Maps

181,031 maps found.

1887, Beelsby Ref. HOSM37376
1886, Brocklesby Ref. HOSM39068
1887, Westfield Fm Ref. HOSM47862
1895, Bramley Ref. HOSM38735
1895, Fairlands Ref. HOSM45086
1895, Peasmarsh Ref. HOSM56208
1895, Shere Ref. HOSM59157
1895, Wonersh Ref. HOSM65057
1905, Drakewalls Ref. HOSM43488
1905, Gunnislake Ref. HOSM54817
1898, Chalvington Ref. HOSM40526
1908, Downash Ref. HOSM43450
1883, Thorington Ref. HOSM61594
1883, Ubbeston Ref. HOSM62807
1883, Walpole Ref. HOSM63309
1896, Gestingthorpe Ref. HOSM46194
1896, Tiptoe Ref. HOSM61926
1895, Fritham Ref. HOSM45846
1903, Lynmouth Ref. HOSM34865
1902, Oare Ref. HOSM55625

Books

442 books found. Showing results 2,905 to 2,928.

Memories

29,029 memories found. Showing results 1,211 to 1,220.

1948 To 1965

My name is Margaret Saunders. I was born at 3 Theobald Street, but at sometime we moved to 18a Theobald Street. I went to Furzehill Infant and Junior schools, then on to Lyndhurst. We lived over the shop that was the stationers, ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1948 by Margaret Wilson

My Childhood In Erith

My sister Wendy and I went to school at The Sacred Heart Convent on Erith Rd in the early '50s. I remember being taught by nuns in traditional nun's habits. But one teacher who wasn't a nun I remember because she was called Miss ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1954 by Marian (Aka Brooke) Lydbrooke (Nee Cope)

Naburn Hall

My memories of Naburn Hall are of when my mother, twin brother and younger sister used to spend our summer holidays with my great aunt, Miss Edith Pawson, in Fulfold. Aunt Edie was the housekeeper for Commander Palmer at the time and we ...Read more

A memory of Naburn in 1946 by Eunice Cherry

Little Boys Home, South Darenth

My two great uncles were at Horton Kirby Home in 1880's, aged 6 and 10. The 6 year old died of pneumonia there, and the 10 year old went into the army when he was of age. He eventually emigrated to Canada.

A memory of South Darenth in 1880 by Jacqueline Plumb

Mr. Stevens

Does anyone remember Mr. Stevens? He used to keep the village tidy; always sweeping the roadside. He had a daughter Betty who I would love to know of her whereabouts as she was a friend of mine when we went to Perins school in ...Read more

A memory of Cheriton in 1955 by Marian Plummer

Does Anyone Know Eddie

Hi I used to go to Easington Technical college at Peterlee between 1967-1969 doing a secretarial course for two years. During this time the mining lads used to come along and there was a guy from Witton Gilbert called ...Read more

A memory of Langley Park in 1969

The Rec

The "Rec" was the place to be in the 1970's when you lived on the Cedar Rd Estate. We lived just round the corner on Elmdale Rd and had a garden which backed on the Rec. This was a good short cut into the Rec. Lived there as a young lad ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton by Andrew Christon

University Days Rag Week

The floats for the Rag Procession always lined up on Palace Green before setting out through Durham City and in 1956 - my final year - I went to see them as they were being judged. The 1st prize - a barrel of beer - was won by ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1956 by Diana Dioszeghy

Uiversity Days Rag Week

Sorry - I got it wrong - the year of my memory of Rag Week was 1959. One of the other memories on this site related to Councillor Thurlow, who was Mayor of Durham in 1956. In that year - November - the Queen Mother came to ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1959 by Diana Dioszeghy

Memories Of Walthamstow

My memories of Walthamstow are mainly of other people - but here goes! My son was born in 1965 in Thorpe Coombe Hospital, where some of the people who have posted memories on this site were born. Before 1934 my grandfather ...Read more

A memory of Walthamstow in 1965 by Diana Dioszeghy

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 2,905 to 2,928.

