Maps

316 maps found.

1902, Pentre Ref. RNC804297
1902, Pentre Ref. RNC804298
1921, Pentre Ref. POP804278
1921, Pentre Ref. POP804300
1920, Pentre Ref. POP804322
1897, Pentre Ref. RNE804285
1897, Pentre Ref. RNE804286
1899, Pentre Ref. RNE804300
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804289
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804292
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804293
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804300
1924, Pentre Ref. POP804289
1921, Pentre Ref. POP804293
1924, Pentre Ref. POP804295
1921, Pentre Ref. POP804298
1923, Pentre Ref. POP804328
1899, Pentre Ref. RNE804278
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804285
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804296

Books

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Memories

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Whitewebbs Lake And Second Woods

Wonderful walks from Clay Hill, past the golf course and on over the bridge on the stream and up through the woods. Little children with their mothers clutching bags of bread to feed the ducks and swans on the lake. ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1950 by Roger Davis

Parkstone Girls' Grammar School

This was the entrance to Parkstone Girls' Grammar school where I went from 1956, with Miss Allen as headmistress, until we moved to the present site in Sopers Lane in, I think, 1960 or 61, when these buildings were ...Read more

A memory of Poole in 1956 by Marion Brown

Clog Morris Dancing At Torquay Harbour On An August Evening

This view of the harbour taken in 1888 has by chance captured dead centre the very spot where 120 years later the dancers and musicians of Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers turned out to ...Read more

A memory of Torquay in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Heather And Gorse Clog Morris Dance At Rixey Park

Among the attractions at this year's annual Rixey Park Tractor Rally were the Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers and their band - a local dance team based at Combeinteignhead. For days ...Read more

A memory of Kingsteignton in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Howe's Garage, Longfield

Rather than Longfield Hill, this looks more like Longfield itself with Howe's Garage in the centre foreground. My Dad worked here from the late 1930s to when he retired in 1973; it was run by his uncle Frank Howe and ...Read more

A memory of Longfield Hill in 1960 by Brian Linford

Happy Childhood

I lived with my grandma Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bignell at No 10 Ten Cottages from 1943 to around 1948. The houses were Estate owned (and still are) and my grandad Robert Bignell worked at the manor house first as a shepherd and ...Read more

A memory of Wormleighton in 1946 by Geoff Taylor

Great Grandma's Childhood Home

The house in the centre of this photo, Mill House, was the childhood home of my Great Grandmother, Sarah Jane Bushnell. My mother said that a photo similar to this was displayed on trains to advertise beautiful ...Read more

A memory of Whitchurch by Gaynor Wingham

Pardon Hall

Parndon Hall WAS NOT demolished - the Victorian house still lies at the centre of the hospital site and is currently used to house the Past Graduate Medical Centre and Trust offices. Paintings done by Elizabeth Arkwright in the late 19th ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 2008 by Ursula Myers

The Slate Islands Easdale

                                                  THE SLATE ISLANDS                                                         By Walter Deas Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old ...Read more

A memory of Easdale in 2005 by Walter Deas

Claremont Aldershot Road

The house on the right hand side of this picture was called Claremont.  We lived there in the early 60s.  There were two cottages to the side.  In one of those cottages lived a girl called Elizabeth Holland, she ...Read more

A memory of Church Crookham by Jane Webb Sankey

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Captions

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Caption For Betws Y Coed, Miner's Bridge 1953

A popular destination of walkers, it was built to allow the miners of Pentre Du to reach the mines in the hills; a mile west of Betws-y-Coed, paths lead through the meadows to this steeply-inclined gangway

Caption For Betws Y Coed, Miner's Bridge 1891

This wooden bridge was built over the River Llugwy so that the miners living in the village of Pentre Du could get to the lead mines of the Gwydir Forest.

Caption For Betws Y Coed, Miner's Bridge 1953

A popular destination of walkers, it was built to allow the miners of Pentre Du to reach the mines in the hills; a mile west of Betws-y-Coed, paths lead through the meadows to this steeply-inclined gangway

Caption For West Bay, Harbourside C1955

High tide in the Basin, looking eastwards to St John's Church (left of centre), West Bay Hotel (centre), the Custom House (right of centre) and Old Storehouse (further right).

Caption For Basildon, Long Riding C1960

The centre of Basildon has served the local community well since the 1950s, and remains a popular place to shop.

Caption For Chigwell, Disabled Person's Unit Grange Farm Centre C1965

The centre was of particular importance to London's disabled as a resort. The Winged Fellowship used it as a centre for respite care and holidays for the disabled.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill 1897

The main street of Allington village (bottom left) leads into this panorama of Bridport, looking south-east from the town's open country, with St Swithun's Church the prominent building (centre right).

Caption For Parkmill, The Gower Hotel 1910

The attractive building in the centre is the former school, now the West Glamorgan Guides Activity Centre. Further down the road we come to the Gower Heritage Centre.

Caption For Ambleside, The White Lion And Royal Oak Hotels 1912

We are in the centre of Ambleside; Lamb's Royal Oak Hotel is on the left, and the White Lion Hotel is in the centre.

Caption For Storrington, West Street C1960

Storrington never appears to have been very large, and far from being a centre of wealth, was probably no more prosperous than its neighbouring downland villages.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill 1897

street of Alllington village (bottom left) leads into this panorama of Bridport town, looking south-east from Allington Hill, with the outer parish's St Swithun's Church being the prominent building (centre

Caption For Lyme Regis, Marine Parade 1930

Beyond the Bay Private Hotel and Madeira Cottages (left centre) are Hardown Hill, Stonebarrow Hill (centre) and Golden Cap (right). Seaward are a series of ledges.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Town Hall C1960

The building looks just the same now as it did in about 1960; nowadays, part of it is a dance and arts centre, together with a tourist information centre.

Caption For Mildenhall, Market Place 1925

In the centre are the pump, in use until 1939, and the 16th-century Market Cross. On the right are Mabel Kemp's cycle shop and Isaac Minn's, saddler.

Caption For Lyme Regis, 1925

The North Wall (right centre) has since been joined to the mainland (in 1979) by a random wall of rough boulders.

Caption For Rochdale, Town Centre 1966

Their termini remained in the centre until the Bus Station was opened on 16 May 1978.

Caption For Rochdale, The Esplanade 1892

Looking towards the town centre from Manchester Road. The magnificent Town Hall comes into view beyond Broadfield Park slopes, created from 1870 onwards.

Caption For Charmouth, Village 1890

We look north-westwards up The Street to the Coach and Horses Hotel (left centre), where the Victorian landlord was James Ingram. Charmouth House is further up the hill (centre).

Caption For Stanmore, Village 1906

All has gone now to make way for the less-than-sparkling commercial centre of today - it was once a centre of character, but now basically a characterless centre.

Caption For Billingham, Bowling Green C1965

Here we have a clear, open view across the John Whitehead Park to the Stockton and Billingham Technical College in the distance, with the community centre just visible on the extreme left.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Lym Bridge Antique Shop C1955

We are looking eastwards along Bridge Street to the Buddle Bridge (centre right) over the River Lim.

Caption For Ambleside, The White Lion And Royal Oak Hotels 1912

We are in the centre of Ambleside; Lamb's Royal Oak Hotel is on the left, and the White Lion Hotel is in the centre.

Caption For West Bay, The Harbour C1960

We are looking north-westwards from the Quay beside Pier Terrace to the old Salt House (centre), which is now the Harbour Museum.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Town Hall C1960

Town Hall is a dignified building of mellow brick with a clock beneath an elegant cupola.The building looks just the same now as it did in about 1960; nowadays, part of it is a dance and arts centre