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A foot being massaged

Getting a word of advice about road-safety from Mrs Kathleen Price, Ashbys only woman special constable, is five-year-old Dorothea Cole

The Frejeius vineyards in Southern France

Foreman james Gregory, yard inspector William Edwards and head shunter Dick Thomas who have a combined total of more than 100 years service with the railways. 1959

Using tools that have not changed for generations, Mr Harold George makes his inspection of each barrel before it can be passes as ft for re-filling

A crowd of excited yougsters watch the delivery of the first consignment of A. R. P
A crowd of excited yougsters watch the delivery of the first consignment of A.R.P. air raid shelters in the Two Ball Lonnen area of Newcastle, February 1939

A chimp from Twycross Zoo enjoys a little pampering at the hair dressers. December 1981

A MAN who won the Victoria Cross in World War II will support his grandson as he enlists in the Army. Edward Chapman, 76, who received the VC after he repelled a German offensive single-handed

Afghan Hounds racing. 10th April 1977

Reservoir at Penholn, Monmouthshire Camels from Longleat Safari park, Wiltshire August 1976

Entering Ashby from the Birmingham direction one of the first things the visitor notices is the graceful upwards-pointing tracery of teh 70ft. Loudoun Memorial, commemorating Countess Loudoun

A Royal Mail Van c. 1915
A Royal Mail Van c.1915

Jim Jackson has spent 30 years of his life in horticulture. Now he is in charge of the glasshouses at Luddington. 1957

Sport - Fooball - Arsenal - King George V is introduced to the Arsenal team by captain Charles Buchan before the FA Cup final game against Cardiff City - Arsenal lost 1-0. 23rd April 1927

Sorting eggs on a grading machine are (left to right): Miss Muriel Collins, Mrs Vera Warnock and Margaret Blakenor. August 1957

Teacher Training College The Rev. Ralph Newman, Principal of Westhill, mixes with his students in an atmosphere of normality

Before you kiss somone look deeply into each others eyes and savour the moment

Worker emptying sacks of apples at H. P Bulmers and Co. Ltd. November 1958
Worker emptying sacks of apples at H.P Bulmers and Co. Ltd. November 1958

Teacher Training College First year students from Froebel college playing an energetic team game will be the teachers of tomorrow. July 1957

Apple picking time - and while mother works baby enjoys the country air. Working in the 50 acre orchard owned by H.P Bulmers and Co

The name of the Waltzer is more than a bit misleading. There is nothing sedate about it, as these young people grip the bar as they are hurled round. Hanging tightly on. 1959

Dedicated special holiday trains ran throughout the 1950s. With an ex-LMS Stanier Black Five loco sporting a ludicrously large headboard proclaiming this as the " Nuneaton Co-op Sports Club Aged

Edgar Bonsor (left), Michael Jeavons, John Wright (with the canaries) and Geoffrey Wilson are four members of the Ashby Miners Rescue Team which maintain a 24-hour-a-day rescue vigil. July 1958

Riding the brake rods to slow down a string of free-moving trucks calls for good nerves and a steady hand. Shunter Arthur Lear is leaning his weight on to a bar of ash wood to hold down the brake

He cannot read or write but Bob Wilson, seen here in the pay-box has built himself up a national reputation as a shrewd showman

Happiest of all the people who live on the canalside is Mrs Beatrice Kerr. Her cottage at Preston Bagot is a gathering place for fishermen who appreciate wonderful cooking

Market stall situated along the street in Bedworth. Nov 1958

Jolly the Chimp tries to feed his reptile friend. April 1986

Yes we have some banans Noddy the chimp enjoying a snack at the Geest banana ripening plant in Shenstone, Staffordshire. February 1976

Some of the damaged coaches afer Nazi air raids on Middlesbrough Station. November 4th 1942

By the soft light of a candle the wine shows a rich ruby light. This inspection in a vault is by Patrick Connolly, a director of Connolly and Olivieri Ltd, and assistant head cellarman, Ray Sheward

Checking soap as it comes warm from the moulding machine that stamps it into distinctive shapes at the Personally Beauty Products factorty (left to right) Mrs Pauline Lonsdale, Mrs Shiela Wright

Father Christmas is a must for all childrens parties at this time of year. And these youngsters certainly weren t disappointed. He was the idol of them all as he handed out pre-Christmas presents

A line up for a knobbly knees
** NOT AVAILABLE FOR GREETINGS CARDS ** A line up for a knobbly knees competition

For some the canal is no pleasure ground. The life is hard and the hours long. But there are compensations. Instead of roaring machines, Charles Foster and his son Horace

Train-bound passengers, roaring through Bescot on the main line, see only a tangle of tracks cluttered with trucks. 1959

Sitting on the lock gate in the Bancroft gardens, Stratford, is a popular tourist attraction. And most of them are probably unaware that the lock itself is the link between the Avon and the canal

Goat with its head sticking out of a fence. 29th March 1990

Jolly the chimp takes a break at Twycross Zoo. January 1987

They are the younger generation who will fight to keep Aston Boxing Club where Albert Hodder put it. Giving valuable and experienced advice to the youngest recruits

Its tea time and the Eccles family move into the dinette. their home is neat and modern: for it they pay 37s. 6d. a week to Corby Development Corporation. June 1958

10 yearold Tony Woodall soon got himself into the party mood. And when it was all over a tired but happy Tony went home to Smethwick clutching his precious balloons and present. 1959

Three girls preparing for a picnic along the side of the canal at Perry Barr. They are Ann Rowland, Mary Russell and Anne Hill. May 1959

Cats - Dai Inker, a yardman for the Taff Ely Council in Pontypridd, whose responsibilities included looking after 30 or so stray mogggies (cats)

Film star Richard Burton paid a suprise visit to the Youth Clubs Gala Night at Margam and said the girls at his old club, Taibach were beautiful. 24th July 1954

Two girls from the 217 Birmingham Brownie Pack (Acocks Green) having tea with a chimp at Twycross Zoo. They are Rebecca Dua and Lisa Taylor

Workman rolling a barrel of ale at Ansells Brewery, September 1957

Mrs Sally Legg (in black) does a pas de basque and turn with a fellow member of her Scottish dancing class, Miss Mary Wall, a teacher at Ilmington County Modern girls school, Weoley Castle

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