Maps

181,031 maps found.

1885, Brattleby Ref. HOSM38719
1886, Coleby Ref. HOSM41496
1887, Dorrington Ref. HOSM43407
1886, Friesthorpe Ref. HOSM45825
1886, Leadenham Ref. HOSM50930
1887, Martin Ref. HOSM53273
1887, Metheringham Ref. HOSM53637
1887, Rowston Ref. HOSM58205
1885, Saxilby Ref. HOSM58700
1885, Scampton Ref. HOSM58639
1885, Stow Ref. HOSM60694
1886, Swanpool Ref. HOSM61039
1887, Tattershall Ref. HOSM61387
1886, Wellingore Ref. HOSM63757
1910, Dormansland Ref. HOSM43493
1909, Liphook Ref. HOSM34793
1909, Conford Ref. HOSM41639
1882, Draynes Ref. HOSM43506
1882, Henwood Ref. HOSM48173
1882, Merrymeet Ref. HOSM53524

Books

442 books found. Showing results 5,641 to 5,664.

Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 2,351 to 2,360.

A Wartime Child

I was born in 1935 at 25 Cambridge Road, maiden name Lee. There were six of us, parents, 2 older sisters, Beryl and Gwen, and grandmother. I remember many of the shops from the late 30's to the early 50's when we moved to Surrey. ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1930 by Margaret Waddingham

Mr Laidlaw

I read a post from STEVEN LAIDLAW asking if I/we remember his grandfather who owned a building company. Yes, Steven, I remember it well and I believe the entrance to his yard is still there in St. Albans Road, but I'm not sure. Mr ...Read more

A memory of High Barnet by Roland Wood

Pontrhydyrun Avondale Road

I am Roger Davies of 11 Avondale Road, DOB 19.09.43.  Went to Sebastopol Infants school 1948 and then to Griffithstown Junior Mixed - Bryn Jones prior to 11+ !  West Mon 1954. - Harrison, Garnet, et al.  Recall ...Read more

A memory of Pontrhydyrun in 1948 by Roger Davies

The Roxy

Saturday mornings at The Roxy, Barkerend Road, Bradford were a magical event in the lives of 8 year olds plus in the 1950's. The film breaking down which it did every week to the sounds of a hundred kids stamping and yelling and booing. ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1953 by Diane Leytham

Grocers Shop In Middleham

I used to stay with a friend in the 1950's in Middleham. Her parents had a grocers shop in the square and her father also had a mobile shop which he went round rural areas with. They also had a few hens and cows. Her ...Read more

A memory of Middleham in 1956 by Alma Blackburn

Binstead In The Big Freeze 1962 63

I was born in Newnham Road Binstead in 1955 and have happy memories of the freedom of living there. Being able to walk to Binstead school and walking alone to my godmother's farm (Newnham Farm) looking for bird's ...Read more

A memory of Binstead in 1963 by Robert Hall

Shops

I suspect this is a little earlier than 1960 (but after 1956) the first building on the right was the offices of "Waugh Brummell and Barron" later Waugh & Co Solicitors and still going strong. The original Waughs were prominent in the ...Read more

A memory of Haywards Heath

Buses

I cannot recall this single-decker Leyland bus on the 29 Route from Lewes. It is worth noting that up to the 1950s most of the local bus routes were serviced by single and double decker laylands (with even a few pre-war 'Gilfords') but the ...Read more

A memory of Haywards Heath

Bus Station

It could be an AEC double decker that is running into the bus station in this picture. I think it could be a little later than 1950 because of the 'embryo' roundabout, but not much because of the single decker leyland on the station ...Read more

A memory of Haywards Heath

Narrow Boat 'bellatrix'.

This is a photograph of me as a young man operating my passenger carrying narrow boat 'Bellatrix', trading as Midland Navigation Packet Boat Service. 'Bellatrix' is a traditional narrow boat built in 1935 at Yarwoods of Northwich.

A memory of Kinver by Claire Allen

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 5,641 to 5,664.

Caption For Porthmadog, Harbour 1908

Formerly the prime harbour for the export of Welsh slate for shipment round the coast, Porthmadog is now a thriving holiday resort.

Caption For Taunton, Elm Grove 1901

Hundreds of houses in old Taunton were torn down during Victorian times and throughout the 20th century, particularly in the aftermath of the First World War.

Caption For Peaslake, 1906

Peaslake has had its fair share of colourful residents down the years. These have included yeoman farmers, gipsies, smugglers, and the Victorian gentry.

Caption For Marske By The Sea, Redcar Road 1906

Here we see the tower of the church after the rebuilding works, showing the change that was made to the architectural style of the top of the tower.

Caption For Chepstow, The Castle 1893

This stretch of the river to the left of the bridge is now Riverside Gardens, but in 1893 it was known as Gunstock Wharf.

Caption For Epsom, The Post Office 1898

It changed the look of the town. Ormond House, on the corner of the new road, now had its garden view dominated by a huge engine shed, and the price of the house fell accordingly.

Caption For Botley, The Square C1955

Elcock's, the little newsagent and tobacconist almost hidden behind a forest of newspaper signs and placards, has been replaced by a beauty therapist, and most of the shops either side of the Bugle Inn

Caption For Whitwell, The Village C1955

A small statue of Joan of Arc commemorates the men of Whitwell who did not return from the Great War.

Caption For Two Dales, Chesterfield Road C1960

This hamlet on the Chesterfield Road out of Darley Dale is known as Two Dales; the name probably comes from the twin valleys of Hall Dale and Sydnope Dale, which run on either side of the

Caption For Ivybridge, Old Church And Village 1890

There was a chapel in Ivybridge from 1402, but the modern Church of St John was not built until 1882.

Caption For Cleator Moor, The Square C1955

A group of residents wait patiently for the bus on the wide, rectangular Square.

Caption For Keld, The Village C1955

A delivery van waits outside a sturdy row of 18th-century cottages in the Swaledale village of Keld.

Caption For Wroxham, The Church 1921

Well south of the bridge and 'Roytown', the parish church sits aloof.

Caption For Dersingham, Hunstanton Road C1965

Dersingham is on the ridge running north towards Hunstanton; many of the houses are built of local carstone.

Caption For Madingley, Village 1909

Thatched roofs predominate in this turn-of-the-century view of Madingley.

Caption For Cardiff, Castle 1893

The east face of the castle was rebuilt in a lavish romantic-Gothic style by John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of Bute.

Caption For Lulworth, West Point 1894

A perfect natural harbour, Lulworth Cove has been hollowed out by the swirling waters of the English Channel into its present almost circular form, creating one of the most distinctive bays on

Caption For Torquay, From Vane Hill 1901

An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful

Caption For Bisham, The Abbey 1893

This splendid photograph shows Bisham Abbey overlooking a scenic stretch of the Thames.

Caption For Burnham On Crouch, The River C1965

The Essex coast is a favourite place for sailors; of all the Essex estuaries, that of the Crouch is generally regarded the best for navigation.This view of the river, thronged with sailing craft, is

Caption For Brading, The Bull Ring C1955

Brading's Bull Ring is a legacy of the barbaric tradition of bull-baiting, where a tethered animal would be attacked by a succession of dogs.

Caption For Torquay, From Vane Hill 1901

An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon

Caption For Torquay, From Vane Hill 1901

An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon

Caption For Bingley, Five Rise Locks, The Leeds & Liverpool Canal 1894

The locks lifted boats and barges a full 60 ft, and is one of the most impressive groups of locks on the canal. The canal was a vital link for Bingley's manufacturers with the port of Liverpool.