Maps

4,509 maps found.

1920, Burgh Hill Ref. POP655681
1920, Bushy Hill Ref. POP657509
1919, Butser Hill Ref. POP657663
1922, Cackle Hill Ref. POP658337
1919, Callow Hill Ref. POP659777
1922, Camp Hill Ref. POP660335
1920, Camp Hill Ref. POP660336
1919, Carpenter's Hill Ref. POP662727
1920, Fox Hill Ref. POP708756
1920, Friday Hill Ref. POP709426
1919, Garway Hill Ref. POP712113
1920, Gibbet Hill Ref. POP713333
1922, Golden Hill Ref. POP717250
1919, Golden Hill Ref. POP717254
1921, Gorsty Hill Ref. POP717946
1920, Dollis Hill Ref. POP691865
1920, Red Hill Ref. POP814345
1921, Red Hill Ref. POP814349
1919, Remenham Hill Ref. POP815306
1919, Rocky Hill Ref. POP819202

Books

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Memories

4,089 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

1939 Onwards I Remember

I was born in 1939, the year war started, and remember being lifted out of bed in the middle of the night and the barrage balloons looked like big elephants in the sky. I also remember the table shelter in the lounge which I ...Read more

A memory of Harborne in 1940 by whisky1974

The Queen And Pantos

I was going from Slough to our favorite pub (The Victoria Arms) on the bus in the 60's not knowing it was Ladies Day at Ascot. The bus ground to a halt at the bottom of Castle Hill, the clippie (young people will have to Google ...Read more

A memory of Windsor by Dave Hill

Saturday Morning Pictures At The Odeon

School days were OK but on Saturday morning the walk/run from Croxley Green down into Ricky was always an adventure. We would go down Scots Hill or down the track opposite the church at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Rickmansworth in 1950 by Leon Moore

Happy Childhood Holidays

I say 1950 for the year my memory relates to but in fact my memories cover from around 1946 to 196 I've only just found this web site for "Memories" although have looked at the site before and what nostalgia it has evoked ...Read more

A memory of Llwyngwril in 1950 by Margaret Garrod

Sunny Hillzzz

I'm always alone on these sunny hills. In this dream, it's always sunny and bright. There only huts on the hills stone huts but they're so small. And I've got my own big green house as well that is full of a few plants... Not a ...Read more

A memory of Sunny Hill

In The House Of The Laird

My parents were 'in service' to the local 'laird' who was Lord Doune, traditionally the eldest son of the Earl of Moray and owner of lands around Doune. Lord Doune owned the beautiful old mansion on the hill 1.5 miles north of ...Read more

A memory of Doune in 1948 by Alastair Macdonald

So Many People!

I was five years old in 1953 and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the first vivid memory I have of my childhood. We lived at Midway, Cold Ash Hill, the major road through the village. Dressed as a pirate with silver buckles on ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith

A Lad In Blue

Around 1959 I appeared on the stage of the Davis as part of a group of Lifeboys a junior group of the Baptist church in Selsdon's organisation The Boys Brigade. It must have been a Christmas Revue as it was called Alladin Blue or perhaps ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Martin Brookes

Talke A Forgotten Village

As you proceed north along the A34 towards the Cheshire border you will approach Talke traffic lights and on the left and right side of the road there are two areas of grassed land. This grassed area was once the village of ...Read more

A memory of Talke in 1959

Best Childhood Ever

We moved to the prefabs in South Road, South Ockendon in 1949 From London, my sister and I started school in the village school the headmaster was Mr Impy after that we went to the new school which was called Mardyke School I ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by Jean Compton

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Fittleworth, Lea Hill 1908

In this view from the west, the man in the straw boater looks past the school with its attached hipped-roofed master's house to Lea Hill, now known as Fittleworth Common.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Pier 1898

Pier Hill leads down to the sea front esplanade, with the Palace Hotel on the left.

Caption For Frodsham, From The Hill C1950

It could almost be said that there are two Frodshams, one settlement that nestles just under Overton Hill and a second that developed along Main and High Streets.

Caption For Cleeve Hill, Nottingham Hill C1950

There are many hill forts that punctuate the western escarpment; the majority of them belong to the Iron Age, and date from about 600 BC.

Caption For Wheddon Cross, Rest And Be Thankful Hotel C1965

Standing at a crossroads on the ridge between Exmoor and the Brendon Hills, the long haul up the turnpike from Bampton or Minehead gave both the hill and this inn its well-earned name.

Caption For Bothenhampton, The Village C1960

The pines of Hyde Plantation are on the hill behind and Hyde Hill rises eastwards (right).

Caption For Ramsbottom, View Of Town C1955

It is noted for its surrounding countryside: to the west rises Harcles Hill (1216 ft), while over to the east stands Whittle Hill (1534 ft).

Caption For Yetminster, View From Tarks Hill C1960

We are looking north- eastwards from one of the public footpaths across Tarks Hill over Mill Lane and Brister End (centre) to the twin peaks of Honeycombe Wood (top left) and Lillington Hill

Caption For Devizes, On The Canal 1898

Devizes is perched on the top of a hill overlooking the Avon valley.

Caption For Crays Hill, The Shepherd And Dog C1955

The Shepherd & Dog (right) is a 300-year-old pub at the top of the hill.

Caption For Lewes, The River C1960

Cliffe Hill Street 1894 Cliffe, across the River Ouse, still has a very separate feel to Lewes up the hill.

Caption For South Holmwood, Post Office 1906

According to Eric Parker, scores of visitors to Leith Hill would alight at Holmwood railway station and be taken by horse-drawn brake to the foot of the hill - the rest of the

Caption For Coldharbour, The Village 1906

The village is the highest in Surrey at 750ft above sea level; it is situated on the east side of Leith Hill.

Caption For Herne Hill, Norwood Road C1951

The railing and trees on the right are part of Brockwell Park, and the shops on the far side are under the Herne Hill to Tulse Hill railway line.

Caption For Church Stretton, High Street 1910

The town sits beside a Roman road across which is the hill of Caer Caradoc.

Caption For Birdlip, View From Birdlip Hill C1955

This view looks across to Crickley Hill, which is now designated a country park.

Caption For Salford, Peel Park Museum 1889

To the right of the statue is Lark Hill, a mansion built in 1790 and formerly the home of Colonel Ackers of the Manchester & Salford Volunteers.

Caption For Amersham On The Hill, Sycamore Road C1950

The new town of Amersham on the Hill developed from the 1890s when, after 60 years of opposition, the Drakes and then the Tyrwhitt-Drakes finally allowed the railway to come to Amersham, but up the hill

Caption For Upton, Thermopylae Pass C1950

This is a view from Bidston Hill, which was declared a place to be kept free of development when Birkenhead and the surrounding towns and villages began to grow.

Caption For Montacute, The House 1900

A borough since around 1100, its name derives from St Michael's Hill to the west, in Latin 'mons acutus' or steep hill.

Caption For Watchet, Harbour 1927

Watchet was one of medieval Somerset's most important towns, and its harbour remained important into the 20th century, exporting iron ore from the Brendon Hills to the south.

Caption For Launceston, Old Hill 1906

Old Hill's official name is St Thomas Hill, and it was once used as a toboggan run when there was snow on the ground — rather a hair-raising ride!

Caption For Guildford, From Pewley Hill 1895

This view looks towards a naked Stag Hill, now crowned by Guildford Cathedral and flanked by the University of Surrey.

Caption For Edgehill, Walk In Beech Woods 1922

It is believed that in 1642 there were few trees and no woods on Edge Hill.