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Photos

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Maps

494 maps found.

1899, Lade Bank Ref. RNE750817
1896, Matlock Bank Ref. RNE775590
1897, May Bank Ref. RNE775772
1897, Meal Bank Ref. RNE776141
1898, Hook Bank Ref. RNE739911
1897, Hampton Bank Ref. RNE726224
1898, Haven Bank Ref. RNE728633
1898, Hest Bank Ref. RNE731958
1898, Page Bank Ref. RNE799457
1897, Tilstone Bank Ref. RNE848549
1896, Sunny Bank Ref. RNE842885
1896, Rough Bank Ref. RNE820483
1897, Spring Bank Ref. RNE836657
1898, Ure Bank Ref. RNE858203
1895, Vernham Bank Ref. RNE858858
1899, Woods Bank Ref. RNE873855
1898, Whalley Banks Ref. RNE866814
1896, Under Bank Ref. RNE856628
1946, Quarry Bank Ref. NPO812074
1946, Knowl Bank Ref. NPO750481

Books

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Memories

9,978 memories found. Showing results 131 to 140.

Family Of Fowler

Not a memory but an historical fact.  I have traced my family back to Leigh circa 1750.  The patriarch was Anthony Fowler, a carpenter from Bishops Cleeve.  He married Mary Attwood of Bishops Cleeve in 1749.  They had 10 children, ...Read more

A memory of The Leigh by N Kelly

1948 Olympic Games

My father represented Great Britain in the 1948 Olympic Games. He (Thomas Patrick Holt) and his brother John and two sisters were on the swimming team. Unfortunately, Thomas came fourth in his event, as he was struck down with a ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1948 by Marice Saunders

Broadway Lido.....My Home

Yes.....the Broadway Lidi was my home. I am Stuart Smith, my father Gordon Smith was the first manager (well, they called it superintendent then) at the Lido. We moved there when I was about 3 years old, and lived in a ...Read more

A memory of Bridgwater in 1960 by Stuart Smith

My Mother My Birth Place

I know very little about the start of my life at the warren i was born in the summer of 1965 at chatsworth house in prestatyn and my mother was resident there in a converted bus belonging to my aunt she had 6 a lot of kids ...Read more

A memory of Gronant by Tracy Thomas

The Memories Are Endless

Good morning from Waterloo, Canada. I was absolutely thrilled with your site and stumbled on it quite by chance. I was born in 1943 at my grandparents house at Yew Tree Terrace just off Station Rd. I grew up in Shepley, ...Read more

A memory of Shepley in 1957 by Marilyn Haywood

Working As Staff Nurse At Western Infirmary

I worked as a staff nurse at this fine hospital for several years in the sixties. I was hired to work in the Renal Unit-however, it had not yet opened when I started. I was put to work wherever extra hands ...Read more

A memory of Glasgow in 1966 by Eileen Smith

The Fair Green

The Fair Green was one of the first places my sister Valerie Cooper (nee Hook) worked in her capacity as an apprentice horticulturist for the Mitcham Council. When she went for the job they told her that she would have to do the same ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1961 by Carole Baldwin

The Majestic Cinema

Between the tree and the cinema you can see the roof and top floor of one of the blocks of flats in Armfield Crescent so we did not live far from the cinema. When we were small we were given a shilling to go to the Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1963 by Carole Baldwin

Meifod In The 50s

This photo brings back many happy memories of Meifod in the 1950's when I used to go on holidays there with my family. The white building in the centre was the bank and the photo was taken outside the Lion Inn where my grandfather ...Read more

A memory of Meifod in 1950 by Brian Morris

Tregony Clock Tower

The clock tower has two dates on it - one from the original building, and one from when it was restored. Apparently the village council sold the clock to a visiting Australian who wanted to take it back to his country. The ...Read more

A memory of Tregony by Amanda Pickering

Captions

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Caption For Ingoldmells, Moores Holiday Estate Camp C1955

This photograph was taken along Roman Bank - which is not Roman at all – and the scene is totally different today.

Caption For Andover, High Street C1960

Next to Lloyds Bank, W H Smith has long since given way to C & M DIY. There was talk in 2001 of upgrading the market street for the comfort of the silent majority, the town's pedestrians.

Caption For Gourock, General View 1900

In the distance is Kilcreggan on the Rosneath Peninsula, and the entrance to Loch Long which is backed by the Cowal hills.

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 Ottery St Mary, Cadhay Bridge 1922

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

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 Kingsbridge, The River 1920

An obliging servant stepped into the water offering to piggy-back the king across - hence Kingsbridge.

Caption For Totnes, Guildhall Council Chamber 1896

The wall on the left now has two boards bearing the names of all the Mayors of Totnes back to 1359.

Caption For Maiden Newton, The Mill 1906

There are records of settlements here dating back to the Roman occupation. This mill became a carpet factory in the 20th century.

Caption For Mousehole, 1931

Boot and shoe repairs are undertaken in these premises in one of the back yards in the cramped village of Mousehole. Perhaps it is Mr Jeffery himself who is posing at the steps in the foreground.

Caption For Malmesbury, Looking Towards The High Street C1955

The unsurfaced roads and thickly wooded banks climb down the steep slopes at the end of the Vale of Pewsey.

Caption For Dublin, Christchurch Cathedral 1897

It dates back to 1030, but the current building dates from a thorough restoration between 1871 and 1878.

Caption For Oxford, The Cherwell 1906

Hemmed in by a circle of hills and built on a gravel bank between the Thames Isis and the Cherwell, Oxford gives the impression of sitting on an island.

Caption For Penrith, Shops, Market Place 1893

In 1909 this property was bought and later demolished by the London City and Midland Bank.

Caption For Devizes, Hartmoor 1899

The unsurfaced roads and thickly wooded banks climb down the steep slopes at the end of the Vale of Pewsey.

Caption For Rottingdean, Village Pond C1955

They were converted into an hotel, as seen in this view, but shortly afterwards the building was reconverted back to twenty-nine flats.

Caption For Devonport, Halfpenny Bridge 1904

Today, the whole area is unrecognizable, some of the creek has been filled in, the ramshackle huts demolished, and the banks are the home of leisure boat builders.

Caption For Bourton On The Water, The Footbridge 1948

Just off the Fosse Way, this village, once the site of a Roman settlement, clusters around the banks of the wide, shallow Windrush, which is crossed by a number of simple footbridges, some

Caption For Broad Chalke, The Lych Gate C1955

It serves the large and ornate All Saints' church, which is ashlar-faced and dates back to two periods – late 13th century and 1360-70.

Caption For Avoncliff, The Aqueduct C1950

Although the infrastructure is essentially unchanged, much tidying up of both bank and water has taken place in recent years.

Caption For Melton Mowbray, Nottingham Street C1955

The sign of the popular White Lion Hotel is just visible in the centre of this photograph and Barclays Bank (now Ladbrokes) is on the far left.

Caption For Ringstead, The Bay C1955

The advent of popular motoring brought it back to life as a new generation of tourists discovered the nearby beach.

Caption For Holt Fleet, Bridge 1906

There is the much-restored Holt Castle and a church dating back to the 14th century to see.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Square 1900

Here we see the carriages of the wealthy assembled and waiting to take their clients back to their hotels and villas.