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Places

5 places found.

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Photos

18 photos found. Showing results 481 to 18.

Maps

573 maps found.

1903-1904, Bay Gate Ref. RNC634959
1898-1899, Boyden Gate Ref. RNC647507
1903-1904, Bridgehouse Gate Ref. RNC650047
1897-1898, Marks Gate Ref. RNC774737
1898-1899, Marston Gate Ref. RNC775210
1901-1904, Stony Gate Ref. RNC840786
1901-1912, Portfield Gate Ref. RNC809631
1897-1899, Riding Gate Ref. RNC816639
1925, Bonning Gate Ref. POP645828
1920, Boyden Gate Ref. POP647507
1925, Bridgehouse Gate Ref. POP650047
1922, Deeping Gate Ref. POP689591
1920, Bugle Gate Ref. POP655027
1925, Carr Gate Ref. POP662787
1903-1904, Walworth Gate Ref. RNC860289
1897-1898, Speed Gate Ref. RNC836152
1925, Alwoodley Gates Ref. POP624752
1920, Barnet Gate Ref. POP633596
1924, Bay Gate Ref. POP634959
1947, Alwoodley Gates Ref. NPO624752

Books

1 books found. Showing results 577 to 1.

Memories

679 memories found. Showing results 241 to 250.

Grammar School And All That!

I remember the Grammar School well - I got transferred from Mexborough Tech because I had failed my 11+ Then I actually got to TEACH at the Grammar School whena student when the music teacher was ill for a ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne in 1956 by Terry Ladlow

Trace Old Inhabitants Of Tonyrefail

Please excuse me for contacting you this way. Whilst renovating an old house, we came across an interesting legal document. It is dated 1881. Basically it relates to an agreement between Hopkins Rowlands, ...Read more

A memory of Tonyrefail in 1880 by Gerry Bedford

Memories

I can remember as a child staying in Tower caravan park, and also in the little roads leading up to the park which were all named after cars. The big old carts coming round couple of times a week to empty the toilets as at the time ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick by Judy Parker

Later Years

I have great memories of Petts Wood - although later years than those already recorded. however I think my parents where characters within the area with both being involved in local business - Dad (John Webb) with Peter Potts had ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood in 1970

Pantddu Farm And Aberbeeg

I grew up in the farm in the picture. My parents were Ern and Megan Sheppard. Dad delivered milk for many years, initially from churns carried around in a horse and cart and later the milk was in glass bottles from a ...Read more

A memory of Aberbeeg in 1940 by Annette Lewis (Sheppard

Lock Keeper

My grandfather, Edward Ernest Light, was the lock keeper at Sonning when this photo would have been taken. He was married to Lily and they had 3 sons, Edgar, Harold and Len, and a daugher Evie. Harold was my father and was born in the ...Read more

A memory of Sonning in 1910 by Deborah Boyce

Opening Of Hartford Secondary Modern School

Peter Drinkwater is mistaken with regards to the opening date of the school. As the first Head Boy I can assure him the school opened in 1956 as a co-educational school. It was later officially opened ...Read more

A memory of Northwich in 1956 by John Chesworth

Mile Oak 1938 To1950

Hi Roger Dale, thanks for adding to my memories of Mile Oak, you need to check your dates! We still lived at 222 in 1949, a year I can never forget as my father died in the front room of 222 on New Year's Day 1949, in October ...Read more

A memory of Mile Oak in 1948 by Frank Piner

St Peter Ad Vincula

Not a memory obviously but a fact discovered when doing family research. My Great Grandfather's eldest sister was married to a Grenadier Guard in The Chapel Royal at the Tower. Her husband Giles was stationed there at the time. The date was 1860.

A memory of London in 1860 by Beryl Chandler

My Birth Place And Date

I was born in Grimsby in 1965 and proud of this. My mum died at these docks in 1971 by accident, she fell and drowned. I'd like to hear from anyone who knows my family or knew my mum, Josephine Martha Mary Tonner, maiden ...Read more

A memory of Grimsby in 1965 by Joanne Tonner

Captions

1,440 captions found. Showing results 577 to 600.

