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Maps

670 maps found.

1900-1901, Penrhiwtyn Ref. RNC804060
1947, Melincourt Ref. NPO777838
1947, Rock Ref. NPO819028
1947, Pen-Rhiw-Fawr Ref. NPO804044
1947, Penrhiwtyn Ref. NPO804060
1947, Pen-Y-Cae Ref. NPO804756
1923, Dyffryn Cellwen Ref. POP696160
1923, Efail-Fâch Ref. POP699454
1923, Glyncorrwg Ref. POP716821
1947, Gellygron Ref. NPO712898
1947, Glyn-Neath Ref. NPO716866
1923, Tonna Ref. POP849980
1923, Vale Of Neath Ref. POP858416
1923, Ynysmaerdy Ref. POP876142
1923, Ynysmeudwy Ref. POP876144
1900-1901, Trebanos Ref. RNC851666
1898, Blaengwynfi Ref. RNE643283
1900-1901, Cilfrew Ref. RNC668843
1900-1901, Cilybebyll Ref. RNC668968
1900-1901, Clyne Ref. RNC671440

Books

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Memories

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A Long Time Ago

I lived in Codsall Wood between 1944 and 1952. I attended Albrighton Infants School between 1950 and 1952, I still have my school cap, the only names I can remember was the dinner lady a Mrs Orange and 2 other pupils Darryl Massey ...Read more

A memory of Albrighton in 1951 by Reg Wilkinson

Perhaps A Year Or Two Early

I'm not absolutely sure the garden was as spick and span as this at the turn of the sixties, but it wasn't that long before it became this way. It had been a ruin until the early fifties when a brutalist electricity sub ...Read more

A memory of Timperley by jsbrennan.125

Progress And Change

Being raised in Buckhurst Hill was a childhood experience I feel very lucky to have enjoyed. I was raised in the small cottage at 58 Epping New Road aptly named "Ivy Cottage". Located on the edge of the yard owned by W&C ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1940 by Denman Lalonde

Selby Infants School

Hello, I have some fond memories of my old school....but also some not so fond ones! Remember Miss Hingley bringing me to the front of the class after an assembly as I had been spotted chatting!....she slapped me on the legs so much I ...Read more

A memory of Selby by mandamovie

Skewen 1983 4

I lived in Skewen from September 1983 to May 1984 - only a short time in my life but it made a big impression on me. My wife Fiona, new baby Siobhan and I rented a house at Caenant Terrace facing the railway and the mountain.  We had moved ...Read more

A memory of Skewen by John Mc Millan

Convalescence 1960’s Style

My Grandmother was sent to Woodhurst Hospital, Peas Pottage, to convalesce following suffering from Bronchial Pneumonia. At the time we were living in Stockwell, South London, and for a small child it seemed to be a long ...Read more

A memory of Pease Pottage by Ann Morrison

Halfway House ...

After two ''BIG C'' scares and an operation I finally managed to get back to the HALFWAY HOUSE (Sept 09)....seemed just like yesterday Steve and Kim were so friendly...How the area had changed oxton school had gone also Birkenhead ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 2009 by Mike Dennis

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood

My father (Peter Winslow) was in charge of salaries and wages for the Brentwood District group of hospitals in the early 60s and he was based at Highwood Hospital. His offices were at one time in the Limes, the building in ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by Paul Winslow

The Old Tomato Nursery

In the Fifties my family used to live in Gipsy Road. Once a month, or so, I was taken to visit friends of my stepmother, Uncle Andy and Auntie Kit, who lived at the Bexleyheath end of Long Lane. This involved a long walk to get ...Read more

A memory of Welling

Coronation Day

My mother took short term housekeeping positions and in 1953 we lived in Westbrook House in Westbrook village, looking after Sir Edgar and Lady Ludlow Hewitt. He was a gentleman farmer and I sometimes drove around his land with him in ...Read more

A memory of Bromham in 1953 by Sonia James

Captions

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Ref. R272006
Caption For Rushton, C1955

A short distance away behind the church, to the right, we can see the ornate window and gable end of the Methodist church (now the village hall).

Caption For Sidmouth, Milford Road 1918

The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.

Caption For Penn, Spring Hill Corner C1965

This is one of several short parades of shops along the main road through Penn.

Caption For Stourbridge, High Street C1965

Its column was cast at Stourbridge Ironworks (just a short walk away, by the canal) in 1857.

Caption For Coniston, View On The Tilberthwaite Road 1912

For a short time in the middle of the 19th century, copper was mined in Dry Cove above Tilberthwaite.

Caption For The Broads, On The Waveney 1902

Village lanes and woodlands can be discovered and explored within a short distance from many moorings on the river Waveney, which separates Norfolk from Suffolk.

Caption For Cambridge, Emmanuel College 1914

After the dissolution came a short period of disuse before Sir Walter Mildmay restored parts of the friary for use as a college.

Caption For Healaugh, The Road To Shore Gill C1955

Lead mining brought much short-lived prosperity to this part of Swaledale, but the village quickly returned to its rural existence.

Caption For Knott End On Sea, The Ferry C1960

The first Knott End ferry began as a family business shortly after work on Fleetwood started, but in 1894, was taken over by the municipal council.

Caption For Bures, Suffolk Knoll C1955

Maynscroft restaurant and café and the adjoining William's cycle shop (right) closed shortly after 1955 and became dwellings.

Caption For Beyton, The White Horse Inn C1955

This was demolished to widen the road shortly after the photo was taken.

Caption For Skillington, The Church C1965

The church of St James, with its broach spire and Anglo-Saxon long and short stone work in the nave, was newly seated and restored in 1854-55.

Caption For Salisbury, Harnham Bridge 1928

This traffic reached such levels that it could not cope, and a new one was built a short distance downstream.

Caption For Ventnor, The Childrens Corner 1913

In a few short years four large homes for sufferers from tuberculosis were established in the resort.

Caption For Beccles, Market Place 1894

Beccles would still have been doing important business as a port when this photograph was taken.

Caption For Portreath, Beach Car Park C1955

Portreath was once a thriving little mining port at the terminus of Cornwall's first (horse-drawn) railway.

Caption For Plymouth, Royal Marine Barracks, Stonehouse 1890

As an important naval port, Plymouth has always had a large contingent of military personnel stationed around its various districts.

Caption For Barnstaple, St Mary's Church 1919

With numbers of worshippers falling dramatically, and the prospect of the inner relief road being built, it was knocked down in 1980: a sadly short life for such a wonderful building, as this interior

Caption For London, Lambeth Palace C1865

Bishops Walk, the quiet riverside path, was shortly to be replaced by the main road to be known as Lambeth Palace Road and the Albert Embankment.

Caption For Roseberry Topping, C1885

Often referred to affectionately as 'Cleveland's Matterhorn', the distinctive profile of Roseberry Topping lies a short distance to the west of Guisborough, between Pinchinthorpe and Great

Caption For Llanidloes, Long Bridge C1965

The bridge was built in 1826 by Thomas Penson, who also built Llanidloes' Short Bridge in 1850.

Caption For Hull, The Humber 1903

As well as general cargo shipped through the port, the amount of fish landed at St Andrew's Dock during this year, amounted to 1,580,959 cwts.

Caption For Brewood, The Canal And Bridge C1965

The main canal ran from Whitby, now Ellesmere Port on the Mersey, to Autherley near Wolverhampton, through 46 sets of locks.

Caption For Devizes, St James' Church, Interior 1898

The four-centred arches cover a short chancel.