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Places

1 places found.

Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.

Maps

222 maps found.

1897-1899, Grove Ref. RNC722833
1902-1903, Gravels Ref. RNC719443
1898, Grove Ref. HOSM47186
1947, Gravel Ref. NPO719400
1947, Gravels Ref. NPO719443
1923, Gravel Ref. POP719400
1895, Grade Ref. RNE718349
1900, Grove Ref. HOSM47181
1946, Grove Ref. NPO722831
1898, Grove Ref. RNE722830
1895, Grove Ref. RNE722837
1884 - 1898, Grove Ref. HOSM47182
1947, Grove Ref. NPO722828
1946, Grove Ref. NPO722829
1947, Grove Ref. NPO722830
1947, Grove Ref. NPO722837
1920, Grove Ref. POP722837
1898-1899, Grove Ref. RNC722831
1898-1899, Grove Ref. RNC722837
1923, Grove Ref. POP722828

Books

1 books found. Showing results 25 to 1.

Memories

532 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

The Mill

My mum used to take us all (seven of us) to the mill to paddle. It was always freezing, some would even be brave enough to swim.  There was always a strong smell of pond weed, but we had great fun. When it was warm enough we used to pack a ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1967 by Barbara Ingarfield

Mill Street Clowne. 1950

The gentleman pushing a cart in the foreground of this picture is my grandfather, Ernest Pearce (1895-1970). The cart was used to transport bundles of sticks that he cut for sale as firewood. They were sold for 4d a bundle. This ...Read more

A memory of Clowne in 1950 by June Harvey

Growing Up In Filton

I was born in Plymouth of Welsh parents, there was no work in Newport Wales when my Father got out of the Navy, so, we moved to my Grandparents house in 50 Wallscourt Rd Filton, until our house 13 Canberra Grove Filton became ...Read more

A memory of Filton in 1966 by Christine Flage

Floating Coffins

South Wingfield Church is situated right beside the river and it was reported to me when I was looking round the graveyard (I'm a fam hist fan) that they have /had problems when the river flooded disturbing the graves and ...Read more

A memory of South Wingfield by Clifford Raven

The Gatenby Family The Old Postoffice

I was born in 1942 at Oswaldkirk postoffice. My mother was the youngest of three sisters. Joyce the eldest was a nurse in Leeds, Olive the 2ed helped run the shop and postoffice, and my mother Nancy who also ...Read more

A memory of Oswaldkirk in 1942 by Marion Brooks

The Rubble On The Beach

I spent my teenage years in Dunwich, and in retrospect they were wonderful. Freedom, long walks, the beach and sea, cliffs, marshes and the old tank defences from WWII. My best friend Justin North, who lived at 'Marshside' ...Read more

A memory of Dunwich in 1966 by James Ritchie

Playground Apparatuses

How wonderful to have my memory jogged by the lovely pictures of Clapham Common. After school, most days we (my brother Lance) and my mother would have such fun. We would play spot the park keeper, (always nicely turned ...Read more

A memory of Clapham in 1962 by Margaret Beil

Bamford Parish Church No One Cares Anymore

A churchyard  is a place where families can be near their deceased loved ones, a calm and beautiful place surrounded by trees and flowers, but that is not the case in Bamford churchyard. The grass and weeds ...Read more

A memory of Bamford in 2009 by A C

Grace Darling's Tomb

Visiting the Grace Darling Musuem, then her grave in the churchyard opposite, was an annual event while on holiday on the Northumberland coast. Peering through the bars around the tomb I was often reminded of how my grandmother ...Read more

A memory of Bamburgh in 1968 by Jonathan Vernon

Farming Pub And Family

Because of the rural nature of Llanfihangel GM memories stretch across the village hub - the Crown pub on the bend by the bridge through to the small cemetary near Ty Ucha farm - through to Cerrigydruddion and ...Read more

A memory of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr by Shirley Jones

Captions

197 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Odiham, Chalk Pit 1903

Odiham churchyard contains the graves of several French prisoners.

Caption For Porthpean, Church 1912

At Higher Porthpean, the robust chapel of ease, dedicated to St Levan, was built in 1885 and financed by Lady Graves-Sawle of Penrice at a cost of £1,000.

