Maps

181,031 maps found.

1887, Harrington Ref. HOSM47707
1887, Partney Ref. HOSM56153
1887, Raithby By Spilsby Ref. HOSM57406
1887, Scremby Ref. HOSM58732
1881, Burston Ref. HOSM39602
1879, Croxton Ref. HOSM42499
1881, Gayton Ref. HOSM46142
1881, Grindley Ref. HOSM47148
1879, Trethosa Ref. HOSM62432
1879, St Dennis Ref. HOSM64380
1880, Gluvian Ref. HOSM38850
1880, Gluvian Ref. HOSM46475
1880, Tregamere Ref. HOSM62309
1880, Tregonetha Ref. HOSM62331
1896, Luffenhall Ref. HOSM52765
1906, Hellesveor Ref. HOSM36636
1900, Staploe Ref. HOSM60358
1894, Leckford Ref. HOSM50972
1897, Bramhall Ref. HOSM38732
1895, Stocksfield Ref. HOSM35246

Books

442 books found. Showing results 5,785 to 5,808.

Memories

29,048 memories found. Showing results 2,411 to 2,420.

Coopers And Booths

My Great, Great Great Grandfather, William Booth, used to push a cart up and down the streets of Clayton le Moors with his son John Booth, selling shellfish. He was known as 'Muscle Bill' and his son, 'Oyster Jack'. (This ...Read more

A memory of Clayton-Le-Moors in 1890 by Donna Cooper

My First And Last Jobs In Hull

This is a photo of the Derringham Branch of the Hull Savings Bank where I started as a junior bank clerk at the age of 16 on 31st August 1965, probably around the time when this photo was taken. It certainly ...Read more

A memory of Kingston upon Hull in 1965 by David Farrow

Summer 1980

My memories of the heath are from 1980 when my mother - Kathleen (Topsy) Whybrow and father bought me and my brother to the heath in the summer of 1980 for five months.   My parents had emigrated to NZ and gave myself and my ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield Heath in 1980 by Sarah Mc Gee

Wonderful Times Spent With My Grandparents

My mother and her family are from Stiffkey. I was christened in the Stiffkey church in September of 1965. My grandparents lived at Camping Hill and I was always visiting them. I have lovely memories of ...Read more

A memory of Stiffkey in 1965 by Sarah Brooks

Stepping Back In Time

It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of ...Read more

A memory of Cinderford in 1995 by Brenda Mccartie

Where We'd Spend Our Tuck Money

As a child aged 7 in 1955, I used to holiday with the Shaftesbury Society at a camp, just round the corner.  The camp had several dormitories, each accommodating about 10 children.  The fortnight I'd be there would ...Read more

A memory of Seasalter by Maggie Killin

My Family Of Anderson In Stokenchurch

I would like to remember all the members of the Anderson families in Stokenchurch. My mother was Bertha May Anderson, daughter of Abel and May Anderson. Abel's brother Harry had a chair factory in ...Read more

A memory of Stokenchurch by Sue Bowles

The 50s At School

I remember starting school at the 'old' school and then after 3 years moving to the new school - it seemed huge and daunting and many of us got lost in the first few weeks. Pyrford was great to grow up in then - we had fields to ...Read more

A memory of Pyrford in 1959 by Ron Hardie

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

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 5,785 to 5,808.

Caption For North Tidworth, Holy Trinity Church C1965

Tidworth has few buildings of architectural merit. Holy Trinity is in North Tidworth, the centre of the civilian area.

Caption For Inverkip, Valley 1899

The village used to be called Auldkirk because the people of Greenock worshipped here until they built their own church at the end of the sixteenth century.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Corn Exchange 1922

Everard's Commercial Hotel is to the left, and in the distance is the earlier Corn Exchange of 1836. To the right is the cupola of Cupola House.

Caption For Acock's Green, Yardley Road C1965

Both Acock’s Green and Olton were once residential areas favoured by the wealthier inhabitants of Birmingham, but they became progressively industrialized as factories opened along the route of the

Caption For Whiston, The Post Office C1960

Two miles south east of Rotherham, Whiston was a large village by the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Caption For Wisborough Green, The Church, Village And Windmill 1896

This is a fine view of a pastoral hillside. The church of St Peter ad Vincula has a shingled broach spire. We can see a fine smock windmill in full working order in the left distance.

Caption For Colemans Hatch, The Forge And Hatch Inn 1927

A small village on the edge of the Ashdown Forest, east of Forest Row. Holy Trinity church was built towards the end of the last century and features a copy of an Italian Pieta by Francesco Francia.

Caption For Barnstaple, Boutport Street 1906

Cycles are clearly the 'in' thing for Barnstaple ladies at the turn of the century.

Caption For Matlock Bath, Derwent Terrace 1892

This view of Derwent Terrace from the river shows the boathouses and boats which were used by visitors to this pleasant spa town.

Caption For Newport, From Maindee 1893

Here we have a panoramic view of Newport.

Caption For Polkerris, The Village C1960

The gable end of the lifeboat house is seen in the background, almost at the end of the road through the village.

Caption For Cockermouth, Main Street 1906

The clock tower dominates the main street of the West Cumberland town.

Caption For Maidenhead, Boulters Lock 1925

Boulters Lock is one of the most famous landmarks on the River Thames, and during the Victorian and Edwardian periods drew large crowds of visitors in search of peaceful recreation.

Caption For Winchester, 1893

Winchester lies on the western banks of the River Itchen at a crossing important to Iron Age dwellers thousands of years ago.

Caption For Great Haywood, Boatyard C1955

Great Haywood lies at the junction of the Trent & Mersey with the Staffs & Worcestershire canals.

Caption For Sandhurst, 1939

Sandhurst has expanded enormously in the second half of the 20th century.

Caption For Cowes, High Street C1955

The narrow streets of Cowes are typical of many southern English coastal towns, designed for use rather than ornament.

Caption For East Cowes, The Floating Bridge C1955

The narrow streets of Cowes are typical of many southern English coastal towns, designed for use rather than ornament.

Caption For Porthmadog, Harbour 1908

A mixture of craft lie alongside the jetty awaiting to load.

Caption For Lowestoft, London Road North 1896

Like Yarmouth, Lowestoft is a mixture of fishing port and seaside resort; holiday-makers came here as the result of the arrival of the railway in the mid 19th century.

Caption For Dublin, The Grattan Statue 1897

This statue of Henry Grattan (1746 - 1820) stands outside the Bank of Ireland (formerly the Parliament House) and shows the great orator in the act of speaking.

Caption For Abergavenny, 1898

To a current inhabitant, the most striking feature of this view is the absence of houses in the centre.

Caption For Cockermouth, Main Street 1906

The clock tower dominates the main street of the West Cumberland town.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, The Sands From Britannia Pier 1922

Unlike King's Lynn, which remained predominantly a port, Great Yarmouth was able to embrace the functions of both port and holiday destination, with its harbour channel to the west and its holiday