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Places
14 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
- Coates, Lancashire
- Coate, Wiltshire (near Swindon)
- Coates, Lincolnshire
- Coat, Somerset
- Coates, Gloucestershire
- Coates, Nottinghamshire
- Coates, Cambridgeshire
- Coates, Sussex
- Coates, Lothian (near Penicuik)
- Coate, Wiltshire (near Devizes)
- Great Coates, Humberside
- Salt Coates, Cumbria
- Little Coates, Humberside
- North Coates Airfield, Lincolnshire
Photos
49 photos found. Showing results 621 to 49.
Maps
88 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 745 to 1.
Memories
1,490 memories found. Showing results 311 to 320.
Marton Boarding School
I was at Marton Boarding School (if memory serves me well) from 1966 to 1968. What a place, when I arrived I was petrified, the oddball kid from Africa. I remember Taylor telling me to go back to Africa and play with my ...Read more
A memory of Whitegate in 1966 by
Maee Rhu 1939 45
My late father Bob Bird served with Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment Rhu during World War 11. MAEE was a secret wing of the RAF that that tested flying boats and seaplanes. It lost several crew but their sacrifice is not ...Read more
A memory of Ardpeaton by
The Tramp
Does anyone remember The Tramp. It's quite likely that he wasn't a tramp at all but that's what we called him, although we never spoke to him nor did he ever speak to us. He became an almost daily fixture adding to the intrigue of ...Read more
A memory of Buckhurst Hill by
Born On The Graig
"It's only wind or powder on the stomach"my Mam had said as she walked home from the ammunition factory on a cold Autumn evening. The "wind" or "powder" was born on the 2nd December 1942. I, Colin Gronow, had ...Read more
A memory of Graig in 1940 by
Childhood Holidays
My grandparents lived in a cottage fronting the River Humber where the Humber Bridge is now. My grandfather worked in the whitening mill near what was then called LITTLE SWITZERLAND. It is now, I believe, a country park. Their name ...Read more
A memory of Hessle in 1940 by
Brambles Holiday Camp
When I was about ten (1967), we went on holiday from London to the Isle of Wight with my mum and dad and brother. We stayed at Brambles Holiday Camp, which I think was in Freshwater Bay? It was one of those old fashioned ...Read more
A memory of Freshwater Bay by
Old Denaby
I was born on Doncaster Road, Denaby Main. I remember my granny taking me to Cyril Scott's farm for a bale of straw for the hens in the push chair, he always had a big horse in the stable, and there were 3 old railway carriages down ...Read more
A memory of Old Denaby in 1948
Growing Up In No 3 Eardiston View
My name is Derek Hall, the brother to Martin Hall & Pamela Hall, we used to live at No 3 Eardiston View in Menith Wood in the 1960s with our mom Velta Hall. I am now 58 years old living in London with four ...Read more
A memory of Menithwood in 1965 by
My Visits To Dormanstown.
My mother came from Dormanstown and my grandparents, Ellen and James Mitchell, lived at 67, Broadway West. This was a Dorman-Long house as my grandfather and an uncle worked for the Dorman-Long Steel Works. I spent many a ...Read more
A memory of Dormanstown in 1950 by
Agnes Hunt Ward
I remember being a patient on this ward because of a fractured femur and being in traction for three months, it was the summer of 1978 and roasting. We were wheeled through great big doors at the side of the ward and into the grounds, ...Read more
A memory of Heswall in 1978 by
Captions
1,649 captions found. Showing results 745 to 768.
On the edge of Reading, a rowing boat hangs on as the lock keeper drains the lock to allow it entry. To the left, a fisherman tries his luck in the turbulent water.
Holidaymakers are boating on the southern reaches of Windermere near Newby Bridge.
Local boats still fish for crab and lobster, though fish for the kipper industry is brought in from North Shields.
A former stable block for boathorses lies near the moored boats.
Boys stand in their boats and paddle near the rapids, while others fish around on the bank without a concern in the world, as boys have probably done here for centuries.
Holidaymakers are boating on the southern reaches of Windermere near Newby Bridge.
Ahead, boats are setting off from Clare House Pier. There are now fewer trees to the left, where two very sombrely dressed ladies (mother and daughter?) are walking.
A view of the Tower from Tower Bridge as a police boat races downstream. Traitor's Gate can be seen in the river wall to the left.
Pleasure boat trips on the Thames have been popular for many a year.
A boat under way gradually builds up speed, whilst a paddle steamer lies off North Pier. The turret of McCaig's folly is clearly visible amongst the trees and surrounding buildings.
The man leaning against the hull of his fishing boat can get to the craft comfortably in waders. Brixham fishing smacks were built in a style peculiar to this port. Paignton
A sign on one of the boats advertises sea trips, and the 'Frank and Elizabeth, the 'Sunbeam' and another craft seem to be quite busy.
The tunnel, 3057 yards long, is the longest currently open to all boats.
Besides watching clowns, jugglers, musicians and conjurors, short sea trips in the little sailing boats were immensely popular.
She has drawn her row boat up on the sand alongside the ivy-encrusted boathouse. All around is a scene of utter rural peace.
reservoir's prime function may have been to fill the perpetual needs for water in distant Liverpool, but it also became a haven, not only for bird life but also for the recreational pursuits of the local boating
Local fisherman work on their boat; the large piece of material on the beach is probably the sail.
It is also one of the most attractive harbourless villages along the Yorkshire coast.
The boys in the foreground have a magnificent toy sailing boat.
A little south of this view is Queen's Park with its boating lake, but the town is not noted for its great architecture.
The ferry boat at Hacking End once took people across for one penny, a long-established custom, so old that it is not known when it began; but in the 1930s the practice finished.
Boats are drawn up on the beach close to the promenade. The foreshore buildings near to the pier include a small bandstand, suitable for open air concerts.
The concrete slipway is for fishing boats, which are dragged to the water by the tank-like vehicle.
This holiday boat has just left the lock, and willing hands are ashore ready to close the gates. The wheels on the sluice gear - and indeed the gates themselves - are now all operated by electricity.
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