Maps

517 maps found.

1903, Garden Village Ref. RNC711319
1897, Garden Village Ref. RNE711318
1897, Garden Village Ref. RNE711320
1921, Garden Village Ref. POP711318
1923, Garden Village Ref. POP711320
1921, Park Village Ref. POP801264
1923, New Village Ref. POP790413
1903-1908, New Village Ref. RNC790414
1947, Model Village Ref. NPO781959
1899, Model Village Ref. RNE781959
1899-1900, East Village Ref. RNC697966
1902, Park Village Ref. RNC801264
1899, Perkin's Village Ref. RNC805202
1919, The Village Ref. POP846559
1946, East Village Ref. NPO697966
1947, East Village Ref. NPO697967
1925, Park Village Ref. POP801263
1919, Perkin's Village Ref. POP805202
1924, New Village Ref. POP790414
1947, New Village Ref. NPO790413

Books

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Memories

4,713 memories found. Showing results 161 to 170.

Living In Yorkletts

having lived in the village for most of my childhood I have lots of memories both good and bad things like having a close community spirit where all the children were known and we were always safe, but then there was useless ...Read more

A memory of Yorkletts in 1987 by Andrew Arthurton

Growing Up In Finchingfield

My family Ken and Joan Blake owned the Church Hill Stores (opposite the Church) from 1945 to the early 50's then we lived in the village until 1957. I have many memories of my time in Finchingfield and many faces ...Read more

A memory of Finchingfield in 1940 by Lesley Alexander

Phil Munton

Hi - I have just discovered this site and was interested by memories of Selsdon - particularly from Jaqueline Cook remembering Littleheath Woods! I spent the first eighteen years of my life living in Ingham Road -the other side of the ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by philmunton48

Burgh Heath

My grandparents always considered that Burgh Heath was the best village to live in. At one time, it had two swimming pools, two tea rooms and pubs for locals to meet. One pub had a projection room and offered children a free Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath

Margaret Beavan

My late wife Sandra stayed at the home, with her sister Carol, for 6 weeks in the summer of 1957. Sandra was just turned 11 and Carol 9 and a half. About 20 years ago Sandra and I went back to Heswall and, as others have commented, ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Bill Watson

Life Without Love

I’m Don Spencer. I entered homeleigh orphanage in 1954 at the age of 7. After a period in reception, I was transferred to home 10, a house for boys, run by miss Shaw as our mother. A ginger haired bad tempered woman, who took ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle by Donald Spencer

An Annual Visit To The Grass Verge Near Oakhanger Farm

As a child in the 60s/70s I would often travel with my parents in the car from Oakhanger towards Bordon to help my parents tend their allotment at Cranes. We would often pass an ...Read more

A memory of Oakhanger by D Toovey

Elm Cottage

My family used to stay at Elm Cottage on Trewoon Road in Mullion for many of our summer holidays during the 1970's. The cottage belonged to a Mrs Kent, known to us affectionately as Aunty Ellie, who at that time lived in Caerleon in Wales ...Read more

A memory of Mullion

3 Eardiston View Menith Wood

I was around six when we moved from Bliss Gate to Menith Wood and left Menith Wood when I just turned fourteen. For the eight years to me Menith Wood was the best place in the world just a peaceful hidden clean ...Read more

A memory of Menithwood by derekhall2006

Oxton Memories

I lived in Oxton from the late 50s to the early 80s, and have many fond memories. Does any body remember Fred the barber in Rose Mount. He was quite a character, and nobody went there unless they wanted a short back and sides, ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by Stephen Williams

Captions

5,033 captions found. Showing results 385 to 408.

Caption For Bisley, High Street 1910

Running north to south with closely built houses of all ages, the High Street of this quaintly composed village is set in a large parish rich in vernacular architecture, ancient burial

Caption For Happisburgh, Wayside Stores C1965

This little store and village post office is well remembered for being run for many years by the Moody family. Although the shop area is a little smaller, it is still going today.

Caption For Salthouse, Coast Road And The Village Green C1955

The village and salt marshes here have had an uneasy relationship over the years.

Caption For Llanwddyn, The Lake & Vyrnwy Dam C1960

The village of Llanwddyn was drowned, but it can still be seen in times of drought when the water level drops.

Caption For Hollington, Church 1890

The village lies inland from Hastings; its medieval church of St Leonard is isolated away from the houses among the trees.

Caption For Lamberhurst, The Village C1955

The local industry used charcoal from the great woodlands around the area, and water power from the River Teise on which the village stands.

Caption For Waddington, High Street C1960

The village lost its medieval church to bombs in World War II and has expanded much since the War, partly due to Lincoln's proximity and partly to the RAF.

Caption For Carperby, Village 1929

Here we have a view of Carperby's village green, showing the market cross in the background. Two little girls pose obligingly for the camera.

Caption For Horsmonden, The Green 1903

The village boasts a wealth of old buildings and timbered cottages. The curious building on the left, with the quaint bell tower and decorative geometric detailing is the Working Man's Club.

Caption For Morland, The Village 1893

A local character lounges on a wall on the left in the charming and unspoilt village of Morland, in the Eden Valley.

Caption For Pendleton, The Village 1921

Owned for centuries by the Aspinall family, Pendleton was an old village when the Domesday Book was compiled.

Caption For Yalding, The Anchor C1960

This aptly named pub sits in a quiet cove in a village often plagued by flooding.

Caption For Faulkland, The Faulkland Inn C1960

Its 18th-century coaching inn is of similar age to the house of Thomas Turner, who built a folly tower nearby and shared with the villagers his pond and lawns, which became the large village green.

Caption For Weobley, Ye Olde Salutation Inn C1955

In 1999 Weobley was named the 'National Village of the Year' and, in order to celebrate both this and the Millennium that followed, a sculpture was erected in the garden area in the foreground of this

Caption For Eversley, The White Hart 1906

The village lies in the north-east corner of Hampshire, in an area of the county now strewn with busy roads and saturated with housing developments.

Caption For Malham, Village C1877

The beck that flows over the cliff separates the village into western and eastern sections.

Caption For Hunsdon, The Green C1965

The white plastered cottages clustered around the tiny village green and its war memorial date from the 17th century onwards.

Caption For Colerne, Market Square And Church C1930

With a population of only about 250, Colerne is a small hill village with a superb church that has a slender Perpendicular west tower; it commands a magnificent elevation overlooking the village

Caption For East Budleigh, The Waterfall 1928

A feature of several East Devon villages is a brook running alongside a main street.

Caption For Bulphan, The School C1955

Built in 1864, Bulphan Church of England Primary School is typical of many small village schools; it is still in use. The church of St Mary is nearby. The village itself is small and quiet.

Caption For Polperro, The Old Museum C1955

Here we see the heart of the famous Cornish fishing village at its quaintest, and most deserted.

Caption For Gnosall, The Village 1899

Nearby is the former village lock-up, built in 1830, and moved to its present position from its original site in the village street.

Caption For Middleton, Main Street 1951

Middleton - full name Middleton-by-Wirksworth - was a quarrying and mining village which produced the famous Hopton Wood stone.

Caption For Stoney Middleton, C1960

This view shows Curbar and Baslow Edges in the background, with the houses of the village filling the dale in the foreground.