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Photos

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Maps

509 maps found.

1903-1904, Low Wood Ref. RNC768617
1895, Butley Low Corner Ref. RNE657655
1903-1904, Low Biggins Ref. RNC767812
1904-1905, Low Blantyre Ref. RNC767824
1901-1904, Low Braithwaite Ref. RNC767848
1904-1905, Low Countam Ref. RNC767922
1901-1904, Low Fell Ref. RNC767993
1901-1904, Low Gate Ref. RNC768113
1901-1904, Low Greenside Ref. RNC768147
1903-1904, Low Hawsker Ref. RNC768198
1901-1904, Low Lorton Ref. RNC768327
1903-1904, Low Marishes Ref. RNC768336
1903-1904, Low Newton Ref. RNC768412
1903-1908, Low Risby Ref. RNC768475
1901-1904, Low Row Ref. RNC768482
1901-1904, Lowes Barn Ref. RNC770009
1922, Wrangle Low Ground Ref. POP874832
1946, Wrangle Low Ground Ref. NPO874832
1925, Bolton Low Houses Ref. POP645664
1898, Wrangle Low Ground Ref. RNE874832

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Memories

637 memories found. Showing results 151 to 160.

Ightham Village

My sisters Rita, Susan and me all attended Ightham Primary School, the headmaster was Mr Foster, he travelled every day from Maidstone by car, Mrs Kath Gordon, Miss Tomkins being the other teachers, Mrs Hussey replacing Miss Tomkins ...Read more

A memory of Ightham by Janet Le Saux

Fitzroy Street, Off Westderby Road. 1950s/60s

Did anyone live around here in the 1950s & 60s? My memories are of being sent to search out the sandstone on the Hollas so that my mum could do the steps. Going to the coal yard off Low Hill with a ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool by Barbara Mcdonald

German Aircraft

In the early 1940s my father was a coastguard stationed at Barry Island. I was about 5 years old and I vividly remember that one day I was sat on my 3-wheeled bike at the top of the hill and a German aircraft flew over at a very ...Read more

A memory of Barry Island in 1940 by Derek Cousins

Garnetts

I am interested in Woodend Farm at Low Biggins, my husband's Garnett ancesters farmed there. They came from Wray, and there are still many descendents in the area. Any information or memory relating to the farm or the family would be useful. Many thanks, Chris

A memory of Lowerhouse by Chris Goodlad

Freefolk Priors

I have fond memories of Freefolk. I stayed at Freefolk Priors with my Aunt Babs and her three boys around about 1963. We would go down there for the duration of the school holidays and stay in her little house which overlooked the ...Read more

A memory of Freefolk in 1963 by Kathy Jones

“Play Up, Play Up, And Play The Game!”

My memory bank has been activated by the contributed items about Hugh Bell Central School, though my recollections of Hugh Bell are older than those published on this website. My years at Hugh Bell were 1938 to ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1940 by Harry Killick

Junior Years 1947 1951

The junior years at Sydney Road School were quite good for me, despite the fact that I was the worst fighter in our year. Before a blow had even touched me I would be crying [talk about Coward of the County], ...Read more

A memory of Intake in 1951 by Frank Mowforth

The Rose And Crown

Ivy Myers. I wonder how many people from Chalfont remember the "Rose and Crown", a Benskins pub. My father owned it from 1946 until 1950. There was also the “Kings Head” which was on the corner of Joiners Lane. Of ...Read more

A memory of Chalfont St Peter in 1949 by Ivy Jones

My Memoirs 1964 1966 Part One

Wayne Carter My father is Frederick Carter born in London, and mother was Loraine Carter nee Chadwick was born Cyfarthfa Street Roath; mum sadly passed away in 1998. I have a younger sister Jane Carter nee ...Read more

A memory of St Mellons in 1964 by Wayne Carter

The 1950s

Although I didn't live at Hamsterley Colliery, I spent all my school holidays with my grandmother, Mary Willis who lived in the top bungalow at Derwent Haven. She lived to be nearly a 100 which I suppose justified ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley by Trevor Black

Captions

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Caption For Eccles, The Town Hall C1955

The Town Hall was built in 1881 to a design by John Lowe with a pavilion roof and tall chimney pots. Just as striking is the Town Hall Tavern, black and white, next to it on the left.

