Photos

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Maps

524 maps found.

1897, Shelf Ref. RNE829525
1897, Bettws Ref. RNE639389
1897, Derwen Ref. RNE690334
1947, Derwen Ref. NPO690334
1899-1900, Derwen Ref. RNC690334
1897, Aberkenfig Ref. HOSM35561
1897, Blackmill Ref. HOSM38042
1897 - 1914, Kenfig Hill Ref. HOSM39315
1897, Brynmenyn Ref. HOSM39327
1897 - 1914, Litchard Ref. HOSM51373
1897, Llangeinor Ref. HOSM51873
1897 - 1913, Llangewydd Ref. HOSM51881
1897, Pencoed Ref. HOSM56370
1897 - 1914, Cefn Cribwr Ref. HOSM62215
1897 - 1914, Newton Ref. HOSM42872
1897 - 1898, Evanstown Ref. HOSM44979
1897, Abergarw Ref. HOSM35551
1922, Cefn Cross Ref. POP665301
1922, Cymdda Ref. POP687324
1922, Blackmill Ref. POP642742

Books

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Memories

1,914 memories found. Showing results 61 to 70.

Slough A Time In A Life

Monday 7th July 1958, aged 8, moved to Britwell, Slough from Merstham in surrey with my brother Martin, Mum & Dad (Joan & Ron). Transport was a problem - we didn’t have any. There was only room for three of us in the ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Phil Cooke

Windmill Road, Brentford 1945

My parents, Nora & Harold (Jock) Palmer, lived at 112 Windmill Road, Brentford where I was brought up, along with my twin brother David and older brother Michael. Later we were joined by sister Janis and brother Jeremy ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Linda Nicholas

Growing Up In Mitcham

I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Les Saunders

Shops And Places The High Road And Ealing Road.

I was born and lived in Wembley until 1960. The Railway Hotel was the pub on the corner of Ealing Road and my mother was head housekeeper there for a long time. On the day of the Coronation the pub was ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1953 by Barbara Fisher

Growing Up

I was known as Digger Dawson back in the days. My mates and I used to have a crafty fag on beehive bridge when in our early teens. I will always remember Armfield Crescent, Fair Green, the cricket green, leo's lollies, broken biscuits, St. ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by James Dawson

Rats, Rats And More Rats.

This photograph was obviously taken when the road bridge was nearing completion in 1961. My husband grew up nearby, and tells some gruesome stories about the plague of rats they experienced when the undergrowth was being ...Read more

A memory of Saltash in 1961 by Alyson Herbert

Scarning School

At the age of 5yrs I started my education at Scarning School, I lived at Woodhill [see memory of Dereham] which meant about a 2 mile walk to school with my 10 yr old sister usually stopping to play in the stream at Podmore on the ...Read more

A memory of Scarning in 1920 by Tony Blades

Early Memories

One of my earliest memories was the Coronation. In Northfield Road there was a dairy that opened up its premises for a street party. We used to go to the railway bridge off Burgess Road to watch the steam trains. I had forgotten ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1953

Family Holiday

As I read out the memorable words from a guide book about the low bridge in Potter Heigham, and thus to be extra careful, I was greeted with the words "Too late" as we rammed the bridge. Thirty years after this photo and we were still causing havoc!

A memory of Potter Heigham in 1964 by Lorna Cowan

Visiting Pontllyfni

I spent two wonderful summers in Pontllyfni in 1974 and 1976. I was a college student from the U.S., visiting Wales with a friend who had a cousin living there. The family owned a small inn just up the road from the beach. ...Read more

A memory of Pontllyfni in 1974 by Julianne Paul

Captions

1,770 captions found. Showing results 145 to 168.

Caption For Wakefield, The Old Bridge And Chantry C1955

The bridge over the River Calder is no longer the main arterial road from the south, having been superseded by the new bridge of 1933.

Caption For Conwy, The Castle And Suspension Bridge 1906

We can see a tower of Stephenson's 412ft-long tubular railway bridge in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Frimley, Bridge 1906

At the other end of Frimley High Street, we cross the River Blackwater, which is the boundary between Surrey and Hampshire.

Caption For Goxhill, Church Street C1960

Now the Humber Bridge has given Goxhill a new life as a commuter village for Hull, although the part we see here has retained its village feel.

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place And Abbey Gate 1900

Its 15th- century gateway survives at the end of the short lane with St Nicholas's Church on the left, where monastic workers, market traders and travellers could worship.

Caption For Bedford, The River And Town Bridge C1960

The Swan Hotel acquired a multi-level car park to its rear (its first concession to the age of the motor car) and the erstwhile car showrooms at the northern end of Town Bridge were demolished and replaced

Caption For Gilling West, Village 1913

We are looking east towards the bridge over the beck.

Caption For Newport Pagnell, Ousebank Gardens 1956

The High Street turns north, and it and the town end abruptly at the River Great Ouse, which flows through meadows liable to flooding.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Meadows C1960

Here Frith's photographer was looking from the east end of Scott's 1864 bridge towards the ridge descending to the flatter land of Burcott and Berinsfield; the east part of the village

Caption For Southport, New Bridge And Marine Bridge C1955

Built to link the Promenade to the attractions of Princes Park, the doubly-named bridge rests on two artificial islands in the Marine Lake.

Caption For Bridport, East Road 1904

This is East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (far right), looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker.

Caption For Gilling West, Village 1913

We are looking east towards the bridge over the beck.

Caption For Bridport, East Road 1904

This is East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (far right), looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker.

Caption For Wetherby, River Wharfe 1909

In the 1920s, Tom Richmond's West End Boating Stage offered rowing, Canadian-style skiffs and punts.

Caption For Muker, Village 1896

The village of Muker, set toward the western end of the dale, dates back to 1274.

Caption For Sandwich, The Barbican And Bridge 1894

Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval

Caption For Southport, Promenade Looking North C1960

Several sets of traffic lights control the flow of vehicles now, and it is rare to find a queue such as this.

Caption For Widnes, West Bank 1923

We are looking at West Bank and the Victoria Promenade.

Caption For Muker, Village 1896

The village of Muker, set toward the western end of the dale, dates back to 1274.

Caption For Sandwich, The Barbican And Bridge 1894

Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval

Caption For Bridport, East Bridge 1897

East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (left), was built by J and T Gale in 1784 and has been widened.

Caption For Gisburn, Main Street 1921

The name of the village had an 'e' on the end until the railway company put up their sign spelt 'Gisburn', and the 'e' was forgotten.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Bridge 1890

These views show each end of the bridge - two were taken in 1890.

Caption For Ironbridge, C1960

The bridge itself fell into disrepair; in 1931 it was closed to vehicular traffic, although people could continue to walk across it if they paid their penny.