Maps

711 maps found.

1875 - 1897, Cynonville Ref. HOSM42768
1897, Glyncorrwg Ref. HOSM46573
1900-1901, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Ref. RNC723834
1900-1901, Efail-Fâch Ref. RNC699454
1900-1901, Goytre Ref. RNC718315
1900-1901, Ynysmaerdy Ref. RNC876142
1900-1901, Ynysygwas Ref. RNC876165
1923, Abergarwed Ref. POP618706
1923, Alltwen Ref. POP624394
1923, Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath Ref. POP658507
1923, Bryn Côch Ref. POP653656
1897, Crymlyn Burrows Ref. HOSM42537
1897, Trebanos Ref. HOSM62321
1897 - 1914, Aberavon Ref. HOSM35520
1875 - 1897, Bryn Ref. HOSM39290
1897 - 1914, Goytre Ref. HOSM46697
1897, Abergarwed Ref. HOSM35262
1897, Briton Ferry Ref. HOSM39054
1903, Dyffryn Cellwen Ref. HOSM44120
1897, Bryn Côch Ref. HOSM57760

Books

4 books found. Showing results 481 to 4.

Memories

301 memories found. Showing results 201 to 210.

The Ranges

My friend Lindsay Stagg lived opposite the ranges & I spent many happy hours with her on the commons near by. Wonder where she is now. And Anne (Bones) Johnson lived in Port Lane.

A memory of Bisley by Gillian Allardyce

Ann James

MY NAME IS michael and i used to work as a porter at wandsworth common station from 1957 to 1960 if you used it and can rember a girl ANN JAMES or can remember a michael brian or a terry pleaes tex 07591 200972 and thank you

A memory of Balham by Michael

Scawfell Hotel

Having read other comments and recognised the names of other contributors I thought I would add to the messages. My mother Gwen Mossop was the hotel receptionist for many years starting in the 60's on a part time basis helping Phil ...Read more

A memory of Seascale in 1963 by Roger Mossop

Summer Holidays In The 50's And 60's

My Mother's family all came from Rothesay, but our Family had moved from Port Bannatyne to Glasgow. But every summer we returned to my Granny's place at 3 Logie Place off of High Street, for our annual vacation. ...Read more

A memory of Rothesay by John Cairns

Birkenhead In The 1950s

Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it doesn't even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has changed – I ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by mcgraa

First Impressions Of Capenhurst Village

I was married in 1982 and moved into Park Farm (next to the church). There was a school, a church, village hall, a bowling green, two social clubs BNFL & EAT, a railway station and the Women's ...Read more

A memory of Capenhurst in 1982 by Joanna Pemberton

Good Old Days

Name: T. Pearce Born: 1955 School: Stanney high sport: E/Port School boys Family/Friends: Holdings, Pearce,s. Clarks. Stokes. Now: Thailand Any old friends out there

A memory of Ellesmere Port in 1969 by Terry Pearce

The Good Days

My Mother owned the Kings Head and i worked in the reastaurant with her she done all home baking and had Eton College lads and there familys eating there,also a great trade was the Army lads from both barracks,I married one in 1956,we ...Read more

A memory of Windsor in 1948 by Dorothy Wade

Uncle Jimmy's Caravan

My uncle, Jimmy, had a caravan berthed in McIntyres boat yard. I remember there was another caravan next to my uncles, the family I cannot remember their name, but they had two daughters who were called Iris and Ruby. The ...Read more

A memory of Port Bannatyne in 1967 by Bill Johnston

Corts Ltd Of Cheapside

I've put "1948" as the date as that's about the earliest I remember Corts Ltd, on the corner of Cheapside and Silver Street in this photo. The ironmongers and builders merchants business (formerly Cort & Paul until some ...Read more

A memory of Leicester in 1948 by John Ling

Captions

782 captions found. Showing results 481 to 504.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, Main Street 1912

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

Caption For Wickhambreaux, The Forge 1903

From the Bridge 1899 A town when the Domesday Book was compiled, and a settled place as far back as the 7th century, Fordwich was a flourishing port on the River Stour for Canterbury when the river was

Caption For Lincoln, Brayford Pool 1890

Brayford Pool, a busy inland port that connected Lincoln both to the River Trent via the Roman Foss Dyke and to the sea via the Witham, is much changed now; its warehouses are mostly replaced by offices

Caption For Exmouth, The Pier 1925

Before the Second World War, in a world free from 'health and safety' restrictions, children learned to swim in the very busy entrance to the port.

Caption For London, Tower Of London C1950

The other tower in this view is the former Port of London Authority building, Edwardian Baroque completed in 1922.

Caption For Newark, Market Place 1890

In the background are the premises of W A Gilbey, purveyors of Gilbey's invalid port, and the tea, coffee, and spice warehouse of J M Walker.

Caption For Hartlepool, The Lighthouse From The Pier 1896

West Hartlepool was a child of the 1830s and 40s, developed as a port for the export of coal and import of timber.

Caption For Torquay, The Strand And Clock Tower 1920

Air raids in the Second World War led to the decline in Torquay harbour's use as a commercial port, though ferries have continued to ply their trade to the Channel Islands from here.

Caption For Port Sunlight, The Bowling Greens C1960

Lever employed thirty different architects to create Port Sunlight's unique style.

Caption For Haverfordwest, The River 1890

The buildings to the left are the river side of Quay Street and served as port facilities for the town.

Caption For Plymouth, George Street 1889

Serving both a rural area round about, and hundreds of overseas ports by way of trade, Plymouth reached its mercantile heyday in Victorian times.

Caption For Exmouth, The Pier And The Steamer 1922

Apart from leisure traffic, Exmouth's dockland area was used for the landing and despatch of cargoes, particularly after 1865 when Exmouth became a port in its own right.

Caption For Folkestone, The Harbour 1912

Today, both station and lines await decisions related to the port's future.

Caption For Helford, The Creek C1960

Lying at the estuary of the River Helford, this small port was important in days gone by, for it supported the tin mining industry.

Caption For Peterborough, Town Bridge 1904

This photograph reveals the 1860 iron structure, and the business and bustle of a working port.

Caption For Ellesmere Port, The Shropshire Union Canal C1955

This linked the Mersey ports with industrial centres in the heart of England.

Caption For Wells Next The Sea, Quay Side C1965

Here we see the quay during the last years of Wells as a trading port.

Caption For Plymouth, George Street 1889

Serving both a rural area round about, and hundreds of overseas ports by way of trade, Plymouth reached its mercantile heyday in Victorian times.

Caption For Douglas, Victoria Pier 1907

Heysham was a popular port with Yorkshire people, who found it easier to get to than Liverpool, Fleetwood and Holyhead, even further away.

Caption For Fingringhoe, 1907

Fingringhoe, five miles south of Colchester on the Roman River, was close to a port once used in Roman times, which is now Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve.

Caption For Ulverston, The Square 1895

A market town since the 13th century, Ulverston became a busy port during the 18th and 19th centuries, exporting slate via the country's shortest canal.

Caption For Glasson Dock, The Docks C1955

By the1750s, Lancaster had become the fourth busiest port in the country, but the increasing tonnage of ships and the shallowness of the Lune threatened its downfall.

Caption For Downham Market, The Town Hall C1955

It was a busy port, and its ancient market goes back to Edward the Confessor - it was celebrated for its Butter Market.

Caption For Tenby, The Harbour 1890

There are many children who have presumably been drawn to the permanent excitement of a busy port.