Places
3 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
Photos
45 photos found. Showing results 1 to 20.
Maps
58 maps found.
Books
Sorry, no books were found that related to your search.
Memories
38 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
My Great Grandfather
My father told me that my great grandfather , William Ratcliffe, worked on the swing bridge over the Manchester ship canal.I have not been able to find any information to verify this. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has information on this point.
A memory of Manchester Ship Canal
Going To School
I very fond memories of my early school days as a child in the 1970s,the local first school,which i believe is still there,had only two teachers that i can remember,which was miss radcliff,and headmaster mr salsbury.We had wonderful ...Read more
A memory of Duncton by
Wheatley 1966
My family came from the U.S. We lived at 4-A Simons Close for a year while my dad was on a fellowship at Oxford. Mr. Stimpson was my teacher. Nita Radcliff was my best friend. I had a crush on Nicholas Jefferson. some other friends... ...Read more
A memory of Wheatley by
The Village In The 1960s
I have a picture at home with my great-great-grandmother feeding chickens by the trees on the left taken around 1880. My great-great-grandfather, Joseph Smith, was the village wheelwright. I have relatives who have ...Read more
A memory of Wheaton Aston by
The Second Mckays
We have just read Anthony McKays memories of Barningham Hall. After they left my husbands family, also McKays, how about that for coincidence, moved in also as driver to Sir Charles. My husband Terry was nine at the time ...Read more
A memory of Barningham Hall by
Schooling
We moved from Chelmsford to Radcliffe in 1968 - I was 2 years old. I went to Lorne Grove Nursery and my memory of that was the Rocking Horse Toy. I hated sharing it!! I was about 3 or 4 and I remember being so upset at being taken ...Read more
A memory of Radcliffe on Trent by
Old Days!
I lived in Tudor Gardens West Acton, having been evacuated during the war. I attended West Acton infants school, then John Perrin Junior school followed by John Perrin Secondary ModernSenior School. I Started Senior School in 1952. It was ...Read more
A memory of Acton by
My Grandparents Tasker
Tommy and Williamina (note the spelling) lived in Leslie Row, Radcliffe and I can remember going from school in Amble every Thursday to help bring water from a tap in the middle of street. Three taps served the ...Read more
A memory of Radcliffe by
My Memories Of Chipping Norton In The Early 1950s
My recollections of life in England really start from the time when the family lived briefly near Ascott under Wychwood, close to Chipping Norton, where my family had rented ...Read more
A memory of Chipping Norton by
Moreton School And The Radclyffe Family
Hello I would dearly love to hear from anyone who remembers my mother, myself and my sister when we lived at 'Crossways' with the Radclyffe family. My mother was their cook/housekeeper. It was the early sixties ...Read more
A memory of Moreton by
Captions
21 captions found. Showing results 1 to 21.
The pub on the left is the Radcliffe Arms, named for the Delmé-Radcliffe family who lived in the Priory for more than 400 years.
The pub on the left is the Radcliffe Arms, named for the Delmé-Radcliffe family who lived in the Priory for more than 400 years.
Designed by James Gibbs and completed in 1749, the Radcliffe Camera was paid for by a bequest from John Radcliffe, and originally housed a collection of books provided by him.
The present church contains a memorial to Dr John Radcliffe, one of Oxford's greatest benefactors and most famous figures.
Extending to Charlton and beyond, the Park was owned by the Delmé-Radcliffe family for 400 years.
The Radcliffe Camera is one of the reading rooms for the Bodleian Library, its dome an outstanding landmark on the city's skyline.
The boat trips down the river to Colwick and occasionally to Radcliffe-on-Trent have always been popular.
This Victorian photograph shows Brasenose College standing in the shadow of the Radcliffe Camera, which became one of the reading rooms for the Bodleian Library 30 years before this picture was taken
The present church includes a memorial to Dr John Radcliffe, one of the city's most distinguished sons.
The present church is the nave of the priory; the chancel and transepts were demolished after the Dissolution of the Monasteries by the new owners, the Radcliffes.
In 1539 they were forced to surrender it to the king, and it was eventually passed to the Radcliffe family, whose descendants continued to hold it until the 19th century.
Magdalen College belfry we look westwards along the High Street towards some of the wondrous 'dreaming spires', including the 14th-century spire of St Mary's Church; to its right is the dome of the sublime Radcliffe
The Hall dates from the 15th century, when it was the home of the Radcliffe family, though a later occupier, Andrew Barton, extended it in about 1516.
From suburban West Bridgford we move east along the A52 to Radcliffe, its village centre some 300 yards south of the River Trent.
Gibbs had previously designed St Martin in the Fields church in London and the Radcliffe Library in Oxford, whilst Patten's wealth came from his copper works at Bank Quay.
This Victorian photograph shows Brasenose College standing in the shadow of the Radcliffe Camera, which became one of the reading rooms for the Bodleian Library 30 years before this picture was taken
The Redcliffe had a hydropathic plunge bath on the seaward side of the building, connected to the house by a subway that filled with seawater at high tide.
The name Redcliffe derives from the red sandstone outcrop upon which the church stands.
In the background can be seen the cooling towers and chimneys of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power stations.
On the right is that well-known hotel, the Royal County, created in the 19th century out of former town houses belonging to the Ratcliffe and Bowes families.
One wonders if the quoits were made at the local foundry, Ratcliff's, whose usual output was shears and other agricultural implements.