Places
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Maps
573 maps found.
Books
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Memories
676 memories found. Showing results 281 to 290.
Corn Exchange
Before the railways (railroads) came, there was no particular reason why people in Bristol, England should keep the same time as people in London. At that time there was no practical way of communicating information about time ...Read more
A memory of Bristol by
Bristol's Loveliest Church, St Mary Redcliffe.
St Mary Redcliffe Church. Bristol's loveliest church, St Mary Redcliffe, was described as 'the fairest, the goodliest and most famous parish church in England' by Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Thanks to ...Read more
A memory of Bristol in 1880 by
Railway Booking Clerk
My grandfather with his family moved to Caterham and appeared on the 1891 census as living in Beechwood Road. The census also detailed that my grandfather at the age of 13 was a railway booking clerk. Does anyone know if I ...Read more
A memory of Caterham in 1900 by
Pill Bicycle Shop
My maternal grandfather, Allan Henry Ball, had a bicycle shop in Pill prior to the Second World War. My mother had a photo of herself as a child outside the shop (in the 1920s). I believe that both my grandfather and his wife were ...Read more
A memory of Pill in 1940 by
Wreck At Hordle Cliff
As a young boy of 9 or so, living in Barton on Sea, sometime around 1952, I remember a ship washing up in a storm on the beach at Hordle Cliff. During the time before it was re-floated, the local youth had the opportunity to ...Read more
A memory of Hordle in 1952 by
My Home
I lived in the Wheatsheaf for 20 years. My parents Len and Desi Murphy were Landlord and Landlady from 1950-1977 The pub had only a beer licence when Dad took over. What a great photo. I remember the Catholic church bell ringing and the ...Read more
A memory of Midhurst in 1950 by
The Best 53 Years Of My Life
I came to know Drummore when I met my husband in 1957. We married in 1960 and this year is our Golden Wedding. My memories of Drummore include Crawfords shop, The Queen's hotel with the great family feeling you got ...Read more
A memory of Drummore in 1957 by
Castle Cary
My grandfather was a coachman at this place. He met and married my grandmother who was a tablemaid. I don't know the dates exactly, it could have been around this time. Names were Robert Nisbet Adam and Maggie macRady/Mcready. I'm ...Read more
A memory of Camelon in 1880 by
Student Nurse Shawyer
I was a student nurse at Lord Mayor Treloars from January 1962 until January 1964. Those two years orthopaedics were affiliated with other hospitals which allowed us to start training before 18 which was the minimum age for ...Read more
A memory of Alton in 1962 by
Nursing In Angus 1923 1958
This is what I know about my late aunt, Miss Margaret J.A. Urquhart,( 1898 -1977). Miss Urquhart spent 39 years nursing. When she retired, Miss Urquhart was Superintendent in the Domiciliary Service of the National ...Read more
A memory of Carnoustie by
Captions
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The cottages date from the 16th century, and are probably of the same age as the earliest known parish register of 1596.
Cobb Road, as we see it today, dates from about 1830.
Beyond the clock the Victorian gable has a date of 1884.
Lime Cottage, jutting out near the end of the street, is dated 1904.
There is so little traffic at this date that the photographer has been able to risk standing in the middle of the road.
This view was taken looking up the Market Place; on the left was a three-gabled building, probably dating back to the Tudor period.
The Auld Brig, which is thought to date from the 13th century, is still standing.
The shop front of Quant's dates from 1930.
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.
The Roman Catholic Chapel pre-dates the iron horse, having been built in 1798.
Some interior features are very old; for example, the font and arcades on each side of the nave date from 1200.
A close-up showing the foundations of the original Chapter House dating back to the early 18th century.
The nave dates from about 1230, and is the work of English masons of the school of Glastonbury.
Parts of the first tower remain integral with the present church, which dates from 1574.
The choir stall seats and benches are believed to date from around 1430 to 1440; the screens and canopies are later.
The sailing fishing boats are beginning to be replaced or converted to motor power at this date.
Dating back to 1309 and rebuilt in 1403, the bridge is now preserved.
The church itself dates from Saxon and Norman times, when the village was an important centre of the Royal Forest of the Peak, a hunting preserve of Norman monarchs.
The centrepiece of West Burton's village green in Wensleydale is this stepped obelisk, dated 1802.
This extravagant building is located on the shore; it mostly dates from the late 19th century.
A coach and horses passing through the town at this date must be one of the last revivals of the great coaching days.
The building—with the date 1510 on its gable—is reputedly where four local Puritans met before sailing to the New World aboard the Mayflower.
The Town Hall, across the road, dates from 1888; it mirrors the ogee arch of the cross in its own flat-fronted entrance.
Inverlochy dates from the 13th century.
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