Maps

453 maps found.

1919, Brook End Ref. POP651826
1919, Brook End Ref. POP651827
1920, Brook Place Ref. POP652003
1920, Brook Street Ref. POP652009
1923, Timperley Brook Ref. POP848598
1924, Potters Brook Ref. POP810135
1920, The Brook Ref. POP846310
1919, Perrott's Brook Ref. POP805236
1924, Mellor Brook Ref. POP777896
1919, Hollow Brook Ref. POP738231
1946, Brook End Ref. NPO651823
1946, Brook End Ref. NPO651826
1946, Brook End Ref. NPO651828
1946, Brook Street Ref. NPO652008
1940, Brook Street Ref. NPO652010
1947, Brooks End Ref. NPO652158
1940, Brooks Green Ref. NPO652161
1919, Wymans Brook Ref. POP875230
1947, Grindley Brook Ref. NPO722544
1946, Englesea-Brook Ref. NPO701372

Memories

519 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

The Palace

Until I was 10 years old we lived in Kingsground. From a rear window, one looked across "the bull's field" to the palace. I LOVE it!! At Eltham C of E Primary School we were educated in Eltham's history, NOW I think I know everything ...Read more

A memory of Eltham in 1940 by Dorothy Brooks

Memories Of Mile Oak And Fazeley

I remember those golden years as a youngster bathing in the mill at Fazeley and Bourne brook at Mile Oak. The weather always seem so warm. We had our own circle of friends, and as youngsters we did get into ...Read more

A memory of Fazeley by Roy Allsopp

Whittlebury School

Martin, I believe I remember you, and I also remember Phillip Sproughton. I would like to hear from you. What happened to Major Meager, and Miss Brooks? John Pink

A memory of Whittlebury in 1957 by John Pink

Evacuee

I was evacuated to Bearsted about a week before the outbreak of the last war. I lived at the White Horse Inn on the green, it was run by Mr & Mrs Brook they had a daughter called Tinkle (nickname). I was very happy there and ...Read more

A memory of Bearsted in 1940

History Of Netherthong

I am currently researching and writing a history of Netherthong and I have well over 200 photos and other ephemera. I have started numerous chapters relating to such subjects as schools, parish council, churches, sport, ...Read more

A memory of Netherthong in 2010 by Michael Meitiner

Netherthong First World War History Part 1

Netherthong War Memorial My full history of Netherthong can be seen on http://historyofnetherthong.co.uk 'We shall never forget.' M. Hirst, who lived at 33 Outlane, compiled a large book full ...Read more

A memory of Netherthong by Michael Meitiner

Memories Of Benson

My memories of Benson started in 1946/7 when we moved to Sunnyside, which in those days did not have the recreation field. Nor did the village have street lighting apart from a couple in the High Street, one of which was on the ...Read more

A memory of Benson in 1947 by John Webb

Ladd Family 1878

My grandfather Ernest Ladd, born Eastry 1878, is buried in the churchyard. Although as a child when visiting my grandmother we would tend the grave and put flowers on it, I only have a vague recollection of its location. My mother ...Read more

A memory of Eastry in 1950 by Carole Jewett

Where I Learned To Swim

Is the pool still there? I bet it isn't ... I'd like a pound note (sorry, Coin!) for the Ttmes I went here swimming and generally fooling around. I also learned to dive from the top board too, and my faves were the bombs ...Read more

A memory of Harlow by Barrie Brooks

Pentalardd Our Own Smallholding In Maesycrugiau

We moved to Pentalardd in Carmarthenshire (near Llanybydder) when I was 15 years old. My parents had sold our home near Addlestone Surrey as we wanted to live on our own smallholding in the Welsh ...Read more

A memory of Caio in 1967 by Robin Hope

Captions

253 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1896

Pictured here only two years after opening, the lake, created from a 'malarial bog' by damming the Nant Fawr Brook, proved extremely problematic.

