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Maps

2,499 maps found.

1899, Pennsylvania Ref. RNC803843
1904-1905, Rosebank Ref. RNC820007
1905, Ruglen Ref. RNC822586
1904-1906, St Quivox Ref. RNC824287
1904-1905, Shawtonhill Ref. RNC829236
1899, Shortwood Ref. RNC830687
1898-1899, Hinton Ref. RNC736877
1898-1899, Horwood Riding Ref. RNC740913
1919, Charfield Hill Ref. POP666738
1919, Emerson's Green Ref. POP701234
1919, Engine Common Ref. POP701354
1919, Cromhall Ref. POP683833
1919, Britain Bottom Ref. POP650547
1919, Doynton Ref. POP692874
1919, Duckhole Ref. POP694552
1919, Dyer's Common Ref. POP696118
1919, Dyrham Ref. POP696352
1925, East Boldon Ref. POP696938
1919, Catbrain Ref. POP664423
1899-1900, Upper Hill Ref. RNC857456

Books

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Memories

1,580 memories found. Showing results 641 to 650.

1949 On In South Harrow

I was born in 1949 and lived 96 Reading Road Northolt Park. Spent many years in the area around South Narrow shops, Saturday morning flicks and at the station collecting bus and train numbers. My local station being Northolt ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by Malcolm Harrison

Park Ave South, Hornsey

I lived at 78 Park Ave South, Hornsey from 1943 to 1959. I was 4yrs old when we moved in. My first memory is wheeling my doll pram with my parents from Crouch End to our new apartment. We were two houses away from the narrow ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey by Netta Lawrence

An Image From My Memory....!

My mother passed away in 1955 just two days after my 12th birthday following which a couple who my father knew and who had a handicapped son in a children's home in the village in Suffolk where I lived took me to their home ...Read more

A memory of Little Common by bewhiting

Rashies

I chose Rashies as the title because South Park of Bradieston was known locally as Rashies. I was born in the farm house of South Park of Bradieston on 7th Sept 1944.I am the middle one of 5 children of James and Ethel Peters.4 of ...Read more

A memory of South Park of Bradieston by Kathleen Catherall

Boarding School Memories

My friend Catharine (Katie) was also at this school in 1946/47, about 7 years old before moving to South Africa. I remember walking in a crocodile line, carrying a hot brick to keep warm, on the walk to the ...Read more

A memory of Blewbury in 1946

Colerne In The Second World War Continued 2

Following my previous memories, it might be worth mentioning one or two of the Colerne shops and tradesmen. On the south side of the marketplace, opposite the 'cross tree', was a shop, a greengrocer's I ...Read more

A memory of Colerne in 1940 by John Bunting

Purfleet A Very Nice Community

We moved from the garrison to the village just after the floods, I was 12. We moved into Malakwa, next door to the post office run by Mr and Mrs Smith and their daughter Silvia (I had a crush on her but that is another ...Read more

A memory of Purfleet in 1951

White Horse Road

My first serious girl friend lived in White Horse Road. She worked in her father's small grocery shop in Green Street. I recall I had to buy quite a few jars of jam before I could pluck up courage to ask her out on a date, as it ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1958 by Brian Williams

Gliderdrome

I used to go roller skating three times a week at the Gliderdrome, when I was in my late teens, also after my National Service. One particular night stands out. I was skating backwards when I fell over someone who was already on the ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott

So Far Away Yet So Near

Such a familiar sight - the High Street with what looks like a number 47 RT AEC bus approaching. I actually lived in Coney Hall, but Bromley was only a 5d ride away (or 6d to the North if going to the Odeon or Pullman ...Read more

A memory of Bromley by Peter Leach

Captions

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Caption For Lyme Regis, St Michaels Private Hotel 1925

We are looking south-eastwards from the carriageway; the next-door neighbours are St Anne's at No 6 (left) and Shamien House at No 8 (right).

Caption For Dudley, Panoramic View From Castle Keep C1955

The direction is south-east, and municipal buildings occupy the centre ground. Centre left is the combined police and fire station in Tower Street, referred to earlier. Note the six-storey tower.

