Maps

4,509 maps found.

1899, Quarry Hill Ref. RNE812108
1898, Rainbow Hill Ref. RNE812930
1898, Ram Hill Ref. RNE813098
1898, Raymond's Hill Ref. RNE813989
1896, Red Hill Ref. RNE814333
1898, Red Hill Ref. RNE814342
1898, Red Hill Ref. RNE814348
1896, Richmond Hill Ref. RNE816379
1896, Shepherd Hill Ref. RNE829711
1898, Sherburn Hill Ref. RNE829826
1896, Shirdley Hill Ref. RNE830357
1895, Shopp Hill Ref. RNE830542
1896, Shrubs Hill Ref. RNE830897
1898, Sion Hill Ref. RNE831621
1895, Stick Hill Ref. RNE839368
1898, Stoke Hill Ref. RNE840079
1895, Stone Hill Ref. RNE840333
1898, Stoney Hill Ref. RNE840691
1896, Strawberry Hill Ref. RNE841544
1895, Summer Hill Ref. RNE842623

Books

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Memories

4,101 memories found. Showing results 561 to 570.

Follansbee Aka Follingsby Or Foljambe Of Hamsterley Durham England

This isn't exactly a 'memory' as it is a fact relating to my ancestors, the Follansbee's of Hamsterley, County Durham, England. It is recorded that the Follansbee's (various ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley by Cheryl Follansbee/Foljambe

1939 1945

I have lovely memories of Wiveliscombe and my Father moved us there in September 1939. We lived in London and with the war upon us the move for me was very positive .I was just 3 at the time and really took to country life and we ...Read more

A memory of Wiveliscombe in 1940 by Kenneth Cox

Early Life In Chalford

I was born in Chalford at "The Little House" in Chalford Hill in 1932 and lived there until March 1940. I was the youngest of six children who all lived in the cottage and have very lovely memories of both the cottage ...Read more

A memory of Chalford Hill in 1930 by Dinah Milgate

My Great Grandfather

The man in this photograph is quite possibly my Great-Grandfather. The family name is 'Wye' and he was the lock keeper at St. Catherines lock during the late 1800's early 1900's the family lived in the lock keepers cottage on ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1900 by denise.hieke

Cissiess Memories

Cissie's memories: I came to Barry in 1900.  Holton Road was muddy and planks of wood were put down to enter the shops. We had a shop in 26 Holton Road, and later at the bottom of the block on spare ground Johnson's opened a ...Read more

A memory of Barry in 1900

Mossband Camp

My father was a serving soldier, serving at the RAOC camp until 1948. We lived in the YMCA building in the camp itself and it had a large functions hall attached where one of our officers once entertained the children at Christmas ...Read more

A memory of Mossband Ho in 1947 by Eileen Buckley Knowles

Corringham Essex

My father worked on a construction site at Tilbury I think it was, so our family moved from Thornaby to Corringham.  We lived in a trailer on a farm just behind the Bull Inn, right next to a school.  There was a lane ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1951 by Max Anderson

My Happy Days As A Child When I Was Born In The Village

I spent many happy years with my nanny and grandad, Rossa and Phillip Munn of Hill View Cottages, during the long summer school holidays. Over the years since they have both passed away I ...Read more

A memory of High Halstow in 1956 by Jane Stanton

Mobo Horses

We moved to Prestatyn in 1948. I loved the Mobo horses that the little ones could ride at the Bastion Road beach. My little school was Pendre, up the hill Fforddlas I think. Also going to St Chad's School annual fair and sale. Always ...Read more

A memory of Prestatyn in 1950 by Mo Edwards

War Years

We lived first in Vinson Close, then in Glencorse in the High Street, next door to the Commodore. My friends included Eric Cox, who lived opposite in a flat over the undertaker's; Les Forrow, whose father was manager of a grocer's ...Read more

A memory of Orpington in 1940 by John Mc Culloch

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 1,345 to 1,368.

Caption For Lulworth, Castle Inn 1903

Named for Lulworth Castle, over the hill at East Lulworth, the old hostelry at West Lulworth is an 18th- century thatched building behind a neat wooden fence.

