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Maps

247 maps found.

1898, Nook Ref. RNE792547
1925, Heads Nook Ref. POP729847
1924, Water's Nook Ref. POP861866
1925, Urlay Nook Ref. POP858219
1923, Barrow Nook Ref. POP634145
1921, Acres Nook Ref. POP619704
1902, The Nook Ref. RNC846478
1899, The Nook Ref. RNE846479
1896, Water's Nook Ref. RNE861866
1898, Urlay Nook Ref. RNE858219
1947, Water's Nook Ref. NPO861866
1947, The Nook Ref. NPO846479
1896, Barrow Nook Ref. RNE634145
1947, Moss Nook Ref. NPO784252
1947, Nook Ref. NPO792547
1925, Nook Ref. POP792547
1947, Heads Nook Ref. NPO729847
1903, Nimble Nook Ref. RNC792272
1924, Daisy Nook Ref. POP687634
1923, Wornish Nook Ref. POP874653

Memories

2,382 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

First Trip To Fathers Hometown

My father Leslie Edgar Simpson Smith was born in Askam-In-Furness at Greenscoe Cottages in 1902 and he passed away in Canada in 2003. My grandfather William Smith was also born in Askam in the Vulcan Hotel ...Read more

A memory of Askam in Furness by First Name Last Name

East Terrace

I used to live in #1 when I was about 6 years old and have memories of climbing out of a window and sitting on the roof and looking out to sea. I also used to cycle off to school each day along this street. My father was ...Read more

A memory of Budleigh Salterton in 1948 by Michael Braund

Childhood Memories

My grandfather lived in the tied cottage on the Plas farm in Lower Machen. His name was Albert Thomas, known as Bert. I have many fond memories of him and his cottage and playing around the farmyard and watching him complete ...Read more

A memory of Lower Machen in 1977 by Louise James (Nee Willetts)

Little Hills Pit Lane

Born 1937 Kiveton family. Remeber getting on the bikes with my friends, riding over what we called the little hills down the pit lane to the tunnel top. Carrying an old clothes horse and a blanket, that was our tent. ...Read more

A memory of Kiveton Park in 1940 by Dorothy Sankey

Holiday In Carbost June 2008

My friend and I spent a very enjoyable holiday in Carbost this year - pity there are no old photos of the place. We stayed in the Old Inn, and later on in the Langal guesthouse, as the Old Inn was ...Read more

A memory of Carbost in 2008 by Diana Dioszeghy

Memories Of The Civic

My first memory of the Civic was that awesome ceiling, seen for the very first time at a do hosted by the then new Evening Post newspaper, for all the delivery boys & girls. Probably not long after the hall opened. The ...Read more

A memory of Dunstable by Merv Thomas

The Waltham Abbey Choir And Other Memories

My family lived in Waltham Abbey from 1955 to 1961 and living there left a lasting impression on me. I attended Waltham Holy Cross County Primary School during this time and at the ripe old age of 8 ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey in 1960 by Bill Waring

Daffodils In June

Just a short note: I am writing my first novel due to be published in December. While travelling through Devon recently, I was still stuck for the name of the central character of the book, now I have it, her name is Fenny Bridges Thank you for the inspiration. Dorset Burroughs

A memory of Fenny Bridges by Dorset Burroughs

Summertime

When I was a girl we used to make dams in the river, and climb the mountain at the back of Duffryn Hotel at Coegnant colliery. It was a magic place to grow up in. I lived in Glanafon Terrace, and went to Tonna Road School. Horn was the ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1957 by Eira Waite

The Steel Houses

Having lived in Brymbo in a very damp two up two down house in 'The Green' my parents were 'over the moon' to be given a new three bedroomed house; 23, Bryn Hedd, Southsea, (which means peaceful hill) became their home for ...Read more

A memory of Southsea in 1950 by Ken Edwards

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Captions

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Caption For Garstang, Nicky Nook C1955

Once famed for bluebells, Nicky Nook remains a favourite part of the countryside, within easy reach of Garstang. The wooded ravine of Nicky Nook draws botanists and sketchers.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Beach 1927

Nestling in the hillside below the Promenade, we see, to the right, The Cottage (or 'Teddy's Nook') and, to the left, The Spa.

