Places
36 places found.
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- Newton Abbot, Devon
- Newton Aycliffe, Durham
- Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
- Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway
- Newton Ferrers, Devon
- Newton Poppleford, Devon
- Maiden Newton, Dorset
- Newton, Mid Glamorgan
- Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
- Newton, West Glamorgan
- Newton, Suffolk
- Sturminster Newton, Dorset
- Newton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire
- Old Newton, Suffolk
- Newton St Cyres, Devon
- Newton, Lancashire (near Blackpool)
- Newton-in-Bowland, Lancashire (near Slaidburn)
- Newton under Roseberry, Cleveland
- Newton Valence, Hampshire
- Newton, Lancashire (near Kirkby Lonsdale)
- Buckland, Devon (near Newton Abbot)
- Newton, Lothian (near Queensferry)
- Newton, Cumbria
- Newton, Cheshire (near Chester)
- Newton, Hereford & Worcester (near Leominster)
- Newton, Shropshire (near Bridgnorth)
- Newton, West Midlands
- Newton, Northamptonshire
- Newton, Cambridgeshire (near Wisbech)
- Newton, Norfolk
- Newton, Grampian (near Elgin)
- Newton, Borders (near Jedburgh)
- Newton, Dumfries and Galloway (near Annan)
- Newton, Shropshire (near Ellesmere)
- Newton, Cheshire (near Frodsham)
- Newton, Hereford & Worcester (near Presteigne)
Photos
1,073 photos found. Showing results 81 to 100.
Maps
671 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 97 to 1.
Memories
218 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.
Dunston Square
Dunstanburgh Castle is one of my favourite places; my grandparents, George and Margaret, Armstrong lived in Dunston Square (just a field away from the castle) from 1952 until they both died in the 70's. We lived in Bedlington and went ...Read more
A memory of Craster in 1960 by
Earlestown 1949 56
We moved from Manchester to Earlestown in 1949. My father had taken the position of Transport Manager at the CWS (Co-op). We moved into the house at 1 School Street that was in front of the bakery, kitchens, stables and ...Read more
A memory of Newton-le-Willows by
Early Years In Thornley
I lived in Thornley, in East Lea, up to the age of 9 when we moved to Newton Aycliffe. I have a vague memory of some sort of annual carnival at which a man disguised as a black warrior terrified all the youngsters. Can anyone ...Read more
A memory of Thornley in 1967 by
Easter 1962
I was one of 14 cyclists from Sussex who descended upon Cerne Abbas on Good Friday 1962, staying until Easter Monday. We literally descended, as the route we used was to come over the hill from Piddletrenthide swooping down the narrow ...Read more
A memory of Cerne Abbas in 1962 by
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
Emigrant Ancestor Baptised There Christmas Day 1773
George Coombs was born in Maiden Newton in 1773. He later took a soldier's grant of 200 acres in Ontario - where we still live.
A memory of Maiden Newton by
Evacuation
I was about 3 years old when I was evacuated to Newton St Cyres from Plymouth. I lived with a nice lady called Mrs Buchannun, I believe she was a retired school mistress. I can remember the water pump in the road. I was very happy ...Read more
A memory of Newton St Cyres in 1940 by
Fair Oak As It Was
My first day of school was September 1965 at Fair Oak Infants. It wasn't too bad the first day as my Mum was allowed to stay at the back of the classroom, but after that I was left on my own. I became very ...Read more
A memory of Fair Oak in 1965 by
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
Famous Arch
As a child, during school holidays I would stay with my Grand-parents in Newton Abbot and often travel to Torquay on the smart dark red number 12 Devon General bus. On the journey I would look out for the tunnel at Kingskerswell near ...Read more
A memory of Kingskerswell by
Captions
108 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.
The range of shops is interesting, from Gunns the newsagents, selling the local Nottingham Journal and Evening News on the left, to the larger chain stores and building society offices.
Large numbers of gulls gathered in the harbour even in those days, but unlike today's gulls, many of which nest on St Ives' rooftops, these gulls returned at night to nesting colonies on the sea cliffs
This building in Neston Road, with its ornate green lantern above the main entrance, once served as a café.
Built of beautiful polished red Ruabon brick, and with lots of fine decorative detail on it, the local story is that it was erected simply to make this the tallest house in Neston!
Today it is difficult to believe, but for a short time Neston was an important port: as the River Dee around Chester silted up, a new quay was built on the 'ness' or headland here in the 18th century.
Taken just south of Neston, this photograph shows the view across the Dee estuary towards Wales.
Like Neston, Parkgate saw increasing trade as a port once the River Dee around Chester began to silt up.
Built in 1822 it was originally an entrance to Easton Neston, Hawksmoor's great country house, set in a vast landscaped park north of the River Tove.
to replace the original one, which was demolished along with several other buildings in order to create space for the erection of St George's Congregational church, which stands a little further along Neston
This lovely thatched, half-timbered inn has stood on this site, alongside the connecting road from Birkenhead to Neston, since 1611.
This is where, in all weathers you would find Fred 'Benzo' Kimber selling the Portsmouth Evening News. One
There are records of millers in Neston dating back to 1672, and the Mostyn Estate map of 1814 indicates two windmills in the area, but one was demolished in 1822 following severe storm damage.
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