Maps

776 maps found.

1903, Onllwyn Ref. HOSM55749
1897, Rheola Ref. HOSM57678
1897, Tre-Forgan Ref. HOSM65434
1922, Aberavon Ref. POP618611
1923, Abergwynfi Ref. POP618729
1923, Jersey Marine Ref. POP745071
1922, Margam Moors Ref. POP774554
1923, Melincryddan Ref. POP777839
1923, Mount Pleasant Ref. POP784938
1900-1901, Jersey Marine Ref. RNC745071
1923, Craig Llangiwg Ref. POP680292
1923, Gwaun-Leision Ref. POP723838
1923, Gellygron Ref. POP712898
1923, Glyn-Neath Ref. POP716866
1923, Cilfrew Ref. POP668843
1923, Cilybebyll Ref. POP668968
1923, Briton Ferry Ref. POP650586
1922, Brombil Ref. POP651593
1900-1901, Nant-Y-Cafn Ref. RNC787693
1900-1901, Neath Ref. RNC788161

Books

1 books found. Showing results 865 to 1.

Memories

2,732 memories found. Showing results 361 to 370.

Early Life In Chalford

I was born in Chalford at "The Little House" in Chalford Hill in 1932 and lived there until March 1940. I was the youngest of six children who all lived in the cottage and have very lovely memories of both the cottage ...Read more

A memory of Chalford Hill in 1930 by Dinah Milgate

Bletchingley

I grew up in Bletchingley and have just been looking at the photos of the village which provoked a lot of lovely memories I would like to see a photo of the post office during the 70's,which when i left the village in the late ...Read more

A memory of Bletchingley by Tracey Cobbett

The Howard Family Of Barnes And Hammersmith

My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations of my ...Read more

A memory of Barnes in 1870 by John Howard Norfolk

Cowplain In The Early 1960's

I lived as a toddler in Kings Road, Cowplain, between 1958 and 1963, in the days when it was a cul-de-sac. These photographs really bring back memories. If I'm not mistaken, the small building on the right of the ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain in 1963 by David Crouch

Disley Primary School

When I went to the school we had our dinners in a room downstairs and heaven help you if you cheeked the dinner ladies. The Headmaster's son at the time, Michael Roe, did and he got a real telling off and probably the cane ...Read more

A memory of Disley in 1961 by Sally Pethybridge

School Doctor

School doubled as the church on a Sunday and I sat next to the altar rail often gazing at the pedals and knobs and levers of the organ instead of listening. I remember sitting at bench-type tables for lunch, stirring the ...Read more

A memory of Kettleshulme in 1958 by Sally Pethybridge

Stanton

I went to Stanton Infant / Junior school. I remember the bread being baked, Wem brewery delivering to the New Inn, the Old Mill that was destroyed in 1962, for 're-development', a tin shed was erected. The blacksmith shop ...Read more

A memory of Stanton upon Hine Heath by John Vaughan

Marlborough Mop Fair

I have a photograph of a group of children at the Marlborough Mop Fair from the convalescant home, which used to be a home for old homeless gentlemen, then became a hospital for children recovering from various illnesses. I ...Read more

A memory of Marlborough in 1952 by Christine Utrup

Priory Road 1962 To 1988

My father, William J Smith (Bill) had a newsagent at 47 Priory Road between 1962 and 1988 which was opposite Ports the Bakers. I remember seeing queues of people coming out of the Bakers on a Saturday morning to get ...Read more

A memory of South Park in 1970 by Julia Boxall

Shopping With My Mum In Heathfield...

I remember in the 1960s going to Heathfield with Mum on the bus (we lived at Corner Farm, Swife Lane). We would go shopping and often would go into the Bluebird. Seeing that name in this picture brought ...Read more

A memory of Heathfield in 1965 by Sally Semple

Captions

1,653 captions found. Showing results 865 to 888.

Caption For Acock's Green, Olton Boulevard East C1965

Olton Boulevard East is a long, wide road of mostly municipal housing, linking Warwick Road with Shaftmoor Lane.

Caption For Knott End On Sea, Post Office And Methodist Church C1960

A teashop and a cinema are on the right, opposite the Post Office and Methodist church.

Caption For Bangor, Garth Road C1965

Here we see new building in post-war Wales - new shops, a supermarket and offices in the form of a modern precinct.

Caption For Botley, The Square C1960

On the extreme left is Botley Post Office, and next to it is a chemists; the former is now a dress shop, and the latter remains a pharmacy.

Caption For Woodstock, Bear Hotel And Market Place C1960

Woodstock's post office is on the left next to the building with the railed frontage.

Caption For Glasgow, George Square 1897

It contained the magnificent municipal buildings completed in 1888 at a cost of £540,000—the Post Office, the Bank of Scotland, the Merchant's House and several hotels.

Caption For Glastonbury, High Street 1909

Then, the tall building belonging to Brooks & Sons the Drapers, who boast of being established in 1831, has been replaced by the Post Office, which has a datestone GR 1938.

Caption For Godmanchester, Chinese Bridge C1960

It links Post Street to the riverside walk on the west side of the Ouse.

Caption For Brent Eleigh, The Street C1960

Beyond Cundys Lane is High Bank, a medieval hall-house; then comes the thatched 17th-century Tudor Cottage and the former post office.

Caption For Caton, Hornby Road C1955

In the 1950s, Hornby Road featured Henty's confectioners and the post and telegraph office (left).

Caption For Redhill, Market Hall 1899

With the east and west wings added in 1891 and 1903, the building housed a post office, the county court and the headquarters of various societies, with the market in fields behind.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street 1930

We are looking downhill from the post office (left) and Dunster's Library (right), where the proprietor was Sydney Mould.

Caption For Abingdon, The Crown And Thistle Hotel C1955

The further part of the yard in this view now has a roof supported on posts to give shelter to tables and chairs.

Caption For Ardingly, High Street C1955

Invariably the village shop and post office (left) was the social hub of village life, and Ardingly is no exception.

Caption For Kibworth, The Square C1955

Nothing appears in the photograph to shake the post-war calm of the village, bypassed on its eastern side by the busy A6.

Caption For Heckington, The Church C1960

The large village of Heckington has two great buildings, the mill and the church of St Andrew, which is most unusual in that it was totally built in the same architectural style, Decorated, in a very few

Caption For Coventry, Broadgate C1965

In front of Broadgate's post-war development is a statue of Lady Godiva, still notorious for nudity after 1,000 years.

Caption For Boston Spa, High Street 1893

The word Spa was added to the town's name in 1840 when the Penny Post began.

Caption For Ullenhall, Composite C1965

The most striking thing about present- day Ullenhall is the number of houses with names such as The Old Central Stores, The Old Bakery, The Old Post Office and The Old Forge, to name

Caption For Great Bardfield, High Street C1965

The garage opposite has reverted to domestic duties, but Hitchcock`s (where the lorry is) is still a thriving concern - part grocer`s, part post office.

Caption For Baldock, Hitchin Street C1955

Even in the mid 1920s, almost every other building is an inn or a tavern - only the concrete lamp post and the television aerials identify this as the 20th century.

Caption For Botley, The Square 1957

On the extreme left is Botley Post Office, and next to it is a chemists; the former is now a dress shop, and the latter remains a pharmacy.

Caption For Arlington, The Post Office C1960

The estate vilage of Arlington with the old post office - now Mill Cottages - lies alongside the Lynton to Barnstaple road.

Caption For Wangford, The Village 1895

The corner site was the former post office of 1879. At the bottom is the Angel, landlord John Copley, which is the only hostelry functioning today.