Maps

181,031 maps found.

1899-1909, Cranmore Ref. RNC681395
1902, Bradmore Ref. RNC647981
1897-1909, Redbridge Ref. RNC814642
1897-1909, Millbrook Ref. RNC780636
1899, Appley Ref. RNC626154
1901-1902, Bainton Ref. RNC630557
1899, Barton Ref. RNC634313
1902-1903, Belgrave Ref. RNC637656
1899, Bierley Ref. RNC639743
1899, Blackwater Ref. RNC643000
1897-1899, Highbury Ref. RNC733821
1922, Eastgate Ref. POP698589
1919, Easton Ref. POP698712
1921, Dunkirk Ref. POP695529
1919, Stockwood Ref. POP839970
1919, Stonehouse Ref. POP840557
1919, Swanmore Ref. POP843488
1919, Pyle Ref. POP811921
1919, Southway Ref. POP835831
1922, Paston Ref. POP801885

Books

442 books found. Showing results 601 to 624.

Memories

29,041 memories found. Showing results 251 to 260.

My Family

My memory is of going to my granny and grandad Fish, it was a big family of them, I know I have an aunt still there called Valerie Newman (I think) and my aunt Rosemary who had 3 daughters. I would love it if anyone knows them or knew ...Read more

A memory of Small Dole by Janice Dow

The Bullen Family In Pirbright

Research has shown that Pirbright was the home for many of my relatives. Edwin Bullen and his wife Sarah resided at White Acre Cottage and 29 Railway Junction was the home of George and Charlotte Bullen. George and ...Read more

A memory of Pirbright in 1880 by Colin Bullen

Shotley Bridge Hospital

My father was deputy head porter at the hospital, he worked there for 40 years. When I came out of the Royal Air Force in 1959 I did not work for a few months until early 1960 when my father gave me a job as a porter ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge in 1960 by Alan Sanderson

Growing Up In Barnes 1950s

We moved to Glebe Road in 1952 (Cousland) and it was a wonderful place for children. We had a back gate opening on to the common and made full use of it. The grass was cut every year and baled for hay and we used to rush ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by Liz Mc Laren

1962 Vacation &Nbsp; 1968

It was the year before I married that my husband to be and myself went on a vacation to Weymouth. We had a lovely time, the weather was just glorious for us. We always said that when we married we would revisit Weymouth. ...Read more

A memory of Weymouth in 1962 by Brenda Vanderwert

Trips To Southport Over The Years

My father's aunt lived in Southport and worked as a radiologist at the Southport Infirmary in those days.  We would visit practically every weekend.  As I grew up and married and had my own children we always ...Read more

A memory of Southport in 1969 by Brenda Vanderwert

Happy Days

I came to live in Ardpeaton Lodge at the age of 2 when my father was transferred from Wales to Coulport. At that time the Lodge was owned by the MOD along with Ardpeaton House which was further up the drive. Two years later the House ...Read more

A memory of Ardpeaton in 1947 by Carole Squier

Grandmother And Grandfather, Also Aunts & Uncles Lived In The Village

My grandmother and grandfather had the general store and post office. Their name was Cridland. One of my aunties and uncle Charles had a house down by the church, their name was ...Read more

A memory of Old Cleeve in 1930 by Mr R. J. Long

The Abbey Moor Park The Ghost Of Jonathan Swift

I went to Farnham art school in 1968-1971, and at that time, Moor Park was used as a conference centre, available for hire, and inclusive of staff and an elderly chaplain called Dr Bird.  As ...Read more

A memory of Waverley Abbey Ho in 1969 by sbushell

Chippenham Swimming Pool

I was about 12 when the pool opened and what excitement it brought to us kids of Chippenham. I learnt to swim their with my friends (Margaret Ritchie, Jean West etc. and many more). I remember the bank being covered in ...Read more

A memory of Chippenham in 1961 by Sheila Dawn Robbins

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 601 to 624.

Caption For Dunstaffnage Castle, 1903

Situated on a rocky promontory four miles north of Oban where the waters of Loch Etive and the Firth of Lorne meet, Dunstaffnage was built on the orders of Alexander II.

