Maps

4,509 maps found.

1921, Eve Hill Ref. POP702141
1919, Farley Hill Ref. POP703428
1921, Fern Hill Ref. POP704542
1924, Fitton Hill Ref. POP706285
1919, Forest Hill Ref. POP707898
1940, Bowden Hill Ref. NPO647140
1940, Box Hill Ref. NPO647444
1945, Boys Hill Ref. NPO647539
1945, Brands Hill Ref. NPO648752
1945, Brighton Hill Ref. NPO650279
1947, Callow Hill Ref. NPO659777
1947, Calver Hill Ref. NPO659865
1947, Camp Hill Ref. NPO660331
1946, Camp Hill Ref. NPO660336
1946, Castle Hill Ref. NPO663955
1947, Cat Hill Ref. NPO664402
1946, Chapel Hill Ref. NPO666491
1947, Cheetham Hill Ref. NPO667236
1947, Black Hill Ref. NPO641741
1947, Boars Hill Ref. NPO644704

Books

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Memories

4,100 memories found. Showing results 131 to 140.

Oakhanger, Hampshire

Grew up in Oakhanger and enjoyed the freedom of exploring the common in the centre of the village. Some good times were had sledging down a hill on the common in the snow. Also, finding and catching tadpoles in the pond ...Read more

A memory of Oakhanger

School Holidays

I remember long hot summers back then 1960’s playing in Crago’s barn just outside of village and picking primroses down the hill at Treburgy Water with my sister .. we had to fill a basket and then when we got home we had ...Read more

A memory of Dobwalls by Janice Webb

Memories From My Father Rod Dean

This is what Dad had to say when I emailed him this site and the photos from 1955. Dad lived in Oakley from childhood until 1987, when as a family we moved to Adelaide Australia. I myself lived in the village from ...Read more

A memory of Oakley in 1955 by Gary Dean

Born In Horndon On The Hill

My name is Christine Worsley née Heard, My parents moved to Horndon on the Hill in 1949-1950 when they got married and lived in bungalow called 'Wingfield' on North Hill, which I think is towards the bottom of ...Read more

A memory of Horndon on the Hill by Christine Worsley

We Emigrated To Australia In 1963 From Sandiacre

I was about 5 when my mum and dad moved us to Sandiacre from Nth Wingfield around 1955, we Loved our new council house in Coronation Avenue, my grandma and grandad lived in the first house on the ...Read more

A memory of Sandiacre by Jean Mc Donald Née Hammond

Coronation Day In Shillingstone Plus Other Memories

I can remember Coronation Day in Shillingstone, the weather was not settled and there were showers, I can remember watching the crowning of the Queen on a TV which was in Mrs Fudge's house ...Read more

A memory of Shillingstone in 1953 by Brian Newman

Baglan A Wartime Paradise

My Dad did his army training adjacent to Baglan during WW2. The hastily built barracks did not have enough bathroom facilities and asked local residents for permission for soldiers to have a bath in their houses. A super-kind ...Read more

A memory of Baglan

When The Reverend Nichols Was The Rector

Sadly, I believe St Michael's Church is little more now than a ruin of it's former self, nothing like it was in the 1940's when it seemed to stand proudly on the hill watching over and protecting the small ...Read more

A memory of Pitsea in 1940 by Thelma Hurly

St Joseph's Convent School

I note that a couple of people have mentioned St Joseph's Convent School. Having attended that school from 1960 to 1966, I can confirm that the location was opposite Hoadley's and the building did indeed curve alongside ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill

Southlands School, Harrow On The Hill

While sorting through some old photographs from the 1950s when I was in England and Europe with two girlfriends from Western Australia, some of the Southlands school were among them. So we did an ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill by Lynette Cornish

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 313 to 336.

Caption For Bakewell, Church 1923

This view of this delightful building was taken from South Church Street at its junction with Church Hill, the lane to the left. Note that both road and footpath surfaces leave much to be desired.

