Maps

181,031 maps found.

1899, Pentrefelin Ref. HOSM56481
1888, Ynys Ref. HOSM65429
1896, Willington Ref. HOSM64740
1888, Penygroes Ref. HOSM70862
1887, Ashill Ref. HOSM36334
1887, Bradfield Ref. HOSM38581
1887, Whitmoor Ref. HOSM42511
1887, Plymtree Ref. HOSM56784
1899, Cwmbran Ref. HOSM34401
1899, Fairwater Ref. HOSM45095
1896, Brafferton Ref. HOSM38637
1896, Denton Ref. HOSM43022
1896, Langton Ref. HOSM50754
1896, Winston Ref. HOSM64797
1895, Bean Ref. HOSM37305
1895, Wilmington Ref. HOSM64676
1904, Stoke Fleming Ref. HOSM57587
1883, Everdon Ref. HOSM44999
1905, Trewalder Ref. HOSM62476
1910, Hendrerwydd Ref. HOSM48129

Books

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Memories

29,029 memories found. Showing results 791 to 800.

The Bakery

My wife Margaret and myself started a bakery and shop in part of what had been 'The Manchester House'. We had a small gas oven, a 10 qt mixer and a pie blocker and that was about it! One Easter we made 500 hot cross buns in that ...Read more

A memory of Ellesmere Port in 1969 by Ian Mabbitt

A Crying Shame

The Castle used to be the home of the borough council, but was demolished some time during the 1960s and a new civic centre, which is an eyesore, was built on the land opposite. It was an absolute travesty that this lovely building was destroyed.

A memory of Barnstaple in 1960 by Stuart Ackland

Childhood Memories

I was born at home in a house within a housing estate called East Park, I think it was No 39, in Old Harlow and then we moved to No 38 Chippingfield, Old Harlow. My elder brother went to Mark Hall School and my other brother and I ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1964

Cramlington Co Op

My family and I used to live at Forest Hall. My grandfather John, Malone, was General Manager for the Co-op, in Cramlington, Forest Hall, Blyth, Seaton Delaval, and Westmoor. I have memories of going with him on a Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Cramlington by Brenda Glover Nee Malone

The Jarretts Of Ermington

My mother's maiden name was Jarrett, her father was Fred Jarrett who along with his brother Jim ran a small building company. I lived in Ermington from 1957-1974 and was related, or so it seemed, to almost everyone within a ...Read more

A memory of Ermington by Chris Stephens

Edinburgh Street Liverpool 5

I was born in 101 Edinburgh Street in 1943, my parents were Norman and Ellen Harris, i was christened in St Georges Everton, i have fond memorys of Netherfield Road my My Uncle Alec Harris ran the Protestant Reformers in ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1950 by Nina Walker

Fishcross

I left Fishcross in September 1962. I was part of the MacKay clan way back when everyone knew everyone. I had a friend across from where I lived at 2 Alloa Road, her name was Catherine Logan. My brother Ken (Kye) had a pal Michael Finnan ...Read more

A memory of Fishcross in 1962 by Marg Mackay Bell

St Gennys School

During the Second World War I was evacuated from Harrow and stayed with my relatives in Crackington Haven. I was only 6 years old at the time and went to St Genny's School for about 6-7 months before returning home. The headmaster ...Read more

A memory of St Gennys in 1943 by Graham Ward

Living In Chilton

My family moved to Chilton Foliat and took over the "Old Post Office". I was still young then and went to the old school run by Mr & Mrs Hassall who lived next door to the school. Two classrooms and very fond memories. At ...Read more

A memory of Chilton Foliat in 1964 by Steve Elliott

My Memories Of Burnt House Farm Alfriston Circa 1938

I remember being taken down to Alfriston in the 1930s before the Second World War. My great-aunt and great-uncle, Polly and Arthur Newell, had a smallholding on the downs, about half a mile from ...Read more

A memory of Alfriston by Margaret Mosley

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 1,897 to 1,920.

