Photos

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Maps

524 maps found.

1947, Aberkenfig Ref. NPO618745
1947, Kenfig Ref. NPO746087
1947, Evanstown Ref. NPO702138
1947, Dyffryn Ref. NPO696146
1947, Heol-Y-Cyw Ref. NPO731577
1947, Fountain Ref. NPO708472
1922, Lewistown Ref. POP755440
1922, Merthyr Mawr Ref. POP778451
1922, Llangewydd Court Ref. POP758889
1922, Llangynwyd Ref. POP758957
1922, Hirwaun Common Ref. POP737020
1947, Blackmill Ref. NPO642742
1947, Brynheulog Ref. NPO654191
1947, Bryntirion Ref. NPO654409
1922, Pen-Y-Fai Ref. POP804820
1922, Pont Rhyd-Y-Cyff Ref. POP808551
1922, Pontycymer Ref. POP808700
1922, Porthcawl Ref. POP809728
1947, Nottage Ref. NPO794787
1947, Newton Ref. NPO791705

Books

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Memories

1,926 memories found. Showing results 191 to 200.

Grinsdale Bridge

Grinsdale Bridge was built to take road traffic over the railway line going into Carlisle. It was always a driving hazard. The main claim to fame of the area was Ron Morton's Auto Wrecking yard. He supplied a treasure trove of ...Read more

A memory of Grinsdale in 1965 by Marcia Kell

Bridgend

My family moved to Bridgend, as my father had a job with British Rail and could not cope with the shift work and travel to and from Chippenham. We moved to number eight Garfield Avenue and next door to Mrs O'Connell and her daughter and ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend in 1965 by Lynn Campbell

Everret's Corner (1)

This the South Est Corner of the junction on the A4 known as Everret's Corner. Just around to the right from this position are some lock-up shops that I remember from the early 1950s which included a Gents Barbers. Further along ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1965 by Patrick Butterly

Parkinsons Store

I have very fond memories of holidays spent with my Aunt Susan Parkinson and my cousins Jane and David Boggia and their daughters Mel and Bev. I helped out in the store one holiday and had my first romance with a lad from the ...Read more

A memory of East Harling in 1965 by Dorothy Ormston

The New Bridge

I remember this as The 'New Bridge', it was huge and posh compared to the beautiful Old Bridge which was still in full use with 2 way traffic. I don't know if it still is as it is about 10 years since I visited Hereford but will be visiting soon!!

A memory of Hereford in 1965 by Katie Clamp

Friends In Swindon West Midlands

I used to ride my horse through Swindon when the steel works RTB was there. The offices looked over the little bridge and my friend Derek Williams used to work there and wave through the window to me and my mates on our horses. ...Read more

A memory of Swindon in 1965 by Christine Turner

Flixton Road

This picture shows the Post Office - the nearest of the row of shops. Note the old-fashioned police telephone just outside the Post Office. The next shop is the barbers where I used to get the haircut! The son of this barber had a barber ...Read more

A memory of Flixton in 1965 by Roger Hare

Growing Up In South Woodford

I lived In Priory Close which faces the shops on South Woodford high road, I left when I married aged 19. My memories are of a wonderful childhood. I used to play out with all the other children who lived in the ...Read more

A memory of South Woodford in 1965 by gelobeney51

My Childhood In Braunton

I've put this date for want of something better. I was born in Ilfracombe in 1955 and lived with my parents, Charles and Marjorie Thomas, until I left to come and live in Spain in 1973. Our home was a house called Cherry ...Read more

A memory of Braunton in 1965 by Anne Louise Thomas

Memories Of My Time In Romiley

Hi, we moved to Romiley in 1960. We lived first at 41 Green Lane, houses long since gone, but the large wall that was at the side of the house is still there. We had family living in the same row as our house, unable ...Read more

A memory of Romiley in 1965 by Rosemary Sleigh

Captions

1,770 captions found. Showing results 457 to 480.

