Maps

795 maps found.

1903-1904, Oxton Ref. RNC799268
1947, Preston Ref. NPO810615
1947, Reston Ref. NPO815436
1947, Northfield Ref. NPO794276
1926, Hilton Ref. POP736696
1926, Ross Ref. POP820247
1926, Whitton Ref. POP869578
1904, Stanhope Ref. RNC838295
1903-1904, Stow Ref. RNC841058
1901-1903, Horndean Ref. RNC740428
1904, Yarrow Ref. RNC875653
1901-1904, Wilton Ref. RNC870808
1904, Broomhill Ref. RNC652461
1903-1904, Bonnington Ref. RNC645831
1901-1904, Burnhead Ref. RNC656411
1903-1904, Craigend Ref. RNC680628
1904, Hangingshaw Ref. RNC726452
1897, Allanton Ref. RNE621550
1897, Greens Ref. RNE721756
1897, Hutton Ref. RNE742831

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Memories

288 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

The Lordship Of Tilstock

I hold the Lordship of the Manor of Tilstock and have many maps and papers relating to its history. The Manor covers 2550 acres (just over 4 square miles) and has existed since before the Norman Conquest, when it was part of ...Read more

A memory of Tilstock in 2009 by Raymond Lescott

The Lancaster, Small, Lancaster And Woods Family

I was born in Barton on sea in 1965 My mothers family Harry Lancaster and Emily Jane Small lived at Burnt Lane Lymington. Harry used to work on the Railway. They had five children three boys and two girls ...Read more

A memory of Pilley by mandybarrett1

The Happiest Days Of Your Life

Brambletye school, well set between the beautiful Ashdown Forest and thriving town of East Grinstead on the Sussex/Surrey border was a paradise on Earth for any schoolboy with an aesthetically romantic (!) ...Read more

A memory of Brambletye House in 1959 by Giles Daubney

The Grove School

I went to the Grove in 1954, I think, as a weekly boarder. I loved Flo Upton's drama and dance classes and was intimidated by Mrs Boronov's acerbic piano teaching style. Anybody else remember doing Midsummer Night's Dream? I think I was one ...Read more

A memory of Wem by suebilsborough

The Convent Of The Visitation

I was a boarder there for about a year aged about nine or ten in about 1957. It was the unhappiest period of my life before or since. I don’t recall a moment of kindness, sympathy, or humanity from any of the nuns. As a ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1957

The Blackmore Family

A little more information on the Blackmore family, they moved from Ide to become the licences of the Sturt Arms, I would say around 1880, Albert was born 1886 and his sister Alice in 1874. Miss Lillian Wreford sold Albert ...Read more

A memory of Down St Mary in 1940 by John Shapland

The Awakening

On the right of the photograph the second shop belonged to Arthur Sansom, the Newsagents and Confectioners. It has a sign board above the shop front: PICTURE POST. In the Easter holidays of 1959 at the age of 14½, I took my first ...Read more

A memory of Locksbottom

The 50's In Cullercoats

We lived in 6 Promontory Terrace, which was on the border of Cullercoats and Whitley Bay, that was 1950 a time when the Fishermen's Cottages were just around the corner and we would have their Dressed Crab or the Wilecks as we ...Read more

A memory of Cullercoats by arnoldlee44

Taxel Lodge

I am writing to say at last I've found a photo of what I believe to be what I knew as Taxal Edge Convalescent home for children with chest problems, I was there in 1959 for 4 months. The home was used for children from Manchester, Liverpool ...Read more

A memory of Taxal in 1959 by John Starbuck

Talke A Forgotten Village

As you proceed north along the A34 towards the Cheshire border you will approach Talke traffic lights and on the left and right side of the road there are two areas of grassed land. This grassed area was once the village of ...Read more

A memory of Talke in 1959

Captions

290 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Todmorden, Church Street C1955

For many years, Todmorden (or 'Tod' as it is always known locally) straddled the border between Yorkshire and Lancashire, and this busy, bustling little town has always had a foot in both camps, although

Caption For Royston, General View 1929

The higgledy-piggledy development of this small country market town which resulted from its unusual position on the county border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire until 1896 is evident in this overall

Caption For Frodsham, From The Hill C1950

This runs for 30 miles through the heart of Cheshire, and ends by the locks of Grindley Brook just on the border with Shropshire.

