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Places

5 places found.

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Photos

18 photos found. Showing results 201 to 18.

Maps

573 maps found.

1946, Princes Gate Ref. NPO810994
1897, Low Gate Ref. RNE768113
1895, Hoe Gate Ref. RNE737378
1899, Vron Gate Ref. RNE859270
1897, Walworth Gate Ref. RNE860289
1897, Park Gate Ref. RNE1190923
1919, Hoe Gate Ref. POP737378
1919, Green Gate Ref. POP720875
1919, Eastland Gate Ref. POP698652
1925, Hutton Gate Ref. POP742851
1925, Low Gate Ref. POP768114
1922, Old Gate Ref. POP796497
1919, Park Gate Ref. POP800921
1921, Park Gate Ref. POP800925
1920, Park Gate Ref. POP800927
1922, Roch Gate Ref. POP818996
1920, Speed Gate Ref. POP836152
1919, Three Gates Ref. POP847685
1899, Sandy Gate Ref. RNC825301
1919, Barnard Gate Ref. POP633509

Books

1 books found. Showing results 241 to 1.

Memories

679 memories found. Showing results 101 to 110.

My Birth Place Scarcliffe

April 3 1946 is the date of my birth, born at 2 Nightingale Terrace, Scarcliffe. My parents being Rose and Albert Nicholls, I was baptised at St Leonards and went to Scarcliffe school and then went on to Moorfield ...Read more

A memory of Scarcliffe in 1946 by Joy Kathleen Nicholls/Davies

A Yokels Tale

A Personal Recollection of growing up during the last days of the pedestrian era in rural England by Tom Thornton A Yokel's Tale My earliest recollection of my Thornton grandparents, Alice and Tom, dates back to my pre-school ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1941 by Tom Thornton

The Flats

This is the new flats in Thirlmere Way, the top end near Royal Avenue, and you can see the Labour Club too on the left of the flats. The GUS ( Great Universal Stores) offices was built on the field as well but I don't remember the date. I ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1965 by Eric Jones

Living In Cavendish Bridge

I grew from a boy into manhood during my time in Cavendish Bridge. My parents had the Old Crown Inn and at the age of 17 had my first "pub crawl" with my mates from the bridge through Shardlow starting at the Navigation. I ...Read more

A memory of Shardlow in 1962 by Bill Yates

Our Ladys High School

I was sent to Our Lady's High School in Tiverton, Devon at about the age of 4, than remained with the school when it was relocated to Dartford until I was about 15. What a horrible place - the nuns were so cruel. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1941

August 25th, 1892

I have photos of Walreddon Manor from my ancestors who lived there in the 1890s. One is similar to the photo here, but was taken in August of 1892, and the back inscription, written about the same time, said the children were ...Read more

A memory of Tavistock in 1890 by Cristy Watson

The Good Old Days

I was born in Luton in the 1940s and remember well the shops in Manchester Street with WG Durrants butchers on the corner of Manchester Street and Bridge Street. Next door in Bridge Street was a garage and further along Manchester ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Michael Bream

Flete House

The memories that Mary Impey has voiced bear a resemblance to my own. I have always had a memory from very young of being in some sort of establishment with the panelled walls Mary mentioned and rows of babies' cots and even the sun ...Read more

A memory of Pamflete Ho

Chivenor 1949

I was 19 years old, in the R.A.F. at Chivenor from October, 1948 to June, 1949 and was at the dance-hall in Barnstaple one of those nights in April, 1949. Across the room was the loveliest girl I had ever seen, brown wavy hair to her ...Read more

A memory of Barnstaple in 1949 by Kenneth Hughes

Walton Colliery

My name is Roland Mitchell. I worked at Walton colliery as a haulage hand. I worked alongside Percy Heckles, Alan Jennings, Phillip Casgoin and Phillip Redmond and a young lad by the name of George Bernard Shaw. We ...Read more

A memory of Walton in 1971 by Roland Mitchell

Captions

1,440 captions found. Showing results 241 to 264.

