Maps

1,865 maps found.

1895, Pride Park Ref. RNE810787
1897, Cheadle Park Ref. RNE667142
1899, Clarendon Park Ref. RNE669511
1898, Cleadon Park Ref. RNE670021
1896, Oakleigh Park Ref. RNE795543
1898, Oldfield Park Ref. RNE797390
1895, Park Farm Ref. RNE800519
1896, Park Street Ref. RNE801230
1899, Mapperley Park Ref. RNE774342
1895, Maresfield Park Ref. RNE774542
1940, Wallands Park Ref. NPO859886
1945, Woodside Park Ref. NPO874072
1896, Burwood Park Ref. RNE657254
1898, Cathays Park Ref. RNE664512
1898, Crimdon Park Ref. RNE683262
1896, Broadoak Park Ref. RNE651109
1896, Brunswick Park Ref. RNE653411
1898, Coton Park Ref. RNE678475
1895, Crabbet Park Ref. RNE679779
1895, Hilden Park Ref. RNE734779

Books

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Memories

4,372 memories found. Showing results 311 to 320.

Hare Park Terrace

My uncle and aunt, Frank and Lilian Simpson (nee Wilson)used to live over looking the Spen Valley in a terraced house on a hill at the bottom of which was Rawfolds Mill. Is the photo H199022 this road and is the wall on left ...Read more

A memory of Rawfolds in 1920 by Eunice Wilson

Abc Lyric Cinema

I was the Chief Projectionist at the Lyric from approx 1957 until 1963 when I was appointed as Co Chief/Lighting Engineer at the new ABC Blackpool. The Manager at the Lyric was Mr Ron Crabb and when he moved to another ABC ...Read more

A memory of Wellingborough in 1957 by Alan Ashton

Lymington In The 1940s

My maternal grandmother and mother were both born in Lymington, my mother attending the grammar school in Brockenhurst (I remember as a small boy her pointing it out to me from the train) In 1944, when the V1 'doodlebugs' ...Read more

A memory of Lymington in 1944 by Brian Veall

Happy Days

I was just reading 'Formative years in Kirn'. Yes they were good. I used to fish off Kirn pier for cat fish for Mrs Drovandi's cat and in exchange she would give me an ice cube. I remember Reggie Brooks and the boats - We used to live in ...Read more

A memory of Kirn in 1950 by Elizabeth Lewis

A Glance Backwards

I came to live in Stadhampton in 1954 from Henley on Thames. My father was the village Policeman. I found that even for 1954 life in Stadhampton was comparatively primitive compared with what I was used to! But it was a ...Read more

A memory of Stadhampton in 1954 by John Harker

Holidays In Laugharne

I and my family stayed at the Ferry House, next to the Boat House from 1965 to 1973. The house was then owned by the wife of my dad's boss and we used to be able to go for a fortnight each summer. We used to park our car, ...Read more

A memory of Laugharne in 1965 by Julia Hammonds

Happy Times

I lived not very far from Beaumont park and as a child I used to go there along with friends, my sister or my brother, I remember the huge slide that was there and the long metal rocking horse that was on the field. The park was ...Read more

A memory of Huddersfield in 1973 by Jayne Harris

River Row

My family lived in the end cottage in River Row,our garden backed on to the river and railway line beyond.My brother and I were aged 3 and 4 years old and I can remember waving to my father as he went to work in the pits, the train ...Read more

A memory of Treherbert in 1951 by Patricia Greenacre

Growing Up In Greenford In The 1960s And 1970s

Here are some random memories: Lists Bakeries on Greenford Broadway.  Lovely aroma, tasty bread. The paper bags all used to have the slogan 'Good Flavour Always Finds Favour'. The covered market ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Danny Robinson

Cheadle In The Second World War

I think that we must have moved to Cheadle around 1938, because I was born in Newcastle under Lyme, but my younger sister was born in Cheadle in 1939. At that time we lived on Leek Road. We had various ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle in 1930 by Terry Brooks

Captions

2,180 captions found. Showing results 745 to 768.

