Maps

9,439 maps found.

1897, North Walbottle Ref. RNE794030
1898, North Walsham Ref. RNE794036
1895, North Warnborough Ref. RNE794046
1895, North Weirs Ref. RNE794060
1898, North Whilborough Ref. RNE794074
1898, North Wootton Ref. RNE794123
1893, North Wootton Ref. RNE794124
1898, North Wroughton Ref. RNE794130
1899, Lydbury North Ref. RNE770838
1947, North Anston Ref. NPO792851
1946, North Aston Ref. NPO792861
1946, North Barsham Ref. NPO792902
1945, North Bersted Ref. NPO792927
1947, North Bitchburn Ref. NPO792940
1945, North Bowood Ref. NPO792963
1946, North Brewham Ref. NPO792977
1947, North Cave Ref. NPO793031
1947, North Cliffe Ref. NPO793056
1946, North Common Ref. NPO793077
1946, North Corner Ref. NPO793095

Books

39 books found. Showing results 313 to 336.

Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 131 to 140.

My Memories Of Mossband

I lived with my parents at 28 The Green, Mossband from around 1942 (when I was one year old) until 1949, when my Father, Edward Lovie (a WD constable) died from throat cancer. My memories are all fairly traumatic and ...Read more

A memory of Mossband Ho in 1940 by Iain Lovie

A Wartime Child

I was born in 1935 at 25 Cambridge Road, maiden name Lee. There were six of us, parents, 2 older sisters, Beryl and Gwen, and grandmother. I remember many of the shops from the late 30's to the early 50's when we moved to ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1930 by Margaret Waddingham

The 1960s

I CAN REMEMBER THE FISHING AT WAGGONERS WELLS, THERE WAS 4 OF US MY BROTHER AND I AND TWO FRIENDS WE USED TO FISH THE THIRD LAKE SOMETIMES WE WOULD STAY OVERNIGHT ALTHOUGH I DONT THINK YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO. I CAN ALSO REMEMBER AN ...Read more

A memory of Waggoners Wells in 1962 by Patrick Sweeney

Greys Drapers

Grandfather William Grey owned a number of shops in Wingate, Co. Durham one was at 47 North Road West, Wingate, it was a drapers shop. Grandfather died in 1962, his last remaining shop was closed by my mother Winnie England and made ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1957 by Naomi Donbavand

St Mary's Church At The Foot Of The Causeway

The church has been extended in recent years by a 'block' (blot?) on the nearest corner of this photo. Although a nice building in its own right it does not fit in with the style of the church. St Mary's ...Read more

A memory of Horsham by M

Harry Street

My gran lived on Harry Street in the 1960's and early 70's. I remember playing near the Trafford swing bridge and the excitement when it was opened.  Old terraced houses slums by then. Corner shops and the horrible smell from the canal. ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Debra Edwards

Cynwyd Youth Hostel

The Youth Hostel in Cynwyd was a converted watermill. It was very old and very damp and I stayed there one wet weekend in April 1967 with my girlfriend Angela Chapuis as we were heading towards Snowdon. I had a top bunk and banged ...Read more

A memory of Cynwyd in 1967 by John Howard Norfolk

"The American University"

The school was converted for use as the campus for The United States International University in Europe. I was fortunate to be working as a Careers Advisor in nearby Watford whilst it was operating as a university and so I had ...Read more

A memory of Bushey in 1989 by John Howard Norfolk

Chisholm Cottage

My great-great-great grandparents lived opposite Wesley Chapel in the late 1800s, behind the trees on the right-hand-side of the 1901 Wesley Chapel photo. During the 1830s, Richard JACK (b1813) and some of his brothers moved to ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool in 1880 by Vivienne Hooper

Spaldwick Windmill The Belton Family

The Belton family has a long association with Spaldwick as millers, witnessed by a hill being in the family name, (O.S. map 153), just north of the village. My mother's sister Violet Bass, from nearby ...Read more

A memory of Spaldwick in 1955 by Paul Digby

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 313 to 336.

Caption For Roslin, Castle From The Glen 1897

The castle stands on a cliff above the river North Esk. The oldest part dates from the early 14th century. It was enlarged in the 1440s.

