Maps

520 maps found.

1919, Bridgend Ref. POP650106
1922, Bridgend Ref. POP650113
1898-1900, Bridgend Ref. RNC650105
1907-1908, Bridgend Ref. RNC650086
1906-1907, Bridgend Ref. RNC650094
1882, Bridgend Ref. HOSM38895
1882, Bridgend Ref. HOSM52620
1881, Bridgend Ref. HOSM52634
1906-1908, Bridgend Ref. RNC650087
1905-1906, Bridgend Ref. RNC650093
1905-1907, Bridgend Ref. RNC650096
1901-1904, Bridgend Ref. RNC650103
1905-1907, Bridgend Ref. RNC650112
1908-1910, Bridgend Ref. RNC650072
1904-1905, Bridgend Ref. RNC650099
1904-1906, Bridgend Ref. RNC650100
1899-1900, Bridgend Ref. RNC650107
1905 - 1912, Bridgend Ref. HOSM38899
1913 - 1914, Bridgend Ref. HOSM34213
1907-1908, Bridgend Of Lintrathen Ref. RNC650111

Books

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Memories

348 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Sun, Sea & Sandhills At Gronant

I remember going on our holiday in dad's car to Nan & Grandad's holiday bungalows, driving over the railway bridge and on to what I always knew as Gronant (The Warren). The first thing we would see would be the little ...Read more

A memory of Gronant in 1966 by M Stubbings

Island Cottage

My nanna and grandad Noden lived at Island Cottage. Grandad was a bridgekeeper along with Jack Powell and Syd Bebbington at Acton swing bridge from 1945-1960. There was an enormous flood in 1946 when my grandparents were the first ...Read more

A memory of Acton Bridge in 1955 by Christine Ruskin

Along Row From Home

I n 1965 my parents retired to Saltash and my father built himself a small boat. As it was moored off the end of the garden. He looked around for a dingy to get to and fro and eventually found one in Gunnislake. Guess who got the ...Read more

A memory of Gunnislake by Chris Scott

The Hersham Flood – September 1968

During the 60s I lived in Surbiton and worked in Hersham. As I was getting ready to leave for work one morning in 1968, a radio broadcast warned of severe flooding along the Mole valley following heavy rains, and ...Read more

A memory of Hersham by Tony Newman

The Boats We Looked After

While my family lived in the lock house 1950 - 1961, my father rented  the rowing boats out and also the fishing permits. This is only one place where they were moored. At various times they were both sides of the bridge and on ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1950 by Eddie Tait

Growing Up In Mitcham

I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Les Saunders

Visiting Pontllyfni

I spent two wonderful summers in Pontllyfni in 1974 and 1976. I was a college student from the U.S., visiting Wales with a friend who had a cousin living there. The family owned a small inn just up the road from the beach. ...Read more

A memory of Pontllyfni in 1974 by Julianne Paul

Stowlangtoft Hall

I was in stowlangtoft hall with my brother Dominic Attard my sister Maria Attard my name is Rita, I believe I was only 6months old my brother was about 6/ 7 my sister about 3/4 years old ,I do remember having a sleep in the ...Read more

A memory of Stowlangtoft by Rita Croston

Poole Lifting Bridge

For anyone who has lived in and around Poole the Hamworthy Lifting bridge provokes memories. In 1991 I met my first wife who was from "The other side" of the bridge and this necessitated regular trips to Hamworthy. The bridge lifts ...Read more

A memory of Poole in 1991 by Graham Fudge

Mum And Me In Bridgend !

I have the original post card of this picture, bought in 1950 by my Mum. I was delighted to see it was one of the Frith Prints. It's hard to see that we are on it, as the Frith watermark is right on us (not on the Frith print I ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend by Janet Grice

Captions

154 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Edinburgh, Castle And Scott Monument, Princes Street 1897

During the summer, excursions could be taken from here to the Forth Bridge and Queensferry and also to Roslin.

Caption For Nottingham, St Peter's Church 1890

Peter's Church to Trent Bridge and to the railway station, then on Station Street.

Caption For New Forest, Queens Bower 1908

The little wooden bridge and the three flowing streams that meet here make this a favourite walking destination.

Caption For Burton On Trent, Ferry Bridge C1960

The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.

Caption For Lincoln, Stonebow 1906

We have now crossed High Bridge and are looking back along High Street towards Stonebow.

Caption For Bedford, Suspension Bridge 1921

The suspension bridge and park to the right are virtually unchanged, and you can usually see boaters out on the water.

Caption For Burton On Trent, Ferry Bridge C1960

The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.

Caption For Camberley, Frimley Road 1906

We cross the railway bridge, and look back from where we have come from.

Caption For Henley On Thames, The Regatta 1890

The world-famous regatta takes place on a scenic stretch of the Thames between Henley Bridge and Temple Island, site of an elegant Georgian folly.

Caption For Wroxham, The Church 1921

Well south of the bridge and 'Roytown', the parish church sits aloof.

Caption For Eashing, Village 1898

In 1902, the bridge and the cottages on the right were bought by the National Trust for just £400.

Caption For Maidstone, The Promenade And Bridge 1898

This view of the riverside promenade looks past the Archbishop's Palace to Maidstone Bridge and the chimneys of the industrial area beyond.

Caption For Brynmawr, Alma Street And King Street C1950

The photograph does not quite capture the Bridge End Inn on the extreme right.

Caption For London, Chelsea Embankment C1870

The 17th-century tower dominates the waterfront, which was about to be lost to the new Chelsea Embankment; this opened in 1874, and runs between Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Bridge downstream.

Caption For York, The View From The City Walls 1897

This view looks towards Lendal Bridge and the towering bulk of the Minster.

Caption For Thames Ditton, The Bridge C1960

The notice states that both the bridge and the island are private.

Caption For Gilling West, The Bridge C1950

Looking north past Bridge End Cottage, we see the old chapel of 1879 and Town End Farm.

Caption For Saltash, The Tamar Bridge C1965

The bridge and the Torpoint Ferry are managed by a joint committee, with revenues from the bridge subsidising the maintenance and running of the ferry.

Caption For Newark, Castle And Bridge 1923

Trent Bridge and an Upper Trent boat may also be seen but then, as now, Bishop Alexander's 12th-century castle dominates the scene.

Caption For Huntingdon, The Old Bridge 1898

Until the construction of the A14 bypass, visitors to the town entered via he Old North Road through this narrow medieval bridge and into the busy High Street.

Caption For Crickhowell, The Bridge 1893

In the centre the long white building is the 16th-century Bridge End Inn, at the junction of New Road and Bridge Street.

Caption For Sturry, Village 1899

This is a wonderful old view of bygone years, with the old mill, the bridge and longhorn cattle crossing the river.

Caption For Shaldon, Fore Street 1922

A long bridge and foot-ferry lead across to neighbouring Teignmouth.

Caption For York, The View From The City Walls 1897

This view looks towards Lendal Bridge and the towering bulk of the Minster.