Caption For Guisborough, Church Interior 1891

Low pews in the chancel served as choir stalls.

Caption For Newport, Transporter Bridge 1906

The low level of the banks on either side and the high tidal range meant that conventional bridge designs were not practical, and so Haynes and Arnodin engineered a bridge that could be operated without

Caption For Toddington, The Church C1965

There is a low mound beside the church.

Caption For Scarborough, Fishing Boats 1890

The crews of several Lowestoft-registered trawlers take advantage of low water to carry out maintenance on the hulls of their vessels. Note that the capstan fires are kept lit.

Caption For Hailsham, The Comrades Club And War Memorial C1955

The war memorial is now in a low walled area as part of the precinct's hard landscaping.

Caption For Wells, Cathedral, West Front 1923

Above are 14th-century west towers, and beyond the great central tower soars, which can be seen from many locations in the low-rise town and beyond.

Caption For Whitwell, Horn Hill C1955

The Plaiting School in the village employed village ladies and children who supplemented the low agricultural wages by weaving strips of straw, called plait, to the hat-making trade in Luton.

Caption For Belfast, Custom House 1897

The low door on the right marked the chief telegraph office of Belfast, and in 1870 it was open seven days a week from 6am to 3am by Greenwich Mean Time.

Caption For Measham, The School C1965

The standard plan puts the main entrance up two steps, with the assembly hall on the left under a low pitched roof, the boiler chimney in the middle, and classrooms to the right.

Caption For Loughborough, Church Gate C1955

For many years it has been the premises of Charles Lowe's furniture and antiques business. It is believed that Henry VII stayed here in the 1480s.

Caption For Morden, Abbotsbury Road C1955

The housewife in the 1950s had a daily trip to the shops, as the private ownership of refrigerators was fairly low, and dairy products and meat could not be kept for long.

Caption For Scarborough, The Beach C1885

At low tide, these broad sands offer plenty of space for youngsters to enjoy their summer fun.

Caption For Bury, Walmersley Church 1897

Christ Church was erected in 1838 and comprised a chancel, nave and a low tower, but it was soon replaced by a new building designed by Maxwell & Tuke.

Caption For Chippenham, New Road C1960

The building was occupied by Halfords, and is now the Oxfam shop. The two low buildings next to Redwoods have had a wide range of uses, from nurseries to restaurants.

Caption For Kettering, Library And Sheep Street C1965

The low brick building, with Ketton stone facings, cost £8,000.

Caption For Bedwas, Newport Road And The Square C1960

The road works warned of by the sign were never likely to be the cause of too many traffic jams when car ownership was still quite low and the availability and use of public transport correspondingly

Caption For Lower Slaughter, The Mill And Pond C1950

The long, low 17th-century house, right, has fine stone-mullioned and drip- headed windows.

Caption For Datchworth, The Post Office And The Plough C1965

The telephone box is still in the same position, although a new brick-based post box has been installed, and goods for sale have now spilled out onto the pavement.

Caption For Syston, The Green C1960

The 15th-century local granite and limestone church tower of St Peter and St Paul shows above the low rise houses which bound The Green; it was heavily 'restored' in 1872 by F W Ordish.

Caption For Burnley, Towneley Park Gate 1895

In March 1902 she sold the hall and its 62 acres to Burnley for the very low price of £17,500, and paid for the art gallery it housed.

Caption For Nether Alderley, Old Mill 1896

The building we see here is largely Elizabethan; we know from the local records that it was `new-builded` in 1597, but archaeologists have now worked out that some of the internal timbers date

Caption For Kettering, Library And Sheep Street C1965

The low brick building, with Ketton stone facings, cost £8,000.

Caption For Newark, Market Place 1906

Longshanks trusted de Newark enough to send him on diplomatic missions to the Low Countries, and as well to Rome to discuss matters relating to the crusades.