Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1946, Western Park Ref. NPO865802
1945, Whitecliff Bay Ref. NPO868457
1945, Whippingham Ref. NPO867407
1899, Crown Hills Ref. RNE684985
1895, Dallimores Ref. RNE688006
1895, Darley Abbey Ref. RNE688670
1898, Deeping Gate Ref. RNE689591
1896, Devonport Ref. RNE690529
1896, Efford Ref. RNE699476
1895, Elmfield Ref. RNE700806
1899, Ettingshall Park Ref. RNE702073
1899, Evington Ref. RNE702242
1895, Fishbourne Ref. RNE706137
1898, Fishponds Ref. RNE706227
1899, Heath Town Ref. RNE730175
1899, Heneglwys Ref. RNE731288
1898, Highridge Ref. RNE734666
1895, Foreland Fields Ref. RNE707802
1895, Fratton Ref. RNE709181
1899, Gadfa Ref. RNE710454

Books

442 books found. Showing results 14,257 to 14,280.

Memories

29,038 memories found. Showing results 5,941 to 5,950.

Church

If this is St. Mary's church my grandmother painted a picture of it and donated it to either the church or the vicar. The signature is either Muriel Swanson or M Swanson. I wonder if it is still in existence?

A memory of South Benfleet by Pat Anastasi

Glenrothes And Area

Moved to Glenrothes as part of the overspill from Glasgow where we had bought room and kitchen 3 up, in 1963 for 285 pounds, paid back at 5 pounds every 2 weeks. We moved to a HOUSE with a back and front garden, what a luxury, and ...Read more

A memory of Dysart in 1968 by John Potter

Good Memories

I moved to Medomsley from Blackhill when I was 6. We were lucky to get a brand new build council house in North Magdalane, we lived there for 10 years. I have the best memories ever. I went to the Bishop Ian Ramsey School, my best ...Read more

A memory of Medomsley in 1972 by Deborah Hardy

Southend (Chalkwell) Beach

On a recent visit (Sept 2010) to Southend, I walked along that section of the beach,which brought back childhood memories of seeing Punch and Judy shows at the Minstrel Stage in the years prior to WW II. The stage was ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1930 by Brian Mendes

School Holidays In Wartime Shutford Nr Banbury Oxon

My earliest memories of Shutford date back to around 1944, when as an eleven year old schoolboy I spent summer holidays with my grandfather Fred Turner (son of plush weaver Amos Turner), ...Read more

A memory of Shutford in 1944 by Brian Grainge

Brambles Holiday Camp

When I was about ten (1967), we went on holiday from London to the Isle of Wight with my mum and dad and brother. We stayed at Brambles Holiday Camp, which I think was in Freshwater Bay? It was one of those old fashioned ...Read more

A memory of Freshwater Bay by John Reber

Bury Hall

I have just started researching my family history. My great grandfather was Jacob Abraham and was gardener for John Brett Purvis and then Richard Purvis at Bury Hall. I would love to see a picture of Bury Hall and or Bury Hall Lodge. ...Read more

A memory of Alverstoke in 1860

The Mance House Anthorn

My great-grandparents lived at the Mance House, Anthorn, Cumberland, they were the Marshall family. Alfred Bailey Marshall was a lay preacher there from about 1879 till about 1900, he was married to Emily Willoughby. They had ...Read more

A memory of Wigton by Peter Bell

Farmers Of Dorset

My grandfather Cecil Brown was born in 1887 at Caundle Purse on Tripp Farm. His father was Albert Brown and his mother was Emma Sheppard, they were farmers all their lives in and around Barrow Hill, Stalbridge and Trent Farm.

A memory of Caundle Marsh in 1890 by Jackie Brown

Ida Brandon

After a trip to Gilfach Goch in July 1999 I started researching my family tree. I live in Cape Town South Africa and my mother was Ida Brandon, born 2nd February 1919. Her brother was Ernest Brandon and her sister Lilian. ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1999 by Frances Charles

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 14,257 to 14,280.

Caption For Bowes, Dotheboys Hall 1951

In the churchyard lies George Ashton Taylor, a former pupil of the Academy, who died aged nineteen. Dickens used the unfortunate Master Taylor as the basis for the character of Smike.

