Maps

9,439 maps found.

1923, North Wingfield Ref. POP794086
1947, Cleobury North Ref. NPO670313
1898, North Heasley Ref. RNE793474
1896, North Holmwood Ref. RNE793542
1895, North Houghton Ref. RNE793543
1898, North Kelsey Ref. RNE793573
1896, North Looe Ref. RNE793663
1895, North Mundham Ref. RNE793753
1898, North Owersby Ref. RNE793793
1898, North Perrott Ref. RNE793808
1898, North Piddle Ref. RNE793813
1898, North Poorton Ref. RNE793836
1895, North Ripley Ref. RNE793862
1896, North Rode Ref. RNE793864
1897, North Row Ref. RNE793871
1897, North Scale Ref. RNE793885
1897, North Side Ref. RNE793906
1898, North Skelton Ref. RNE793921
1899, North Somercotes Ref. RNE793925
1898, North Star Ref. RNE793939

Books

39 books found. Showing results 481 to 504.

Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 201 to 210.

Gate Burton Hall

I was born at Gate Burton Hall in April 1941. My mother was evacuated from North London. Went back a few years ago and took some photos, but has now been turned into flats and was unable to go inside. My mother had memories of a grand chandelier that was covered in sacking in the main hall.

A memory of Gate Burton in 1941 by Vernon Simmons

High Cross House And Dorothy Elmhirsts Steinway Grand Piano

On the beautiful Dartington Hall Estate there is a unique “International Modernist House”, now used as a gallery, just to the north-east of Dartington Hall School. High Cross House ...Read more

A memory of Dartington Hall in 2012 by John Howard Norfolk

My Home Town

Hi, I was born in LLay north Wales in June 1939, three weeks later we moved to Walkden. The family joke was, I was the cause of the WW2. We lived at 67 Westminster Road, just down from where the monument was originaly located. Whilst I ...Read more

A memory of Walkden in 1944 by David Norris

The Good Ol Days

I was born in north London in 1951. We moved to 3 Penzance Road when I was about 6 months old, I lived there until 1972. I remember Wallies van, buying broken biscuits from the shop in Petersfield Ave, playing runouts and tin tan ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1951 by Raymond Smith

Granny

My grandmother lived in Clayton West and my four cousins and I often slept over. Her surname was Sleaford but I have no memory of the actual address. I have just very clear memories of the worn stone steps into the cellar and the bedroom ...Read more

A memory of Clayton West in 1950 by Jean Martens

Living Above The Shops Thornton St North

We moved to Collyhurst (60 Thornton St North) in 1966/67 and I have always considered myself a Collyhurst girl. I absolutely loved it there and used to play on the railway line at the back of the flats. I ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1967 by Lesley Mottley

Barrow Hill School

I went to Barrow Hill School in the early fifties, Mr. Rees was the Headmaster. On a Friday evening we would go into his home and watch the Cisco Kid on television, the first television I ever watched. I also remember one ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1951 by Daniel Wright

My Time In Peterlee Starting In 1955

My family and I moved to Peterlee in the Autumn of 1955. We lived in Thorntree Gill. Petelee was quite new then. We could see the North Sea from my parent's bedroom window. At that time there were no schools, ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 1955 by Margaret Sewell

Back In The 50s

In the late 50's I moved to Rochford Road, just a few hundred yards from the airport. My dad, had learned to fly in Canada during the war and was now back working as a booking clerk for British Rail at Prittlewell. As a ...Read more

A memory of Southend Airport in 1958 by Colin Prentice

Postwar Childhood In Knypersley

Born in 1940 at Tunstall Rd, I spent hours of my childhood at the edge of Cowlishaw Walker's pool, reached through our neighbour, Mrs Sargent's garden, which sloped steeply up to the railings round the pool. I only ...Read more

A memory of Knypersley in 1940 by Sylvia Steer

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 481 to 504.

Caption For Chester, Water Tower 1891

This tower was built in 1322 as an outwork to the tower on the north-west corner of the wall.

Caption For Wilton, Wilton House, Front Entrance 1919

This is the forecourt at the north front of Wilton House.The house was built for the first Earl of Pembroke when he was granted the old nunnery estate after its dissolution in 1544.

Caption For Peterborough, Bishop's Road Gardens 1904

We are looking north toward the Cathedral.

Caption For Blackdown Camp, Garrison And Institute 1906

Here we see the brick-built army buildings of this military settlement in Surrey's army quarter on the high heathlands of the north west of the county.

Caption For Bude, The Strand 1900

We are looking north-west from the end of the Strand towards the terraces of Summerleaze Crescent on the skyline. Granville Terrace is just to the right of the bridge across the River Neet.

Caption For Colsterworth, The Village C1960

He was born in Woolsthorpe Manor, an early 17th-century house, in 1643; Woolsthorpe is a hamlet immediately north-west of the village.

Caption For Wilton, West Street 1919

This is the forecourt at the north front of Wilton House.The house was built for the first Earl of Pembroke when he was granted the old nunnery estate after its dissolution in 1544.

Caption For Anna Valley, Little Ann Village C1955

Ann or Anna was originally the name for the shining stream now known as the Pillhill Brook, a tributary of the River Anton.

Caption For Aylsham, Red Lion Street C1955

Leading off the north-east corner of the market-place, Red Lion Lane emphasises the local market-town character of Aylsham.

Caption For Forth Bridge, From North Queensferry 1897

Following the opening of the Forth Bridge, the North British Railway Co decided that they could dispense with their ferry services.

Caption For Aylsham, Red Lion Street C1955

Leading off the north-east corner of the market-place, Red Lion Lane emphasises the local market-town character of Aylsham.

Caption For Newlyn, The Harbour 1895

The newly-completed North or Victoria Pier is on the left, with the South Pier with its lighthouse at the back.

Caption For Odiham, View From Canal Bridge 1924

The canal turns to the north-east before reaching Broad Oak Bridge.

Caption For Netherbury, Village 1902

North-eastwards from Japonica Cottage, housing the Post Office (left), the photographer centres on the 1839-built Congregational Chapel.

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Caption For Borrowdale, Grange 1893

Grange is the hamlet at the foot of Borrowdale, where the River Derwent, seen on the left of this photograph, meanders through water meadows into mighty Derwent Water to the north.

Caption For Sheringham, The Beach 1893

When this photograph was taken, Sheringham was a small fishing village on the north Norfolk coast, noted for its crabs.

Caption For Farlington, St Andrew's Church C1960

This small church on the outskirts of Portsmouth dates from 1872, and the north aisle from 1875.

Caption For Tibberton, Approach To The Church C1960

Tibberton is situated to the north-east of Worcester on the line of the Birmingham to Worcester Canal.

Caption For Netherbury, Village 1902

North-eastwards from Japonica Cottage, housing the Post Office (left), the photographer centres on the 1839-built Congregational Chapel.

Caption For Grangetown, Golf Course And Cleveland Hills C1960

The Cleveland Hills in the background represent the northern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors area.

Caption For Etchingham, Looking West C1965

The Village c1965 On the main A272, Chailey actually consists of three villages, Chailey, North Chailey and South Common.

Caption For Royston, Town Centre C1960

Royston is another former colliery town north of Barnsley.

Caption For Glastonbury, The Cross C1955

Viewed from North Load Street, Glastonbury's Market Cross was built in 1846 on the site of a medieval covered cross and fountain.

Caption For Forest Hill, Dartmouth Road C1955

This view north towards Forest Hill Station shows the junction with Derby Hill as it was before the church on the left gave way to the Heron House office block.