Photos

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Maps

524 maps found.

1897, Shelf Ref. RNE829525
1897, Bettws Ref. RNE639389
1897, Derwen Ref. RNE690334
1947, Derwen Ref. NPO690334
1899-1900, Derwen Ref. RNC690334
1897, Aberkenfig Ref. HOSM35561
1897, Blackmill Ref. HOSM38042
1897 - 1914, Kenfig Hill Ref. HOSM39315
1897, Brynmenyn Ref. HOSM39327
1897 - 1914, Litchard Ref. HOSM51373
1897, Llangeinor Ref. HOSM51873
1897 - 1913, Llangewydd Ref. HOSM51881
1897, Pencoed Ref. HOSM56370
1897 - 1914, Cefn Cribwr Ref. HOSM62215
1897 - 1914, Newton Ref. HOSM42872
1897 - 1898, Evanstown Ref. HOSM44979
1897, Abergarw Ref. HOSM35551
1922, Cefn Cross Ref. POP665301
1922, Cymdda Ref. POP687324
1922, Blackmill Ref. POP642742

Books

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Memories

1,926 memories found. Showing results 61 to 70.

Ice Cream

My parents and I spent several vacations at Higworth farm caravan camp in the early/ mid 50's. I remember my Father having to get out of the coach, along with others, to lighten the load to cross the bridge. On the way to the beach ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island

Bagpuss

A section of this photograph was used by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate for one of the opening sequences in the programme Bagpuss. This was confirmed in 1978 when a Horrabridge resident wrote to the Bagpuss programme and received a ...Read more

A memory of Horrabridge by Sharon Riggs

The Hersham Flood – September 1968

During the 60s I lived in Surbiton and worked in Hersham. As I was getting ready to leave for work one morning in 1968, a radio broadcast warned of severe flooding along the Mole valley following heavy rains, and ...Read more

A memory of Hersham by Tony Newman

Walking In The River

From the concrete slab bridge by the watercress beds to the park near Scots Hill we would wade in the river with bare feet, I was only nine years old then. The river bed was a fine golden grit that was easy to walk on. ...Read more

A memory of Rickmansworth in 1948 by Leon Moore

The Boats We Looked After

While my family lived in the lock house 1950 - 1961, my father rented  the rowing boats out and also the fishing permits. This is only one place where they were moored. At various times they were both sides of the bridge and ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1950 by Eddie Tait

On The Way To The Cathedral School

I still see the journey from my home in Morecambe to start my senior school years. First the bus from my home on Regent Road to the Midland Hotel. Then, across to the station for the train to Green Ayre station. ...Read more

A memory of Lancaster by Joan Tew

Slough A Time In A Life

Monday 7th July 1958, aged 8, moved to Britwell, Slough from Merstham in surrey with my brother Martin, Mum & Dad (Joan & Ron). Transport was a problem - we didn’t have any. There was only room for three of us in the ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Phil Cooke

Early Childhood In

We lived in Thames Ditton from about 1951 until 1963. We were in a shabby flat at first ,Warwick Buildings, Summers Road, before moving to a council house in Alexander road. The flats were still fitted with gas lights! The ...Read more

A memory of Thames Ditton by Sheridan Smith

Burgess Hill 1957 1968

My parents moved from Durham to Burgess Hill in the mid-fifties. I was born in 1957, at Cuckfield hospital, and at that time lived in West Park Crescent. Both my brother and sister were also born in Burgess Hill. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill by David Storey

Windmill Road, Brentford 1945

My parents, Nora & Harold (Jock) Palmer, lived at 112 Windmill Road, Brentford where I was brought up, along with my twin brother David and older brother Michael. Later we were joined by sister Janis and brother ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Linda Nicholas

Captions

1,770 captions found. Showing results 145 to 168.

Caption For Wakefield, The Old Bridge And Chantry C1955

The bridge over the River Calder is no longer the main arterial road from the south, having been superseded by the new bridge of 1933.

Caption For Conwy, The Castle And Suspension Bridge 1906

We can see a tower of Stephenson's 412ft-long tubular railway bridge in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Frimley, Bridge 1906

At the other end of Frimley High Street, we cross the River Blackwater, which is the boundary between Surrey and Hampshire.

Caption For Goxhill, Church Street C1960

Now the Humber Bridge has given Goxhill a new life as a commuter village for Hull, although the part we see here has retained its village feel.

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place And Abbey Gate 1900

Its 15th- century gateway survives at the end of the short lane with St Nicholas's Church on the left, where monastic workers, market traders and travellers could worship.

Caption For Bedford, The River And Town Bridge C1960

The Swan Hotel acquired a multi-level car park to its rear (its first concession to the age of the motor car) and the erstwhile car showrooms at the northern end of Town Bridge were demolished and replaced

Caption For Gilling West, Village 1913

We are looking east towards the bridge over the beck.

Caption For Newport Pagnell, Ousebank Gardens 1956

The High Street turns north, and it and the town end abruptly at the River Great Ouse, which flows through meadows liable to flooding.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Meadows C1960

Here Frith's photographer was looking from the east end of Scott's 1864 bridge towards the ridge descending to the flatter land of Burcott and Berinsfield; the east part of the village

Caption For Southport, New Bridge And Marine Bridge C1955

Built to link the Promenade to the attractions of Princes Park, the doubly-named bridge rests on two artificial islands in the Marine Lake.

Caption For Bridport, East Road 1904

This is East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (far right), looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker.

Caption For Gilling West, Village 1913

We are looking east towards the bridge over the beck.

Caption For Bridport, East Road 1904

This is East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (far right), looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker.

Caption For Wetherby, River Wharfe 1909

In the 1920s, Tom Richmond's West End Boating Stage offered rowing, Canadian-style skiffs and punts.

Caption For Muker, Village 1896

The village of Muker, set toward the western end of the dale, dates back to 1274.

Caption For Southport, Promenade Looking North C1960

Several sets of traffic lights control the flow of vehicles now, and it is rare to find a queue such as this.

Caption For Sandwich, The Barbican And Bridge 1894

Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval

Caption For Widnes, West Bank 1923

We are looking at West Bank and the Victoria Promenade.

Caption For Muker, Village 1896

The village of Muker, set toward the western end of the dale, dates back to 1274.

Caption For Sandwich, The Barbican And Bridge 1894

Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval

Caption For Bridport, East Bridge 1897

East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (left), was built by J and T Gale in 1784 and has been widened.

Caption For Gisburn, Main Street 1921

The name of the village had an 'e' on the end until the railway company put up their sign spelt 'Gisburn', and the 'e' was forgotten.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Bridge 1890

These views show each end of the bridge - two were taken in 1890.

Caption For Ironbridge, C1960

The bridge itself fell into disrepair; in 1931 it was closed to vehicular traffic, although people could continue to walk across it if they paid their penny.