Maps

671 maps found.

1940, Newton Ref. NPO791710
1946, Newton Ref. NPO791720
1946, Newton Ref. NPO791723
1946, Newton Ref. NPO791724
1895, Newton Ref. RNE791673
1896, Newton Ref. RNE791685
1896, Newton Ref. RNE791694
1899, Newton Ref. RNE791700
1898, Newton Ref. RNE791707
1897, Newton Ref. RNE791708
1895, Newton Ref. RNE791712
1898, Newton Ref. RNE791721
1896, Newton Ref. RNE791723
1897, Newton Ref. RNE791666
1897, Newton Ref. RNE791669
1896, Newton Ref. RNE791670
1897, Newton Ref. RNE791680
1896, Newton Ref. RNE791692
1898, Newton Ref. RNE791697
1898, Newton Ref. RNE791702

Books

1 books found. Showing results 73 to 1.

Memories

218 memories found. Showing results 31 to 40.

Echoes Of Forgotten Laughter

Stourbridge was my stamping ground as a young girl. I was born 1944 and I remember shopping there with my mother and then going to one of the many cinemas to watch a film, (remember when we had two films in one ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge by Constance Phillips

I Join The Railway.

I Join the Railway In the summer of 1953, my Aunt and Uncle were staying with us for their holiday. It must have been my Uncle who first spotted the advertisement in the Dartmouth Chronicle ...Read more

A memory of Kingswear

My Nan.

My wonderful nan lived at number 10 Church Street. Her name was Mrs Amy Wheeler. My sister Jane, brother Richard and cousin Janice spent all our holidays with her for as long as I can remember. She was very hard working, and looking back, I can’t ...Read more

A memory of Oadby by jenny

Old Oak Common Engine Shed

I started work as an engine cleaner at Old Oak in 1973. At that time steam engines were rapidly being withdrawn and replaced by diesel locomotives. Because of the filthy nature of steam locomotives and everything ...Read more

A memory of Old Oak Common by William Brady

‘Bert, The Picture Man’ – He Took The Silent Movies To West Norfolk – Looks Back On A Golden Age

I found this cutting from the Lynn News & Advertiser, Friday, January 12, 1968 and thought it might be of interest to others. IF ANYONE COULD BE CALLED A ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton by geoffhunter

My Early Life In New Haw

I was born in new haw 1948 at 28 linden close in the bungalow that I lived in until I married when I was 22. had a brother john, two sisters marion and jean who despite differences later in life I loved them all. my dad worked ...Read more

A memory of New Haw by peter.harrison49

My Formative Years In Woodhouse Eaves

My name is Tony Walton and I have many fond memories of Woodhouse Eaves. My family moved to the village in 1942 when my father was stationed at Beaumanor. I had two brothers, Brian and Peter and initially ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves by Anthony Walton

Dad Invented The Word 'gertcha'.

We moved from Steed Road Huswell Hill, where i was born,to Northview Road N8 in 1938. Jumping to 1941 Mum, Dad, brother Bill and me lived at the bottom end opposite, Southview Road. A stick of bombs dropped on our end of ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End by brianfinn37

Info For Tony Graham

I remember David Lane from Central Drive who was a singer with 'The Mudlarks' Here's some info; They were a family group from Luton, Bedfordshire, originally comprising Jeff Mudd (born 1935), Fred Mudd (1937-2007),[2] and ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Linda Phillips

Family Home

Ahh Instow.. Always in my heart. Gran moved from Plymouth to Bickleton (2mls inland from Instow) c1930. Mum (Nancy Rooke) went to Instow school. During the war years she met Dad (Ron) married (1942) and moved to Staines where I grew up. ...Read more

A memory of Instow by Patrick Dipper

Captions

108 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.

Caption For Fleckney, Wistow Hall C1960

With the parish church, the Hall stands on the deserted medieval village of Wistow, about half a mile to the south of Newton Harcourt.

Caption For Penrith, St Andrews's Church, The Giant's Thumb 1893

Newton's brewery formerly stood adjacent, but by 1911 it had been replaced by the Alhambra entertainment hall, now a cinema.