Caption For Bradpole, And The Knapp 1907

The village of Bradpole is shown here from the north-east, looking south-west from above Hole House Farm and the valley of the Mangerton River across to Holy Trinity Parish Church (right) and the fields

Caption For Leicester, Granby Street 1949

The link between London Road and Gallowtree Gate, this short north-south road is visually of the later 19th century.

Caption For Romsey, Mainstone 1904

This famous firm was developed from a combination of various Romsey breweries in the latter part of the 19th century, when rail transport made it possible to carry beer over considerable distances

Caption For Stanmore, The Old Church, Uxbridge Road C1965

The picturesque growth of trees and ivy which has been allowed to flourish unchecked took its toll on the brick structure, and the church, probably designed by Nicholas Stone and consecrated by Archbishop

Caption For Copthorne, Franciscan Convent School C1960

Copthorne was a new parish, formed in 1881 out of Worth and Crawley Down. The church of St John Evangelist was built in 1877 and is just in Sussex.

Caption For Southgate, Grovelands Hospital C1955

Its birth was due to the unsatisfactory situation of the previous 100 years, when the governments of the day were mostly supplied with arms from Birmingham, Liege and Hamburg, but these were not

Caption For Bridport, South Street C1965

In contrast to the bustle of East Street, the southern length of South Street was very much a secondary shopping area. There are fewer people and fewer cars.

Caption For Leicester, Gallowtree Gate C1950

Gallowtree Gate runs out of Granby Street and London Road as it drops down to the Clock Tower.

Caption For Lytham, Parish Church 1890

The square-towered St Cuthbert's Church is not far from the large cricket ground, where a socket of a stone cross (marking one of the resting places of St Cuthbert when he was being carried to his final

Caption For Beaumaris, The Cottage Café C1955

This extravagant jettied veranda is an amusing addition to this catering establishment, which attempts to afford some additional dining space at the expense of the traditional facades we see in the rest

Caption For Newport, Ye Olde Murenger House C1950

What appears to be a medieval jettied building may be nothing of the sort.

Caption For Cheam, School 1904

The school, initially installed at Whitehall on Malden Road in the year of the Great Plague of 1665, moved to this site (now occupied by Tabor Court alongside the present by-pass) in 1719.

Caption For Stanmore, St John's Church 1906

To the east of the Old Church, but sharing its graveyard, is the Church of St John The Evangelist. The view of this ragstone building, designed by Henry Clutton in 1894, has changed very little.

Caption For Saltwood, Castle 1902

Built in 1154 by Henry de Essex on the edge of a valley, this high-walled building became the residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.

Caption For Stapleford, The Roach C1955

The second section of this chapter starts to the west of the city in Stapleford, close to the Derbyshire border, which follows the River Erewash southwards to the River Trent.

Caption For Burgh Le Marsh, The Church C1965

The church of St Peter and St Paul, another of the marshland churches, is located by the side of the A158 main road to Skegness - during the summer this is a very busy road indeed.

Caption For Finchale Priory, 1892

Following Godric's death, Finchale passed into the hands of the priors of Durham Cathedral. A Benedictine priory was built here around 1196 by Henry Pudsey, son of Hugh, Bishop of Durham.

Caption For Hampstead Norreys, The Village From Folly Hill C1950

The village of Hampstead Norris nestles in a shallow valley, the buildings dominated by the short broad tower of St Mary's church in the background.

Caption For Tring, Marsworth Locks C1960

Half a mile north of New Mill is a complex of reservoirs; they were built by the Grand Junction Canal in the 1830s to store water for the Marsworth Flight of locks, whereby the canal descends from the

Caption For Odiham, Canal Wharf 1906

It was never a financial success because of its rural course, and the success of the Kennet & Avon Canal put paid to the owners' hopes.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Airport C1960

Several aircraft are awaiting servicing and departure, indicating the growing importance of the airport.

Caption For Buxted, Park Church 1902

Buxted Park is north-east of Uckfield; the medieval parish church, dedicated to St Margaret of Scotland, a rare dedication, sits in isolation in the park near the mansion, Buxted Place.

Caption For Addlestone, High Street C1955

The High Street is distinctly low-key: the terraces of late Victorian shops are augmented by 1930s buildings, as we see on the left, and now several have been converted to take-aways.