
On the left beyond Bevans and Halfords was Rosie Royal`s; she ran a greengrocer's and a wet fish shop, and everyone knew her.
Halfords, the cycle shop, had to compete with at least three other cycle retailers.
Halford's to the rear was demolished, and the site was cleared for the grounds of the successors to Stevens & Carter Boats Ltd, whose ramshackle sheds were something of an eyesore.
The building was occupied by Halfords, and is now the Oxfam shop.
Halfords, the cycle shop, had to compete with at least three other cycle retailers.
Not far from Stroud, the village of Chalford clings to the steep wooded hillside of the Golden Valley.
This viewpoint on Coppice Hill is a favourite spot for photographing Chalford.
Part of Chalford Baptist Tabernacle is on the right.
This is the Bell Lock near Chalford: the lock around the corner is known (unsurprisingly) as the Red Lion.
It provided the corn and cloth mills of Chalford with the means of finding new markets for their wares until this mode of transport was superseded by the Gloucester to Swindon railway line.
Chalford always was - and remains - a curious blend of the picturesque and industrial.
Chalford itself stands on the steep north bank.
The retaining wall on the right was part of Chalford Station yard.
Chalford itself stands on the steep north bank.