Caption For Monkton Combe, The Viaduct C1955

This view, actually on the main A36, looks across the viaduct over the Midford Brook back to the Viaduct Inn.

Caption For Pettistree, Church 1929

The landlord in 1929 was William Brooks. The building is unchanged except for the addition of a porch.

Caption For Finchley, Golf Course C1965

The course, one of many within Greater London, occupies a stretch of land extending south from Frith Manor to the Dollis Brook.

Caption For Ulverston, King Street 1950

In 1890, the town was the birthplace of Arthur Stanley Jefferson, better known as Stan Laurel, and a museum in Upper Brook Street, off to the right, celebrates his partnership with Oliver

Caption For Wrea Green, The Green C1965

The bridge carries the Padiham road over Sabden Brook into the village.

Caption For Hermitage, Post Office And Hermitage Road C1960

Lyons Cakes and Brooke Bond Tea are among the items advertised outside the shop. Note the cars of the period, including the Jaguar parked at the side of the building.

Caption For Cardington, The Village C1960

The house is called Brook House; there is an inscription above the crest over the porch (just to the right of the road sign) that dates the building to 1574.

Caption For Anstey, Pack Horse Bridge C1965

Straddling Rothley Brook, the medieval bridge is a feature of this large village that has grown considerably since the last war.

Caption For Oakham, The Fire Station C1955

By 1955 a new station had been built on the corner of Brooke Road and South Street. In recent years this has been considerably modernised.

Caption For Monkton Combe, The Post Office C1955

Back across the river, via the Batheaston toll bridge, follow the Avon south before turning right to Monkton Combe, a delightful village nestling in the valley of the Midford Brook.

Caption For Over Wallop, Station Road C1965

Middle, Nether and Over Wallop line the Wallop Brook that joins the River Test above Bossington.

Caption For Barnstaple, High Street 1894

Brook's Cafe Restaurant is now The Bradford & Bingley Building Society. The horse is still supreme: it would be another three years before the first car made its appearance in town.

Caption For Balderstone, Commons Lane C1955

Mellor Brook is the nearest village of any size in this well-wooded area.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park 1902

This view, looking along the Roath Brook, does not give much idea of the park's scale. But at a total of 102 acres, the park was a pretty immense area for a day out.

Caption For Much Wenlock, Sheinton Street 1936

It was here in the mid 1800s that Dr William Penny Brookes practised.

Caption For Ilfracombe, From Capstone Parade C1875

Wildersmouth Beach - named after Wilder Brook - was the main beach before the cutting of the tunnels.

Caption For Upper Clatford, The Village C1955

Upper Clatford lies at the confluence of the River Anton and the Pillhill brook. The name 'Clatford' means 'ford where burdock grew.'

Caption For Madeley, The Old Court House C1950

Now a hotel, the Old Court House was built by Sir Robert Brooke - he had bought the estate for £946 (an enormous sum of money for the times) following the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII

Caption For Ewelme, Kings Pool Cottages 1960

Ewelme Brook, seen on the right, rises in nearby springs; having crossed under the road, it flows on to provide the water for the cress beds we can see in photograph E59029, above.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Penns Hall Hotel C1965

The foremost stream in this area is Plants Brook, which once powered several mills. One of these was Penns Mill, operated as a wire-drawing mill by Joseph Webster from 1752.

Caption For Bramshott, Tin Town 1917

The Kettle Brook 1898 A short walk from The Harrow pub at Steep brings you to this delightful spot at the heart of hilly East Hampshire, sometimes described as 'Little Switzerland'.

Caption For Sabden, Old Bull Bridge C1955

The bridge carries the Padiham road over Sabden Brook into the village.

Caption For Finchingfield, The Green C1960

Finchingfield combines a water supply (Finchingfield Brook) with a defensible site (Church Hill). What made sense to Saxon settlers has made it Essex`s most photographed village.