Photos

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Maps

524 maps found.

1897, Llwydarth Ref. RNE759478
1907-1908, Bridgend Of Lintrathen Ref. RNC650111
1905-1907, Daill Ref. RNC687516
1905-1906, Waterfoot Ref. RNC861647

Books

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Memories

1,926 memories found. Showing results 261 to 270.

Roman Bridge And Aqueduct, Cefn Mawr

I have an old, undated photograph labeled "Roman Bridge and Aqueduct, Cefn Mawr WH316". In the background the bridge looks like the one in the Francis Frith picture. In the forefront is a lower ...Read more

A memory of Cefn Mawr by Lois Wilson

Looking Back

I was born in St Peters St, Islington, 1935, bombed out late 1943, with nowhere to go, had a makeshift home in Aloysius College for a time until we were given a place in 4 Montague Road, Honsey, N8, that's where I knew what it was like ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1944 by George Burton

School Days

Before becoming the home of George Harrison of the Beatles, Friar Park was run as a school by sisters of the St. John Bosco order. This was my first school and I remember having to walk all the way to the main door along the ...Read more

A memory of Henley-on-Thames in 1960 by Mandy Lester

The Slate Islands Easdale

                                                  THE SLATE ISLANDS                                                         By Walter Deas Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old ...Read more

A memory of Easdale in 2005 by Walter Deas

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

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

Who ??

The two girls crossing the Brokken Bridge ....one is certainly my friend who lived opposite. The other is perhaps myself. Our families moved but we still go back to visit and have recently met up after 50yrs!!

A memory of Clapham in 1955 by Jean Potts

Combe Florey Primary School

The village school in Combe Florey closed in about 1958 I believe, it exists as a private house now, but I can still remember the mile long walk to and from it, through the lanes every morning and afternoon. Mum ...Read more

A memory of Combe Florey in 1958 by Kathy Farmer C/O Terry Roberts Roberts Flooring Contractors Ltd

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

River Wear

This is the famous and wellbeloved view of the Cathedral with the three towers - one can climb the central tower - the Galilee Chapel and houses occupied by Cathedral officials as seen from Prebends Bridge and the bank of the River Wear, ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1956 by Diana Dioszeghy

Captions

1,770 captions found. Showing results 625 to 648.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Station 1894

The iron bridge (demolished in 1978) brought the line from Exeter, and did not run parallel to the road bridge.

Caption For Leatherhead, Bridge Street C1955

We are looking up Bridge Street past the North Street junction.

Caption For Chelmsford, The River Can 1906

Museum Terrace, just to the left of the iron bridge in New London Road, was built in the 1840s.

Caption For Gisburn, The Bridge 1921

This strong two-arched stone bridge spans the River Ribble at Gisburn. Note the two farm carts with shafts designed for sturdy horses to the right of the yeoman farmer's dwelling.

Caption For London, Waterloo Bridge 1895

Gulls forage for food in the frozen wastes.The ice has broken and the waters of the river released.

Caption For London, London Bridge 1890

London Bridge is thronged with cabs, carriers, brewers' drays, hay wagons, omnibuses and carriages. A dense procession of top-hatted gentlemen hurry along the pavement to their city offices.

Caption For Maidenhead, View From Bridge 1925

Looking south-east from Maidenhead Bridge, Bond's boatyard with its balconies is on the left. To its right, the Maidenhead Rowing Club's superb new headquarters, completed in 1998, now stand.

Caption For Peterborough, River Nene 1952

Here we see the attractive 1934 bridge with the power station rising up behind it.

Caption For London, Houses Of Parliament 1890

From the south bank, near Westminster Bridge, completed in 1862, this view shows the bell tower known universally by its great bell, Big Ben.

Caption For Pontrhydfendigaid, The River And Bridge C1960

Pontrhydfendigaid means 'bridge of the blessed ford', and this is that bridge. By it is the village shop.

Caption For Staines, The Bridge 1907

The refined and somewhat austere rusticated three-arch bridge of 1829-32 by John Rennie, the architect of old Waterloo Bridge, has been marred by a widening in 1958 in which footways were cantilevered

Caption For Brandon, River Ouse 1925

Parts of this bridge may date from the 1670s, when the river was made navigable. The Borough of Thetford had the right of tolls until 1872 and was responsible for its repair until 1950.

Caption For York, Barges On The Foss Navigation 1885

The first recorded wooden bridge was built in 1583, and was destroyed during the siege of York.

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 Gainsborough, Bridge Street C1955

Once Gainsborough was a busy port on the river Trent, and Bridge Street runs parallel to the river.

Caption For Bedford, River Ouse C1955

Taken from the bridge, this view looks along a busy Embankment to Embankment Gardens in the distance with its tree-lined river bank.

Caption For Buntingford, River Green Bridge C1955

This bridge over the River Rib was built by Charles Gray in October 1852 at a cost of £95. In 1994, it was found to be unsafe and was totally rebuilt.

Caption For Kendal, Stramongate Bridge 1891

Stramongate Bridge was also known as Miller or Mill Bridge, because it linked the mills on the eastern bank of the River Kent to the 'Auld Grey Town' on the other bank.

Caption For Rickmansworth, The Canal 1897

The Grand Union was created in the 1920s from a network of independent canals linking London with the industrial towns of the West and East Midlands.

Caption For Harden, Goit Stock Falls 1923

We are a few miles out of Bingley between Harden and Cullingworth. Gone these days are the bridge, the rustic seat and the picnic table, but the tranquillity of this beauty spot remains.

Caption For Tilford, Bridge 1909

Two arms of the River Wey meet here, and an ancient bridge spans each arm. The bridges were almost certainly constructed by the monks of nearby Waverley Abbey, which was built in 1128.

Caption For Sudbury, The Croft Bridge 1900

This bridge over the Stour leads from The Croft (adjacent to St Gregory's Church on the right) to Fullingpit Meadows, part of Sudbury freemen's land, on the left.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Toll Bridge C1955

Built by the Wharton family of Skelton Castle for ease of access across Saltburn Glen, the toll bridge was completed in 1869. It stood 120ft high at the centre.

Caption For London, Cannon Row, Westminster C1856

This drawdock on the north side of Westminster Bridge disappeared in the 1860s when Victoria Embankment was built. The carts were for carrying coal landed from the river.