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Photos

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Maps

494 maps found.

1947, Cumber's Bank Ref. NPO686186
1925, Bank End Ref. POP632257
1925, Bank Top Ref. POP632422
1923, The Banks Ref. POP846289
1921, Fenn's Bank Ref. POP704411
1946, Owen's Bank Ref. NPO798921
1899, Black Bank Ref. RNE641336
1897, Cumber's Bank Ref. RNE686186
1897, Malkin's Bank Ref. RNE772608
1896, West Bank Ref. RNE863676
1947, South Bank Ref. NPO834371
1947, The Banks Ref. NPO846290
1947, West Bank Ref. NPO863677
1903, Bank Top Ref. RNC632417
1903-1904, Bank End Ref. RNC632259
1903, Bank Top Ref. RNC632415
1902, Bank Top Ref. RNC632428
1901-1902, Black Bank Ref. RNC641336
1901, Black Bank Ref. RNC641337
1919, The Banks Ref. POP846290

Books

25 books found. Showing results 529 to 552.

Memories

9,978 memories found. Showing results 221 to 230.

Early Recollections

Amongst my earliest memories of Burnham-on-Sea are those of being in the forge of my grandfather's blacksmith's shop, he was Mr Welland, watching him shoeing horses. After the work was done he would hoist me up onto the ...Read more

A memory of Burnham-on-Sea in 1940 by Mary Trimble

Coney Hall 1950/60s

This picture brings back many memories. I was born in 1953 and lived in Coney Hall until 1972, attending school at Wickham Common and then Hawes Down Secondary. The view from where this picture was taken is not dramatically ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham by Peter Leach

Waltham Abbey The Place I Call Home

I was born in Waltham Abbey and lived there until I was twenty eight. It is the place I call home, where my roots are. Many times I remember going into the Abbey Church; there is such a feeling of serenity ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey in 1962 by Christine Brooker

Cragg Farm

This photo shows Cragg Farm painted white and Sweetbriar Cottage attached. My mother was Margaret Jane Carr and was born and raised at Cragg Farm. She was 16 years old in 1926 when this photo was taken. She married Roland Calverley at ...Read more

A memory of Starbotton by Joyce Billingsley

Saxby Street

Does anyone remember Harry Wright's Coalyard. We lived immediately opposite at No. 54, on the corner of Pomfret Street. I came home early from school one day and realised I didn't have a key, so thought nothing of asking ...Read more

A memory of Irlams o' th' Height by Kay Rogers

Coming Back Home

I came back to brierley bonk in 1966, complete with surfboard, after leaving BH in 1961 ,with my parents for Australia, to start a new life ?,well when i got back the place haden't really changed, Except me.I had left behind ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill in 1966 by Roger Walker

The Howard Family Of Barnes And Hammersmith

My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations of my ...Read more

A memory of Barnes in 1870 by John Howard Norfolk

Born Here In 1947

I was born around the corner from the photo, at 15 Eastcote Lane, just off the Northolt Road, in 1947 (born at home, too, not in a hospital!) Remember going to school on Northolt Road, maybe a quarter mile west of the ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1954 by Ray Perkins

My Great Grandfather

The man in this photograph is quite possibly my Great-Grandfather. The family name is 'Wye' and he was the lock keeper at St. Catherines lock during the late 1800's early 1900's the family lived in the lock keepers cottage on ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1900 by denise.hieke

The Convent

My father died the year after I was born and his employer Burton's, provided for myself and my three brothers to attend private schools, which is how I came from London to the Convent at the age of 4. I followed my brother Colin who had ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1947 by Alan Noon

Captions

2,019 captions found. Showing results 529 to 552.

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 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 Harlow, Paddling Pool C1965

The pool setting is designed so that a whole day could be spent there, with grassy banks for having a picnic and open spaces in which to run about.

Caption For Andover, Town Hall 1898

The Town Hall dates back to 1826; the building's Greek Doric style makes it one of Andover's most distinguished landmarks.

Caption For Winchester, Great Hall And The Round Table 1912

Considered to be the best medieval hall in the country after Westminster Hall, the Great Hall dates back to the early 13th century and includes fine arcade piers of Purbeck marble.

Caption For Havant, East Street C1955

The National Provincial Bank, a familiar sight in most High Streets until the company's closure in the 1960s, can be seen further down the street (centre left).

Caption For Ashburton, East Street And Bull Ring 1922

There are records of bull bait- ing in Ashburton as far back as 1174.

Caption For Normanton, Market Place C1955

Young's drapery shop next to it is now a bank.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Westcliff Parade 1898

This photograph looks back at the same houses as those shown in 41386 and 41387.The well-laid out public gardens give a tropical air to the scene.The Lees Hotel was one of the many hotels to be found

Caption For Barton Upon Humber, Whitecross Street C1950

Nestling on the south bank of the Humber, the wide boulevard of Whitecross Street has changed little.

Caption For Haddenham, The Green C1950

The green now boasts a locally crafted village sign, and no parking is allowed!

Caption For Camber, Holiday Cottages C1955

village, camp and caravan site with associated amuse- ment arcades that have grown from the glorious expanse of Camber sands, where the tide goes out for over half a mile, leaving a wide sandy beach backed

Caption For Grinton, The Bridge C1960

This view shows the sturdy, buttressed bridge over the Swale at Grinton, which is situated on the south bank of the River Swale nine miles west of Richmond.

Caption For Penrith, St Andrew's Church, The Giant's Grave 1893

The so-called Giant's Grave in the churchyard of St Andrew's is actually a pair of tall Norse-influenced Saxon crosses with two hog-backed grave slabs in between.

Caption For Wickham, Chesapeake Mill C1965

Chesapeake Mill dates back to 1820 and was built by John Prior, a miller, partly of woodwork from an American warship of that name, captured by the much smaller British HMS 'Shannon' off Boston Harbour

Caption For Heacham, South Beach C1965

The peaceful sea could be deceptive: a memorial in the church relates to nine local people who went boating one Sunday in 1799 and never came back.

Caption For Kenilworth, Village 1892

In 1906 it was possible to hire a horse and carriage at Warwick for a trip to Kenilworth and back for 10s 6d, though with two horses the price went up to £1, including the driver's fee.

Caption For Ferryside, 1925

The line curves along the foreshore of the river Towy, giving passengers a fine view of Llanstephan Castle on the opposite western bank, seen here in the far background.

Caption For Oakham, Northgate C1945

We are looking eastwards back down the street. The centre house with two-storeyed mullion windows is 16th-century. Note the excellent thatch.

Caption For Chatsworth, West Front C1870

The classic Palladian west front of Chatsworth House, seen from the banks of the River Derwent.

Caption For Chester, Eastgate Street C1950

Unique to the city of Chester, the Rows are a double tier of shops that are thought to date back to medieval times.

Caption For Winster, West Bank C1955

West Bank winds up the hill towards the significantly-named Miners' Standard public house on the hill above the village.

Caption For Oxford, The Thames C1955

A good number of spectators have gathered on the west bank of the River Thames to watch one of the coxed four events. The man in the launch is taking a closer look through his binoculars.

Caption For Buckden, The River Ouse C1960

We are taking a detour out of Buckden to the Offords; the Offord & Buckden Anglers Club now have a car park and hut here.