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Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1886, Langton Hill Ref. HOSM50758
1885 - 1886, Linwood Ref. HOSM51306
1886 - 1887, Ludford Ref. HOSM70669
1886, Top Fm Ref. HOSM59673
1886, South Owersby Ref. HOSM59723
1886 - 1887, Walesby Ref. HOSM63256
1899 - 1910, Aldbourne Ref. HOSM35847
1899, Alton Barnes Ref. HOSM35893
1909 - 1922, Henley Ref. HOSM48150
1909 - 1922, Oxenwood Ref. HOSM55960
1899 - 1909, Ramsbury Ref. HOSM57506
1899 - 1909, Rudge Ref. HOSM58249
1922 - 1923, Tidcombe Ref. HOSM61843
1899 - 1922, Wilton Ref. HOSM64792
1897 - 1910, Booker Ref. HOSM38301
1923, Broughton Moor Ref. HOSM39299
1923, Crosby Villa Ref. HOSM42386
1878 - 1879, Lea Ref. HOSM50909
1897, Five Ashes Ref. HOSM45581
1899 - 1922, Norrington Common Ref. HOSM40521

Books

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Memories

29,073 memories found. Showing results 7,391 to 7,400.

St Mark's School

Like the former correspondent, I remember Miss Briggs (Fanny) who took the top class. The book she read was the autobiography of Albert Schweitzer; a missionary in Africa. Miss Briggs seemed to have eyes in the back of her head. ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury in 1955 by David Street

Perks

I remember going to get groceries from a shop called Perks (think was the name). It had those green and white (or black) mosaic tiles on the walls. Old fashioned scales, and I always loved the SPAM they sold! I seem to remember one of the girls I ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1950 by Polly Short

The Mentone Hotel, The Parks, Minehead

I was born in Birmingham in 1943. My parents and my aunt and uncle (Les and Beat Bradshaw) purchased The Mentone in The Parks around 1949. A double decker bus ran over my leg directly outside Minehead Hospital. ...Read more

A memory of Minehead in 1949 by Kevin Phillips

Wrexham Dairies. 1960 1970

Dear Sir, my uncle, Billy (William) Ellis) used to own Wrexham Dairies. I used to come to stay with him and his wife (Auntie Flo) when they lived at 8 Pant Olwen in Gresford. Many a time I have been out with my favourite ...Read more

A memory of Wrexham in 1965 by Richard Smith

A Grandchild Remembers Chapel Le Dale Church

My grandparents lived at Salt Lake Cottages, Ribblehead and as a youngster I visited them and later had a spell living with them. During this time I went to Chapel le Dale church every Sunday, and ...Read more

A memory of Chapel-le-Dale in 1969 by Kath Horner

2012 Olympic Torch

The main street is filled with more people than I knew lived in our village. Everyone is happy and waving to vehciles as they pass through. We all wait with anticipation, 20-30 motor bikes come through with police on them and ...Read more

A memory of Llanarth in 2012 by Kathy Ogden

French Kid

I was a french kid like can see and used to come in Hythe to my grand-parents house not very far from here in Hotspur Close. And I have meet a girl that was the grand daughter of Mr Stewart that as own the West Cliff Hall and his ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1980 by Le Roux Jean Pierre

School Days

I also attended Fedsden school, when the now hospital was our grounds. Beautiful paintings on the ceilings and we used to explore the tunnels under the building. Have been trying to contact Bridget Castel. Her family lived on the Isle of White. Great memories.

A memory of Great Parndon in 1965 by Jane King

Spellow Lane Church, Walton

I was a member of Spellow Lane Church from 1964 to 1976. It is situated on Spellow Lane, about 500 yards from Goodison Park (home of Everton FC), on Goodison Road. One of the weekly meetings was held on Tuesday evening . ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1966 by David Lougher

St Matthew's Church Warwick Street

I lived in Rugby from 1949 to 1952 having had contacts with the town since the early 1940s. My brother and sister and I, as children, used to attend this church which is the cloistered building back left of the ...Read more

A memory of Rugby in 1950 by Nial Reynolds

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Captions

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Caption For Lulworth, 1894

By the end of the 19th century, the cove was already attracting a great many visitors.

