Maps

181,070 maps found.

1947, Newland Ref. NPO791132
1897, East Village Ref. RNE697967
1889, West Newton Ref. HOSM63923
1921, Hanford Ref. POP726392
1921, Hartshill Ref. POP727990
1902, Newfield Ref. RNC790861
1903-1908, Newland Ref. RNC791132
1921, Oxford Ref. POP799156
1921, Stanfield Ref. POP838222
1947, Church End Ref. NPO668361
1946, Cornhill Ref. NPO677719
1903, Water End Ref. RNC861479
1903, Church End Ref. RNC668361
1899-1900, East Village Ref. RNC697967
1902, Bucknall Ref. RNC654827
1909, Preston Ref. HOSM57105
1921, St Ann's Ref. POP823602
1921, Ravenscliffe Ref. POP813748
1921, Shelton Ref. POP829621
1902, Townsend Ref. RNC851259

Books

438 books found. Showing results 1,681 to 1,704.

Memories

29,010 memories found. Showing results 701 to 710.

Bluebells

My godmother and her parents lived 'forever' at Gravel Road, just up from the small shop on the Park Avenue end. With a marvellous garden of flowers, fruit and poultry; a walkway tunnel of Quince, a black & white tiled pathway to ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough in 1950 by Olivia R S

Daily Chats

I remember when I was a van salesman with Sunblest in Aberdeen - my round was Royal Deeside. My morning started at 02.30hrs in Northfield in Aberdeen. Loaded, I would head for Deeside. I enjoyed my round but more so when I ...Read more

A memory of Bridge of Gairn in 1983 by Ron Ewing

Merland Rise Infant School

I remember well receiving the Silver Jubilee coin (still have it!) when my sister and I had just started at Merland Rise Primary School. The headteacher became Mrs. Pepper but I can't recall the name of the ...Read more

A memory of Tattenham Corner in 1977 by Melanie Watson

The King And Queen Visit Queen's Road

Some time soon after the Second World War, with our next door neighbours, we walked down to Queen's Road to watch the King and Queen drive by. We stood near Evan Cook's Depository. I assume that their ...Read more

A memory of Peckham in 1946 by Ken Cook

The Queen's Visit.

I remember as a youngster my mum and dad talking of the Queen's forthcoming visit to Warrington and how the statue of Oliver Cromwell was to be covered so as not to upset her. They eventually moved the statue to a less visible place and the side of the Academy.

A memory of Warrington in 1960 by Ian Miller

Whitethorn Morris Dance At The Coach And Horses On Croxley Green

For many years in the 1980s and 1990s morris dancers performed outside the two lovely pubs on Croxley Green - the Coach and Horses and the Artichoke. Whitethorn Morris frequently ...Read more

A memory of Croxley Green in 1980 by John Howard Norfolk

College Road

Whilst staying with my Grandparents (Weekes) of College Road, I liked to play down the bottom of the road with my friends (I was about 8 years of age at this time) - playing steppy stones in the mud of the river - a very dangerous ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1950 by Julia Banks

Cream Teas At Landslip Cottage

My Greatgrandmother & Greatgrandfather lived at the Landslip Cottage for many years providing cream teas to visiting locals and tourists alike. My own mother married a Gapper born at the bungalow higher up the ...Read more

A memory of Rousdon in 1959 by Gwyn Gapper

Happy Times At Immanuel College!

My first memories of Rosary Priory date from the 1950s when I was a teenager living in nearby Hatch End and I recall some of the rather nice local girls attending the Catholic School there.  However, the decades ...Read more

A memory of Bushey Heath by John Howard Norfolk

The Chequers

At the age of 16 I remember picking cherries on the trees (still existing in the photo and just shown to the left of the picture) while being too embarrassed/shy to acknowledge the presence of my first "girlfriend", Valery, on her ...Read more

A memory of Prestwood in 1956 by Roy Taylor

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Captions

29,398 captions found. Showing results 1,681 to 1,704.

Caption For Windsor, Castle From The River 1895

Another pleasure steamer ploughs its watery furrow in the shade of Windsor Castle. In the foreground, a group of girls are getting muddy and wet.

