Maps

4,509 maps found.

1895, Castle Hill Ref. RNE663962
1896, Cat Hill Ref. RNE664402
1896, Crays Hill Ref. RNE681629
1898, Cross Hills Ref. RNE684313
1895, Crowle Hill Ref. RNE684945
1896, Darn Hill Ref. RNE688706
1895, Deans Hill Ref. RNE689334
1898, Derry Hill Ref. RNE690300
1896, Coisley Hill Ref. RNE674783
1898, Ebberly Hill Ref. RNE698932
1898, Elm Hill Ref. RNE700756
1897, Fair Hill Ref. RNE702671
1899, Chapman's Hill Ref. RNE666692
1895, Charing Hill Ref. RNE666749
1896, Chattern Hill Ref. RNE667091
1895, Cherrytree Hill Ref. RNE667437
1899, Cinder Hill Ref. RNE668980
1895, Clapham Hill Ref. RNE669407
1895, Clay Hill Ref. RNE669812
1898, Double Hill Ref. RNE692243

Books

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Memories

4,091 memories found. Showing results 251 to 260.

Frys The Factory

I remember when the factory used to be Frys (before it was Cadburys) and Cadburys used to be at the top of the hill. My mum was born in Keynsham in 1951 and spent her childhood there and went to Dapps Hill School. We went to ...Read more

A memory of Keynsham in 1976 by Angie Wickett

Down The Valley

I guess this photograph is looking down the valley with the photographer standing near The Square. I can't quite remember the name of the hill (Alexandra Road?) just out of shot on the front left of the photo. It had a pub halfway up on the left, and a doctor's clinic if I recall correctly. Paul

A memory of Pontycymer in 1955 by Paul John

Anyone From Or Remember Barmore Street

Hello, I spent my early childhood in Barmore Street, which holds special memories. I do have an old photo showing a Street Party, which I will endeavour to upload (not sure how yet). The Queens Head Pub was ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Christine Orchard

Camberley...Where Do I Start ?!

Our family lived at Lightwater (1 High View Road) ; I passed 11 plus and was sent to Frimley And Camberley County Grammar School, starting in Sept. 1959. One of the first things we had to do was to get the uniform. We ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by tobypaws2002

Progress And Change

Being raised in Buckhurst Hill was a childhood experience I feel very lucky to have enjoyed. I was raised in the small cottage at 58 Epping New Road aptly named "Ivy Cottage". Located on the edge of the yard owned by ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1940 by Denman Lalonde

Whitehill In The 60s And 70s

My husband Vic moved into the brand new council estate in 1968 with his parents and sister - Champney Close. His house backed onto the common and MOD training land. He’d stand up on the embankment watching the trains ...Read more

A memory of Whitehill by D Toovey

Battersea And Wandsworth The 60's And 70's

I have so many memories of my childhood in Battersea and Wandsworth. In fact, I have recently begun writing my autobiography which will detail many of my memories from those early years. I have lived in ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Graham Strachan

Catford Hill Baptist Church. / Girls Brigade

Hello, I remember going to Sunday school in this church as well as Girl Brigade, this will have been in the 1970’s. We always looked so smart in the uniform. Trying to track down any photos from this time or anyone who ...Read more

A memory of Catford by itsnotnormal

Our House In Lusted Hall Lane.

A very happy time when we lived there. 22 houses on this land now. We had the woods down the hill with bluebells, white bells, snowdrops and Hazel nut trees.

A memory of Biggin Hill by Sioban Martin

Crossgates In The 1950s And Early 1960s

I was born in a cottage (now demolished) next to the tenements behind the old co-op in the High Street next to Spring Hill Brae. We moved to our new council house at 4 Hillview Crescent ...Read more

A memory of Crossgates by Kenneth Hunter

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 601 to 624.

Caption For Deepcut, Gunners At Work 1906

It takes its name from the deep cutting which was made through the hills for the Basingstoke Canal in 1791-92.

Caption For Hindhead, Beacon Hill 1909

Beacon Hill was developed in the late 19th century for those who were in service to the wealthy folk who lived at neighbouring Hindhead.

Caption For Chelmsford, High Street 1892

Take the hills, for example.

Caption For Ansdell, Grannys Bay C1955

The scene has changed much since the days of Richard Ansdell RA, when he ordered his house Starr Hills to be built, and this was a wild and lonely area of marram grass covered sandhills.

Caption For Butser Hill, 1898

Over the years sheep have grazed the slopes of this famous chalk hill, which rises to 888 ft.

Caption For Crockham Hill, C1955

Octavia Hill, one of the pioneering founders of the National?

Caption For Hawkshead, From Charity High 1896

Here we see the south Lakeland village from the hill of Charity High, just outside the village.

Caption For Runcorn, Weston Road 1923

This photograph shows the view from Runcorn Hill over the industrial area to the west.

Caption For Pickering, Potter Hill C1932

This view of Potter Hill shows the classical façade of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1885, on the left.

Caption For Symondsbury, Village 1899

Symondsbury lies around the little river Simene, with the conical Colmer's Hill in the background.

Caption For Crays Hill, Homestead Café C1955

Crays Hill lies equidistant between Wickford and Billericay, its crest just above the 150?

Caption For Mithian, Harmony Cottage C1950

Fortunately, there is no traffic as the farmer herds his small herd of cows in the middle of the road at the bottom of Town Hill beside the Peterville Inn.

Caption For West Humble, The Village 1906

Here the River Mole cuts into the steep slope of Box Hill near the Burford Bridge Hotel.

Caption For Ventnor, Esplanade 1892

The town lies at the foot of an eight hundred feet hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.

Caption For Stamford, Red Lion Square 1922

To its right Barn Hill climbs gently north-west, a street of almost unspoilt Georgian houses.

Caption For Dorking, Fort Tea Gardens C1955

A marvellous view of the once bustling scene at the tea rooms near the summit of Box Hill, close to the Monument.

Caption For Oxford, The Cherwell 1906

Hemmed in by a circle of hills and built on a gravel bank between the Thames Isis and the Cherwell, Oxford gives the impression of sitting on an island.

Caption For Stamford, Red Lion Square 1922

To its right Barn Hill climbs gently north-west, a street of almost unspoilt Georgian houses.

Caption For Richmond, The Bar 1913

The view looks down Cornforth Hill towards Bridge Street; the whitewashed building was the Oak Tree Inn.

Caption For Richmond, From West 1908

In the centre is a terrace called Cornforth Hill.

Caption For Ventnor, Esplanade 1892

The town lies at the foot of an 800ft hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.

Caption For Buttermere, 1893

Gatesgarth is a place name which comes from Old Norse language, as do many in the higher hills of the Lake District.

Caption For Kendal, Looking North 1896

This is a general view of Kendal from the south, with the Lakeland hills in the background.

Caption For Bishops Cleeve, The Church C1955

Bishop's Cleeve has now become something of a small town, a dormitory for nearby Cheltenham, but it still has an attractive setting under the slopes of Cleeve Hill.