Maps

276 maps found.

1903, Forest Holme Ref. RNC707908
1901-1902, Holme Hale Ref. RNC738656
1899-1901, Holme Lacy Ref. RNC738689
1902-1903, Holme Lane Ref. RNC738690
1902-1903, The Holmes Ref. RNC846418
1882, The Holmes Ref. HOSM63908
1899, Denton Holme Ref. HOSM47696
1901-1904, Denton Holme Ref. RNC690168
1903-1904, Cross Holme Ref. RNC684324
1947, Holme St Cuthbert Ref. NPO738714
1901-1902, Runcton Holme Ref. RNC822745
1903-1904, Holme Mills Ref. RNC738697
1901-1904, Willow Holme Ref. RNC870621
1887, Kirton Holme Ref. HOSM50428
1897, Holmes Chapel Ref. HOSM48883
1884, Runcton Holme Ref. HOSM58272
1883, Holme Pierrepont Ref. HOSM48765
1882 - 1900, Holme Ref. HOSM48756
1883, Holme Pierrepont Ref. HOSM63181
1897-1909, Shirley Holms Ref. RNC830419

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Memories

854 memories found. Showing results 71 to 80.

Sunny 1950''s Sunday Mornings

I have many memories about the old St Mary's Church. Until I started thinking of them I realised that I have not got one involving a rainy day apart from when my Grandad was buried in the churchyard. He was laid ...Read more

A memory of Clayton-Le-Moors in 1954 by Ann Arthur

Ashley Manor School

I was the very first pupil at Ashley Manor School, and hold some very fond memories of my time there. Atherington was a very important time of my life, I enjoyed the shop, park and the wonderful church, I got my jubilee cup at the village fete. I would love to visit the area again.

A memory of Atherington by David Raggatt

The Beauty Of Herne Bay In A Hectic World

I lived in Herne Bay for my teen years. I remember the Pier burning down and the sea freezing over. The winds could be so strong my mother and I had to hold on to the lamposts for fear of blowing into the ...Read more

A memory of Herne Bay in 1964 by Valerie Thomas

Where I Was Born

My Beginning, at Sole Street near Cobham Kent. (9th March 1946 - 2nd January 1951) I was born on Saturday March 9th 1946 at 3.29pm at Temperley, The Street, Sole Street, Kent. I was delivered at home by the ...Read more

A memory of Sole Street in 1946

Poetry

This poem was sent to mac by Mrs S. Holmes: Death of Chelmsley Wood The sheer delight of summer afternoons, As through the fields in cotton frocks we walked, The long grass licking at our gangly legs, While we in deep contentment ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsley Wood in 1995

Lofthouse's Newsagents

So I see it now again after so many years the shop on the corner with that sign Lofthouse's Newsagents above the entrance I went under many times to collect my comics hot from the presses of D.C.Thomson of Dundee: Beano ...Read more

A memory of Worksop by Roger Taylor

Through The Generations

The image of Carlton Parish Church has changed very little over the years. I have a similar photograph of the church taken on my wedding day. The Church has a place in my heart and holds very great memories for me ...Read more

A memory of Carlton in Lindrick by Deborah Bird

Old Southall Remembered

I lived in old Southall (Norwood Road - Norwood Green end) during the 1960s to the 1990s and have seen great changes. I went to school at Clifton Road, and the school had a great Headmaster, Mr Hancock, for a while. One ...Read more

A memory of Southall

Glen Faba

Oh what lovely memories come flooding back, my mum and I would walk the winding river towpath from Glen Faba, where we lived, to Dobbs Weir, fish and minnow watching as we went along our way. In the summer my mum would get a hire row boat ...Read more

A memory of Hoddesdon by Yvonne Bartlett

Childhood Memories

My mother and I came from the USA to Port of Ness in the summer of 1939. We lived in Port of Ness and I went to Lionel School until I was in Class 2. These were the war years, but we were relatively safe in Port of Ness. I ...Read more

A memory of Port of Ness in 1940 by Christine Pratt

Captions

249 captions found. Showing results 169 to 192.