Caption For Launceston, South Gate And Castle 1893

Race Hill was once the main road into Launceston from the south; it leads down to the South Gate, which is the last remnant of the old town walls.

Caption For Launceston, South Gate 1893

The steep little street next to Jesse S Raddall (now a bistro called Three Steps to Heaven) is Angel Hill.

Caption For Launceston, South Gate 1893

The steep little street next to Jesse S Raddall (now a bistro called Three Steps to Heaven) is Angel Hill.

Caption For Chalford, On The Canal 1910

Along the crest of the hill are the homes of the mill owners, while the workers' houses and the mills themselves were positioned in the valley bottom.

Caption For Stafford, Childrens Park And Old Mill C1955

Broad Eye Mill was originally a seven-storey tower mill built of sandstone blocks on the site of a pre-Norman castle; it is sometimes referred to as Castle Hill Mill.

Caption For Bidborough, Church 1896

The church of St Lawrence is superbly positioned on the brow of a narrow spur offering splendid views to the north of the Greensand Hills.

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, The Vine Hotel 1959

There were two hotels in the village, the Vine in the village centre and the Grange along Sea Bank Road just behind the sand hills.

Caption For Cheltenham, Devil's Chimney 1901

A 19th-century tramway was unofficially used by the public to reach the top of the hill, where some foolhardy visitors climbed this pinnacle, as we can see from these pictures.

Caption For Chalford, On The Canal 1910

Along the crest of the hill are the homes of the mill owners, while the workers and the mills themselves were positioned in the valley bottom.

Caption For Newport, Allt Yr Yn, Above The Lock 1893

Allt-yr-yn is the name of the hill in the distance. The lock chambers on this canal had their own individual size: 64ft 9in x 9ft 2ins - a most peculiar gauge. The canal became disused in 1930.

Caption For Stoke, Church Interior 1890

There has probably been a church here for a thousand years, high on the hill overlooking the creek that once flowed from Stonehouse to Pennycomequick.

Caption For Dinnington, Lordens Hill C1965

This photograph shows Lordens Hill on a somewhat gloomy day.

Caption For Teignmouth, Roman Catholic Church 1906

The church of Our Lady and St Patrick was built higher up the hill on the site of Eastcliff House sta- bles in 1880.

Caption For Loose, Village 1898

The shingle spire of All Saints Church rises above the surrounding houses, while halfway up the hill is the Tudor timbered Old Wool House, in which the fleeces of sheep were washed.

Caption For Castle Acre, The Old Gate 1891

Spanning the narrow street of this hill-top village, which rests high on the chalk uplands overlooking the River Nar, is this monumental arch, ancient gateway to the castle, which lies ruinous close

Caption For Ilfracombe, Capstone Hill From The West C1875

This shows the northern slope of Capstone Hill and its junction with Ropery Meadow (centre, in front of the chapel) as it was before any development took place.

Caption For Langham, Cold Overton Road C1950

This road comes from Cold Overton, a fine Leicestershire village, on the hill just 2 miles away. As the sign shows, in 100 yards the road joins the busy A606 Melton-Oakham Road.

Caption For Gravesend, The Clock Tower 1902

The view from nearby Windmill Hill is spectacular.

Caption For Rochdale, Town Hall Square 1892

Overspending on civic projects is not peculiar to present-day administrations, for the final bill for Rochdale's Town Hall was over 7½ times the original £20,000 estimate when it eventually opened in 1871

Caption For Grindleton, The Bridge And The River Ribble 1921

The view upstream beyond the bridge is to Pendle Hill, whose summit is 1,745 feet above sea level.

Caption For Monsal Dale, From The Bridge C1864

Beyond the scattered farms and cottages, the limestone hills sweep up towards the large exposed cutting, just visible above the trees to the right, which has been made for the imminent coming of the Midland

Caption For Uplyme, The Roost C1960

We are looking north-westwards up Spring Head Road from its junction with Mill Lane (foreground, right) and the bridge over the River Lim.

Caption For Coulsdon, Red Lion Hotel 1906

The Red Lion can be traced back to 1680 and stood alone until the arrival of the railways and Cane Hill Hospital.