Maps

9,439 maps found.

1890 - 1908, Laverton Ref. HOSM50873
1907, Thornthwaite Ref. HOSM61651
1903-1904, Leighton Ref. RNC754854
1899, Kenn Ref. RNC746129
1903, Luddington Ref. RNC770360
1903-1904, Howe Ref. RNC741399
1903-1904, Howsham Ref. RNC741667
1903, Whitton Ref. RNC869581
1903-1904, Whorlton Ref. RNC869678
1903, Windsor Ref. RNC871178
1904-1905, Wishaw Ref. RNC871787
1925, Brackenthwaite Ref. POP647711
1903-1908, Wootton Ref. RNC874449
1903, Crosby Ref. RNC684172
1903-1908, Croxton Ref. RNC685090
1903-1904, Dacre Ref. RNC687447
1903-1904, Fishpool Ref. RNC706232
1903-1908, Burnham Ref. RNC656363
1903-1904, Calton Ref. RNC659840
1903, Garthorpe Ref. RNC711984

Books

39 books found. Showing results 1,705 to 1,728.

Memories

1,544 memories found. Showing results 711 to 720.

Houseboats In The Picture Of Bursledon Bridge

In the photo are several houseboats and yachts moored up to the bank on the LHS of the picture, which was 'Deacon's Boat Yard' (no relation to me!). I lived on the large white motor torpedo boat (when ...Read more

A memory of Bursledon in 1974 by Tim Deacon

The 1960s

I lived my early years here, until the 1970's, having been born in Wells and brought home to Cheddar as a baby. I have many family ancestral links to Cheddar via my father's parents. In the late 1800's-early 1900's my great-grandfather ...Read more

A memory of Cheddar by Christine Derrick

The Howard Family At Hammersmith And Barnes

My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations ...Read more

A memory of Hammersmith in 1860 by John Howard Norfolk

Remembering My Best Friend, Andy Gardiner

While studying at Westminster Technical College, Hotel School just off Victoria Street in London I became good friends with Andy Gardiner whose parents ran a small hotel, probably one of these pictured ...Read more

A memory of Skegness in 1963 by Dylan Rivis

Earl Of Strafford Opens 1984

It's nearly 25 years since the Earl of Strafford hotel opened in Hooton Roberts. I wrote an M.A. dissertation on Thomas Wentworth, the First Earl of Strafford after whom the pub is named, so I was naturally very ...Read more

A memory of Hooton Roberts in 1984 by John Tarttelin

Canon Peter Nicholson

I loved Catfield, my home village, and the little school which, in my time there had almost 100 pupils up to the age of 14. Mrs M A Batchelor was head teacher and Miss Drake taught the infants. We learned such a lot and I ...Read more

A memory of Catfield in 1920 by revpnicholson

Canon Peter Nicholson

I was a pupil at the Paston Grammar School from 1936-42. It was a wonderful school where boys from all over N.E. Norfolk made many friends so that when they left school and started work in the area, they co-operated in ...Read more

A memory of North Walsham by revpnicholson

Smith Family Of Tedsmore Bank

and died in 1883, Emma had a son, Thomas Leonard Smith, and he was brought up as one of the children and became a butler in North Wales and died in 1915, he left a widow and 2 daughters but never knew Emma was his ...Read more

A memory of West Felton in 1880 by patriciahughesbrynymaen

Wading In The Bristol Channel

It is quite possible that the the little boy to the right in this picture is me at age six. My family used to stay at a friend's caravan in the park above the cliffs. During the summers of 1954 through 1958 we ...Read more

A memory of Lavernock in 1955 by Phillip Armour

Beck Side

My father lived at 7 Beck Side North as a child having moved there from Hull. The gardens were long and contained fruit trees. His father was a keen gardener. The neighbours kept cows and sold milk! My father fell in the beck aged 3 but managed to get out.

A memory of Beverley in 1920 by Brenda Reeve

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 1,705 to 1,728.

Caption For Rhyl, The Pavilion 1954

The Pavilion, built in 1906 as the North Wales resorts sought to improve their entertainment facilities, has become a firm Rhyl favourite over the years.

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Quay 1898

Once a whaling port, Kings Lynn in the late 19th century was handling coal from the North East and grain, and had a small inshore fishing fleet.

Caption For Pegwell, Village 1907

Situated at the southernmost end of the Isle of Thanet, the bay is bounded by cliffs on the north, and by marshes to the south.

Caption For Trevose Head, The Lighthouse 1920

The north coast of Cornwall is extremely hazardous for shipping; after numerous wrecks and petitions to Trinity House, a new lighthouse was built on the Head in 1847 with a range of over 20 miles.

Caption For The Broads, St Benet's Abbey Ruins C1945

A motor cruiser chugs its way along the north bank.

Caption For Moulton, Implement Gate C1955

They are apposite, for Moulton College of Agriculture occupies the land north of Moulton village.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For Leeds, Yorkshire College 1894

Members of the Institute were also adventurous, hiring Thomas Cook in June 1840 to organise a members' excursion to York by way of the Leeds & Selby and the York & North Midland Railways.

Caption For Chipping Campden, Old Campden House And Church C1955

A mile north-west of here is the Dover's Hill viewpoint, where the famous Cotswold games were formerly held.

Caption For Betchworth, Village 1906

Travellers on the A25 cannot fail to see the scars on the south side of the North Downs that were once the Betchworth quarries.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Beach And Harbour C1955

There is safe bathing for children at high tide, protected from the open sea and its waves, behind the North Wall of the harbour.

Caption For Ardingly, High Street C1955

Ardingly, pronounced Arding-lie, is situated to the north of Haywards Heath and is famous in Sussex as the setting for Ardingly College.

Caption For Michelham Priory, The Gatehouse C1965

Half a mile south-east of Dicker we reach Michelham Priory, the buildings set within a large rectangular wet moat fed by the Cuckmere River, which forms the moat's north-west arm.

Caption For Llanfairfechan, 1908

The town developed as a Victorian holiday resort, as many did on the North Wales Coast.

Caption For Eype, The Village 1899

This view is from the lower slopes of Thorncombe Beacon, looking north-east, to Lower Eype Farm (left) and Lower Eype hamlet (centre), with the adjacent farmstead of Bonville (right).

Caption For Haverfordwest, The Castle From The River 1890

An evocative view from the north-east of the part of the town immediately below the castle and the impressive castle and prison itself.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, The Passmore Edwards Holiday Home 1901

It eventually became a convalescent home and medical rehabilitation center for the North East Metropolitan Region and was closed and demolished in 1986.

Caption For Dunoon, The Pier 1904

The one on the right appears to belong to the North British Railway.

Caption For Stanmore, Village 1906

St John the Evangelist, W S Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sullivan fame, sleeps under the widespread wings of a white angel; Gilbert lived at Grimsdyke, a house designed by the architect Norman Shaw, to the north

Caption For Clovelly, Post Office, Transfer Of Mail 1936

Beside him stands the post donkey, who was vital to efficient and regular deliveries in this isolated village in North Devon.

Caption For Southwell, The Minster, The West Towers 1895

All that remains of the Saxon building is a carved doorhead in the north transept and some paving in the south transept.

Caption For Barton Seagrave, Old Cottages C1955

This view looks north towards Barton Seagrave Hall, just visible beyond the tall lime trees.

Caption For Overstone, The Swimming Pool C1955

The north-east quarter of Overstone Park is heavily wooded.

Caption For Cambridge, Pembroke College 1890

This view looks north along Trumpington Street, with Pembroke College on the right, and Peterhouse on the left.