Caption For Menai Bridge, Suspension Bridge 1890

We are looking from Anglesey to the mainland along the 579ft-long suspension bridge. The bridge was the first structure of its kind in the world, and is pictured here when it was 64 years old.

Caption For Barnard Castle, The River And Bridge 1890

The Gothic-arched County Bridge straddles what was the old border between Yorkshire and the Palatinate of Durham.

Caption For Chester, Dee Bridge 1923

There has been a bridge over the river at this point for centuries.

Caption For Upton Upon Severn, High Street 1931

In the days of Leland, that well-travelled topographer, the Severn was tidal at this point and large vessels reached the bridge at Upton; the bridge was the only crossing point on the river, apart from

Caption For Langdale Pikes, The Mountain 1888

Another view of Harrison Stickle, highest of the Langdale Pikes, this time from the valley at the bridge near the Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, a favourite haunt of walkers and climbers.

Caption For Malmesbury, Baskerville C1955

Here the River Avon flows under Goose Bridge. This steep old bridge was unfortunately modernised in the late 1960s, but the medieval cutwaters underneath still remain.

Caption For Frampton, The Bridge 1906

Sandway Bridge carries Sandway Lane across the meadows from the village of Frampton and over the River Frome to the hamlet of Southover.

Caption For Menai Bridge, Suspension Bridge 1890

We are looking from Anglesey to the mainland along the 579ft-long suspension bridge. The bridge was the first structure of its kind in the world, and is pictured here when it was 64 years old.

Caption For Glasson Dock, The Bridge C1965

Glasson Dock Bridge connects the two halves of the village.

Caption For Lancaster, The River Lune From Skerton Bridge 1918

This view from Skerton Bridge looks back down the River Lune to Lancaster.

Caption For Cowan Bridge, The Village C1955

Cowan Bridge lies two miles from Kirkby Lonsdale.

Caption For Woolston, Floating Bridge C1960

Queues wait to board this floating bridge that had run since 1836. In 1977 it was replaced by the Itchen toll bridge.

Caption For Matlock Bath, Promenade 1890

Another view of Derwent Terrace and the Promenade. This shows the Jubilee Bridge crossing the Derwent - the bridge was erected to mark the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign.

Caption For Maidenhead, The River And Bridge 1906

This photograph shows the graceful architecture of Maidenhead Bridge, distinguished by its elegant arches, striking stonework and fine balustrade.

Caption For Rowsley, Bridge And Peacock Inn C1870

This is yet another of the fascinatingly beautiful bridges that span the river Wye.

Caption For Holt Fleet, Hotel 1906

The tea gardens and inns which line the banks of the Severn are a favourite place to pause for locals and visitor alike.

Caption For Clun, The Old Bridge C1960

Crossing the River Clun in the valley is the most delightful medieval bridge, which we can see here just beyond the white van.

Caption For Brockweir, The Village C1955

The little hamlet of Brockweir, straggling along the floor of the Wye Valley and with a utilitarian bridge spanning the river itself, lies on the county border with Gwent.

Caption For Whitby, The Bridge 1913

The bridge was a favourite place where people could stop for a chat, or simply sit and watch the world go by.

Caption For Great Haywood, Essex Bridge C1955

Essex Bridge was built by the Earls of Essex of Chartley to provide access for hunting parties to Cannock Chase.

Caption For Warburton, The Bridge 1897

At this time Warburton was a small village on the south bank of the Mersey, five miles west of Altrincham and twelve miles from Manchester.

Caption For Nottingham, Trent Bridge And River C1955

The bridge was designed by the splendidly named Marriott Ogle Tarbotton, the Corporation Engineer, to succeed a medieval stone bridge, itself a successor to the first wooden one built in

Caption For Eamont Bridge, 1893

Eamont Bridge, just south of Penrith on the A6, takes its name from a splendid three-arched bridge across the River Eamont.

Caption For Walton On Thames, The Riverside C1955

By the river, a road leads off Walton Lane under the bridge towards Walton Marina.