Maps

181,031 maps found.

1902, Seaton Ref. HOSM58873
1884, Ashbury Ref. HOSM36396
1884, Broadbury Ref. HOSM39004
1884, Inwardleigh Ref. HOSM49452
1902, Oldbury Ref. HOSM55720
1904, Grasscroft Ref. HOSM46868
1895, Willingale Ref. HOSM64646
1900, Oswestry Ref. HOSM35012
1874, Brogyntyn Ref. HOSM39090
1874, Hengoed Ref. HOSM48134
1900, Maesbrook Ref. HOSM52952
1874, Wern Ref. HOSM63717
1888, Castley Ref. HOSM40334
1887, Gosford Ref. HOSM46674
1887, Taleford Ref. HOSM61169
1888, Wiggaton Ref. HOSM64562
1910, Iffley Ref. HOSM49407
1880, Trevorrick Ref. HOSM62473
1906, Polkerris Ref. HOSM56898
1948, Cheriton Ref. HOSM40709

Books

442 books found. Showing results 12,505 to 12,528.

Memories

29,038 memories found. Showing results 5,211 to 5,220.

Lovely Town To Grow Up In

Lived here for the first 28 years of my life. Great memories of the old primaryschool with Mr J Waterson as headmaster. Remember lots of sweet shops, no wonder my teeth needed some fillings. Every used to know everyone ...Read more

A memory of Downham Market by jasper48

Northwood Road & Swalecliffe

My mother was 19 when I was born. We were living above The Wool Shop in Swalecliffe, on the corner, opposite the railway bridge I actually have an uncanny memory of that time. I must have been under 2 years old, as we ...Read more

A memory of Whitstable by daveskye1

A Strange Old Bloke

I remember old Folie (his reall name was Skillen) at his house at The Crescent. I can remember he was fond of the company of young folk and would be free with his drink then. His adopted son Tommy suffered a very sad end. ...Read more

A memory of Portstewart by stalingradd762

Matador Garage Boston Road

I remember the Matador Garage. There was a neon Matador who flicked his cape at night. They sold Renaults and I remember the Dauphines lined up. The son of the owner used to give us cards that they gave away with ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Nick Beard

Happy Days

I have just stumbled across this wonderful site and how the memories have come flooding back! My name was Jackie Coppin and I lived at 7 Farrar Road in Birchington until I was 15. My mum worked at the Economic Stores in The Square and ...Read more

A memory of Birchington by aquarius_sec

Written While I Can Still Remember .

My name is Bernard Hagon I was born 1933 in city Road maternity home which had a direct hit during the war everybody killed . My parents had the British Empire in Barking Road Plaistow a Taylor Walker’s house just ...Read more

A memory of Calmore by bernard.hagon

Simpsons In Halifax

Joyce Sutcliffe lived in Halifax and worked at Simpsons around 1941. She was called up to the Royal Army Signals in 1942 aged 21. Also Robert Bell worked there and went into the Navy. Other people were Frank Southwell, Owen ...Read more

A memory of Halifax by sandramightyblues

The Tatling Arms

The Tatling end is one of four locations that I seldom last three hours without thinking about. Nothing impresses me more than a community that keeps it's aesthetic more or less as it was fifteen years ago. Especially in an age of ...Read more

A memory of Tatling End by uncleshred

The Old Ride, My Nightmare Ever Since

I was at The Old Ride when I was seven and the school was in Little Horwood, Nr Bletchly Bucks. It had to be the worse time of my life. After 2 weeks, I was caught talking after lights out, and had to go ...Read more

A memory of Bradford-On-Avon by pbraun1

On The Buses

I was a bus driver on the united counties in 1965, my name is john errington I lived at the top of wellington street from 1944 till 57 . when we all moved to far cotton.

A memory of Northampton by johnerrington0

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 12,505 to 12,528.

Caption For Gloucester, Park, Robert Raikes Statue 1931

The people of Gloucester would call Robert Raikes 'Bobby Wildgoose' as he walked down the road - he always looked grand.

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Caption For Bude, 1906

The missing stone arch of Nanny Moore's Bridge marks the site of a mill.

Caption For Downgate, The Village 1908

A quiet hamlet on the north side of Kit Hill near Callington. Such a scene, but with an improved road and without the figure by the wall, would still be familiar today in many rural parts of Cornwall.

Caption For Cowbridge, Town Hall 1955

The House of Correction stood on this site until 1829. The county jail was then relocated and the new Town Hall was built incorporating some of the cells.

Caption For Cambridge, King's Parade 1911

The ornate spires on the left form part of William Wilkins' screen which walls off the Front Court of King's College.

Caption For Malborough, Lower Town 1927

Malborough lies away from the coast, high above the Salcombe estuary, but it is an ideal place to stay when exploring the beautiful stretch of coastline between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail - the favourite

Caption For Malborough, Lower Town 1927

Malborough lies away from the coast, high above the Salcombe estuary, but it is an ideal place to stay when exploring the beautiful stretch of coastline between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail - the favourite

Caption For Shiplake, Mill And Lock 1890

Shiplake is situated on a chalk cliff, prettily overhanging one of the loveliest bends of the river.

Caption For Grindleford, View From Goatscliff C1960

The Goatscliff entrance to the village of Grindleford is little changed today from the day when this photograph was taken.

Caption For Sheffield, The Town Hall C1955

In 1973 construction began on the Town Hall extension, a modern office block linked to the rear of the existing building by means of a first-floor bridge.

Caption For Sandhurst, Royal Military College 1911

Walking to the right, we come to New College, which was completed in 1911; on its opening the size of the Academy was doubled.

Caption For Dartmoor, Upper Dart, View From Upper Buckland Drive 1890

The Buckland Drives, following the rim of the flatter land high up on the eastern bank of the Dart, were very popular during the 19th century.

Caption For Pett Level, Beach Road C1955

An evocative shot of the mid 20th-century coast, with seaside paraphernalia squeezed between the marshes and the sea.

Caption For Amberley, The Parish Church C1960

Nearby are rows of pretty cottages and ancient, timber-framed buildings with walls of wattle and daub.

Caption For Acle, The Street C1955

The Green is now tidied up, but it retains the signpost of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

Caption For Cowbridge, Town Hall 1955

The House of Correction stood on this site until 1829. The county jail was then relocated and the new Town Hall was built incorporating some of the cells.

Caption For Downderry, From The Sands 1930

This is what children of all ages like best: fishing about in the rock pools at low tide.

Caption For Devizes, Bishop's Gate, The Castle 1898

This is also known as St John's Gate and is thought to incorporate a stone arch taken from the Norman church of St John. Notice the zigzag stone work on the arch which is typical of that period.

Caption For Powerstock, The Village C1960

Up School Hill, northwards from Merriott, the sign of the Three Horseshoes can be seen in the distance.

Caption For Scarborough, Castle Hill 1890

Here we see Castle Dock, with an assortment of spars and rigging dominating the view.

Caption For Scarborough, Peasholm Park C1955

Millions of visitors have enjoyed the pleasures of this lake and wandered through the grounds. The bridge in the distance leads to the island on which the pagoda is located.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1904

A girl pushes her bicycle along what was one of the great stagecoach routes of England - the London to Exeter road.

Caption For Godrevy Island, The Lighthouse 1890

The lighthouse gave warning of a dangerous reef called The Stones that lies on the northern side of St Ives Bay.

Caption For London, Victoria Embankment And Cleopatra's Needle 1890

A steamer, with a party of sightseers on board, has just left the quay heading down river. The women cluster at the stern under parasols. A little further along on the left is Cleopatra’s Needle.