Places

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Photos

8 photos found. Showing results 41 to 8.

Maps

55 maps found.

1886, Rivers' Corner Ref. HOSM57886
1885 - 1886, River Dart Ref. HOSM70976
1886, River Bank Ref. HOSM57171
1946, Stanford Rivers Ref. NPO838255
1940, Wootton Rivers Ref. NPO874487
1898-1900, River Dart Ref. RNC817568
1897-1909, Rivers' Corner Ref. RNC818650
1898, River Bank Ref. RNE817349
1919, Rivers' Corner Ref. POP818650
1919, Wootton Rivers Ref. POP874487
1895, Stanford Rivers Ref. HOSM60255
1899, Wootton Rivers Ref. HOSM38946
1946, River Bank Ref. NPO817349
1947, River Hodder Ref. NPO817896

Books

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Memories

119 memories found. Showing results 21 to 30.

Bathing In The River

Montague terrace was home to many children. I remember the Allen's, John, June, Barry, Hazel, Ivan & Valerie. The White's, Maurice and Barbara, The William,s and Smith,s, Joan, Roy, Margaret, Jeffrey, and at least three ...Read more

A memory of Bishopstoke in 1949 by Barbara R Bryan

Combe Florey Primary School

The village school in Combe Florey closed in about 1958 I believe, it exists as a private house now, but I can still remember the mile long walk to and from it, through the lanes every morning and afternoon. Mum ...Read more

A memory of Combe Florey in 1958 by Kathy Farmer C/O Terry Roberts Roberts Flooring Contractors Ltd

River Wear

This is the famous and wellbeloved view of the Cathedral with the three towers - one can climb the central tower - the Galilee Chapel and houses occupied by Cathedral officials as seen from Prebends Bridge and the bank of the River Wear, ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1956 by Diana Dioszeghy

Hearts Cruisers

This gentleman is my grandfather Geoffrey John Hart. He owned and worked the business, Hearts Cruisers, with his two sons, Dick and Jack, and we spent many a happy hour there. In those days you could swim in the river as ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe St Andrew by Judi Ingram

My Chatham

Born and bred in Grove Road off Luton Road, went to the schools of All Saints and Fort Luton. I found Chatham to be a friendly town with memories of seeing Arther English at the Empire, seaside at the Strand, being a 19th Medway west ...Read more

A memory of Chatham by Kenneth Blackman

The River

The River Avon dominated most of the kids' lives in the village! I remember swimming 'down the mill' and at Gunville where my Great Grandmother (Sarah Marks) lived. We used to scrounge used inner tyre tubes from Mr Stansfield (who ...Read more

A memory of Figheldean in 1957 by Denise Hope Nee Morgan

1960’s

I remember Stanford Dingley when the cottages existed opposite Dumbledore on Jennets hill, they used the water pump opposite. A fire destroyed the semi-detached house opposite where Casey Court now stands. There was a post office ...Read more

A memory of Stanford Dingley

An Idyllic Childhood In New Haw

I wanted to add my own memories of growing up in New Haw from 1965 until moving again in 1973. The family moved from Richmond (then in Middlesex) to 187 New Haw Road, a detached 3-bedroom house with 1/3 acre of ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1966 by Andrew Taylor

Fishing In The River Weaver...

The scene of hours of fishing in the Weaver under the bridge..My uncle Pete gave me my first rod when I was about 8, it was a 2 part rod made of a tank aerial (I was told!), solid and heavy with no flexibility ...Read more

A memory of Hartford by Steve Povall

Lives Saved

In 1949 my father died of TB, contracted whilst serving in Irag/Iran during WWII. At that time many sufferers of the disease were sent to sanitoriums in the European Alps for a cure. My Father died at our house in the village of ...Read more

A memory of Heath End

Captions

81 captions found. Showing results 49 to 72.

Caption For Chippenham, Monkton House C1960

In front of the house, gardens and pleasure grounds ran down to the river; a channel was cut from the river for private moorings.

Caption For Goodrich, Kerne Bridge C1960

The railway line was dismantled soon after this photograph was taken and you can no longer see the river as the bank is totally overgrown with trees.

Caption For Barmouth, The Railway Bridge 1908

It was constructed primarily of wood, except for the section that passes over the river bed, which is of iron girders and pile-driven steel cylinders.

Caption For Goodrich, Kerne Bridge C1960

The railway line was dismantled soon after this photograph was taken and you can no longer see the river as the bank is totally overgrown with trees.

Caption For Bridgwater, The Bridge 1903

In years gone by, the river Parrett carried a large volume of traffic.

Caption For Bickleigh, The River Plym 1890

The white deposits on the granite boulders in the river bed are china clay, vast deposits of which have been worked on Lee Moor to the north since the 1840s.

Caption For Barnstaple, Bridge And Terrace 1890

In 1547 the mayor referred to the river as 'a great hugy mighty perilous and dreadful water', and the present bridge was built.

Caption For St Clement, Church And Cottages 1890

The way from St Clement to the Tresillian River, a branch of the Truro River estuary, lies to the right of the cottage.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta Day 1899

To this day, this is the most popular event on the river. A

Caption For Bridgwater, The Bridge 1903

In years gone by, the river Parrett carried a large volume of traffic.

Caption For Bucklers Hard, The Chapel And Hotel C1960

The Beaulieu River, being a free harbour, attracted the attentions of John, Duke of Montagu in the 18th century as a trading centre for the sugar trade and shipbuilding.

Caption For Bourton On The Water, Feeding The Ducks C1950

A settlement since the Iron Age, with the Romans and Anglo-Saxons leaving artefacts as evidence of their time at Bourton, the village uses its river as a focal point for such activities as setting the

Caption For Stratford Upon Avon, Memorial Theatre From River 1922

Here the Memorial Building is viewed from the river. As

Caption For Wickham, Bridge Street C1950

Bridge Street curves down to the river. A

Caption For Stratford Upon Avon, Memorial Theatre 1922

Here the Memorial Building is viewed from the river. As

Caption For Berwick, Drusilla's Park, The Cottage C1955

The lane leads to Alfriston further down the Cuckmere River, a popular tourist village with its Clergy House.

Caption For Ambleside, Stepping Stones 1888

The stones still lie on the riverbed between Rydal and Ambleside.

Caption For Barnstaple, From South Walk 1894

With the river at about half tide, a collection of boys lounge in the river bed.

Caption For Ambleside, Stepping Stones 1888

The stones still lie on the riverbed between Rydal and Ambleside.

Caption For Newark, The River C1965

Warehouses and industry flourish along the banks of the river.

Caption For Aysgarth, The Village And War Memorial C1955

Aysgarth is perhaps best known for its spectacular series of waterfalls where the River Ure dashes over a series of shelves of limestone in the riverbed.

Caption For Whitby, From Boghall C1886

This photograph demonstrates clearly that the River Esk is tidal, for it shows vessels lying on the river bed at low tide.

Caption For Runcorn, The Railway Viaduct 1900

The town of Runcorn is behind the bridge; the retaining wall of the Manchester Ship Canal can be seen along the edge of the River Mersey.

Caption For Newcastle Emlyn, From Castle Ruins 1932

The castle was constructed by the Welsh in a loop of the river as a 'new castle' in 1240.