Maps

2,499 maps found.

1947, New Town Ref. NPO790379
1946, North Corner Ref. NPO793094
1946, Littleton-Upon-Severn Ref. NPO758353
1946, Old Sodbury Ref. NPO797155
1946, Oldbury Naite Ref. NPO797339
1946, Oldland Common Ref. NPO797449
1946, Parkfield Ref. NPO801384
1946, Patchway Ref. NPO801984
1947, Marsden Ref. NPO774947
1946, Marsh Common Ref. NPO774968
1946, Shortwood Ref. NPO830687
1946, Townwell Ref. NPO851286
1947, Tyne Dock Ref. NPO855752
1946, Redwick Ref. NPO815088
1946, Rockhampton Ref. NPO819125
1898, Pilning Ref. RNE806184
1898, Pye Corner Ref. RNE811873
1898, Mangotsfield Ref. RNE772866
1898, Marsh Common Ref. RNE774968
1898, Mayshill Ref. RNE775897

Books

23 books found. Showing results 2,425 to 23.

Memories

1,577 memories found. Showing results 1,011 to 1,020.

Gedney Hill Chapel 1804

I don't have a memory to share but hope that someone can help me with my family history search. My ancestor Thomas Dams (Dames) married Sarah Leatherland 27 Aug 1804, Holbeach, Lincs. Banns published 2 Aug 1804 - both of ...Read more

A memory of Gedney Hill

Family Holidays At Barmston

My grandfather bought one of these ex-RAF officers bungalows after the Second World War so that the family could have a holiday base. In the B850004 photo, our bungalow is roughly alongside the white car you can see parked ...Read more

A memory of Barmston in 1953 by Peter Rodger

Kite Family

I have read with interest that there are still Kyte's (Kite's) in Tilshead. I have been retyping a copy I have of the Kite (Kyte) family history compiled in the 1970's dating from the 1600's. My ancestor was George Kite who emigrated to ...Read more

A memory of Tilshead by Sandra Pollock

Kelvinside Garage

This was a fantastic garage operated by Gordon Hood and a chap called Shearer. As a young lad I was mad about motorbikes and the garage helped me out now and again with things such as blast cleaning spark plugs. I suppose looking ...Read more

A memory of Torrance in 1965 by Frederick Farrell

Hop Picking On Buston Manor Farm, Yalding

My family name was Brewer and it seemed we went hop picking for ever. The last time was 1958. The following year my grandmother became ill and we could not go anymore. I was 12 the last time I went.  I have ...Read more

A memory of Yalding in 1958 by Patricia Seymour

The Lordship Of Tilstock

I hold the Lordship of the Manor of Tilstock and have many maps and papers relating to its history. The Manor covers 2550 acres (just over 4 square miles) and has existed since before the Norman Conquest, when it was part of ...Read more

A memory of Tilstock in 2009 by Raymond Lescott

Frodsham Church

Anybody I am very interested in the life and works of an eminent sculptor, Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841). In a book - "Manchester Banks and Bankers" dated 1878, I have found an intriguing reference to a memorial, which may refer ...Read more

A memory of Frodsham by First Name Last Name

South Harrow As A Child

Growing up in South Harrow was much different than today;  I do go back from time to time.  Welldon Park was on the Wyenhoe site, although there was always talk of the infant school being built on the allotments. I ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1960 by Doreen Stockton

Thomas Family

My grandfather and his family all lived in Busvannah.  Alfred Charles Thomas was born in 1887 (according the family bible which has been passed down to me as the last survivor carrying the name). He had a number of brothers and sisters: I ...Read more

A memory of Penryn by Howard Thomas

Lockengate Of The 40s

I  lived in St Austell as a child but my Uncle Ewart and Aunt Ruby farmed at Trescoll Farm, Lockengate. From a very early age I spent every holiday with them and although only four or five years old at the time, I remember ...Read more

A memory of Lockengate in 1940 by Peter Marks

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 2,425 to 2,448.

Caption For Prestbury, The Church 1898

Its ancient parish, one of the largest in the country, stretched right up to Rainow and Kettleshulme in the hills, north as far as Poynton, and out in the south and west to Bosley and Chelford.

Caption For Guisborough, Hutton Hall 1891

This is the impressive south front with its conservatory and orangery.

