Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1882 - 1900, Lidlington Ref. HOSM51215
1882 - 1900, Riseley Ref. HOSM57866
1882 - 1899, Stagsden Ref. HOSM60166
1881 - 1882, Steppingley Ref. HOSM60538
1896, Hartford Bridge Ref. HOSM47724
1896, West Sleekburn Ref. HOSM63960
1880 - 1881, Milford Ref. HOSM53817
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1879 - 1882, Berkeley Ref. HOSM34145
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1879 - 1882, Ham Ref. HOSM47453
1898 - 1923, Berkhamsted Ref. HOSM34146
1888 - 1899, Rhiwddolion Ref. HOSM57697
1853 - 1891, Meaux Ref. HOSM53402
1883 - 1902, Shatterford Ref. HOSM59047
1898 - 1920, Chesterton Ref. HOSM40727
1898 - 1920, Godington Ref. HOSM46496
1898 - 1920, Hardwick Ref. HOSM47615

Books

442 books found. Showing results 17,017 to 17,040.

Memories

29,040 memories found. Showing results 7,091 to 7,100.

The Lane Pauline Johnson

I used to walk to Blands School through the lane with my friend Jean Brookes, we would often stop outside the Clark's (Terry) house and climb up the bank where we could see Jean's house across the field. Then we would ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield in 1955 by pauline.hutchins

Cookery Demonstrations At Electricity House

Do you remember Electricity House, just to the right of the picture?  In the late 50s when I was about 8ish I guess,  Mum used to take me to the cookery demonstrations held there.  They were in the ...Read more

A memory of Willesden in 1958 by Thelma Doyle

The Lido, Mallon Dene

I stayed at the Lido, Mallon Dene when I was 5 in 1955 with my Mum and Dad. It was run by the WTA - Worker's Travelling Association. We booked the holiday quite late and had to have 2 separate rooms; one with one bed and ...Read more

A memory of Rustington by Thelma Doyle

Nicking Apples Half Way Down Brae

Oh yes, loads of times me and me mates went apple pinching in the orchard half way down Brae.

A memory of Upper Blainslie in 1880 by Mags Bell

Clock Cafe

I remember the Clock Cafe. It was a favourite. Mum used to take me there as a child. The fireplaces were huge and had oodles of brasses hanging everywhere. The tables were large and had big chairs around them. The waitresses wore little ...Read more

A memory of Selby by Nadean Simmons

Holiday Memory

In the previous two years we'd had our holiday in South Devon, but in 1958, for some reason, my father decided we would stay in Lerryn, & booked himself, mother & I into a B&B (possibly The Old Forge?) by the river. I was ...Read more

A memory of Lerryn in 1958 by Anthony Kerrison

I Was One Years Of Age In 1965

Good static shot, black & white (b&w), no doubt Ilford film, the best b&w in the world. I was 1 years of age having been born in 1964 about two or three roads away from where this shot was taken, it's ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1965

The Coningsby Chapel & Museum

This photo shows the Coningsby Almshouses and Chapel, in Widemarsh Street, Hereford, reputed to be originally a 'cell' of Dinmore Manor, a Commandary of the Order of St John in the 16 century.  It fell into disrepair ...Read more

A memory of Hereford by Haydn Ebbs

Infirmary Memories

My first memory of the Infirmary is when I was four years old. I had my tonsils and adenoids removed because I was very, very deaf. After the operation I could hear but it would be many years before I learned that I only had ...Read more

A memory of Blackburn in 1952 by Susan Walsh

National Service

In 1955 I was posted from Catterick Camp to Burniston Barracks Scarborough. I believe the barracks have now gone. It was sited on one of the best vantage points, over looking Peasholm Park, the castle, and views towards the ...Read more

A memory of Scarborough in 1955 by Brian Mann

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 17,017 to 17,040.

Caption For Bibury, Swan Hotel C1960

Many of the thousands of visitors who arrive each year drawn by the trout farm and other local attractions probably leave in agreement with him.

