Maps

459 maps found.

1919, Down Ampney Ref. POP692545
1919, Down End Ref. POP692561
1925, Down Hall Ref. POP692602
1920, Down Park Ref. POP692624
1920, Down Street Ref. POP692630
1902, Western Downs Ref. RNC865788
1900, Tregurtha Downs Ref. RNC852283
1900, Treswithian Downs Ref. RNC852908
1919, Tilly Down Ref. POP848445
1920, Magham Down Ref. POP771884
1919, Lelant Downs Ref. POP754953
1919, Horsey Down Ref. POP740765
1919, South Down Ref. POP834617
1919, Perham Down Ref. POP805188
1919, Mithian Downs Ref. POP781684
1946, Carnon Downs Ref. NPO662675
1940, Chavey Down Ref. NPO667119
1897, Alveston Down Ref. RNE624727
1895, Andover Down Ref. RNE625633
1898, Ashley Down Ref. RNE627763

Books

49 books found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Memories

8,155 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

Ashby's

I remember there being an Ashby's in Tonbridge Road down the road from the old trolley bus depot. My grandfather worked there as a cashier.

A memory of Maidstone in 1965 by Kim Hatton

Happy Childhood

I lived with my grandma Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bignell at No 10 Ten Cottages from 1943 to around 1948. The houses were Estate owned (and still are) and my grandad Robert Bignell worked at the manor house first as a shepherd and then ...Read more

A memory of Wormleighton in 1946 by Geoff Taylor

My Town

I call it my town because it is, it is everybody’s town that lives here. My wife Patsy and I moved here very recently, in October 1999, this was after visiting the town in previous months, we found the people warm and welcoming, where ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey in 1998 by John Collier

Station Road

The railway is now behind the photographer, who is looking down High Street at the height of its Victorian expansion with the street dominated by tall telegraph poles. Thorley’s, the cattle feed merchants, has gone, to be replaced by 1970s ...Read more

A memory of Horley

Friends

It could have been earlier or even later....my memories of a girl called Elaine Potter and us playing tea parties at her house with her dad's homemade apple wine........Yvonne Blackie I think lived in the Rectory.....I think we were ...Read more

A memory of Sutton-in-Craven in 1960 by Lynn Mann

Snow Time

My father was the local postman until he had a serious accident at Middle Wallop. One of my memories of Nether Wallop was him telling me how it had snowed so hard on one occasion that when he delivered mail in School Lane where the ...Read more

A memory of Nether Wallop by Mike Hayward

Childhood In The Village!!

I was devastated in 1964 when my mother told me we were to leave the village so that my mother could pursue her dream of owning her own small business elsewhere. It was a dreadful culture shock, one that has remained with ...Read more

A memory of Mollington in 1961 by Vanda Godwin Marriott

Its Panto Time! Oh Yes It Is!

You ever been to a panto? Oh yes you have!!! Remember! You go into a large packed hot old theatre full of sticky shouting children and adults trying to look as if they are not enjoying themselves. The house ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne by David Hinge

The Steel Houses

Having lived in Brymbo in a very damp two up two down house in 'The Green' my parents were 'over the moon' to be given a new three bedroomed house; 23, Bryn Hedd, Southsea, (which means peaceful hill) became their home for ...Read more

A memory of Southsea in 1950 by Ken Edwards

Millbrook

1995 and up, I haven't always lived in Millbrook. But I pretty much visited every summer since I was born, and I then moved down in 2004 (I think). Lots of good memories here, like: Mayday, dens, Maker festival, Millbrook School, rope ...Read more

A memory of Millbrook in 1995

Captions

2,258 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Hemsworth, The Parish Church C1955

Rebuilt in 1867 by John Loughborough Pearson, the architect of the eastern extension of Wakefield Cathedral, the parish church of St Helen looks down on the town's market place.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1949

A remarkably foreshortened shot, westwards down West Street, with the 1785-built arch (far left) being the north-west corner of the Town Hall.

Caption For Kettering, Newland Street 1922

The KICS (Co-op) drapery building with Jacobean bay windows can be seen down Newland Street.

Caption For Rockingham, The Village C1960

This photograph was taken about five years after R353020 (pages 62-63) and further down the hill towards the centre of Rockingham.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1897

Down the slope is the sign of the Royal Oak Hotel (above the hand-cart) and the shop window of butchers W and R Fletcher Ltd (two ladies passing), with a painter on a ladder further down the hill.

Caption For Findon, Post Office Corner C1960

Findon is on the top of the Downs, just north of Worthing, and was noted for an annual sheep fair. Now horse breeding and training is an important local activity.

Caption For Hillsborough, Courthouse Square And Main Street 1890

Begun in 1772 as a market house, it seems to be a centrepiece for the vast County Down estate. The big house (the castle) was not yet begun, and it came without a long drive.

Caption For Manchester, Ship Canal, Grain Elevators C1965

At the head of the dock can be seen the large No 2 grain elevator; later, this was so much trouble to pull down, that it took nearly three months before it was cleared away.

Caption For Newlands Corner, 1922

This is one of the county's most famous beauty spots on the crest of the North Downs, providing breathtaking views across the Weald to the South Downs and Littlehampton, and into Sussex from its height

Caption For Snaith, Selby Road C1950

In medieval times, Snaith was an important trading town - its market charter was granted in 1223.

Caption For Wakefield, Kirkgate C1965

This shopping complex with its sweeping lines still contains large national shops, and seems unthreatened by the new Ridings Centre, off to the left down Southgate.

Caption For Bristol, Park Street 1900

Half-way up the street is what appears to be a water-cart on damping-down duty.

Caption For Port Erin, Sunset At Bradda Head 1897

As the sun goes down, the only activity at sea comes from fishing boats and one or two yachtsmen.

Caption For Powerscourt, Cascade 1890

The River Dargle falls down a precipice of about 300 ft, and this has long been a popular spot with sightseers.

Caption For Gravesend, High Street C1955

The excessively narrow High Street runs down to the town pier and the passenger ferry across the River Thames to Tilbury.

Caption For Boscastle, The Pixie Shop C1960

Tourist souvenirs are for sale down by the harbour. Note the shelter made from an old boat in the front garden.

Caption For St Donats, The Tudor Gardens 1910

The south front of St Donat's overlooks the Bristol Channel, and a series of terraced gardens lead down to the shore.

Caption For Kettering, Newland Street 1922

The KICS (Co-op) drapery building with Jacobean bay windows can be seen down Newland Street.

Caption For Stamford, St Peter's Callis C1955

St Peter's Church was 'pulled down' in 1560, and this building was built in 1863.

Caption For Washington, The Post Office C1960

Washington is on the main London to Worthing Road at the foot of the Downs.

Caption For Nork, Golf Club C1955

East of this golf course is the Banstead Downs Golf Course, and then east of the railway lies the rest of Banstead Downs, which are undeveloped heath and woodland.

Caption For Malmesbury, Abbey Row From The Abbey Roof C1955

The photograph shows Abbey Row; we are looking down towards the Triangle and the parish of Westport.

Caption For Birkenhead, Queensway Tunnel C1965

To create the large tunnel entrance and the lead-up area, many back-to-back houses had to be pulled down; the town's library also had to be demolished.

Caption For Claughton, The Church C1955

The church of St Chad, with two bells hanging in its open belfry, stands a short distance down the lane opposite the Fenwick Arms.