Maps

2,499 maps found.

1904-1905, Lesmahagow Ref. RNC755141
1899, Leyhill Ref. RNC755525
1904-1906, Kincaidston Ref. RNC747592
1904-1905, Woolfords Cottages Ref. RNC874252
1898-1899, Yate Rocks Ref. RNC875682
1904-1905, Uddington Ref. RNC856367
1899, Thornbury Ref. RNC847006
1904-1905, Tillietudlem Ref. RNC848420
1905, Townhead Ref. RNC851169
1904-1905, Tarbrax Ref. RNC845167
1899, The Knapp Ref. RNC846433
1901-1904, Whitburn Ref. RNC867523
1905-1906, Whitelees Ref. RNC868958
1898-1899, Wickwar Ref. RNC869909
1899, Willsbridge Ref. RNC870694
1899, Winterbourne Ref. RNC871603
1904-1905, West Mains Ref. RNC864647
1899, Westerleigh Ref. RNC865769
1899, Westerleigh Hill Ref. RNC865771
1904-1905, Westwood Ref. RNC866531

Books

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Memories

1,577 memories found. Showing results 741 to 750.

Fishing In Hawhill Park Duck Pond In 1955

The 10 year old boy in the photo is me. I was fishing for sticklebacks. I remember a man pointing a camera at me. I lived at 62 Castleford Road opposite the library which is at the edge of the park. My ...Read more

A memory of Normanton in 1955 by John Wood

Good Ole Days!

My first school on moving from South London to 124, Brook Road was High Cannons at Well End. Then to Lyndhurst, a few teachers from memory : Tony Smith, Mr Thurston, Mr Fennel and who could forget Wendy Watford & her ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1960 by Stephen Ruby

Slate Mining

Slate miners of Staylittle and why they moved to the coal mines in South Wales, Grancher and his father were in this category. Did the slate mining in Staylittle stop?

A memory of Staylittle in 1880 by Pamela Gray

Handley Page Estate

My father was transferred to Handley Page, Radlett from London in 1955. We moved to Bricket Wood where I lived until I got married in 1970. Remember playing on the swings and roundabout on the green, which was opposite ...Read more

A memory of Bricket Wood by Denise Large

1942 At 14 Years Old My Life Changes

After our family home in Trafalgar Avenue, Peckham was damaged by the 'blitz' for the 3rd time, my mother decided enough is enough. She got in touch with her sister who lived in the country (South Norwood) to try ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1942 by Royhenry Knight

Marlands

Does anyone have memories of Marlands in the early 1960's? It was owned by the 'Simpsons' and operated as a boarding school. Like me, most (if not all) of the children, were in the care of local authorities, coming to Marlands from ...Read more

A memory of High Halden in 1963 by Dilly Braimoh

South Park

My mum went to South Park in the early 30s and I attended from 1962 to 1969. Recently, I have come across some memorabilia - would anyone be interested?

A memory of Lincoln in 1930

Church Road

I remember Church Road for the wonderful Holy Trinity Church (still there and a poignant link with old Bracknell). It also housed the old council offices where we paid our rates when we first moved to Bracknell from South London in ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by Patrick Cooper

Lived On Gas Street

We lived on Gas Street. My family name was Gilder and my parents names were Leonard and Olga nee Carless. My cousins Pamela (nee Gilder) and Gerry Lees still own the Gilders Fishing Tackle Shop in Failsworth. I remember going ...Read more

A memory of Failsworth in 1957 by Susan Beech

56 Victoria Terrace

My mum, Esther Scott, lived at the above address and remembers; Jean Gardner, Anne French, Jack, Audray, Ronald & Colin Ripley. Ronald & Colin are on one of her wedding photos! She moved to South Yorkshire ...Read more

A memory of Victoria Garesfield by Nigel Davison

Captions

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Caption For Aylesbury, Parson's Fee C1965

Parsons Fee leads south-west from Market Square past Prebendal House, the home of John Wilkes, the radical MP for Aylesbury from 1757 to 1764, and behind high brick walls.

