Maps

4,509 maps found.

1925, Sheep Hill Ref. POP829318
1925, Sherburn Hill Ref. POP829826
1925, Sheriff Hill Ref. POP829859
1923, Shirdley Hill Ref. POP830357
1924, Snape Hill Ref. POP833566
1921, Snow Hill Ref. POP833776
1945, Dragon's Hill Ref. NPO692904
1945, Dudden Hill Ref. NPO694589
1947, Eagland Hill Ref. NPO696409
1946, East Hill Ref. NPO697407
1946, Biggin Hill Ref. NPO639885
1947, Blackbow Hill Ref. NPO642271
1940, Bleak Hill Ref. NPO644034
1945, Crouch Hill Ref. NPO684714
1947, Daisy Hill Ref. NPO687626
1946, Darby's Hill Ref. NPO688593
1947, Darn Hill Ref. NPO688706
1947, Deaf Hill Ref. NPO689149
1947, Derbyshire Hill Ref. NPO690231
1946, Church Hill Ref. NPO668523

Books

3 books found. Showing results 865 to 3.

Memories

4,091 memories found. Showing results 361 to 370.

I Lived In Midford

The family moved to Midford when I was 15 (1966)... We lived in The Laurels, as you go down Midford hill heading away from Bath our house was to your right over the valley.... I used to work in Bath (David Gregs) and rode a ...Read more

A memory of Midford by Keith Jarvis

A Wartime Child

I was born in 1935 at 25 Cambridge Road, maiden name Lee. There were six of us, parents, 2 older sisters, Beryl and Gwen, and grandmother. I remember many of the shops from the late 30's to the early 50's when we moved to ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1930 by Margaret Waddingham

Childhood Memories

I was born at Hill View Lamberts Castle in the 1940s. Mum use to run a small tea rooms and I remember a hiking organisation called the Holiday Fellowship calling their once a week. No mains water, electricity or gas ...Read more

A memory of Lambert's Castle in 1940 by Michael Loving

Petworth Mill

My grandparents Hylands live in the millhouse at Petworth. When I was a child, after moving from a farm at Sutton my grandad Bill worked for the mill driving a flour lorry and nan Olive used to sell tickets to men wnting to fish ...Read more

A memory of Petworth in 1970 by Jackie Bush

My Youger Days

Hello, I lived on Hadleigh Road & I went to Boxford school from age 7 until 11 plus, Mr Sore was Headmaster who lived in the village in Riverside house. The village hall opposite the school was where I would go to have my lunch ...Read more

A memory of Boxford in 1956 by Audrey Pamplin

Family Holidays

My grandparents lived in Brenchley for many years, and all our summer holidays in the 1950s and 1960s were spent there. We lived in London so I really looked forward to the summer! My grandparents lived near Castle Hill, and on ...Read more

A memory of Brenchley by Pamela Foster

Peartree Close

I was born in Burgess Hill in 1955 and lived at 18 Peartree Close. There was a rough track behind the house with rear access to garages, and we spent loads of time playing up and down this track and in the woods beyond. I ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill in 1955 by Paul Smith

Hill House

I moved back to Hill House, with my brothers, Adrian, Anthony & Twins Russell & Howard. Micky , John & Julian arrived a few years later. I lived there untill 1963, when I got married, and moved to a flat at Kelsale court. I ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1951 by Ann Crook

Love That Place!

Born at Petersfield in 1940, my first home was Berry Cottage, down Sandy Lane, opposite Sibley's farm. Berry cottage had only 4 rooms (2 up and 2 down), no running water, only a well and later a tap down in the lane. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Rake Firs in 1940 by Monica Stewart

Growing Up

I was born in Ponty in 1957 and left for South Africa in 1966. We lived in 11 Hill View opposite the school. My Dad, Allan Hatch worked in the pits. I remember the chap who looked after the school had twins, Michael and Malcolm whose ...Read more

A memory of Pontycymer in 1966 by Paul Hatch

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 865 to 888.