Caption For Abergavenny, Cross Street C1965

On the opposite corner of Monk Street the agricultural merchants has gone, to be replaced by the new South Wales Electricity Board building.

Caption For Ramsey, The South Promenade 1894

At the height of the season the South Promenade would often be crowded with holidaymakers.

Caption For Skegness, Official Opening Of The Clock Tower 1899

A vital landmark building in trying to relate these early views to present-day Skegness is the Jubilee Clock Tower, erected at the junction of Lumley Road with the then seafront's Grand Parade and South

Caption For Bradwell, From The Bridge C1955

Bradwell is a bustling little former lead mining village on the south side of the Hope Valley in north Derbyshire.

Caption For Foxton, The Grand Union Canal C1955

Silhouetted against the skyline, the south lock- house does not immediately appear to be a part of one of the county's major tourist attractions.

Caption For Swindon, Cricklade Road C1965

Looking South This photograph shows the wide carriageway of Cricklade Road leading to Stratton Crossroads, with the junction of Beechcroft Road to the left and Whitworth Road to the right.

Caption For St Austell, View From Ring Road C1955

The bypass on the south side of town was opened in 1926; it was much needed to relieve the narrow streets of both local china clay and through traffic.

Caption For Troutbeck, Kirkstone Pass C1870

The pass is said to have taken its name from a large rock which looks like a gable end of a church.This view looks south towards Troutbeck, with the shoulder of Broad End on the left.

Caption For Birmingham, Aston Hall Park And Church 1896

The church itself was extensively remodelled in 1879-90, and further work was done in 1908 when the south aisle and porch were rebuilt.

Caption For Kents Bank, Abbot Hall From The Park C1955

Abbot Hall was then rebuilt, and it was considerably extended in 1868, when the tower and south west wing were added.

Caption For Yeovil, Middle Street C1955

We are looking down from the Triangle, and we can see the Freeman, Hardy & Willis shoe shop on the left, AJ Perham's Hair Cutting Rooms on the right, and the South Western Gas Board at the end of the street

Caption For Caerphilly, Castle C1955

The main residential block, including the great hall, was sited along the south side of the inner curtain wall.

Caption For Cambridge, Hills Road 1931

Also nearby and out of view is the Scott Polar Research Institute, founded as a memorial to Captain Scott and his colleagues who died in their expedition to the South Pole.

Caption For Newlyn, Harbour 1913

Although the harbour is accessible in all states of the tide, south-easterly winds cause a heavy swell to enter the harbour, necessitating caution when navigating the entrance.

Caption For Llandough, Hospital, Main Entrance C1955

So proclaimed the South Wales Echo in its December 1956 review of the facility. At this time, Wales's most modern teaching hospital could boast 379 beds, with an aim to reach the 1000 mark.

Caption For Earls Barton, The Village C1955

The church dominates views from the south while behind it, to the north, are the remains of the Norman motte and bailey castle. Remarkably, the brutally pruned lime trees survive.

Caption For Kibworth, The Square C1955

George Lynn advertises his wares with considerable vigour on the south side of the triangular square, originally called Cross Bank.

Caption For Oystermouth, The Castle 1893

Situated four miles south-west of Swansea overlooking Swansea Bay, Oystermouth derives its name from a Norman/English corruption of Ystmllwynarth.

Caption For Ockley, Post Office 1914

To the south of the village, brick making has been an important local industry.

Caption For Taunton, County Cricket Ground 1902

The headquarters of Somerset County Cricket Club, founded in 1875, lie on the south bank of the River Tone; although the grandstands are much changed, the arched one still in essence survives.

Caption For Burrowbridge, King Alfred's Monument C1960

A mile south-west we come to Athelney, a name redolent of Anglo-Saxon history.

Caption For Sandilands, The Village C1955

This view is taken from the steps up to the sea wall behind the dunes, and looks across the small resort of Sandilands, just south of Sutton on Sea.