Maps

181,070 maps found.

1891, Westow Ref. HOSM64265
1891, Whitwell-on-The-Hill Ref. HOSM64504
1910, Cookham Ref. HOSM70832
1906, Mawnan Ref. HOSM70729
1906, Poltesco Ref. HOSM70912
1905, Lanteglos Ref. HOSM70883
1906, Porthgwarra Ref. HOSM70941
1906, Treen Ref. HOSM71134
1848, Holker Ref. HOSM70517
1897, Mardale Common Ref. HOSM70737
1905, South Pool Ref. HOSM70153
1904, Babbacombe Ref. HOSM70844
1886, Taddiport Ref. HOSM71149
1904, Penybont Ref. HOSM70323
1906, Trefin Ref. HOSM71130
1894, Camberwell Ref. HOSM65620
1894, Dulwich Ref. HOSM65636
1887, Trefor Ref. HOSM69950
1900, Dolgoch Ref. HOSM70292
1888, Llandegwning Ref. HOSM70673

Books

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Memories

29,013 memories found. Showing results 1,861 to 1,870.

Shannons Corner

I have fond memories of new malden. I lived in the flats, Byfield Crt, for 15years. I went to Bushy school and then Burlington - it was an all girls school. Mrs Bray was my headmistress. My mum worked for Mrs Starrs cafe, worked ...Read more

A memory of New Malden by hazelcarver273

Wrong Year

this cant be 1965 the hotel burnt down in 1961 - Many thanks for this information - all our later images can only be dated to within 5 years - but we will change this to before the date of the fire! Ed

A memory of Selsey by royweyman

Combpyne Village Reservoir

I am a little bit unsure whether it was 1948 when my late  father, the Revd Peter N Longridge, moved from Sticklpath in Barnstaple down to Combpyne. Or maybe a year or two later. The list of Rectors in the church will ...Read more

A memory of Combpyne in 1948 by Richard Longridge

Langdale House Salford

I lived in Langdale House, Salford. It was a block of masonettes, there were two other blocks on the same road, Patterdale and Ennerdale. We lived on the 3rd floor, overlooking a small play park and a row of tiny one ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1960 by Ann Mc Kibbin

Halfway House ...

After two ''BIG C'' scares and an operation I finally managed to get back to the HALFWAY HOUSE (Sept 09)....seemed just like yesterday Steve and Kim were so friendly...How the area had changed oxton school had gone also Birkenhead ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 2009 by Mike Dennis

Trips To The Blacksmiths

In the 1950's I used to ride my pony from the Leatherhead Road in Gt. Bookham through Fetcham to Leatherhead to get to the blacksmiths.  The blackmsiths was a proper big old forge at Prewetts Dairy off Randals Road. I used ...Read more

A memory of Fetcham by Paula Clements

William Steed Pub Landlord 1860 1880; Sportsman's Arms

I have traced my ancestor William Steed and wife Anne Steed as landlords of Sportsmans Arms Inn Notterbridge in 1860s for twenty years, living here with nine children and John Doidge, lodger, ...Read more

A memory of Landrake in 1860 by Rosalind Steed

Childhood Holidays In Crich

I live in Scotland but my family hail from Bulling Lane, Crich, where up until November 2006 my Nanna still lived until her death. We used to have fab holidays every summer visiting family and every year children that ...Read more

A memory of Crich in 1985 by Sarah Blaikie

In Memory Of F.A. Brake, Born 1895

This is where we played as kids - all eight of us! Our grandad was born in one of the houses on the bottom left-hand side. He lived there all his life and my father plus my eldest brother, sister and my nephew was ...Read more

A memory of Bridport by Amanda Brake

Pallotti Hall

Hi all..I’ve just come across this site whilst looking for information on pallotti hall.now and again I try to find this place and then forget what it’s called..I’m quite sure it is now called thornycroft hall off pexhill rd in ...Read more

A memory of Pallotti Hall by Lee Younis

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Captions

29,398 captions found. Showing results 4,465 to 4,488.

