Places
36 places found.
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- Shanklin, Isle of Wight
- Ventnor, Isle of Wight
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Sandown, Isle of Wight
- Port of Ness, Western Isles
- London, Greater London
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Killarney, Republic of Ireland
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Plymouth, Devon
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Southwold, Suffolk
- Bristol, Avon
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Cromer, Norfolk
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Maldon, Essex
- Clacton-On-Sea, Essex
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Colchester, Essex
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Hunstanton, Norfolk
- Chelmsford, Essex
- Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Brentwood, Essex
- Glengarriff, Republic of Ireland
Photos
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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.
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.
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?
The building in the centre, just to the left of the lamp standard, is the Staines Iron Works.
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.
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
Tom Tower is one of the college's most treasured architectural features, as well as a famous landmark on the Oxford skyline.
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.
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.
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.
The Children's Playground is in a westward projection of the common.
The old deer park at Chatsworth contains some of the oldest oak trees still living in Britain.
The Pilgrim Fathers' Monument is built of Portland stone and rises 50ft above the ground.
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.'
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A charter of 1560 appeared to give the vote to the 'commonality' of the town.
Note the picnic hamper on the right. Sir William Ingram, proprietor of St Mildred's Hotel, owned a large part of Westgate.
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