Maps

9,439 maps found.

1923, Howsham Ref. POP741668
1925, Hunton Ref. POP742470
1947, Fishpool Ref. NPO706232
1947, Farnham Ref. NPO703543
1947, Howe Ref. NPO741399
1925, Londonderry Ref. POP766204
1919, Norton Ref. POP794584
1924, Oxton Ref. POP799269
1925, Preston Ref. POP810617
1946, Cleeve Ref. NPO670149
1947, Coleby Ref. NPO675234
1947, Burradon Ref. NPO656850
1947, Bickerton Ref. NPO639589
1947, Catton Ref. NPO664710
1898, Roxby Ref. RNE821317
1898, Sproxton Ref. RNE837051
1898, Oxton Ref. RNE799269
1898, Staveley Ref. RNE838904
1898, Stonebridge Ref. RNE840421
1897, Simonstone Ref. RNE831494

Books

39 books found. Showing results 1,897 to 1,920.

Memories

1,544 memories found. Showing results 791 to 800.

More Memories Of Waterrow

Dear reader, I have received some lovely messages since writing a few memories I thought I would add a few more. The Rock Inn I use to stay with my great uncle/aunty's public house, namely the Rock Inn, in 1958- 1965. ...Read more

A memory of Waterrow in 1960 by Julian Bishop

Hounslow As It Was

I am a bit younger than the other contributers being 2 when I moved to Hounslow in 1950. I wasn't born there but regard Hounslow as my home town and well remember the Odeon (Saturday morning pictures) and later learning ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1955 by Susan Coleman

Childhood Memories

My Nan lived in Church Path (renamed Lillie Walk), they were all mainly Irish families living there, Nan's family all stayed in Fulham around North End Road. In the 1950s me and my sister were taken there to buy new shoes and ...Read more

A memory of Fulham in 1951 by Carole Harrington

My Very Happy Childhood In New Haw Road!!!

We originally moved in 1957 when I was 5 from Thornton Heath in Surrey to Burleigh Road in Addlestone because my dad had started working for Peto Scott (TV makers) near Weybridge. Then in December 1957 my ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1962 by Robin Hope

Biddulph,Early 1960s,Fondest Memories.

My father was transferred from a North East Mining Community,to a beautiful place called Biddulph.While he worked hard in the pits,we enjoyed many long days playing in some of the most wonderful places of ...Read more

A memory of Biddulph in 1962 by Elizabeth Graham

Referring To My Frith 1887 Map Of Alconbury

On the 1887 map of Alconbury and its surroundings, there is a reference to the area between Alconbury and Alconbury Weston on Alconbury Brook as being 'Liable to Flooding'. This would have also applied ...Read more

A memory of Alconbury in 1950 by Barry W J Chandler

Raf School

RAF North Luffenham - when my husband was there, was a language school and remained so for quite a few years. They moved out and the army moved in, the pub opposite (or second school as it was called) by the lads stationed ...Read more

A memory of North Luffenham by Susan Moore

The Ferry From Penzance To The Scilly Isles

I spent my summer holidays in Cornwall in 1958. Two whole weeks on a farm just to the north of Marazion was not my idea of excitement, so I was not looking forward to it. However, things improved when ...Read more

A memory of St Mary's in 1958 by John Howard Norfolk

Watchfield/Naafi/Aerodrome Notes

This was the NAAFI shop that served the military quarters at Watchfield, which housed the then many miltary and civilian staff of the Royal Military College of Science, and some of the students at the college, ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield by Richard Hodder

North Road

No memory really but lived in 15 North Road with older brother Paul and older sister Sylvia. My mother was Edna Elizabeth Foster and lived with her mother and stepfather, Charles Barker. My brother seems to remember the boy next door ...Read more

A memory of Ripon in 1951 by Joyce Kent

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 1,897 to 1,920.

Caption For Bedford, Grammar School 1897

Our look at the fine schools of Bedford moves north beyond St Peter's Square to Bedford School.

Caption For Broadwater, Village 1906

This view is taken at the north-west end of what is now the recreation ground, and the area beyond the carriage is now the teeming roundabout where the A24 London Road meets the A27 which runs from Eastbourne

Caption For East Grinstead, College Lane 1907

The name of this lane, which runs north from the junction of High Street and Lewes Road, refers to Sackville College.

Caption For Worcester, High Street C1950

Looking north along High Street, the prominent clock on the right catches the eye.

Caption For Belford, The Cross And Main Road C1950

Belford is just one of many places in Northumberland that suffered during the cross-border raids that were a feature of life in the North for several centuries.

Caption For Findon, Post Office Corner C1960

Findon is on the top of the Downs, just north of Worthing, and was noted for an annual sheep fair.

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Caption For Settle, Castlebergh Wells And Steps 1924

Two railways touched the town: the North West line was followed by the famous Settle-Carlisle line in 1876.

Caption For Eastleigh, North Stoneham Church C1955

Not far from the airport is North Stoneham Church, which has undergone many alterations since it was first built in the 10th century.

Caption For Ingoldmells, The Hotel, Butlin's Holiday Camp C1955

Before you reach Ingoldmells, north of Skegness, you pass one of Butlins' largest holiday camps.

Caption For Boston, The River C1955

This view is looking towards the town centre, and the boat ('BN3', a Boston-registered boat) is heading out to the Wash and the North Sea.

Caption For Broughton Astley, The Stream C1967

The village has been given a sweeping bypass, Broughton Way, on its north side, reducing the volume of traffic negotiating Main Street and the area around St Mary's Church and Old Mill

Caption For Nottingham, University C1955

The 500 acres of deer park was incorporated in the city boundaries in 1932, but only the east side, a strip along the north side, and a strip along the west side were developed for

Caption For Hailsham, Wesleyan Church 1902

At the opposite end of the High Street, past the North Street junction, stands the Wesleyan church; its foundation stone was laid by the splendidly named Williamson Lamplouch in September 1868

Caption For Hailsham, High Street 1902

Parker's beyond is mainly timber- framed - the framing is now visible from the north.

Caption For Buckland, Post Office Corner C1955

To the north is a pretty pond, and to the south of the main road is the excellent dark brown greensand sandstone parish church, rebuilt apart from the belfry timber posts in 1860.

Caption For Abingdon, St Helen's School 1925

Moving north-west from Albert Park to the Faringdon Road, the town tour finishes at the School of St Helen and St Katherine, as it is now named.

Caption For Boston Spa, Thorp Arch Hall 1895

The lord of the manor, William Gossip, purchased land here with the view to owning a substantial but convenient house in this rural part of the West and North Yorkshire border.

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 Greenwich, The Royal Naval College And Riverside Walk 1951

Our tour now heads north-east to Greenwich to a much grander building.

Caption For Ewell, High Street 1924

This view, showing the centre of Ewell village, was taken looking north towards the Horse Pond and Spring Corner, and includes several splendid examples of the motor vehicles of the period.

Caption For East Finchley, High Road C1965

To the south-east of mediaeval Finchley, the High Road drops down from the North Circular Road between an almost standard series of parade shops built around the turn of the century, and past the Rex Cinema

Caption For Hatch End, The Broadway C1960

The village is on the north-west edge of Pinner Park, itself a 14th-century deer park owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Caption For Hampstead Norreys, Church Street C1950

To the north of Newbury, on the edge of the downs, lies Hampstead Norris, surrounded by hills and woodland.

Caption For Greenhead, Greenhead Hotel C1955

About one mile to the north-west is the bastle house of Low Old Shield, one of many fortified farmhouses built during the days of the Border raids.