Caption For Cornwell, The Village C1965

Nestled in a fold of the Cotswolds, the neat village of Cornwell is one of a piece with the beautiful stone manor house just to the west, providing a unified design rare in Oxfordshire.

Caption For Falmouth, Flushing From Green Bank 1893

The expanse of harbour we see here is only a small part of this natural seaport.

Caption For Nether Wallop, St Andrew's Church C1965

Just visible on the right of the picture is Andover's 19th-century church of St Mary, built in the Early English style by a former headmaster of Winchester College and described as the best

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, The Swimming Pool C1950

The pool is an obvious source of enjoyment and pleasure for the mothers and children of the New Town in this summer scene.

Caption For Belfast, Northern Parliament House Stormont 1936

A fine study of the Parliament buildings when they were only four years old. Stormont is situated about five miles to the east of Belfast.

Caption For Ongar, High Street C1955

The house on the right stands on the corner of Castle Street, a reminder that the town once had a Norman castle. Murphy televisions and radios are proudly advertised on the banner (left).

Caption For Harborne, High Street C1955

The High Street sports a branch of F W Woolworth, and the local branch of the National Provincial Bank is housed in half-timbered style premises.

Caption For Ombersley, Evangelists Wagon In Village 1899

Evesham Abbey held the Manor of Ombersley for several centuries until the Dissolution, its abbots often residing there. In the early 17th century it came into the possession of the Sandys family.

Caption For Roseberry Topping, C1885

At the foot of Roseberry Topping is the hamlet of Newton under Roseberry, and in this view we see the Kings Head Inn (extreme right).

Caption For York, St William's College 1909

The building was named after William Fitzherbert, who was the great-grandson of William the Conqueror.

Caption For London, Parliament Square And Big Ben C1965

The square was resurfaced after the Second World War; we see it here at about the time of Sir Winston Churchill's death, which was in 1965.

Caption For Studley, The Old Castle C1960

This group of buildings next to the church was built in the 16th century on the site of a medieval castle. Traces of the motte and the moat are still visible in the garden.

Caption For Kendal, The County Hotel 1924

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal; it dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.The famed Kendal bowmen at

Caption For Grasmere, Dove Cottage 1936

He wrote some of his best known poetry here.The cottage is now part of a museum dedicated to the life and work of the poet—the founder of the Lakeland Romantic Movement.

Caption For Barry, The Parade 1906

At the time this photograph was taken, the Parade was the home of ship brokers, accountants and members of the legal profession, many of whom worked in Cardiff.

Caption For Alderholt, Memorial And St James' Church C1960

On the border between Dorset and Hampshire, Alderholt lies on the edge of the great medieval hunting ground of Cranborne Chase.

Caption For Green Hammerton, Main Street C1960

Whitewashed houses and pantiled roofs characterise this photograph of the deserted Main Street of Green Hammerton, a small village in the Vale of York and on Roman Dere Street, just off the main A59 Harrogate

Caption For Kendal, The County Hotel 1924

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal; it dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.

Caption For Grasmere, Dove Cottage 1936

He wrote some of his best known poetry here. The cottage is now part of a museum dedicated to the life and work of the poet - the founder of the Lakeland Romantic Movement.

Caption For East Wittering, Church Road Corner C1950

The Witterings are seaside villages of bungalows, chalets and caravans on the Selsey peninsula, a flat area south of Chichester. The Norman church of the Assumption was rebuilt in 1875.

Caption For Belfast, Canal Wharf And Queen's Bridge 1897

The wharf tells of another watery enterprise.

Caption For Eaton Socon, The Church C1960

Just after the end of the First World War the town suffered a serious loss with the closure of Days' Brewery.

Caption For Guisborough, Cemetery 1899

As we leave the town in an easterly direction towards Skelton, our last view of Guisborough, and the resting place of generations of Gisborians since being opened in 1872, is the town's cemetery.

Caption For Upton, The Cross Roads C1955

Protected from overwhelming traffic by the encirclement of the Upton by-pass to the west and the M53 motorway to the east, Upton has changed little since these views were taken.