Maps

1,865 maps found.

1921, Stoke Park Ref. POP840105
1922, Newlands Park Ref. POP791271
1945, Clapham Park Ref. NPO669413
1947, Clumber Park Ref. NPO671293
1945, Costessey Park Ref. NPO678285
1946, Burrsville Park Ref. NPO657012
1940, Branksome Park Ref. NPO648801
1945, Brondesbury Park Ref. NPO651715
1945, Bitterne Park Ref. NPO641285
1947, Boltshope Park Ref. NPO645700
1902, Town Park Ref. RNC851102
1919, Bitterne Park Ref. POP641285
1899, Westbury Park Ref. RNC865323
1921, Boley Park Ref. POP645551
1923, Bowring Park Ref. POP647393
1903, Woodhouse Park Ref. RNC873504
1897-1898, Woodside Park Ref. RNC874072
1920, Ashley Park Ref. POP627784
1923, Aughton Park Ref. POP628964
1925, Axwell Park Ref. POP629313

Books

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Memories

4,373 memories found. Showing results 441 to 450.

Growing Up In Stafford Until 1975

I grew up on the Weston Park Estate and my close friends were Ann Parker and Linda Jay, as we all lived a few doors away. We used to go to Riverside disco approximate 1970 and the Young Farmers disco on Friday ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by Angela Née Rafferty

County Oak Tushmore Sports And Social Club

So named because members were from north of Crawley on the main A23 Brighton Road, not big enough to be a village, but a hamlet stretching half a mile north and south of todays Manor Royal Estate ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1954 by Tony Tester

Hugh Bell And Old Mans's Park

A nice memory of Hugh Bell School was that at assembly each morning when the weather was fine, the old men would sit in the park outside to listen to our hymn singing. Hence "Old Man's Park". They had no money ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1948 by Norman Jackson

Summer Holidays

Does anyone remember Woodchurch caravan park? We used to go every year from 1969 until its closure in 1973. My aunt and uncle had a caravan there. If you came up from the village it was past the windmill over the crossroads and ...Read more

A memory of Woodchurch in 1973 by Karl Turner

Birthplace And Never Forgotten When Asked

I was born in Dysart to a mining family of 5 brothers, me being in the middle. My mum watched over us all and used to take us walks by the man in the rock along to Wemyss and back via the castle estate. ...Read more

A memory of Dysart by Sandy Stewart

Growing Up In Lower Belvedere

My first real memory of Belvedere was that of starting school at St Augustines Primary around 1954. I can recall a wind up gramaphone which the teacher would frantically wind up to keep the music playing, even a ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1950 by Ken Mulley

The 'valet' Shop In Brampton In The 1960s

Does anyone remember the 'Valet' shop that used to be near the High Street entrance to the Village Park? It was sort of a haberdashers but the lady also used to take in dry cleaning and shoe mending. It was ...Read more

A memory of Brampton by Susan Wade

When I Was A Lad

During my schooldays I often visited Eastwood from Hucknall, my mate David Scrimshaw and I had many happy times there. We were travelling back to Hucknall one day on the bus, and two girls waved to us from a small park near ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood in 1958 by First Name Last Name

East Ham In The 1960s

In February 1963, when I was six and a half, my parents bought their first house, in Thorpe Road, East Ham. It was and had been a very cold winter, and when we moved in we had difficulty opening the back door, as there was so ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1963 by Jackie Craig

Getting Locked In The Arboretum

I remember when I was 14 my friend Josie Weston and I rode our bikes along Broadway West to the Arboretum. We were walking along the paths and around by the lake when we met two boys and one of the boy's mothers ...Read more

A memory of Walsall by Patricia Littel

Captions

2,180 captions found. Showing results 1,057 to 1,080.

Caption For Bristol, Tennis Courts C1935

In August 1920, Bristol Corporation obtained an Act to take over the former BP&PR railway line between Sneyd Park Junction and Hotwells.

Caption For Beoley, Village Inn C1965

The car park was a garden then, and many thousands of afternoon teas were served there to townsfolk over the years.

Caption For Willenhall, Memorial Park C1965

Willenhall recently won a national lottery grant to restore the park.

Caption For Romford, Warren Drive, Elm Park C1950

Warren Drive with its neat bungalows and semi-detached homes provides the northern border of the Elm Park Estate, an impressive residential development inspired by the extension of the District Line

Caption For Beoley, Village Inn C1965

The car park was a garden then, and many thousands of afternoon teas were served there to townsfolk over the years.

Caption For East Runton, High Street C1955

The sea is immediately to the right of the caravan park; there are steep steps down to the beach here, as at several other places on the Norfolk coast.

Caption For Cawthorne, Taylor Hill C1955

There was no traffic on Taylor Hill, Cawthorne when this picture was taken, and the parked car was the only sign of life, apart from the two pedestrians on the right.

Caption For Histon, High Street C1965

the Village Green, the Boot (left), one of the oldest pubs in the village, and the Barley Mow beyond, are both still trading, although the General Stores between them has been demolished to make a car park

Caption For Ramsey, High Street C1955

The Horse and Gate pub (left) has been redeveloped into shops, the Lion Hotel (right) is now flats, and parking is only allowed on the left-hand side of the street.

Caption For Warrington, St James's Church And Wilderspool C1965

The two parked minis and the Volkswagen car show that this is the era of The Beatles.

Caption For Coulsdon, The Recreation Ground C1955

The trees by the entrance to the ground, left, have been replaced by an expanded parking area.

Caption For Chipstead, Hogs Cross C1955

The fence on the right marks the extent of Shabden Park and its disappearance now gives a much more open appearance across attractive downland.

Caption For Stafford, Victoria Park C1950

Later, the level of some of the surrounding land was raised, and Victoria Park was opened in 1908.

Caption For Romford, The Entrance To Raphael Park 1908

Since 1902 Raphael Park has provided Romford people with a place of relaxation and recreation.

Caption For Ynyshir, The Pit C1965

A final view of the Park with plenty of activity around the paddling pool, but with no one in it.

Caption For Morfa Bychan, Garreg Wen Lake 1925

Known today for its caravan parks and the long sandy beach of Black Rock sands, Morfa Bychan, just west of Porthmadog, was long celebrated for the story of Dafydd Garreg-Wen, the blind harpist, known for

Caption For Southend On Sea, Marine Parade 1898

The foreground is now the east part of Peter Pan's Adventure Island amusement park.

Caption For Chasewater, Pleasure Park C1965

Chasewater is a large reservoir with an amusement park at its southern end, where people enjoy water sports such as sailing and water-skiing, or just paddling.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Park, Bracebridge Pool C1960

Sutton Park is a National Nature Reserve, which puts it among the top rank of our protected areas.

Caption For Redruth, West End 1902

Notice the tram (advertising the Cornish Post newspaper) parked at the terminus of the newly opened Camborne and Redruth Tramway - this small operation lasted until 1927.

Caption For Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park 1897

Sir Joseph Paxton, designer of the Crystal Palace, laid out this park on the banks of the river Kelvin. It was opened in 1853.

Caption For Leicester, De Montfort Hall, Regent Road C1955

Designed by architect Shirley Harrison, the building is well-sited close to Victoria Park, and to Lutyens' War Memorial, dedicated to those who fell in the First World War.

Caption For Kettering, Pleasure Park C1960

The path through the park was supposed to follow the route of a Roman road.

Caption For Whitby, From Boghall C1886

The collection of houses on the left were built after the advent of the railway in the 1830s, and though named Fishburn Park, in honour of the local ship building family, they are known