Caption For Downham Market, The Town Hall C1955

Built on a hill, Downham Market has extensive views over the River Ouse and the fens.

Caption For Bossington, The Village 1931

Lying near the coast below Bossington Hill, these cottages over- look a stream that once powered a corn mill.

Caption For New Quay, Church Street C1950

views (below and pages 40-41) up and down Church Street would have been familiar to Dylan Thomas, who lived near New Quay in 1944, and to many visitors, who have to park their cars at the top of the hill

Caption For Laindon, The Crown Hotel C1960

Crown Hill was the setting for an unusual wager in 1936: a Grays confectioner was bet that he could not cycle backwards up the 1-in-7 road.

Caption For Edgware, Station Road 1954

Station Road is readily recognisable as it drops away from the underground station towards Hale Lane and Mill Hill.

Caption For Otley, Kirkgate C1960

In the background are the hills which lead up to Otley's most famous landmark, The Chevin.

Caption For Coulsdon, Farthing Down C1955

The signpost makes a central focal point on the flat-topped ridge looking towards the solid tower of Cane Hill Hospital on the skyline.

Caption For Devizes, The Caen Hill Flight 1898

Few canal sights in Britain match the splendour of the Caen Hill flight of 29 locks which raises the Kennet and Avon canal 230 feet over a two mile stretch.

Caption For Enfield, Hilly Fields C1955

The ground floor comprised a hall, a parlour, a buttery and a kitchen.

Caption For Torquay, Vane Hill From Rock Walk 1920

Above Torquay harbour stands Vane Hill, seen here from the Rock Walk.

Caption For Bridgnorth, Whitburn Street 1898

St Leonard's church was at the heart of the civilian community at one end of the hill, with the castle at the other end and the High Street with its market linking the two.

Caption For Postbridge, The Village 1931

The bridges span the East Dart River, which rises near Whitehorse Hill on the high moors in the distance.

Caption For Hemsworth, Vale Head Park C1965

During the war two air-raid shelters were built into the hill.

Caption For Stourpaine, Village Corner C1940

Stourpaine stands below the Dorset summit of Hod Hill, with its Iron Age hillfort overlooking the River Stour below.

Caption For Seaton, Looking East 1927

From Castle Hill we look down on the Esplanade, with the Beach Hotel in the middle distance.

Caption For Accrington, Oak Hill Park 1897

At the time the park opened, Oak Hill Mansion was empty, having been tenanted from the time Jonathan Hargreaves left in 1856 until about 1880.

Caption For St Agnes, Town Hill C1955

Fortunately, there is no traffic as the farmer herds his small herd of cows in the middle of the road at the bottom of Town Hill beside the Peterville Inn.

Caption For Barnston, Beech Farm C1955

Situated at the top of a steepish hill on the road from Heswall, the entrance to Beech Farm is on the right in our picture.

Caption For Woodcote, The White Lion, Crays Pond C1950

Situated at the south-eastern edge of the Chiltern Hills, Woodcote stands about 500ft above sea level.

Caption For Lower Kingswood, Smithy Lane 1915

These compact, if undistinguished, houses still stand behind the Fox on the Hill in Smithy Lane, as it leads towards the busy A217 Brighton Road.

Caption For North Cheam, London Road C1955

The broad expanse of the A24 London Road heading towards Stonecot Hill and Morden is lined with parked cars and bicycles outside the shops.

Caption For Treen, Village C1955

Down the hill to the left lie the delights of the Logan Rock Inn, while turning right after the telephone box leads to a beautiful campsite high above Porthcurno beach.

Caption For Broadwas, The Village C1955

Broadwas stands on a ridge, with wonderfully clear views across to the Malvern Hills.

Caption For Camberley, Park Road 1928

This shows the view towards Church Hill, with 'Brackenhurst' on the right.