Maps

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Memories

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The Ride A Street Opposite Boston Manor Park

I've been reading fondly some of the Brentford memories. I first moved to Brentford in about 1953 approx, where I lived at 7 The Ride, which was one of the four Children's Homes. I remember Mr Goddard ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1953 by Paul Langseth

Norton Mandeville

I moved with my parents to a cottage on the Ongar Chelmsford road. The cottage, subsequently named Wythams was located between High Ongar and Norton Heath and between Chevers Hall farm and Cousens Farm. I often walked across the ...Read more

A memory of Fyfield in 1955 by David White

Wembley In The 50s

I was born in 1948, and we lived in Nettleden Avenue, Wembley, until I was about 11. My sister and I went to Oakington Manor primary school. The head was Miss Taber and we learnt to read from a series of books called Old Lob, ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1958

Manor Farm

I lived in longfield hill from the age of 5- (maybe a little younger, cant really remember) My uncle owned the local farm called Manor Farm his name was Don Woodward he lived with my aunt Ivy. MY best memories were during ...Read more

A memory of Longfield Hill in 1943 by Judith Gilbert

St Luke's

Hi, I remember the Friday night dances at St Luke's but at 15 I wasn't allowed to go but my cousin Kate Smith from Crosby Manor went. she was always swooning over the groups like The Crying Shames and B B King.

A memory of Crosby by Lynne Smith

Ockenden Manor House

Ockenden Manor was held in the manor of Pangdean, and was owned by John & Mylicient Michell, a family who were Lord's of the Manor from the 13th century until the 17th century. John Michell of Ockenden Manor house who died ...Read more

A memory of Cuckfield

Prestbury, My Home.

Although I moved from Prestbury to Gloucester in 1966 when I got married, then to Somerset in 1967. Prestbury has always held a special place in my heart, I always call it my home. I lived in a small cottage in ...Read more

A memory of Prestbury by Pat Procter

A Young Yank At Wadenhoe 1955

In 1955, several Air Force families stationed variously at Alconbury and Molesworth Air Force Bases in England found themselves renting flats (apts) in a Jacobean Manor House in the English Countryside. The landlady, ...Read more

A memory of Wadenhoe in 1955 by Perle Champion

Marcus And Connie Bruce Of Dickers Farm

Does anyone remember the Bruce family who lived at Dickers Farm during the war? ..... Marcus, Connie, Christine and Heather. Marcus Bruce, worked at Moundsmere Manor and Connie was headmistress at the local school.

A memory of Preston Candover in 1940

Manor Road

With reference to the photo Erith High St, 1965. I am one of the young men in the photo (the taller one), my name is Alan Pointer. I lived at 7 Manor Road from 1948-1965. I can relate to some of the places and names in the write-ups. ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1965 by Alan Pointer

Captions

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Caption For Downham, The Village 1894

Downham is another example of a village which was tightly controlled by the lords of the manor, who refused to let industry into the village.

Caption For Manchester, Royal Exchange 1886

The first was in the Market Place, near St Anne's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor. It was taken down in 1793, and a new Exchange was started in 1806.

Caption For Manchester, Royal Exchange 1886

The first was in the Market Place, near St Ann's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor. It was taken down in 1793, and a new Exchange was started in 1806.

Caption For Lilley, The Lilley Arms C1955

Originally called the Sugar Loaf, in 1852 its name was changed to the Sowerby Arms out of respect to the lord of the manor. During the Great War, it changed again to the Lilley Arms.

Caption For Kings Norton, The Church Of St John The Baptist C1955

Outside at its east end is Wing's monument to William Fortrey, and close by is the 17th-century Fortrey manor house.

Caption For Fareham, West Street C1955

On the left where the cars are parked is Westbury Manor Museum, which has installed iron sculptures in the town centre around West Street.

Caption For Manchester, Royal Exchange 1885

The first was in the Market Place, near St Ann's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor. It was taken down in 1793, and a new Exchange was started in 1806.

Caption For Rugby, School House C1955

By 1740 the original premises were very dilapidated; the Manor House at the south end of High Street was purchased for £1,000 to provide a new Master's House.

Caption For Berkhamsted, Monk's Garden, Ashridge College C1960

On her death, Isabella, queen of Edward II, succeeded to the Manor. In 1337 Edward III gave the castle to his son Edward, the Black Prince, as part of the newly created Duchy of Cornwall.

Caption For Herstmonceux, Castle, The Inner Courtyard 1890

Sir Roger Fiennes' ancestor, Sir John, had married the heiress Maud de Monceux in 1320, the last of the family that had held the manor since the 12th century and had given the village the second

Caption For Berkhamsted, High Street C1965

In 1580 Elizabeth had leased Carey the Manor of Berkhamsted, which included the ruined castle and the deer park, at the nominal rent of one red rose.

Caption For Hoghton, The Tower 1895

In the Civil War, Sir Gilbert, the Lord of the Manor, was for the King, yet his son and heir Richard fought for the Roundheads. The house was never fortified, so it escaped destruction by Cromwell.

Caption For Benington, Church Interior C1960

After the Norman Conquest, the manor was held by Peter de Valoignes, and it was from him that the church took its dedication.

Caption For Kirby Muxloe, The Castle C1965

In fact, the castle is a fortified manor house, carefully set out within a rectangular moat, and the beauty of the remains, which are in the guardianship of English Heritage, resides not so much

Caption For Kirkheaton, Beaumont Arms C1950

The Beaumont Arms, named after the lord of the manor, was originally a gaol and courthouse in the 14th century. The original cells with stone beds are still in the basement.

Caption For Avebury, The High Street C1950

On the right is Manor Farm, now a residence and bed and breakfast.

Caption For Halton, Castle 1900

The castle was built by the new Norman lord of the manor of Halton, Nigel Fitzwilliam, in around 1071.

Caption For Bishop Burton, The Pond C1955

The village was built around the Manor House, later surrendered to Henry VIII after the dissolution. It was sold in 1591and later bought by the Liverpool sugar trader, Richard Watt, in 1783.

Caption For Clovelly, Landing On Quay 1908

Clovelly's remarkable state of preservation is due to the philanthropic nature of the Hamlyn family, who acquired the manor in 1740.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1955

The Toby Jug, Fudge Kitchen and Mulberry Manor front the next pavement, in a row of shops uphill to the Three Cups Hotel.

Caption For Richmond, The Park C1955

The royal connections with this park probably go back further that with other parks, beginning with Edward I (1272-1307), when the area was part of the Manor of Shene; the name was changed to Richmond

Caption For Newark, The Castle 1895

It was Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln and lord of the manor, who replaced the original Norman timber fortress with one of stone, employing Ranulph of Durham to build the gatehouse; Newark thus became one

Caption For Chieveley, The Manor And Church C1965

This splendid setting shows off St Mary's alongside Chieveley Manor House, which is of red brick with a hipped roof.

Caption For Thorp Arch, Church 1893

The pretty village of Thorp Arch with its green, Manor House and old mill leads down to the banks of the Wharfe, with the bridge (1772) carrying the road to Boston Spa.