Maps

2,499 maps found.

1947, South Owersby Ref. NPO835164
1946, South Pill Ref. NPO835197
1946, South Radworthy Ref. NPO835214
1946, South Rauceby Ref. NPO835217
1946, South Somercotes Ref. NPO835270
1946, South Street Ref. NPO835294
1946, South Street Ref. NPO835296
1940, South Tidworth Ref. NPO835319
1946, South Twerton Ref. NPO835331
1945, South View Ref. NPO835343
1945, South Walsham Ref. NPO835356
1946, South Wigston Ref. NPO835402
1946, South Wonford Ref. NPO835414
1945, South Wonston Ref. NPO835416
1898, Fradley South Ref. RNE709029
1896, South Chingford Ref. RNE1188995
1899, South Stack Ref. HOSM59742
1899, South Brent Ref. RNC834447
1899, South Cadbury Ref. RNC834474
1900, South Carne Ref. RNC834487

Books

23 books found. Showing results 817 to 23.

Memories

1,577 memories found. Showing results 341 to 350.

I Played Piano At The Swan

I was directed to this site by a friend who was convinced one of the contributors must have been my brother, because it mentioned that his father ran a fish stall in South Harrow Market (our father did) and how green ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by David Lowe

Happy Days

I lived in South Ockendon from 1961-1967. Our home was a cold, damp prefab in Tamarisk Rd. I went to Culverhouse Secondary and had a Sat/Sun job in the Esso garage which can just be seen in one of the photo's for sale on this site. ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by David Firth

4th Us Infantry Division In Tiverton

I live in Tiverton but only recently discovered that our town hosted the US 4th Infantry Division in the later stages of the 2nd World War. I have been helping the veterans of this Division (The Ivy Division) ...Read more

A memory of Tiverton in 1944 by John Howard Norfolk

Arkles Cafe

Hi Ann! I remember your cafe and Jim and you very well. Just returned to UK after 33 years in South Africa. How is your memory? The name is 'Cliff' Clavering. I'm now living near Cambridge. If you see this give me a call on 01353 864 428.

A memory of Seaburn by George Clavering

The Rectory

I grew up at the rectory in Withyham, my father Peter was Rector of Withyham and Blackham from1953 to 1986. I was the eldest of eight children. I have many fond memories of my life in Withyham and also some sad ones. My father's ashes ...Read more

A memory of Withyham in 1953 by Patrick Scott

Son Of Sgt Bruce Krrc

My father was stationed at Chisledon Camp from 1939 to 1942. Living in Littlehampton on the south coast, threatened with invasion, my mother rented the end thatched cottage of the row of cottages which face the railway line ...Read more

A memory of Chiseldon in 1940 by Glenister Bruce

Wartime Memories Of Hay Part Two

Memories of Hay during the Second World War: Part Two. (Continued from Part One) Thoughts of 'Dad's Army' remind me that the local Home Guard occasionally used Forest Road for some kind of exercise. I've dim ...Read more

A memory of Hay-on-Wye in 1940 by John S. Batts

Royal Merchant Navy School Bearwood

The Royal Merchant Navy School As far back as 1827 the Royal Merchant Navy School was established under the name of the Merchant Seaman's Orphan Asylum to provide a home for the destitute offspring of British ...Read more

A memory of Winnersh by Sylvia Lambert

My Great Grandmother Mary Eve

Mary Ann Eve was from this area. She was my great-grandmother and joined her husband Robert Chilvers in South Africa after the Boer War. she died when I was sixteen years of age and I knew her very well. A feisty ...Read more

A memory of High Easter in 1890 by Susan Jones

Service

In the early 1940s Mystole House was one of the first places my Regiment used as a billet for one of the Batteries of Artillery as part of the defence of the South Coast Defence scheme on stand by in the event of invasion by the German ...Read more

A memory of Mystole Ho by William Parry

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 817 to 840.

