Maps

181,031 maps found.

1902, Oldwood Ref. HOSM55735
1906, Lydstep Ref. HOSM52955
1901, Pamington Ref. HOSM56034
1897, Clare Ref. HOSM41032
1909, Headley Ref. HOSM47957
1904, Feltwell Ref. HOSM45276
1882, Merton Ref. HOSM53536
1882, Ovington Ref. HOSM55926
1892, Borrowby Ref. HOSM38351
1890, Dalton Ref. HOSM42843
1892, Newsham Ref. HOSM54927
1891, Pickhill Ref. HOSM56608
1891, Scawton Ref. HOSM58666
1903, Burlescombe Ref. HOSM39513
1903, Shillingford Ref. HOSM59088
1905, Walsden Ref. HOSM63414
1895, Capel Ref. HOSM39986
1896, Hawkenbury Ref. HOSM47866
1898, Trealaw Ref. HOSM62315
1905, Freathy Ref. HOSM45901

Books

442 books found. Showing results 7,969 to 7,992.

Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 3,321 to 3,330.

Elmore Court The Bronets Of Guise

Elmore Court is a beautiful manor and ancient house with many acres of property which belonged to the Baronets of Elmore, the Guise family, since the 13th century. My great-great-grandfather, Martin George Guise, ...Read more

A memory of Elmore by Miguel De Althaus

More Corwen Memories

It was abuot 1950, and we were having what we called PT lessons, the infants teacher Miss Olwen Davies had us playing 'What's the time, Mr Wolf?, culminating with 'Miss' (the wolf) turning and chasing us, shouting "Dinner time!", ...Read more

A memory of Corwen in 1950 by Gareth Hughes

Wolverhampton

Milano's was always a place my mother told me not to go to. I worked in Queen Street in a solicitors and had to deliver mail to all the other offices by hand. I saw my first Beatles movie in Wolverhampton. My sister 's haunt was ...Read more

A memory of Wolverhampton in 1965

My Dad Was At Hendon Police School In 1958

My late father was a police officer with the Royal Malaysian Police between 1953 and 1982 inclusive. In the early years of his career he served under several British officers and was sent to the thick ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1958 by Ahmad Ismail

Growing Up

I have some very happy memories of growing up in and around Burwash. Both sets of my grandparents lived in Swife Lane. Mr and Mrs Frederick owned Corner Farm, where my mum grew up, and Mr and Mrs Smith lived in Byeways. I remember as a ...Read more

A memory of Burwash in 1972 by Helen Hobbs

1946

My name is John Lewis. I was born in Blackmill in 1946 in a cottage on the mountain, lived in the village later, played soccer with my friends and in the early 1950s we all went and watched children's TV in Lloyds Farm. It was a very ...Read more

A memory of Blackmill in 1946

Fun On The Ferry

Around about l956/57 we would all go to dances or parties in Southampton and of course, from memory, the last bus home to Hythe/Holbury/Fawley/Calshot was about 10.30p.m. Inevitably we girls missed it so there was a mad dash ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1956 by Jeannette Lomas

Working At Blagg Son And Masefield

I remember living on Charles Street in Cheadle, used to walk to Blaggson and Masefield every day and on Saturday mornings. My best friend was Julie Bryant, we loved dancing at the guild hall. My father ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle in 1962 by Marion Klein

My Gran

My gran was born on this street, she lived here till she married then moved to Huthwaite village where we grew up. I loved exploring Derbyshire. Most of my ancestors were born here including Sir Richard Arkwright (Inventor of the cotton mill)..Great memories...

A memory of South Normanton by Chrissy Walker

Childhood Memories

I was born in Hereford County Hospital in 1945 and together with my twin sister was bought back to Broad View, Llangrove where I lived with my Mum and Dad and older brother from 1945 until I got married in 1965. My Dad had lived ...Read more

A memory of Llangrove in 1950 by Sheila Gwilliam

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 7,969 to 7,992.

Caption For Cheam, Nonsuch Mansion 1927

This is not, of course, the original great Tudor palace of 'None such' built by Henry VIII, which was subsequently given to Lady Castlemaine by Charles II.

