Photos

360 photos found. Showing results 4,061 to 360.

Maps

101 maps found.

Books

10 books found. Showing results 4,873 to 10.

Memories

4,406 memories found. Showing results 2,031 to 2,040.

Wallasey

I remember Saturdays at the Pheonix, Corgi toys from Rushtons,i ce lollies from Fieldings,v inegar from Ellis's, 99 tea from the Co-op and the "divi" (15046) and Green Shield stamps, pink stamps from Berties, school shoes from Howards, ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1962 by Billy Hannah

Low Mills Farndale

I remember staying at Low Mills with the Breckon family. When I first went there in about 1954/55 there was no electric and we went to bed by candle light.  The toilet was a "dry closet" up several steep steps and across ...Read more

A memory of Lower Town in 1954 by helen.strickland

Irby Village

We moved to Irby from Selsdon, Surrey, in 1957 and I can remember Mathews' paper shop and the hardware shop owned, I think, by the Carters. I also remember that beautiful cottage that was demolished to make way for that dreadful library ...Read more

A memory of Irby in 1957 by Susan Reid Povall

Growing Up In West Herrington

I moved to West Herrington village in 1953 as a baby, along with my older sister and parents into a new house in St Cuthberts Road and this was to stay the family home until my mother died in March 2007. My ...Read more

A memory of West Herrington by Lucille Hutchinson

Flying Our Kite At Knightshayes Court

Yesterday our family went for a walk around the parkland surrounding Knightshayes - a grand Victorian estate owned by the National Trust between Tiverton and Bolham and only a mile from our home in Hawks Drive. ...Read more

A memory of Tiverton in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Boyhood In Broomieknowe Lasswade

In 1953 my family moved from Edinburgh to live in Broomieknowe, Lasswade. I liked the large garden we had on this quiet street with pigeons cooing in the big Chestnut trees in the neighbours garden, and a big barn owl ...Read more

A memory of Lasswade in 1953 by John Wilson

Summer Holidays

Wow! I was taught to swim in the Woking Pool by my mum. I could be in this very photo but preferred the quieter sessions. My sister or friends and I would cycle there and take a Thermos of Bovril to warm us up after our swim. There was ...Read more

A memory of Woking in 1965 by Frances Golynia

Rodden Farmchurch And Brook Near Frome, Somerset

I lived at Easthill estate halfway up Styles hill. I have countless childhood memories of exploring the parish of "Rodden". The farm and church was a playground for me as achild.If i remember ...Read more

A memory of Rodden in 1980 by Jt Davies

Hanford House In Wartime

HANFORD HOUSE In the early years of the war, I taught at the school which was part of Hanford House. The rest of the house was occupied by a family I remember as the Listers (Colonel and Mrs.). My son-in-law, however, ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1940 by Martin Johnson

Cinder Track Racing At High Beech

My home was in Buckhurst Hill but on saturdays in the summertime my Dad would sometimes take my Mum and I to the cinder racing track at High Beech. My memories of those saturday aftrenoons come back as clear and a ...Read more

A memory of High Beach in 1930 by Denman Lalonde

Captions

4,899 captions found. Showing results 4,873 to 4,896.

Caption For High Wycombe, The Old Cane And Rush Works, Desborough Street 2005

A Roman Catholic church was built in Castle Street in 1900, but it was replaced by the present St Augustine's on Amersham Hill in 1955.

Caption For Great Linford, Black Horse Bridge C1965

Such traders had diverse business needs, and all were dependent on an efficient transport system which was unaffected by the vagaries of muddy ruts.

Caption For Basildon, Industrial Estate C1965

It may take 20 years to achieve, but what will the future look like to the families who move into the Basildon-Billericay-Wickford triangle attracted by the opportunities it offers in education

Caption For Boston, From The Ferry 1893

charter not only gave them the lordship of the manor of Hallgarth and a large collection of property, but also the right to collect tolls belonging to the manor, and the right (previously held by the

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Biggar Bank Swimming Pool 1934

Despite these early doubts, by the outbreak of the First World War Britain had the largest and most advanced submarine fleet in the world, and Vickers were responsible for building 69 of the 74

Caption For Luton, From Eaton Farm 2005

FEW PEOPLE would be shocked by the idea of a national poll, conducted by Idler magazine, discovering that Luton was Britain's 'crappiest town'.

Caption For Folkestone, The Harbour 1906

Folkestone harbour had been purchased by the SER in 1843, and was developed as a cross-channel port with services to and from Boulogne.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, The Bridge 1919

It was becoming very dirty as it proved difficult to clean by the normal method of using a horse-drawn water cart because it was so steep.

Caption For Boston, Pescod Square 2005

charter not only gave them the lordship of the manor of Hallgarth and a large collection of property, but also the right to collect tolls belonging to the manor, and the right (previously held by the

Caption For Carlisle, The Millennium Bridge 2005

Yet, ultimately, the traditional challenge presented by the surrounding geography is now also the city's great strength.

Caption For Minehead, Beach Hotel And Avenue 1923

The Warren is now occupied by the Minehead and West Somerset Golf Club course, which was laid out in 1882; originally a nine-hole course, it quickly expanded into an 18-hole course.

Caption For Dorking, Cottage Hospital 1906

In its later years, the house became a hotel, which was bought in 1939 by the Southern Railway Co.

Caption For Dorking, Deepdene House 1891

In its later years, the house became a hotel, which was bought in 1939 by the Southern Railway Co.

Caption For Carlisle, Tullie House 2005

By the late 1980s, the positive impact of the Lanes encouraged the city council to rebuild Tullie House as a flagship heritage attraction.

Caption For Epsom, Sculpture, Evocation Of Speed 2005

This houses a bronze sculpture by Judy Boyt, 'Evocation of Speed', commissioned by the council in 2001 after a fundraising campaign that called on everyone from local residents to the Queen.

Caption For Blythburgh, The Village C1955

Certainly the former of these was a substantial settlement by the time of Domesday Book, and enjoyed market rights in the Middle Ages.

Caption For Accrington, The Haworth Art Gallery C1945

The house was designed by the eminent architect, Walter Brierley of York (who also designed Dyke Nook, the home of the Blake family on Whalley Road).

Caption For Luton, The Technical School C1950

Others had already attached similar motors to road vehicles, and so Vauxhall joined in the experiment; they produced their first car in 1903, powered by the same type of single-cylinder 5hp engine

Caption For Dorking, From The Nower 1936

This area is part of the National Trust's holdings; the estate now boasts over 900 acres owned by the Trust, and another 300 are under protection.

Caption For Dorking, Rose Hill 1906

Boxall's was taken over by the Swan Brewery of Leatherhead in April 1907. Edward Lucock was also in the High Street, and James Cheeseman had his brewery in South Street.

Caption For Haywards Heath, Burrell Road 2005

For example, their wish to build and operate a garage on the western boundary of the site, amidst the existing light industrial estate along Burrell Road, was not sanctioned by the council's planning

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Box Moor 2005

The properties owned by the trust included 29 dwelling houses, workshops, barns and, at one time, five pubs.

Caption For Coulsdon, The Recreation Ground C1960

Later I remember going to Sunday School in a tin hut situated where the Comrades Club now stands… We children used to wait by the side of the main road for the London and Brighton stage coaches

Caption For St Neots, Poppyfields 2005

Beyond these individual schemes there is a 'Vision for St Neots' compiled for Huntingdon District Council by the Civic Trust in consultation with St Neots Town Council and other interested bodies