Caption For Manchester, Portland Street 1885

Most of them appear to have arrived on bicycles, as there are a number of machines parked up.

Caption For Bingley, Boating On The Aire 1923

The view from this side of the river includes the industrial gasworks, but further down river past the weir is the rather more pleasant Myrtle Park, which opened to the public in 1908.

Caption For Twickenham, The Statuary, York House C1955

striking feature in the grounds of York House, were purchased in Rome in the late 19th century by the city financier Whitaker Wright - intended for the grotto room under the lake at his Witley Park

Caption For York, College Street C1960

The road to the front of the houses is now much wider, and there is a small park opposite the college.

Caption For Hitchin, The Sun Hotel C1965

Otherwise, there is little but the parked cars to give a clue to the date of this photograph. The timber- framed buildings, on the left, are believed to date from the 16th century.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, St Mary's Church 1898

The south porch was removed for road widening in 1831, and is now a folly at Nowton Park.

Caption For Cardiff, City Hall, Law Courts 1906

The buildings themselves enclose a large rectangle, within which wide, tree-lined avenues bisect Cathays Park.

Caption For Stamford, The Infirmary 1922

Clearly health care was a more peaceful business in the 1920s; today the gardens have disappeared under a mass of wards and car parking belonging to the Stamford and Rutland Infirmary.

Caption For Chester, Bridge Street C1950

compared to some of the previous pictures: the pavements are crowded with pedestrians and the road is heaving with traffic. 1955 was a year of newspaper and dock strikes; it was also the year in which parking

Caption For Merthyr Tydfil, The Lake, Cyfarthfa Castle C1960

The lake in Cyfarthfa Park covers nearly 7 acres. It was used for boating in pre-Second World War days, but after this it slowly ceased to be used for this purpose.

Caption For Alderley Edge, Castle Rock C1955

These girls look as if they are taking a break in their lunch hour, perhaps from the newly established ICI pharmaceutical laboratories in Alderley Park.

Caption For Totnes, The Island 1889

The island was opened as a pleasure park in 1844. In 1971 Totnes was twinned with Vire in Normandy and the island was renamed Vire Island.

Caption For York, Law Courts 1893

The walls once surrounded both the castle and Clifford's Tower.The site of the old gate is now a car park.

Caption For Wallingford, Bowling On The Lawn At Castle Priory C1955

There is a bowling green at the Town's large sports park.

Caption For Barry, Park Avenue 1906

Houses in Park Avenue were in great demand by professional people who work took them to Cardiff - like the Parade, the nearness of Barry Station and the view over the Old Harbour were great incentives

Caption For Streetly, The Village C1965

Streetly is a residential community built alongside the Roman road known as Ryknild Street, traces of which can still be seen in Sutton Park.

Caption For Raynes Park, Coombe Lane C1955

The architecture of Raynes Park is in general suburban and undistinguished. This view looks northwest along Coombe Lane, with a bus turning left into West Barnes Lane.

Caption For Redcar, The Bowling Green C1960

A ladies' bowls match is in progress in the peaceful setting of Zetland Park, at the start of the Coast Road to Marske.

Caption For Warrington, Queen's Gardens 1901

The former private gardens of the residents of Palmyra Square were purchased in 1897 as a park to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, and were opened to the public on the 17th of October 1898.

Caption For Bodmin, Mount Folly Square 1906

This broad, pleasing square was later converted into a car park.

Caption For Weybridge, Portmore Gateway 1903

The open expanse of Portmore Park lay near the River Wey; it is now entirely built over - it has been thus for almost a century.

Caption For Launceston, St Thomas Hill 1906

Here we see the best way to park on a steep hill - sideways! We are looking down this attractive street to the St Thomas and Newport part of Launceston, where the old church tower is just visible.

Caption For Croyde, Bay And Baggy Point 1936

The area above and to the right of the farmhouse is now a massive holiday park.

Caption For Beaumaris, Castle Street 1933

This view of Castle Street was taken in the summer sunlight, with a couple of parked cars and a few pedestrians.