Maps

181,070 maps found.

1882, Renhold Ref. HOSM57646
1897, Detchant Ref. HOSM43197
1897, Easington Ref. HOSM44176
1897, Lucker Ref. HOSM52745
1897, Middleton Ref. HOSM53651
1879, Upper Hill Ref. HOSM41015
1897, Fenwick Ref. HOSM45313
1897, Haggerston Ref. HOSM47341
1897, Horncliffe Ref. HOSM48932
1895, Brockham Ref. HOSM39131
1881, Woolverstone Ref. HOSM65248
1886, Ivybridge Ref. HOSM34704
1886, Bittaford Ref. HOSM37890
1886, Woodland Ref. HOSM39751
1886, Cornwood Ref. HOSM41844
1886, Ludbrook Ref. HOSM52748
1886, Ugborough Ref. HOSM62828
1886, Woodland Ref. HOSM64173
1886, Woodland Ref. HOSM65047
1889, Kildwick Ref. HOSM49955

Books

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Memories

29,014 memories found. Showing results 2,211 to 2,220.

Miss Wills Teacher At Earls Barton Primary School Poss 1965

Attending Primary School in Earls Barton I remember a teacher called Miss Wills very well. She drew shy pupils out of their shells and plonked them on the stage. The performance she ...Read more

A memory of Earls Barton in 1965

Personal Memories Of A Child

I was born in 1942 and by the time I was five years old I has a brother and two sisters. My mum and dad used to send me up to Longriggend for weekends and holidays, probably because my mum was so busy with the other ...Read more

A memory of Longriggend in 1940 by Joe Mc Laughlin

My Dad In The Mill

My dad Albert Joseph Harris and mum Brenda Mary used the mill as a machine shop, manufacturing small parts for Morris, Frances Barnett, Triumph, Norton and others. We lived in Redbrook in the now guest house on the corner of ...Read more

A memory of Monmouth in 1955 by Roger Harris

Conkers

My mum worked here for many years, however my abiding memory is of the huge horse chestnut tree that grew in the middle of the large lawn in front of the hospital. The tree produced the best and largest conkers so every year we crept into ...Read more

A memory of Daventry by Martin Ellacott

Growing Up In Greenford 1957 1970s

Wow! Thanks for those memories. A million miles away in rural East Anglia, remembering growing up in Greenford. Stanhope Infants and Juniors, Mr Bishop, Mrs Avery, anybody went there remember them? Sainsburys ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Gill Hewlett

Les Wilde Dancing Lessons

Yes Yes Yes!!! I remember Les Wilde. My mum and dad used to go there every Wednesday evening. and my brother and I were sent along there for the childrens dance classes, I think on a Thursday evening. I remember the hall ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by Gill Hewlett

Circa 1950s

I was born in 1939 and remember the war years vividily. However, I was draughted into the army in 1948 and because of my knowledge and interest in explosives, became an Ammunition Examiner. During this period, I knew I liked music but ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1948 by Peter Dewsnap

Lyceum Theatre 1950's

I think my first memory of going to the Lyceum theatre was to see Harry Seacome in the Christmas Pantomime of around 1949, but the highlight for me when I was invited to be a cast member in "Song of Norway" put on by the ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1954 by Gordon Lawton

Mossford Garage

I started work at the age of 15 years as 'the boy', apprentice mechanic at Mossford garage. I remember going down the High Street to Pither's bakeries to get ham and cheese rolls, as well as pies for the mechanic's tea breaks. The ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1965 by Glenn Savill

Southchurch Hall

I remember Southchurch Hall - it was my library when I was a child. I lived in York Road, a few years from Southchurch Hall. I can still remember the smell of beeswax polish and the squeaky wooden floor. The library had a good junior section & I loved going there.

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1959 by Pamela Jeanetta Gaines

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Captions

29,398 captions found. Showing results 5,305 to 5,328.

Caption For West Hanney, Memorial Corner C1955

At the east end of the village, the village green has the war memorial at its centre.

