Maps

175 maps found.

1920, Acton Ref. POP619722
1947, Acton Ref. NPO619716
1946, Acton Ref. NPO619717
1897, Acton Ref. RNE619715
1899, Acton Ref. RNE619718
1902, Acton Ref. RNC619717
1897, Acton Ref. RNE619716
1895, Acton Ref. RNE619721
1896, Acton Ref. RNE619722
1920, Acton Ref. POP619718
1921, Acton Ref. POP619721
1902, Acton Ref. RNC619715
1947, Acton Ref. NPO619715
1947, Acton Ref. NPO619718
1921, Acton Ref. POP619715
1921, Acton Ref. POP619716
1897, Acton Ref. RNE619720
1894, Acton Ref. HOSM65581
1902, Acton Ref. RNC619716
1897, Acton Ref. RNE619717

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Memories

152 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

The 50s And 60s

I lived with my parents,  Ralph and Joan, "Bindy" and sister Judy,  on Birchway, off Ack Lane East, then we moved to 17 Atholl Road.  There were several families with children who my sister and I  spent a lot of time with - Johnny ...Read more

A memory of Bramhall by Richard Caville

Cornsay Colliery

My great grandfather John Dunning was from Cornsay Colliery - he worked in the coke works. Sadly he was killed in action on 21st March 1918 in France. His wife was pregnant with my grandfather at the time and they moved to ...Read more

A memory of Cornsay Colliery by anthony.dunning

Tosh And I And Easy Pickings

Tosh and I and easy pickings Hi everyone, It's me again with the continuation of my wee story. I was taken by surprise how many people liked and responded to the ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

Good Days

My name is Derek Price, and I was born in Central Middlesex Hospital and lived in Court Way, North Acton, until moving to Birkbeck Avenue when I was married in 1965. I attended West Acton Primary, Acton Wells Junior, John Perryn and finally ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Derek Price

Heston Middlesex 1950s

It was good to see people's memories of Heston, as I spent much of my childhood there. My father was manager of a branch of grocers called Platts Stores Ltd, Norwood Green, although we were on the corner of Fern Lane Heston and ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Rita Burgess

Island Cottage

My nanna and grandad Noden lived at Island Cottage. Grandad was a bridgekeeper along with Jack Powell and Syd Bebbington at Acton swing bridge from 1945-1960. There was an enormous flood in 1946 when my grandparents were the first ...Read more

A memory of Acton Bridge in 1955 by Christine Ruskin

Going To The Shops...

As a fully paid up member of the 'Baby Boomer' generation, born in 1947, I've been reading all the stories posted on this lovely website (which - like many others, I suspect - I came across purely by chance). I was born in Perivale ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Peter Taylor

Emigration To Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa has been my Home Base for nearly fifty years, having lost my faith of a future in UK during a troublesome strike by miners which was crippling the UK economy - no doubt the miners thought that the closure of the ...Read more

A memory of Ottawa by Edward Williams

Charles Hunt . Birkenhead Area Ww1

HI i am trying to find any picture of Charles Hunt, his brothers were George and David, sister Ada and Maude, i have a photograph of my grandfather C George Hunt in his WW1 uniform, a paper clipping of David Hunt, WW1 ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by Valerie Waring

Old Days!

I lived in Tudor Gardens West Acton, having been evacuated during the war. I attended West Acton infants school, then John Perrin Junior school followed by John Perrin Secondary ModernSenior School. I Started Senior School in 1952. It was ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Brian Lark

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Captions

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Caption For Acton, The Star Inn C1960

The cottage next door is part of the Dorfold Hall estate, which lies between Acton and Nantwich amongst the trees beyond.

Caption For Sudbury, Police Station 1906

The police station was demolished after the opening of the new station in Acton Road in 1967 - the site is now a wooded traffic island.

Caption For Nantwich, Parish Church 1898

Yet until the 16th century it was just a chapel of ease for nearby Acton church, which was considered to be far more important.

Caption For Macclesfield, Birtles Church 1903

A grave near the fence commemorates Harold and Mary Worth, killed by enemy action on 23 December 1940 at Acton Farm.

Caption For Acton Burnell, The Castle C1960

The castle at Acton Burnell was built at the end of the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lord Chancellor of England.

Caption For Warlingham, The School 1904

These two small children pose dutifully in front of the local school, which was originally built in a traditional style after the passing of the Education Act in 1870.

Caption For Findern, The Green C1965

When suggestions were made in the early 1960s to convert this village green into a formal crossroads, the local Women's Institute galvanised villagers into action and turfed the whole area

Caption For Deepcut, Rfa Just Off Church Parade 1906

In 1906 there was still a great deal of romance attached to soldiering, perhaps because of the long distance travel it involved, and the glamour of action in far-flung corners of the empire.

Caption For Hampstead, Bathing Pond 1898

This is the more subdued face of the Heath the shot is not packed with action.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Airport C1960

Also to be seen on the left ready for action is a rather primitive fire engine.

Caption For Loxwood, Swimming Pool C1950

Geese watch the action from a safe distance.

Caption For Scarborough, The Castle 1890

It was the scene of the first action of the barons against Edward II, whose favourite Piers Gaveston held Scarborough at the time; despite surrendering, Gaveston was seized by the Earl of Warwick and summarily

Caption For Edinburgh, The Castle 'mons Meg' C1950

When James IV came to use the brute at the siege of Norham Castle in 1497, it took an artillery train of 220 men and 90 horses to get 'Mons Meg' to the scene of the action.

Caption For Liverpool, The Ferry Boats C1965

At one time there were, ferries to New Brighton, Egremont, Seacombe, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry and Eastham, and before the tunnel opened, vehicle ferries also ran to Seacombe and Birkenhead.

Caption For Mundesley, Fisherman's Gangway C1955

Their actions were stirred to protect their property after a stormy sea smashed away most of the adjacent Lifeboat Hotel and cliff in 1897.

Caption For Ashburton, North Street 1922

At one point they were nearly removed dur- ing a road improvement scheme, but prompt action by the locals preserved them.

Caption For Taunton, Barracks 1894

The Somerset Regiment saw action during the Napoleonic Wars and in most of the conflicts of the next two centuries.

Caption For Dover, Marine Parade C1965

The block of modern flats on the left replaced a smaller group of houses that were destroyed by enemy action during the Second World War.

Caption For Chelmsford, Moulsham Street 1919

This is an action-packed picture crowded with bicycles, pedestrians and prams.

Caption For Newbiggin By The Sea, Front Street C1955

Many Northumberland resorts are famed for the quality of their sands, but alas for Newbiggin - both pollution and wave action have taken their toll.

Caption For Chertsey, Guildford Street 1908

The action-packed scene that is a town street in Edwardian days, with plenty of people going about their business; the only traffic is horse-drawn vehicles.

Caption For Penarth, All Saints Church 1896

It was destroyed by fire in 1927, and then the rebuilt and enlarged church was again partially destroyed in 1941 by enemy action.

Caption For Abergavenny, St Mary's Church Interior 1898

The plain east window was to be replaced in 1922 by the colourful stained glass of a memorial window to Brigadier Barker, who was killed in action in the First World War.

Caption For Uley, From Uley Bury 1900

Standing some 800ft up, rising in green terraces above the village, it affords panoramic views with the erosion caused by rivers and frost action during the Ice Ages evident in the isolation of the