Captions

38 captions found. Showing results 21 to 40.

Caption For Middlesbrough, The Transporter Bridge 1913

Pedestrians and vehicles cross by means of a suspended platform which moves to and fro across the Tees.

Caption For Brixham, Bolton Cross 1922

Bolton Cross is a local name given to the meeting of Bolton Street, New Road, Middle Street and Fore Street.

Caption For Wrentham, The Church C1965

The Celtic cross is the war memorial, erected by the Rev E R Yerburgh, on which the names are divided into Army and Navy personnel.

Caption For Winsham, Church Street C1955

Originally the site of the village pump, this cross is at the junction of five roads.

Caption For Hornby, The War Memorial C1965

Beside the main road through the village on the base of the ancient cross is an elaborate war memorial.

Caption For Worcester, The Cross C1960

Already, The Cross is showing signs of congestion, but for the time being people still feel relaxed enough to linger in groups chatting - The Cross was traditionally a meeting place.

Caption For Neston, The Cross C1950

The Cross is the name given to this road junction in the centre of the town, and does not refer to the drinking fountain pictured here.

Caption For Whiteleaf, The Cross And The Chilterns 1897

The bare chalk in this view of the Whiteleaf Cross is nowadays not seen so clearly; the downs have since become covered in trees and scrub, with woods in the middle distant field.

Caption For Tattershall, The Green C1955

The roughly rectangular Market Place (or village green) with its medieval cross is surrounded by attractive houses with shops on the east side.

Caption For Formby, Gores Lane C1960

The Godstone itself is thought to date back to pagan times, being carved with a cross by early Christian missionaries.

Caption For London, Waterloo Bridge C1890

It was replaced in 1942 by the present crossiing designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Caption For Drayton, The Cross And Wheatsheaf C1955

The cross is not a war memorial but was erected in 1897 for Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, with an inscription added for her golden jubilee ten years before.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

Alfred Webb, on the corner of Bellfoundry Lane (left), had been established in 1897 as Webb Bros. By

Caption For Bromborough, The Cross C1965

Bromborough Cross is one of the few things that remain, but even this is not completely original.

Caption For Eccles, Church Street C1955

Eccles Cross is on the very right of the picture in front of the District Bank.

Caption For Port Sunlight, The Memorial And Art Gallery C1960

The centrepiece, a large granite cross, is surrounded by eleven bronze figures symbolising the defence of the home.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

Alfred Webb, on the corner of Bellfoundry Lane (left), had been established in 1897 as Webb Bros. By

Caption For Aberdeen, The Market Cross 1892

The very grand cross is still where it was in this view.