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Maps

670 maps found.

1923, Rhydding Ref. POP816106
1922, Pwll-Y-Glaw Ref. POP811844
1947, Baglan Ref. NPO630332
1922, Ynysygwas Ref. POP876165
1947, Abergwynfi Ref. NPO618729
1897, Neath Ref. HOSM34947
1897, Aberdulais Ref. HOSM35258
1897, Crynant Ref. HOSM42633
1897, Melincourt Ref. HOSM53460
1897, Skewen Ref. HOSM59460
1900-1901, Skewen Ref. RNC832070
1900-1901, Laleston Ref. RNC751537
1900-1901, Morfa Glas Ref. RNC783787
1900-1901, Sandfields Ref. RNC824964
1900-1901, Ynysmeudwy Ref. RNC876144
1900-1901, Ystalyfera Ref. RNC876411
1923, Abercregan Ref. POP618645
1923, Aberdulais Ref. POP618681
1923, Cimla Ref. POP668974
1922, Bryn Ref. POP653609

Books

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Memories

1,771 memories found. Showing results 151 to 160.

Boyhood Memories

I was born in 89 Abbot Street, just off Sunderland Road, in 1932, then we moved to the Gateshead end of Redheugh Bridge. When the Second World War started we moved to 20 Brussel Street. The Davidson family lived in the flat above ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1940 by Allen Flynn

Lofthouse's Newsagents

So I see it now again after so many years the shop on the corner with that sign Lofthouse's Newsagents above the entrance I went under many times to collect my comics hot from the presses of D.C.Thomson of Dundee: Beano ...Read more

A memory of Worksop by Roger Taylor

Doseley

When my dad Derick John Jones was born in 1944 he lived in a row of houses called Dill Doll Row or Dill Da Row as some people called them, they were situated at Sandy Bank, Doseley, just behind the Cheshire Cheese pub at Doseley. My dad lived ...Read more

A memory of Doseley in 1944 by Angela Mathison

Happy Memories From Avondale Street

I am currently writing up my memories and will add shortly.

A memory of Ynysboeth in 1930 by Dilys Dawson

Old Southall Remembered

I lived in old Southall (Norwood Road - Norwood Green end) during the 1960s to the 1990s and have seen great changes. I went to school at Clifton Road, and the school had a great Headmaster, Mr Hancock, for a while. One ...Read more

A memory of Southall

My Beloved Bonk

I have loads of memories of village life as a kid. I was born in 1961 and still live on the Bonk. I will probably die here as well. There were many old characters back then. Iron Bates the vegetable cart man (did some boxing ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay in 1969 by Philip Burgess

Evacuee

I was evacuated from London to Oxford with Burlington School on 1st September 1939. At first we had our lessons in the old Milham Ford School premises but after a few weeks transferred to the new school in Marston where we shared the ...Read more

A memory of Oxford in 1940 by Sheila Kent

The Stone Family Of Margate

What wonderful memories I have of my childhood holidays in Margate. Reading others memories bring them all racing back. The children born just after the war were so lucky. Although we really had nothing as regards money or ...Read more

A memory of Margate in 1880 by Pauline Stone

I Lived In Midford

The family moved to Midford when I was 15 (1966)... We lived in The Laurels, as you go down Midford hill heading away from Bath our house was to your right over the valley.... I used to work in Bath (David Gregs) and rode a ...Read more

A memory of Midford by Keith Jarvis

Living In Rye

Hi, I lived in Rye until I went into the army in 1955. I went to the Primary School in Ferry Road, then to the Rye Secondary Modern. When the Seond World War was on we were living at Cadborough, then we moved to Military Road, a ...Read more

A memory of Hastings in 1940 by Stanley Wilson

Captions

1,058 captions found. Showing results 361 to 384.

Caption For Mousehole, 1927

For centuries it thrived as a fishing port, but it lost out with the rise of nearby Newlyn in the 19th century.

Caption For Darlington, Bondgate 1906

The tramway had a relatively short life-span - it was closed in 1926.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Station 1894

When the narrow gauge line to Lynton was opened, there was insufficient room to bring it here and the station was moved a short distance along the quay.

Caption For Ainsdale, Station Road C1965

Station Road, though quite short in length, still manages to achieve a broad mix of shops and dwelling houses.

Caption For Kelvedon, Gray's Mill 1925

It ceased working shortly before the Great War, and has recently been converted into five flats.

Caption For Redditch, Evesham Street 1967

This must have been taken very shortly before work began on the demolition of Evesham Street.

Caption For Branston, Church C1955

This is another of the Lincolnshire churches that has Anglo-Saxon long and short stone work in the tower.

Caption For Dublin, The Harbour 1897

Dublin has always been an important port, particularly for goods and merchandise.

Caption For Queenborough, Kingsferry Bridge C1960

Queenborough gained its name in 1366, when Edward III gave the borough and port to his Queen Philippa.

Caption For Garwick, Hotel 1896

Prices for a pension (room, meals and service) at the glen hotels were on a par with those charged by some of the Peel and Port St Mary hotels for similar arrangements.

Caption For Poole, High Street 1904

Poole did not become a holiday resort for many years, but retained its importance as a port and merchant centre.

Caption For Poole, High Street 1904

Poole did not become a holiday resort for many years, but retained its importance as a port and merchant centre.

Caption For Eling, St Mary's Church C1955

A short stroll from the toll bridge brings you to the little church of St Mary's.

Caption For Manchester, St Peter's Church C1885

St Peter's had a short career: it was demolished in 1907, and for a number of years its site was marked by a cross.

Caption For Chatburn, The Church 1894

Its parish church, Christ Church, was erected in 1837, shortly after Queen Victoria came to the throne.

Caption For Cambridge, Emmanuel College 1914

After the dissolution came a short period of disuse before Sir Walter Mildmay restored parts of the friary for use as a college.

Caption For Dinas Powys, Cwrt Yr Ala 1900

A short-lived second villa gave way to the house pictured here, built by Edward Haycock c1820.

Caption For Prestbury, Deep Street C1960

During his short career Archer notched up 2148 wins from 8004 mounts, but despite this success he took his own life while in a state of temporary insanity induced by typhoid fever, according to the

Caption For London, The Admiralty Arch C1920

Traffic was still so light in the 1920s that the Mall was not treated as a major artery of even a short cut.

Caption For Skelwith Bridge, The Force 1888

The force is not very high, but it generates immense power; some of the water was formerly conducted in a large pipe to workshops a short distance downstream where locally quarried slate

Caption For Melton, Wilford Bridge 1898

The bridge carries the road over the River Deben, where a short-lived quay was built in the 19th century.

Caption For Leamington Spa, Regent Hotel 1932

Among Leamington's famous residents was Napoleon III of France, who came to the town for a short period following France's defeat at the hands of Prussia in 1871.

Caption For Ambleside, Stepping Stones 1888

A short distance to the west of the town centre, the stepping stones have long provided a foot crossing of the River Rothay, at least for those with good balance; they link Ambleside with properties

Caption For Hull, The Dock Offices 1903

These imposing Dock Offices reinforce Hull's position as a major port.