Maps

333 maps found.

1945, Bay Ref. NPO634953
1898, Bay Ref. RNE634953
1919, Bay Ref. POP634953
1894, Herne Bay Ref. RNE731768
1898, Runswick Bay Ref. RNE822796
1895, Porthcothan Bay Ref. RNE809733
1946, Thorpe Bay Ref. NPO847447
1946, Redcliffe Bay Ref. NPO814686
1947, Saltwick Bay Ref. NPO824701
1946, Sandy Bay Ref. NPO825279
1897, Whitley Bay Ref. RNE869362
1895, Stokes Bay Ref. RNE840176
1900, Talland Bay Ref. RNC844610
1910, Spey Bay Ref. RNC836263
1919, Totland Bay Ref. POP850767
1922, Trearddur Bay Ref. POP851641
1946, Barafundle Bay Ref. NPO632794
1947, Bay Gate Ref. NPO634959
1946, Carlyon Bay Ref. NPO661560
1946, Watergate Bay Ref. NPO861665

Books

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Memories

515 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Schooltime Memories.

In the early 1940s the bay window on the first floor over the front door of Rotherham Grammar School was that of my second form classroom. On a rainy day we were 'attacked' by one of the other second forms as a result of which I ...Read more

A memory of Rotherham by Claire Allen

My Years Living Next To The Butchers

My dad Rowland Cook took over Lasts butchers in 1985. I grew up in The Maltings which was attached to the shop and is the house on the right hand side of the photo with the big bay window from the age of 11 until ...Read more

A memory of Botesdale in 1985 by Kevin Cook

Bradford House

My daughters and I lived happily at Bradford House for seven years in the late 1990's ... The house was originally two 17th century cottages at right angles to each other. The Victorians then re-modelled one of the cottages, ...Read more

A memory of Bradford-on-Tone by Sheelagh G Garner

Happy Thoughts Of Bay

I believe I am the girl sitting on the grass looking towards the sea in this photograph. My name then was Susan Groves and my dad was a fisherman. We owned a shop down the bank called The Shell Shop where dad sold many ...Read more

A memory of Robin Hood's Bay in 1960 by Susan Cooper

The Home Of Horsham Museum

The second building on the left is now the home of Horsham Museum. The bay window has been removed from the nearest building. The view is from the top of the Causeway looking towards St Mary's Church.

A memory of Horsham by M

Shopping Memories.

On the left hand side of the photograph next to the zebra crossing is Eastwells, a greengrocers and fruiterers. My father Harold Besent who is in the window in a white coat was a partner and also the managing director from 1940 ...Read more

A memory of High Barnet in 1955 by Claire Allen

1970s To Present Memories

I have many happy childhood memories of this lovely place - we had a caravan around the corner in Lligwy Bay (nr Benllech) for over 10 years and this was one of the best beaches around.  I remember walking from Llligwy ...Read more

A memory of Red Wharf Bay in 1975 by Gabrielle O Sullivan

Duncan Hamilton's Garage

On the left is Duncan Hamilton's Garage where as youngsters in the late 50's we would drool over the Jaguar Sports cars which they prepared and sold. My dad had SSL Engineering which was opposite the garage in Royston Road. To ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet by Andrew Shepherd

Thame Cottage Portmellon

I was born in 1975 and spent nearly every birthday until I was 16 years old at Thame Cottage, Portmellon with my Mum, Dad, younger Brother, Uncle, Auntie and 3 cousins. One day, when I have my own children, I hope to take ...Read more

A memory of Portmellon by Elizabeth Collier

Bay Horse Pub.

I remember sitting on this wall taking car numbers and having an ice cream from the booth situated in the area to the side of the pub. Also the fish and chip shop. The ice-cream booth blew away in a storm and was never seen again. ...Read more

A memory of Green Hammerton by Julia Dean

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Captions

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Caption For Polkerris, 1888

A boat sails across the bay, which was known as Polkerris or Par Bay in the late-18th century.

Caption For Pegwell, Bay 1907

Pegwell village overlooks a large bay, which has in the past been named Hope Bay, Greystone Bay, and Courtstairs Bay, and today is simply known as Pegwell Bay.

Caption For Upavon, St Mary's Church Interior C1965

The north and south arcades have four bays and three bays respectively.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, West Bay 1899

This view looks east around West Bay to Ledge Point, showing the neat, enclosed little bay and the lack of noisy entertainment that, even a century ago, set Westgate apart from its neighbour,'merry

Caption For Weymouth, The Promenade C1955

Weymouth is made by its setting: the graceful conformation of Weymouth Bay has often been compared favourably with the Bay of Naples.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, The Bay Hotel 1927

The fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay lies just a few miles to the south of Whitby.

Caption For Totland Bay, The Beach C1955

Totland Bay is a good starting point for a long coastal ramble past The Needles to Alum Bay - some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in England.

Caption For Hinderwell, High Street C1960

A similar view to H85002, a little further along the High Street, framed by some lovely trees on the left and showing the impressive three-storey bay windows of a fine private residence.

Caption For Castletown, The Stack 1903

The west side of the bay comprises Scarlett Point, which has outcrops of lava and volcanic ash, while the stack is columnar basalt.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, The Bay Hotel 1927

The fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay lies just a few miles to the south of Whitby.

Caption For Norwich, Strangers Hall 1901

Outside the hall, Nicholas Sotherton's traceried bay window is flanked by Francis Cock's staircase bay of a century later.

Caption For Whitley Bay, South Lower Promenade C1955

It was the coming of the railway that transformed Whitley Bay into a resort and commuter country.

Caption For Ladram Bay, C1965

Towards the end of Queen Victoria's reign, Ladram Bay had become a popular destination for trippers, who would arrive by boat from neighbouring resorts.

Caption For Broadstairs, The Beach 1912

This is Main Bay, which changed its name to Viking Bay following the arrival in 1949 of a replica Viking ship, the Hugin.

Caption For Seaton, The Beach C1965

This view looks across the bay, with the chalk height of Beer Head in the far distance.

Caption For Totland Bay, Bay And Pier 1892

Totland Bay is the westernmost inhabited bay on the Isle of Wight, with views up the English Channel to Bournemouth and the Dorset coast.

Caption For Swansea, The Sands 1925

Here we see Swansea Bay Station and the Slip.

Caption For Carbis Bay, Donkey Cart 1928

Just over a mile separates this popular sandy bay from St Ives.

Caption For West Bay, The Promenade 1930

Victorian entrepreneurs sought to transform little West Bay into a major resort, but they did not succeed, probably because of the considerable competition from neighbouring watering places.

Caption For Pegwell, Seafront 1907

Here we have a closer view of the wall and walk built from the cliff opposite, encompassing the ground later laid out as gardens, and earlier as a swimming pool, by the Pegwell Bay Reclamation

Caption For Barry Island, Redbrink Crescent 1925

This photograph was taken from Nells Point above Jackson's Bay.

Caption For Eastbourne, 1925

The central bays of the promenade building survive, but the arched bays on each side were rebuilt in the 1950s.

Caption For Colwell Bay, The Front C1955

Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, West Bay Looking East 1918

It is some twenty years on from photograph number 44810, and West Bay has changed little.