Maps

181,031 maps found.

1887, Spalding Ref. HOSM35216
1887, Gosberton Ref. HOSM46669
1887, Whaplode Ref. HOSM64323
1896, Page Bank Ref. HOSM64509
1887, Asgarby Ref. HOSM36267
1887, Candlesby Ref. HOSM39947
1887, Monksthorpe Ref. HOSM53988
1887, Skendleby Ref. HOSM59338
1887, Somersby Ref. HOSM59574
1880, Stafford Ref. HOSM35232
1881, Amerton Ref. HOSM35938
1879, Chatcull Ref. HOSM40645
1880, Creswell Ref. HOSM42237
1879, Eccleshall Ref. HOSM44640
1881, Enson Ref. HOSM44856
1879, Blue Anchor Ref. HOSM62405
1880, Tregamere Ref. HOSM58042
1897, Stevenage Ref. HOSM35240
1896, Ardeley Ref. HOSM36106
1892, Rainford Ref. HOSM57394

Books

442 books found. Showing results 9,121 to 9,144.

Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 3,801 to 3,810.

Methodist Church?

I went to a Hall at the top of Mill Road for what I believe was a Methodist meeting place. My mum didn't know that I went there ,she wouldn't have approved but it was such good fun with many happy memories....thank goodness mum went to work! Does anyone else remember this?

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1967

Aylesbury In The 50's

My husband, Roger Watts, and his family lived in Castle St and then Priory Cres, from the early 50's to the late 70's.The photo of Castle St. taken in 1955 would appear to have his mother or his older sister (Linda) standing outside their front door. Can anybody confirm this?

A memory of Aylesbury by Lesley Watts

Lots Of Past Memories

I grew up in Eccles, descended from two of the original families to first come into the village when Eccles Row was built. Everyone knew everyone in Eccles in the 1950s and 60s. The local school, St Marks, had two rooms - ...Read more

A memory of Eccles by Anna Collins

Upper Day House

The women of my father's family decided to go to Shropshire to get away from the bombs in London. There were about 7 women, mostly Harts, who went & rented Upper Day House with their children, about 10/11 children. The ...Read more

A memory of Church Preen in 1941 by Patricia Bunce

Bridgenorth Hospital

My Mother before marriage was a training Nurse at Bridgnorth Hospital in the 1920s. Her name Annie Betteridge or Nancy, as she prefered to be called. Her Aunt paid for her training but Mom did not finish it due to a ...Read more

A memory of Bridgnorth in 1920 by June Tomes

My Grandparents Lived In 2 Tanyard Cottages

I used to visit my grandparents (Gran and Robert Pearce) in 2 Tanyard Cottages when I was a small boy between 1949/55. I can remember the cottage next door was owned by Mr and Mrs Lindsell and their ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1950 by Bob Newton

Twickenham In The 60's

I lived and worked in Twickenham from 1962 and 1969. I lived at 125, Staines Road and worked for the Metropolitan Water Board, based at a small depot in Nelson Road, close to the fish and chip shop. I was what was ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham by Alfred Winkworth

Memories Of Cannock

These photographs remind me of Cannock and how it was when I was a child, ten years old in 1965. It's an odd thing to remember and I wonder if anyone else remembers the public toilets that were downstairs beneath the ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1965

Have I Any Relatives In Merthyr

MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS LIVED IN PLAY HOUSE COURT IN 1871. THEY CAME ORIGINALLY FROM CORNWALL AND DEVON.MY GREAT GRANDDADS NAME WAS THOMAS AND HIS WIFE WAS EMIELIA BOTH ARE BURIED AT CENFCOED CEMETRY WITH ONE ...Read more

A memory of Merthyr Tydfil by Brian James

Barrow Hill School

I went to Barrow Hill School in the early fifties, Mr. Rees was the Headmaster. On a Friday evening we would go into his home and watch the Cisco Kid on television, the first television I ever watched. I also remember ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1951 by Daniel Wright

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 9,121 to 9,144.

