Maps

181,031 maps found.

1887, Scredington Ref. HOSM58730
1887, Swarby Ref. HOSM61047
1923, Langley Ref. HOSM50823
1895, Snodland Ref. HOSM35196
1886, Bickenhill Ref. HOSM37653
1886, Dorridge Ref. HOSM43503
1885, Somerton Ref. HOSM40342
1885, Hurcott Ref. HOSM49183
1895, Blackfield Ref. HOSM37936
1895, Curdridge Ref. HOSM42640
1895, Durley Ref. HOSM44096
1895, Exton Ref. HOSM45148
1895, Warnford Ref. HOSM63441
1895, Steeple Ref. HOSM60400
1903, Twitchen Ref. HOSM62725
1886, Wigborough Ref. HOSM64560
1886, Yeabridge Ref. HOSM65396
1892, Southport Ref. HOSM35211
1883, Normanton Ref. HOSM55138
1903, Southwold Ref. HOSM35214

Books

442 books found. Showing results 9,097 to 9,120.

Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 3,791 to 3,800.

Chapel And The Pictures.

On Sunday evenings my friend Duncan and I had to go from Crook to Fir Tree to 'blow the organ' in the little chapel. Our station for this was a tiny room over the chapel and the process was to pump a handle up and down to ...Read more

A memory of Fir Tree in 1930 by Ernest Hall

Brampton Bierlow ~ Concrete Cottages Tingles Ices

As I mentioned in my memories of Brampton - Cortonwood - I also mentioned Tingles Ice Cream - The man driving the cart was not a member of the Tingle family - his name was Riley who worked occasionally for the Tingle family. I would like to add that my memory is a fond one of tough times.

A memory of Wombwell

Hall Place, Spalding.

When I was very young, around 1950, Hall Place was cobbled and the fountain which is now in Ayscoughfee stood there. On market days, when it was quite busy, there used to be a little roundabout for very small children. Later the ...Read more

A memory of Spalding in 1950

Nabc

I was a member of Ardwick Lads Club, Manchester, and very interested in Youth Work. As such I attendedand passed a weeks course at Nash Court and became a member of the National Boys Club. I met youths from all over the British Isles (and the USA) ...Read more

A memory of Nash in 1965 by Stephen Corless

To The Lady Wanting To Find People Remembering Josephines

I do remember this lovely lady, her brother, and her quaint little shop. She sold flowers, fruit, veg, sweets, tobacco etc, and wonderful lemon dip sugar. My dad used her shop nearly every ...Read more

A memory of Botley in 1955

Wallsend Central

Central Girls school Wallsend was operational during the ten years I was there from 1941. It was one of three large units that were respectively, The Infants, Boys, and Girls. We were segregated once we survived the 'Infant's, and ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1951 by Bob Proud

Vindiin Winter

I remember it was freezing most of the time - we had short blue jackets. I can remember taking the slops to the waste - my hands froze to the rope handles. We had no sheets, just blue covers and blankets. I remember fighting for ...Read more

A memory of Sharpness in 1957 by Leonard Thomas

Staying At My Grans & The Last Trolley

I remember staying with my gran, late 50's to mid 60's. She lived on Bohemia Road,106 I think the number was, sadly its no longer there. It was knocked down in the 70's. During the summer holidays I spent many ...Read more

A memory of Hastings by David Power

Growin Up In Trevethin

The family moved to Trevethin to escape the rat infested old coal houses at the top of the varteg. I was just 5 years old. My first memory was the unbuilt site of Trevethin. It was like one big playing yard; there was a ...Read more

A memory of Trevethin in 1959 by Rosemary Matthews

Beauclerc School 1945

I was a day pupil at Beauclerc and lived in Elizabeth Cottage, just across the road from the school, behind high iron gates. The current estate, Elizabeth Gardens, was built in the grounds of the cottage which still stands. I ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1940 by Jennifer Leprince

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 9,097 to 9,120.

Caption For Acomb, Garden House C1955

In the 1950s Acomb boasted a number of 18th-century buildings. Tynevale House was built in 1754, Town Head in 1796, and the Miners Arms in 1750.

