Maps

181,031 maps found.

1945, Morton Ref. NPO783990
1881, Carrington Ref. HOSM40212
1883 - 1899, Clifton Ref. HOSM41175
1896, Wootton Ref. HOSM71240
1885 - 1886, Knighton Ref. HOSM71117
1885, Blakenhall Ref. HOSM38060
1883 - 1886, Bushbury Ref. HOSM39656
1885, Bradmore Ref. HOSM56355
1896 - 1907, Hamstead Ref. HOSM47525
1907, Norton Ref. HOSM55408
1881, Lenton Ref. HOSM61517
1899 - 1900, Newborough Ref. HOSM54811
1884 - 1905, Crabtree Ref. HOSM53220
1905, Crabtree Ref. HOSM58429
1892, Sheffield Ref. HOSM35173
1885 - 1899, Ufford Ref. HOSM62825
1895, Blackwater Ref. RNE643000
1898, Cotham Ref. RNE678397
1898, Eastfield Ref. RNE698535
1898, Eastfield Ref. RNE698538

Books

442 books found. Showing results 505 to 528.

Memories

29,068 memories found. Showing results 211 to 220.

Hobbs Farm

Our family moved from Bognor to Yapton in 1951 just before my 10th birthday. I was only 13 and attending Chichester High School for Girls when I started working weekends at Hobbs Farm, Bilsham Corner. It was a pedigree Jersey dairy farm ...Read more

A memory of Yapton in 1954 by Josephine Hammond

Family Tree

Since my parents died within a few weeks of each other a few years ago I have been looking into my father's family tree, and it seems all his relatives came from Mark in Somerset so I hope to visit there soon to trace my family tree ...Read more

A memory of Mark by Avril Urch

When It Was An Aerodrome !

Ok, so it may have been a little later than 1955, but we used to live in Southbourne Grove, and used to thrash our bicycles across the fields (over the arterial road) and make our way to the back of the airport ...Read more

A memory of Southend Airport in 1955 by Colin Hayes

Chudleigh Knighton Cider Memories

I lived in Chudleigh Knighton when I was 11 years old until I was 15. That was 1932 till 1936.  I was taught at the lovely school there. The head mistress was Miss Gill and her assistants Miss Bray and ...Read more

A memory of Chudleigh Knighton in 1930 by Bill Daniel

Zeals House

I was evacuated to Zeals during the war from London, to I think, Zeals House. I recall the airfield, and I remember a local pub, which I think had a yew tree outside. My folks and military members would drink and dance outside under the ...Read more

A memory of Zeals in 1940 by Peter Benniman

Schools

I was five and walked down this road to the infants school on the left (you can just see the school railings). My future primary school (St Johns) is in the old building to the right. There was a little sweet shop on the left (out of shot ...Read more

A memory of Essington in 1965 by David Hector

Hells Angels In The Box

I'm not sure if the box was still in use in 1965. I remember it better about five years later when Hells Angels used it as a type of den. We (a few mates and I) used to walk the railway line from the pithead to Broad Lane ...Read more

A memory of Essington in 1965 by David Hector

Key Factory

The long low building to the rear of the picture I remember as the Key factory (Huffs), my mom worked there for some time and we would rush to meet her on payday to get our treat. It was one of the few places in Essington to employ ...Read more

A memory of Essington in 1965 by David Hector

My Apprentice Days With Northmet Electricity (Eeb)

I was born in Elmgrove Crescent Harrow in 1933 and lived in Pinner Road North Harrow, moving to Wealdstone in 1934. I started at Bridge Scool in 1938 and followed on to Belmont Sec. Modern School ...Read more

A memory of Kenton in 1948 by Brian Grainge

Kennards

Kennards had the little zoo where a monkey in a tiny cage reached out and pulled my sister's hair. This was about the year of Queen Elizabeth's coronation. We went down to Woolworth’s and were given free Union Jack flags. Upstairs in ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Julian Hamer

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 505 to 528.

Caption For Upper Beeding, From Bridge C1955

The High Street was named in the 13th century, when buildings were recorded east of Beeding Bridge.