Caption For Barnard Castle, From The River 1892

In November 1569, during the Rising in the North, it was held by Sir George Bowes, a loyal servant of Queen Elizabeth I, against a force led by Charles Neville, Sixth Earl of Westmoreland, and Thomas Percy

Caption For Southerndown, Dunraven Bay And Castle C1955

Arnold de Boteler was awarded the manor of Dunraven by William de Londres as a reward for his defence of Ogmore Castle when it was attacked by the Welsh.

Caption For Durham, The Cathedral Font And Nave 1921

The octagonal canopy is over 12m high, and its ornate decoration emphasises the significance of baptism in the life of the church.

Caption For Southborough, The Common C1955

At the top of Sceptre Hill on the way to Tonbridge stands the Hand and Sceptre Hotel; built in 1663, it became an inn in 1728, serving during this time as a district court.

Caption For Frisby On The Wreake, Church Of St Thomas Of Canterbury C1955

An attractive village south of the railway line and the River Wreake, Frisby has a number of good houses.

Caption For Kettering, The Pavilion, Wicksteed Park C1955

One of Charles Wicksteed's nventions was a machine for the tearooms, which cut and buttered bread.

Caption For Petersfield, High Street C1955

The view is closed at the far end of the street by Norman Burton's, built in the early 1800s, and just to the right the café sign invites you to Frances Hill's tea rooms.

Caption For Dolgellau, Upper Smithfield Street 1908

Dolgellau was the county town of the old county of Merioneth, and is set amid the mountains which are famous for Welsh gold - the mines here provided gold for Royal wedding rings.

Caption For Carew, 1890

This is another view of this splendid Norman castle, built on the site of a Romano-British fortress by Gerald de Windsor as a wooden stronghold.

Caption For Preston, Town Hall 1893

Here we see Preston Post Office just a couple of years after it opened.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Summer Hill 1909

Summer Hill House, on the west side of Charmouth Road, was the Victorian home of the borough magistrate Walter Banfield Wallis.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1905

Down the north side of the street are the post office, and the Great House, where William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham brought his 15-year-old son, Pitt the Younger, to recover from illness

Caption For Durham, The Castle 1892

Work on the original castle began in 1072: it was the official residence of the bishops of Durham.

Caption For Fairhaven, The Lake 1923

The line of skiffs and rowing boats indicates the popularity of such a holiday pastime. This must have been a quiet day out of season.

Caption For Blackheath, The Volunteer 1927

This small pub on the outskirts of the isolated hamlet of Blackheath, with its shaded canopy and planted tubs, has undergone a name change, and now bears the uninspired title The Villagers.

Caption For Burton Fleming, The Village From The Church C1960

Inland from Filey and Bridlington, this village contains a pond just behind the church of St Cuthbert, which is a chapel of ease for the mother church of All Saints at Hunmanby.

Caption For Halstead, St Andrew's Church, High Street C1955

Much of the church dates from the 14th century, but the old west tower fell down and was rebuilt in 1850; further restoration followed.

Caption For Polzeath, The Sands 1895

Hayle Bay, with its lines of evenly-breaking surf and golden sand, is now a mecca for surfers and tourists, and New Polzeath has grown along the low cliffs on the opposite side of the beach.

Caption For Saundersfoot, General View 1949

This view of the village was taken from St Bride's.

Caption For Newick, High Street C1955

The Green c1955 We are looking across Newick's green from the pump towards the Bull Inn, famed at one time for the annual sports- man's suppers staged by Thomas Baden- Powell, cousin of the founder

Caption For Bramber, The Village C1955

The houses of Bramber are varied and picturesque. Some are built of brick or flint, and some are creeper-clad. The village was once an important port on the River Adur.

Caption For West Grinstead, Knepp Castle C1960

Designed by Nash in 1809 and rebuilt to look exactly the same after a fire at the beginning of the 20th century, Knepp Castle stands between the villages of West Grinstead and Shipley.

Caption For Wells Next The Sea, Jacob's Ladder 1950

When the Earl of Leicester made the embankment in the 19th century, he also planted the vast line of Corsica pines to stabilise the dunes from Holkham to Wells.