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Maps

321 maps found.

1946, Fox Holes Ref. NPO708789
1945, Gobley Hole Ref. NPO717010
1895, Darwell Hole Ref. RNE688841
1897, Gravel Hole Ref. RNE719420
1896, Hole Bottom Ref. RNE737753
1947, Chaceley Hole Ref. NPO665984
1898, Lye Hole Ref. RNE770931
1903, Sand Hole Ref. RNC824840
1947, Hole Bottom Ref. NPO737753
1919, South Hole Ref. POP834914
1924, Sand Hole Ref. POP824840
1923, Fox Hole Ref. POP708782
1924, Gravel Hole Ref. POP719419
1920, Hole Street Ref. POP737838
1921, Otham Hole Ref. POP798227
1897, Fox Hole Ref. RNE708782
1898, Fox Holes Ref. RNE708789
1898, Pole's Hole Ref. RNE808072
1905, Cotts Ref. HOSM48705
1947, Hoo Hole Ref. NPO739845

Books

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Memories

638 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Bathing In The River

Montague terrace was home to many children. I remember the Allen's, John, June, Barry, Hazel, Ivan & Valerie. The White's, Maurice and Barbara, The William,s and Smith,s, Joan, Roy, Margaret, Jeffrey, and at least three ...Read more

A memory of Bishopstoke in 1949 by Barbara R Bryan

The Boating Pool

The boating pool at Shoebury Common was a must visit every weekend I was there.  In later years they had canoes and we used to sit up on the top of the canoe at the back and not in the cockpit.  Never fell in though.  Would not ...Read more

A memory of Shoeburyness by Alan Perry

Holidays At Sandilands

My late father used to rent an apartment in a large house opposite the 'pullover' where we would stay for some 2-3 weeks each summer from about 1949-1955. I remember that the lady who owned the house had a large black ...Read more

A memory of Sandilands in 1950 by Elizabeth Hodgson

Horney Common As A Child

I was born in London in 1938. When war broke out the following year my father sent my mother and myself down to Devon but soon after that he, and many of his regimental colleagues in the Army, rented a large country ...Read more

A memory of Horney Common in 1940 by Juliet Baxter

Nells Point Barry Island

I was born on 'the Island' and lived there until I was 17 years old. Nell's Point used to be my play ground.I have many fond memories of counting the coaches that used to bring the visitors from far and wide, the coaches ...Read more

A memory of Barry Island in 1959 by Chris Maidment

Hotel Continental

Well, this is a trip down memory lane. My mum and dad took sister and I there in, I think, 1967 or 1968 (I was 13). I remember listening to The Beatles/The Herd/Floyd (Arnold Lane) in the Hole in the Wall Club and my sister aged ...Read more

A memory of Mundesley by Martin Glen Davison

Relations Of John Wraite Mary Post

In 1841 John & Mary Wraight's son William married Sarah Curling Baker the daughter of Thomas Baker & Eleanor Hunt from St Margarets at Cliffe. Her stepsister, Eleanor Hunt's daughter by her first marriage to ...Read more

A memory of Guston in 1860

Langstone Memories

I grew up in Langstone, living at 'Longleat' on Catsash Road from 1961-1973. I attended Langstone Primary School from 1964-1969 and then Caerleon Comprehensive from 1969-1973. 'Longleat' was one of the four semi-detached ...Read more

A memory of Langstone in 1961 by Michael Davies

I Was There From 1955 To 1968

Some good and some bad memories. I remember playing in the electric spinny where we were not allowed, the garden fetes were good every year. I remember shovelling coal down the hole and going on holiday to Bridlington every year and stopping in the school.

A memory of Glenfield by Stephen Horder

Inside The Oaks

I too remember The Oaks House with fondness. Aged 12 yrs old I used to cycle there from Purley & found a hole in the boarding on a window, so crept inside. The staircase was stunning but damaged, there was a fire hose left ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1952 by Carol Hebert

Captions

137 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Northwich, Crooked Houses 1903

The mining of salt led to many buildings suffering the effects of subsidence; one of the more spectacular episodes involved The Witch and Barrel pub sinking one Saturday night into a big hole.

