Maps

9,439 maps found.

1946, North Heasley Ref. NPO793474
1947, North Howden Ref. NPO793548
1945, North Hyde Ref. NPO793554
1940, North Kingston Ref. NPO793591
1946, North Littleton Ref. NPO793643
1945, North Mundham Ref. NPO793753
1946, North Nibley Ref. NPO793780
1946, North Ockendon Ref. NPO793787
1946, North Petherwin Ref. NPO793810
1947, North Piddle Ref. NPO793813
1940, North Ripley Ref. NPO793862
1947, North Scale Ref. NPO793885
1945, North Sheen Ref. NPO793898
1946, North Somercotes Ref. NPO793925
1946, North Star Ref. NPO793939
1946, North Stoke Ref. NPO793943
1947, North Stoke Ref. NPO793944
1945, North Street Ref. NPO793953
1946, North Street Ref. NPO793956
1947, North Sunderland Ref. NPO793959

Books

39 books found. Showing results 889 to 912.

Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 371 to 380.

Ferry

Matthew Kirton, owner of Walbottle brick works, used to arrange for this river ferry to take Sunday School and other outings down river to North Shields and back, the ferry was called 'Blue Bonnet'.

A memory of Newburn in 1910 by David Tooke

Hatch End High School

In December 1995 the Harrow Arts Cuncil organised a festival of dancing at Hatch End High School and invited a dozen or more dance groups and schools to come along and provide a showcase of talent. It was fascinating to see ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End in 1995 by John Howard Norfolk

Charing

The village of Charing is located on the south slope of the North Downs along Pilgrims Way. Much of the village as not changed in six hundred years. Shops and homes with there oriel windows still overlook the main street.

A memory of Hothfield in 1950 by John Roders

North Bovey School

I went to the school and lived in a home in Manaton, we went by coach, it seemed miles away. One of the teacher lived in one of the bungalows on the left just before the school. I have now moved to Devon and been back to see the school and the hall next door it was used for indoor games/gym.

A memory of North Bovey in 1959 by John Sharp

General Memories

My family were the Elstones who lived in High Street on the 1881 census, although they were all in the Burnham area for many years. My grandfather was Manager of Websters Coal Yard at Taplow station, but then returned to the village ...Read more

A memory of Burnham

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

Rcaf North Luffenham

My father was in the RCAF, stationed at the former RAF base. We lived in the village from 1952 to 1954. The picture on this site was where we lived at the time. The village shop was next door and was operated by Mr and ...Read more

A memory of North Luffenham in 1952 by John Langston

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

Paignton Was My Crucible 1947

My mother gave life to me in Paignton hospital (now a hospice I believe) in July of this year (1947) and I spent much of my early years in and around this lovely little town. Not so lovely or little now but still grand ...Read more

A memory of Paignton in 1947 by Peter Chave

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 889 to 912.

Caption For Limpley Stoke, The Village C1955

This view looks north down the lane to Lower Limpley Stoke, with the railway curving along to the station beyond the locomotive water tower (now closed).

Caption For Uplyme, Harcombe House 1925

Harcombe runs roughly parallel to Yawl; it is another long combe running north from the main valley of the River Lim.

Caption For Mevagissey, The Quay And The Cliffs C1955

The north breakwater which enclosed the outer harbour in the 1890s also serves as a promenade for visitors.

Caption For Whyteleafe, The Square C1955

The ribbon development along the line of Godstone Road is well illustrated here, looking north towards Riddlesdown chalkpit.

Caption For Eastleigh, North Stoneham Church C1955

North Stoneham Church was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century in the Gothic style.

Caption For Sketty, St Paul's Church 1910

Between the wars, the urban sprawl of Swansea engulfed the village, and developments pushed west and north from the city centre.

Caption For London, Old Waterloo Bridge 1902

This is the first Waterloo Bridge, which was opened in 1817 by the Prince Regent; this view looks from behind Cleopatra's Needle on the north bank. Below are Victoria Embankment Gardens.

Caption For Beoley, The Post Office C1965

Beoley lies in rolling countryside just two miles north-east of Redditch. The estate belonged for many years to the Sheldon family.

Caption For Penarth, The Pier 1896

The pier looks out towards the North devon coast. 1907 saw a pavilion built on the seaward end, which was destroyed by fire in the 1930s.

Caption For Southport, The Lake 1926

The South Marine Lake opened in 1887, the North Lake in 1892.

Caption For Cootham, The Village 1894

Here the photographer has gone down Clay Lane to look north-east across the field towards the school seen in photograph No 34412.

Caption For Ware, High Street C1955

Looking north along the High Street, we see that the old lamp standards have been replaced by more lofty modern ones, and while the electrical shop on the left is still primarily concerned with advertising

Caption For Bakewell, Haddon Hall C1955

The North-West Tower is some 50ft high, and was built by Sir George Vernon around 1530. He was the last Vernon, for he had no male heir when he died in 1567.

Caption For Felbridge, The Garage 1928

Looking north at the junction of the Crawley and Godstone roads we see the Star Inn, a much re-built 17th-century timber framed house, although little altered since the 19th century.

Caption For Worcester, The Foregate C1960

A hint of that can be seen here, looking north from The Cross to the railway bridge.

Caption For Dunoon, 1904

As Dunoon was the largest and best known of the Cowal resorts, its main steamer links were with Gourock, Rothesay and with the North British Railway at Raigendoran.

Caption For Filey, On The Beach C1950

Filey Bay runs down from the prominent coastal feature of Filey Brig, which juts out into the North Sea.

Caption For Wainfleet, The River C1955

This is the Steeping river flowing towards the Wash and the North Sea. Earlier in its life it had more publicity, as it is also known as Tennyson's brook.

Caption For Filey, The Parade 1932

The long promontory of Filey Brigg, part of a huge curve of cliffs, shelters this long stretch of firm beach from the worst of the north-east gales. A new parade was constructed in 1955.

Caption For St Annes, Pier Entrance 1901

The North Channel provided a navigable stretch of water close to the head, and thus several large steamers and private yachts were able to moor here.

Caption For Crewe, Station C1965

By 1974 the whole of the West Coast main line, north of Crewe to Glasgow, had been converted to AC electrification.

Caption For Sunderland, The Park C1900

This is Mowbray Park, created in the 1850s out of Bildon Hill and the old quarries on its north face.

Caption For Newark, Trent Bridge 1900

For centuries, the Trent has been a water highway, carrying cargo up from the North Sea coastal ports. The bridge (right) is listed as an Ancient Monument.

Caption For Andover, Anton Mill 1906

A child gazes wistfully into the tranquil waters of the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, which rises to the north of Andover and runs through the heart of the town.