Maps

118 maps found.

Books

263 books found. Showing results 577 to 600.

Memories

672 memories found. Showing results 241 to 250.

Old Oxted

I was born in Springfield Road, Old Oxted in 1951.  I attended Beadles Lane School and Oxted County Secondary School.  I recall Old Oxted High Street when it was the main A25, before the by-pass, when the village shops consisted of Deans the ...Read more

A memory of Oxted by Jenny Baker

Escape To The Country

I travelled to Chipping Norton to start a new life.  When I stepped off the coach on the high street and looked across the road I saw a very grand looking building and a sign saying The White Hart Hotel.  My next thought ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Norton in 1880 by Jane Mac Callum

Smallbridge And All That

The place name comes from a narrow bridge over a stream that forms the boundary between Rochdale and Wardle on Halifax Road, by The Red Lion pub as it was then. Folk who lived in Smallbridge were once called "Sandknockers" ...Read more

A memory of Smallbridge in 1940 by Peter Butterworth

Update:Mystery Solved!!

To Whom It May Concern:    I am an American living in the state of Maryland.  I've had a picture in my office for quite some time now, that I recently took a better look at.  Originally, I was told that this picture was of the ...Read more

A memory of Amersham by Myron Morrell

Hassocks Primary School In The 1950s

I was at the school from 1948 until 1955, at which point the 11+ sent me to Hove County Grammar. Starting in 1948 in Miss Wood's class I ended with two years in the top class with Miss Nichols. In between I was ...Read more

A memory of Hassocks by William Lovell

Jackson Immigrants From Greasbrough To The Us

On Nov. 8, 1848, a family of Jacksons (my forebears) landed in Philadelphia. Their point of origin was Liverpool, and their former place of residence was Greasbrough, Yorkshire. Over the years, the ...Read more

A memory of Greasbrough by Michael Clarke

Cadets The Dolphin Club

I was one of the young fellows in the early 'fifties that used to ruin the peace in and about Streatham as a drummer with the 5th County of London( RA) cadet band. It was a rather splendid band , and we were based up around ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Bill Axten

Convent Of The Visitation Bridport Dorset

CHAPTER TWO School Years - Convent of the Visitation 1939-1945 One’s school years leave an indelible impression on one for good or bad. My views over these years in this regard, have modified considerably. ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1940 by Howard Johnson

Choir

Hessle church was and is an example of fine architecture with one of the finest organs in the county. I joined the church choir and attended most services, we were paid for something we enjoyed. I remember weddings paid a half crown each. The ...Read more

A memory of Hessle in 1959 by Chris Lead

The Timberscombe I Knew 1957 1965

We moved to Oaktrow in January 1957 and until the house was habitable, we stayed at The Lion (prominently displayed in one of the photos). The village then had four shops, these being the Post Office towards ...Read more

A memory of Timberscombe in 1957 by John Nurcombe

Captions

749 captions found. Showing results 577 to 600.

Caption For Lampeter, The Church C1955

Few of the late 18th- and early 19th-century visitors to the county passed through Lampeter, but one visitor who walked from Carmarthen to Chester stayed a weekend in the town in 1836.

Caption For Boston, County Hall, Church Close 2005

One site on the north side (Neil Wright) This was the headquarters of Holland County Council from 1927 to 1974.

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.

Caption For Trentham, The Hall 1900

Within a few years, however, the Sutherlands had abandoned Trentham: in 1910 the fourth Duke offered it for sale to the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent.

Caption For Newnham, St Michael's Church C1955

St Michael's Church is unique in the county in having the base of the tower open on three sides. There is a picture with the arches walled up, but they were unblocked in the mid 1800s.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Interior Of The Old Prison C1950

In 1967 the building was converted to house the Pembrokeshire County Museum and Records Office. The latter is still housed there today.

Caption For Bedford, St Paul's Church 1898

St Paul's Square became very much the civic centre of the town with the Floral Hall, the Corn Exchange, the Town Hall, the Shire Hall and County Offices looking out onto the church in its central

Caption For Bedford, The Embankment 1921

It was built as the Town and Country Club by the architect Henry Cheers; it later became the County Library, before disappearing in the 1950s to make way for additions to the hotel.

Caption For Preston, Market Square 1906

The Post Office is to the left, the Harris Public Library on the right, and the County Sessions Hall in the middle.

Caption For Garboldisham, The Post Office C1955

On the wall is a bubble gum machine, once a popular feature of the frontage of every village store in the country.

Caption For Harworth, All Saints Church C1965

Moving west to the county's boundary with Yorkshire, our tour reaches Harworth, an old greatly expanded village lying east of the Tickhill to Blyth road.

Caption For Stafford, Market Square C1955

It housed the county and assize courts and the meetings of the magistrates, and from 1972 until 1991, the Crown Court. It is now occupied by the Art Gallery and the Library.

Caption For Perth, From Barnhill 1901

Between the two are the county buildings, which occupy the site of the house in which the Gowrie conspiracy against James VI was hatched in 1600.

Caption For Aylesbury, Church Street 1921

On the right is the Buckinghamshire County Museum housed in Ceely House, the house with the porch on the right, and in the old Grammar School beyond.

Caption For Westbourne, The Square C1960

The Country Stores, a Mace shop complete with modern sunblinds, offers a wide range of supplies.

Caption For Cheltenham, Cheltenham College Playing Fields 1907

The crowded stand, erected in front of the yellow brick gymnasium with its two towers, indicates that this is probably a match between county teams held during the annual Cheltenham Cricket Festival, rather

Caption For Bedford, The Howard Monument 1898

John Howard (1726- 1790) lived at nearby Cardington, and was twice Mayor of Bedford and in 1773 Lord High Sheriff of the county.

Caption For Metheringham, The Memorial C1955

This is a well-kept Garden of Remembrance in the centre of this large village; next door is the County Library.

Caption For Mildenhall, Market Place C1955

Lying in the north west of the county, Mildenhall boasts one of the most magnificent churches in the region.

Caption For Bodmin, St Petroc's Church 1931

The church stands at the entry to Bodmin and was passed by everyone travelling through the county before the town was by- passed by the A30.

Caption For Bedford, High Street From Town Bridge 1921

The motor agents' premises on the right belong to Murkett Bros, one of the county's premier automobile companies which grew out of an existing agricultural machinery business with its roots in the 19th

Caption For Kibworth Harcourt, The Old Mill C1955

The last post-mill in the county, dated 1711, it blends with the owner/managers house and the store shed to provide a self-contained industrial group.

Caption For Aylesbury, County Asylum, Stone 1897

Buckinghamshire's County Lunatic Asylum was built at Stone, three miles west of Aylesbury, in the early 1850s. It was given a more ornate entrance building in the 1860s, including the tower.

Caption For Brockham, The Green 1906

More recently, Brockham has laid claim to regularly mounting the biggest Bonfire Night celebration in the county, rivalling those of Edenbridge in Kent and Lewes in Sussex.