Maps

357 maps found.

1945, Bury's Bank Ref. NPO657343
1895, Bury's Bank Ref. RNE657343
1897-1900, Bury's Bank Ref. RNC657343
1919, Bury's Bank Ref. POP657343
1901, Bury Ref. RNC657259
1946, Bury Ref. NPO657258
1920, Bury Ref. POP657259
1924, Bury Ref. POP657255
1919, Bury Ref. POP657258
1920, Bury Ref. POP657260
1947, Bury Ref. NPO657255
1898, Bury Ref. RNE657258
1898, Bury Ref. RNE657259
1940, Bury Ref. NPO657260
1903, Bury Ref. RNC657255
1946, Bury Ref. NPO657259
1896, Bury Ref. RNE657255
1895, Bury Ref. RNE657260
1891, Bury Ref. HOSM34260
1887, Bury Ref. HOSM39641

Books

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Memories

964 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Francis Frith Murderer Of Eyam

I am astonished that this collection is Francis Frith and I am assuming it is a coincidence that I found it when looking up Francis Frith of Eyam. Francis Frith was a resident of Eyam in Derbsyhire. He and his wife were ...Read more

A memory of Eyam by Lesley Beeley

Princes Road

I was born in 1953 at 71 Princes Road, in 1955 we moved to 10 Church Road where I lived until 1969 when I left home. I went to Princes Road Boys school where Mr Carr was the Head and some of the teachers were Miss Gardiner, Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Phil Gray

My Memories Of Living In Westbury Leigh 1940 1944

The house shown in the foreground of this photograph was the home of my Uncle, Percy Drury. This was sometime around 1940/42, I do not know how long he resided there. I lived at 115 Westbury Leigh ...Read more

A memory of Westbury Leigh in 1940 by George Drury

Clapham Church

I visited Clapham and the Church in the summer of 1999.  At different periods during the 1800's my Collins family lived and worked there. Thomas Collins of Burpham was buried at Clapham on September 13th, 1855 at 55.  His first ...Read more

A memory of Clapham by Gail Collins

Stepping Back In Time

It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of ...Read more

A memory of Cinderford in 1995 by Brenda Mccartie

Families

On the 27th of December 1956 my ex-husband KEITH GEORGE JEARY was born at 6 UPPER CLOSE where he lived with his parents until we were married at Holy Trinity Church on the 6th of November 1982 - both of my children Emily and Dominic were ...Read more

A memory of Forest Row in 1956 by Sally Creevy

Isaac And Magretta Griffiths.

I am the granddaughter of Isaac and Magretta who are both buried at Tabernacle. My father was Ieuan, brother to David Glamor, Luther, Elfed, Royston and Dougwell. They all moved to the Midlands in the late 1930’s. My ...Read more

A memory of Cefneithin by Ann Cresswell

Grandfather Hatcher

My grandfather, Frederick John Scott Hatcher, married a Guernsey girl, Alice Bougourd. There are Bougourds buried in the Churchyard at Haselbury. I believe the family lived in Haselbury Plucknett, and I know that ...Read more

A memory of Haselbury Plucknett in 1860 by Jill Harris

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

When I Was A Child

My father was born in Great Bedwyn, his name Arthur Maurice Hatter. When I was young in 1952 we were invited to stay with a member of his family in 47 High Street, I remember they had a wonderful garden, layered with full flower ...Read more

A memory of Great Bedwyn in 1952 by Arthur Hatter

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Captions

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Caption For Peel, Castle 1893

It was built by a wealthy Nonconformist eccentric to the memory of his wife and family who were buried nearby.

Caption For Peel, Castle 1893

It was built by a wealthy nonconformist eccentric to the memory of his wife and family, who were buried nearby.

Caption For Sutton Courtenay, Village 1890

The church has a Norman tower, and in its churchyard is buried George Orwell, the author of '1984', buried under his real name, Eric Arthur Blair.

Caption For Bury, Church From The River 1898

The tour has to reach Bury by road, but until the 1950s you could get from Amberley to Bury by ferry.

Caption For East Blatchington, The Village 1891

Admiral Walker, who fought with Nelson, is buried here.

Caption For Odiham, From Church Tower 1906

In the foreground we see the roof of Bury House and its stables at the western end of The Bury.

Caption For Mells, The Church 1907

Buried in the graveyard now is Monsignor Ronald Knox, who lived for a time at the Manor.

Caption For Lindale, St Paul's Church 1898

John Wilkinson, the ironmaster, is buried in the churchyard in an unmarked grave; it was his fifth burial.

Caption For Newmarket, Racehorses Crossing Main Road C1955

This crossing is at the east end of Bury Road, with No 58 visible through the trees, just west of the traffic lights and junction of the roads from Bury and Norwich.

Caption For Bury, Church From The River 1898

Novelist and poet John Galsworthy lived in Bury House from 1926 until 1933.The area is now known as Bury Wharf, and the converted farm buildings are used for residential purposes.

Caption For Worcester, The Cathedral Quire 1891

The tomb in the foreground is that of King John (1167-1216), the first post-Conquest monarch to be buried in England; he lies at Worcester at his own request.

Caption For Bishopsbourne, 1903

He is buried in the local church.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Angel Hill C1955

This is the site of Bury Fair, the great social and trading focus of Bury in the late 17th to early 19th centuries.

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place From Town Hall Roof 1900

Beyond are the tall gables and chimneys of the Bury Street School of the 1860s: both it and the hotel were demolished in the 1960s for the pedestrian shopping mall that replaced Bury Street entirely.

Caption For Bishopsbourne, 1903

He is buried in the local church.

Caption For Bury, Church From The River 1898

Novelist and poet John Galsworthy lived in Bury House from 1926 until 1933.

Caption For Worcester, The Cathedral Quire 1891

The tomb in the foreground is that of King John (1167-1216), the first post-Conquest monarch to be buried in England.

Caption For Odiham, Old Houses 1903

These 'Old Houses' are in The Bury.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Pannier Market 1919

This shows a bury day at the market, note the people to the front of the crowd are posing for the photographer.

Caption For Bidford On Avon, High Street 1899

Bidford became famous in 1922 when a Saxon burial ground was discovered containing 200 graves, including those of warriors buried with their weapons.

Caption For Alloway, The Kirk 1897

Burns's father is buried in the churchyard.

Caption For Abergavenny, St Mary's Church, The Herbert Chapel 1898

Three members of the family are buried in this chapel in three magnificent alabaster tombs.

Caption For Edinburgh, From The Calton Hill 1897

The old Calton burial ground just beyond is where the philosopher David Hume is buried.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Cornhill C1950

Angel Hill was once the site of Bury Fair, but by 1955 it has been relegated to nothing more than a car park.