Places
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Photos
54 photos found. Showing results 461 to 54.
Maps
494 maps found.
Books
25 books found. Showing results 553 to 576.
Memories
9,936 memories found. Showing results 231 to 240.
The Good Old Days
In the mid 1950's I used to work as a young school boy on a Saturday morning for the butcher ( I think his surname was Finch) just out of shot on the extreme left of the picture. I used to ride a delivery bicycle, small wheel at ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath in 1954 by
A Traditional English Pub!
The Queen's Head is little changed - maybe a horse trough on the pavement but the front of the building is pure English village pub! It was the starting point for many a village pub crawl and some fun times pushing ...Read more
A memory of Pinner in 1966 by
Dads First Cattle
My dad had a yard here before the houses were built back in the 40s. He bought his first cows and used to milk them in a barn there. I can remember as a small child being in the barn with mum and dad when an aeroplane crashed ...Read more
A memory of Lower Heyford in 1940 by
Newarthill 1950/60s Tosh And I
Every now and then I reminisce and take a trip down memory lane, of my childhood days growing up in Newarthill on Burnside Rd. I remember Tosh McGarry and I going to Father Gillan's jumble sale and buying an old fox fur ...Read more
A memory of Newarthill by
Good Times
I lived at 14 oak street Chapel of Ease. I can remember the two estates being built and the bridge in the photo is also the way I went to school at the west end primary school. The red phone box is still there I believe, in the photo the high ...Read more
A memory of Abercarn by
Big Strong Men Of Coal And Dust
As with many of the neighbors in our road we owned two coal fires, one in each downstairs room, with chimneys to match. Keeping the fires lit during cold winters required loose coal, supplied in huge bags, to be ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath by
Happy Days
I remember happy childhood holidays at Talacre. We would stay in a wooden chalet belonging to a friend of my Dad's. He would pick us up in his Ford Anglia, my dad would sit in the front. Then Mum, my sister Annette and myself would sit in the ...Read more
A memory of Talacre by
Roundshaw
I lived on the Roundshaw estate through the 70's and have great memories of playing runouts. I knew every nook and cranny of that estate. I had many friends that lived on nearly every close. I lived in Wallington for nearly 20 years. I ...Read more
A memory of Wallington in 1975 by
Stone In The 1950s
I am now 57 years of age, and live in Australia. I was born in Stone, Stafforshire in 1949 and would love to go back and visit. As a child I remember walking along the canal and standing watching as a blacksmith mended a horse's shoe. ...Read more
A memory of Stone in 1956 by
Walderslade Thoughts
I live in the house where I was born in Walderslade. I have a huge collection of memories as, being 64 things that linger in the memory are triggered by living in the place you grew up. Kit Hill Avenue was originally cut ...Read more
A memory of Walderslade by
Captions
2,019 captions found. Showing results 553 to 576.
This is a busy dockside area on the north bank of the River Thames, where tall cranes pierce the skyline.
This view was taken looking up the Market Place; on the left was a three-gabled building, probably dating back to the Tudor period.
This is one of the dark, forbidding formations of rock that are to be seen along this coast.
This outstanding structure, which dates back to the beginning of the First World War and is a replica of its Venice namesake, connects the north and south quadrangles of Hertford College.
A close-up showing the foundations of the original Chapter House dating back to the early 18th century.
Here the Whitstable United Christians hold a beach gathering; on the sheet at the back it says 'Suffer little children to come unto me.'
Dating back to 1309 and rebuilt in 1403, the bridge is now preserved.
Back in the Market Place, the clock tower is an architecturally undistinguished brick structure with a stone plaque telling us that its foundation stone was laid on 26 January 1899.
The chapel here dates back to the late 1700s, and it stands on the site of an old Dissenters' meeting house.
Note too the bicycle parked on the other side of the road, with the pedal set back on the kerb so it can act as a stand.
The Front Quadrangle, seen here, dates back to 1710-34 and is based in part on designs by Hawksmoor.
The memorial in St Giles dates back to 1841; it stands on an island in the road and was designed by George Gilbert Scott.
We are looking back in the opposite direction to 65467 through the archway towards the narrow wynd called The Bar.
We are looking back in the opposite direction to 65467 through the archway towards the narrow wynd called The Bar.
Adjacent is a small Esso garage discreetly set back from the road.
In the market place is an iron ring, said to date back to the days of bull-baiting.
Bournemouth, which have now sprawled out into the neighbouring countryside, began with the early construction of villa residences, each with its own garden - as suggested by Dr Granville - along the back
Looking back the other way we see West Cliff.
An annual Crag Race to the top and back down is held during the Upper Wharfedale Show.
It was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571 at the request of Hugh ap Rice, who endowed it and provided scholarships for Welsh students; the college chapel and library date back to the 17th century.
This picture is taken at the top of old Harnham Road, looking back down towards the bridge.The cottages on the right are still there today, but much else has changed—and not many people would sit
Barclays Bank's Dutch gable in Market Place gave way to concrete.
Avon Castle, on the opposite bank of the river from Ringwood, is an area that has become increasingly built-up and urbanised since this photograph of a country gentleman's home was taken in the last full
At the back rises the 17th-century tower of St Chad's Church.
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