Maps

181,045 maps found.

Map Of Suffolk, Suffolk Ref. F36
Map Of Sussex, Sussex Ref. F38
Map Of Denbighshire, Denbighshire Ref. F49
Map Of Cheshire, Cheshire Ref. F05
Map Of Merionethshire, Gwynedd Ref. F52
Map Of Yorkshire, Yorkshire Ref. F43
Map Of Durham, Durham Ref. F11
Map Of Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire Ref. F13
Map Of Leicestershire, Leicestershire Ref. F23
Map Of Surrey, Surrey Ref. F37
Map Of Cornwall, Cornwall Ref. F06
Map Of Devonshire, Devon Ref. F09
Map Of Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire Ref. F54
1924, Top Of Hebers Ref. POP850118
1947, Isle Of Axholme Ref. NPO744490
1919, Level Of Mendalgief Ref. POP755332
1900, Vale Of Lanherne Ref. RNC858410
1895, Vale Of Lanherne Ref. RNE858410
1903, Pass Of Aberglaslyn Ref. RNC801863
1910, Muir Of Lochs Ref. RNC785613

Books

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Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 31 to 40.

The Coronation.. Memories From Wombwell.

My twin sister and I were recalling the day of the Coronation all those years ago. Jane and I were 8 years old. That morning we walked to Diggle's gargage next to the Co-operative on Hough Lane. We were' ...Read more

A memory of Barnsley in 1953 by Sallie Oughton /Taylor.

Shops

I suspect this is a little earlier than 1960 (but after 1956) the first building on the right was the offices of "Waugh Brummell and Barron" later Waugh & Co Solicitors and still going strong. The original Waughs were prominent in the ...Read more

A memory of Haywards Heath

Coronation Pencil

I remember the Coronation in 1937; my mother and father took us to party in the hall on the corner of Station Street and Tower Street, all the tables was full of all kinds of food. We were given a pencil pen, it was white with a ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1930 by Bob Marriott

Lily Meade

I grew up in the house opposite the Brittania Inn from early 1940 until about 1960. The shop next door, in the right of the picture, was a grocers shop, Stovolds. I remember spending the day with them watching the Coronation, as not many people had television in those days.

A memory of Alcombe in 1940 by Pamela Jacobs

Cricketing Memories At Broadmoor.

A fine cricket ground was included within the walls where Bracknell CC played each year. There was a concert party formed from among the inmates that used to give performances in the villages around Crowthorne: ...Read more

A memory of Crowthorne by Claire Allen

Family Connections.

The couple on the right pavement are my grandparents George Gray and his wife Elizabeth (nee Phippen) of Thornford. The photo would have been taken on a Thursday because after his retirement they always travelled to Sherborne on ...Read more

A memory of Sherborne by Claire Allen

Bus Station

It could be an AEC double decker that is running into the bus station in this picture. I think it could be a little later than 1950 because of the 'embryo' roundabout, but not much because of the single decker leyland on the ...Read more

A memory of Haywards Heath

Buses

I cannot recall this single-decker Leyland bus on the 29 Route from Lewes. It is worth noting that up to the 1950s most of the local bus routes were serviced by single and double decker laylands (with even a few pre-war 'Gilfords') but ...Read more

A memory of Haywards Heath

Family Connections.

My father Mr Jim Rush is at the far right of this photo in a light shirt, looking rather windswept. At this time he was the proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel and also for a short time the owner of the Alexander Hall which he ran as a dance hall.

A memory of Cowes in 1955 by Claire Allen

Private School.

The house shown immediately in front of the church was a private school run by Miss Margaret and Miss Cecil Cawse. Both my father and I attended this school.

A memory of Cowes in 0

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Captions

29,161 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.

Caption For Romford, Raphael Park 1911

Herbert H Raphael's gift to the town of 20 acres of parkland and lake was given out of generosity, but he may also have been concerned that his envisaged development of the select Gidea Park Garden

Caption For Llanwddyn, The Lake & Vyrnwy Dam C1960

Constructed during the 1880s, Vyrnwy was the first of the massive reservoirs of Powys. The village of Llanwddyn was drowned, but it can still be seen in times of drought when the water level drops.