Caption For Nailsworth, The Cross C1965

Said to hold 80 gallons, the kettle is reckoned to weigh over one hundredweight.

Caption For Lowestoft, The Esplanade 1887

They are holding cornucopias, which is unusual - they indicate the bounty Peto would gain from his speculation.

Caption For Horning, Ye Olde Ferry Inn C1965

The ghost of a middle-aged lady is said to haunt the inn, and several witnesses have smelt the candle she holds.

Caption For Abergavenny, Below The Sugar Loaf C1955

The Pandy and Monnowside Ploughing and Agricultural Society, formed in 1867, continues to hold annual competitions in agrarian crafts like this.

Caption For Gomshall, The Compasses 1917

It merged with Forte Holdings Ltd in 1970 to become Trusthouses Forte. The sign shows a pair of compasses, linked to the carpentry profession.

Caption For Nantwich, Parish Church Nave East 1898

During the Civil War, the church was used to hold prisoners captured at the Battle of Nantwich.

Caption For Plympton, St Mary's Church Reredos 1898

On the north side of the north chapel is a tomb in memory of Richard Strode (died 1464); this bears an unusual representation of the Holy Trinity, showing God holding a crucifix between his knees and

Caption For Wells Next The Sea, The Quay 1929

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides. The quay at Wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea.

Caption For Seaton, Promenade 1922

This view shows the sea front before the construction of the modern sea wall that holds back the sea on stormy days.

Caption For Aberystwyth, Castle 1892

Recaptured by the English in 1407, it fell again to Glyndwr in 1408, but he was only able to hold on to it for a few months before it was once again in English hands.

Caption For Stonehenge, From The East 1887

The lintel that capped this stone contained the mortise to hold it in place.

Caption For Sompting, West Street C1955

The Norman church of St Mary has many Saxon features including a tower with a Rhenish helm roof, which is unique in Britain.

Caption For Temple Sowerby, C1955

Following the suppression of the Knights Templar, in 1323 the Knights Hospitallers succeeded them, holding the manor for over two centuries until 1543 following the dissolution of religious houses

Caption For York, The Castle, The Old Prison C1885

Palmer had been held in a cell in this building for four months - the charges related to his wantonly shooting a cock belonging to his landlord - before the authorities discovered that they were in fact holding

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, The Ferry Boat 1896

The horses are steadied from the front by the ferryman, and the driver holds the reins in case the animals bolt: it is a chain ferry, drawn through the water by a steam-driven boat alongside, so a sudden

Caption For Folkestone, Harvey Statue 1887

He holds a heart in his hand.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, The Beach 1899

Built in 1897, it was 120ft high with a cage capable of holding 150 people that rotated as it went up and down. It was just one of five in the whole country.

Caption For Folkestone, Harvey Statue 1887

He holds a heart in his hand.

Caption For Colerne, Side Chapel, St John's Church C1930

A tomb chest monument to Richard Walmesley, 1893, has a very life-like white marble figure asleep holding a bible.

Caption For Cardington, Raf Base C1955

Tall enough to contain Nelson's Column and long enough to hold an ocean-going liner, it is possible - in certain conditions - for condensation to fall as rain inside the buildings.

Caption For Manchester, Owens College 1891

Owen's College was one of the first to hold classes for females (but not in mixed classes), and the first to have an engineering laboratory.

Caption For Ewenny, Bridgend Pottery 1937

On the right, William Jenkins, the proprietor of Claypits Pottery, holds a jug ready for his nephew Tom Jenkins (centre) to decorate – Tom was to take over the business in 1939.

Caption For Wilmington, The Long Man C1965

A familiar sight for those heading to or from Eastbourne along the A27 as it passes north of the South Downs escarpment is the Long Man of Wilmington, a gigantic chalk figure of a man holding 250ft-long

Caption For Lower Swell, The Village C1955

The stone flaming urn of the war memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, holds centre stage at the crossroads in this attractive village built exclusively in the native Cotswold stone.