Maps

9,439 maps found.

1920, North Ockendon Ref. POP793787
1923, North Owersby Ref. POP793793
1919, North Perrott Ref. POP793808
1919, North Poorton Ref. POP793836
1919, North Radworthy Ref. POP793847
1922, North Rauceby Ref. POP793848
1925, North Rigton Ref. POP793861
1923, North Rode Ref. POP793864
1925, North Shields Ref. POP793900
1921, North Shoebury Ref. POP793902
1919, North Stoke Ref. POP793943
1919, North Tamerton Ref. POP793971
1925, North Walbottle Ref. POP794030
1919, North Weirs Ref. POP794060
1920, North Wembley Ref. POP794062
1919, North Weston Ref. POP794071
1919, North Widcombe Ref. POP794083
1919, North Wootton Ref. POP794123
1922, North Wootton Ref. POP794124
1912, North Aywick Ref. RNC792869

Books

39 books found. Showing results 649 to 672.

Memories

1,544 memories found. Showing results 271 to 280.

Intake Junior School Class 1 4

I remember cheering because we had beaten another class at something and Miss Tune sent me outside the door! I was only 5/6 years old and was very upset! My next teacher was Miss Rustling who was very ...Read more

A memory of Intake in 1945 by Gwyneth Evans

Growing Up In Northwood Hills

I was born in a small maisonette off Alandale Drive and my mum still lived there until she passed away aged 95 in 2014. The border between Hillingdon/Harrow runs across the back garden. I attended Pinner Wood ...Read more

A memory of Northwood Hills in 1960 by John Jossevel

Watford's Lost Factories

Living in north Watford from 1952 to 78, I have fond memories of factories such as the British Moulded Hose. Not a nylon stockings factory as its title may sound, but an asbestos factory which I remember one day caught fire ...Read more

A memory of Watford by Jacqueline Hathaway

Evacuation To Fonab Castle Sept.1939

Evacuation - September 3rd 1939 The government decided that mothers and children should be moved to the countryside away from areas at risk from bombing. On the 3rd, parents and children all gathered at their ...Read more

A memory of Pitlochry in 1930 by Anne Jackson

My Memories Of Margate

I have many fond memories of Margate as I spent lots of my school holidays there during the 1970's, my nan lived in All Saints Avenue opposite the Park. We lived in Wolverhampton but would take the long trip down to Kent, ...Read more

A memory of Kingsgate by Any Vaughan

Broad Street School

I too, went to the Nursery School on Broad Street. I remember Miss Massey who slammed the desk down on my fingers squashing my signet ring, which resulted in my finger swelling and the ring having to be cut off! Such a nice lady to ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1956 by Lynn Bryan

The Tin School And Thurlow Family

I was a pupil at the Tin School in Gilesgate Moor staring in 1954, leaving in 1961. It was at the crossroads of the road that now leads to Tesco, but opposite was the Durham District Services garage where my dad was a ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1954 by James Coatham

Memories Of Kilburn

Born of Irish immigrants in 1951, maiden name Power, I lived in Maygrove Rd and used to visit Timms sweet shop alot. I went to Kingsgate School and the Grange Park most lunch times, and every Sunday I had to attend ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1964 by Eileen Winters

I Know All The Memories Of Tynemouth

I was born in North Shields and know all the photos shown ...was my school holidays. I married my husband, a Northumberland Fusilier from Haltwhistle in January 1959 and in April we left from Newcastle on ...Read more

A memory of Tynemouth in 1959 by Patsy Norman Nee Quinn

Postwar Childhood In Knypersley

Born in 1940 at Tunstall Rd, I spent hours of my childhood at the edge of Cowlishaw Walker's pool, reached through our neighbour, Mrs Sargent's garden, which sloped steeply up to the railings round the pool. I only ...Read more

A memory of Knypersley in 1940 by Sylvia Steer

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 649 to 672.

Caption For Watton At Stone, The Church Of St Andrew And St Mary C1960

Although much of the church is original 16th-century - the north chapel was built in 1570 - extensions and restorations were carried out in 1851 at a cost of £7,000.

Caption For Minehead, Quay Street 1906

Many of the cottages lining Quay Street, which leads below North Hill to the harbour, belonged to fishermen who once sailed after herring.

Caption For Amersham, From Parsonage Woods 1958

Taken from the edge of Parsonage Woods to the north of the town, this view, almost unchanged today, looks past the cornfield towards the historic market town nestling in its Chiltern valley.

Caption For Pitsea, The Broadway C1955

The park, on the north side of London Road at the junction with Rectory Road, used to be known as Beckney Mead.

Caption For Pitsea, The Recreation Ground C1955

The park, on the north side of London Road at the junction with Rectory Road, used to be known as Beckney Mead.

Caption For Ferrybridge, The Village C1955

Ferrybridge was a rendezvous point for the gentry travelling up the Great North Road.

Caption For Dublin, Grafton Street 1897

Looking north along Grafton Street towards Trinity College and the east portico of the Bank of Ireland.

Caption For Frampton, Almshouses And St Mary's Church 1906

Frampton, 'the settlement on the Frome', is an attractive downland village north-west of Dorchester.

Caption For Dunsop Bridge, Brennand Valley 1921

This lovely view was taken just a few miles north of Dunsop Bridge.

Caption For Worcester, High Street C1950

This is the north end of High Street, which seems to have had an abundance of shoe shops in 1950: Trueform (on the left) was a popular chain for decades, and Olivers (on the right), is still trading today

Caption For Hadleigh, The Castle 1891

The castle had two main towers and a further tower guarding the entrance on the north side.

Caption For Maidenhead, King Street 1904

The north end of King Street has changed dramatically since 1904: the right hand side is mostly occupied by the backside of Tesco's, and on the left only The Rose pub, with the tall chimney, and the Methodist

Caption For Horndon On The Hill, The High Street C1960

We are facing north, towards Horndon's school.

Caption For Headingley, 1894

In the mid 19th century, many middle-class residents of central Leeds began to move out to the north of the city near to the country estates of Beckett's Park and Hollin Hall, and Headingley became a rather

Caption For Kendal, Stramongate Bridge 1896

Stramongate is the main approach road into Kendal from the north-east, and means 'the street of the straw men'.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Promenade 1932

Magnificent sea views are afforded from the Promenade, down the north coast in the direction of Hartlepool and beyond, hence the name of these gardens.

Caption For Hornsea, Alexandra Hotel C1930

This hotel is just beside the North Eastern Railway Station.

Caption For Blisworth, The Grand Union Canal C1955

During the 18th century, Blisworth was the venue for loading and unloading boats from London, the Midlands and the North.

Caption For Cleveleys, The Arena And Promenade C1955

Though the resort was away from the railway, holiday-makers could easily reach it by tram, either from Fleetwood or from North Station.

Caption For Gainsborough, Market Place C1955

Our tour of the towns and villages near Lincoln starts in Gainsborough, a town of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Lindsey that ruled what is now north Lincolnshire.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Miniature Race Track 1947

Pier Hill can be seen rising behind the foreshore buildings with the High Street stretching north from The Royal Hotel.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, High Street And Town Hall C1950

Looking north-east, this photograph shows a strangely deserted High Street.

Caption For Weymouth, The Promenade 1918

The view is north-eastwards to the Jubilee Clock and Greenhill (centre right), with the Georgian frontages of Gloucester Row and Royal Crescent facing seawards (left).

Caption For London, The Haymarket C1950

This view looks north up Haymarket towards Piccadilly Circus.