Caption For Trimley, Village And Church 1899

The two churches of St Martin and St Mary stand adjacent to each other in the same churchyard.

Caption For Orford, The Castle 1937

The keep was built in 1165-73 by Henry II as a check on the power of Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, who had castles at Framlingham and Bungay.

Caption For Northallerton, North End C1960

The Highways Department had made a fine job of the flowerbeds of this roundabout at the North End of Northallerton, the busy little town on the River Wiske on the western edge of the North York Moors.

Caption For Wakefield, Wood Street C1953

More evidence of Coronation flags and bunting is shown in this view of Wood Street, Wakefield, looking up towards the clock tower of the Town Hall, built in 1880 in the French Gothic style by T E Collcutt

Caption For Uley, From Uley Bury C1965

Uley Brewery is in business to this day, one of a number of small breweries in the area that produce highly distinctive beers.

Caption For Sapcote, The Wesleyan Church C1965

On the east side of the village, this is an undernourished Non- conformist chapel, in a sense a poor relation of the Methodist church in Castle Donington.

Caption For Carew, From North West 1893

The west range of the castle to the right dates back to the 13th century, whereas the heavily fenestrated north range to the left is Elizabethan, the work of Sir John Perrot, half-brother

Caption For Walberswick, Village Street C1955

The foundation stone of the chapel (left) was laid in 1910. The end of the next house is made up of alternate courses of brick and beach pebbles.

Caption For Matlock Bath, Royal Cumberland Cavern C1955

The Royal Cumberland Cavern was one of several public show caves in Matlock Bath during the 1950s, and was well known for its formations of calcite and traces of the work of former lead miners.

Caption For Calver, The Village C1950

This crossroads west of the village of Calver is known as Calver Sough - a sough (pronounced “suff”) being a drainage tunnel designed to take water out of lead mines.

Caption For Pontyclun, Cowbridge Road C1955

As well as the Midland Bank on the left and the Windsor Arms on the right, this picture also features a branch of Thomas & Evans on the right-hand side of the picture.

Caption For Harlow, The Lawn Tower Block C1955

This nine-storey block was a typical example of housing designed for single people. The first one was built on the corner of Mark Hall Moors in open parkland in the midst of seven magnificent oaks.

Caption For Launceston, The Priory 1938

This jumble of stones, just to the north of St Thomas's Church, is all that remains of a priory so wealthy that it once lent money to the King.

Caption For Launceston, The Priory 1938

This jumble of stones, just to the north of St Thomas's Church, is all that remains of a priory so wealthy that it once lent money to the King.

Caption For Sapcote, The Wesleyan Church C1965

On the east side of the village, this is an undernourished Non- conformist chapel, in a sense a poor relation of the Methodist church in Castle Donington.

Caption For Cleeve Hill, 1907

The Cotswolds reach their highest point at West Down, 1083 feet above sea level, above this parish of Cleeve Hill, east of Cheltenham.

Caption For York, Ouse Bridge C1950

The story is told (which may or may not be true) that in 1154 thousands of people lined the old bridge to herald the arrival of Archbishop William Fitzherbert, later to become St William of York.

Caption For Northampton, The Drapery 1949

This very detailed photograph depicts one of Northampton's busiest streets.

Caption For Hinderwell, Runswick Lane C1960

Runswick Lane leads out of Hinderwell High Street to Runswick Bay, a local beauty spot much beloved by many Clevelanders.

Caption For Penarth, The Cliffs 1893

As we move further eastwards, the vista concludes with this dramatic portrayal of Penarth Head and its cliffs.

Caption For Morfa Bychan, Garreg Wen Lake 1925

Known today for its caravan parks and the long sandy beach of Black Rock sands, Morfa Bychan, just west of Porthmadog, was long celebrated for the story of Dafydd Garreg-Wen, the blind harpist, known for

Caption For Waddington, High Street C1960

Waddington is now noted more for its large Royal Air Force station to the east of the village, but it grew up on a diversion of Ermine Street to the western scarp of the limestone ridge.

Caption For Worthing, Esplanade, East End 1890

During the summer of 1894, Oscar Wilde and his family occupied this house overlooking the sea at the eastern end of the extended Esplanade.