Maps

172 maps found.

1947, Wall End Ref. NPO859815
1946, Wall Mead Ref. NPO859834
1897, Knowl Wall Ref. RNE750489
1946, Wall Heath Ref. NPO859824
1947, Wall Nook Ref. NPO859835
1946, Knowl Wall Ref. NPO750489
1902, Wall Heath Ref. RNC859824
1903, Wall Hill Ref. RNC859826
1925, Wall End Ref. POP859815
1925, Wall Nook Ref. POP859835
1947, Wall Bank Ref. NPO859806
1919, Hobbs Wall Ref. POP737180
1946, Hobbs Wall Ref. NPO737180
1899, Wall Bank Ref. RNE859806
1898, Wall Mead Ref. RNE859834
1920, Wall Bank Ref. POP859806
1921, Wall Heath Ref. POP859824
1899, Hobbs Wall Ref. RNC737180
1902, Wall Bank Ref. RNC859806
1899, Wall Mead Ref. RNC859834

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Memories

1,964 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Memories Of Benson

My memories of Benson started in 1946/7 when we moved to Sunnyside, which in those days did not have the recreation field. Nor did the village have street lighting apart from a couple in the High Street, one of which was on the wall ...Read more

A memory of Benson in 1947 by John Webb

Reedham Orphanage

My father died just before I was born and my mother had to put my brother and I into Reedham orphanage.  I was still on a potty as I remember complaining that I was now old enough to go on the toilet and have some privacy.  I remember ...Read more

A memory of Purley in 1956 by Kathryn Jackson

High Street

I can remember being taken shopping in the High Street, to Sainsbury's before it was a supermarket. There were tiled floors and walls, wooden counters with cheeses, cold meats and bacon, and the assistants wore their hair in nets or hats. ...Read more

A memory of Ashford in 1956 by Jacqueline Selcoe

Childhood

My father came to Townsend Farm as the tenant in Sept 1940. The farmhouse is shown on the left in the picture titled Townsend. At that time I was only 15 months. My earliest memories are of the later war years. We had evacuees from ...Read more

A memory of East Quantoxhead in 1940 by Edwin John Summerhayes

Brixham

Coming to Brixham from just outside of London as an 11 year-old was a real culture shock. New smells (fish!) new sounds (seagulls) and new faces (the inhabitants of the south west certainly have distinct facial features...to say nothing of the ...Read more

A memory of Brixham in 1880 by Stephen Jeffery

Hornchurch, Upminster Road C.1950

Opposite where the bus is located is a row of shops at the end of Glanville Drive. For the first part of my life from 1947 I lived at the far end of Glanville Drive. The large house in the background with the ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch

Growing Up In Queensbury

I was born in Wellington Street on the 16th. of June 1955. My mother was Kate Holland, formerly Henderson. and my father was George E Holland. Sadly he passed away in 1939. So I dont remember very much about him. I had a ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury by Geofftrey Holland

Such Memories

I lived in 14 west street from birth 1962. to 3 years , My great Aunt Jane Penny (Davies) lived there for years looking after a lady. When she died, the house was left to My aunt Jane. My mum and brother and me, moved just up the ...Read more

A memory of Millbrook by Carina Smith

Rose View

1970 - 1984: As you look at this photo the last building on the right, the barn like cottage with the small window, is Rose View. My mum and dad bought it for £1,000 in 1970, and set to work modernising it as I was due 1971 and my brother ...Read more

A memory of Polgooth in 1970 by Tami Cross Halls

On My Way Into Town Or To Visit My Friend Steve Flanagan

Having lived in the U.S now for 35 years this photo makes me very homesick as I haven't seen the old place since 1972!  I remember walking down Lord Mayor's Walk and turning the corner next to the ...Read more

A memory of York in 1962 by David Knapton

Captions

1,668 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Chester, Ye Olde Crypte 1895

In Nuns Road there is a section of the city walls which gives a grandstand view of the races.

Caption For Chester, New Grandstand 1900

In Nuns Road there is a section of the city walls which gives a grandstand view of the races.

Caption For Winchester, Westgate 1909

West Gate, at the top of Winchester's High Street, has stood on the line of the city wall for over 600 years.

Caption For Exmouth, From The Pier 1906

The construction of a substantial sea wall, seen here in section to the right, led to Exmouth's prosperity as a seaside resort.

Caption For Stafford, Remains Of The Town Walls 2005

From the North (later Gaol) Gate to the East Gate ran the North Walls.

Caption For Caernarfon, The Castle 1890

The high curtain wall enabled Caernarvon to be provided with three levels of defence, ie two levels of casemates and the wall walk.

Caption For Winchester, Westgate 1909

West Gate, at the top of Winchester's High Street, has stood on the line of the city wall for over 600 years.

Caption For South Cerney, The Memorial C1967

Beyond the war memorial is a drystone wall topped by the sign that reads Broadway Lane.

Caption For Radipole, The Old Manor House 1894

A distinguished 16th- and early 17th-century three-storey building, which incorporates part of an earlier structure, and stands close to the eastern wall of St Ann`s Church.

Caption For Newbury, The Broadway C1960

Though almost entire- ly rebuilt, some of the original walling remains.

Caption For Windsor, Castle Hill 1914

The keep (with the flagpole) was raised to three storeys and the outer walls and towers refaced in the 1820s; the walls still look remarkably fresh today.

Caption For Windsor, Castle Hill 1914

The keep (with the flagpole) was raised to three storeys and the outer walls and towers refaced in the 1820s; the walls still look remarkably fresh today.

Caption For Bridlington, Harbour 1913

The present harbour walls date from the middle of the 19th century; they are built on the site of previous medieval walls.

Caption For Southampton, Above Bar 1900

There were originally seven gates into Southampton's old walled town.

Caption For Colchester, Castle Park 1892

The wall beyond the boating pool is part of the north defensive wall of the Roman town.

Caption For Dublin, Christchurch Cathedral, Nave 1897

On the north side the walls are about two feet out of true because of subsidence and the collapse of the south walls in 1569.

Caption For Exmouth, The Esplanade 1906

Where better for Edwardian ladies to promenade than on Exmouth's Parade, the long walk above the sea wall?

Caption For Eastbourne, Meads Road 1894

Again, the flint walls remain, and the brick pavings on the right survive, but the pillar box on the corner of Blackwater Road has been replaced by a modern one.

Caption For Tenby, Harbour 1890

In 1457 the Earl of Pembrokeshire helped the inhabitants to rebuild and strengthen the walls to guard against the Spanish Armada.

Caption For York, Law Courts 1893

These awe-inspiring and formidable walls and gates were knocked down in 1934.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cobb 1906

The wide sweep of the right-hand sea wall and the outer mole demonstrates the studied construction of a man-made harbour built specifically to offer protection against variable winds and

Caption For Ludlow, Corve Street 1910

The photographer was standing on the position of the old town wall/boundary.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Abbots Bridge C1955

The 12th-century bridge, with later additions, is a continuation of the precinct wall linking Eastgate Street with the Vinefields.

Caption For Southampton, The Old Town Walls 1892

Southampton's walls and defences were built from stone brought across from the Isle of Wight.