Caption For Glasgow, The Cathedral, The Choir East 1897

The choir dates from the thirteenth century and contains a superb fifteenth-century stone screen. Behind the choir are the Chapter House, which has a richly carved doorway, and the Lady Chapel.

Caption For Newby Bridge, General View 1914

It dates from the 16th century, and formed part of the turnpike route from Kendal to Ulverston. There are pedestrian bays on each pillar to help those on foot dodge passing traffic.

Caption For Rothwell, Market Place C1950

The building is dated 1734. On the left is the Market House, and nearby is the Red Lion.

Caption For Charminster, The Church 1922

Parts of the building date back to the 12th century. The wooden pulpit is three hundred and fifty years old.

Caption For Pewsey, The White Horse C1960

A small earlier horse dated from around 1785.

Caption For Walsingham, The Old Pump 1922

This old dome-shaped weather-beaten pump dates back to medieval times, and is situated at an important junction in the middle of this historic town.

Caption For Alston, Front Street C1955

Cobbled Front Street slopes steeply down towards the South Tyne Valley, past 17th-century cottages, like that on the extreme right which is dated 1681, and ancient pubs like the Angel and the King's

Caption For Ringwood, Fish Inn From Market Place 1890

Ringwood's houses date from most periods of England's history and include some modern buildings - for this is both a commuter town and a favourite place for retirement.

Caption For Leeds Castle, 1892

Although the Castle appears to be medieval, its turrets and battlements in fact date from a rebuilding in the late 1820s. The lake is part of the river Len.

Caption For Southport, Municipal Gardens 1904

By this date Southport's reliance on the holiday trade was already declining; its location made it an attractive proposition as a residential area not only for Lancashire businessmen and their families

Caption For Pewsey, The White Horse C1960

A small earlier horse dated from around 1785.

Caption For Three Bridges, Bridge Off The Mill Path 1906

Hazlewick Mill dated from the 17th or 18th century; it was closed in the 1890s, but was not demolished until many years later.

Caption For Bonsall, St James's Church 1892

South Wingfield's parish church of All Saints dates mainly from the 13th century.

Caption For Great Tarpots, Tarpots Hall C1955

Dated 1928, the upper part of Tarpots Hall was used by 1341 Thames Estuary Squadron ATC. The lower storey contained a dance floor, popular with young people at the time.

Caption For Newquay, The Harbour 1912

Fishing boats, still all sailing craft at this date, are moored in the shelter of the two piers.

Caption For Melcombe Bingham, The Manor C1955

Melcombe Bingham's manor house dates back to the time of the Plantagenet kings, though much of the present building is Tudor.

Caption For Brighton, The Aquarium 1889

It dates from Norman times, but became ruinous during the 18th century and was entirely rebuilt in 1836. Today, the church is dwarfed by the town gasometer.

Caption For Ottery St Mary, Cadhay Bridge 1922

Cadhay Bridge dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

Caption For Accrington, Market Hall C1965

The Central Bus Terminus was completed at this date, and so were the new 'umbrella' markets behind the Market Hall.

Caption For Newmarket, The Grandstand, Rowley Mile Racecourse 1922

The Newmarket connection with racing dates back to the time of Charles II, although the sport's main boost came during the reign of Victoria, promoted by her son, the Prince of Wales.

Caption For Pembridge, The Church C1960

It dates from the 13th century and has an octagonal ground floor with the upper floors supported on four posts, each of which is a single tree-trunk.

Caption For Farlington, St Andrew's Church C1960

This small church on the outskirts of Portsmouth dates from 1872, and the north aisle from 1875.

Caption For Dublin, Terenure C1900

Dublin had an extensive tramway system, the oldest route from College Green to Garville Avenue dating from 1872.

Caption For Rochester, High Street 1908

The timber-framed house dates from the late 16th century. Opposite is Eastgate House of 1590, now part of the Charles Dickens Centre.