Caption For Stoney Middleton, Composite C1955

This postcard shows the parish church of St Martin in the centre, and clockwise from the top left, the village centre; the `Roman` Baths in the Nook; Lover`s Leap; and the view down from the Bank.

Caption For Little Shelford, The Village C1955

Next to the front door on the left is a baking oven that projects outside the cottage from the ingle-nook fireplace.

Caption For Anstey, The Nook C1965

is basically little changed, apart from the loss of the National Provincial Bank on the right (it was replaced by an archetypal building of the 1960s or early 1970s, larger but of lesser merit), the Nook

Caption For Bonchurch, The Beach C1955

But the pond and the wooded nooks around Bonchurch are as great an attraction as they were for the Victorian visitor.

Caption For Healaugh, The Road To Shore Gill C1955

In this picture we see farmer Bob Metcalfe closing the door of Nook Cottage. His farmhand Bill Holderson tends the horse with its milk cart.

Caption For Bonchurch, The Pond And Cafe C1955

But the pond and the wooded nooks around Bonchurch are as great an attraction as they were for the Victorian visitor.

Caption For Bonchurch, The Pond And Cafe C1955

But the pond and the wooded nooks around Bonchurch are as great an attraction as they were for the Victorian visitor.

Caption For Bolton Le Sands, C1960

Taken from outside St Mary of the Angels, the village's Catholic church, this view looks along The Nook past 17th- and early 18th-century houses.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Cat Nab 1891

Just below Marine Parade can be seen a house known as The Cottage but also affectionately known in the town as Teddy's Nook, a reference to visits to Saltburn by Edward, Prince of Wales

Caption For Tillington, In The Village 1912

In the shadow of the 13th-century church of St Mary, to the south of Petworth House, the two young girls and the driver of the horse and cart pose for the camera in one of the innumerable nooks and crannies

Caption For Bradford, Alhambra And New Victoria Theatre C1950

Two million bricks went into the New Victoria Theatre, which opened on 22 September 1930 with the film 'Rookery Nook'. It was the city's supercinema, complete with ballroom and café.

Caption For Wrea Green, The Duck Pond C1965

She recalled Pudding Pie Nook, thatched cottages knocked down and replaced by bungalows. In 1910 Mr Tod Hull was the oldest resident.

Caption For Cosby, Main Street C1965

This photograph, looking towards The Nook, highlights the frustration of what could have been.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1955

Shop signs beyond the Three Cups Hotel include those of a Co-op store, the Tudor Cafe, and the Nook.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1955

Shop fronts include those of the Tudor Cafe, Eastmans, and The Nook. The Royal Lion Hotel and New Inn are followed by Middle Row (centre).

Caption For Lynmouth, The Harbour 1899

The house was silent and no one seemed to be about … It was one of the loveliest mornings that ever dawned upon this world … The clear pure crisp air of the early morning blew fresh and exhilarating

Caption For Henley On Thames, Riverside C1955

Leander took part in the regatta from 1840 on, winning very frequently indeed; from 1890 it had an enclosure on Temple Island, at the Regatta start.

Caption For Accrington, The Haworth Art Gallery C1945

The house was designed by the eminent architect, Walter Brierley of York (who also designed Dyke Nook, the home of the Blake family on Whalley Road).

Caption For Stourbridge, New Road 1931

In 1871 W Harrison, secretary of the Birmingham Gas Co, certainly did his stuff; he cooked the books and made off with £18,000.When the company was dissolved, £100 was left in the kitty for

Caption For Stourbridge, New Road 1931

In 1871 W Harrison, secretary of the Birmingham Gas Co, certainly did his stuff; he cooked the books and made off with £18,000.When the company was dissolved, £100 was left in the kitty for Harrison's

Caption For Stourbridge, New Road 1931

In 1871 W Harrison, secretary of the Birmingham Gas Co, certainly did his stuff; he cooked the books and made off with £18,000.When the company was dissolved, £100 was left in the kitty for Harrison

Caption For Codicote, The George And Dragon C1960

The George and Dragon is first mentioned as a tavern in the court book of St Albans Abbey in 1279. The half-timbered building dates from the 17th century.