Maps

4,509 maps found.

1946, Campion Hills Ref. NPO660404
1898, Totham Hill Ref. RNC850756
1898, Tower Hill Ref. RNC850929
1899, Staple Hill Ref. RNC838619
1903, Stone Hill Ref. RNC840324
1899, Warmley Hill Ref. RNC860827
1899, West Hill Ref. RNC864390
1898, Toot Hill Ref. RNC850029
1902, Snow Hill Ref. RNC833776
1919, Hill Brow Ref. POP734857
1923, Hill Dale Ref. POP734884
1919, Hill Deverill Ref. POP734885
1919, Hill End Ref. POP734901
1920, Hill End Ref. POP734904
1919, Hill Furze Ref. POP735295
1920, Hill Park Ref. POP735902
1921, Hill Ridware Ref. POP735910
1925, Hill Side Ref. POP735915
1923, Hill Top Ref. POP736009
1921, Hill Wood Ref. POP736068

Books

3 books found. Showing results 913 to 3.

Memories

4,101 memories found. Showing results 381 to 390.

Moving Away

I was born in Redhill hospital in 1948 and lived in Shirley Avenue. I went to Downland School which was a stone cottage called Pound Cottage just before Stanley Close. There was Cherry Tree Cottage about 3 doors up, they used to ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon by Margaret Collins

Growing Up In Easebourne

I went to live in Cowdray House, aged 4, in 1951. My father worked in the accounts office in Easebourne village, and I attended Easebourne Primary School (Headmaster was Mr Bevan) along with Barbara Fisher, who also ...Read more

A memory of Easebourne in 1956 by Roger Mills

Colerne In The Second World War Continued

Those of us at Colerne school who passed our 'scholarship' exam at the age of about eleven usually went on to Chippenham Secondary School, which probably goes under a different name now: it's at ...Read more

A memory of Colerne in 1940 by John Bunting

Childhood

I went to Dogdyke Primary School until i was 13 years old, I lived at Tattershall Bridge. Dogdyke was split by the River Witham, on the Tattershall side was The Packet Inn pub, where the ferry used to cross, and the Dogdyke pumping ...Read more

A memory of Dogdyke in 1954 by Christine Lawson

I Was Born There

I remember going to school at Strete in the Easter, up to the summer holidays, as a 4 year old in 1964. When we were due to return, we had to go to Stoke Fleming primary because Strete primary had closed. All the Rowdens, Ewings, ...Read more

A memory of Strete in 1964 by Ian Taplin

1962/63 Best Time Of My Childhood

I can't believe this, amazing even if the names are coincidence, I was at Warnham Court 1962-63, I can remember lots of names: Roy Riggs, with his 'German' dictionary. June Palmer. John Thorp, we ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1962 by Victor Chytry

Pontnewydd Church School

As I remember, the discipline there was tough, but at least you knew right from wrong and if you did something wrong you could expect punishment - nearly always the cane. We all had to attend the church for assembly ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd in 1940 by Lance Ford

Tales Of College Green

This shows College Green and its grand posh upmarket shops, at a time in the past when parking wasn't a problem. Many famous people lived round the Green over the years including Mary Robinson; actress and mistress of the ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

St John's Gate Broad Street

St John's Gate in Broad Street in Bristol is the only surviving medieval city gateway, at one one time there were seven gates into the old city. Fortified gateways pierced the town wall at intervals. St John's Gateway, ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Denham Court

I was placed in Denham Court on 20th February 1953 at the age of 12 years (just five days before my thirteenth birthday, which I recall was not even acknowledged by anyone) when it was a Children's Home. The Matron and her husband were ...Read more

A memory of Denham in 1953 by Elizabeth Neilly

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 913 to 936.

Caption For Holmbury St Mary, Post Office Corner 1906

At one time sheep from Romney Marsh in Kent were wintered here on the relatively dry sandy Surrey Hills.

