Maps

9,439 maps found.

1901-1904, North Synton Ref. RNC793963
1899-1900, North Town Ref. RNC794004
1901-1902, North Tuddenham Ref. RNC794014
1901-1903, North Walbottle Ref. RNC794030
1908, North Water Bridge Ref. RNC794051
1897-1899, North Weston Ref. RNC794070
1892, North Cowton Ref. HOSM55198
1885, North Barrow Ref. HOSM55156
1885, North Cadbury Ref. HOSM55174
1889, North Cliffe Ref. HOSM55187
1899, North Scarle Ref. HOSM55292
1885, North Barningham Ref. HOSM55155
1886, North Wootton Ref. HOSM55329
1885, North Cheriton Ref. HOSM55183
1896, North Street Ref. HOSM63040
1899, North Newnton Ref. HOSM55261
1891, North Elmsall Ref. HOSM55212
1888, North Cockerington Ref. HOSM55190
1885, North Barningham Ref. HOSM70084
1894, North Warnborough Ref. HOSM55402

Books

39 books found. Showing results 1,129 to 1,152.

Memories

1,544 memories found. Showing results 471 to 480.

Rcaf North Luffenham

My father was in the RCAF, stationed at the former RAF base. We lived in the village from 1952 to 1954. The picture on this site was where we lived at the time. The village shop was next door and was operated by Mr and ...Read more

A memory of North Luffenham in 1952 by John Langston

Wartime Memories Of Hay Part Two

Memories of Hay during the Second World War: Part Two. (Continued from Part One) Thoughts of 'Dad's Army' remind me that the local Home Guard occasionally used Forest Road for some kind of exercise. I've dim ...Read more

A memory of Hay-on-Wye in 1940 by John S. Batts

Royal Merchant Navy School Bearwood

The Royal Merchant Navy School As far back as 1827 the Royal Merchant Navy School was established under the name of the Merchant Seaman's Orphan Asylum to provide a home for the destitute offspring of ...Read more

A memory of Winnersh by Sylvia Lambert

Paignton Was My Crucible 1947

My mother gave life to me in Paignton hospital (now a hospice I believe) in July of this year (1947) and I spent much of my early years in and around this lovely little town. Not so lovely or little now but still ...Read more

A memory of Paignton in 1947 by Peter Chave

Bristol's Loveliest Church, St Mary Redcliffe.

St Mary Redcliffe Church. Bristol's loveliest church, St Mary Redcliffe, was described as 'the fairest, the goodliest and most famous parish church in England' by Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Thanks to ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1880 by Paul Townsend

My New House

We have just bought a cottage here in North End and I am immersing myself in the wonderful history of the place. It looks nearly the same as it did all those years ago. Does anyone know when these cottages were built? I am like ...Read more

A memory of Higham Ferrers in 2009

Happy Days

I lived in Fron until I was 16. Lived at what was "Bourne Terrace". Went to Fron School then Llangollen Grammar School. Fond memories of working in my Uncles shop (Ethelstons) and delivering bread and groceries around the ...Read more

A memory of Froncysyllte in 1960 by John Roberts

Childhood In Glanwydden North Wales

Is there anybody out there who lived at or visited the village of Glanwydden, or was a pupil of the local county council school during the period 1937 to 1945?, I attended the local school between 1937 and ...Read more

A memory of Glanwydden in 1940 by Elwyn Hughes

My Home

I lived in the Wheatsheaf for 20 years. My parents Len and Desi Murphy were Landlord and Landlady from 1950-1977 The pub had only a beer licence when Dad took over. What a great photo. I remember the Catholic church bell ringing and the ...Read more

A memory of Midhurst in 1950 by Doug Murphy

My Birthplace

I was born at 228 Springhill Cottages, Haverah Park, Beckwithshaw in 1939. I don't remember anything about Beckwithshaw as we moved to North Shields and lived at 3 Vickarage Street for a while,then came back to live at 23 ...Read more

A memory of Beckwithshaw in 1930 by Muriel Grasso/Nee Currie

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 1,129 to 1,152.

Caption For Arundel, Castle 1906

This is on the Norman motte or mound; the castle had two large baileys or walled enclosures, the north one relatively open still, the south one overwhelmed by Buckler's heavy-handed Victorian work.

Caption For Sileby, Greedon Estate C1965

The Greedon Estate is situated on the north west side of the Seagrave Road.

Caption For Caister On Sea, The Lifeboat 'jose Neville' C1955

Caister, just north of Great Yarmouth, has a strong tradition for both fishing and its lifeboat.

Caption For Newark, Town Bridge 1890

This seven-arched road bridge was built in 1775 to carry the Great North Road over the river.

Caption For London, London Bridge 1904

All to the left on the north bank, apart from the grand pedimented and columned Fishmongers Hall of 1831 near the bridge, has now gone.

Caption For Risca, Dan Y Graig Road C1955

Situated north-west of Newport, Risca is a typical valley community.

Caption For Naseby, The Monument C1960

A little north of the attractive village of Naseby, on the Market Harborough road, this 40 ft high stone obelisk commemorates the Battle of Naseby at which the New Model Army routed the Royalists in 1645

Caption For Sutton On Sea, The Beach 1890

Eight miles further north along the coast is Sutton on Sea, another seaside resort somewhat overshadowed by Mablethorpe, the two linked by caravan sites.

Caption For Sileby, Greedon Estate C1965

The Greedon Estate is situated on the north west side of the Seagrave Road.

Caption For Charlwood, The Archway 1906

A hilltop village on the southern edge of the Worth Forest with distant views of both the North and South Downs.

Caption For Brookhouse, The Village C1955

Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton.

Caption For Weare Giffard, From Bideford Road 1923

Trees have grown, and it is not possible to see this view now. The

Caption For Churt, The Crossways C1955

Here, at about that time, Frith's photographer looks north along the main Hindhead-Farnham road towards the Crossways: this is what the main crossroads in Churt is called, and so is the pub at the

Caption For Kingsgate, The Castle 1908

Kingsgate stands at the gap in the cliffs closest to the North Foreland.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1892

'There is not any harbour like it in the world', the topographer Roger North exclaimed in 1582, as he described the new docks at Lyme.

Caption For Falmouth, Custom House Quay C1950

At the far end is North Quay with the harbour tug company's office building.

Caption For Gawcott, Main Street C1960

Gawcott, a mile and a half south-west of Buckingham, lies at the head of a stream (flowing north into the River Ouse) whose course runs along the right-hand side of this road.

Caption For Wendover, Aylesbury Road C1955

We are a little further north-west, and the clock tower disappears from view.

Caption For Sutton On Sea, The Beach 1890

Eight miles further north along the coast is Sutton on Sea, another seaside resort somewhat overshadowed by Mablethorpe, the two linked by caravan sites.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, Mount Pleasant C1955

The carefully-pollarded lime trees along both sides of this north to south street help to shade the frontages of the varied shops and other retail establishments which flourish here.

Caption For Fountains, C1960

A rucksack-clad rambler (left) admires Abbot Huby's magnificent north tower at Fountains Abbey, in the valley of the River Skell near Ripon.

Caption For Triscombe, The Blue Ball 1906

In this view the photographer looks north from the lane that skirts Will's Neck.

Caption For Porlock, Foot Of Porlock Hill 1923

Grinding up with slipping clutch and near-bursting radiators, it was, I recall, one of the trickiest parts of our summer holiday route in the 1950s to North Devon and Cornwall, with its

Caption For North Lancing, The Street C1960

The Street at Lancing was originally part of the main route through North Lancing, but it became an access road after the creation of the manor ground and a by-pass route in the early 19th century.