Caption For Lancaster, The Town Hall 1912

At the centre of Dalton Square stands a bronze statue of Queen Victoria guarded by four lions, given to the city by Lord Ashton. He also donated the new Town Hall, which stands at the back.

Caption For Cleveleys, The Arena C1955

The Arena, built below the sea-front promenade, was billed as the 'premier open-air theatre of the north'.

Caption For Sandringham, The Gardener's Cottage 1927

The greenhouses provided most of the pot plants and flowers which were used in the house, and were used to cultivate roses, tomatoes and orchids.

Caption For Somerleyton, Somerleyton Hall 1891

Somerleyton was built 1844-51 by Sir Samuel Morton Peto, the railway contractor, builder and developer of Lowestoft.

Caption For Sudbury, Floodgate Pool 1932

This is part of the Sudbury Common Lands. The sluice gate is to the left, and the cattle stand in the overflow, or floodpool. On the horizon are the towers of the Catholic church and St Gregory's.

Caption For Bildeston, Duke Street C1955

Just off to the left is the site of the earliest Baptist chapel in Suffolk, registered in 1731.

Caption For Hythe, High Street C1955

Located on the western bank of Southampton Water, in the shadow of an oil refinery and heavy industry, Hythe is unexpectedly pretty in places.

Caption For Bradfield, The Heath C1955

A little further east from Mistley is the village of Bradfield.

Caption For Saffron Walden, High Street C1950

Most of the buildings we see here remain much the same, although their functions have altered. Single-decker buses wait on opposite sides of the road.

Caption For Bude, Efford Cottage 1890

It stands below Efford Down, on top of which is the Storm Tower, also built by Acland.

Caption For Polruan, From Fowey 1908

Polruan was once a major shipbuilding port; in the 19th century it launched over 6,000 tons of shipping.

Caption For Saundersfoot, The Glen 1934

This view of the Glen was taken from St Bride's Hill. It is possible to reach the Glen Beach from just below the row of houses.

Caption For Kingsgate, The Castle 1908

One well known resident of Kingsgate was the actor Jack Warner, who played the policeman Dixon of Dock Green on television for 21 years, He died in 1981.

Caption For Barton Mills, The Bull Inn C1965

This was a coaching inn on the London to Norwich turnpike, now the A11, since at least the mid 18th-century. The gabled red brick front dates from c1680.

Caption For Bildeston, Market Square C1965

The clock tower was built of red and white brick in 1864. It was renovated in 1987, and has seating on the ground floor. Chandler's ironmonger's shop to the left has closed.

Caption For Woolpit, The Post Office C1960

The post office and the two houses to the right were originally one house of c1520. The next range to the left is also 16th-century; it contains Addisons' shop, which started in 1889.

Caption For Dolphinholme, Church Corner C1955

These 18th-century stone cottages were built for workers at the nearby mill, which was originally water-driven - its wheel was second only in size to that of Laxey on the Isle of Man.

Caption For Garstang, Six Arches C1960

From Victoria View, the backdrop to the scene is of the Lancashire fells, with the land rising to the summit of Calder Fell at its high spot.

Caption For Battle, The Abbey Gatehouse 1927

The little town, named after the Battle of Hastings, grew at the gates of the Abbey built by William the Conqueror to atone for the slaughter and to give thanks for his victory.

Caption For Chatham, New Road C1955

New in 1772, the road was built to bypass congested town centres from Star Hill, Rochester to the bottom of Chatham Hill.

Caption For Cirencester, St John's Church And Blackjack Street C1955

Owing to inadequate foundations, the tower of St John's showed signs of stress shortly after it was built in 1420.

Caption For Christchurch, The Church C1955

Occupying its peaceful spot on Ross Road, overlooking a broad green with trees, Christchurch is a modest example of the Victorian Gothic style.

Caption For Crewe, Queen's Park C1960

Park was presented to the town by the London North Western Railway Company (LNWR) in 1887, and marked not only the Queen's Jubilee (hence the park's name), but also the 50th anniversary of