Maps

316 maps found.

1921, Pentre Ref. POP804296
1924, Pentre Ref. POP804299
1923, Pentre Ref. POP804305
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804286
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804298
1897, Pentre Ref. RNE804297
1897, Pentre Ref. RNE804298
1896, Pentre Ref. RNE804305
1924, Pentre Ref. POP804285
1921, Pentre Ref. POP804292
1924, Pentre Ref. POP804294
1921, Pentre Ref. POP804312
1902, Pentre Ref. RNC804300
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804278
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804299
1946, Pentre Ref. NPO804305
1947, Pentre Ref. NPO804322
1897, Pentre Ref. RNE804289
1897, Pentre Ref. RNE804296
1899, Pentre Ref. RNE804312

Books

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Memories

1,253 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

The Abbey Moor Park The Ghost Of Jonathan Swift

I went to Farnham art school in 1968-1971, and at that time, Moor Park was used as a conference centre, available for hire, and inclusive of staff and an elderly chaplain called Dr Bird.  As ...Read more

A memory of Waverley Abbey Ho in 1969 by sbushell

Favourite Outing

My family and I often walked to the River Usk, going down Pentre Road and crossing the Brecon Road. We used to have picnics on the side nearest St. Mary's church in Llanwenarth, and look in the water for tiny fish and insects. I ...Read more

A memory of Abergavenny in 1949 by Diana Dioszeghy

Shopping After 1956

We moved to Loughton from Preston, Lancashire in Easter 1956, and during the summer holidays that year I got to know the town. On the left can be seen the Century Cinema, where I often went to films and which was demolished at the ...Read more

A memory of Loughton in 1956 by Diana Dioszeghy

Shell Mex And Bp Computer Centre

First started work at Hemel in November 1963. Following a spell at the Manchester Data Centre I returned in 1968 and remained until Brand Separation in 1974. We are now holding a reunion in July for anyone who ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead in 1963 by Bryan Clarke

Stonehills 1958.

I lived next door to the police station which is just to the left of this photo from 1952 until 1959 when my father (the local police station sergeant) retired. This photo is very evocative of memories I had as a young child ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1958 by Kenneth Street

Everret's Corner (2)

This is Everret's Corner approached from the West. The road is the A4 and it is a good distance North of the real Cippenham Village. The main bus-stop for buses coming from Slough was right diagonally opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1965 by Patrick Butterly

Painful Memories Of Paulton Square.

As a frightened 7 year old, in 1950,  I was plunged into an unfamiliar London life when my meddling and self righteous aunt unfortunately reminded my stepfather of fulfill his promise to my dying mother to 'take care ...Read more

A memory of London in 1950 by Dylan Rivis

Borehamwood Shops

This picture is of the shops in Leeming Road and not the main shopping centre in Borehamwood, fondly known as the village. Leeming Road shops are in fact about a mile away from the main town. I would love to see any photos of the "village" if anyone has any.

A memory of Borehamwood by Margaret

Childhood In Bryn Y Maen

As far as I was concerned there was nowhere else, only what I read or what my parents told me, my life centred around the post office, church, vicarage and Bryn Eglwys, and the neighbouring farms, the lovely views to the ...Read more

A memory of Bryn-y-maen in 1930 by patriciahughesbrynymaen

A Very New Broadway

In 1962 my parents and I (12 years old) moved from Bristol to open Victoria Wine (later to become the Wine Market before reverting back to Victoria Wine). There were still several empty units awaiting occupation. I can recall ...Read more

A memory of Plymstock in 1962 by cpden

Captions

3,593 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Abergavenny, Sugarloaf From The River 1898

The house in the centre of the picture is Nevill Hall, which now forms part of Nevill Hall Hospital; it is also used as a conference centre.

