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Maps

896 maps found.

1919, Newbridge Ref. POP790680
1919, Clutton Ref. POP671381
1899, Corston Ref. RNC678148
1919, Corston Ref. POP678148
1898, Blackrock Ref. RNE642884
1898, Ashgrove Ref. RNE627681
1946, Whitchurch Ref. NPO867543
1898, Newbridge Ref. RNE790680
1946, Walcot Ref. NPO859619
1898, Haydon Ref. RNE729221
1899, Westfield Ref. RNC865912
1919, Camerton Ref. POP660229
1919, Blackrock Ref. POP642884
1898, Southdown Ref. RNE835533
1946, Timsbury Ref. NPO848600
1946, Radford Ref. NPO812716
1898, Walcot Ref. RNE859619
1898, Westfield Ref. RNE865912
1898, Welton Ref. RNE863243
1898, Timsbury Ref. RNE848600

Books

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Memories

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North Shields

I first came to North Shields after leaving the army in 1972. I stayed at the Railway Hotel run by a tyrant of a woman who threw you out at 8am and would not let you back till 5pm! Worked at Tor-days then General Foam and at ...Read more

A memory of North Shields by Martin Henderson

The Ice Cream Parlour

My sisters and I are Birchington born and bred and as far as I'm concerned growing up in Birchinton in the late fifties and early sixties was the best place in the world. My mum would collect my sisters from Sunday school ...Read more

A memory of Birchington by David Fleck

1968 To 1976

We took our children every year from 1968 till 1976. There was a building near the beach behind Kinmel Bay which has diamond shaped leaded windows. Does anyone have a photo please? We stayed at Winkups too.We went to the club every ...Read more

A memory of Towyn by Carol Ford

Some Historical Facts Of The Plumbs In Barroby

The newspaper published at Grantham in England, the original home of the ancestors of the well known Plumb and Parker families of Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass and Shelby Counties, recently carried a ...Read more

A memory of Barrowby by Alan Plumb

Westgate On Sea Holidays In The 1960s

My parents took myself and my late brother to Westgate on Sea almost every Easter from 1959 to 1971. Living in west London we caught the 2.40pm train from Victoria, arriving at Westgate on Sea about ...Read more

A memory of Westgate on Sea by Philip Clarke

Robert Elwell

I am looking for information on Robert Elwell or family in Stoke Abbott around 1610. Robert Elwell sailed on the ship Recovery in March 1633 to the Massachusetts Bay in America.

A memory of Stoke Abbott by Lee Elwell

Down Memory Lane

I was born in Nottingham and came to live in Gateshead when I was 4 years old. My mother was in the W.R.A.C and met my father when she was stationed down there. He was a Waiter in the Crown Hotel in Bawtry and was originally ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by Pauline Thompson

Brambles Holiday Camp

When I was about ten (1967), we went on holiday from London to the Isle of Wight with my mum and dad and brother. We stayed at Brambles Holiday Camp, which I think was in Freshwater Bay? It was one of those old ...Read more

A memory of Freshwater Bay by John Reber

Caravan Holidays

Ahhh, glorious Penmaenmawr where I have spent some lovely holidays.  The sunsets over the bay to Puffin are really something to see, the Fairy Glen and Dwygyfylchi pubs to stay awhile and drink in the atmosphere.  The walks ...Read more

A memory of Penmaenmawr by Susan Jones

Captions

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Caption For Filey, Brig 1890

The spectacular rock formation of Filey Brigg at the north end of the bay.

Caption For Fleetwood, The Harbour 1894

Fleetwood became England's principal fishing port on the west coast with a fleet to rival those of Hull and Grimsby.

Caption For Galway, Beach C1955

A view of one of the beaches which look out over Galway Bay to County Clare and the limestone landscape of the Burren.

Caption For Martlesham, The Red Lion 1896

The original timber building, dating from c1580, has two gables; the brick extension to the right is 19th-century.

Caption For Fleetwood, Mount Hotel 1901

Fleetwood's other principal hotel was the Mount.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1892

Lyme Regis harbour, or the Cobb, was once a seafaring settlement separate from the old town.

Caption For Rothesay, The Pier 1897

Rothesay is the county town on the eastern side of the Island of Bute, in an ideal location in the sheltered 'sweet Rothesay Bay', to quote the popular song.

Caption For Broadstairs, The White Cliffs 1918

The low white cliffs at Broadstairs shelter this bay, and people are making use of the tents on the beach to change for a dip in the sea.

Caption For Pegwell, Bay 1907

Here we have a wonderful picture of this peaceful seaside resort; the distinctive large hotel on the left is still there.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1890

Its buildings range from Bay Cottage (near left), the Royal Standard, Sunnyholme, the Bonded Store, and the Coastguard Station to the old Cobb Arms (right).

Caption For Lyme Regis, Marine Parade 1930

The Old Bonded Store and Bay Cottage (centre) can be clearly seen.

Caption For Chepstow, Castle And River Wye 1931

The Wye has long been famous for its salmon fishing, as records going back to the 10th century show.

Caption For Fleetwood, The Harbour 1894

Fleetwood became England's principal fishing port on the west coast with a fleet to rival those of Hull and Grimsby.

Caption For Fleetwood, The Harbour 1894

Fleetwood was founded in 1836 by Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, and laid out to the designs of Decimus Burton, who designed the North Euston Hotel, Queen's Terrace and both lighthouses.

Caption For Bangor, The Bay 1897

Another fine view of the bay, showing the town crowding down to the waterfront and the townsfolk taking a stroll.

Caption For Hastings, The Beach 1925

On a clear day, Eastbourne may be seen to the west across Pevensey Bay from Hastings Pier and the sea front.

Caption For Sidmouth, The Western Bay 1924

Rock-pooling has always been one of the joys of a seaside holiday, and these children are obviously enjoying themselves.

Caption For Bridport, St Mary's Church 1897

This is St Mary's Parish Church, seen from the north-west, showing the two bays of the nave and aisles extended in 1860 (right).

Caption For Angle, Angle Bay C1960

On this southern arm of the Haven, Angle Bay boasts fine views right across the Milford Haven.

Caption For Donaghadee, Beach 1897

A view looking south round the sweep of the bay to the little harbour, once used by the mail boats to Portpatrick in Wigtownshire.

Caption For Horning, The New Inn C1965

The front of this charming Georgian house, with its bay windows and portico at the front door, is now obscured by the addition of a single-storey annexe which provides a riverside eating area for customers

Caption For Flookburgh, St John The Baptist Church 1901

Local people believe that Flookburgh got its name from the fluke, a fish caught in Morecambe Bay, and a representation of one is on the weather vane.

Caption For Horsforth, The Green C1965

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Market Street 1898

Taken from the junction of Market Street and Upper Market Street looking down towards the High Street.