Maps

181,031 maps found.

1906, Mixtow Ref. HOSM53883
1906, Whitecross Ref. HOSM64375
1898, Kirkland Ref. HOSM50371
1898, Rowrah Ref. HOSM58201
1897, Newton Ref. HOSM54951
1902, Beckington Ref. HOSM37415
1886, Allowenshay Ref. HOSM35837
1900, Stotfold Ref. HOSM60775
1888, Thongsbridge Ref. HOSM61585
1888, Totties Ref. HOSM62153
1898, Santon Ref. HOSM58534
1905, Bridgerule Ref. HOSM38900
1884, Gidcott Ref. HOSM46197
1884, Sutcombe Ref. HOSM60957
1884, Thornbury Ref. HOSM61607
1884, Woodacott Ref. HOSM64978
1885, Baconsthorpe Ref. HOSM36669
1886, Glandford Ref. HOSM46375
1885, Hempstead Ref. HOSM48112
1880, Trevanson Ref. HOSM62440

Books

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Memories

29,033 memories found. Showing results 1,671 to 1,680.

Home Sweet Home

I lived at Pilgrims Wood. It was a social services children's home in 1979. I was 16 years old. My mother signed me into care at 2 days old until I was 18 years old. I loved the home and the grounds it was in. You could see the hogs ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1979 by Kim Smith

Evacuation During The Second World War

During the early years of the Second World War my father was posted to the Royal Artillery camp in Almondbury and when we were bombed in our home in Hull he found a small house for my mother, sisiter and I in ...Read more

A memory of Kirkheaton in 1940 by Raymond Taylor

To School Along The Prom

I lived in Mochdre, and went to the grammar school, 1955-1962. Getting off the bus at the station we would walk along the prom, skipping stones in the sea, or dodging the waves during stormy high tides. Then we would walk ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1955 by Eryl Williams

Millbrook

My great grandfather was born in Millbrook in 1822. He apparently was an errant youth who was transported at age 16 years to Tasmania, Australia. On all his documents he maintained his mother was Sarah Samuel (Samble) but his baptism ...Read more

A memory of Millbrook by Janet Rogers

Tv & Film Use

It was built many years before 1965 of course. The only memory of mine is just some trivia : It was featured in the opening sequence of Danger Man 1960 and also in Cliff Richard's film The Young Ones in 1961.

A memory of London by Deryck High

Gants Hill

I moved to Gants Hill in 1968, from Bethnal Green, at the age of 8. I later moved to Wanstead aged 32. I have great memories of the place, I lived on the Eastern Avenue between Ethelbert Gardens and Beehive lane. Ray Powell was the main ...Read more

A memory of Gants Hill in 1973 by Martin Redif

Greenford 1969

My grandparents from both sides all lived in Ravenor Park Road from the 1940s onwards, Ernest and Phyllis Warren, my mum's parents lived about 5 doors away from Aubrey and Muriel Thurston, my dad's parent's, and that's how my parents ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1969 by Lisa Thurston

I Was Born And Raised In Collins Green Nar Warringtonmy

My maiden name was Iris Potter, I went to school and church in Burtonwood. I live in America now. I have lots of very good memories of my friends in Collins Green. I get so homesick, I will always be a British citizen.

A memory of Warrington in 1958 by Iris Lauscher

Fun Times

My maiden name was Glendinning, Anne, and we moved from Benton to Lilac Avenue in 1968 when I was 7 years old. We lived there while the house upgrades took place and quite a few of the families were shipped out to live in Killingworth ...Read more

A memory of Forest Hall in 1970

Cobblers Shop Rockingham Road Swinton

My memory relates to the cobblers shop on Rockingham Road, Swinton as this was my grandad's shop, I used to walk down the back way, behind the houses to get to it, it is still a shoe repairers shop. At ...Read more

A memory of Swinton in 1967

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 4,009 to 4,032.

Caption For Warrington, Bridge Street From Town Centre C1950

This view down Bridge Street, looking towards Bridge Foot, shows the impact of the redevelopment of the earlier 20th century.