Caption For Twickenham, The River And Parish Church C1955

Richmond Council, despite vociferous local opposition, struck a deal to sell the site to their preferred developers, the property group Dawnay Day, who own most of the shops and flats on the south

Caption For Dorking, South Street And Pump Corner 1906

Further along South Street we find the Cricketers' Arms (last building on the right, 57641) and the Queen's Head (right, D45017) and the junction to Horsham Road and Vincent Lane.

Caption For Epsom, Derby Day 1928

Among them were the Nightingalls of South Hatch in Burgh Heath Road, another father-and-son team; Tom Walls the actor, who won the 1932 Derby with his April the Fifth; and George and Bessie Duller

Caption For Luton, Chapel Street 2005

The Milton Keynes and South Midland Spatial Strategy gave the green light for massive new development in the Luton and Milton Keynes area, but with no firm commitment to infrastructure.

Caption For Bisham, All Saints' Church, The Hoby Chapel 1890

The Hobys dominate the imposing monuments in the south chapel, remembering the deaths of Sir Philip in 1558 and Sir Thomas in 1566. They were erected after Sir Thomas's death.

Caption For Pilton, Tithe Barn C1955

The church has an attractive Norman south door, with corbels with heads of a bish- op and two angels inside the porch.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, South Walney Lightouse 2004

Just past the South Walney nature reserve on Haws Point is the impressive structure of the Walney lighthouse, erected in 1790 as a plain wooden tower.

Caption For Carlisle, Cannon Outside The Citadel 2005

of Carlisle Castle were renovated in order to house the latest cannon technology; the Botchergate gateway was moved and the Citadel constructed in its place to defend against attack from the south

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, View From Adeyfield Road C1960

At one time the High Street stretched to the west, to the south of Gadebridge Park, when the land there formed the grounds of the Bury.

Caption For Glasgow, Remains Of The Flint Mill On The River Kelvin 2005

The potato famine of the Hungry Forties brought in vast numbers of people particularly from the south and west of Ireland, but even by 1841 (as the census returns of that year testify) the number

Caption For Oxwich, The Castle 1935

Apparently out of favour during the reign of Edward VI, he returned to royal favour with the accession of Queen Mary and was appointed her chamberlain and also chancellor for the south of Wales.

Caption For High Wycombe, Queen Victoria Road Looking South C1955

Other notable changes in town before the Second World War were the straightening of Marlow Hill in 1936, which involved demolishing buildings on the left side of the road south of St Mary's Street

Caption For Stafford, St Chad's Church C1950

Facing the south door is a bust of Stafford's best-known son, Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler'.

Caption For Stafford, The Font, St Mary's Church 2005

Facing the south door is a bust of Stafford's best-known son, Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler'.

Caption For Glasgow, Crookston Castle 1897

THE MAIN EAST-WEST thoroughfare in Bearsden, one of Glasgow's northern suburbs, is named Roman Road, for it follows the line of a roadway constructed by the Romans in AD 142 along the south side

Caption For Sheffield, The Mappin Art Gallery C1965

industry, but the old town was also increasingly surrounded by rows and rows of terraces in Pitsmoor and Hillsborough to the north, in Walkley and Crookes to the west, in Sharrow and Heeley to the south

Caption For Teddington, St Alban's Church 1899

In South Teddington a mission church was formed in 1880, which later became St Mark's Church in the 20th century.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta 1890

The houseboats also lined the banks as far south as Marsh Lock. They are now a thing of the past. Besides the houseboats, the river itself was a scrum of small boats.

Caption For Teddington, St Alban's Church, The Interior 1899

In South Teddington a mission church was formed in 1880, which later became St Mark's Church in the 20th century.

Caption For Epsom, Ashley Centre 2005

Before the centre opened, some two-thirds of the businesses in the town were Epsom-owned; now it is about half, and these are at the periphery of the main shopping areas in South Street, Waterloo

Caption For Grantham, St Wulfram's Church, The Chained Library 1889

He later built Burghley House just south of Stamford.

Caption For Haywards Heath, Victoria Park Paddling Pool C1960

The procession of floats meant that some of the main streets (particularly the Broadway and South Road) were closed to other traffic for the duration of the festivities.