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Maps

670 maps found.

1947, Glasson Ref. NPO714676
1946, Furnace Ref. NPO710201
1896, Graig Ref. RNE718426
1905-1906, Ardbeg Ref. RNC626349
1946, Heol-Ddu Ref. NPO731562
1900-1901, Heol-Ddu Ref. RNC731562
1909-1911, Aird Ref. RNC620625
1923, Heol-Ddu Ref. POP731562
1896, Heol-Ddu Ref. RNE731562
1904-1907, Dykehead Ref. RNC696261

Books

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Memories

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I Was There

After being de-requisitioned and restored at the end of WW2, the Overstrand Hotel was a massive building standing only yards from the cliff edge, it opened, then closed, then re-opened with a new bar called “Bubbles Bar” to cater for the ...Read more

A memory of Overstrand by ronaldjackson08

Year Of 1959

My grandmother came from Shepton Mallet and left to live in West Yorkshire. I came to live for a short while and attended school out on Charlton Road. The house I lived at was the last one on Waterloo Road at its junction with ...Read more

A memory of Shepton Mallet by Ian Ludwell

Mill End Church

Around the time I was in Mill End Junior school up to the age of 11 (1948-1951?), the school was affiliated for some reason to the church, which sat by the sports field up the hill. As a small boy in shorts I was puzzled by the ...Read more

A memory of Rickmansworth by John Nicholls

Dogdyke County Primary School

Being born in 1957 I attended Dogdyke County Primary school from 1962 whilst living with parents in Witham Drive, Chapel Hill. We used to walk or cycle to school in those days. Shortly after then we moved to Tattershall ...Read more

A memory of Dogdyke in 1962

British Films

I was born in Louisville Road in 1944 . My father ,Jack, was General Manager of British Films Ltd in Balham High Road. We moved out of London shortly after I was born, but my father continued to run B Films well into the 1950's. Does ...Read more

A memory of Balham in 1944

The Ideal Village

I lived with my grandparents for a short while in the late forties and visited often over the next fifteen years or so. Their home was one of the wooden bungalows that was Ewden Village. My grandad worked on the reservoirs as ...Read more

A memory of Ewden Village in 1948 by John Hattersley

When We Were Young!

Way back in the early 1950's my friends and I went everywhere on our cycles. On one occasion three of us set out from Grays and went across the ferry at Tilbury to Gravesend then down the old A road to Canterbury where we had a ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by Albert Wm Gosnall

1905

My great grandmother lived in the Staincliffe Cottages in 1905. Her name was Margaret Brown, she had 3 children that I know of. Tom, who played for the Poolies, John, who was wounded in the 1st World War and succumbed to his injuries, and ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Carew by Ms Brown

East Ham Memories

I was born in Plashet Grove in 1951 but shortly moved to 146 Milton Avenue until moving away from the area in 1967. So many memories. Happy days playing in Plashet Park, 30 a side football in Milton Avenue with a case football ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1951 by Peter Hopkins

Captions

1,058 captions found. Showing results 793 to 816.

Caption For Watchet, Old Market House 1929

At the far end of the building is the Court Leet Lock-Up, and a notice reminds the visitor that Coleridge apparently used Watchet as the port where his Ancient Mariner 'stoppeth one of three'.

Caption For Guisborough, The Hall C1955

Shortly after this view was taken, the present Lord Gisborough, grandson of Richard and Margaret Chaloner, decided to move out of Gisborough Hall, which was then used as an old people's home

Caption For Boston Spa, Thorp Arch Hall 1895

Stone came from local quarries within a short distance from here, and even the clay for bricks was found on his land.

Caption For Wickhambreaux, The Forge 1903

From the Bridge 1899 A town when the Domesday Book was compiled, and a settled place as far back as the 7th century, Fordwich was a flourishing port on the River Stour for Canterbury when the river was

Caption For Lincoln, Brayford Pool 1890

Brayford Pool, a busy inland port that connected Lincoln both to the River Trent via the Roman Foss Dyke and to the sea via the Witham, is much changed now; its warehouses are mostly replaced by offices

Caption For Exmouth, The Pier 1925

Before the Second World War, in a world free from 'health and safety' restrictions, children learned to swim in the very busy entrance to the port.

Caption For London, Tower Of London C1950

The other tower in this view is the former Port of London Authority building, Edwardian Baroque completed in 1922.

Caption For Newark, Market Place 1890

In the background are the premises of W A Gilbey, purveyors of Gilbey's invalid port, and the tea, coffee, and spice warehouse of J M Walker.

Caption For Hartlepool, The Lighthouse From The Pier 1896

West Hartlepool was a child of the 1830s and 40s, developed as a port for the export of coal and import of timber.

Caption For Torquay, The Strand And Clock Tower 1920

Air raids in the Second World War led to the decline in Torquay harbour's use as a commercial port, though ferries have continued to ply their trade to the Channel Islands from here.

Caption For Port Sunlight, The Bowling Greens C1960

Lever employed thirty different architects to create Port Sunlight's unique style.

Caption For Leicester, Granby Street 1949

The link between London Road and Gallowtree Gate, this short north-south road is visually of the later 19th century.

Caption For St Ives, Cromwell Statue 1901

Shortly before this photograph was taken, the Town Council approved an expenditure of £850 to be paid to Frederick Pomeroy RA for the design and execution of a statue of the Lord Protector

Caption For Bingley, Locks On The Leeds And Liverpool Canal C1900

The furthest boat is a steam-powered tug, which will move the immaculate coal-laden transom-sterned 'short boat' with sweeping lines and long wooden tiller.

Caption For Penarth, The Pier C1955

By the time of this photograph, the Pavilion had metamorphosed into the Marina Ballroom, having spent a short period as a cinema.

Caption For Scarborough, The Beach C1885

Thomas Warwick's Revolving Viewing Tower, set high on the cliffs near the castle, was a short-lived Victorian attraction from 1897 to 1907 - it was demolished after being described an eyesore

Caption For Robertsbridge, High Street C1955

Bodiam is located on the River Rother and was once a port that shipped iron ingots and cannon, which were made in the area.

Caption For Fowey, The Jetties 1908

Fowey, although packed in the summer with leisure craft, does retain the atmosphere of a bustling, working port.

Caption For Nailsworth, Bridge Street C1955

On the right, Davis the jeweller's and watchmaker's displays its wares, while on the opposite side of the street are advertising hoardings promoting a football match between Swindon and Port

Caption For Rye, Congregational Church 1888

This last view looks along Turkey Cock Lane to the medieval bulk of the Land Port, or gate, which was built in 1329.

Caption For Crackington Haven, 1931

In past times the beach served as a port, with sailing ships coming onto the exposed beach to be discharged at low tide. The coastal footpath climbs diagonally up to Penkenna Point.

Caption For St Ives, The Harbour 1892

This harbour was once the home port of the thriving Hain Steamship Company, now, alas (and similar to many other major shipping companies), no

Caption For Greenock, Custom House Quay 1897

Dense smoke from a distant inward-bound steamer is caught by strong winds and blown across the horizon towards the dockside shipping in this busy commercial port.

Caption For Bristol, The Docks 1953

During the early decades of the 19th century, Bristol was losing trade to Hull, Liverpool, London and the South Wales ports owing to its high dock charges.