Caption For Scarborough, Fishing Boats 1890

The crews of several Lowestoft-registered trawlers take advantage of low water to carry out maintenance on the hulls of their vessels. Note that the capstan fires are kept lit.

Caption For Chalford, On The Canal 1910

The Red Lion Inn shown here at the centre of the picture survives where others, such as the Bell (on the left) have not; public houses sprang up alongside the canal route which opened to great national

Caption For Ringstead, The Caravan Camp C1955

This coastal caravan site is seen from National Trust fields on the edge of Ringstead hamlet.

Caption For Thurstaston, The Cottage Loaf C1955

The ethos of the owners was to supply the public with old-fashioned home baking and cooking in a comfortable and pleasant environment.

Caption For Lytham, The Windmill And Lifeboat Station C1955

Horse-drawn carts stopped to collect sacks of flour to transport to Cookson's bakery and other places. Part of this mill's old machinery was transferred to the windmill at Wrea Green.

Caption For Cheam, The Old Cottage 1925

This timber-framed Tudor cottage originally occupied a site in Malden Road (now the Broadway) closer to the main crossroads, but it stood in the way of the eventual widening of the street.

Caption For Oakham, Northgate C1950

This view from the church tower shows part of the C E School playground, with Manor House next to it. Note that some of the cottages in this row appear to be thatched only on the street side.

Caption For Four Elms, C1960

As can be seen from the two television aerials sprouting above the rooftop on the right, modern innovations in home entertainment were already making their presence felt in the early sixties.

Caption For Uttoxeter, Oldfields Hall School C1965

It finally became the home of Mr John Bamford, eldest son of Captain Oswald Bamford, before its conversion again to a girls' secondary school in 1959.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Stile House 1909

Stile House is typical of the smarter villas of Regency Lyme. It takes its name from the adjacent Stile Path through the bushes (top left) from Pound Street to the Cobb.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Grazing Sheep In A Field Versus Sellergarth 2004

The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks. One William Case, on behalf of the people of Sellergarth, sued him in court in 1516.

Caption For Hillsborough, Main Street 1890

The lamp tells of a long-established gas works; the railway came not long afterwards. The mile-post on the hill still tells of 70 miles to Dublin, but those are Irish miles.

Caption For Bashall Eaves, The Village C1955

Bashall Eaves stands on the banks of the river Hodder in the parish of Mitton.

Caption For Llanasa, The Village C1955

The village was once the seat of the diocesan church of St Asaph (Llanasaph), which dated back to the 13th century.

Caption For Rugby, St Andrew's Parish Church 1922

This separation of St Andrew's Church from the Abbey of Leicester was to save its assets from seizure at the dissolution of the monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII — a fate suffered by both

Caption For Bridport, St Mary's Rectory 1906

The Rectory in South Street, on the south side of St Mary's Parish Church, was the home of the Rural Dean, Rev Henry Richard William Farrer, who was an honorary canon of Salisbury Cathedral.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1949

A remarkably foreshortened shot, westwards down West Street, with the 1785-built arch (far left) being the north-west corner of the Town Hall.

Caption For Eastcote, Field End Road 1964

Eastcote is a mediaeval settlement; it is only as one emerges from the shopping parades of the 1930s grouped around the underground station into a series of timber-framed vernacular buildings of the 16th

Caption For Kingsbury, Station Parade, Kingsbury Road C1950

It has to be said that Kingsbury is an area of contrasts.

Caption For Ruislip, The Lido, Miniature Railway C1965

The Lido is situated about a mile to the north of Ruislip village.

Caption For Leicester, Prince Rupert's Gateway And St Mary De Castro Church C1955

A prominent Norman castle mound, the remains of the town walls, including Prince Rupert's Gateway, the castle hall and St Mary de Castro church form the finest historic enclave in the city.

Caption For Romaldkirk, Village 1898

Situated six miles north-west of Barnard Castle, Romaldkirk in 1898 was not in fact in County Durham but in the North Riding of Yorkshire.