Caption For Lingfield, Old Cage And Pond 1904

Music lovers come to visit the grave of the composer Frederick Delius, who is buried in St Peter's churchyard.

Caption For Coniston, Ruskins Monument 1912

This Celtic-style monument in the Lake District marks the grave of John Ruskin, the artist and philosopher, who helped to bring about the Gothic revival in Victorian architecture and a resurgance of interest

Caption For Sutton Courtenay, The Green C1955

In the churchyard can be found the graves of Herbert Asquith, Liberal Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916, and Eric Arthur Blair, who may be better known as the novelist George Orwell, whose works include

Caption For Chawton, The Village C1960

The nearby churchyard contains the graves of the writer's sister and mother, both of whom were named Cassandra. John Hinton, rector here for 58 years, is commemorated inside.

Caption For Greenock, Custom House Quay 1897

In the distance are Cartsdyke Mill and east yards, the Gravel graving dock and the entrance to the James Watt Dock.

Caption For Dunwich, The Beach 1909

All Saints' Church now stands at the edge, soon to join the lost medieval town in a watery grave. In recent years, divers have probed the sea bed and located ruins in the murky deep.

Caption For Dublin, Glasnevin Cemetery, Parnell's Grave 1897

As was his wish, Parnell was buried in a mass grave among the people of Ireland whom he loved. His name is carved on a large boulder.

Caption For Rothwell, Holy Trinity Church, The Charnel House In The Church Crypt C1955

The crypt was sealed off for years; when it was discovered by a sexton digging a grave and eventually reopened, it was found to contain thousands of bones and skulls collected from an old churchyard.

Caption For Norwich, Nurse Cavell's Grave 1919

Although the stonework has been replaced since, the heroic Edith Cavell's grave is still a poignantly simple one.

Caption For Combe St Nicholas, Combe Head C1960

Inside the house gates (left) are the graves of two pugs, inscribed 'always on guard'. In 1960 the lodge still had a garden privy and was inhabited by a family with nine children.

Caption For Camelford, The Grave Of King Arthur C1960

Since there is no evidence of Arthur ever existing, the claim that this is his grave is academic, though it would be foolish to ignore the power of handed-down legend.

Caption For Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery 1893

As well as hosting a permanent collection of British art, the Mappin also displays loan exhibitions from the extensive collection belonging to the Graves Art Gallery.

Caption For Bramshott, Tin Town 1917

The churchyard contains the graves of 330 Canadian soldiers; many of them died from an influenza epidemic which swept the area in 1917-18.

Caption For Colwich, The Lock House C1955

Her body was dragged out of the canal two days later at the Bloody Steps in Rugeley, where her grave can be seen in the churchyard. Two of the crew were hanged and another transported.

Caption For Steep, Kettlebrook 1898

The church- yard contains the graves of 330 Canadian soldiers; many of them died from an influenza epidemic which swept the area in 1917-18.

Caption For Wootton Bridge, The Sloop Inn C1955

In the churchyard lies the grave of the Victorian admiral Sir John Baird, who died in 1908.

Caption For Binsted, Holy Cross Church 1907

The grave of Field Marshal Montgomery, who died in 1976, is in the churchyard, and his banner hangs in the nave of the church.

Caption For Bindon Abbey, 1894

Graves and ivy-clad ruins are shown beside the Monks' Cemetery of Bindon Abbey. The community was founded for the Cistercian Order by William de Glastonia in 1149.

Caption For Stoborough, Ridge Cross Roads C1955

Graves and ivy-clad ruins are shown beside the Monks' Cemetery of Bindon Abbey. The community was founded for the Cistercian Order by William de Glastonia in 1149.

Caption For Kings Worthy, St Mary's Church And Lychgate 1912

In the churchyard is the grave of the great Victorian Liberal Shaw Lefevre, Lord Eversley, who worked closely with the long-serving Prime Minister Mr Gladstone.

Caption For Lyndhurst, St Michael And All Angels Church 1891

In the churchyard is the grave of Mrs Reginald Hargreaves, born Alice Liddell and immortalised by Lewis Carroll in 'Alice in Wonderland'.

Caption For Penwortham, The Church 1893

You can see the iron railings around his grave at the bottom left of our picture. The church is built in Perpendicular style.