Caption For Wollaston, High Park Avenue C1960

There is another High Park Farm too, just across the Staffordshire border.

Caption For Knowle, High Street C1965

Something of its former village quality remains, and it is still bordered by open countryside - something that not many towns in this county can claim.

Caption For Gretna Green, Sark Bridge C1955

Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and so it became popular for runaway marriages of English couples following the passage of Lord Hardwicke's act in 1754.

Caption For Groombridge, The Green C1960

The Kent-Sussex border divides the village in two, but this area, the older part with tile-hung cottages clustered around a triangular green, is in Kent.

Caption For Washington, The Village C1960

In this relatively unspoilt village the buildings are of various materials, including brick, flint, clunch (chalk) and sandstone, which reflects its location on the border between the South Downs and the

Caption For Abergavenny, The Black Mountains From Crucorney C1960

In doing so, he helped to define the borders of Wales.

Caption For Bala, The Town And The Lake 1931

The lake is over three miles long and 100 feet deep; it stretches north-east towards the edges of the town, its borders wooded and its shores gravelled.

Caption For Ansdell, Commonside 1927

This quiet road is built over an earlier byway bordering the extensive area of common land that was enclosed, drained and extensively farmed from the 17th century.

Caption For Loxwood, Combination Stores C1950

Loxwood is on the route of the partly-restored Wey and Arun canal near the Surrey border—'London's lost route to the sea'.The shop on the left has old enamelled metal cigarette advertising signs fixed

Caption For Yateley, The Village C1965

Yateley is near the Berkshire border. In 1950, 4,000 people lived here. It became a town in 1975, and now has 28,000 residents.

Caption For Ansdell, Commonside 1927

This quiet road is built over an earlier byway bordering the extensive area of common land that was enclosed, drained and extensively farmed from the 17th century.

Caption For Euxton, M6 Motorway From Runshaw Lane C1965

It was not until 1970, however, that the M6 reached England's northern border at Carlisle.

Caption For Langwith, High Street C1950

There are actually two Langwiths - Nether and Upper - in north-east Derbyshire, near the border with Nottinghamshire and not far from Mansfield.

Caption For Knighton, Broad Street C1955

Knighton is so close to the English border that the railway station and hotel are actually on English soil.

Caption For Chepstow, The Bridge 1950

It marks the official border between England or Wales in its ironwork. Note the double-decker bus entering Chepstow via the bridge.

Caption For Cenarth, Sheep Dipping C1960

Cenarth is situated alongside the River Teifi and the Cardiganshire border.

Caption For Newbury, Ye Swan Inn C1955

One of the most famous pubs in the area, the building stands on the Berkshire/Hampshire border, just to the south of Newbury.

Caption For West Kirby, Ashton Park C1965

The park is now a well cared-for green oasis, with manicured lawns, footpaths fringed with lovely flower beds and shrub borders, and a number of benches.

Caption For Blackpool, From The South Jetty 1890

The sea wall had not been built either, and the promenade is bordered by cobbles sloping to the beach, with wooden piles providing some protection against the breaking waves.

Caption For Streetly, Entrance To Sutton Park C1965

Sutton Coldfield itself is to the east, while Streetly borders the park to the north-west. There are several entrances to the park at Streetly, most for pedestrians only.

Caption For South Tidworth, Old Cottages C1962

These thatched cottages are by the old Reading Room on the North and South Tidworth borders. In front of the Reading Room is a red telephone box.