Caption For Hastings, Castle Ruins 1890

The remains of Hastings Castle, the first built by William the Conqueror, crown Hastings' West Hill, with superb views over the town and out to sea.

Caption For Sheringham, Church Street C1955

Old - or Upper - Sheringham is on a hill well inland; the town only developed towards the sea in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Caption For Malmesbury, The River And Bridge C1960

In the 17th century an earlier fulling mill, called Cannop's Mill, stood on the site.

Caption For Upwey, Near Stone Bridge 1898

Most visitors come to take in the little glen and wishing well, though the hills around offer extensive views over Dorchester and Chesil Beach.

Caption For Lincoln, Castle Hill 1906

Reaching the top of Steep Hill, the photographer looks west from Exchequer Gate, the medieval gatehouse into the cathedral close, towards the Castle gatehouse.

Caption For Bolton, Town Hall 1893

One of the lasting impressions of Bolton that many a visitor has is of the grand Town Hall, with its portico of Corinthian columns and tower topped off with a French cap.

Caption For Crummock Water, From Loweswater 1889

The lower slopes of Grasmoor are prominent on the left, and the skyline is filled by Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks and High Crag.

Caption For Cheam, The Gander Inn C1955

At the foot of St Dunstan's Hill, this mock-Tudor fronted Charrington's pub stands at the crossing point of the old parish boundary of Gander Green Lane with the Sutton by-pass, which had been constructed

Caption For Bedale, Emgate C1960

This view of a virtually deserted Emgate shows a street of sturdy 18th- and 19th-century houses leading up to the Royal Hotel at the top of the hill. A

Caption For Horton In Ribblesdale, The Village From Station Hill C1955

Ribblesdale village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale is dominated by the stepped profile of Pen-y-Ghent, 2,277 feet high and one of Yorkshire's famous Three Peaks, seen here in the background of this view from Station Hill

Caption For Saundersfoot, The Glen 1934

This view of the Glen was taken from St Bride's Hill. It is possible to reach the Glen Beach from just below the row of houses.

Caption For Aylesbury, The Canal 1897

Just beyond the bridge is the delightfully named Hills and Partridges Lock.

Caption For London, Bootblack 1895

The Ragged Schools, Saffron Hill, set up the first society, and nine others followed. The aim was to educate orphan boys and to give them a good start in the world.

Caption For Uley, Green And Church 1904

This view looks down the hill into the village. The Old Crown Inn and the adjoining cottages are faced by the Georgian houses on the other side of the green.

Caption For Ilfracombe, Lantern Hill 1899

Lantern Hill and the Chapel of St Nicholas are not just a focal point for visitors; for centuries the light on the chapel was a vital navigational aid for mariners.

Caption For Bromsgrove, High Street 1931

This old market town, famed for its manufacture of nails, is situated on the slopes of the Lickey Hills.

Caption For Horndon On The Hill, The High Street C1960

This event survives as Horndon-on-the-Hill Feast & Fayre, which takes place at the end of June, to mark St Peter's Day.

Caption For Kingsbridge, Fore Street 1896

A steep hill leads away from the estuary to the top of Kingsbridge town.

Caption For Alton, Mill Cafe And Castle C1955

Perched high on its hill, Alton Castle dominates the area.

Caption For Kersey, The Ford And Church C1955

At the top of the hill is one of the best-known views in Suffolk. On the left, Bridge House has a shop window from a former sweet shop. Across the bridge, Ye Olde River House is dated 1490.

Caption For Pentewan, The Valley 1912

We are looking inland from near Pentewan, with the St Austell hills in the far distance.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Sherborne Lane 1907

At this time the Crown and Anchor Inn, the large building at the foot of the hill, was still open and a focus for community life in Lyme Regis.With its congested, narrow streets, this is by far

Caption For Reading, Prospect Park 1912

The park had focussed around Prospect Hill House, now known as The Mansion House, which after being a problem building for years is now a pub/restaurant with marvellous views south from its hilltop