Maps

247 maps found.

1898-1899, West End Ref. RNC864057
1919, Bloomfield Ref. POP644361
1946, Blackmoor Ref. NPO642754
1946, North End Ref. NPO793227
1898, West Hill Ref. RNE864385
1946, West End Ref. NPO864057
1899, East End Ref. RNC697164
1898-1899, White Hill Ref. RNC867874
1899-1900, West Hill Ref. RNC864385
1899, Blackmoor Ref. RNC642754
1899, North End Ref. RNC793227
1919, Clay Hill Ref. POP669807
1919, East End Ref. POP697164
1919, Windmill Hill Ref. POP871109
1946, White Hill Ref. NPO867874
1946, West Hill Ref. NPO864385
1898, Bloomfield Ref. RNE644361
1897, West End Ref. RNE864057
1881 - 1902, Clay Hill Ref. HOSM41086
1902, Windmill Hill Ref. HOSM57260

Books

10 books found. Showing results 145 to 10.

Memories

89 memories found. Showing results 61 to 70.

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 Lion ...Read more

A memory of Blaenavon in 1975 by Rose Waite

Memories

Hi, I remember transferring from a seaside town to Cranham, just about the time Ackworth the builders were busy on the Cranham Park Estate. The brickfields were our dens after school, making carts from scrap pieces of timber, axles and ...Read more

A memory of Upminster in 1954 by Ken Bainbridge

Fishing

We used to do our fishing further down the Avon, behind the old Oxo factory where the workers used to throw lumps of Oxo across the river to us to eat.

A memory of Chippenham in 1957 by Peter Ball

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

The Pleasure 0f It All At Bradford On Avon !!

I remember sitting having lunch on the bank of canal seeing those charming barges slowly drifting past and making me feel that I would love to be on board going somewhere, anywhere at all just taking in the day in the warm sun, and walking over to the barge inn for a nice cool drink !!

A memory of Grosmont

Good Times At Populars

i was there in 1966 i think we were a family of six 4 boys and 2 girls our house parents were Mr and Mrs coben i think and they had a son called grant we were in avon i think i was about 6 and my youngest brother was 2 and the ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield by christine_4616

Bristol At Sea

Over a thousand years ago Bristol's harbour developed around the lowest bridging point of the River Avon. The exceptional tidal range of the Severn Estuary and Avon carried laden ships into the city and scoured the river of ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

The Llandoger Trow History

Bristol's historic King Street. The Llandoger Trow inn on right of photograph.King Street is a 17th-century street in the historic city centre of Bristol. The street lies just south of the old town wall and was laid out in ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

The Vale Of Avon 1965 69

Since I can remember, the Brig always had a football team and I just loved to watch them as a boy, harbouring dreams that some day I might be good enough to play with them. Davie and Rab Hall ran the side and come ...Read more

A memory of Linlithgow Bridge in 1968 by Sandy Paterson

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

Captions

172 captions found. Showing results 145 to 168.

Caption For Fordingbridge, The Village C1960

The nearby River Avon attracts anglers.

Caption For Old Sarum, From The South 1913

Castle Road (part of the A345 to Amesbury) is on the right, and the Avon Valley is just out of the picture to the left.

Caption For Chippenham, High Street C1950

In the 1940s the shop was the main Avon wool suppliers.

Caption For Bridport, Happy Island 1918

(Stratford-on-Avon and Midland Junction), 'L.Y.'

Caption For Odiham, Canal Wharf 1906

It was never a financial success because of its rural course, and the success of the Kennet & Avon Canal put paid to the owners' hopes.

Caption For Newbury, The Wharf C1960

The historic Wharf, in regular use in the days when the Kennet & Avon Canal was a vital waterway, was home to Newbury's buses when this photograph was taken.

Caption For Clifton, The Bridge 1887

The last paddle-tug on the Avon was withdrawn in 1907.

Caption For Newbury, The Lock C1955

The Kennet & Avon Canal fell into decline after the Second World War.

Caption For Malmesbury, Baskerville C1955

Here the River Avon flows under Goose Bridge.

Caption For Salisbury, From Harnham 1906

This view is from Harnham Hill, looking north eastwards across the Avon and an area of farmland which is just beginning to become built-up as the suburb of Harnham.

Caption For Tewkesbury, Mill Bank C1960

Facing us is Abbey Mill, whose origins date back eight centuries to the time when monks from the Benedictine monastery diverted the River Avon to power the mill to grind the corn that made their daily

Caption For Bristol, The Entrance To The Floating Harbour C1935

In 1801-02 engineer William Jessop came up with his own designs for a tide-free city dock area that would enclose the Avon from Rownham ot St Philip's.

Caption For Staverton, Daventry Road C1955

Leaving Daventry on the west-bound turnpike to Warwick and Stratford upon Avon we arrive at Staverton village.

Caption For Bristol, The Harbour C1935

In the days of sail, vessels making their way up the Avon to Bristol had to contend with several problems: the current, the wind through the Gorge, and the serpentine course of the river itself.

Caption For Chippenham, The Weir C1960

Running across the middle of the picture is the weir, which maintained the head of water; it has now been removed during the re-management of the Avon.

Caption For Winchcombe, North Street C1950

Unusually, this river flows north to join the River Avon at Evesham; most Cotswold rivers flow south-east to join the Thames.

Caption For Blaengwynfi, Western Colliery 1938

Since 1977 the Afan Burrough has undertaken reclamation works at the sites of the Avon and Scatton colliery and of the disused railway.

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 Christchurch, The Priory 1900

The Church, seen across the combined waters of the Avon and Stour on their way to the sea, is a commanding feature of the scenery.

Caption For Malmesbury, View From Daniel's Well C1955

Beyond the stream, the River Avon flows towards the Mill Brewery, also called the Maltings; it was originally owned by C R Luce, and later became the Linolite Limited factory between

Caption For Tewkesbury, King John's Bridge C1960

King John's bridge has straddled the Avon at Tewkesbury for some 800 years.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, Old Tithe Barn 1900

Restoration has now been completed by Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust.

Caption For Winchcombe, North Street C1950

Unusually, this river flows north to join the River Avon at Evesham; most Cotswold rivers flow south-east to join the Thames.

Caption For Malmesbury, River Avon And Railway From Abbey Roof C1955

We are overlooking the Old Bell gardens and looking towards the river Avon and the Malmesbury Branch Railway.