Caption For Reading, Town Hall C1955

In this view the right hand wing of the Town Hall has been demolished, and Thomas Lainson's 1882 wing can be seen at the left.

Caption For West Burton, The Cross C1955

The centrepiece of West Burton's village green in Wensleydale is this stepped obelisk, dated 1802. In this photograph, a group of people all carrying walking sticks (perhaps they were ramblers?)

Caption For Minehead, The Parade C1950

The Market Hall with its clock tower is on the right.

Caption For London, Piccadilly Circus C1964

Its frontage is covered with illuminated advertisements, which became a feature of Piccadilly Circus - Bovril and Schweppes advertisements appeared as early as 1910.

Caption For Cullompton, Exeter Road 2003

The long, broad street winds through this attractive market town, that sits in the valley of the River Culm alongside the busy M5 motorway.

Caption For Billericay, Catholic Church C1955

The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer opened in 1919. Its predecessor was St Edith's - a house of Ursuline Sisters at the southern end of the High Street.

Caption For Sutton Courtenay, The Green C1955

Here we see the Norman tower of the village church of All Saints.

Caption For Horningsea, Lock Gates River Cam C1955

North-east of Cambridge, the River Cam quickly becomes wooded on either side, setting an attractive scene here at Baits Bite Lock.

Caption For Coltishall, The Old Lock C1955

Coltishall was the natural limit of navigation up the river Bure. In 1779 the navigable river was extended a further ten miles to Aylsham by means of a series of locks.

Caption For Chippenham, The Old Mill From The Avon C1955

The rear of the mill is behind the trees on the left; note the two sluice gates, one of which is in the open position.

Caption For Formby, Chapel Lane C1960

The coming of the railways and the subsequent growth in Formby's population led to a number of new places of worship being built.

Caption For Newport, High Street C1955

Justice Fleming survived into the reign of James I, when he presided over the trial of Guy Fawkes; an act of judicial importance that is commemorated in Newport's Guildhall.

Caption For Saltwick Bay, Saltwick Nab 1913

This is one of the dark, forbidding formations of rock that are to be seen along this coast.

Caption For Hardingstone, Primary School C1965

The photographer is looking west along the High Street, past the Victorian primary school with its cluster of steep slated pyramidal roofs and the hall 'erected by General Bouverie for the use of the parish

Caption For Aldershot, Wellington Monument 1891

Cambridge Military Hospital 1891 Named after the Duke of Cambridge, Queen Victoria's uncle, this most distinguished of buildings opened as a military hospital in 1879 and remained in use for

Caption For Horningsea, Lock Gates River Cam C1955

North-east of Cambridge, the River Cam quickly becomes wooded on either side, setting an attractive scene here at Baits Bite Lock.

Caption For Seaton, Fore Street 1895

Seaton is a mostly Victorian town hard by the mouth of the River Axe. Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.

Caption For Lerryn, Bridge 1893

Lerryn must be one of the most perfect places on earth. It stands at the end of a narrow muddy creek, the haunt of the heron and kingfisher, that winds a course between luxuriant woodland.

Caption For Ironbridge, From Rotunda 1892

Much of the heavy industry had already moved to the Black Country, Lancashire, south Wales etc. Yet one can still sense the pall of smoke that lies over all of the buildings in the valley.

Caption For Chester, Watergate Street 1888

Food hygiene regulations have changed somewhat since this photograph of the Leche House was taken.

Caption For Chester, St Paul's Church And River Dee 1914

A clipper-bowed excursion steamer crowded with passengers heads along the Dee, attracting little attention from the young fishermen on the bank.

Caption For Rhymney, Memorial C1955

The Rhymney war memorial to commemorate the local men who gave their lives in the Great War was erected in 1929 and unveiled in the October of that year.

Caption For Warwick, The Castle 1892

Henry de Newburgh built a large wooden motte and bailey on the site of the present castle; before his death in 1123 he might well have begun to replace the wood with stone.

Caption For Ainsdale, The Sandhills C1965

In common with the rest of this coastline, the sand dunes now constitute the major defence against incursion by the sea.