Caption For Powerstock, The Village C1960

Once part of an ancient hunting forest and dominated by a castle, Powerstock huddles in its valley not far from the Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon, in the heart of West Dorset.

Caption For Arundel, High Street 1902

The hotel takes its name from the Dukes of Norfolk, formerly the Earls of Arundel, whose principal ancestral home is Arundel Castle.

Caption For Midhurst, North Street 1921

North Street leads out of the town in the direction of Cowdray Park, with which the town is most closely associated.

Caption For Dover, From Belle Vue Tea Gardens 1901

At the time of this photograph, Dover had two docks, Granville Dock and Wellington Dock, and two piers, Admiralty Pier (built in 1848), and Promenade Pier (built in 1893 and demolished in 1927).

Caption For Deal, Sandown Castle 1906

On the right of the pier are two of the town's hotels, The Antwerp and The Clarendon.

Caption For Axmouth, 1918

Axmouth stands at the southern end of the Fosse Way, the great Roman road that strides across England from far-off Lincolnshire.

Caption For Sidmouth, Milford Road 1918

The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.

Caption For Crantock, The Church 1904

The church of St Carantoc stands in its churchyard within sight of the sea. It has an unusual layout, with the chancel roof higher than the nave.

Caption For Shap, Abbey 1893

Shap Abbey, near the banks of the River Lowther, was founded by the 'white canons' of the Premonstratensian order at the end of the 12th century, but it was dissolved, like so many others, in 1540

Caption For Largs, The Pier 1897

This is the embarkation point for sailings to the various Clyde resorts, and also to Milport, just across from and within sight of Largs, on the island of Great Cumbrae.

Caption For Belfast, Methodist College 1897

There was an urgent need for this school for the sons of Methodist ministers, for the ministers were re-located every three years.

Caption For Cannock, Market Place C1965

Between 1801 and 1901 the industrialisation process brought tens of thousands of people into Staffordshire. The population of Cannock rose from 1,359 to 23,974; Wolverhampton from 12,565 to 94,187.

Caption For Henfield, High Street C1955

The High Street is part of the old London to Brighton route through Henfield, which lies to the east of the River Adur on a belt of Wealden clay behind the South Downs.

Caption For Steyning, High Street C1955

Many of Steyning's fine old buildings are now within a Conservation Area, which includes the High Street and Church Street.

Caption For Chartham, The Church And Green 1903

St Mary's Church by the charming village green is home to a famous brass dating back to 1306 of Robert de Setvans portraying a military knight.

Caption For Swanley, The Village C1950

The Red Lion sign, dominating this picture, was a familiar sight to many villagers who enjoyed the pub's selection of local ales.

Caption For St Nicholas At Wade, The Village C1965

This village was so called because from here it was easy to wade across the Wantsum, the stretch of sea that created the Isle of Thanet.

Caption For Penn, Spring Hill Corner C1965

This is one of several short parades of shops along the main road through Penn. Built in the early to mid 20th century, it remains largely unchanged today.

Caption For Padiham, Gawthorpe Hall 1895

Lancashire landowners since the 15th century, the family achieved prominence in 1589 when Richard Shuttleworth, a successful London lawyer, was knighted and appointed Chief Justice of Chester.

Caption For Preston, Harris Institute 1903

The solicitor, Edmund Harris was one of Preston's greatest benefactors, who on his death left a bequest of over £400,000 to the town.

Caption For Ewelme, The School C1960

The Duke of Suffolk and his wife Alice, a granddaughter of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, built the two-storey primary school in the mid 1400s.

Caption For Catterick, The Games Room, Sandes Soldiers Home C1955

Mention Catterick to most people and they will immediately think of the great army garrison, which is actually situated four miles from the village itself.

Caption For Lealholm, The Village C1955

The road leads down through the village of Lealholm to the bridge over the River Esk in the background.

Caption For Brimscombe, Walls Quarry 1901

On the left is the main London railway line and, still further to the left, the Thames and Severn Canal.