Caption For Formby, Chapel Lane C1960

The Roman Catholic Chapel pre-dates the iron horse, having been built in 1798. Later ones, however include St Luke at Raven Meols (1852-55) and Holy Trinity (1890).

Caption For Oxford, Hertford College Bridge 1922

This outstanding structure, which dates back to the beginning of the First World War and is a replica of its Venice namesake, connects the north and south quadrangles of Hertford College.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Abbeygate Street C1965

The shop front of Quant's dates from 1930.

Caption For Ayr, Twa Brigs 1900

The Auld Brig, which is thought to date from the 13th century, is still standing. The New Brig was rebuilt in 1879 having lasted less than 100 years.

Caption For Ross On Wye, Market Place C1955

The Market Hall, built of red sandstone, dates from the mid 1600s and stands on the site of an earlier hall. The carving between the windows is of a bust of Charles II.

Caption For Leeds, Briggate 1951

On the left is Leeds' oldest shop, which dates from 1613 and is receiving a face lift. Further along the street on the right stands the Empire Theatre.

Caption For Instow, From Appledore 1890

Instow grew as a resort town at the mouth of the Torridge in the 1830s, and most of the terraces and villas on the shore in this picture date from then.

Caption For Ludham, The Village C1930

This village is popular with visitors to Broadland, with St Catherine's Church and its beautiful hammer-beam roof and painted rood screen dating from 1493.

Caption For Spalding, Market Place C1955

The White Hart Hotel's stuccoed front dates from about 1714. It is currently (March 2000) closed .

Caption For Navestock, The Church C1955

The earliest parts of the building date from the 11th and 12th centuries.

Caption For Bideford, Old Ford Farm 1890

This is believed to be the oldest building in Bideford, dating from the 14th century. Less than half a mile upstream from Bideford Bridge, it is close by the original river crossing.

Caption For Leeds, Briggate 1951

On the left is Leeds' oldest shop, which dates from 1613 and is receiving a face lift. Further along the street on the right stands the Empire Theatre.

Caption For Roslin, Castle 1897

Founded by Sir William Sinclair, Roslin dates from the early 14th century. Sir William's grandson built a keep which was enlarged by the third Earl of Orkney in the 1440s.

Caption For North Berwick, Tantallon Castle 1897

The great curtain wall with its central gatehouse, flanked at either end by a massive round towers, dates from the last quarter of the 14th century.

Caption For Marlborough, High Street 1902

Dominant in this photograph of the east end of the High Street is the Town Hall, which at the date of this photograph had just been rebuilt by local architect C E Ponting.

Caption For Eyam, The Church 1896

The heavily-restored church dates from the 13th century, and inside are a book showing the names of all the 350 victims of the plague, and the chair used by the rector, William Mompesson.

Caption For Bewdley, Wribbenhall C1965

Wribbenhall has a row of early 18th-century terraced cottages, late 18th- and early 19th-century warehouses, and a number of timber-framed houses, the oldest dating back to the 16th century.

Caption For Grassington, The Square And Devonshire Hotel C1965

Parked cars dating from the 1960s fill the cobbled square at Grassington, the pretty Wharfedale village whose wealth was founded on lead mining in the nearby limestone hills.

Caption For Goring, Village 1899

Opposite the well-known Miller of Mansfield hotel and pub, mainly Georgian with older parts, is the Goring Free Church, dated 1893, on the corner of Manor Road, still looking pretty fresh in this view

Caption For Little Wakering, Little Wakering Road C1965

The fine west tower dates from the 15th century, although the nave and chancel may be traced to Norman times.

Caption For Southampton, Tudor House 1908

Westgate, dating back to the 14th century, provides access to the south-west corner of the old walled town.

Caption For Windsor, The Castle, East Terrace 1895

The East Terrace dates from Wyatville's remodelling of 1843.

Caption For Goring By Sea, Bull Inn C1960

Although the suggested dates for the original building range from the 17th to the 18th centuries, two Tudor windows were discovered during more recent alterations.

Caption For Knowle, High Street C1965

It is the oldest existing building on the High Street, the earliest part of it dating from around 1400. In its time it has been a farm, a carrier's business and an antique shop.