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Anlaby Common maps

Historic maps of Anlaby Common and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Anlaby Common maps

Anlaby Common map

Historic map of Anlaby Common

North Humberside map

Illustrated Victorian map of North Humberside

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Anlaby Common photos

We have no photos of Anlaby Common, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Willerby, South Ella, Hessle, Kirk Ella, Cottingham, Hull, Swanland, Skidby, New Holland, North Ferriby, Barton-Upon-Humber

Anlaby Common books

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Hull Town and City Memories
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Memories of Anlaby Common

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North Humberside memories

Foreshore

I walked and played down here. My aunty and uncle owned one of the house boats nearby and my father worked at Marshalls quarry/mill for a while. The area has changed a lot ,mostly to car parking. We rode our bikes round Little Swits and often visited Humberfield quarry to watch the train come out of the tunnel. There isn't much... [more]

Shared on 20 January 2009 by Chris Lead.

The haven

I spent many happy hours down at the Haven, fishing and playing in general. I also collected coke from the gas house round the corner down what was then the weigh bridge, dodging the steam from the locomotives.

Shared on 20 January 2009 by Chris Lead.

ORDER BOY

I was order boy for quite a few proprietors, one being Mallorys in Prestongate. This photo is slightly earlier.

Shared on 20 January 2009 by Chris Lead.

Sunday Afternoon

I would walk through the rose gardens after church and Sunday school.

Shared on 20 January 2009 by Chris Lead.

Extracts From Anlaby Common & North Humberside books

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Hull Town and City Memories

This picture is one of the great views of Cornwall, looking down St Stephen's Hill towards the valley of the River Kensey, with the jumble of houses clinging to the hillside beyond, capped by the castle on its hill 500 feet above sea level. To the left is the tower of St Mary Magdalene. This view remains almost unchanged today, but... [more]

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Hull Town and City Memories

Race Hill was once the main road into Launceston from the south; it leads down to the South Gate, which is the last remnant of the old town walls. The North and West gates were demolished in 1832 and 1812 respectively. The Plymouth and Devonport Inn, whose sign can just be seen to the right of the arch, is now the... [more]

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Hull Town and City Memories

This photograph was taken from Windmill Hill, the only point in the town that is higher than the castle. The road curving up to the left of the castle is Roydon Road, known at this time as Zulu Road. In the foreground, the area right of the road is now a new estate, and opposite is a 1930s brick terrace. The... [more]

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