Caption For Accrington, Cottage Hospital 1899

The need for Cottage Hospitals was great a century ago, but with the advent of more advanced equipment and specialised nursing, these cottage hospitals, like the isolation hospitals, closed down.

Caption For Leiston, Sizewell Road 1922

There's a delightfully pensive look on the face of the little girl in this picture. Did the photographer capture a genuine moment, or was she posed?

Caption For Staines, High Street 1895

The building in the centre, just to the left of the lamp standard, is the Staines Iron Works.

Caption For Sandhurst, Royal Military College 1925

Here we see a fine view of the main neo-classical building, which is actually in Berkshire. It seems a peaceful setting for men to learn the art of war.

Caption For Hertford, The Lock 1920

John Smeaton and Thomas Telford were among the 18th-century engineers who designed this essential section of the Lea Navigation Canal and River Lea, which allowed hundred-ton ships to reach Hertford

Caption For Oxford, Christ Church Tom Tower 1890

Tom Tower is one of the college's most treasured architectural features, as well as a famous landmark on the Oxford skyline.

Caption For Oxford, On The Cherwell 1912

View of the Cherwell 1906 The Cherwell is a peaceful backwater where visitors and locals can enjoy the tranquil scene and yet remain within the shadow of the city.

Caption For Clevedon, Walton Castle 1913

The castle stands to the north-east of Clevedon. It is not in fact a castle, but an early example of a folly, and it was probably built as a ruin to start with.

Caption For Detling, St Martin Of Tours' Church C1960

St Martin of Tours' Church is on the main Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury, and would have been a regular stopping point for the pilgrims before starting the climb up Detling Hill.

Caption For Clapham, Maritime House C1960

The Children's Playground is in a westward projection of the common.

Caption For Chatsworth, Park, Oak Study C1864

The old deer park at Chatsworth contains some of the oldest oak trees still living in Britain.

Caption For Southampton, Pilgrim Fathers' Memorial 1924

The Pilgrim Fathers' Monument is built of Portland stone and rises 50ft above the ground.

Caption For Goodworth Clatford, The Village C1965

Goodworth Clatford lies a couple of miles to the south of Andover. We can see horses trotting through the village (centre). The name 'Clatford' means 'ford where burdock grew.'

Caption For Netley, Victoria Road C1955

Pevsner described Netley as 'a Victorian period piece;' its streets of neat family villas and rows of renovated terraced cottages overlooking Southampton Water are certainly striking.

Caption For Much Wenlock, The Bull Ring C1955

Much Wenlock is the most delightfully evocative town, so much so that Ellis Peters (the local author of the Brother Cadfael detective books set in the 12th century) once said of the town that you almost

Caption For New Sawley, Marina C1967

Sawley Bridge Marina, on the Sawley Cut of the River Trent, south of Long Eaton, was already starting to cater for the ever-increasing boating trade when this photograph was taken in the mid-50s.

Caption For Cartmel, The Priory Church, The Choir Stalls 1912

Only one of the misericords has been lost; a number of them are carved with the heads of real or imaginary beasts, while some have other subjects, and most have foliage.

Caption For Penrith, Castle 1893

Penrith Castle was built by William Strickland, later Bishop of Carlisle, who was given permission to build Penrith Castle in 1397, following the sacking of the town by raiding Scots in 1354.

Caption For Stopham, Bridge 1914

Stopham Bridge has long been considered one of the finest and most striking of medieval bridges in the country. Dating back to 1309 and rebuilt in 1403, the bridge is now preserved.

Caption For Salisbury, New Canal 1906

New Canal commemorates one of the many open waterways which ran through the medieval streets until the 19th century. The largest of the waterways was known as Town Ditch and was filled in 1875.

Caption For Salisbury, Catherine Street 1906

New Canal commemorates one of the many open waterways which ran through the medieval streets until the 19th century. The largest of the waterways was known as Town Ditch and was filled in 1875.

Caption For Tamworth, George Street 1949

A charter of 1560 appeared to give the vote to the 'commonality' of the town.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, Hotels And Beach 1890

Note the picnic hamper on the right. Sir William Ingram, proprietor of St Mildred's Hotel, owned a large part of Westgate.