Maps

181,006 maps found.

1897, Redbourn Ref. HOSM57643
1907, Stalybridge Ref. HOSM35234
1907, Millbrook Ref. HOSM53745
1886, Carlby Ref. HOSM40071
1895, Coryton Ref. HOSM41928
1895, Stanley Ref. HOSM60264
1881, Bilberry Ref. HOSM37711
1879, Coombe Ref. HOSM41717
1881, Criggan Ref. HOSM42265
1879, Scarcewater Ref. HOSM53456
1881, Molinnis Ref. HOSM53923
1901, Sheriffhales Ref. HOSM59061
1900, Ilmington Ref. HOSM49307
1881, Asterley Ref. HOSM36427
1881, Chavel Ref. HOSM37505
1880, Booley Ref. HOSM38303
1901, Brockton Ref. HOSM39081
1901, Bromlow Ref. HOSM39106
1880, Burlton Ref. HOSM39528
1881, Chavel Ref. HOSM40652

Books

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Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 1,451 to 1,460.

Spitfire

I well recall the day I set off for school, it was sunny as I left the house by Black`s garage. As I approached the school, I noticed a large crowd opposite the school gates. A spitfire had come down between two houses without touching ...Read more

A memory of Callander in 1940 by Christopher Fentiman

Family

My great grandmother, Mrs Burbidge lived in the house on Charwelton Hill, three fields away from the main road. Mother said a tin box was left by the road where post, bread and groceries were left. Later, in 1941 my grandfather, gran and ...Read more

A memory of Charwelton in 1940 by Terence Wilcox

Henbury Old Boys School And Hallen Vilage School

I was a Junior pupil at this school in 1947 - 1948. Fond memories, as some of my older cousins also attended the school at the same time. Having previously attended Hallen Village School, which ...Read more

A memory of Henbury by Frederick Hillberg

Happy Days At Port Ann

I lived in Port Ann for 16 years. I have a lot of memories of Port Ann, I would go to the blue rocks and go swimming - be there all day and sit under the bridge and hide when you get called in for your bed, or even ...Read more

A memory of Port Ann

Cafe In Market Square

I remember the cafe in the market square, my mum use to work in the open top part in the summer and my brother and I used to go and help her clear the tables when we were on school holidays. I remember the shops that ran ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1960 by Pauline Wallis

Circus!

Just to the left of this pub was the entrance to the woods where my parents used to take me for walks when I was very young.

A memory of Hockley in 1964 by Dominique Payne

Falmouth Fishstrand Quay C1960s

Ah yes, I remember going with my mother to Fishstrand Quay ice house to buy mackeral and crab. It was like a huge walk-in freezer with lots of large fridge doors and had massive latches on them with lots of ice ...Read more

A memory of Falmouth in 1960 by Derek Asquith

Years Gone By From 1944 To Present Time

Hi, my name is Dot Dunn (nee Harmer). I've lived in Station Town and Wingate all my life and wouldn't want to live anywhere else and am still in contact with a lot of my school friends. I can still name ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1950 by Dorothy Dunn

Wonderful Childhood

I spent a wonderful childhood in Norton Fitzwarren when it was a village from 1950 to 1958. I have priceless memories of roaming the fields, woodlands and surrounding countryside freely. Of sitting on top of Moses ...Read more

A memory of Norton Fitzwarren in 1950 by Gerald Bull

Dulcie Ann Haines Born Dagnall Street 8/11/1948

I was born in Dagnall Street but my nan and grandad owned the house and, as most of the children got married, [there were 9 of them] most were allocated a room of their own. I was born there, the ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1950 by Dulcie Loftus

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 3,481 to 3,504.

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 Lancaster, From Castle Hill C1950

Lancaster was an important place throughout the medieval period, but although the pattern of many of its old streets remain, few of today's buildings pre-date the Georgian period.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, The Abbey Gateway 1898

This was the main entrance to the secular part of the Abbey of St Edmunds. The original gate was probably a duplicate of the Norman tower.

Caption For Tideswell, Church Chancel 1896

One of the greatest glories of Tideswell's parish church is its wonderfully light and airy chancel. This lightness is the result of the large, plain glass windows on either wall.

Caption For Odiham, High Street 1908

French soldiers were held as prisoners at Odiham during the Napoleonic wars, living in a camp dug out of an old chalk pit. The churchyard contains the graves of several prisoners.

Caption For Maenclochog, The Village Shop C1955

This Pembrokeshire store sports a veritable Aladdin's cave of goods from whitewash to ice cream, and from newspapers to cake and cigarettes.

Caption For Wembdon, Church 1906

The western suburbs of Bridgwater grew in the late 19th century to incorporate the village of Wembdon, whose church was at the far east end of the village. In 1906 it looks remarkably rural.

Caption For Sheffield, Fargate C1955

In the mid-1950s Sheffield was one of only a handful of cities that still had faith in its tramway system.

Caption For Camberley, High Street 1919

The house at the top of this view was that of the Sergeant Major from the Staff College.

Caption For Evesham, Market Place 1910

The street patterns of Evesham have probably changed little since the days of the battle, when many of the rebels fleeing from that desperate fight were slaughtered amongst its houses.

Caption For Raglan, The Church C1955

The Somerset chapel on the left is the last resting place of several of the Earls of Worcester, masters of Raglan Castle.

Caption For Coulsdon, The Avenue C1955

The signpost makes a central focal point on the flat-topped ridge looking towards the solid tower of Cane Hill Hospital on the skyline.

Caption For Great Dunmow, Church End C1960

This view is now partially obscured by a development of old people`s homes.

Caption For Great Dunmow, High Street C1965

The four pointed gables were built in 1899 on the site of two small cottages and a plastered building that seemed to be the remainder of an ancient chapel.

Caption For Southend On Sea, On The Cliffs 1891

Moving closer to the main town of Southend-on-Sea, The Westward Ho! Boarding Establishment dominates this scene. It went on to become one of the premier hotels of the town.

Caption For Lyme Regis, 1890

Lyme Regis, seen here from the heights of Timber Hill, is situated at the westernmost end of Dorset.Walking through the fields and cliffs of Lyme the visitor can never be quite sure whether he or

Caption For Conwy, Castle And The Tubular Steel Railway Bridge 1898

Conwy was already something of a tourist attraction by 1898 with its castle and remnants of the planned medieval town.

Caption For Chichester, Market Cross 1890

The intricately-decorated Market Cross is considered to be one of the finest of its kind in the country.

Caption For London, Chelsea Pensioners On Oak Apple Day C1898

Some of the 420 Chelsea Pensioners pose on 29th May in front of the decorated statue of their founder Charles II.

Caption For Eastleigh, Leigh Road C1955

A fascinating photograph showing Leigh Road at its junction with Market Street.This corner of Eastleigh has changed significantly: the new buildings interposed with the older ones on the left-hand

Caption For Gnosall, The Village 1899

At this time only some 10 per cent of the county's agricultural land was in the hands of owner-occupiers; the majority was still controlled by the great estates.

Caption For Stroud, Parish Church 1910

Here we can see a portion of the gardens of Bank House in the days before they became accessible to the public. Note the thatched summerhouse.

Caption For Chalford, On The Canal 1910

Of the two pubs shown here, The New Red Lion (centre) survives. The Bell Inn (left) is now a private house. The retaining wall on the right was part of Chalford Station yard.

Caption For Hertford, St Andrew's Street 1929

Sad to say, many of the timber-framed buildings in St Andrew's Street were demolished in the 1960s.