Maps

3,664 maps found.

Map Of Wiltshire, Wiltshire Ref. F41
1899, Stockton Ref. HOSM60523
1899 - 1900, Tytherington Ref. HOSM62798
1899, Marston Ref. HOSM53239
1898-1899, Foxley Ref. RNC708963
1897-1899, Fifield Ref. RNC705546
1897-1899, Greenwich Ref. RNC721966
1897-1900, Ham Ref. RNC725888
1898-1899, Eastcott Ref. RNC698110
1897-1899, Elston Ref. RNC701063
1898-1899, Highway Ref. RNC734724
1897-1900, Buttermere Ref. RNC657762
1898-1899, Broomfield Ref. RNC652380
1897-1899, Boreham Ref. RNC646129
1898-1899, Bourton Ref. RNC646944
1898-1899, Chalford Ref. RNC666107
1897-1899, Aughton Ref. RNC628957
1897-1899, Alton Ref. RNC624645
1897-1899, Mildenhall Ref. RNC779818
1898-1899, Hook Ref. RNC739905

Books

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Memories

113 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Garvan Road

I lived at what I think was 74 or 73 Garvan Road in the late 1950s early 1960s. My dad owned the house and we had a family living upstairs and I recall their surname was Parsons. Next door was a friend of mine and his name was Jonny Douglas. ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by tandoh52

School Days

As far back that I can remember, it was the summer of 1934 when I first started school at St Mary's Roman Catholic School in Calcutta Road. I sat next to a friend that I had made (John Toole) Who later in life emigrated to Canada and was ...Read more

A memory of Tilbury in 1930 by John Ryan

Leaving A Mark On The Landscape

It was 1966 myself and 2 colleagues were bouncing across the downs in a Landrover when I first saw Imber. What a beautiful little village nestled in the bottom of the valley. It's red brick manor house next to the church and ...Read more

A memory of Imber by Chris Scott

Great Grandfather

It is strange to see one of the two portraits that hung in my grandparents' hallway, for sale on the web.  Issac was born in 1837 in Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire.  Taught himself to read and write while an agricultural labourer, ...Read more

A memory of Marlborough by Peter Waylen

Sixties Longleat

Many fond memories of Longleat over the last 46 years: the freedom we all enjoyed as villagers to roam across the estate - the sixth Marquess was always very generous in this respect. The remains of the American hospital were still ...Read more

A memory of Longleat in 1966 by Geoff Pridmore

Derry Hill Wiltshire

I did not live in Derry Hill, but rented a cottage there, Primrose Cottage, in 1990. I was introduced to Wiltshire in the 1980s by my husband's mother who had been based near Pewsey in the Land Army during the Second World ...Read more

A memory of Derry Hill in 1990

Longleat

My grandfather Cecil Welch, who was the local estate agent and auctioneer based at the Old Town Hall in the High Street, bought several old cottages next to the blacksmiths in Church End for his son John and wife Peggy, at the vast cost ...Read more

A memory of Great Dunmow in 1948

Barry Hammond

Though I have never been to the fair city of Chesterfield, I had a good army mate whom I served with in Corsham in Wiltshire. I have been trying to find him for years, who knows, someone on this site MIGHT just know of him, a stab in the dark, maybe !!

A memory of Chesterfield in 1960 by Brian Williams

Terrible Place

I lived and went to school in Shotton Colliery, and hated the place. Luckily I realised that living there was not for me, so at the age of 16 I joined the RAF and was posted to Wiltshire, clean air, beautiful rolling downs, a ...Read more

A memory of Shotton Colliery in 1950 by Edward Falcus

Birth

I was born at USAF, Hospital, Burderdop Park, Chiseldon Highworth, Wiltshire, UK. I don't have any memories, but I do have a desire to find all I can. I wish to know as I have no memories. I have dreamed of going there, but cannot afford to. ...Read more

A memory of Chiseldon in 1956 by Dianne Fulton

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Captions

77 captions found. Showing results 1 to 24.

Caption For Stonehenge, From The Altar Stone 1887

WILTSHIRE is a greatly underestimated county.

Caption For Bromham, St Nicholas's Church 1899

This church has the most impressive chantry in a Wiltshire village church, according to Derek Parker and John Chandler in Wiltshire Churches, an Illustrated History.

Caption For Salisbury, The Cathedral From The River 1887

81Southern England WILTSHIRE SALISBURY, The Cathedral from

Caption For Poole, Parkstone, Bank Corner 1904

This impressive building was the Parkstone branch of the Wiltshire and Dorset Bank.

Caption For Devizes, St James' Church, Interior 1898

The colours and memorials of the Wiltshire Regiment are displayed in the army corner, right in picture.

Caption For Wilton, Kingsbury Square 1919

Wilton, once the capital of Wessex, was the most important town in early medieval Wiltshire.

Caption For Lechlade, High Street C1960

Situated near where Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire meet is the pretty village of Lechlade, with its fine array of Georgian houses.

Caption For Wilton, Kingsbury Square 1919

Wilton, once the capital of Wessex, was the most important town in early medieval Wiltshire.

Caption For Gillingham, High Street C1965

Gillingham is Dorset's northernmost town - both Wiltshire and Somerset are within an easy walk.

Caption For Bason Bridge, The Station And River Brue C1955

The line served the Wiltshire United Dairies factory that opened in 1909 - it was later taken over by Unigate.

Caption For Westbury, The White Horse And Bratton Camp 1900

The present horse on this site dates from 1778 and was the first of several figures cut in the chalk downs of Wiltshire during the next half-century.

Caption For Westbury, The White Horse And Bratton Camp 1900

The present horse on this site dates from 1778 and was the first of several figures cut in the chalk downs of Wiltshire during the next half-century.

Caption For Shrivenham, The Memorial Hall C1960

The village lies in the far west of the county, close to the Wiltshire border.

Caption For Potterne, Old Houses And Church 1898

Although this is Wiltshire, the design of these houses is very much Cheshire in style.

Caption For Potterne, Old Houses And Church 1898

Although this is Wiltshire, the design is very much Cheshire in style.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, St Laurence's Saxon Church

John Chandler and Derek Parker describe the effect of the church on the visitor in 'Wiltshire Churches, an Illustrated History': 'There is an aura of intense mystery, and to submit to its darkness

Caption For Wilton, Kingsbury Square 1919

Wilton, once the capital of Wessex, was the most important town in early medieval Wiltshire.

Caption For Tetbury, Church Street C1949

Tetbury lies near the boundary of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire on the long stretch of high road between Stroud and Malmesbury.

Caption For Trowbridge, Fore Street C1950

Further along on the right is the Gaumont Cinema next to Bowyers (Wiltshire Bacon Co).

Caption For Beckhampton, Beckhampton Stables C1955

IN 1908, in his Round About Wiltshire, A G Bradley wrote an idyllic description of the five mile 'run' between Beckhampton and Calne: 'One is on the wide open down, traversing the north-western

Caption For Tetbury, Church Street C1949

Close to the Wiltshire border, this little market and wool town has retained many of its 17th- and 18th- century buildings, such as the Eight Bells Inn, seen here on the right.

Caption For Shaftesbury, High Street C1950

It has achieved popularity with visitors who wish to explore the far north of Dorset and the neighbouring county of Wiltshire.

Caption For Malmesbury, St Paul's Church Tower C1955

Malmesbury is one of Wiltshire's larger towns.