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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1887, Hagnaby Ref. HOSM47347
1887, Hundleby Ref. HOSM49125
1887, Orby Ref. HOSM55759
1880, Ellenhall Ref. HOSM44722
1883, Gailey Ref. HOSM45950
1879, Trethosa Ref. HOSM60427
1906, Trethowel Ref. HOSM62433
1880, Quoit Ref. HOSM70677
1880, Ruthvoes Ref. HOSM58333
1897, Aston Ref. HOSM36449
1896, Walkern Ref. HOSM63370
1900, Croxton Ref. HOSM42500
1900, Graveley Ref. HOSM46780
1907, Bredbury Ref. HOSM38774
1896, Disley Ref. HOSM43369
1913, Eaglescliffe Ref. HOSM44766
1896, Fishburn Ref. HOSM45452
1880, Foxt Ref. HOSM45769
1879, Tittensor Ref. HOSM61962
1898, Waterhouses Ref. HOSM63502

Books

442 books found. Showing results 7,177 to 7,200.

Memories

29,071 memories found. Showing results 2,991 to 3,000.

The Birth Of Easington Colliery

Under the title "The Birth Of Easington Colliery", a 6,000 word article of mine has recently been published in the Journal of the North East Labour History Society,Volume 42 (2011). The article covers the ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1900 by Harry Barnes

Birth Place

I have been told by my mother that I was born in St Mary's Hospital in South Croydon and I am not sure if it still exists or if there are any photos of it. Can anyone help?

A memory of South Godstone in 1952 by Jaine Laine

From The Beginning!

I was born in 1938 in Needwood Street off Rochdale Road. My Mam and Dad were allocated a new flat in Kingsley Crescent when I was a year old so all my memories are of the 'flats'. I, along with my two sisters and one brother, ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1940 by Mavis Mc Grath

Can Anyone Help

After coming out of hospital in the early 1960s when I was 10, I stayed at a Catholic boarding school in Bideford which had a church attached. Over the years I have attempted to find out exactly where the school was, but to no avail. I would be more than happy if anyone out there could help?

A memory of Bideford in 1961 by Christine Huckle

Memories Of Aylesbury During The 60s And 70s

I was born in Buckingham Road in 1962 and lived in the same house (no.225) until I left for North Wales in 1985. I have many happy memories of living there, going to the Primary and Junior schools in ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury by Vicky Williams

Photos Of Haydock Rugbyfootball And Cricket

I have great memories from 1963 to 1970 when I played all of the above sports. My problem is I can't remember any photos being taken at the time. Has anybody who played any football, rugby and cricket got ...Read more

A memory of Haydock in 1963 by John Aspinall

Home Again

Here I am again, 11 years later only this time with my wife, to show her where I came from. The lady that now owns the bungalow where I was born very kindly let us have a look inside the house, which has changed so much since the 1950s. ...Read more

A memory of Weybread in 2010 by David Keeble

St Catherines School

I remember the small school well. I went there 1953 -1957 close to the Manchester Ship Canal. Lunch was brought around in big steel cans and we had much fun and laughter. Christmas plays were fun too. I also lived ...Read more

A memory of Barton Upon Irwell by Susan Marsh

Black Lion

My parents, Joan & Roger Graham, bought the Black Lion pub in 1963/4? and concentrated on building the business up and making it a large part of village life. With the full co-operation and hard work of my parents and the ...Read more

A memory of Abergorlech in 1964 by Wendy Graham

Yes, Cold

The water was not just cold, but freezing! A few of us always wanted to go for a swim before school (very brave of us) but we never did. I never went off the stages, they were too high for me. Living in Cefnpennar we spent most of the ...Read more

A memory of Mountain Ash by Elvin Bennett

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 7,177 to 7,200.

Caption For Liskeard, Dean Terrace 1890

This smart terrace of houses stands just down the hill from picture No 32349, on the western approach to the town.

Caption For Ashby De La Zouch, Market Street C1955

The slightly overlarge Italianate Town Hall, along with the French Renaissance bank building of 1891, dominate an otherwise well-ordered street scene.

Caption For Padstow, Harbour 1901

The waxed straw hat of the man stooping in attendance on his open rowing boat provided waterproof protection against the elements.

Caption For Stokes Bay, The Beach 1898

Just a handful of people and two bathing machines can be seen in this late-Victorian photograph of Stokes Bay.

Caption For Winchester, St Cross Church 1906

The splendid church of St Cross was built between 1170 and 1230 for the poor brethren and is a fine architectur- al mix of Norman and Early English.

Caption For Coltishall, A Cornfield 1902

Sheaves of wheat are heaped in wind-blown stooks. A white-bearded old farmer, resplendent in smock and battered hat, poses with his granddaughter.

Caption For The Broads, Navigable Limit, Wayford Bridge C1950

Much of the surrounding countryside is at or below sea level. Here a cottage squats just a few feet above the level of the waters.

Caption For Grindleton, The Village And Post Office 1921

The post office is on the left with its sign outside.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1909

The archway to this bar dates from the 11th century; this is the oldest of York's gates.

Caption For Halifax, Technical School 1896

Following the passing of the Technical Act of 1889, the Corporation began this fine building in Hopwood Lane; it was completed in 1895.

Caption For Glasgow, The Royal Exchange 1897

It was one of the many buildings which symbolised Glasgow's industrial and economic status. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, only one Scot in twenty lived in Glasgow.

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

The photographer is now positioned east of Franklin's Outfitters, since demolished.

Caption For Chesterfield, Midland Station 1896

This is a general view of Chesterfield, Derbyshire's second largest town, from the east.

Caption For Tideswell, Church 1896

The magnificent parish church of St John the Baptist at Tideswell has justly earned the epithet 'the Cathedral of the Peak'.

Caption For Bucklers Hard, The Village C1960

This was one of Britain's major naval shipbuilding centres in the 18th and 19th centuries. For 500 years, oaks here were used in the building of some of Britain's greatest ships.

Caption For Portsmouth, The Camber C1960

Two hundred years ago, convicts departed from here en route to Australia, while for many naval officers this famous gateway represented one of their last views of England before setting off to some distant

Caption For Praa Sands, 1927

A mile to the west of Praa Sands is Prussia Cove, a narrow inlet which takes its name from John Carter, an 18th-century smuggler whose nickname was the King of Prussia.

Caption For Manaccan, Gillan From St Gorrans C1955

Gillan Creek, just south of the mouth of the Helford River, is remote enough for smuggling to have been carried on here into the late 19th century, long after the crackdown in the aftermath of the Napoleonic

Caption For Isington, The Millers House C1955

Major T Reynolds was headmaster of Amesbury School, Hindhead, which was attended by David, the son of Field Marshal Montgomery.

Caption For Camberley, War Memorial 1923

We travel back to the London Road, and at the entrance to the Staff College, we find the War Memorial, erected in 1922 at a cost of £433.

Caption For Romford, High Street 1908

I wonder what the photographer promised the children if they struck a jaunty pose to add interest to his picture? Perhaps he said they would become a permanent record of Romford's past?

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Park C1960

Some parts of Victoria Park were left as woodland, and bracken, silver birch and oak thrive. It would be difficult to guess from the photograph that this was in the centre of a town.

Caption For Winchester, St Cross Hospital, The Wayfarer's Dole 1928

By the rules of the foundation, for eight centuries travellers have been given bread and ale on demand—the Wayfarers Dole.

Caption For Upleatham, Church 1923

In the beautiful valley which lies between Guisborough and Saltburn, we find the hamlet of Upleatham and this delightful tiny church.