Places
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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
181,031 maps found.
Books
442 books found. Showing results 9,289 to 9,312.
Memories
29,034 memories found. Showing results 3,871 to 3,880.
Rose Lawn Burghfield Rectory
Met my future wife, Janet, whose parents lived on the caravan site behind Rose Lawn ran by Rev Nicholson. I was a biker, Janet's parents disapproved of motorbikes, so whilst courting I used to bring her home at night ...Read more
A memory of Burghfield in 1963 by
Grandparents In Service
My paternal grandparents used to work in service at Wonham while my father was a young boy in the years before WW2. I believe my grandmother was a cook and my grandfather was a driver/handyman. I think my father told ...Read more
A memory of South Godstone by
Stokesleys 2nd. Fire Station
For the information of readers, it may be of interest to note that the building just past the Town Hall Block, left side, was known as the Shambles and in the 1800s and early 1900s was open fronted and used as a market ...Read more
A memory of Stokesley in 1920 by
Working Life
My father was a local Ealing man, who attended Little Ealing Boys school and Chiswick Poly. He was the owner of Gordon Garage, Gordon Road, W.13 from around 1950-1969. I worked for him at the garage, from 1962-1966, so does anyone ...Read more
A memory of Ealing in 1962 by
Oadby Cinema
I can remember going to the Oadby cinema. I believe it was owned, or at least run by the father of a schoolfriend. It was commonly known as the 'Oadby flea pit', not that any of us actually saw or were bitten by fleas
A memory of Oadby in 1971
Army Junior Soldiers
I was at Park Hall camp. Our Sergeant was called Mathews and the Corporal called Ennis. Sgt Mathews was an unfit [fat] bully but Cpl Ennis was great. As a young 16 years old lad it was a bit of a shock to the system but not ...Read more
A memory of Oswestry in 1971 by
1950 1956
I am sorry to read some of these descriptions of your time there. Mr. Maddison, McTavish, Jones, Peart (GYM teacher) Wheeler ( Woodwork) and one who lived in between Grenville & Drake Dorms, I found very fair, firm yes, Mr Bowles, ...Read more
A memory of Stanhope in 1950 by
I Lived And Worked Nearby
We lived as a family in Gonville Road with St Judes Church on the corner of Thornton Road, to the left of this picture. I remember the Pond when it was full of rubbish so this garden was an improvement when it was ...Read more
A memory of Thornton Heath by
Coronation Pencil
I remember the Coronation in 1937; my mother and father took us to party in the hall on the corner of Station Street and Tower Street, all the tables was full of all kinds of food. We were given a pencil pen, it was white with a gold ...Read more
A memory of Boston in 1930 by
Beautiful Memories
Hello. I was born at Crumpsall Hospital 1945 and lived at 59 Dalton St, for seven years. Mother is named Eileen and dad was Fred. I had an older sister Barbara. My Aunty Peggy and Uncle John lived a few doors down - they ...Read more
A memory of Collyhurst in 1945 by
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In the Second World War the castle was requisitioned by the military for the training of tank drivers. It was not until 1950 that Stafford Howard took control once again on behalf of the family.
This shot was taken at the southern end of Market Street, which leads to that area of town that was traditionally the main shopping centre.
Brinklow was one of 400 new towns deliberately created between 1066 and 1349, when the Black Death brought an end to the practice. Like many of them, Brinklow never really took off.
Most of the buildings shown here have either gone or been adapted. An exception is the superb five sailed mill, which takes its name from the Maud Foster drain flowing alongside.
It contains two special glass windows in memory of the Rev Charles Hudson, who lost his life in 1865 during the descent of the Matterhorn.
Christchurch Castle, of which only the ruins remain, was probably built by Richard de Redvers, a cousin of Henry I, who was given the royal manor as a reward for aiding Henry in his fight for the crown
The house occupied by Oliver Cromwell whilst he was governor of the Isle of Ely between 1636 and 1647 was at one time the vicarage for St Mary's Church, and is now the Ely Tourist Information Centre.
However, popular history associates these Tudor cottages on the corner of Eldon Street with Cromwell's visit to Warrington in 1648 whilst pursuing the Scottish army.
An HMI's report of 1956 commented on the unsuitability of the cumbersome old school desks, the lack of dining facilities and the need for new toilets to replace 'the present bucket sanitation'.
The skill of coracle navigation is being demonstrated on the Teifi, just below Cardigan bridge.
True, the shops may have similar uses, but the Victorians made the most of the spa town by building wide, airy thoroughfares.
It looks quiet here now, but once the market at Leominster was so successful that the cities of Hereford and Worcester were jealous of its success.
This mansion just north of Richmond has been altered by successive owners: the Aske, Bowes and Wharton families, Sir Conyers D'Arcy, and, since 1763, the Dundas family, now ennobled as Marquesses of
Perhaps the best-known of York's medieval streets is The Shambles, seen here looking towards Pavement, and virtually unchanged today.
It remained the seat of the chief courts of the Cinque Ports, and returned two members of Parliament up until 1832.
Pony rides have always been popular in Yarmouth; the problem of disposal of the droppings is still a disputed one, with local authorities sometimes suggesting that the ponies should wear nappies.
Not much more than a stone's throw from Jack Straw's Castle, the original Old Bull and Bush can be seen on the right of shot.
Although most associate Bath's waters with the Georgian or Roman period, the spring-fed baths were very popular in Tudor and Stuart times.
The village is part of the Holnicote Estate, the gift of the Acland family to the National Trust, to which many of the village's thatched cottages now belong - their preservation is thus assured.
Here there is a sliver of sea (right of centre) and the plateau of the Golf Links on East Cliff.
This was one of the principal ways in which Victorian and Edwardian retailers advertised the location of their premises; on large city stores the letters were often six feet high.
Prior to the advent of mass car ownership cycling to the park was an even more popular option than today. With so many bicycles present this busy scene is more reminiscent of Oxford or Cambridge.
To the left is the confectionary shop of H Bovett; then comes the Volunteer Inn, and in the distance the premises of the East Devon Motor Company - unchanged in use today, for it is still
This view encompasses the whole village looking across the extensive salt marshes, which are a haven for birds of every description, especially wild-fowl and migrating birds.
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