Maps

181,031 maps found.

1895, Rainham Ref. HOSM35089
1909, Brimpton Ref. HOSM70151
1898, Earley Ref. HOSM44258
1910, Mapledurham Ref. HOSM53203
1898, Pingewood Ref. HOSM56662
1909, Riseley Ref. HOSM57867
1898, Southend Ref. HOSM59775
1898, Sulhamstead Ref. HOSM60908
1910, Twyford Ref. HOSM62839
1903, Redditch Ref. HOSM35095
1895, Earlswood Ref. HOSM44268
1895, Merstham Ref. HOSM53620
1895, Nutfield Ref. HOSM55562
1895, Salfords Ref. HOSM58486
1906, Cambrose Ref. HOSM39895
1879, Plain-An-Gwarry Ref. HOSM47005
1878, Polgear Ref. HOSM56807
1906, Portreath Ref. HOSM57100
1884, Rampton Ref. HOSM57419
1885, Sutton Cum Lound Ref. HOSM60968

Books

442 books found. Showing results 7,873 to 7,896.

Memories

29,069 memories found. Showing results 3,281 to 3,290.

Growing Up In Easebourne

I went to live in Cowdray House, aged 4, in 1951. My father worked in the accounts office in Easebourne village, and I attended Easebourne Primary School (Headmaster was Mr Bevan) along with Barbara Fisher, who also ...Read more

A memory of Easebourne in 1956 by Roger Mills

King Edward Boys School New St Birmingham

I don't remember this far back, but my Great Grandad (Sydney James Ford), Great Grandma, my Grandma and her brother lived in King Edward Boys school which at that time was in New St. Birmingham. My ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham in 1900 by Jan Freeman

Memories Of Chile Okeford Church

I was born in 1940 and was christened and confirmed in the Church. Rev Richard Taylor was the vicar for most of my scool days. In 1953 I learnt to ring the bells, we went to Shroton to be taught by Mr ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1940 by David Moon

Central House Kemerton

My father Raymond John Price, known as John, was born in Central House on the 8th 0ctober 1918, his father was George Price and mother was Sophia Jane Price. My father was called up to served in the Royal Navy during the ...Read more

A memory of Kemerton in 1952 by Nicholas Price

My Grandparents

My grandparents lived in Trenholme Bar at 2 Sstation Cottage, they were Joseph and Mable Forth, my grandfather worked on the railway as a signalman untill around 1953. I can remember my mother taking me and my brothers and ...Read more

A memory of Trenholme Bar in 1960 by Peter Jackson

My Home Area

Although I was born in Princetown I spent endless hours and days in Tafarnaubach. I was brought up in the area and my closest friends all lived in Princetown or Tafaneu. Friends like Ken Woods, Graham Davies, Denis Francis, Alun ...Read more

A memory of Tafarnaubach in 1948 by John Carol Evans

Colerne In The Second World War Continued

Those of us at Colerne school who passed our 'scholarship' exam at the age of about eleven usually went on to Chippenham Secondary School, which probably goes under a different name now: it's at ...Read more

A memory of Colerne in 1940 by John Bunting

Family Killed By Mushrooms Circa 1950

Hi. Does anyone recall a family who ate wild mushrooms and died around 1950? I was reliving memories of Rocklands St Peter and Caston and the man I was talking to, now 75 years old, asked if I could ...Read more

A memory of Stow Bedon by Alan Gardiner

Broad Parade Shops

My parents bought a house in Willow Walk, which is on the right of the photographer, in August 1954. At that time there were no shops, no pavements, just muddy concrete roads. We were the first to occupy a house in the road, ...Read more

A memory of Hockley in 1955 by Tony Wood

Schofield College Mexbrough

I also am related to the Schofield family, my father George Schofield was the flower boy that opened Schofield College. My father's grandad was the person the college was named after, he was mayor at that time, so ...Read more

A memory of Mexborough by Lynda Wood

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 7,873 to 7,896.

Caption For Worth, The Church Lychgate 1906

Often described as one of the finest churches in the country, Worth church is a splendid and historic building.

Caption For Steyning, View From White Horse Lane 1914

The centre of Steyning includes rows of picturesque gabled houses and period buildings.

Caption For Chichester, West Street 1923

The graceful spire of historic Chichester Cathedral soars above the buildings of West Street. The spire collapsed in 1861 and was rebuilt under the supervision of Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Caption For Stanion, Home Farm Estate C1960

Seen from Kettering Road, this on land formerly belonging to Home Farm.

Caption For Little Budworth, St Peter's Church C1960

Within its parish lies one of the few remaining survivals of genuinely ancient forest and heathland, now a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Caption For Bromsgrove, High Street C1960

This section of the High Street is now pedestrianised, but the east side of the street is not greatly changed from this view.

Caption For Margam, The Castle 1936

Built by Mansell Talbot at the beginning of the 19th century in part of the Margam Abbey grounds, this splendid building subsequently went into decline until it was taken over by the Council and restored

Caption For Metheringham, The Church C1955

The church of St Wilfred is another of the hundreds of Lincolnshire limestone churches, and it has not changed in almost fifty years. The church was damaged by fire in 1599 and restored in 1601.

Caption For Wellingore, The Church C1960

All Saints' Church stands proudly at the top of a sharp double bend and hill on the A607 road going towards Lincoln from Grantham.

Caption For Ampleforth College, Original House C1960

Ampleforth is probably best known for its Roman Catholic boys' school situated to the east of the village, founded by Benedictine monks in 1808 and based on their abbey.

Caption For Knaresborough, View From The Castle C1955

This is a classic view of Knaresborough from the road bridge over the River Nidd, here filled with pleasure boats.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Pier 1897

Nearly a century after its foundation, the town was already dominating the skyline, and its beaches were among the most crowded on the south coast.

Caption For Bulphan, Fen Lane C1955

The second element of Bulphan's name is the word 'fen'.

Caption For Bromsgrove, High Street C1960

This section of the High Street is now pedestrianised, but the east side of the street is not greatly changed from this view. Timothy Whites is still a handsome building, though it is W H Smith now.

Caption For New Brighton, The Fort C1960

Built in the late1820s, Fort Perch Rock Battery site was then manned continuously until the end of World War II.

Caption For Bolton Le Sands, C1960

Taken from outside St Mary of the Angels, the village's Catholic church, this view looks along The Nook past 17th- and early 18th-century houses.

Caption For Ibsley, The Bridge 1890

The bridge over the River Avon at Ibsley, with its white water weir, wildfowl and waterside scenery, is a good place to halt if you are following that lovely river up from the sea.

Caption For Lymington, High Street 1952

Lymington, standing proudly above the short estuary of the Lymington or Boldre River, is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lentune, though a settlement existed here long before that.

Caption For Westdean, 1921

The village lies north of the Seaford road, which crosses the Cuckmere River at Exceat.

Caption For Loddon, High Street And Town Sign C1955

Except for the proliferation of telephone lines and TV aerials, this view up the main street of Loddon might have been photographed today.

Caption For Oundle, New Street C1950

On the right of the picture is the town war memorial; to the left is the striking grey stone facade of the Talbot Hotel, a gabled 17th-century building.

Caption For Oundle, Market Place C1950

Oundle, best known for its public school, lies in the north-east corner of the county. It may have expanded somewhat over the years, but it still remains a compact market town.

Caption For Cheltenham, Devil's Chimney 1901

This tall limestone pillar stands above the quarries on Leckhampton Hill, not far from Cheltenham.

Caption For Braunston, The Canal C1965

A little east of the junction with the Oxford Canal is the bustling Braunston Marina.