Caption For Warrington, The Bowling Green, Bank Park C1955

Bank Park was fashioned out of the private gardens of Bank Hall.

Caption For Ledbury, Market House C1955

John Abel built a number of market houses around the county of Herefordshire, only a few of which survive. This is said to be one of his although there is no documentation to prove it.

Caption For Caldy, The Village C1955

This view looks along Caldy Road with the part stone, part half-timbered Reading Room on the right. It was built by the Barton family in 1883.

Caption For Fenstanton, Chequer Street C1955

The Manor House, built in the late 17th century, was the home of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the great landscape gardener. He was lord of the manor of Fenstanton, and his monument is in the church.

Caption For Crawley, High Street 1903

Much of the older town has gone, but in and around the High Street there are still reminders of Crawley as it used to be.

Caption For Rugby, Radio Station 1932

The second transmitter, opened in 1927, provided the first public telephone service to the USA, and was the forerunner of international communications.

Caption For Dover, Marine Parade 1892

An assortment of small fishing and rowing boats has been hauled safely above the high water mark in this picture of the eastern end of the Marine Parade; the famous white cliffs are visible beyond the

Caption For Canterbury, West Gate And St Dunstan's Street 1952

The massive twin-towered Westgate is the only survivor of the six medieval gates which once interrupted the path of the Norman wall around the city. The rest were pulled down in 1781.

Caption For Gravesend, New Road C1955

Here we see shoppers in the centre of town on what was obviously a warm summer's morning, and with a surprisingly low level of traffic.

Caption For Stratford Upon Avon, Chapel Street 1922

A continuation of Church Street, Chapel Street leads on to the High Street.

Caption For Bath, Cheap Street From Orange Grove 1895

Back into town, this view from Orange Grove looks along past Brydon's Municipal Buildings of 1893, 'rendered necessary by the large increase of public business since the erection of the central building

Caption For Wellow, Manor House And High Street C1955

Climbing out of Limpley Stoke, head west through Hinton Charterhouse with its fascinating remains of the 13th-century Carthusian priory, Hinton Priory, to the village of Wellow, four miles south of Bath

Caption For Port Erin, Calf Of Man, From Bradda Head 1895

The Calf of Man looking in the general direction of Kione Beg and Gibdale Point. The narrow channel which separates the island from Man, Calf Sound, is over on the left of the picture.

Caption For Castletown, College 1897

The distinctive central tower of King William's College was designed by John Welch and was a feature of a major rebuilding programme following a fire in 1844.

Caption For Shaftesbury, Town Hall And St Peter's Church C1902

The hilltop town of Shaftesbury has wide views over Blackmoor Vale and thousands of acres of rolling Dorset countryside. Some locals still use its old name of Shaston.

Caption For Littlebourne, The Green 1903

Here we see a lovely view of the wide flower-flecked green on what looks like a warm evening. Littlebourne has a long history, and had a closely-knit community in those days.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1929

Note Bridge Buildings, vantage point for the photographers who took some of the other photos of the Square.

Caption For Larne, Glynn Village C1890

Francis Frith's photographer would have been directed to the village of Glynn as the 'artists' spot'.

Caption For Gnosall, The Village 1899

At this time only some 10 per cent of the county's agricultural land was in the hands of owner-occupiers; the majority was still controlled by the great estates.

Caption For Chelmsford, Moulsham Street 1919

The octagonal tower is that of the Wesleyan church, which had replaced the Old Cock Inn. Over to the right, the Cross Keys had been superseded by the Regent Theatre.

Caption For Halkyn, The Castle C1955

Situated a few miles south-east of Holywell, Halkyn is not really a castle but a castellated country house, one of a number once owned by the Dukes of Westminster.

Caption For Chelmsford, The Cathedral, The Interior 1919

Here, in the middle of all the people, animals and carts, stood the Market Cross - an open-sided structure consisting of a roof supported on wooden posts.

Caption For Sandown, Beach 1918

Walking is one of the very best ways to explore the delights of the Isle of Wight.