Maps

223 maps found.

1896, Gay Bowers Ref. RNE712500
1896, Hall Bower Ref. RNE725073
1895, Cowers Lane Ref. RNE679416
1899 - 1920, Sibford Gower Ref. HOSM59224
1895, Bowers Gifford Ref. HOSM38480
1886, East Bower Ref. HOSM44198
1903, Hall Bower Ref. RNC725073
1898-1899, Bower Heath Ref. RNC647190
1898-1900, Bower Hinton Ref. RNC647193
1895, Great Bower Ref. RNE719660
1940, Great Bower Ref. NPO719660
1946, East Bower Ref. NPO696947
1946, Bower Heath Ref. NPO647190
1896, Sunny Bower Ref. RNE842896
1898-1899, Mountain Bower Ref. RNC785103
1920, Bower Heath Ref. POP647190
1919, Bower Hinton Ref. POP647193
1921, Bowers Gifford Ref. POP647224
1921, Gay Bowers Ref. POP712500
1924, Sunny Bower Ref. POP842896

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Memories

636 memories found. Showing results 91 to 100.

Lee Tower Ballroom

My Dad was also in the Phil Douglas Band that played at the Tower Ballroom. His name was Les Campbell and he played the accordion. He and Ron played together for a great number of years. I remember being at one of the band ...Read more

A memory of Lee by Leslie Campbell

River Wear

This is the famous and wellbeloved view of the Cathedral with the three towers - one can climb the central tower - the Galilee Chapel and houses occupied by Cathedral officials as seen from Prebends Bridge and the bank of the River Wear, ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1956 by Diana Dioszeghy

Raf Tern Hill And St Josephs College

From 1946 till 1951 we lived at RAF Tern Hill and every day my brother and I travelled by bus (Butters Bus Company as I remember!). We were dropped off near the lovely ivy-covered hotel in the square, and ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Kevin Kelly

Busk Crescent

Late in 1945 my parents moved to 25 Busk Crescent, in Cove. The house was on top of a hill and overlooked the Farnborough airfield. From the front bedroom you could see aircraft landing on the runway. The house was one of a string of ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1945 by Alan Hickman

Gourock My Home Always

I was born in Gourock in 1960 and lived there until I married and moved to the States. I love living here but my heart belongs to Gourock and seeing these pictures brings me home again. My life growing up there is the ...Read more

A memory of Gourock in 1960 by First Name Last Name

History Of Peacock Cottage, Cleeve Prior

In 'Spring Onions' the autobiography of farmer and market gardener Duncan McGuffie, published by Faber & Faber in 1942, the author rents Peacock Cottage. This is the quote from p 49: "Peacock Cottage ...Read more

A memory of Cleeve Prior by Robert Carter

Village Shop

I lived in the bungalow at the end of the spinny on West Avenue in the late 1960s and went to Highcroft School from age 4 to 5, which was an old Victorian building which always smelt of tomato soup and stood on the corner of ...Read more

A memory of Castle Bromwich in 1960 by Mark Waters

Stiperstones Poem

THE STIPERSTONES T’was long ago the Ludlow people vexed the Devil very sore He vowed to stone their homes and steeples until they were no more On Cranberries Hill he then collected his apron full of rocks and stones With ...Read more

A memory of Stiperstones by Angela Bolton

My Childhood

My parents were married at Stranton, and I was baptised there. We lived in a neighbouring street, Bower Street, in what would now be regarded as a slum property, with outside toilet and a single tap that was also outside. My ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool in 1955 by John Pladdys

The Gloster Arms

I was largely brought up in Mariner's Square. Directly opposite the Mariner's Hotel (the building with the portico) was a pub called the Gloster Arms. At the time this picture was taken it was run by my great grandmother and ...Read more

A memory of Haverfordwest in 1965

Captions

3,036 captions found. Showing results 217 to 240.

Caption For Tenby, South Shore C1960

The building with the round tower (centre) is the Imperial Hotel.

Caption For Rainham, The Church C1960

The tower stands tall and proud, and it is not difficult to understand why St Margaret's was one of several beacons forming a connection with other churches from London to the coast.

Caption For Ewell, Old Church Tower And Rectory Farm 1903

Three children have been enticed by the photographer into providing a human focal point in the foreground of this picture, with the ivy-clad tower of the old medieval parish church of St Mary the Virgin

Caption For Malmesbury, Abbey Ruins 1924

It formed part of the structure above which was built the lantern tower and spire. During a storm in the late 15th century the tower collapsed, causing a great deal of damage.

Caption For York, Lendal Tower C1885

This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.

Caption For Tenterden, High Street 1900

The 15th-century grey tower of St Mildred's Church, with its bold crocketed pinnacles, dominates the centre of this small town, which stands 322 feet above sea level; it was formerly used as a beacon

Caption For York, Lendal Bridge 1909

This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.

Caption For Blackpool, North Promenade 1906

North Pier and the Tower were great successes.

Caption For Cirencester, 1898

This magnificent building dates from the 12th century, and the splendid tower was built in the early 15th century.

Caption For Countesthorpe, St Andrew's Church C1965

The original heart of this sprawling village, the battlemented tower is the complete surviving remnant of the medieval church.

Caption For Llanover, The Church 1898

Note the heavily overgrown churchyard and the crenellated church tower. As

Caption For Southport, Lord Street Bandstand 1913

On the right is the clock tower of Cambridge Hall; the clock and chimes were paid for by William Atkinson.

Caption For York, View From Station Hotel C1885

This panoramic view takes in Lendal Tower, the Assize Court and the towers of the Minster in the distance. Outside the walls along the section near the hotel and station was a burial ground.

Caption For York, View From Station Hotel C1885

This panoramic view takes in Lendal Tower, the Assize Court and the towers of the Minster in the distance. Outside the walls along the section near the hotel and station was a burial ground.

Caption For Penrith, Brougham Castle 1893

This was probably a pele tower, and might well have been the only stone building of any substance in Penrith at the time.

Caption For Southport, Lord Street 1887

On the right is the clock tower of Cambridge Hall; the clock and chimes were paid for by William Atkinson.

Caption For Reading, Forbury Gardens 1896

Looking west past the Abbey gatehouse to the tower of St Lawrence's church, the photographer was standing on the site of the great Norman nave of the abbey church.

Caption For Bradwell, The Church C1955

This is an excellent example of an East Anglian round tower.

Caption For Hartford, All Saints Church 1898

Like a watch tower overlooking the river, the tower is embattled and has pinnacles at the corners. The church was restored in 1861 by Hutchinson, who rebuilt the chancel arch in the Norman style.

Caption For Kilmersdon, The Village C1955

The 100ft tower of St Peter and St Paul's Church dominates this estate village of grey lias cottages. The tower is in the Somerset style, and is decorated with fifty carved figures.

Caption For London, The Tower C1950

The City of London was defended by one of London's oldest and finest buildings, the Tower of London.

Caption For Wisbech, Leach's Mill C1955

The top half of this mill tower was demolished, along with the other factory buildings, leaving a stumpy tower, which has been modernised.

Caption For Paignton, Round Tower 1894

The tower was known locally as Smith's Folly.

Caption For Darwen, The Market Hall C1955

On the skyline you can see Darwen Tower. Built in honour of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, the 85ft tower is 1,300ft above sea level.