Caption For Swanage, From Coastguard Station 1897

This view is looking from Peveril Point to the Clock Tower (centre), showing its original spire, which was replaced by a cupola in 1904 after fundamentalist Christian protests that spires only

Caption For Burton Bradstock, 1909

We are looking inland north-eastwards from what is now National Trust land above Burton Cliff, over the Dove Inn and Southover (foreground) to the meadows of the River Bride (centre).

Caption For Shillingstone, C1955

For more than a century, from 1863 till 1965, passenger trains of the Somerset and Dorset Railway (centre) passed through Shillingstone en route from Bournemouth to Bath.

Caption For Mildenhall, Market Place 1925

In the centre are the pump, in use until 1939, and the 16th-century market cross. On the right are Mabel Kemp's cycle shop and Isaac Minn's, a saddler's.

Caption For Swanage, The Promenade C1955

Southwards, the far shore extends from the Hotel Grosvenor (centre left) and Royal Victoria Hotel (centre) to the Mowlem Institute (centre right).

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Lynch 1892

The view is northwards to the Angel Inn (centre), still with its thatched roof, and Weaver's Cottage (centre right).

Caption For Weymouth, Beach 1923

The heart of Georgian Weymouth overlooks the sands from the Gloucester Hotel (top left) and the Royal Hotel (centre left), in a broad sweep around to the Victorian spire of St John's Church and Brunswick

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cliffs 1906

We are looking eastwards along gated Ware Lane (centre) to Golden Cap (skyline, centre right) and Lyme Bay (right).

Caption For Swanage, From Ballard Downs 1899

New Swanage (centre right) is beginning to cluster around Ulwell Road and the 1898-built Grand Hotel (centre) at the northern end of the beach.

Caption For Seatown, Village And Beach 1922

Langdon Hill can be seen on the skyline (right of centre) at the heart of what is now the Golden Cap Estate of the National Trust. Here the River Winniford trickles through the shingle int the sea.

Caption For Winchester, Stanmore From Romsey Road 1928

Romsey Road leads westward away from the city centre and towards the rolling downlands of Hampshire.

Caption For Warborough, The Memorial C1960

The war memorial in the centre of Warborough was erected in memory of those who died in World War I. The building in the centre of the photograph is the Six Bells public house.

Caption For Radcliffe On Trent, Post Office And Main Road C1955

From suburban West Bridgford we move east along the A52 to Radcliffe, its village centre some 300 yards south of the River Trent.

Caption For Leyburn, Market Place 1934

In the centre is the Methodist church (1884), and in the distance St Matthew's church.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1925

We are looking from the Cobb Warehouses to the Coastguard Station and Old Bonded Store (centre); this was before the approach to the Cobb was transformed in 1937 with the building of the new

Caption For Sileby, High Street C1965

Here we see a fairly busy scene in the centre of this large and expanding village.

Caption For Portland, Chesil Beach 1890

Boats are on the Chesil Beach between Chiswell and Victoria Sqaure (top left), with Portland Harbour on the other side of the pebble bank (centre background), in a panorama north-westwards from Paradise

Caption For Topsham, Church House C1965

The little town has become a centre for the antiques trade, and it is one of Britain's best bird-watching centres.

Caption For Redditch, Woolworth's, The Market Place C1960

Tony's Handyman Centre has occupied this site since Woolworths moved into the Kingfisher Centre over 20 years ago. Currys, next door, is now occupied by a building society.

Caption For Carlisle, Market Place 2005

At the same time, it provides the modern units sought by retailers and the secure town centre car parking demanded by shoppers.

Caption For Windsor, Peascod Street 1937

Peascod Street lies at the centre of Windsor, at the top of the hill. The town centre is characterised by its streets of essentially Victorian and Georgian buildings.

Caption For Stoney Middleton, Composite C1955

This postcard shows the parish church of St Martin in the centre, and clockwise from the top left, the village centre; the `Roman` Baths in the Nook; Lover`s Leap; and the view down from the Bank.

Caption For Ironbridge, High Street And Church Street 1925

Here we see the town centre, such as it was, with the municipal buildings in the centre of the picture.