Captions

59 captions found. Showing results 21 to 40.

Caption For Ingrave, Dairy Farm Pond 1908

Here he wrote down 'Bushes and Briars', which he heard sung by villagers.

Caption For Manorbier, Castle 1890

In 1890 it would appear that fields immediately next to the castle were grazed, whereas today the fields to the right and foreground around the castle are covered with trees, bushes and undergrowth

Caption For Chepstow, High Street 1925

The businesses on the left have all gone, but Barclays Bank, the impressive building on the right, and Lloyds Bank farther up the High Street remain in the town - although Lloyds has moved

Caption For Seaton, Main Street C1960

On two acres of Whin Common, to the north, the poor were once permitted to collect gorse bushes as firewood.

Caption For Eton, College And Street 1895

At the junction of Common Road and Slough Road, two College schoolboys, one carrying a cricket bat over his right shoulder, are seen walking past the 'Burning Bush'.

Caption For Mullion, Poldhu Hotel 1899

It is on an extremely windswept location with not a tree or bush in sight, but no doubt the sea views and bracing air were deemed beneficial to guests.

Caption For Beer, Under Hooken Landslip 1927

Trees and bushes have grown on the fallen chalk, creating a perfect haunt for wildlife and a great adventure for hardier ramblers.

Caption For Morwenstow, The Bush Inn C1955

The Bush Inn is at Crosstown, just above the church.

Caption For London, Buckingham Palace C1890

In the time of James I the leafy grounds where this celebrated royal palace now stands grew mulberry bushes for the silk industry.The palace was built in its original form in the early 1700s and

Caption For Runcorn, Transporter Bridge C1906

It was built by John James Webster who was born in Warrington and was later to build the Shepherd's Bush Stadium in London for the Olympic Games of 1908.

Caption For Sutton, The Green 1898

It shows newly-planted bushes and trees, which can be seen in a more mature state in view 85084.

Caption For Richmond, Castle Walk 1893

Looking east, the steep bank has a low covering of bushes which obscure the views if allowed to grow up, and in 2004 a lot of clearing work was done.

Caption For London, Buckingham Palace And The Mall C1955

In the time of James I, the leafy grounds where this celebrated royal place now stands grew mulberry bushes, intended for the silk industry.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, Hazlewood Terrace

The iron fence and bushes in the foreground at the junction with Meathop Road have now gone, and the old street lamp at its end has been replaced by a modern one by the side of the road

Caption For Saffron Walden, Bridge End Gardens, The Dutch Garden C1950

Unfortunately, most of the bushes, although still cared for, have now lost their distinctive shapes.

Caption For Hailsham, The Church C1965

Another view, similar to H6031 (above), shows the brick-paved path and the holly bushes.

Caption For Mobberley, The Bird In Hand C1955

'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush', goes the old saying; hence the landlord could be warning visitors that a coin in his hand is worth any number of promises - in other words, no credit will

Caption For Bakewell, C1955

The remaining bushes have gone, and the walls have acquired a nice bright coat of paint.

Caption For Richmond, Castle Walk 1893

Looking east, the steep bank has a low covering of bushes which obscure the views if allowed to grow up, and in 2004 a lot of clearing work was done.

Caption For Souldern, The Pond C1960

The name Souldern derives from 'Sulthorn', meaning 'thorn bush in a gully'.