Maps

247 maps found.

1946, New Town Ref. NPO790391
1898, New Town Ref. RNE790391
1898, Highridge Ref. RNE734665
1946, Tyning Ref. NPO855833
1946, Highridge Ref. NPO734665
1919, Highridge Ref. POP734666
1899, Lansdown Ref. RNC752878
1883 - 1902, Lansdown Ref. HOSM50777
1919, Lansdown Ref. POP752877
1919, Lansdown Ref. POP752878
1946, Bloomfield Ref. NPO644362
1899, Tyning Ref. RNC855833
1899, Highridge Ref. RNC734666
1899, Lansdown Ref. RNC752877
1899-1900, Blackmoor Ref. RNC642753
1898, Bloomfield Ref. RNE644362
1898, Highridge Ref. RNE734666
1898, Lansdown Ref. RNE752877
1919, Blackmoor Ref. POP642753
1919, Bloomfield Ref. POP644362

Books

10 books found. Showing results 97 to 10.

Memories

89 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

Memories Of Picktree Village

Aged 7, with my parents, we moved from Hadrian Avenue, Chester le Street to 'Woodside', Picktree Village in 1951, where we kept hens and three pigs. Fred Scott had the nearby farm and delivered the milk each morning. ...Read more

A memory of Picktree in 1950 by John Crawford

Memory Of Soudley

Steam to Stratford, in the early 20's James Joiner (a contractor from Soudley) assembled his convoy of Traction Engines en Route to Stratford Upon Avon to start the new Sewer Contract which was awarded to Joiners for £57,000. ...Read more

A memory of Upper Soudley in 1920 by James Bevan

Mmemories Of A Better Cannock

The pictures in Francis Frith nostalgic photos, bring to mind the Cannock I remember. Even the pictures from 1955, the year of my birth, show places I recall. I would go with my grandad and John Brogan, in the old ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1960 by Robert Leighton

My Aunty At The Post Office Capel

I remember my Aunt and uncle moving to Capel in around 1967 - not sure? He was a lot older than my Aunty Jean - He was Desmond Orr. Family folklore says that he was rather grumpy and customers tended to keep away during ...Read more

A memory of Capel by photosarahedwards

My Fourteenth Birthday Year

Our journey to Mickleton started when we arrived at Chipping Campdon, there was no one to meet us, we, my mother, an aunt and I were taken to the local police station where we stayed the night.  Next morning we ...Read more

A memory of Mickleton in 1944 by Mavis Upchurch

My Mum Was Born In Borth Y Gest

My mum was born in Borth y Gest and went to school there too and eventually marry at the church on the harbour front in 1956. My Grandad continued living there with my Grandmother until he died in 1984. Every ...Read more

A memory of Borth-y-Gest in 1957 by Susan Harpham

My Life At Blaenavon

I was born & bred in Blaenavon in 1966 till 1980, the year we sadly had to move. We lived at Lion Street, Avon Road then Riverside Drive in Blaenavon. I remember Avon Road & Riverside Drive; too young to remember ...Read more

A memory of Blaenavon in 1975 by Rose Waite

Parsons Family Of Aston Cantlow

Hi, I'm looking for the descendants of Isreal Davis and Emma Parsons or any information about them. Isreal and Emma Davis or Davies lived in Little Alne in 1911. I don't have the address. Their daughter Anne ...Read more

A memory of Aston Cantlow by jmdroots

Part Of My Childhood

I spent many enjoyable school holidays in this town.  My Uncle had a store called Staggs the Drapery and clothing store.  Back then we used to spend many an hour wandering over to the Quay & the Priory.  We also used to ...Read more

A memory of Christchurch in 1953 by Raymond Garfield

Pearce Bevan Family

In the church at Kentchurch there is a plaque on the wall remembering John Bevan who left money for the poor and the endowed school in 1729, My great great grandfather, William Pearce Bevan lived at Llanithog Farm with his wife, ...Read more

A memory of Kentchurch by ken

Captions

172 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Christchurch, The River Stour 1918

The ancient town of Christchurch stands on the two rivers Stour and Avon, getting its old name Twyneham from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning 'the town between two rivers'.

Caption For Salisbury, Church House And Crane Bridge 1906

Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon.

Caption For Christchurch, Blackwater Ferry 1900

Christchurch stands on two rivers, the Stour and the Avon, and gets its old name of Twyneham from the Anglo Saxon, meaning 'the town between the rivers'.

Caption For Cropthorne, Mill 1910

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.

Caption For Devizes, The Caen Hill Flight 1898

Few canal sights in Britain match the splendour of the Caen Hill flight of 29 locks which raises the Kennet and Avon canal 230 feet over a two mile stretch.

Caption For Malmesbury, The Abbey 1924

The impressive and imposing ruins of Malmesbury Abbey look down on the river Avon 60 feet below.

Caption For Cropthorne, Mill 1910

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.

Caption For Cropthorne, Mill 1910

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.

Caption For Great Comberton, The Village C1960

The old parish of Great Comberton runs from the river Avon to the summit of Bredon Hill.

Caption For Malmesbury, The View From Daniel's Well C1955

Beyond the trees is the River Avon, and the houses in the distance are in Bristol Street and part of Burnivale.

Caption For Warwick, Bridge End 1922

Bridge End is on the south bank of the Avon, where all the roads from the south previously met to cross into Warwick.

Caption For Bristol, The Entrance To The Floating Harbour C1935

The project cost about £600,000, and involved diverting the Avon to the south from Totterdown and round the city to link up with its old course.

Caption For Great Somerford, The Church Of St Peter And St Paul C1955

This village's name means 'a ford only available in summer'; the church stands above the Bristol Avon.

Caption For Bristol, The Docks C1950

For the mid 13th century, it represented a major feat of civil engineering that involved diverting the course of the River Frome from its ancient junction with the Avon.

Caption For Bath, Roman Baths 1901

The Roman town of Aquae Sulis, now Bath, grew up at the point where the Fosse Way crossed the river Avon.

Caption For Salisbury, Fisherton Street 1906

The spire is of the Congregational (now United Reformed) church, with the Victorian clock tower opposite on the bridge over the Avon.

Caption For Salisbury, Fisherton Mill From Longbridge C1955

Castle Road (part of the A360 to Amesbury) is on the right, and the Avon Valley is just out of the picture to the left.

Caption For Limpley Stoke, The Village C1955

This Wiltshire village grew up on three roughly parallel terraces on the steep and well-wooded Avon valley side, with the parish church at the south end.

Caption For Ringwood, The Millstream 1900

This turn of the century photograph shows a thatcher busy at work on the roof of a picturesque cottage on the banks of the River Avon, which flows serenely through Ringwood on its way to Christchurch

Caption For Braunston, The Green C1955

From here you can travel to London, Birmingham, Leicester, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon by canal.

Caption For Salisbury, The Cathedral From The River 1887

The tranquil surface of the River Avon gently reflects the majesty of the cathedral and its incomparably magnificent 404-foot spire, the tallest in England.

Caption For Tewkesbury, Mythe Bridge 1891

This is Thomas Telford's iron bridge, crossing the River Severn at its junction with the River Avon.

Caption For Bath, Old Bridge 1887

Beyond Southgate, on Broad Quays, the 1966 Churchill Bridge over the River Avon replaced the Old Bridge we see in this view.

Caption For Bathampton, The Weir And Mill 1907

This view looks from the north bank of the Avon, near the toll bridge.