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636 memories found. Showing results 141 to 150.

Visit Of Krustchev

I was stationed at Honington and was on the station guard of honour. I remember the visit of Kruschev during the Cold War. Being in air traffic control, the tower approach windows were covered. Kruschev was only permitted on the local balcony. Have tried to find photos and write-ups without success.

A memory of Honington in 1960

A Souvenir Of St Rule's Tower

I remember hot August afternoons strolling round the ruins of St Rule's Tower. I stayed in two halls of residence - Wardlaw Hall and University Hall - each of the two years I attended the RSCDS Summer School and ...Read more

A memory of St Andrews in 1971 by John Howard Norfolk

Easebourne St. Easebourne, W Sussex

We lived in Wisteria Cottage - my married name was Bowers then - which adjoined The White Horse Inn, which you can just see on the left towards the end of the picture. There seems to be another building in ...Read more

A memory of Easebourne in 1997 by Lynn Ede

Those Were The Days My Friend

My Mum and Dad owned the Orange Cafe on the Staines Road West but when I came along, they moved to Green Lane. My brother and I had many happy days down on the Island in Lower Sunbury, both using the pool or swimming ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1956 by John Rogers

Good Old Days In Salford

I was born in Salford, one of six children to Edith Casey and Ken Casey, their other children consisted of Linda, Alan, Barry, Ken, Paul and of course myself. We lived at number 50 Bury Street which was off Ellor Street. ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1955 by Nigel Yates

High Cross House And Dorothy Elmhirsts Steinway Grand Piano

On the beautiful Dartington Hall Estate there is a unique “International Modernist House”, now used as a gallery, just to the north-east of Dartington Hall School. High Cross ...Read more

A memory of Dartington Hall in 2012 by John Howard Norfolk

Stokesleys 2nd. Fire Station

For the information of readers, it may be of interest to note that the building just past the Town Hall Block, left side, was known as the Shambles and in the 1800s and early 1900s was open fronted and used as a ...Read more

A memory of Stokesley in 1920 by Alan Swales

My Days At Heswall

I was on The Anne White Wing for 18 months and loved every minuite. I remember nurses called Dennis Sidebottom, Karen Gullick, and Steve Eastburn. I used to go to the hospital school during the week and I think my teacher was ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1980 by Dianna Peers

Happy Days During School Summer Holidays

I can always remember the long hot summer days swiming in the burn at the head of the loch with my twin brother Johnnie, Hugh Macintyre, David Clarke and others; we also used to go up the hill to the ...Read more

A memory of Garelochhead in 1956 by Ronnie Kilpatrick

Rosary Priory School 1961 1965

I attended Rosary Priory School in 1961 until 1965 (was Ann Hemingway then). We were the first class to move into the new building, we were not allowed to wear shoes and had to wear soft sock like slippers so ...Read more

A memory of Bushey Heath by Ann Rees Williams

Captions

3,036 captions found. Showing results 337 to 360.

Caption For Wrotham, The Village 1904

The 13th-century church with its 15th-century tower stands on the north side of the square.

Caption For Waddington, Coronation Bridge And Church C1955

Changes to the strong tower are the addition of a clock and finials to the four battlemented corners. In the tower hang 6 bells, cast in about 1760.

Caption For Southwell, The Minster, The West Towers 1895

This superb minster church was founded before 956; the present church was started in 1108 by the Archbishop of York, and the west towers were completed by about 1150.

Caption For Uppingham, School Tower 1922

Known as the Victoria Tower and built between 1894 and 1897 by Sir Thomas Jackson (who was born in Stamford). It has a higher stair turret with parapet.

Caption For Yeovil, The Park And Church 1900

The church tower in the distance is that of St John's parish church, a fine church of about 1400 with a 92 feet high tower.

Caption For Crosby, The Windmill C1960

Crosby Mill is a good example of a tower mill, a design that appeared after the post mill was established.

Caption For Moreton In Marsh, Curfew Tower C1960

Between 1633 and 1860 a bell was tolled daily in the town's 15th-century Curfew Tower owing to an unusual bequest.

Caption For Tamworth, General View C1965

A unique feature of the parish church, dedicated to St Editha, is the tower. Topped-off with small spires at each corner, it also has a double spiral staircase.

Caption For London, Houses Of Parliament 1908

Beyond Victoria Tower is the great royal abbey, Westminster Abbey, with its pair of west towers and the centrepiece of the medieval palace, along with Westminster Hall.

Caption For Knaresborough, The Town And River 1888

The church on the left is St John's, the tower of which is topped off with a small spirelet and dates from the 13th and 14th centuries.

Caption For London, London Bridge 1890

The Monument and the tower of St Magnus's Church stand side by side - we are looking from the centre of the sixty-year-old London Bridge.

Caption For Sutton, The Windmill C1955

This is a very tall brick tower mill with a boat shaped cap, four patent shuttered sails and a fantail. Built in 1789, it ceased work after lightning damage in 1940.

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 Tattershall, Castle C1955

We have already seen the Hussey Tower in Boston, while Lord Cromwell's mighty brick tower keep of the 1430s can be seen for miles across the flat Fens of Holland.

Caption For Knaresborough, The Town And River 1888

The church on the left is St John's, the tower of which is topped off with a small spirelet and dates from the 13th and 14th centuries.

Caption For Odiham, All Saints Church 1924

The red and white pinnacles of the tower, just visible in the picture, remind one of the tower of a Tudor house.

Caption For Margate, Marine Terrace From The Lighthouse C1965

This view looks across the harbour and the boating pool from the pier.The clock-tower is just to the right of the centre of the picture, and we can see the entrance tower to the Dreamland amusement

Caption For Brimington, High Street C1965

In 1796 the old tower was pulled down and a new one built, and in 1808 the main body of the church was demolished and rebuilt at a cost of £842.

Caption For Deeping St James, The Church And Cross C1965

Looking north-west past the village cross, we see the church with its curiously plain tower and mean spire.

Caption For Tattershall, Castle C1955

We have already seen the Hussey Tower in Boston, while Lord Cromwell's mighty brick tower keep of the 1430s can be seen for miles across the flat Fens of Holland.

Caption For Belsay, Old Castle C1955

The original castle consisted of a three-storey tower with a large room on each floor, with other rooms off the projections. The tower parapet is equipped with machiolations.

Caption For Corfe Castle, From The West 1890

Masonry rises on the skyline from the Butavant Tower (left) and the walls of the west bailey to the 80ft-high keep and the south-west gatehouse.

Caption For Hadlow, The King's Head C1950

The eccentric Hadlow tower is seen here looming over the roofs in the background.

Caption For Grimsby, The Royal Dock C1955

This is truly a magnificently busy and marvellously nostalgic photograph, showing all types of fishing vessels and cranes, and the Victorian Dock Tower standing a majestic 309 feet over the busy port.