Maps

9,439 maps found.

1946, Walcot Ref. NPO859619
1946, Whitchurch Ref. NPO867543
1898, Haydon Ref. RNE729221
1946, Coley Ref. NPO675355
1919, Wilmington Ref. POP870726
1898, Blackrock Ref. RNE642884
1898, Ashgrove Ref. RNE627681
1898, Newbridge Ref. RNE790680
1886, Barnetby Le Wold Ref. HOSM37062
1886, Coskills Ref. HOSM41942
1886, Barrow Upon Humber Ref. HOSM37132
1886, Barrow Haven Ref. HOSM37127
1886 - 1906, Goxhill Ref. HOSM46792
1886, Barton Vale Ref. HOSM37168
1890 - 1891, Bedale Ref. HOSM34133
1891, Hackforth Ref. HOSM35700
1891, Langthorne Ref. HOSM50746
Little 1890 - 1891, Crakehall Ref. HOSM51445
1891, Patrick Brompton Ref. HOSM56169
1912 - 1913, Cleasby Ref. HOSM41115

Books

39 books found. Showing results 2,617 to 2,640.

Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 1,091 to 1,100.

Cromarty Born And Bred

I grew up in Cromarty through the late 1980s, the 1990s, and up until the mid 2000s. While it has changed a lot in that time, it's always been fun, interesting, and a close community. This can be seen with New Year dashes in ...Read more

A memory of Cromarty by Charlie Davidson

Pre War Woolwich And Shooter's Hill

As a very young lad I lived on Ankerdine Crescent on Shooter's Hill, but Mum frequently took me down to Woolwich for shopping on the market. I can clearly remember a butcher's stall close to Powis Street where the ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1930 by Barry W J Chandler

Third World Conditions In The English Countryside

It is all too easy to look back to the past and remember an idyllic picture of country life and forget how it was in reality, I often think back to when I was growing up in Claverley in the 1950s ...Read more

A memory of Claverley in 1961 by Philip Westwood

Wath C1958 68

I too remember Tesh's Emporium.... it was as someone said, somewhere you felt both excitement and dread at the same time lol .... he reminded me of a Fagin character looking back!....I lived in the Pavilion ( or Pav ) as it was ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne by Robert Dilkes

I Think We Use To Call It The 48 Steps.

Whilst being at either Parkside ot North Bromsgrove school my poor mom came face to face with a bull. It had escaped from the slaughter house! I also remember there being a bullet lodged in the side of the church. I wonder if it is still there.

A memory of Bromsgrove by Lynn Michaels/ Nee Read

Growing Up In Bockletton

I moved to Bockleton in 1954 and lived in Leasow Cottages North which is just opposite Sid and Nancy Stone's cottage with their children Les and Edna and subsequently Bea and Richard Smith. I had already passed the eleven + ...Read more

A memory of Bockleton in 1954 by Mike Wilson

Parker Terrace.

I was born in Preston Hospital, North Shields.in 1943. My first recollections as a child were of living on Rosehill Road known as Parker Terrace at No7. An old lady called Mrs Roper lived next door. Another family called Spencer lived ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1947 by Maggie Ridley

Around The Chalk Pit

I lived at 1 St. George's Close, off Chalk Pit Avenue from 1946 to 1954. At first, the Chalk Pit was still there, as was the Oast House, where the shops are now on the corner of Chalk Pit Avenue and Main Road. I first went ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray in 1946 by Terry Button

Rolling The Roads

My father Bill Heard arrived from North Devon. With the steam roller in this picture, towing caravan and water bowser behind, he rolled the roads along the prom and Rack Park. He worked for Eddison Plant Hire.

A memory of Kingsbridge in 1948 by Christine Heard

Sainsburys, Brent Street

Brent Street was a typical suburban or small town high street. There were no really large stores but a selection of individual shops. The range of shops was remarkable with several grocers, bakers, greengrocers, ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1948 by John Barnes

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 2,617 to 2,640.

Caption For Southsea, South Parade Pier 1892

In the meantime, development, in the main of a residential nature, continued to spread north and east across Portsea Island.

Caption For Caister On Sea, The Castle 1908

The man in the skiff is floating on the tranquil moat, which is said to have once been connected to the Yare and then the North Sea.

Caption For Swindon, Town Station 1961

During both World Wars this vitally important strategic route carried an immense amount of military traffic north and south.

Caption For Southsea, The Promenade 1892

In the meantime, development, in the main of a residential nature, continued to spread north and east across Portsea Island.

Caption For Epsom, High Street C1960

The market was held in the centre of the road, with cars passing on either side - a dangerous arrangement brought to an end in 1991 when both streams of traffic were moved to the north side.

Caption For Wells, Cathedral West Front C1950

The statues are badly worn by the strong westerly winds (which give the name of 'kill canon corner' to the north-west corner); they were also damaged by the 17th-century iconoclasts, who

Caption For Malmesbury, The Market Cross C1955

Before this it was the premises for Brooke, a baker in the mid 19th century, and then a smaller Malmesbury bank which was taken over by North Wiltshire Banking Co.

Caption For Guisborough, Westgate C1965

More cars on the cobbles are noticeable now. The impressive edifice of the Midland Bank, number 12 Westgate, is second from the left.

Caption For Rothesay, The Pier 1897

It is 1897, and a golden age for the Clyde excursion steamer industry is dawning: operators sense that the ban on landings at some piers on the Sabbath will soon be broken.

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 Flitton, The Barn, Brook Lane C1955

The land to the north-west went into Maulden parish and the rest went to Flitton parish.

Caption For Southsea, Grosvenor Hotel 1890

In the meantime, development, in the main of a residential nature, continued to spread north and east across Portsea Island.

Caption For Chelmsford, High Street 1892

This is not the Essex of the public consciousness.

Caption For Minehead, The Plume Of Feathers Hotel 1892

Some has been used in houses; along North Road and the Quay, large beach cobbles of the same stone have been split and used for building.

Caption For Barry Docks, 1899

No 2 Dock, covering 34 acres of deep water, opened in 1898; the north side for coal, the south side for general cargo, and the eastern end for timber, with timber ponds covering 34 acres and six

Caption For Ruislip, Bury Street C1955

On the north side of the village is Manor Farm, with its astonishingly complete array of farm buildings.

Caption For Eton, College Chapel 1895

Lupton's Chapel was added in 1515, with its north and south-west porches; otherwise the main church remains much as Waynflete built it.

Caption For Enfield, The Rose And Crown, Clay Hill C1955

The manor house (known by locals as 'The Palace') was an E-shaped building facing north. The ground floor comprised a hall, a parlour, a buttery and a kitchen.

Caption For Enfield, Hilly Fields C1955

The manor house (known by locals as 'The Palace') was an E-shaped building facing north. The ground floor comprised a hall, a parlour, a buttery and a kitchen.

Caption For Basildon, Whitmore Way 1961

By looking first at the Fryerns Neighbourhood, then Lee Chapel North, followed by more recent building near Laindon Station, you can see the changes that have taken place over the years.

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 St Neots, High Street C1955

On the north side of the Market Square Barclays Bank, which had taken over the local bank in 1896, erected an imposing new building in 1901.

Caption For Rochdale, Hollingworth Lake 1892

In 1905 the Edwardian Falinge Park was opened north of Rochdale centre. Something of its original beauty can be seen in this chapter.

Caption For Haywards Heath, St Paul's Roman Catholic Church Entrance 2005

The station entrance was moved from the western side to the north, where a new ticket and booking hall was built, together with a wide concourse for buses - this allowed their passengers to embark