Maps

2,499 maps found.

1899, Blackhorse Ref. RNC642641
1904-1905, Blackwood Ref. RNC643039
1904-1905, Bonnington Linn Ref. RNC645836
1904-1905, Bothwell Ref. RNC646603
1899, Bradley Stoke Ref. RNC647960
1904-1906, Braehead Ref. RNC648143
1904-1905, Braehead Ref. RNC648149
1904-1905, Braidwood Ref. RNC648380
1899, Coalpit Heath Ref. RNC672602
1905-1906, Collennan Ref. RNC675523
1904-1905, Douglas West Ref. RNC692289
1898-1899, Doynton Ref. RNC692874
1904-1905, Draffan Ref. RNC692892
1904-1905, Drumclog Ref. RNC693803
1905-1906, Dundonald Ref. RNC695352
1901-1904, East Boldon Ref. RNC696938
1919, Bridge Yate Ref. POP650008
1898-1899, West End Ref. RNC864057
1901-1904, West Harton Ref. RNC864330
1898-1899, West Littleton Ref. RNC864586

Books

23 books found. Showing results 2,041 to 23.

Memories

1,578 memories found. Showing results 851 to 860.

Living In Aveley 1948 68

Hello. I came across this site yesterday quite by accident and was really taken away by all the memories. Here are mine - I was surprised by the names and everything else that came back to me. Forgive me if I don't spell ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1948 by Colin Newberry

Elmwood School

I attended Elmwood from 1969 - 1971 I moved from south London to Wallington in 69 and can remember walking through the park from Wallington to Hackbridge some of the names have come back to be after looking at some of the posts ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1969 by Tom Ellinor

Manc Schoolkids On The Prowl!

Remember being at a school in South Manchester called, Egerton, (where kids from Moss Side, Rusholme etc hailed from) and often, we'd be packed off, and taken to various parts of Cheshire to sniff with awe at freshly cut ...Read more

A memory of Delamere by itrose949

Southlands School,South Hill Ave, Harrow On The Hill.

I went to Southlands school harrow on the hill from 1958-1968 when it closed down. It was a victorian building and catered for day girls and borders. Many of the borders had parents living ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill by 24jenny

The Plough Inn, Kibblesworth

This is for Margaret Elliot, I am from Kent but my adopted Grandad, Fred (Frederick Joseph) Johnson was the landlord of the Plough Inn during and after the Second World War and my mother and I were evacuated there and ...Read more

A memory of Kibblesworth by elstonevans

Growing Up In Mitcham In The 1970's

Lovely to read some of the reminiscences of old Mitcham, it was such a lovely place to grow up in during the late sixties and early seventies, before changes started happening. I left in 1990, aged 25, before the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham

Northolt

I lived close to Greenford Grammar (GCGS) and went to school there between 1963 - 1968. Many of my new schoolfriends lived in Northolt or North Greenford so I found myself spending much of my early teens there. In particular, I have fond ...Read more

A memory of Northolt

Blue Pencil Cafe, County Oak Crawley

Built as an Egg Farm and local produce outlet pre WW2 it became a Transport Café during the 1940's through the 1950's and into the 1960's. Well known on the A23. As a schoolboy I lived 100 yards south over the ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1954 by Tony Tester

Woodford Memories

Born and bred in Woodford. Had a paper round at WH Smith on the Woodford railway station. Not too bad in the summer but freeezing cold on the winter mornings. Sang in the choir at St Barnabas Church and receive 3 ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1955 by Mike Francis

Looking For Family

Hi, this is a long shot. I'm trying to trace my family from Northolt, my aunt and uncle, Alice and Albert Priest; they have six children, Teddy, David, Jimmy, Annie, Trudy and Danny who will all be in there 40's to 60's now. ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Bernie Brodie Browne

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 2,041 to 2,064.

Caption For Ambleside, Windermere From Loughrigg 1912

This classic view of England's largest lake was taken from the south end of Loughrigg. Ambleside town is round the corner to the left.

Caption For Brighton, Devil's Dyke 1894

Here the photographer looks north-west from near the hillfort that occupies the crest of the ridge, towards Poynings village and the scarp of the South Downs beyond at North Hill and Newtimber Hill.

Caption For Headcorn, The Village 1903

On the south side of the street are several half-timbered houses of notable quality, with Shakespeare House and its prominent gable, and the Chequers Inn, both very evident.

Caption For Newport, On The Canal 1896

By the end of the 18th century it had become the principal coal port in south Wales; all this from what half a century before had been little more than a few wharves.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1949

The road sign points down South Street which is almost invisible between the public building and the shops. Colmer`s Hill (right of centre) forms the distant skyline.

Caption For Carreg Cennen, Castle 1936

limestone crag overlooking the Towy Valley, the present Carreg Cennen dates from the late 13th century, though the site has historical links with the ancient commote of Is-Cennen, and sections of the south

Caption For Chalfont St Giles, The Pond C1955

The church itself has a Norman south aisle and sits in a delightful churchyard with the backs of timber-framed cottages on one side and the Misbourne in its valley on the other.

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 Bridport, West Allington 1899

Further along the south side of the street (left of centre) is the Old Inn. West Court is behind the hand-cart.

Caption For Launceston, Castle Entrance C1955

This, the south gate to the castle keep, is today the main entrance, but it is thought that in the castle's heyday the north gate was the main access.

Caption For Welton, The Cross Roads C1955

The parkland of 18th-century Welton Place sweeps south to the north bank of the Grand Union Canal, in its cutting leading to the east portal of the Braunston Tunnel.

Caption For Sheffield, Gleadless Valley 2005

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 bungalows filled the southern, south-western

Caption For Broughton Astley, The Stream C1967

The photograph looks south-east along the culverted stream bordering Station Road, with housing of the 1920s and 30s on the extreme right.

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 south

Caption For South Luffenham, St Mary's Church C1955

Internally, the church has a good late 12th-century north arcade and a later south arcade. The great Gothic Revival architect George Edmund Street (1824-81) restored the building in 1852 and 1861.

Caption For Aylesbury, Narbeth Drive C1965

This took development as far east as the old main road which had turned south to Walton, now marked by King Edward's Avenue.

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 East Grinstead, London Road 1904

From the south-east, a look at the Institute, which has now sprouted a clock, put up in 1891 in memory of Thomas Cramp, the town's diarist and total abstainer.

Caption For St Cleer, Church 1906

Inside, the 14th-century north aisle has octagonal granite piers, while the 15th-century south aisle has piers of Polyphant stone with carved capitals.

Caption For Cheam, The Old House C1955

The old Tudor timber-framed cottage formerly stood slightly further to the south, before being purchased by Epsom Rural Council in 1922 when it was dismantled and transferred to this present site.

Caption For Slyne, The Post Office Corner C1955

Slyne, with Hest, also near Lancaster, saw Bonnie Prince Charlie's 1845 army of Scots passing on their way south.

Caption For Newark On Trent, Bridge Street C1955

All survives in Bridge Street, which leads out of the south- east side of the Market Place in the distance.

Caption For West Bay, The Harbour C1955

The view is south-eastwards to the Bay House Cafe and East Cliff (centre).

Caption For Chiddingly, Muddles Green C1955

Half a mile south of the hamlet with the parish church and Chiddingly Place is another small hamlet, Muddles Green, where cottages fringe a small green.