Maps

181,031 maps found.

1892, Staincliffe Ref. HOSM60172
1898, Blewbury Ref. HOSM38190
1898, Chilton Ref. HOSM40819
1903, Burgate Ref. HOSM39493
1904, Rushall Ref. HOSM58283
1883, Shelfanger Ref. HOSM59002
1883, Shimpling Ref. HOSM59206
1903, Thelnetham Ref. HOSM61554
1887, Rhydymain Ref. HOSM70969
1898, Beckingham Ref. HOSM37333
1891, Braithwaite Ref. HOSM38652
1901, Branton Ref. HOSM38713
1885, Drakeholes Ref. HOSM43484
1891, Hampole Ref. HOSM47489
1905, Heckdyke Ref. HOSM48035
1890, Intake Ref. HOSM49404
1904, Huggin Carr Ref. HOSM51260
1883, Hilton Ref. HOSM48586
1882, Streethay Ref. HOSM60798
1887, Bloxholm Ref. HOSM38134

Books

442 books found. Showing results 5,617 to 5,640.

Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 2,341 to 2,350.

Abernethie & Son Ltd

I was very interested in your web site. William Abernethie, owner of Abernethie & Son Ltd 140-144 Uxbridge Road, was my Great great grandfather. He also had a branch at 25 Broadway, Ealing. It was a very successful drapery ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by Kay Pack

Childhood Memories

My mother and I came from the USA to Port of Ness in the summer of 1939. We lived in Port of Ness and I went to Lionel School until I was in Class 2. These were the war years, but we were relatively safe in Port of Ness. I ...Read more

A memory of Port of Ness in 1940 by Christine Pratt

The Taplin Family

Hello, my Great-Grandmother worked in Blockley silk mill. Her name was Emma Taplin, then she went on to marry a West. Her family lived in Paxford and her father worked on the Blockley railway. I only live down the road from ...Read more

A memory of Blockley in 1880 by Angela Lamb

Being Born And Living In West Bromwich

Hello all, Joseph Howorth here. 1971 was a good year as I married my dear wife Linda (nee Grigg), we married in West Bromwich Registry Office on the High Street and next April 17th will be our 40th year ...Read more

A memory of West Bromwich in 1971 by Joseph Howorth

My Fathers Past

My father was born in 1922 at Coleford Farm Cottage, Mytchett, Frimlet, to his unmarried mother Hilda May Hockley. She married my father's dad a month after my dad's birth. My father's name was Henru Reuben Fisher. My dad's father ...Read more

A memory of Mytchett in 1920 by Marilyn Heath

William Dyer Anderson, Clergyman

I'm seeking information, any information, about my great-grandfather, William Dyer Anderson, who was a clergyman at the Church of England in Milton Damerel in the 1870s. He was listed there in the 1871 Census. ...Read more

A memory of Milton Damerel in 1870 by Kevin Anderson

Born In Fairford 1939 Left 1957 I Still Call It Home Prim Clements

My family moved to Fairford with Rev Gibbs? 1937, I always lived at Victory Villas, went to infants school, Farmors School and Cirencester Grammar School, worked at Busbys garage. I ...Read more

A memory of Fairford in 1957 by Primrose Croteau

1954 And 1955

I was stationed here for the year above. Last time I visited was maybe 1972 or so. The headquarters company there had been torn down and nothing left but the foundation. The English folks were VERY gracious to the American ...Read more

A memory of Colliers End in 1954 by Tom O'loughlin

Cockey Joe

Does anyone remember when the prefabs were being torn-down, Cockey Joe was working for the demolition firm, a couple of hours "here and there" I think, anyways I remember seeing him up on the gable end of one, swinging a mash, knocking ...Read more

A memory of Fishcross by Charlie Bradley

Happy Island

I remember playing at Happy Island with my brothers and sister, and friends, having a picnic, and watching the trains pulling out of the station. Happy days. Now I have eight grandchildren and I want them to see life as I grew up in Bridport.

A memory of Bridport in 1960 by Sarah Taylor

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 5,617 to 5,640.

