GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

VANISHED PROPERTIES

The buildings may be gone, but their stories can live on. Share your memories of a home or street

that no longer exists.

Did you or your family live in a home or street that no longer exists? Help us preserve its history by sharing your memories, photographs and the address as you remember it. From Childhood games to familiar neighbours, everyday memories bring lost places back to life. Tell us where the property stood, roughly when you lived there and what made it special.

Together, we an give vanished homes a voice for future generations.

The buildings may be gone, but their stories can live on.

23 Queen Street, Paddock

Paddock, Huddersfield

In the 1891 census, Ernest Taylor was living at 23 Queen Street, Paddock, aged 16, single, and working as a cotton piecer. The household was his parents William Taylor, carpenter…

1891 -

1900

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15 Lower Brow Road, Paddock

Paddock, Huddersfield

We lived at 15 Lower Brow Road, Paddock from 1952 to 1963. A lot of the houses had already been knocked down around that time. Eventually they were all gone…

1952 -

1963

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37 Besant Road, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire

37 besant rd. was our childhood home. It was all destroyed for new road. My father had paid cash for our home. Years before and when he got the letter…

1950 -

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3 Wellington Place, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire

I lived at 3 Wellington Place, off Kingston Road near Arthur Street and School Lane. Haskers the famous carpet shop was on the corner, I spent a lot of time…

1957 -

1964

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2 Middleton Road, Guildford

Guildford, Surrey

I lived in 2 Middleton Road, (old A3) first house to the left of the Wooden bridge. 1951 till I joined the army in 1966. The house (whole street) was…

1951 -

1966

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98 Dickens Road, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire

We lived here in the 1960's/1970's. Our house was demolished in 1972 by Wimpey (the builders), they decided not to demolish the large shed in our garden, but to paint…

1960 -

1970

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30 Richville Road, Shirley, Southampton

Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire

We lived here from 1952 to 1969. When I was at Regents Park Infants, in the hour before school our kitchen would fill with children trying to keep warm and…

1952 -

1969

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Vaudrey Street, Shirley, Southampton

Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire

I lived here when I was married. I remember the toilet being at the bottom of the garden, Brown and Harrisons Dairy was opposite and the smell of Sour Milk…

1953 -

1961

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146 Dukes Road, Shirley, Southampton

Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire

We lived here in the 1970's and pretty much the entire street was demolished in the early 1970's to make way for Thomas Lewis Way. We lived at 146 not…

1960 -

1970

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24 Guildford Street, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire

I lived here for 10 years. When the house was demolished for housing I remember that opposite our house was a bombsite and everyone contributed to building a large bonfire…

1953 -

1963

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4 Northumberland Road, Southampton

Southampton, Hampshire

“Number 4 Northumberland Road in Southampton was originally built in the mid-1800s (dating back to at least the 1850s, when family records show residents occupying the address). • History: The…

1850 -

1980

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15 Park Road, East End

East End, London

For many years my Great Grandfather, Grandfather and Father ran a business in the East End of London, the original address was 15 Park Road…Which then was changed to 15…

1970

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The Bungalows Aldenham Road, Bushey

Bushey, Hertfordshire

I (Vic Thompson) was born in 1955. I was adopted by a couple from Hatfield in 1957. Now living in Sweden.

1956 -

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The Bungalows Aldenham Road, Bushey

Bushey, Hertfordshire

Spent the first few years of my life in The Bungalows (We called them The Huts) in Alderman Road. I was born in 1952 but my family were already living…

1950 -

1958

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13 Munro Road, Bushey

Bushey, Hertfordshire

We lived in a flat in the army estate in the second half of the 70's. My father was a Belgian Navy officer working for NATO in Northwood at the…

1970 -

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212 Arundle Street, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire

My memory of living here were the Dockies Bikes in the morning and afternoon, seemed like hundreds of them .

1948 -

1961

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41 Dumbarton Street, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire

My husband was born here in May 1947 for around 20 years. He remembers the horses and carts, only 1 car on the street that belonged to a retired doctor.…

1947 -

1967

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Thistle Pub 142 Lake Road, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire

I grew up in the Thistle Pub at Lake Road, corner or Foster Road. We left when I was 14 when the pub was owned by Friary Meux Brewery -…

1960 -

1971

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17 Sayers Road, Bishopstoke Eastleigh

Bishopstoke Eastleigh, Hampshire

My Grandad’s house in Bishopstoke wasn’t anything fancy – just a pebble dash concrete council house, but to me it was the best home in the world. The dates are…

1955 -

1987

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321 Crown Street, Southampton

Southampton, Hampshire

Our house was knocked down 32 Crown Street to build Sainsburys and Shirley Workman's Club. I remember we used to play in the street until late. Photo by Barry James…