Caption For Gourock, Clock Point Pilot's Cottage 1900

Additional defences comprised fixed gun positions at Cloch Point, Toward Point and on Castle Hill, Dunoon.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Smithy 1909

Visitors approaching from Devon descend this steep hill to the sea at Lyme.

Caption For Ynyslas, The Golf Course 1938

Beyond it is possible to see the Dovey and the hills of Merionethshire.

Caption For Tenbury Wells, Court Of Hill 1898

There are many fine buildings in this north-western corner of Worcestershire, such as Court of Hill, near Tenbury Wells.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1897

The houses in this view are (starting with the closest): Gate Cottage, Fernley, Hill View and the thatched Park Farmhouse. The George Inn is further along on the left.

Caption For West Kirby, The Memorial C1965

The view from the top of Grange Hill over the Dee Estuary on a summer's day can be quite breathtaking. What more fitting site for the town's war memorial?

Caption For Norwich, Elm Hill, First Mayor Of Norwich House (1566) 1929

Elm Hill was rescued from slum clearance by the Norwich Society in 1927 and beautifully restored. To those who see it now, the intended vandalism is difficult to comprehend.

Caption For Tintern, The Village 1893

This photograph shows how Tintern nestles in amongst the surrounding hills.

Caption For Uley, The Street C1965

This view looks south down the hill to the village. The churchyard is on the right, and the wooded ridge of the spur south of Dursley flows across the horizon.

Caption For Garelochhead, The Village 1901

The hills in the background overlook Loch Long and are known as Argyll's Bowling Green. In the foreground is the North British Railway Company's line to Fort William and Mallaig.

Caption For Ampleforth, The Village C1955

Ampleforth lies on the southern edge of the Hambledon Hills.

Caption For Aldeburgh, The Steps 1906

The main area of activity in Aldeburgh is the High Street, and from here the Town Steps lead off up a steep hill. Here, grand houses enjoyed a superb view overlooking the town and coastline below.

Caption For St Ives, Fore Street 1922

Compared with the photograph of Fore Street in 1906, the gas lamp is still in place, but the corner is now plastered with adverts for the cinema on Barnoon Hill.

Caption For Garelochhead, The Village 1901

The hills in the background overlook Loch Long and are known as Argyll's Bowling Green. In the foreground is the North British Railway Co's line to Fort William and Mallaig.

Caption For Uley, The Street C1965

This view looks south down the hill to the village. The churchyard is on the right, and the wooded ridge of the spur south of Dursley flows across the horizon.

Caption For Loch Katrine, Trossachs Pier C1890

The loch, which is ringed with hills, features in Sir Walter Scott's poem 'The Lady of the Lake'.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta Day 1899

The environs are very beautiful, and comprise one of the finest reaches of the Thames, flanked by gentle hills or cliffs covered with hanging woods.

Caption For Brewood, The Canal C1965

The builder, Thomas Telford, believed in cutting through hills and bridging valleys. The boats to the left are early examples of leisure boating.

Caption For Huntingdon, High Street 1901

When this photograph was taken, there was not a lot more to Huntingdon than its long High Street, which leads off Market Hill in both directions, overlooked by the graceful spire of the now-lost Trnity

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, Leys Avenue 1925

This view shows Ley's Avenue seen from the top of the sloping hill, a year after photograph No 75597, which provides a closer view of the large neo-Georgian-style buildings just visible in the previous

Caption For Bournemouth, East Cliff 1897

The quaint cobbled street of Gold Hill has featured in a number of feature films and television

Caption For Haverfordwest, From Priory Hill 1890

A panoramic view of the town with the Priory ruins in the foreground and the tower of the church of St Thomas à Becket on the hill to the left. The Castle can be seen in the centre.

Caption For Market Harborough, Leicester Road 1922

Now, cars leaving the town centre accelerate up and away towards Gallows Hill and The Kibworths.