Caption For South Cerney, The Memorial C1967

One of the two war memorial crosses in the village, this one stands at the corner of Broadway Lane.

Caption For Repton, Thatched Cottages C1955

These low, half-timbered and thatched cottages at Repton probably date from Tudor times; they give an indication of the antiquity of this sleepy township, which lies eight miles to the south-west of Derby

Caption For Bothenhampton, From The South C1955

A stroll from the town of Bridport is the large village of Bothenhampton, an airy community that catches the breezes of sea and downland.

Caption For Horley, The Six Bells 1906

Virtually unchanged since this view was taken, apart from the loss of the central chimney stacks, the Six Bells is in the old village of Horley near the parish church of St Bartholomew, whose churchyard

Caption For Bridport, West Allington 1899

This view is looking westwards towards Symondsbury and Exeter along what was generally called the London Road, with a variety of hand-carts and a couple of girls failing to stay still for Frith`s photographer

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 North Berwick, Tantallon Castle 1897

Tantallon Castle perches on top of cliffs overlooking the Firth of Forth. It was once the seat of the powerful Douglas family, wardens of the Border Marches and lords of Galloway.

Caption For Rhyl, Donkeys On The Sands 1891

This is how a guide to seaside resorts of 1895 described Rhyl: 'Not many years ago there was no town here at all, but merely a few fishermen's huts upon the shore.

Caption For Rhyl, Donkeys On The Sands 1891

This is how a guide to seaside resorts of 1895 described Rhyl: 'Not many years ago there was no town here at all, but merely a few fishermen's huts upon the shore.

Caption For Bridgend, Dunraven Place 1910

The Victorian clock opposite the inn remains an object of interest. The National Provincial Bank commenced business in Bridgend in 1835.

Caption For York, Micklegate Bar 1886

This, the northern gate, stands on the site of the Roman Porta Principalis, the gateway of Eboracum. The barbican was demolished in 1835. The name Bootham derives from Buthum, 'at the booths'.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles C1890

Nearly four hundred feet above sea level, this principal inland resort of Kent owes its popularity to the accidental discovery of a chalybeate spring by Dudley, Lord North in 1606, which led to the fashion

Caption For Sheffield, Gleadless Valley 2005

While the tide of council house building swept ever outwards, mainly to the north and east of the city centre, the 'scarlet fever' of private red-brick detached and semi-detached houses and

Caption For Mousehole, 1927

Putting ashore the catch is a perennial attraction for bystanders on any jetty. These, judging by the smartness of their dress (complete with pocket handkerchief), are clearly not fishermen.

Caption For Groby, Leicester Road C1960

The A50 bypass now divides the village from its castle, of which only the motte survives; the remainder was demolished in the later 12th century.

Caption For Langham, The School And School Lane C1950

There are two prominent buildings of quality in the village, firstly the 13th-century parish church of St Peter and St Paul, and Langham Old Hall with its date stone of 1665 built into the

Caption For Glentham, Moncks Arms Hotel, Caenby Corner 1953

A sign of the times is here in the form of the AA box (right) with two AA patrol men going across the road for a quick one!

Caption For Wotton Under Edge, Church Street 1900

As in picture No 39385, the photographer's activities grip the attention of all those present - with the exception of a border collie, who only has eyes for his master standing beside the laden cart

Caption For Crowborough, Cross, Street 1900

It is now a commuter town, but retains many of the spacious villas of its health resort days.

Caption For Morcombelake, Old Cottages 1904

This discreet little settlement in the parish of Stanton St Gabriel occupies a web of small lanes on the south-facing slopes of Hardown Hill and derives its name from three Old English words: 'mor' (

Caption For Bristol, The Harbour C1935

In the days of sail, vessels making their way up the Avon to Bristol had to contend with several problems: the current, the wind through the Gorge, and the serpentine course of the river itself.

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 Swyre, Bull Inn C1965

Marking the end of an era, the Bull Inn at Swyre was one of the last roadhouses to be built in England in the 1930s, enabling Mrs Bessie Case to offer 'hotel accomodation' in time for Defence Area status