Maps

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Books

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Memories

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Old Teacher At Martock C Of E Primary Scool

Hullo, Martock and Bower Hintoners of 1962! My name is Richard James. Currently I am 86 and still ‘ with it’ , I like to think. The happiest teaching year of my whole life was at Martock, and I was the ...Read more

A memory of Bower Hinton by Richard James

My Local.

I remember the fire that destroyed this lovely hotel. Prior to that I was working at the Hunters Inn Hotel and Blackmoor Gate was my local. They had 4 great Danes which towered above the bar. Two were lost in the fire, also a young lady who was ...Read more

A memory of Exmoor by Carol Ash

Tower Street

There was a fruit wholesaler in Tower Street. Think it may have been Southalls. I remember being taken as a child to see the huge cart horses dressed up for May Day. They looked spectacular with their gleaming coats, plaited manes, decorated ...Read more

A memory of Dudley by Susanne Taylor

Living In A Train

My mother lived for a time in an old railway carriage close to the post office store - it later became used by a tailor for his business. MY grandad Charles Webster in the 60's helped to forge and erect the old swings and seesaw ...Read more

A memory of Holton by Yvonne Rautenbach

My Teenage Years

Living in Bearwood (posh end of Smethwick) I pushed my bike then Lambreta Scooter up and down the Hagley Road between 1956-62 as I served out my engineering apprenticeship at Bellis & Morcom, Ledsam Street, Edgbaston.  Good ...Read more

A memory of Edgbaston in 1956 by Terry King

Cippenham, The Children's Recreational Park

The Park was taken over once a year by a large travelling fun fair (Traylens) with traditional rides and amusements (a helter-skelter tower) and mechanical rides (Dive Bomber, The Whip and Dodgems) and the ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1957 by Patrick Butterly

The Lynch And St Gildas Convent

The year I was born and lived at 1 Lymn Villas the Lynch until 1958. My father was Town Clerk since the mid 1930s and I was amazed to hear that Langmore Gardens slid into the sea but the Marine Theatre is still going ...Read more

A memory of Lyme Regis in 1947 by Patience Gent

Romford And Havering Atte Bower,Very Fond Memories

We moved to Romford in 1951 from Havering where we lived with Nan and Grandad in Pinewood Road. It was an exciting time for me but also an unhappy time leaving Nan and Grandad's house. We moved in a ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1951 by Helen Scott

Wilkins Of Priors Hardwick

If anyone has knowledge of the Wilkins family of Priors Hardwick who lived at Church End in the 1800s, I'd love to hear from you. My husband's ancestor Mary Wilkins was born there in 1820 and bore a daughter (Eliza) ...Read more

A memory of Priors Hardwick by R K

Olympic Games & After

My father, who worked for Philips Electrical (Mullard Amplifier Division) was the Sound Engineer at both the Wembley Stadium and Pool during the entire Olympic Games of 1948. He had to work very long hours not only during the ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1948 by Clive Warneford

Captions

3,036 captions found. Showing results 913 to 936.

Caption For Rusper, The Village 1909

Just visible in this photograph is the church of St Mary Magdalene, which has a large and striking tower. Inside are various old brasses, together with the royal arms of George I.

Caption For Coggeshall, Stoneham Street C1965

Little has changed since this picture was taken, save that the clock tower of 1887 is now painted blue and white.

Caption For Trusthorpe, Trustville C1955

The tower in the background is of the church of St Peter in Trusthorpe village.

Caption For Great Shelford, The Village 1914

The parish church with its octagonal tower and spire rises over the roofs.

Caption For Hartlepool, The Harbour C1960

The Dock Master's Office stands on the left, with its clock tower. An impressive marina is now established nearby.

Caption For Eastbourne, Western Lawns 1910

The town climbs increasingly steeply away from the sea to the west of the Wish Tower, with an expansive green- sward, known as the Western Lawns, between the much lower promenade and the buildings fronting

Caption For Horndean, The Windmill C1965

Chalton Down Mill was a brick tower windmill located on a remote hill top overlooking the main London to Portsmouth road. It was powered by four patent shuttered sails and winded by a fantail.

Caption For Truro, Calenick Village 1912

The clock tower on the far side of the bridge belonged to an important tin smelting works which operated throughout most of the 18th and 19th centuries before closing in 1891.

Caption For Bodmin, Mount Folly Square 1906

Over the roofs rises the four-pinnacled tower of the parish church, the largest in Cornwall. This broad, pleasing square was later converted into a car park.

Caption For Penrice, The Castle, Tower Lodge 1910

The earliest castle was an earthwork and timber fortification at Mounty Brough, built soon after the Normans had taken the Gower.

Caption For Cambridge, King's Parade 1933

To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary.

Caption For Wisborough Green, 1896

The church stands on rising ground, and has a distinctive off-centre tower. The sails of the windmill, which we can see in the background, were removed some years ago.

Caption For Stamford, All Saints' Church 1922

There is a strong similarity in the design of the towers of All Saints', St John's and St Martin's churches.

Caption For Northampton, Abington Park, The Pigeon Tower C1955

Above the ponds in the parkland is the pigeon tower, which was built for William Thursby in 1678.

Caption For Hitchin, St Mary's Church And War Memorial 1931

In 1752, the Revd William Cole wrote that the tower was: 'one of the most clumsy and heavy ones I ever saw'. Perhaps 'solid' is a kinder description.

Caption For Oakham, The Church 1927

The 14th-century tower and spire of the parish church dominates the market place and school to its south, while to the east, the castle remains combine to produce the classic juxtaposition of lordly and

Caption For Leicester, Granby Street 1949

As Granby Street sweeps right towards the Clock Tower, the photograph clearly illustrates the unspectacular variety of buildings to be seen in the city centre.

Caption For Westbury, All Saints Church C1955

This large cruciform church in the Perpendicular style has a rectangular central tower. The low transepts were renewed and restored in 1847 by TH Wyatt.

Caption For Farnborough, North Camp, Brigade School 1905

The school's tower can be seen in the background of photograph 37154 (above), and was one of the first schools to be built specifically for the children of military personnel.

Caption For Wembury, The Church And Beach C1935

It is dedicated to St Werburgh, and the sturdy tower is 14th-century.

Caption For Goole, Market Centre C1955

The Clock Tower is a modern structure built in 1926 to commemorate Goole's centenary; to the rear is the Victorian Market Hall.

Caption For March, High Street C1955

In the background the Corn Exchange tower presides over the market place, where a market is still held on Wednesdays.

Caption For St Ives, Barnoon Hill 1898

A view down the hill towards the fine tower of the Parish Church of St Ia. The first building on the left was a Navigation School at the time.

Caption For Springfield, Church 1892

All Saints' church, admired for its brick tower, has a nave dating back to the 12th century.