Places
36 places found.
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- Yosemite National Park, USA
- Yellowstone National Park, USA
- Worcester Park, Greater London
- Langley Park, Durham
- Killerton Park, Devon
- Swinton Park, Yorkshire
- Goodwood Park, Sussex
- New Parks, Leicestershire
- Gidea Park, Essex
- Rokeby Park, Durham
- Hawkstone Park, Shropshire
- Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire
- Gunton Park, Norfolk
- Erddig Country Park, Clwyd
- South Park, Surrey
- Eastwell Park, Kent (near Ashford)
- Highams Park, Greater London
- Raynes Park, Greater London
- Grange Park, Merseyside
- Tong Park, Yorkshire
- Bush Hill Park, Greater London
- Park Street, Hertfordshire
- Grange Park, Greater London
- Wembley Park, Greater London
- Lambton Park, Durham
- Motspur Park, Greater London
- Roundhay Park, Yorkshire
- Grove Park, Greater London (near Eltham)
- Baddow Park, Essex
- Park Gate, Hampshire
- Shillinglee Park, Sussex
- Kiveton Park, Yorkshire (near Wales)
- Park, Somerset
- Park, Wiltshire
- Park, Cornwall
- Park, Devon (near Crediton)
Photos
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Maps
1,865 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 1,081 to 1.
Memories
4,373 memories found. Showing results 451 to 460.
The Raf Estate
We lived on the RAF estate in Ickenham during the late 1950s, in a semi-detached house at 14 Nettleton Road. Every RAF home mirrored the next; their furnishings were also identical. You could move from Scotland to England (which we had ...Read more
A memory of Ickenham in 1957 by
The Park Keeper
I remember the boating pool in Swan Pool Park, the park keeper was Mr. Willits, he still owes me a go in a paddle boat, I hired a boat, I think it cost 3d, after a few minuets rowing, he called me in and said he needed to go, but ...Read more
A memory of Stourbridge in 1954 by
Custom Cars And Mrs Beeton!
I lived in Chelsea when Mr. Beeton was still alive and running his bakery on the King's Road. I worked there for a while after leaving college and I feel very privileged to have done so. He dressed like a Victorian gentleman ...Read more
A memory of Chelsea in 1975 by
Pwll Y Crochan Woods
My late father was born in Colwyn Bay and his father and some of his relatives resided in Grove Park. Every year my parents and my siblings had to visit the relatives, especially one we called Aunty Polly who I think was ...Read more
A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1947 by
Sittingbourne To Australia
My name is Margaret. I was born in Park Road, Sittingbourne on 18.4.45. My parents were Flossie and Cyril Neaves. My dad worked as a machine man in the Sittingbourne paper mills and my mum worked fruit picking in the ...Read more
A memory of Sittingbourne in 1971 by
Margaret
Margaret lived at 20 West View in 1951 and came regularly to Gateshead. She had a friend who lived near Saltwell Park. When I was called up to do my National Service on 4/10/1951 we were pen friends but she stopped writing after a good ...Read more
A memory of Washington in 1951 by
School Holidays At Abington Park
I was born in 1951 in Lutterworth Road, Northampton just a 5 minutes' walk from one of the most beautiful parks in the country - Abington Park. Originally part of the Wantage family estate, it boasted a museum ...Read more
A memory of Little Billing in 1959 by
Monton Eccles
I was born in Monton, lived in Monton during my childhood and moved to Eccles. I went to Eccles Parish School which at the time was run by nuns. They taught us pretty well and watched over us even when we washed our hands, and if anyone ...Read more
A memory of Eccles in 1973 by
Park Street , Bristol Bs1
My, how Bristol's once prestigious Park Street has changed. The picture from a hundred years ago shows just what a graceful place it was to shop in those Edwardian days of long ago. Strolling up, on the left, one could visit ...Read more
A memory of Bristol by
My Childhood In Houghton Regis.
My name is Daniel (Danny) Cronin, the youngest of 5 and the only boy of Harry 'H' and Ann Cronin. My life began on the 27th of November 1970. My first place of residence was Recreation Road where I have broken ...Read more
A memory of Houghton Regis in 1970 by
Captions
2,180 captions found. Showing results 1,081 to 1,104.
The waters of the Exe estuary once lapped the edge of what is now a pleasant town centre park.
The park occupies the original site of Manningham Hall, which was demolished; the land was given to the city by its owner, Samuel Cunliffe Lister.
In buildings immediately west of Tring Park is housed the Sir Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, based on his enormous collectoin of stuffed and mounted animals from every corner of the world.
Prior to the advent of mass car ownership cycling to the park was an even more popular option than today. With so many bicycles present this busy scene is more reminiscent of Oxford or Cambridge.
The opening in 1912 of the County Hall in Cathays Park provided a much-needed centrally contained administrative centre for Glamorgan.
The Hants and Sussex coach is parked outside Hill House, a former solicitor's home until it became a café restaurant in 1898.
With the opening of a cricket pavilion at Queen's Park, Derbyshire CCC returned to Chesterfield in July 1898 with a match against Surrey.
Featured here is the fish pond and castellated boathouse that once belonged to William Backhouse; they were retained when North Lodge Park was developed.
In this view, a tram passes the park with an advertisement for Fox-Andrews' shop in Union Street. Many Frith views of Bath around 1904 proudly include the then new electric trams.
The racecourse opened in 1801 after the Duke of Richmond gave part of his estate, Goodwood Park, to establish a track where members of the Goodwood Hunt Club and officers of the Sussex Militia could
This beautiful old mansion house in Luton's Wardown Park houses a wide variety of standing exhibits - and the curators have an extensive programme of temporary events to hold the visitor's interest.
More rooftops, a passing steam train (they were being replaced by diesel- powered locomotives at this time) and the sweep of the park express progress. The bandstand has arrived.
On the right, the parked cars wait for petrol or repairs at Fisher's garage with its Esso sign.
The larger reservoir nearer to the town is now the centre of the country park.
The library was in the grounds of Hawhill Park - a perfect place for learning and recreation. Books were issued here for the final time on Friday 26 October 2001.
On the right, next to the last parked vehicle, was the town's main post office before the current one was built in St John's Square.
The area on the right, opposite the lower entrance to the park, was known as `Commin Bach`.
The mansion in the park was originally known as Heath House, and later came to be called Studley Court.
The drainage ditch on the right has now been filled in and paved over as a footpath, and the area in front of the pub is now entirely a tarmac car park.
At that time, around 1860, it was considered bad for your health to attempt the whole journey without an overnight stop half-way, which happened to be at Preston.The Park Hotel cost £46,000 to
Parks were an important feature in many Victorian industrial towns and served as an escape from the noise, dirt and labour of the mills and factories.
Cars, motorbikes and sidecars are parked on the beach, whilst their owners clamber over the rocks or paddle in the sea.
Across the river from here is Orwell Park, in the 18th century the home of 'Old Grog' - Admiral Vernon.
Church Cottages, or Hyde Park Corner Cottages, are five almshouses run by the George Savage Trust. In 1971 they were severely damaged by fire, and were rebuilt and reopened in 1972.
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