Maps

181,031 maps found.

1891, Fridaythorpe Ref. HOSM45823
1890, Kilnwick Ref. HOSM50034
1888, Octon Ref. HOSM55561
1888, Thornholme Ref. HOSM61643
1883, Doverdale Ref. HOSM43439
1883, Hill End Ref. HOSM49317
1897, Windyedge Ref. HOSM50818
1895, Bearpark Ref. HOSM37311
1895, Witton Gilbert Ref. HOSM47752
1895, Lanchester Ref. HOSM50759
1896, Thinford Ref. HOSM61565
1882, Stinchcombe Ref. HOSM60471
1896, Whippingham Ref. HOSM64409
1903, Rassau Ref. HOSM57462
1923, Egremont Ref. HOSM34480
1892, Elland Ref. HOSM34482
1899, Dudleston Ref. HOSM43929
1874, Newnes Ref. HOSM54904
1874, Newton Ref. HOSM54948
1886, Wicken Ref. HOSM64620

Books

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Memories

29,069 memories found. Showing results 2,051 to 2,060.

Childhood Memories South Park 1960s Approx

I like to remember my childhood in Darlington where I grew up until I moved to Whitley Bay. We used to spend lots of time in the South Park, on the swings, around the rose garden and of course the ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1960 by Janine Jameson

Arrival Of Mail At Higher Clovelly Po.

This photo shows the arrival of Royal Mail being deliverd to the Post Office at Higher Clovelly. The mail for Clovelly village was then loaded on to the donkey and taken down the steep cobbled street to the ...Read more

A memory of Clovelly in 1930 by Graham Shackson

Waiting To Go To Bahrain 1966

This is me, pushing my daughter Allison, with my mother Phyllis Carey. I was staying with my parents prior to joining my husband at RAF Muharraq, Bahrain in the summer of 1966. Recessed next to Hoskins the Butchers ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1966 by Pamela Williment

My First Home After Marriage

I was so excited to see Friday Lane Cottage in the picture of Hitcham. We rented that cottage in 1961 & loved living there. I have fond memories of walking through the churchyard to the village shop & ...Read more

A memory of Hitcham in 1961 by Pat Law

Little Gaddesden This Book Is The Diffinitive Guide

A Century Remembered is the title of a book published by the Rural Heritage Society. It describes the village in the twentieth century in the words of its residents. Details can be found at www.little-gaddesden.co.uk

A memory of Little Gaddesden in 1900 by Peter Grainger

Early Memories Of An Ascotonian

I was born at 40 Bracken Bank (off Fernbank Road) in June 1953. I attended Ascot Heath Primary School on the original site in Fernbank Road, from 1958 until 1964. I remember Richard Dale from these days, although I ...Read more

A memory of Ascot in 1960 by Susan Hunt

Childhood In Benham Valence

It was in April 1950 that I was born in the Victorian wing of Benham Valence - actually in the flat above the garages - a very primitive dwelling with no bathroom or indoor toilet. Unfortunately the whole wing was ...Read more

A memory of Benham Park in 1950 by Nicolette Craggs

Boots.

Just on the left of the photo, by the first car, was Boots the chemist where my mum worked.

A memory of Penge by Roy Trunchion

Rivierra Lodge

When Mr & Mrs Carrington had White Lodge I used to be employed by them every summer helping out in the kitchen and looking after the children. When they sold White Lodge and bought The Riviera lodge I once again worked for ...Read more

A memory of Mawgan Porth in 1966 by Elizabeth Carthew

Warnham Court 1950 53

I have read a memory on this website of someone who was sent to Warnham Court as a child but does not really know why. I was sent there under identical circumstances. So like this other contributor I would be ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1951 by Colin Shulman

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 4,921 to 4,944.

Caption For Ipswich, Hospital 1893

This photograph may not be entirely successful in posing people in front of the hospital building!

Caption For Chipping Campden, High Street C1955

Chipping Campden is a centre of fine craftsmanship to this day; this is a legacy of the architect Charles Ashbee, who in 1902 brought 100 silversmiths, furniture makers and other craftsmen

Caption For Tong, Church Farm C1955

The sign by the roadside advertises the sale of cream, milk and eggs for passers-by, among other things.

Caption For Crowborough, High Street 1900

Crowborough's rapid development from the mid Victorian era started from the arrival of the railways and the rise of the commuter.

Caption For Cobham, The Hall 1899

A late Elizabethan and 18th- century mansion described as one of the most important houses in Kent.

Caption For Penrith, Brougham Castle 1893

Brougham Castle, a red sandstone pile on the River Eamont, two miles south-east of Penrith, was the last resting place of the legendary Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset.

Caption For Glaisdale, Beggars Bridge C1965

The arch is ribbed and bears the coat of arms of Thomas Ferris of Hull, and was formerly known as Ferris's Bridge.

Caption For Clifton, Suspension Bridge C1950

Even the most hurried of visitors to Clifton was recommended to spend a few coppers and walk to the centre of the bridge and admire the view.

Caption For Grappenhall, The Canal C1955

First railways and then the motor age signalled the end of the canal network for commercial use.

Caption For Launceston, Square And War Memorial C1922

The demolition of the Butter Market provided a site for the granite war memorial.

Caption For Launceston, Square And War Memorial C1922

The demolition of the Butter Market provided a site for the granite war memorial.

Caption For Dawlish, The Beach 1922

A typically busy picture of Dawlish beach. The rich variety of reds in the sandstone cliff are a delight to the eye.

Caption For Bovisand, The Harbour 1925

The tiny harbour of Bovisand. Another inaccessible corner of the county, this is only a few miles from Plymouth, opposite the breakwater in Plymouth Sound.

Caption For Lowestoft, Yacht Basin 1896

The growth of Lowestoft in Victorian times was largely down to construction by the civil engineer Samuel Morton Peto, who lived in nearby Somerleyton Hall.

Caption For Dunoon, Castle Hill 1904

A 1904 view of the pier esplanade, castle rock and the new castle. There were no trams serving Dunoon, but there were a number of horse-drawn omnibuses working between the West and East Bays.

Caption For Holt, Market Place 1896

The shop on the extreme right has an imposing display of bamboo baskets, chairs and hatstands, and a wide variety of galvanised tinware.

Caption For Gloucester, Raikes's Sunday School 1923

St Catherine's Knapp, Park Street, is reportedly the site of the first girls' Sunday school, founded by Robert Raikes.

Caption For Eamont Bridge, Mayburgh Henge 1893

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC–2000BC.

Caption For Colesbourne, Lower Hilcot C1960

An ancient ford and footbridge, an abandoned cartwheel, and the splash of running water over a tiny weir—this delightful photograph of two stone cottages and their attractive gardens reminds us that the

Caption For Oxford, From Magdalen Tower 1890

This view of Oxford's dreaming spires remains as impressive today as it was when this photograph was taken during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign.

Caption For Hever, Chippens Bank Road 1906

Three children, who have possibly been out gathering some of the autumnal hedgerow harvest in this bountiful part of the country, stand at one side of the sunken lane.

Caption For Padstow, The Quay 1938

By the time of this photograph tourism is taking over from the traditional port activities of fishing and trading, and there are one or two pleasure motor boats moored in the harbour.

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Caption For Eamont Bridge, Mayburgh Henge 1893

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

Caption For Dunwich, Church Ruins 1891

What weddings and baptisms brought joy to the community from within these walls of All Saints' in olden times?