Maps

459 maps found.

Books

47 books found. Showing results 937 to 960.

Memories

8,147 memories found. Showing results 391 to 400.

Back In The Day

1 was a pupil at common road infants approx. 1954 to 1956. We had recently moved from South Elmsall, the area was strange and I knew no-one, my parents bought the corner ship on Currieville at the end of Carlton Street, it was ...Read more

A memory of South Kirkby by Trish Holloway

Memories Of North Cheam

My friend and I now both 90 yrs old and still in daily contact! Although we live a long way from each other. My maiden name was Sheila Dwight and my friend's maiden name was Joan Byrn. We met age 5 yrs old at North Cheam ...Read more

A memory of North Cheam by Sheila Ashe

Bilsdean Creek 1960

Down Bilsdean Creek where fresh and salt water meet, the bladderwrack rehydrating incoming tide chases tiny trout upstream to the overhanging hazel branch sanctuary of dappled dancing sunlight where they flit back and ...Read more

A memory of Bilsdean Creek by John Soltys

Growing Up At Tombuie Cottage

My name is Drew Ramsay and my father retired from Calcutta India back home to Dundee in 1963 when I was 13 years old. He leased Tombuie Cottage for 5 years as a holiday home which came complete with a little over ...Read more

A memory of Tombuie Cottage by Drew Ramsay

Kidderminster And Bromsgrove

Hi, I was at Shenstone (Maths and Science, 1962-5, the same group as Gerry) and will forever be grateful for the excellent training we received. My name was Gerry Martin (now a more formal Geraldine Hammonds) and my ...Read more

A memory of Bromsgrove by Geraldine Hammonds

Devonshire Baths

I was born in Eastbourne, Upperton Road Nursing Home. I have fond memories of being taken by my Father to the Devonshire swimming baths. This would have been between 1964 to 1967 I would have been 5 or 6 years old. Through the ...Read more

A memory of Eastbourne

Memory Of Marilyn Celico Singing.

Marilyn Celico was for a time writing about stuff back in America about 15 years ago on a Brentwood website(before Facebook) and just chattering about the States.I remember her blonde hair and accent ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by daveoldschool2009

Royal Masonic Schools Bushey (J Ston And Ston)

I am not sure if this kind of opportunity attracts those who feel anger at a perceived or real unfairness, during their childhood years, and/or those who have a tendency to dwell on the negative but I'd ...Read more

A memory of Bushey by Laurence Blight

Memories Of Working At Ultra Tv Factory Fareham Hants.

My name is Rosalind....I was sixteen when I started work at the Ultra Tv factory in Gosport Rd, Fareham. Well many years have past by, my memory is a bit vague of remembering peoples names who I ...Read more

A memory of Fareham by Alan Norman Kitchin

Life In Burghfield In The 1950s

The passageway led from Clayhill Road all the way through the village, and came out on the Reading Road, some 2 miles away, the passageway was used by us children daily as a short cut to school, and it went ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common in 1955 by Andrew Cooper

Captions

2,258 captions found. Showing results 937 to 960.

Caption For Brownsea Island, The Castle 1891

This building burnt down in 1896, but was subsequently rebuilt.

Caption For Chipstead, Valley C1955

The sinuous valley of the Tattenham Corner branch- line threads its way through the contours at the foot of Banstead Downs on the right.

Caption For Lincoln, Steep Hill C1955

This view looks down Steep Hill from nearer Castle Hill, with the jettied and timber-framed Spinning Wheel Restaurant on the far left, its later Georgian bow windows tucking under the jetty.

Caption For Lincoln, Steep Hill C1955

Further down we come to the crossroads with Michaelgate and Christ's Hospital Terrace.

Caption For Portskewett, The Village Green 1931

The farm buildings are in a less orderly state, and there is a Spar shop down the road on the left.

Caption For Rainham, The Broadway C1950

The 12th century Church of St Helen and St Giles looks down on the Clock Tower, erected in 1921 as a memorial to Rainham men who fell during the First World War.

Caption For Great Waltham, Chelmsford Road C1965

This delicacy probably went down well with Vitbe (left). Snow's is now a house called, appropriately, No 1 Snows Court.

Caption For Kingston Upon Thames, The Bridge 1906

The Sun Hotel's garden reached right down to the river.

Caption For Keighley, Skipton Road 1951

Panama-hatted Tom Roe, 'Dealer in Worn-out Horses' (perhaps a grand name for a rag and bone man), clip-clops his way down the Skipton Road through Keighley.

Caption For Ilkley, The Moors 1906

The rustic bridge, now rather more plain, points the path towards Panorama rocks, from where visitors could complete their circular tour of southern Ilkley, down Heber's Ghyll, passing the Chalybeate springs

Caption For Peterborough, Bridge Street C1955

The stately council offices reflect 1930s ideas of grandeur, and the pylon reminds us that the river and the power station are not far down the road.

Caption For Stoke Mandeville, The Driveway C1965

In this view the original hospital buildings show the stripped-down classicism used for the 1930s main block.

Caption For Hawes, Haymaking 1924

Mechanization might well have reached market traders, but down on the farm things were different. Here a sled is being put to good use during haymaking near Hawes.

Caption For Newquay, The Huer's House 1907

The Huer's House is identical today, even down to the granite railing posts. Sited up on the headland near the harbour, this is where the huer waited to spot incoming pilchard shoals.

Caption For St Day, Fore Street C1955

This interesting mining village, almost a town, developed in the 19th century close to the great copper mines of Consolidated and United Downs.

Caption For Dunsop Bridge, Brennand Valley 1921

We can see the tiny River Brennand running down to join the Whitendale River to make the River Dunsop, which gives the town its name.

Caption For Fareham, West Street 1952

Further down are Woolworth's and Dewhurst Butchers.

Caption For Lower Slaughter, The Green C1955

The Slaughter brook runs down the middle of this village - one of the loveliest in the county, despite its ugly name.

Caption For Duncton, Church 1912

We are at the foot of the Downs, with fine views nearby. Holy Trinity Church was built in 1866 in the Decorated style, on the site of a medieval church.

Caption For Runcorn, Top Locks C1955

Runcorn is now the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, but there was a time when it continued down a massive flight of locks to connect with the Mersey and the Ship Canal.

Caption For Grasmere, Vale 1926

There is not much traffic - a car and a motorcycle with pillion passenger - in this view of the road running down from Dunmail Raise into Grasmere.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle 1914

Two of the girls have come down from the bridge and are inspecting the ruined south-west towers.

Caption For Coniston, Waterhead 1912

Even the elegant steam cruiser the 'Gondola', seen here moored at the pier, is still taking passengers up and down the lake.

Caption For Grasmere, Vale 1926

There is not much traffic other than a car and a motorcycle with pillion passenger in this view of the road running down from Dunmail Raise into Grasmere.