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St Mary Redcliffe Church. Bristol's loveliest church, St Mary Redcliffe, was described as 'the fairest, the goodliest and most famous parish church in England' by Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Thanks to ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1880 by Paul Townsend

Coming to Brixham from just outside of London as an 11 year-old was a real culture shock. New smells (fish!) new sounds (seagulls) and new faces (the inhabitants of the south west certainly have distinct facial features...to say nothing of the ...Read more

A memory of Brixham in 1880 by Stephen Jeffery

My great great grandmother Selina Brooks was born in Cheap Street, Hunslet, in 1875 to an unmarried mother from London named Elizabeth who already had a toddler son out of wedlock. Her stepfather later became William ...Read more

A memory of Hunslet in 1880 by R K

I've been researching my family tree now for a few years and I'm obsessed. I would like to find an image of any sort for the Caeharris area during 1800s. My great-great-grandparents (according to the 1881 census) lived at ...Read more

A memory of Caeharris in 1880 by Tracy Kerr

There are several dating features on both this print and subsequent ones and inspection of the church today that suggest that the photograph is probably correctly dated at 1888.  The pews shown were ...Read more

A memory of Canterbury in 1880 by Marten Rogers

I am trying to trace my family tree. I am looking for any info about the Broomfield family. Mr Charles Henry Broomfield born 1855 buried 14th June 1937 aged 83 in St Johns, Marchwood. Also his wife Mrs Maria ...Read more

A memory of Calmore in 1880 by Kerrry Stanley

Does anyone have any memories of the Cheam Fair back in the mid to late 1800's? I understand it still takes place this day!

A memory of Cheam in 1880 by Natalie Nagle

I lived in Kingskerswell as a young child and emigrated to Australia in 1986. I was 10yrs. I missed it dearly and have fond memories although I forget the names of streets etc. I went to the local Primary school both old and new. ...Read more

A memory of Kingskerswell in 1880 by Kirstie Bond

My great-great-great grandparents lived opposite Wesley Chapel in the late 1800s, behind the trees on the right-hand-side of the 1901 Wesley Chapel photo. During the 1830s, Richard JACK (b1813) and some of his brothers moved to ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool in 1880 by Vivienne Hooper

Hello from London, Canada... I am the descendent of John and Grace Clemo who owned a horse-drawn bus line between Camborne, Redruth, Truro and Penzance. I have a photo of a "square" where one of the Clemo Buses is parked. I always thought ...Read more

A memory of Truro in 1880 by Alison Ferguson