Maps

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Books

49 books found. Showing results 889 to 912.

Memories

8,155 memories found. Showing results 371 to 380.

Roxy Picture House

I too, have fond and happy memories of the Roxy. I was born just down the road in Garnet Street in 1938 and went to Barkerend School leaving in 1953. I remember on a Saturday morning going with a few mates, we would take it in ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1948 by Robert Chippendale

Flaxley Road

I was born in 1950 and lived at 151 Flaxley Road until 1958. My father was William Yardley, he was a manager at the Levis works in Station Road. He died in 1953, and in 1958 my mother was re-married to a local retiring policeman, 'Sam' ...Read more

A memory of Stechford by Alan Yardley

Bretts Farm Romford Rd Aveley

I arrived in Aveley in 1957/58 I was herdsman at Bretts Farm, Romford Road and worked for David Watt. Once a year we would take the young cattle through Belhus Park then along Daglen Drive, up Stifford Road to Ford Place, ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by Alan Tarrant

Farthing Downs

I lived on the Tollers Lane estate and spent many happy summer school holidays exploring Farthing Downs...I remember the summers were always hot then. We used to often go to Chaldon Church. In winter my uncle used to take me sledging ...Read more

A memory of Coulsdon by Vanessa Thorne

Kenley

My dad was born in Lower Road, Kenley. Sadly he passed away in July 2012, but we often would sit and talk about Kenley. He remembered Roke School and playing up on the downs at Riddlesdown. He used to mention that there were caves in that area. ...Read more

A memory of Kenley in 1960 by Vanessa Thorne

Small Timber Cottage; Dicks Mount, Burgh St Peter

Location: Burgh St Peter, Beccles: My sister and brother-in-law (Ronald and Shirley Miller), owned a small timber cottage above the dyke on Dicks Mount during 1960-1970's. It was a charming one or ...Read more

A memory of Beccles in 1966 by Christine Anne Veasey

1 A High Street, Garndiffiath

My name is Robert Gwillim, I lived at 1A High Street with my parents Edward & Betty from when I was born in 1955 until April 1962. My sister, Carol, was born in December 1961. My parents had lived at 1A High ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith in 1960 by Robert Gwillim

Growing Up In Northwood Hills

I was born in a small maisonette off Alandale Drive and my mum still lived there until she passed away aged 95 in 2014. The border between Hillingdon/Harrow runs across the back garden. I attended Pinner Wood ...Read more

A memory of Northwood Hills in 1960 by John Jossevel

Holes, Hoardings & Hythe Ferry

On returning from the Middle East, my family holed up across the water at Fawley. A big city was very exciting for me and after getting off the Hythe Ferry it was all bomb craters up to about the Dolphin. Above Bar was ...Read more

A memory of Southampton in 1954 by Jeannette Lomas

Shepherd Street, Bow.

Does anyone remember Shepherd Street in Bow? The Widow's Son pub was on the corner (famous for its hot cross buns legend). The pub is still there but the road is now warehouses of some kind. I ask because my father lived down this ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Roy Pryer

Captions

2,258 captions found. Showing results 889 to 912.

Caption For Stamford, Ironmonger Street 1922

As we look south down Ironmonger Street, the view is terminated by St Michael's Church, now gruesomely converted into shops, but I suppose in some way 'saved' from physical if not spiritual destruction

Caption For Wye, Bridge Street 1918

Wye sits beneath the chalk hills of the North Downs; it has a 12th-century church, beautiful Georgian buildings and a college founded in the 1400s by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Caption For Great Barton, The Round House C1960

The Hall burnt down in 1914, and the estate was sold in 1915. The drive now gives access to areas of housing.

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Caption For Kersey, C1955

The next building down had been Goymour's the butchers until 1950. Beyond the splash is the timbered Bell Inn, and above it is Stay Barn.

Caption For Tideford, The Village C1950

Tideford is at the very head of the tidal creek of the River Tiddy; this lane leads down to the water, with the woodlands of the St Germans estate on the far side.

Caption For Ilfracombe, The Bath House 2004

It eventually burnt down in a spectacular blaze on 16 May 1985 which took 11 fire crews to extinguish. The site is now occupied by flats, built in 1988.

Caption For Uley, From Uley Bury 1900

above the village, it affords panoramic views with the erosion caused by rivers and frost action during the Ice Ages evident in the isolation of the three peaks of Downham Hill, Cam Peak and Cam Long Down

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade 1890

The largest seaside town in West Sussex, Worthing began to grow as a fashionable resort towards the end of the 18th century.

Caption For Burgess Hill, Station Road C1950

The dawning of the railway age helped in no small way to put Burgess Hill on the map, and the Railway Hotel can be seen on the right in this picture.

Caption For Pott Shrigley, The Village And The Church C1955

The church was once home to what must have been one of the earliest lending libraries in England: in 1492 Geoffrey Downes lent his books to the church, with specific intstructions that gentlemen should

Caption For Beer, The Beach And Boats 1898

Jack Rattenbury, the 'Rob Roy of the West', was born at Beer in 1778 and experienced a series of adventures at sea before settling down to a life of smuggling along this wild and lonely

Caption For Egremont, Promenade 1912

A family walk down Magazine Lane Slipway onto the beach. This is close to the site of the magazines: ships entering the Mersey had to deposit any gunpowder there during their stay in port.

Caption For Smeeton Westerby, Main Street C1955

Halfway down on the left, an ironstone wall retains two mullioned windows from a former cottage. Because it was thought to add character to the village, it was saved from demolition.

Caption For Billingham, The Town Centre C1970

This view was taken further down the shopping precinct. In the distance are high-rise flats.

Caption For Crowland, The Bridge 1894

The town grew up at the gates of the abbey on a low island amid the surrounding marshes, receiving its charter in 1142.

Caption For Newmarket, High Street 1929

Here we see unsaddled horses being led down the street. Could they be going to a Tattersalls sale?

Caption For Tadcaster, View From Bridge 1906

Barges plied up and down the Wharfe delivering to the breweries, including John Smith's at Tadcaster, pictured here.

Caption For Cromer, The Sands 1906

Cromer stands high and bracing on its breezy cliffs, from which stairs and zig-zag paths lead down to the sands. On undeveloped tastes Cromer would be thrown away.

Caption For Gilwern, The Canal C1955

The landlords of the Bridgend Inn, the rear of which is on the left, were George and Betty Dobson, and the busy boat hire business operating from the hut further down the towpath was owned by a Mr

Caption For Muthill, Culdees Castle 1899

Fittings from Hawkhill in Edinburgh were saved by the Scottish Georgian Society just two days before the building burnt down. Culdees Castle was demolished in 1967.

Caption For Island Of Philae, Pharaoh's Bed C1857

Epsom Downs with its close-cropped turf and easy access from London was the place for it.

Caption For Charlestown, The Harbour 1912

Workmen are shovelling china clay down chutes into the hold.

Caption For Burford, High Street C1955

Sloping gently down to the River Windrush, Burford's High Street is lined with a wonderful variety of old buildings.

Caption For Hitchin, Tilehouse Street C1955

The weather-boarded building on the right is Barham's gunsmiths, closed down after legislation destroyed its viability.