Caption For Haverfordwest, The Castle C1960

The Prison Govenors House, now the home of the excellent Town Museum, built in 1779 at the same time as the first prison, was biult within the castle precinct.

Caption For Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park 1897

Sir Joseph Paxton, designer of the Crystal Palace, laid out this park on the banks of the River Kelvin. It was opened in 1853.

Caption For Bradford, Lister Park Lake 1921

The park boasted three acres of ornamental water, landscaped into sinuous curves. In the distance rowers are rounding a wooded island.

Caption For Helston, Coinage Hall Street 1922

At the bottom of the street on the left, hidden in this view behind the Methodist Chapel, is the famous Blue Anchor Inn.

Caption For Dublin, St. Patricks Cathedral, Nave East 1897

The total length of the cathedral is about 300ft. It fell into disrepair during the 17th and 18th centuries and the piers of the nave arcade had to be rebuilt.

Caption For Bodmin, Fore Street 1890

Lads of all ages pose in groups for the camera in this traffic-free scene, with the turret clock at the lower end of the street.

Caption For Worcester, Laslett's Almshouses 1910

The almshouses stand at the junction of Friar Street and Union Street on a site previously occupied by the city gaol.

Caption For Worcester, Edgar Tower 1910

This fortified gateway, completed in 1369, guarded the entrance to the monastic precincts and was formerly known as St Mary's Gate or Priory Gate.

Caption For Hallow, The Post Office And Oakleigh Avenue C1955

But the Post Office still occupies this same house, even if it is much modernised and extended. Sadly, the little circle of grass has long since fallen victim to the demands of modern traffic.

Caption For Worcester, The Cross C1960

Already, The Cross is showing signs of congestion, but for the time being people still feel relaxed enough to linger in groups chatting - The Cross was traditionally a meeting place.

Caption For Preshute, St George's Church 1901

Pevsner describes the large font with its powerful mouldings as a truly amazing example of about the 13th century, made of black Tournai marble.

Caption For Dingwall, General View 1890

Dingwall stands on the Cromarty Firth. It was the home town of General Hector MacDonald (1853-1903), who enlisted in the 92nd Highlanders at the age of 17.

Caption For Castle Acre, The Old Gate 1891

Spanning the narrow street of this hill-top village, which rests high on the chalk uplands overlooking the River Nar, is this monumental arch, ancient gateway to the castle, which lies ruinous close by

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Custom House 1898

The Purfleet, with its low bridge, is an old tidal inlet of the Ouse. Here stands the exquisite Custom House of 1683, with its graceful classical-style facade.

Caption For Sonning, The Bridge And The Hotel 1904

Upstream from the lock at Sonning, the 18th-century bridge spans the river, and the recreational use of the water is plain to see.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cobb 1912

This fine study of the Granny's Teeth steps on the Cobb shows the setting of the incident in Jane Austen's novel 'Persuasion' where Louisa Musgrove falls off the wall.

Caption For Clapham, Ingleborough Cave 1921

Ingleborough Cave is one of the major show caverns of the Yorkshire Dales. We are in the iron-gated entrance passage, looking out from inside the cave.

Caption For Borrowdale, The Bowder Stone 1893

The Bowder Stone, a 2,000-ton boulder which was transported to near Grange-in-Borrowdale by Ice Age glaciers, has been a source of wonder tourists for centuries.

Caption For Milton Malsor, Post Office C1960

Milton Malsor is a charming, typically English village to the south of Northampton and the M1. This picture shows the village post office, delightfully housed in a picturesque thatched cottage.

Caption For Islip, Church And Lychgate C1955

Continuing along the west side of the River Nene as it heads north-east, we reach Islip. The river forms the parish boundary with Thrapston, now a small industrial town on the east bank.

Caption For Overstone, Lake Side C1955

The Victorian Gothic pile of a country house is now Overstone Park School, situated in the centre of the vast park. This view was taken by the eastern lake.

Caption For Stanwick, The Duke Of Wellington C1965

Stanwick is a village two miles south-west of Raunds. In 1960 Phipps was taken over by the giant Watney-Mann brewery, which retained the Phipps name but introduced the lettering shown here.

Caption For Dinas Powys, Highwalls Avenue C1955

This view up Parish Road affords a glimpse of what was a centre of communication for the village.