Places
36 places found.
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- Shanklin, Isle of Wight
- Ventnor, Isle of Wight
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Sandown, Isle of Wight
- Port of Ness, Western Isles
- London, Greater London
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Killarney, Republic of Ireland
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Plymouth, Devon
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Southwold, Suffolk
- Bristol, Avon
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Cromer, Norfolk
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Maldon, Essex
- Clacton-On-Sea, Essex
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Colchester, Essex
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Hunstanton, Norfolk
- Chelmsford, Essex
- Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Brentwood, Essex
- Glengarriff, Republic of Ireland
Photos
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Maps
181,031 maps found.
Books
442 books found. Showing results 8,041 to 8,064.
Memories
29,070 memories found. Showing results 3,351 to 3,360.
1946 1951 Age 2 Years To 7 Years
I was in St Claire's Orphanage with my two sisters after my father died in 1945. The Rev Mother Sister Phillomina had been a childhood friend of my mother's. This fact did not give us any added privileges. I ...Read more
A memory of Pantasaph in 1948 by
North Shields Test Centre
The building which houses North Shields test cente in Cecil Street was erected in1848 as a chapel for people to worship. It remained this way until 1891 when it changed ownership and became a sauna and plunge baths ...Read more
A memory of North Shields by
Does Anyone Remember The Rag And Bone Men?
Does anyone remember the rag and bone men that used to come round the scheme looking for old rags etc? I was so desperate to own a red balloon, nothing was to stand in my way, but where would I get enough good ...Read more
A memory of Ayr by
Frogs Newts & Ice
I used to visit my aunt & uncle who lived in this - as it was known to me - the posh area of Thornton Heath: it was even pronounced differently - where I lived we invariably but a "mate" on the end of everything. Anyway ...Read more
A memory of Thornton Heath by
Living At The Mill
My father got a job in the mill in about 1950 and we moved into Mill House which is actually a part of the mill itself, on the right as you stand facing the building. I don't know what Bordon is like now, but in my day it had its ...Read more
A memory of Bordon in 1950 by
East Quinton Boarding School
I went to a boarding school just ouside Seaford, called East Quinton. They were happy days as we used to walk from the back of the school to play in the trenches. I often wonder if they are still there.
A memory of Seaford in 1952 by
Methodist School
I was at Burgh Heath Methodist School from about 1953 to 1956. My mother was Mrs Coleman, who taught reception. Mrs Parrot was headmistress, Mrs Westwater taught the second class. Miss Marshall was at that time the milk lady ...Read more
A memory of Burgh Heath in 1955 by
First Holiday
My first holiday was when I was 9 years old (in 1958) and my parents and I came to Goodrington. We stayed at Beech Hurst which if I remember correctly was in Youngs Park Road. It was lovely. I made friends with a girl who lived ...Read more
A memory of Goodrington in 1958 by
Memories Of Bonfire Night In The 1950s
I grew up in Berwick Street, Liverpool. The best night of the year was Bonfire Night. My mates and I would collect bonny wood for ages before the big night and store it in a bombed out ...Read more
A memory of Fairfield in 1955 by
Sir John Colville.
This was the house occupied in the 1970s and 1980s by Sir John Colville, Assistant Private Secretary to 3 Prime Ministers, and Principal Private Secretary to Sir Winston Churchill when he was Prime Minister 1951-53 ...Read more
A memory of Broughton by
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Captions
29,395 captions found. Showing results 8,041 to 8,064.
The war memorial (left) forms the centrepiece of Trelawney Square in the centre of this market town.
Easington is set alongside the coast of the North Sea, some five miles north of Spurn Point.
This fine view of Dorchester from the meadows alongside the River Frome shows the county town of Dorset much as Thomas Hardy would have known it when, as an apprentice architect, he would walk there
In this tranquil scene, a farmer rests on a fence overlooking Windermere.
The proprietress of Taylforth's Hotel (left), in the main street of Eamont Bridge, stands outside to bid farewell to a guest departing in a pony and trap.
The restored medieval Butter Cross, or High Cross, marks the site of a market. The town crier has long stood on this spot in order to communicate important news to the people of Winchester.
The centre of Bishop's Waltham has retained its character over the years, and this photograph shows some of the country town's striking Georgian buildings.
Although motor cars have replaced the horses and carts, this 1929 view of the ancient Provision Market is, in essence, little changed from medieval days.
This unusual picture shows the interior of one of the army buildings at Blackdown Camp. Instruction is taking place in the bright and well-equipped gym.
A view of industrial Godalming from just above the railway line. In the right foreground is a mill pond on a tributary valley.
Woodcote Park was commandeered by the War Office in 1915, and Humphreys of Knightsbridge were contracted to build not only huts but also a chapel and a splendid recreation room.
Slightly reminiscent of a triumphal arch and a famous landmark in Southampton for 800 years or more, Bargate is an appropriate place to begin a walk along what is left of the city walls.
Behind a dry stone wall All Saints Church sits in the centre of the winding main street of the village.
The building of the parish church of St Edward was funded by wealthy Cotswold wool merchants.
It also had the distinction, following an Act of Parliament in 1562, of sending two MPs to Parliament - voted in by an electorate of only twenty!
In the distance is Monkstone Point, so called because of the remains of a monastic cell which were discovered among the precipitous rocks there.
This was the fishing area of Folkestone: note the fishing nets on the right-hand side by the steps.
Leysdown is the most easterly village of the Isle of Sheppey.
Holidaymakers are boating on the southern reaches of Windermere near Newby Bridge.
Abbotsbury's famous swannery is home to over a thousands swans, and first became a popular day out in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Above Lulworth Cove is the village of West Lulworth. Much of the surrounding countryside has been used for military training since World War Two.
Sandy Bay is Littleham's beach, offering some of the finest bathing on the East Devon coast.
The 285ft high spire of St Mary Redcliffe towers above the city docks.
Pennard stands high above a tidal creek about eight miles south-west of Swansea.
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