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Co-founder of Our Town Story. If you have any questions about the site, or wish to provide feedback, please visit the Admin forum and post in the appropriate place - we'll do our best to help you out as quickly as we can!
We really want Our Town Story to be an album for your old photos, to fill in the gaps in the history books of our villages, towns and cities. We would also love for those pictures to be able to help others - for instance by using reminiscence therapy in treating dementia .
We're still a work in progress, and we appreciate all suggestions and observations!
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Good Friday Procession, St Jude's, Birmingham, Date Unknown
Added by @iamtimbo last year / Views: 1420In Gallery: Allsorts
A Good Friday procession in Birmingham. St Jude's was demolished in 1971, and it is very hard to specifically locate this photo - although please...
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Poole Corner, Wimborne, c. 1910
Added by @iamtimbo last year / Views: 1327In Gallery: Wimborne Pictures
Looking towards Leigh Road, with the currently empty Tappers building on the left. The "Wimborne Seed Warehouse" is visible on the corner, with...
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Lord Street, Southport, c. 1950s
Added by @iamtimbo 4 years ago / Views: 4492In Gallery: Merseyside
This postcard was sent in 1954 by 'Em' to Miss Walters in Weaverham, Northwich. It's taken looking north east from next to Beales (which closed in...
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28 College Road, Clifton, c.1900s
Added by @iamtimbo 4 years ago / Views: 2819In Gallery: Bristol Miscellaneous
This image appears on a postcard sent to Boscombe from Clifton in May 1905. I believe that the house is a dormitory for Clifton College, a private...
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Queen's Hotel, Hastings, c. 1950s
Added by @iamtimbo 4 years ago / Views: 3200In Gallery: East Sussex Miscellaneous
The structure of the building still exists, but is no longer the Queen's Hotel. Very recognisable, but a far cry from the impression it gives in...
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Drake Street, Rochdale, c. 1930s
Added by @iamtimbo 4 years ago / Views: 4068In Gallery: Lancashire Miscellaneous Photos
The Wellington on the left is still there, and the opticians on the right is now a Dallas Fried Chicken. The domes on the buildings up Drake Street...
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The Star and George Inns, Alfriston, c. 1930s
Added by @iamtimbo 4 years ago / Views: 2296In Gallery: East Sussex Miscellaneous
Much more traffic these days, but the buildings in the photo survive.
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Coronation Day, Bramley Park, June 22nd 1911
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 2244In Gallery: West Yorkshire Miscellaneous
Children (3,000 apparently!) celebrate the Coronation of King George V.
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Quay Street, Orford, Suffolk, c. 1900s
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 2701In Gallery: Suffolk Miscellaneous
Children play and pose for the camera in Orford.
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The Star Inn, Alfriston, East Sussex, Date Unknown
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 2476In Gallery: East Sussex Miscellaneous
According to the Sussex Express, the Star Inn has been around in some form or another since the 13th Century. This photo is virtually undateable,...
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High Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, c. 1910s/1920s
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 2187In Gallery: Oxfordshire Miscellaneous
In this retouched postcard, Woodstock looks quiet and peaceful. Apart from the traffic and parked cars, Woodstock hasn't changed very much at all...
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R. Atkinson, Newcastle upon Tyne, c. 1860s
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 1618In Gallery: Tyne & Wear Miscellaneous
Posted only because I share a surname (!), but this building functioned as a Town Hall until 1968. It was demolished in 1973.
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Avenue Road, Wimborne Minster, c. 1905
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 1927In Gallery: Dorset Miscellaneous
Looking from the bottom of Avenue Road towards St John’s Hill. Postcard is postmarked 1905.
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St Mary's Terrace, Victoria Road, Diss, Date Unknown
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 1376In Gallery: Norfolk Miscellaneous
This is near the Tesco roundabout.
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High Street, Rochester, Date Unknown
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 1101In Gallery: Kent Miscellaneous
The half-timbered building is now Mann's estate agent, and the building closest to the camera on the right is now Rochester Chicken Hut.
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Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth, c. 1900
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 2394In Gallery: Dorset Miscellaneous
This shot is taken looking north along Wimborne Road at the junction with Talbot Road (on the left). The building on the immediate right is now...
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