Places

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Maps

22 maps found.

1921, Belan Ref. POP637581
1899, Belan Ref. RNE637581
1884, Belan Ref. HOSM37412
1947, Belan Ref. NPO637581
1902-1903, Belan Ref. RNC637581
1947, Began Ref. NPO636635
1947, Belah Ref. NPO637575
1898, Began Ref. RNE636635
1919, Began Ref. POP636635
1901-1904, Belah Ref. RNC637575
1899-1900, Began Ref. RNC636635
1899 - 1916, Began Ref. HOSM40453
1898-1899, Blean Ref. RNC644068
1920, Blean Ref. POP644068
1896, Blean Ref. HOSM38084
1895, Blean Ref. RNE644068
1897, Belah Ref. RNE637575
1925, Belah Ref. POP637575
1947, Blean Ref. NPO644068
1899, Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan Ref. RNE758835

Books

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Memories

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Memories Of My Widnes School Days

Having lived the first 25 years of my life in Widnes ,I have many happy memories of my school days there. Born in Dundalk Lane in 1940, from 1943 until 1945, I attended the Nursery,situated next to Ditton County Infants’ ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by John Pye

Perranporth Primary School In 1960

I began school in the hut above the playing fields ( later becoming the scout/guide hut and play group). Miss Howlet was our teacher, we sang and heard bible stories and use little coloured sticks for our ...Read more

A memory of Perranporth by Elizabeth Foot

Fatso & Friend

It was 1970 before I found myself working in this enclosure with 'Fatso' the male lion and his mate, whose name I, unfortunately, cannot remember. I began working at Dudley zoo in 1970 as the Giraffe Keeper and was moved to the 'Cat Round' ...Read more

A memory of Dudley in 1970 by Nicholas Ordinans

Happy Childhood Holidays

I say 1950 for the year my memory relates to but in fact my memories cover from around 1946 to 196 I've only just found this web site for "Memories" although have looked at the site before and what nostalgia it has evoked ...Read more

A memory of Llwyngwril in 1950 by Margaret Garrod

St. Joseph’s Convent

My name is Victoria Garcia. At 15 years old, I arrived at the school in the middle of winter. Coming from an all summer weather year round, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, it was a shock how cold it was. I was greeted by sister ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Maria Victoria Garcia Azuero

Ice Cream Heaven In Gipsy Road

Ice cream was a special treat in our house back in the 1950's. The brand we had was always Lyons Maid, vanilla or strawberry, considered superior to Walls. But for those special occasions, especially during summer, we ...Read more

A memory of Welling by Bernard Schofield

Our Yesterdays Relatives

I have found over the past few weeks that nearly all my relatives from my fathers side began in Polesworth. There was James Scarratt Clifford 1780 married Sarah Bullows in 1803, my ggg grandmother was Caroline Clifford who ...Read more

A memory of Polesworth by Nigel Ordish Clifford

An Old Mans Memories

I was born in 1922 in the village of Mundford.  My Father was the village policeman. The village was then a self-contained society and provided all the necessities of life, including a doctor, blacksmith, carpenter and general ...Read more

A memory of Mundford in 1920 by Ralph Woodgate

Family Recollections Of Kirby Muxloe 1913 To 1969

My memories of Kirby Muxloe date back to 1949, when I was a bridesmaid at my father’s cousin Anne’s wedding at St Bartholomew’s Church. However it is the castle that I remember most, since we had ...Read more

A memory of Kirby Muxloe in 1949 by Jane Sealy

Bailey Bridge Pontoon Canal Cruisers.

I built the boat shown on the right hand side of the photograph.   Bailey Bridge pontoon MKVI N0.19053 was manufactured by Gee Walker & Slater Ltd, Uttoxeter Road, Derby and sent to Engineers Stores, US ...Read more

A memory of Great Haywood in 0 by Claire Allen

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Captions

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Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, The Ruins 1891

The abbey played a part in the industrial development of Leeds, for it was here that iron forging first began in the district.

Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, The Ruins 1891

The abbey played a part in the industrial development of Leeds, for it was here that iron forging first began in the district.

Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, 1891

The abbey played a part in the industrial development of Leeds, for it was here that iron forging first began in the district.

Caption For Coalbrookdale, General View 1896

It was here, two miles from Ironbridge, that the industrial revolution began.

Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, 1891

The abbey played a part in the industrial development of Leeds, for it was here that iron forging first began in the district.

Caption For Barnt Green, Hewell Road C1965

It was only in the 1880s, however, when much of the Plymouth estate was sold off, that development began.

Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, 1891

The abbey played a part in the industrial development of Leeds, for it was here that iron forging first began in the district.

Caption For Barnt Green, Hewell Road C1965

It was only in the 1880s, however, when much of the Plymouth estate was sold off, that development began.

Caption For Horndean, The Village C1955

Horndean began as a result of the 18th-century turnpike road.

Caption For Flint, The Castle C1965

The construction of Flint Castle began within days of the signing of the treaty of Rhuddlan; it was the first of the Edwardian fortresses built to impose a new order upon Wales.

Caption For Wollaston, High Park Avenue C1955

That began to change in the first half of the 20th century, but it was only after 1950 that the real housing boom began, resulting in massive residential estates.

Caption For Aberystwyth, The College 1899

The magnificent neo-Gothic building on the prom began life as a triangular house designed by John Nash in about 1795.

Caption For Accrington, Blackburn Road 1899

A sign opposite exhorts us to drink Altham's 2/4 tea; Altham's started by selling tea in 1864, and then began taking their customers on trips.

Caption For Edinburgh, St Mary's Cathedral 1897

Designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, construction began in 1874 and was finally completed in 1917.

Caption For Accrington, College Court 2004

Demolition of the Grammar School began in June 1998, and by the following January plans were approved for the building of these modern homes.

Caption For Caversham, From Caversham Heights 1908

Caversham Heights lies to the north of the Thames and began to expand up the valley slopes when Caversham became a fashionable suburb of Reading.

Caption For Barry, The Knap C1965

Swans arrived at the lake when residents began to feed them, along with ducks and seabirds.

Caption For Woolston, Hillock Lane C1955

By the 1950s there were still open fields near Hillock Lane as Woolston slowly began to develop from a farming community to a suburb of Warrington.

Caption For Egremont, Ferry Boat 1912

In that year the paddle ferry 'Etna' began a regular service between Queen's Dock, Liverpool and Tranmere.

Caption For Caversham, From Caversham Heights 1908

Caversham Heights lies to the north of the Thames and began to expand up the valley slopes when Caversham became a fashionable suburb of Reading.

Caption For Edinburgh, Palace Of Holyroodhouse And Arthur's Seat 1897

Work on the palace began during the reign of James IV and continued under James V.

Caption For Sheffield, The Town Hall C1955

In 1973 construction began on the Town Hall extension, a modern office block linked to the rear of the existing building by means of a first-floor bridge.

Caption For Edinburgh, Palace Of Holyroodhouse And Arthur's Seat 1897

Work on the palace began during the reign of James VI, when the north-west tower was built up against the nave of Holyrood Abbey.

Caption For Bracknell, Church Road 1901

With New Town status and under the aegis of the Development Corporation, Bracknell began to expand rapidly.