Caption For Fleckney, The Grand Union Canal C1965

The canal bypasses Fleckney on its eastern side; the photograph looks north east across Second Lock, towards Kibworth bridge and Bridge House, as the waterway winds towards Newton Harcourt

Caption For Trough Of Bowland, Sykes Farm 1921

The Quakers favoured this remote area, and founded a Meeting House at Newton-in-Bowland.

Caption For Sudbury, Police Station 1906

This was built in 1901 at the junction of Newton Road, King Street and Cornard Road.

Caption For Ferryhill, Darlington Road 1959

With the colliery came rows of miners' housing, such as those in Stephenson Street, Bessemer Street, Rennie Street, Davy Street, and Newton Street.

Caption For Fleckney, The Grand Union Canal C1965

The canal bypasses Fleckney on its eastern side; the photograph looks north east across Second Lock, towards Kibworth bridge and Bridge House, as the waterway winds towards Newton Harcourt

Caption For Newton Green, 1907

The Newton Green Sudbury Golf Course was established in 1907, and it had its headquarters at the Saracen's Head, visible in the distance.

Caption For Leicester, Eastgates And Clock Tower C1950

canopied Clock Tower, designed by Joseph Goddard in 1868, dominates the forefront of the photograph, while its four stoney local worthies, Simon de Montfort, William Wyggeston, Alderman Gabriel Newton

Caption For Sudbury, Cemetery 1900

The Sudbury and Ballingdon Cemetery was opened in 1859 in Newton Road.

Caption For Penrith, Middlesgate C1955

Newton's brewery formerly stood adjacent, but by 1911 it had been replaced by the Alhambra entertainment hall, now a cinema.

Caption For Wareham, The Blue Pool C1955

The Blue Pool at Furzebrook, the best known of Purbeck's former heathland claypits was dug by Watts, Hatherley and Burns of Newton Abbot, in 1846.

Caption For Grantham, St Wulfram's Church, The Chained Library 1889

The Old School, now used as the school library, dates back to the very early 16th century, and among its pupils were Sir Isaac Newton and William Cecil, later Lord Burghley, the great advisor to

Caption For Woolsthorpe, The Village C1955

This one nestles under the shadow of Belvoir Castle; the other is the one with the Sir Isaac Newton connections, and is situated near Colsterworth.

Caption For Woolsthorpe, The Village C1955

This one nestles under the shadow of Belvoir Castle; the other is the one with the Sir Isaac Newton connections, and is situated near Colsterworth.

Caption For Sudbury, Bathing Place And Common 1934

Owing to health problems the complex closed in 1936, to be replaced by Newton Road Baths in 1939.

Caption For Okeford Fitzpaine, C1960

The village, seen from Okeford Hill with Piddles Wood beyond (left), was estate-owned until April 1966, when it was auctioned by Sturminster Newton estate agent Arthur Richards.

Caption For Whitwell, High Street C1955

An attractive village, Whitwell was home to Alan Sillitoe, the novelist, Robert Newton, the actor and Sir Francis Camps, the forensic pathologist.

Caption For Billesdon, Market Place C1955

Oblong in plan, with the church at its southern end and the A47 to the north, the village is entered by long-abandoned medieval roads from Cold Newton to the north, itself a shrunken village, and from

Caption For Newton Le Willows, High Street C1965

This may be due to the time of day or the fact that Newton's High Street was already losing its importance to the local economy, even in 1955.

Caption For Sheffield, Nether Edge Hospital C1955

Perhaps most beautiful of all these buildings is the Mappin Art Gallery, built in 1885-87 to a design by Flockton and Gibbs from money left in his will by a wealthy brewer, John Newton Mappin.

Caption For Glasgow, Dragon Boat Race On The Clyde, Chinese New Year 2005

As they became more affluent, they moved out to Giffnock, Whitecraigs and Newton Mearns on the southern outskirts of the city.

Caption For Neston, High Street 1939

We are looking south-east along Neston's main shopping street, with the wall of St Mary and St Helen's church on the immediate right.

Caption For Willaston, The Village C1965

We are looking along Neston Road from outside Christ Church, with the entrance to the Green Lantern café on the left.