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Maps

40 maps found.

1898, Axford Ref. RNE629293
1945, Axford Ref. NPO629294
1895, Axford Ref. RNE629294
1897-1899, Axford Ref. RNC629293
1940, Axford Ref. NPO629293
1919, Axford Ref. POP629293
1919, Axford Ref. POP629294
1894, Axford Ref. HOSM36618
1899, Axford Ref. HOSM36619
1897-1900, Axford Ref. RNC629294
1919, Alford Ref. POP621418
1898, Alford Ref. RNE621418
1940, Arford Ref. NPO626741
1945, Alford Ref. NPO621418
1923, Alford Ref. POP621419
1899, Alford Ref. RNC621418
1899, Alford Ref. RNE621419
1895, Arford Ref. RNE626741
1919, Arford Ref. POP626741
1946, Alford Ref. NPO621419

Books

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Memories

243 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

First Memories

My father, Richard (Dick) Cherrington was the village policeman in Nether Wallop during World War 2 and I was born in the Police House in the village in August 1944. My first memories ever were of an apple tree in our garden ...Read more

A memory of Nether Wallop in 1947 by Adrian Cherrington

Robarts House Lake Then Larson

Was in robarts. For 18 months 1966/67. Under lake then Larson.hated headmaster of school barsby we used to call him ticker his shoes creaked he hated me too used to pick on me reguraly. Mr and ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield by Robert Brown

Grosvenor Road And Urmston, Always A Place In My Heart.

I lived on Grosvenor Road, Urmston - the allotment end - from 1965 to late 1969 age 3 to nearly 8 years of age with my 2 brothers and parents (we then moved to Blackburn). My daughter has recently ...Read more

A memory of Urmston by magwat13

Living In Teddington 1950s To 1980s

We moved from 76 Princes Road in 1957 to the other end of Teddington, to 143 High Street, opposite Kingston Lane. My parents bought the house for about £1400 (yes fourteen hundred) as a refurb project. It still had ...Read more

A memory of Teddington

Beginnings

My parents moved from Pentire to Crantock when I was about 3 and Crantock is certainly ingrained in my memory as being my first home. My mother had taken a position as housekeeper to a Dr Nicholas and with it came Rose Cottage. My ...Read more

A memory of Crantock by Dianne Christopher

Rosewood Avenue

Hi all I moved to Elm Park in 1950 and moved into a newly constructed house at 75 rosewood avenue. My dad Bert worked at Ford Dagenham, my mum Doreen was a dinner lady at my school Ayloff. It has only recently become evident that my ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by Eric Bausor

Old Teacher At Martock C Of E Primary Scool

Hullo, Martock and Bower Hintoners of 1962! My name is Richard James. Currently I am 86 and still ‘ with it’ , I like to think. The happiest teaching year of my whole life was at Martock, and I was the ...Read more

A memory of Bower Hinton by Richard James

I Remember This Coronation, 2nd June 1953.

The biggest reason I remember the 1953 Coronation was because it was the first time I had ever seen a television. I was only very young in 1953 but I was privileged to be able to watch Queen Elizabeth's ...Read more

A memory of Lincoln by David Campbell

Jacksons Boat

Reading the post about catching sticklebacks in the Bridgewater brought memories flooding back. I lived in Clifton Street, off Stretford Road. At the weekend we used to get some butties off our Mum, a bottle of pop (if she could ...Read more

A memory of Stretford in 1955 by David Timperley

My First Memories Were Of Hemel Hempstead

I don’t know exactly how old I was when we moved to Hemel from Willesden London N.W.10.. My first memories were from about the age of 4.. We lived in a flat in Underacres Close near Mayland’s Wood.. I ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by Keith Pocock

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Captions

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Caption For Mells, Gay Street C1950

Audrey Axford then ran it until its closure in 1965.

Caption For Alford, Five Sail Mill C1960

At the east end of the town is Alford Mill, a six-storey, five-sail mill built in 1813 by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright.

Caption For Alford, Five Sail Mill C1960

At the east end of the town is Alford Mill, a six-storey, five-sail mill built in 1813 by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright.

Caption For Sandhurst, Village 1906

Notice the telegraph poles supplying the new telephone system to those who could afford it.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Lower Promenade C1955

Another view showing the popularity of Saltburn as a holiday resort in the years which followed the end of the Second World War, but before the advent of the affordable package

Caption For Pangbourne, The Bridge And The Old George 1899

A late 19th-century advertisment for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties or anglers

Caption For Fordingbridge, High Street C1960

In very early times Fordingbridge was known simply as 'Forde' , a crossing point of the Avon since prehistoric times.

Caption For Portscatho, 1895

The little concrete pier affords some protection to the fishing boats at Portscatho, although it is barely a harbour.

Caption For Pangbourne, The Bridge And The Old George 1899

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties or

Caption For Newbury, The Weavers' Cottages And The Canal C1955

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties

Caption For Rainham, Upminster Road C1960

And if you could not afford a television, rent it from DER.

Caption For Ironbridge, From Rotunda 1892

This picture affords us a view across Ironbridge.

Caption For Gloucester, From Robinswood Hill 1904

It now houses the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and affords massive views of the city and, of course, the cathedral.

Caption For Kingston Upon Thames, And Surbiton 1896

However, such pleasures were really only available to those middle-class people that could afford the time to spend in this fashion.

Caption For Bromsgrove, Old Timbered Houses 1949

A favourite epitaph is that over the graves of Thomas Scaife and Joseph Rutherford, killed in a railway accident: 'My engine now is cold and still, No water does my boiler fill; My coke affords its flames

Caption For Moorsholm, Swindale C1960

Set on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Moorsholm is surrounded by some beautiful countryside with picturesque lanes affording endless lovely walks.

Caption For Cromer, Garden Street 1894

Many of these houses rented out rooms to summer lodgers who were unable to afford bed and board in more prestigious hotels.

Caption For Bournemouth, Grand Hotel 1895

Even in a class-ridden Victorian society, Bournemouth entertained anyone who could afford to stay in the town.

Caption For Blakeney, High Street C1965

Founded by Nora Clogstoun in 1946, the association is not just concerned with the preservation of these beautiful homes; its primary purpose is to provide affordable homes to rent for local people.

Caption For Charmouth, C1965

His notable pupil in 1820 was Henry Alford (1810-71) who became Dean of Canterbury.

Caption For New Brighton, The Tower 1898

It afforded magnificent views of the Isle of Man, the Welsh mountains and the Lakeland fells from the viewing platform at the top.

Caption For Cheltenham, Winter Gardens 1923

It was built in 1879 to a design by J T Darby, with the intended purpose of providing 'a large concert room and other accessories, calculated to afford recreation and amusement to the upper classes.'

Caption For Guisborough, The Priory 1891

The high stone wall to the left has always afforded the priory grounds with privacy and protection; the grounds have a 'secret garden' quality, and their tranquillity and peace are in sharp contrast

Caption For Ludlow, Lower Broad Street 1892

The Bell Inn with its 'good stabling' is obviously for visitors to the town (those who cannot afford to stay at the Feathers or the Angel), while the Wheatsheaf probably serves an even poorer