Caption For Wellingborough, Midland Road 1950

Note the handsome facade of the Old King's Arms at the top of the street. The inn is now a carpet shop, though the inn signs above it remain.

Caption For Blackpool, The Promenade 1906

These trams were capable of carrying 100 passengers; their unique design, with staircases either side of the driving positions, meant they could load and unload very quickly.

Caption For Sandford On Thames, The River And Kings Arms Hotel C1955

The Kings Arms is 15th-century; much of the building was once part of a thriving paper-mill.

Caption For Carnaby, The Church C1885

The church of St John the Baptist is in the village of Carnaby, which is just over two miles from Bridlington and was on the Scarborough and Hull branch of the North Eastern Railway line.

Caption For Whitby, Guinness Clock C1965

This wonderful Heath Robinson-like piece of horological fantasy made a tour of seaside resorts in the l950s.

Caption For Exmouth, Esplanade Gardens C1960

The people of Exmouth have always taken a great pride in the beauties of the gardens along the sea front; each lawn and flowerbed is carefully tended by the skilled workers of the local

Caption For Northampton, Mercers Row 1949

Note the stylish lettering of T C Palmer on the left-hand corner (we also see it on the right of N40003 below).

Caption For Kington, Lady Hawkins School C1962

Lady Margaret Hawkins, after whom the school is named, was the wife of Sir John Hawkins, one of the commanders fighting against the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Caption For Lincoln, The Cathedral 1894

In this late Victorian view from in front of numbers 12 to 14 Minster Yard, the quality of the mainly 13th-century Gothic cathedral comes over well.

Caption For Laindon, Wash Road C1955

D & E Flack's (left) was a general store and post office serving the area north of the Southend road. By the end of the 1950s, outlying shops were competing with the new Town Centre development.

Caption For St Mawes, 1890

This popular sea town sits on the western shore of the Roseland promontory under its castle.

Caption For St Ives, The Harbour 1895

St Ives, the pilchard capital of the west and Mecca for artists, encapsulates everything Cornish.

Caption For Church Crookham, Malthouse Bridge 1906

The name of the bridge reflects the local trade which once existed in the area and, as in 60080 (page 84), the level nature of the towpath was an attraction for walkers 100 years ago, as

Caption For Aberdare, Commercial Street C1955

There was once a railway crossing at the bottom of Commercial Street, the main business centre of the town.

Caption For Merthyr Tydfil, Th Blue Pool C1960

So called because of the darkness of its waters, the Blue Pool is formed by the Taff Fechan.

Caption For Totnes, Wj Wills Memorial 1931

William John Wills, born in Totnes in 1834, was a member of Robert Burke's ill-fated expedition to cross Australia from north to south.

Caption For Southampton, Pilgrim Fathers' Memorial 1924

The Pilgrim Fathers' Monument is built of Portland stone and rises 50 feet above the ground.

Caption For Margam, The Round Chapel 1938

This is now the site of part of the M4 motorway, but the Chapel itself has been re-located.

Caption For Grasmere, Red Lion Square 1926

The Red Lion Hotel, on the right of the picture, gives its name to the square in the centre of the village, now dominated by traffic in a one-way system.The two cyclists meandering down the middle

Caption For Odiham, Priory, Remains Of Old Guest House 1906

The title 'Old Guest House' may refer to the building which housed visiting clergy before 1856, when this was the rectory of the Chancellors of Salisbury, the patrons of All Saints' Church.

Caption For Portland, Rufus Castle 1890

Fortuneswell 1894 The Isle's main town of Fortuneswell grew up, as the name implies, around a supply of fresh water, as did many of the Portland settlements.

Caption For Chester, 1923

The park on the south side of the old Dee bridge is known as Edgar's Field in memory of the Saxon king, Edgar.

Caption For Buttermere, 1889

The pines of Crag Wood are prominent in the centre of the photograph, while the slopes of Dodd sweep up the lake shore beyond.

Caption For Buttermere, Haymaking C1955

Agriculture in the 1950s had not changed much since the 19th century, and horses were still commonly used on the land.