Maps

2,499 maps found.

1896, South Harefield Ref. RNE834829
1895, South Heighton Ref. RNE834866
1896, South Hill Ref. RNE834889
1896, South Hole Ref. RNE834914
1897, South Huish Ref. RNE834940
1899, South Hykeham Ref. RNE834943
1898, South Kilworth Ref. RNE834972
1898, South Knighton Ref. RNE834987
1895, South Malling Ref. RNE835083
1895, South Milford Ref. RNE835096
1897, South Newbarns Ref. RNE835140
1896, South Ockendon Ref. RNE835152
1895, South Petherwin Ref. RNE835192
1898, South Pickenham Ref. RNE835193
1895, South Rauceby Ref. RNE835217
1896, South Reddish Ref. RNE835223
1897, South Shields Ref. RNE835248
1898, South Stainley Ref. RNE835279
1897, South Stainmore Ref. RNE835280
1899, South Thoresby Ref. RNE835315

Books

23 books found. Showing results 913 to 23.

Memories

1,577 memories found. Showing results 381 to 390.

Living In Binfield 1946 1971

I moved to Binfield with my parents Rose and Cyril Richardson and my brother Brian in 1946. We lived in Rose Hill at a house called “Athlone”.  It isn’t there any more, it was demolished and six houses built on the site. ...Read more

A memory of Binfield by Terry Richardson

Memories Of Stanford Le Hope

I too have many memories of Stanford-le-Hope.   I was born in Orsett hospital.  My mother came from South Wales whilst my father came from Ashford in Middlesex.  The reason they came to live here was my aunt and ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope

Rocking In The 60s

On the left of the photo is Woolworths, above which were flats - including one where the rock star/ wannabe MP Screaming Lord Sutch lived for a while. Another Rocker lived in South Harrow - Johnny Kidd (and the Pirates). I used ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1965 by Eric Medcalf

Rounders In The Road

I was brought up in Brewood, in the cottage which is called South View and later next door in what is now 38 Shop Lane. There were four children in our family, I had  two older brothers and a younger sister. Our friends came from ...Read more

A memory of Brewood in 1945 by Graham Bill

Earliest Workplaces

This picture was taken from the now demolished Circular and then quite unique Car park overlooking the Lake in front of Lord Alexander House on the right hand side of picture . This office was built in 1959/60 and the ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead in 1961

In The Footsteps Of Dead Poets.

Just out of Trumpington, on the road to Grantchester, was the entrance to an area known as Byron’s Pool, named after Lord Byron who apparently frequented the area whilst at Cambridge University. Probably hoping to ...Read more

A memory of Grantchester in 1956 by Brian Goodliffe

Redhill, Market Hall 1915

Like the young cool girl who remembers the Hollies at the Market Hall on a Saturday night, I too found live music there. I think me and a school mate (from Radnor House School for boys) called Hank Jell, so named after Hank ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1962 by Philip Ross

Evacuation From London To Harpley

I remember Harpley as a four-year-old, when it had no running water, electricity or gas.  I was evacuated there when first born, in 1939 during the war years and stayed in a cottage opposite to the village ...Read more

A memory of Harpley in 1940 by David Newman

Holiday Memory

In the previous two years we'd had our holiday in South Devon, but in 1958, for some reason, my father decided we would stay in Lerryn, & booked himself, mother & I into a B&B (possibly The Old Forge?) by the river. I was 11 ...Read more

A memory of Lerryn in 1958 by Anthony Kerrison

Nags Head Pub Glasshouse Lane Kilnhurst

I am researching my Great Grandmother Amy Jenkins and have information from her marriage lines that she was living at the Nags Head when she married George Thomas Roberts in 1896 but can find no further info ...Read more

A memory of Kilnhurst in 1890 by Glenda Hall

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 913 to 936.

Caption For Romford, Victoria Road C1950

Looking from South Street the general appearance of Victoria Road has changed little in the last 50 years.

