Maps

476 maps found.

1895, Horncastle Ref. RNE740413
1895, Lower Caversham Ref. RNE768892
1895, New Town Ref. RNE790401
1897-1909, Reading Ref. RNC814032
1897-1900, Tilehurst Ref. RNC848367
1919, Tilehurst Ref. POP848367
1919, Whitley Wood Ref. POP869394
1947, Caversham Heights Ref. NPO664947
1940, Whiteknights Ref. NPO868907
1940, Whitley Wood Ref. NPO869394
1945, Horncastle Ref. NPO740413
1895, Caversham Heights Ref. RNE664947
1895, Churchend Ref. RNE668622
1895, Coley Ref. RNE675356
1910 - 1912, Emmer Green Ref. HOSM44823
1898, Reading Ref. HOSM35093
1897-1900, Horncastle Ref. RNC740413
1919, Southcote Ref. POP835502
1919, New Town Ref. POP790401
1897-1909, Whiteknights Ref. RNC868907

Books

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Memories

11,058 memories found. Showing results 81 to 90.

My Home

I lived with my parents and brother, Ray, at the top of the High Street at 2, Grove Cottages, Leatherhead Road.  I lived there until I married Jean Rumming from Hersham, Surrey in 1960. This used to be a public house later closed down ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1943 by Tony Davie

Ledsham Court, St Leonards, Sussex ...Great Memories! By John Franks, (Ex Rascal Boarder).

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

Bordon Infant School Station Road Now The Phoenix Centre

Teachers. - Mrs Boyle, Mrs Clover, Mrs Parrott. Head teacher - Mrs Bingham - she had the library books, stamp and cards in her office upstairs. Playground surrounded the building and ...Read more

A memory of Bordon by D Toovey

Latchmere Grove, Battersea

Childhood until age 6 - I remember so clearly our walks via Latchmere Passage to the Park and all the sights and fun of the Tree Walk, Fountains, Guinness Clock, the Grotto. I remember my dad taking me to the swings on a ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by sarahmartin

The Village Was Home

I was born in 1950 at Orsett Hospital, a few minutes before my twin sister and on my mothers birthday no less. We lived at 28 St James Avenue East until 1968. The house was in fact that of my maternal grand parents and my ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Chris Doggett

Manchester Road

Born in Ryan Street. I remember walking all the way down Manchester Road to St Joseph's Infant School, which at that time was on Grafton Street and part of the Girls School, it seemed to take ages, we walked past all the pubs and ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1955

Selly Oak In The 50s. By Mick Carson.

I'd like to reply to Shirley who recalled all those wonderful times around George Road and Dale Road Selly Oak in the 50s. I lived at 72 North Road. The Carpenters family you mentioned were my relatives. I ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak by Mick Carson

The Gardeners Arms

My name is Peter McGuire and i lived at the Gardeners Arms Pub in 1971-1972. I worked at Selo's Film factory on shift work. Reg who owned the pub back then let me arrive at odd hours which made live easier. I shared a house in ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by Peter Mcguire

Our Lives In Yapton 1982 2005

My family moved to Yapton, from Folkestone Kent, because my husband had a job there. It was a difficult time but I was expecting a baby and I had a 3 year old son so it was also an exciting time for us. Over the years ...Read more

A memory of Yapton in 1982 by Frances Fagg

Walking To School

During a visit to Andersons Optician in Houghton-le-Spring, I was fascinated to see a full wall mural of this photograph. As I waited at the desk, I realised that the two little girls walking past the bank looked like my ...Read more

A memory of Houghton-Le-Spring

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Captions

5,036 captions found. Showing results 193 to 216.

Caption For Rednal, The Old Rose And Crown C1965

The Old Rose and Crown is near the bottom of Rose Hill, a former Roman road which later formed part of the Birmingham-Bristol road; it became a toll road in 1726.

Caption For Romford, Western Road 1908

Since the part-pedestrianisation of South Street, Western Road has become a major traffic route lined with bus stops, its pavements crowded with scurrying shoppers.

Caption For Polkerris, The Village C1960

The gable end of the lifeboat house is seen in the background, almost at the end of the road through the village.

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Broadway C1950

Coventry Motor Company (later Caffyns) was the most centrally situated in the Broadway, whilst Dinnages were and still are in Sussex Road.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, Bath Road C1950

Here we see the cross roads, with New Road to Marlborough on the left, and Whitehill Lane to Brinkworth on the right. On the corner stands Herring's general store.

Caption For Poole, Parkstone, Castle Hill 1900

The main road from Poole to Bournemouth was called Parkstone Hill until the 1890s, when a castellated house called The Castle was built on high ground near the top.

Caption For Bardsea, The Beach 1895

The beach is still a popular area, but now the coast road with its traffic runs in front of the sycamore tree on the left.

Caption For Landrake, Notter Bridge, The River And Sportsmans Arms C1960

The Sportsman's Arms Inn, beside the old road and bridge over the River Lynher, was by-passed by a new bridge in 1961 during major road improvements when the Tamar Bridge was opened at Saltash.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, Marlborough Road C1960

Such was the attraction of Hiltingbury Common that a number of roads were cut through the woodlands, and large houses were built here with reasonably large gardens in a pleasant woodland setting.

Caption For Barnstaple, From Above The Railway Station 1874

The shaded area beyond the road will become the Ilfracombe railway. Several sailing vessels stand at Barnstaple Quay.

Caption For Warrington, The Knutsford Road Swing Bridge C1960

Whenever the Chester Road and Northwich Road swing-bridges are opened to allow ships to pass along the Manchester Ship Canal, Warrington grinds to a halt; traffic tails back for hundreds of yards either

Caption For Ramsgate, The Inner Harbour C1955

This modern view of the inner basin and Military Road is interesting for two reasons: the construction of the new road brought a number of maritime business premises to Military Road, which

Caption For Devizes, New Park Street C1965

Road developments have altered this view.

Caption For Petersfield, Police Station 2005

The Petersfield and Selsey gas-works were in Hylton Road; but all that is left on the site of the gas-works, now Tesco's car park, is a regulator valve in a compound next to the pathway into Hylton

Caption For Wendover, Coldharbour Cottages, Tring Road 1899

This wonderful range of 17th-century thatched timber-framed cottages sweeps down the Tring Road towards the clock tower.

Caption For Loughborough, High Street C1955

The High Street (the A6 Leicester/Derby road) becomes Leicester Road as it runs south.

Caption For Sandbanks, Shore Road 1912

Shore Road (left) and Banks Road (centre) lead from Poole and Lilliput to Sandbanks (far right).

Caption For Raglan, The Village 1906

The road is Station Road, which today leads to the golf course.

Caption For Runcorn, Church Street C1965

Once linked to the Bridgewater Canal, this view was taken near to Heath Road. The pool was subsequently drained and filled in prior to the development of the later road system around Runcorn.

Caption For Northchapel, Village 1902

When the roads became negotiable, a brick-built toll house was constructed here. It ceased to operate in 1871, at the time when most toll roads were abolished.

Caption For St Austell, Truro Road C1955

This was the main road into St Austell from Truro and the west before the building of the ring road.

Caption For Acock's Green, Olton Boulevard East C1965

Olton Boulevard East is a long, wide road of mostly municipal housing, linking Warwick Road with Shaftmoor Lane.

Caption For Hutton, The Village C1947

This is the main road through the village looking towards Hutton Hill.

Caption For Romford, The Trinity Weslyan Chapel 1908

The Trinity Weslyan Methodist Chapel, on the corner of Mawney Road and Linden Street, was built in 1888 and provided seating for 750 worshippers.