Caption For Nottingham, The Old Castle Gateway 1902

There is another unofficial entrance into the castle, known these days as Mortimer's Hole.

Caption For Odiham, View From Canal Bridge 1924

The winding hole (where boats are turned) lies to the east of and adjacent to the Great Wharf. Odiham Common is on the northern bank.

Caption For Hutton Le Hole, The Village C1955

This scene in the centre of the pretty village of Hutton-le-Hole on the edge of the North York Moors is unchanged in the last 50 years.

Caption For Alnmouth, Marine Drive From The Links C1955

In the early 1920s the green fee on the 18-hole course was 2s 6d; Alnmouth was one of only a handful of Northumberland courses to welcome members of the Ladies Golf Union.

Caption For Thurlestone, The Village 1918

Thurlestone takes its name from a holed, or thirled, rock just out at sea in Bigbury Bay, which was mentioned in a Saxon charter way back in 845.

Caption For Launceston, White Hart Hotel Door 1890

The gas lamp that lit the entrance is now gone, but the holes for its bracket are still visible.

Caption For Pembrey, The Links 1936

There is not much activity on the links on the day this photograph was taken - so we might assume the golfers were slaking their thirst at the nineteenth hole.

Caption For Merrivale, The Bridge 1910

The quarry cottages are long gone, but the Dartmoor Inn (centre) is a popular watering-hole still.

Caption For Kidderminster, Harvington Hall, Kitchen C1965

The priest- holes at Harvington are said to be the finest surviving series in the country - most are ingeniously placed near the great staircase.

Caption For Kidderminster, Harvington Hall, Swinging Beam Hide Dr Dodds Library 2004

The priest- holes at Harvington are said to be the finest surviving series in the country - most are ingeniously placed near the great staircase.

Caption For Gainsborough, Market Street C1955

The closure after the Second World War of Marshalls, the tractor manufacturers, and Watsons, the boatbuilders, left a hole in employment opportunities and this street has become even more

Caption For Stourbridge, New Road 1931

It is hole in the road time again as the lads from Stourbridge gas works prepare to do their stuff.

Caption For Kingston Lisle, King Alfred's Blowing Stone C1955

A mighty puff into the uppermost hole is said to produce a loud foghorn-type sound. The notice on the tree indicates that proceeds from contributions are devoted to local charities.

Caption For Harlech, Castle And Golf Links 1908

At Harlech, golfers could enjoy the picturesque prospects of the castle and the headland as they walked between holes.

Caption For Criccieth, Golf Club 1913

Here, the club professional, Mr Owens, is offering instruction at the first hole. Lloyd George was once President of the Club.

Caption For Hirwaun, The Cenotaph, High Street C1960

Behind the solid First World War Memorial is the Cardiff Arms, a public house often used for wedding reception that is still a popular watering hole today.

Caption For Porteynon, 1910

Nearby is Culver Hole, a man-made cave in which the local prince is said to have taken refuge from marauding English troops.

Caption For South Ockendon, The Windmill C1955

By the 1960s, it was apparently 'dirty grey with gaping holes torn in the sides'. Much-buffeted by the winds, it finally collapsed altogether in 1977.

Caption For Runswick, Bay 1929

In the cliff that housed the mine there was a cave, Hob Holes: legend had it that a hob man, or goblin, lived there, who could cure whooping cough.

Caption For Colchester, Old Houses

A workman digging a hole in the road attracts the attention of mothers who pause with their prams. The timber-framed building close to the bridge is known as the Old Siege House.

Caption For Finchley, Golf Course C1965

The nineteenth hole is to be found in Nether Court, a free-standing neo-Jacobean mansion by Percy Stone.

Caption For Elmer, The Beach C1960

At low tide all that matters is the irresistible combination of a bucket and spade for digging holes and making sand castles.

Caption For Cadgwith, The Devil's Frying Pan 1890

Just south of Cadgwith, the Devil's Frying Pan was once a vast sea-cave before the roof collapsed, leaving this enormous blow-hole over 200 feet deep.