Caption For Newbury, Ye Swan Inn C1955

One of the most famous pubs in the area, the building stands on the Berkshire/Hampshire border, just to the south of Newbury.

Caption For Chipstead, Elmore Cottages C1955

Elmore Cottages still command the High Road opposite the village pond and crossroads but have been extended on the south side where the fence on the flint wall has been removed.

Caption For Bisley, High Street 1910

Running north to south with closely built houses of all ages, the High Street of this quaintly composed village is set in a large parish rich in vernacular architecture, ancient burial

Caption For Eype, The Village C1955

We are coming down into Lower Eype from Mount Lane; the view is south-westwards from below the New Inn. The 1860-dated plaque (far left) is on Eype School.

Caption For Bakewell, All Saints' Church, The Vernon Chapel 1890

Inside the church, the most interesting collection of monuments is in the Vernon Chapel in the south aisle.

Caption For Seaton, The Church C1955

There are several Norman features inside including the south doorway and chancel arch. The tower is late 13th-century and the spire has chamfers which reach halfway up.

Caption For Reading, St Mary's Butts 1912

From south west of the station go first to St Mary's Butts, whose wide street was used until about 1600 for archery practice at the 'butts'.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Beach 1898

Originally it was a few fishermen's huts at the end of a lane south of Prittlewell. Here we see the central beach in the last years of the 19th century.

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Caption For Lynmouth, C1890

Ships from South Wales carrying lime and coal were once regu- lar visitors to the town.

Caption For Salisbury, St John Street C1950

St John Street is the main entrance to the city from the south. On the left is the Close Wall and St Ann's Gate; on the right is the timber- framed King's Arms, dating from the mid 17th century.

Caption For Cockerham, Manor Inn C1955

Originally clustered around the church to the south, the hamlet was destroyed by a fire in the 17th century and the Manor Inn, built in 1871, is the focus of the 'new' village.

Caption For Denby Dale, High Street C1955

The viaduct which carries the main Sheffield-Leeds railway line dominates this view of the High Street of the South Yorkshire town of Denby Dale.

Caption For Jarrow, Grange Road West C1955

On the right is the Town Hall, built in 1902 to the designs of the South Shields-based architect Fred Rennoldson.

Caption For Wellingborough, Sheep Street C1955

This view looks south, downhill past Horden's booksellers and stationers, which is undergoing repair.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle 1914

Two of the girls have come down from the bridge and are inspecting the ruined south-west towers.

Caption For Horley, On The Mole 1906

The River Mole forms the county boundary here, south-west of the church, so the right bank in the view is in Sussex. This is Long Bridge, seen from Church Meadow, now a more manicured space.

Caption For West Bay, 1907

Further south, on the beach, there was an older thatched Watch House which became Old Watchouse Cafe.

Caption For Chester, Dee Bridge 1923

On the south side of the river it was once protected by a barbican - a fortified gatehouse - as a defence against Welsh raiders.

Caption For Bathampton, The Weir And Hotel C1960

The mill is actially on the Bathampton or south bank of the Avon, beyond the toll bridge. In this view it has been converted into the Weir Tea Garden Hotel, and the meadow turned into a tea lawn.

Caption For St Austell, The Church Interior 1890

Arcades supported by tall granite piers with carved capitals separate the nave from the north and south aisles. The earlier chancel beyond has smaller arcades and is slightly out of alignment.

Caption For Chigwell, Manor Hall C1955

Manor Hall was built shortly after 1935 as a dance hall at a time when a number of residential estates were being built south of Manor Road.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1925

South-westwards from the North Wall (left), across the harbour basin just about as empty as it would be today, are the Cobb Warehouses (centre) and Granny's Teeth steps, to the left

Caption For Shipston On Stour, High Street C1960

Shipston-on-Stour is situated ten miles south-east of Stratford, and was once a centre for sheep and wool for the Vale of the Red Horse.