Caption For Edinburgh, Waverley Bridge From Princes Street Gardens 1883

The station was originally called North Bridge, but it was renamed in April 1866.

Caption For Boroughbridge, The Devil's Arrows 1895

They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

Caption For Monsal Dale, Hotel C1955

The Monsal Head Hotel commands one of the finest and most photographed views in the Peak District, extending across the Monsal Dale Viaduct towards Fin Cop, and north towards Upperdale.

Caption For Leverington, The Rising Sun C1965

The Rising Sun pub is on one of the roads that quartered the area north and west of Wisbech beside the sea bank of the estuary of the River Nene.

Caption For Garelochhead, The Village 1901

In the foreground is the North British Railway Co's line to Fort William and Mallaig.

Caption For Redcar, The Pier 1896

Though popular, Redcar suffered for years, along with other Teesside resorts, owing to the reluctance of the North Eastern Railway to operate Sunday services for fear of upsetting the church goers.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral From Lower Close 1938

The Deanery on the left and the terrace on the right of the north side of Lower Close both incorporate much medieval work. The terrace was converted from the priory granaries.

Caption For North Berwick, The Law 1897

North Berwick Law rises 612 ft above the town. On the summit is a watch-tower dating from the Napoleonic Wars, and an archway made from the jawbones of a whale.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral From Lower Close 1938

The Deanery on the left and the terrace on the right of the north side of Lower Close both incorporate much medieval work. The terrace was converted from the priory granaries.

Caption For Llangrannog, General View C1960

There were several warehouses here; they stored domestic items brought by boat, including one called Y Storws Llestri (the Earthenware Warehouse), that contained ceramics from the Buckley potteries in north

Caption For Witchampton, Village 1904

This fine brick-built village is one of north Dorset's loveliest, its cottage gardens a delight all year round. Even with modern day traffic it seems a place lost in time.

Caption For Blackpool, Clifton Hotel From Pier 1890

A view from the North Pier towards Talbot Square. On the right is the 100-bed Clifton Hotel, an extensively rebuilt inn, originally named the Clifton Arms in honour of Thomas Clifton.

Caption For Sleights, Railway Crossing And Footbridge C1960

The Esk Valley Railway from Whitby to the north-east was begun in 1835 and was completed in 1861. It was extended to join the Pickering to Grosmont line four years later.

Caption For Chester, Northgate 1903

Northgate Street runs north from The Cross; it is here, in the basement of No 23, that remains thought to belong to the headquarters building of the XXth Legion can be seen.

Caption For Langho, Whalley Road C1955

The original village, Old Langho, lies a mile to the north; the new village grew here alongside the main road after the opening of Spring Mill, whose chimney rises in the background.

Caption For Staithes, The Beach And The Nab 1950

Staithes beach is being enjoyed to its full in this charming view, and reminds us of the allure of the north east coast before the advent of package holidays to warmer climes!

Caption For Rawmarsh, Parish Church And Market C1965

Rawmarsh is a former colliery town north of Rotherham in South Yorkshire.

Caption For Pell Green, 1903

The typical white-weatherboarded and tile-roofed cottages of the region characterise this ridge-top hamlet north- east of Wadhurst.

Caption For Blackpool, From The South Pier 1890

Sail boats and bathing machines dominate the beach area between the North Pier and the South Jetty. In the distance we get some idea of the development of this end of the town.

Caption For Gunnislake, Dimson 1906

Industrial housing is dominated by the tall chimney stack and circular kiln complex of the Plymouth Brickworks at North Dimson. Fire bricks were produced here in the second half of the 19th century.

Caption For Mullion, Golf Links 1911

Polurrian Cove lies just north of Mullion Cove itself, and is the town's main beach. On the left is Polbream Point, round which a fine walk leads over Angrouse Cliff to Poldhu Cove.

Caption For Chester, Eastgate Street 1891

Before the development of the Tudor-style half-timbered buildings on the north side of the street, the view from the top of the Eastgate looking towards the Cross was much less impressive.

Caption For Crawley, The Village 1905

Even further north along the east side, much has now gone, with the New Town's modern shopping centre reaching the old High Street proper; but some of the spaciousness in the distance remains.