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
181,031 maps found.
Books
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Memories
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Captions
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A minimal circular fountain typical of the 1930s is Uren's only gesture to forecourt landscaping.
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
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.
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
Looking North-West This part of the village is known as Lower Wanborough, and lies 3 miles east of Swindon.
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
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
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.
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
The Dam is still the popular name for Clowne's reservoir at Harlesthorpe, north of the former coal-mining village.
The large projecting inn sign is to catch the attention of travellers. The Lion is receiving a delivery of Jordan Addington mineral waters.
The last steam train ran through Rickmansworth on 9 September 1961, when the newly electrified extension was opened through to Aylesbury.
The tower of St Peter's Church was built in the 15th century.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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