Places
36 places found.
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- Poplar, Middlesex
- Bow, Middlesex
- Bethnal Green, Middlesex
- Stepney, Middlesex
- Alton Towers, Staffordshire
- Isle of Dogs, Middlesex
- Limehouse, Middlesex
- Spitalfields, Middlesex
- Barjarg Tower, Dumfries and Galloway
- Bromley, Middlesex
- Stratford Marsh, Middlesex
- Tower Hill, Merseyside
- Tower Hill, Essex
- St George in the East, Middlesex
- Wapping, Middlesex
- Globe Town, Middlesex
- Old Ford, Middlesex
- Cubitt Town, Middlesex
- Tower Hill, Cheshire
- Tower Hill, Surrey
- Bow Common, Middlesex
- Mile End, Middlesex
- Millwall, Middlesex
- Ratcliff, Middlesex
- Warmley Tower, Avon
- Tower Hill, Hertfordshire
- Tower End, Norfolk
- Tower Hamlets, Kent
- Tower Hill, Devon
- Tower Hill, West Midlands
- Blackwall, Middlesex
- North Woolwich, Middlesex
- Hackney Wick, Middlesex
- Shadwell, Middlesex
- South Bromley, Middlesex
- Tower Hill, Sussex (near Horsham)
Photos
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Maps
223 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 1,225 to 1.
Memories
637 memories found. Showing results 511 to 520.
Patricia Close
off Bower Way (handy for me!) Think my wife lived down here for a while, she was nanny to 2 kids whose parents worked at US base at Ruislip moved to Denham before we married
A memory of Cippenham by
East Horsley In The Sixties
I grew up in East Horsley, where I attended St Martin's C of E Primary School. We had no car and we lived nearby so we always walked to the primary school and my mother walked to the shops on Bishopsmeade Parade. When Mum ...Read more
A memory of East Horsley by
60s /Irby
Born 1959 & lived down the bottom of Coombe Road. Looking at the pics of the village I can remember the daily uphill trudge with mum to the shops. Ok I was in a pushchair on the way up but that became a shopping trolley on the way back. As ...Read more
A memory of Irby by
The Brook Secondary Modern School, Loughton, Essex
I am Peter Wright, I was in Stonnard? house, around 1961-1966. Fantastic memories of this place, perhaps the best being when the attached youth club hired a band to play - probably around 1965 - called ...Read more
A memory of Loughton by
Growing Up In Broadway
I was raised in Broadway during the 1920s and 1930s. I had an idyllic childhood with freedom to explore the surrounding countryside including free access to the tower. I went to the village school and was in the church choir. ...Read more
A memory of Broadway in 1920 by
Memories Of Greenford 1954 1964ish
I was born in Perivale and lived with my parents and grandparents in Greenford Road (no.283), just 2 doors along from Croyde Avenue. My Nan and Grandad owned the sweet shop in Greenford Market, where the buses ...Read more
A memory of Greenford in 1960 by
Bexley Village
I remember growing up here as a child and remembering what a friendly village it was. My dad used to send us to the local butchers who knew us and we'd ask for roast beef for the family. He knew how many of us there were and used ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath by
Education And Faith For Holy Trinity.
I attended Holy Trinity Primary School, Church of England, at Darwen in the year 1955, when I was six years of age. There was a spiritual bond between the school and the Holy Trinity Church, as it was then called. ...Read more
A memory of Darwen in 1955 by
My Home Town
I was born in Ravensthorpe in 1937, went to school at St Saviour's infants and the Secondary Modern school until I was 15 years of age. I began working at Hartley Bros, a leather mill at the bottom of Scout Hill, later I worked at MKM ...Read more
A memory of Dewsbury in 1960 by
School Days In Hornchurch
I was born in Hornchurch and attended North Street School, I can still smell the greens from the canteen. We had little beds put up in the hall and after dinner we had to have a little sleep before afternoon school, then ...Read more
A memory of Hornchurch in 1946 by
Captions
3,036 captions found. Showing results 1,225 to 1,248.
Its pinnacled tower looks down over the old fishing quarter. This narrow lane winds down to the docks and harbour. On the left is the Dolphin Inn and, on the corner, the Harbour Office.
To the right of the Tower you can make out haystacks in the farmyard (now the top end of Rowley Road) and behind the Grammar School.
Lying in the shadow of Magdalen Tower are the buildings of the University Botanic Garden, founded in 1621 by the Earl of Danby and established on the site of a 13th-century Jewish burial ground.
The pretty tower of the 14th-century church is clearly visible here.
The late Norman church, with its tower surmounted by a 13th-century shingled spire, was built around 1160 and stands in its small churchyard shaded by a selection of conifer trees.
When the Deanery Tower was built in the latter part of the 15th century by Suffolk's Archdeacon William Pykenham, it was supposed that it would be the gateway to a palace.
Like the town hall tower, it dominates for miles around, and is also in a monumental Baroque style. The pond is now replaced be the uncompromisingly modern Mercury Theatre, built in 1972.
This scene is dominated by the granite clock tower, which was erected in 1839. Behind it is the Town Hall of 1825, containing council chambers, a market hall and a police station.
The main gothic-style buildings with their towers were designed by Philip Hardwick. Thackeray, John Wesley and Vaughan Williams were all educated here.
Extensive stretches of the old medieval town walls survive today, and many of the towers and gates are still standing.
The original Norman arch dates back to about 1175, and the tower was added a century later. The upper floor used to be the guildhall.
The village church is an ancient building with no tower, which is unusual for Norfolk.
To the right of the photographer is the interesting church of St Nicholas with its round west tower.
This church, with its seemingly unfinished tower, is an important example of 12th-century architecture. The round-headed doorways and windows are typically Norman.
It was rebuilt in 1781, and the tower and spire were rebuilt a hundred years later. Note the huge size of the windows.
Bentalls department store is in a commanding position, and towers over the other shops in Clarence Street.
Today, Jack can be found on the northern arch of the West Tower.
The late Norman church, with its tower surmounted by a 13th-century shingled spire, was built around 1160 and stands in its small churchyard shaded by a selection of conifer trees.
He had it rebuilt with this pagoda-like tower in 1872.
The tower of the Holy Trinity Church peers over the fine silk and jeweller's stores.
Behind is the clock tower of the Tercentenary School House of which the Headmaster's House forms part. The lovely lawns and trees are typical of the well-kept gardens throughout the school.
Featured here is the Red Lion Hotel, a rare example of an urban tower house built for defence against Scots and Border raiders, though it does not have a vaulted basement.
But the Norman tower was unaffected. It is believed that there was once a spire atop this. Just inside the door is a Norman holy water stoup - a small stone basin.
This view of the towers is taken from inside the ruins. The castle stands on high ground with excellent views over the widening river.
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