Caption For Repton, Church End C1955

This part of south Derbyshire did not have the abundant stone for its buildings which the north of the county enjoyed, so many villages have a definitely Midlands, rather than northern, feel about them

Caption For Launceston, Southgate Street 1906

The south gate with its twin arches is a remnant of the walls which once enclosed the town.

Caption For Hornsea, Cliff Road C1950

Winifred Holtby lived in this road while she was writing her novel 'South Riding'.

Caption For Northampton, Market Square C1950

Unlike a French market square, the south and west side of Northampton's market place in particular have a delightful informality and physical variety, with no building the same as its neighbour.

Caption For Wellington, Church Street 1903

After the iron bridge was built, its trading area grew: it now attracted people south of the river, who previously would have used the market at Much Wenlock.

Caption For Bath, Cavendish Crescent 1907

From St James Square, continue uphill beside High Common to Cavendish Crescent, which is high enough to have fine views to the south.

Caption For Banbury, Oxford Canal 1921

Beginning near Coventry, it never extended south of Oxford, where it joins the Thames. In its day, the canal played a key role in the transportation of coal.

Caption For Goodwood, The Racecourse 1904

High on the South Downs, an enthusiastic crowd, many of whom have cycled up the steep hill to the Trundle, enjoy the atmosphere of 'Glorious Goodwood', a week of racing that still begins on the last Tuesday

Caption For Crackington Haven, Looking South 1920

Crackington Haven, six miles south of Bude, sits in a deep valley in the parish of St Gennys.

Caption For Woodhouse, The Cross And Old Cross Daggers C1960

The restored cross in the centre of Woodhouse, a South Yorkshire village east of Sheffield, stands on an ancient stepped base and now features a sundial and a weathervane.

Caption For Southampton, The Floating Bridge 1908

Southampton's famous Floating Bridge enabled foot passengers and traffic to cross the Itchen between the city and the south-eastern suburb of Woolston.

Caption For Colchester, High Street 1892

The street is dominated on the south side by the slender spire of St Nicholas's Church, unfortunately demolished in 1955.

Caption For Kington, View From Bradnor Hill C1955

Amongst the many hills that can be seen from the summit of Bradnor Hill, Hergest Ridge lies towards the south west.

Caption For Blackwater, 1906

Blackwater, which shares its name with that of the river, lies just to the south of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.

Caption For Glasgow, Renfield Street 1897

Renfield Street is now part of the one-way system (south-bound).

Caption For Bridport, Cars In East Street 1930

Bridport's Town Hall intrudes into the path of traffic and pedestrians at the junction of West and South Streets.

Caption For Blackwater, 1906

Blackwater, which shares its name with that of the river, lies just to the south of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.

Caption For Southsea, Canoe Lake C1955

One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.

Caption For Lincoln, Cathedral From Pelham Bridge C1960

The area south-east of the city was marshy and virtually undeveloped until its draining after the Witham Act of 1812.

Caption For Bridport, South Street 1912

This photograph looks southwards along South Street from the Cross Keys (left) next to butcher Arthur Lewis and cycle agent Charles Frederick Fooks. The cart belonging to the former is moving off.

Caption For Greenock, Princes Pier 1904

Owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the pier was rebuilt and extended between 1892 and 1894, and more than £20,000 was spent by the company on alterations to the pier railway station.

Caption For Raunds, Brook Street C1960

Further south, the High Street becomes Brook Street as it heads towards the unromantically named Hog Dyke. To the right are the walls and gate piers of the Methodist Church built in 1874.

Caption For Malton, Market Place 1959

Malton stands at the junction of several roads above the Derwent Valley south of the North York Moors, and has been an important market centre since the Middle Ages.

Caption For St Albans, Cathedral And Abbey Church, South Choir Aisle 1921

this was an abbey church, the ornate door on the right, the abbot's door, was part of the monks' processional route from the choir to the cloisters, which were located in the corner of the nave and the south