Caption For Boston, Shodfriars Hall 1889

In South Street, Shodfriars Hall is an echo of the four friaries established in the medieval town.

Caption For Thornton Cleveleys, The Little Church Within The Trees C1955

Whereas Marton and South Fylde worshippers had to bring their dead to St Chad's, the parish church of Poulton, people from the new town of Fleetwood had to come to Meadows Avenue, which used to be called

Caption For Newdigate, The Church 1906

The church of St Peter, with its 14th-century tower made entirely of wood and supported inside by a framework of huge oak timbers, also has a 13th-century chancel and a south aisle added a hundred years

Caption For Moreton In Marsh, The Redesdale Hall C1955

The clock turret of Moreton's most prominent building displays the date of its construction as 1887, and on the south wall is the coat of arms of the Redesdale family of Batsford Park who

Caption For London, Fore Street And St Giles, Cripplegate C1880

This view looks south towards St Giles Cripplegate Church.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road 1954

Haywards Heath grew up as a commuter town on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, whose isolated 1841 station for Cuckfield formed its nucleus.

Caption For London, Ludgate Hill And Circus 1897

A train has just left Holborn Viaduct Station and thunders south over the bridge, steam ballooning out over the roofs. Below, traffic crawls miserably up Ludgate Hill.

Caption For Wilsford, St Michael's Church C1955

The timber porch is later, 1869, and the stained glass includes a small 15th-century crucifixion in a south window.

Caption For Crackington Haven, 1931

Being one of the few beaches south of Bude that can be accessed by car ensured that Crackington Haven had its compliment of holiday facilities, such as the hotel we see here with players just visible on

Caption For Cheddar, Village And Gorge C1873

Cheddar Gorge is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in south-west England.The gorge cuts its way out of the carboniferous limestone as if it was in the Peak District of Derbyshire; it is an

Caption For Stamford, Town Bridge C1955

The chimneystacks of Lord Burley`s Hospital are an eye-catching feature along the south bank of the Welland.

Caption For Taunton, Fore Street 1902

Fore Street and the triangular medieval market place are the heart of the town: here we see the south side, behind the Market House's stand of horse-drawn cabs.

Caption For Corbridge, The Angel Inn And Middle Street C1950

To the south-west of the town stands the ruined Dilston Hall, home of the Earls of Derwentwater, the last of whom was executed for his role in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.

Caption For Southfleet, Village C1960

Watling Street, three miles south-west of Gravesend. It gained its name from a river passage that once reached it from the Thames at Northfleet.

Caption For Belfast, Ormeau Park 1897

100 acres was considered enough for a park, and the rest was made available for what was to become Park Road with North and South Parades.

Caption For Linlithgow, Palace 1897

The Palace is situated upon the south shore of Linlithgow Loch. King David I built the first manor house at Linlithgow, and the church of St Michael next to it.

Caption For Bedford, St Paul's Square C1955

In this view, the market place is mostly a car park, with market stalls along the south side of the Square - one is visible at the left.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, The Bay Hotel 1927

The fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay lies just a few miles to the south of Whitby. Also known as Bay Town, the village became a favourite haunt for artists and holidaymakers alike.

Caption For Crakehall, The Hall 1900

It was the country seat of the Duke of Leeds, who lived at Kiveton Park in south Yorkshire. Down by the beck is the 17th-century corn mill, once owned by the Neville family of Middleham Castle.

Caption For Horam, The Church C1955

The parish church is on Horebeech Lane, a turning a little to the south of the shops in view H329029 (on pages 64-65), and dates from the decade after the railway arrived.

Caption For Alfold, The Village C1965

This view looks south-west down Loxwood Road towards the parish church, whose spire can just be seen amid the trees behind the last chimney-stack.

Caption For Great Bookham, High Street C1955

This view looks south. The High Street runs from the parish church, with its white-painted weatherboarded tower, to the Guildford road in the distance.

Caption For Nork, The Parade C1955

Nork is a suburb that merges south into Burgh Heath in the large triangle between Reigate Road, Brighton Road and Fir Tree Road, the north boundary of Nork.