Caption For Felixstowe, The Parade 1955

The late Victorian and Edwardian buildings are part of the expansion of Felixstowe as a seaside resort.

Caption For Worksop, The Lion Gates, Welbeck Abbey C1965

Near the entrance to Worksop College, on Sparrow Hill (the old road into Worksop), are the lion gates and one of the many lodges and gateways into the vast 3,000 acre grounds of Welbeck Abbey, built

Caption For Caerleon, Gloucester Court 1968

Its name refers to the influence of the Earl of Gloucester, Lord of Caerleon. Typical of this type of development, a parade of useful shops is included for the convenience of the new residents.

Caption For Dorking, Cottage Hospital 1906

he lost mansion of Deepdene, owned by Lord Francis Hope, once stood near the busy A24. The Howard family first owned the estate as far back as the middle of the 17th century.

Caption For Burnley, Manchester Road 1895

This picture gives us a brief glimpse into the daily life of some of Burnley's people. Notice the woman, right, with the umbrella near the bollard at the top of Saunder Bank.

Caption For Petersfield, Market Square C1965

The cattle trough on the far side of the Square in 1965 was about to vacate its position to one outside the offices slightly behind the telephone kiosk, where it has become a feature of 'Petersfield

Caption For Edgware, The Memorial, High Street C1955

The High Street, which forms part of the Roman Watling Street, has been devastated by road widening in the 1930s.

Caption For Berkhamsted, Monk's Garden, Ashridge College C1960

Edward I granted Berkhamsted to his second queen, Margaret of France. On her death, Isabella, queen of Edward II, succeeded to the Manor.

Caption For Thebes, The Broken Obelisk C1857

Located to the rear of the Hypostyle Hall towards the sanctuary, this fallen obelisk (1896, above) is one of a pair originally erected by the female pharaoh Hatshepsut – she put up four obelisks in

Caption For Wakefield, Clarence Park C1960

This was the first of the open spaces provided for the workers of Wakefield at the end of the 19th century.

Caption For Sawbridgeworth, Fair Green C1965

Fair Green lies past the junction of Bell Street and Knight Street and of the site of the town pump. It has an air of quiet elegance in the centre of this bustling town.

Caption For Glastonbury, The Abbey, St Joseph's Chapel 1927

The Lady Chapel is also known as St Mary's Chapel, and just to confuse matters further it is popularly known as St Joseph's Chapel - 'Joseph' being Joseph of Arimathea who was said in legend to

Caption For Chester, St Werburgh Street 1929

Built of red sandstone, Chester cathedral was founded in 1092 as a Benedictine abbey on the site of an earlier Saxon church dedi- cated to St Werburgh.

Caption For Market Harborough, The Grand Union Canal C1965

From the foot of the Foxton flight of locks, the canal cuts through the classic late 18th-century enclosure landscape of straight hedges.

Caption For Sheet, The Old Cooper Built Door 2004

The roads were kept in a good state of repair, enabling high speeds to be maintained by the best of coaches.

Caption For East Keswick, Stock's Hill 1951

The recent history of the ancient village of East Keswick is inextricably linked with the fortunes of the nearby 'big house' of Harewood.

Caption For Port Talbot, Station Road 1952

Port Talbot is an industrial town in the county of Glamorgan.

Caption For North Berwick, Bass Rock 1897

One of the more interesting events in the history of this famous bird sanctuary occurred after the Battle of Killicrankie in July 1689.

Caption For Rochdale, Esplanade 1902

The antics of our cameraman has attracted the attention of a number of boys gathered round the white marble angel that stands in front of the gates to Hillside Gardens.

Caption For The Broads, St Benet's Abbey 1934

The Abbey of St Benet-at-Holm was founded in 1020 AD by King Canute.

Caption For Upper Froyle, The Post Office, Statue Of St Hubert 2004

This is a close-up of the statue of St Hubert on the post office.

Caption For Burgess Hill, View From Ditchling Beacon C1965

Now in the care of the National Trust, Ditchling Beacon was one of a chain of fires lit to warn of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Much earlier than that it was a hill fort.