Caption For Hooton, The Memorial And St Paul's Church C1960

Although it is the church serving the parish of Hooton, St Paul's Church sits much closer to the nearby village of Little Sutton.

Caption For Hoveton, The Village 1921

At Hoveton there is a full mile of shimmering open water which is thronged with pleasure craft in the summer months. The capital of the Broads is Wroxham which is just across the bridge.

Caption For Sandwich, The Barbican And Bridge 1894

Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval

Caption For Sunderland, Shipyards On The Wear C1900

650 years of shipbuilding on the Wear came to an end with the closure of North East Shipbuilders' Southwick yard in 1989.

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Caption For Fareham, C1965

Holy Trinity Church in West Street was built to accommodate the growing numbers of ordinary working people.

Caption For Dunstable, Priory Church C1955

King Henry I founded an Augustinian priory here in 1131, built a palace and established a new market town that rapidly became a place of considerable importance.

Caption For Dorking, Punch Bowl Inn 1907

One of the first known owners of the property was a member of the Brocke family by the name of Ayre. The earliest boundary was north of the stream known now as the Pip Brook.

Caption For Wonersh, The Grantley Arms 1894

The name of the 16th-century half-timbered Grantley Arms in the centre of the village reflects the former dominance of the family whose seat was at nearby Wonersh Park.

Caption For Penshurst, Village 1891

The charming village of Penshurst lies in a valley at the junction of the River Eden and the Medway; it is renowned for the stately mansion of Penshurst Place, the home of the Sidney family

Caption For Dunstable, High Street C1955

Forming a boundary with the original Augustinian priory site established by Henry I, the High Street follows the route of the Watling Street ancient trackway.

Caption For Leighton Buzzard, Globe Inn And Canal C1965

The Grand Union Canal (more properly called the Grand Junction) was intended to be the central artery of a web of smaller canals linking London with Birmingham, the Potteries and the East Midlands.

Caption For Swanage, Station Yard 1897

The seaside end of the Isle of Purbeck branch railway arrived in Swanage from Wareham in 1885.

Caption For Great Easton, The Village C1960

Great Easton lies in the south-east corner of the county, to the south of Eye Brook Reservoir, and to the north of industrial Corby, on the very edge of the Welland Valley.

Caption For Penshurst, Village 1891

The charming village of Penshurst lies in a valley at the junction of the River Eden and the Medway; it is renowned for the stately mansion of Penshurst Place, the home of the Sidney family since the

Caption For Aylesbury, Ye Olde Dark Lantern C1955

This now lost view looks from Market Street towards Silver Street: the timber-framed building on the left has been replaced by a 1970s building.

Caption For Bury, Town Hall And Clock Tower C1955

Though built of quality stone, the Town Hall, designed by Reginald Edmunds in the 1930s, has little in the way of decoration; in that respect it is eclipsed by the ornate clock tower erected to the memory

Caption For Allhallows, The Rose And Crown C1950

Allhallows is in the hundred of Hoo, close by the Thames.

Caption For Prestatyn, 1895

In the 18th century, Prestatyn was a centre for the lead-mining districts of north-east Wales.

Caption For Epsom, High Street 1902

Once the village of Ebbisham, its popularity as a spa resort in the Restoration period, followed by its emergence as a racing centre in the following century, saved Epsom from decline.

Caption For Cheam, Ewell Road 1925

An open-topped bus trundles along the Ewell Road towards the crossroads of the village, passing the petrol pump of the small garage near the entrance to Park Lane, and with the trees on the edge of Nonsuch

Caption For Great Chart, The Church 1901

By the gate leading into the churchyard are the overhanging eaves of the old priest's house, later to become the centre of the local Girl Guides troop.

Caption For Ripon, The Cathedral, The Library C1885

The cathedral library was started in 1624 when Dean Higgin bequeathed his collection of books to the Chapter.

Caption For Belfast, Queen's Square 1897

Its quays were once the heart of Belfast the port, and there is no doubt that the remains of Chichester Quay on the right and Hanover Quay on the left will be found below the cobblestones.