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This image shows a large allotment site (no longer there) on the Caversham bank of the River Thames.

London Road allotments. Bottom, left of centre. Still continues despite a corner being lost to an apartment block!

The area for Henley Road Allotments was reserved at the end of the show and is in the top left hand corner.

New Bradwell is now part of Milton Keynes

Thanks for adding the location of these allotments Diana - they just creep in at the edge of the image. Perhaps we will find clearer views in the negatives still to be conserved, digitised and catalogued.

I have an allotment in North Birmingham at Victoria Jubilee Allotments. these were nearly lost forever when the land was sold for redevelopment. after a long fight, the developers were forced to reinstate 80 allotments alongside the new development. The site is only just visible to the east of Handsworth Park. Does anyone have any photos or information about the original allotments?

This image is of the Wyngates allotments in Linslade, Leighton Buzzard. The allotments still exists but are about 20% of their size shown in the photo. The rest of the land is housing and a school

Were these allotment gardens tended by employees of the Co-operative Butter factory?

This image seems to have something for everyone. Sea, sand, industry, a pub and allotments. The latter still existing but reduced in number?

Things have changed somewhat since this was taken - are these now carparks?

Can anyone one remember the meadows as allotments?? Are there any family photos taken at that time? I'd love to see them