Caption For Whickham, Front Street C1955

Whickam is not noted for much save that it was the birthplace in 1748 of William Shield, musician and composer, who rose to become the Master of the King's Music.

Caption For Seaford, High Street 1890

The treed gardens, the walls and the houses to the right were replaced in 1894 by a three-storey parade of shops, while the Old Tree Hotel on the corner of Broad Street was replaced in the 1960s.

Caption For Hailsham, High Street 1902

There is enough of old Hailsham surviving to make a visit worthwhile, but it has to be admitted that this part of the High Street has suffered greatly.

Caption For Beachy Head, Coast 1910

The rugged nature and scale of the cliffs at Beachy Head, seen here to the east of the lighthouse, is clearly shown in this view.

Caption For Alfriston, Market Square 1921

The place was a notorious smuggling centre; the tile-hung house on the left is Ye Olde Smugglers Inne, in the 18th century the house of Stanton Collins, one of Alfriston's leading smugglers.

Caption For Hornsey, Town Hall Forecourt C1965

A minimal circular fountain typical of the 1930s is Uren's only gesture to forecourt landscaping.

Caption For Bournemouth, Pier Approach And West Cliff 1922

As a relatively new town, Bournemouth was able to develop as a holiday resort unencumbered by the street pattern and buildings of an older settlement; its main purpose has always been to cater for thousands

Caption For Cambridge, Christ's College 1908

Founded by Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort (as was St John's), the impressive gateway depicts her coat of arms, with a statue of her above.

Caption For Shotley Gate, Village C1955

The Deanery Tower 1922 When the Deanery Tower was built in the latter part of the 15th cen- tury by Suffolk's Archdeacon, William Pykenham, it was supposed that it would be the gateway to a palace

Caption For Wanborough, High Street C1965

Looking North-West This part of the village is known as Lower Wanborough, and lies 3 miles east of Swindon.

Caption For St Leonards On Sea, The Pier 1891

The pier was built in 1891 - the year of this picture - opposite the Royal Victoria Hotel and immediately in front of the former Baths, described by a gushing contemporary account as 'such that the most

Caption For Chatham, Gun Wharf Gardens C1955

Immediately below St Mary's church, practically the only surviving reminder that this was the site of the earliest Chatham Dockyard is Command House, the building with the five white-framed

Caption For Broadstairs, View From The Cliffe 1962

We are looking from the Cliffe; Bleak House is prominent in the centre of the photograph. Note the small train ride in the left-hand corner of the beach.

Caption For Newton Le Willows, Legh Arms Corner C1965

These photographs are not an opportunity to comment on the drinking habits of Newtonians, but an interesting study in contrasting styles in licensed premises - road house, local welcome

Caption For Clowne, Harlesthorpe Dam C1950

The Dam is still the popular name for Clowne's reservoir at Harlesthorpe, north of the former coal-mining village.

Caption For Buckden, George Hotel C1950

The large projecting inn sign is to catch the attention of travellers. The Lion is receiving a delivery of Jordan Addington mineral waters.

Caption For Rickmansworth, Station From Cross Roads C1960

The last steam train ran through Rickmansworth on 9 September 1961, when the newly electrified extension was opened through to Aylesbury.

Caption For Drayton, Church Lane C1965

The tower of St Peter's Church was built in the 15th century.

Caption For Harwell, High Street C1960

Harwell has a long and chequered history, but it is probably better known today because of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment that was established nearby in 1946.

Caption For Hartley Wintney, High Street C1965

This village today has a population of 5,000. It retains a distinctly rural character, yet also has the attributes of a small town with shops on either sideof the road.

Caption For Danby, The Green C1960

Sheep safely graze on the village green in Danby, a pretty village on the northern edge of the North York Moors. Note the chapel on the left.

Caption For Beckington, Bath Road 1952

Bath Road is an extension of the village, which grew with the wool trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. Until a by-pass came in 1990, it carried both the A36 and A361.

Caption For Holt Fleet, The Locks C1955

Holt Fleet is one of five locks remaining on the Severn; there were others beyond Bewdley, and here the water level changes by five feet.