Maps

599 maps found.

1945, Northmoor Corner Ref. NPO794405
1921, Kenton Corner Ref. POP746317
1919, Knotty Corner Ref. POP750347
1921, Harman's Corner Ref. POP727428
1922, Freeland Corner Ref. POP709227
1920, Hollybush Corner Ref. POP738446
1947, Hawthorn Corner Ref. NPO729062
1920, Sharp's Corner Ref. POP829000
1922, Skeyton Corner Ref. POP832081
1920, The Corner Ref. POP846339
1919, Pye Corner Ref. POP811870
1921, Reader's Corner Ref. POP814031
1924, Whitewall Corner Ref. POP869218
1946, Ashcott Corner Ref. NPO627504
1919, Wainhouse Corner Ref. POP859524
1921, Woolpack Corner Ref. POP874328
1898, Sharp's Corner Ref. RNC829000
1921, Anchor Corner Ref. POP625577
1898, Wood's Corner Ref. RNC873857
1898, Belstone Corner Ref. RNE638081

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Memories

2,797 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

Hawkinge, My Birthplace

I was born at Corner House, at the bottom of Aerodrome Rd, Hawkinge on 31st August 1936. My parents were the local newsagents in Canterbury Rd, backing onto the famous airfield.  I have vivid childhood memories of the war ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone in 1940 by David Pepin

Trolley Buses

I remember there used to be trolley buses through the high street, this would have been in the 1940s or 50s, and there was a lending library on the high street that you paid to take a book out. Also a grocers called Williams Brothers , ...Read more

A memory of High Barnet by Linda Smith

Croglin 1958

When my husband and I married in March 1958, he bought the cottage nearest the camera on the left; no electricity, no bathroom......it cost the  princely sum of £300! The building at the end of the street is the pub, and behind the trees ...Read more

A memory of Croglin by Kate Walker

Fishing

This is the Fish Pond at Holden Corner, Southborough. This was one of the two accessible and popular places for boys to go fishing in Southborough - the other was the Great Bounds Lake, near Bidborough. As a boy in the 1940s and early 50s ...Read more

A memory of Southborough in 1940 by Michael Willcocks

Post Office

We moved to nearby Kingshurst and the Post Office on the corner of Hurst Lane was the nearest for collecting the much needed Family Allowance. It was a good walk as the buses were not very frequent. When I was newly married 13 ...Read more

A memory of Castle Bromwich in 1956 by Lynda Ridgard

Ryders Folklore

These cottages are now known as Ryders, but it appears that in Edwardian times the place (or maybe this corner) may also have been known as "Seven Trees Well": I have a postcard with this picture on it sent on 7th May 1906 to a ...Read more

A memory of Okewood Hill in 1900 by Gary Crouch

The Coronation

I was only 3 years old and we lived in Elthorne Rd just across the street from The Militia Canteen on the corner of Villier St. I do remember the flags and bunting draped across the front of the buildingl and the coronation childrens ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1952 by Philip Cousins

The Corner House

My father's cousin, Kitty Mortimer (nee Barratt) lived here with her husband Leslie, and their two daughters Andrea and Lynn - mostly throughout the '60s and '70s. I believe they rented the house from the National Trust, as I remember ...Read more

A memory of Lacock in 1965 by Jane Winfer

Wartime In Ickburgh Fields

I was evacuated with my mother to a back to back semi-detached flint cottage situated in a clearing in the pine forests. There was no sanitation or running water or electricity. There was a tiny kitchen with a black ...Read more

A memory of Ickburgh Fields by Marion Mac Donald

Burtons Corner.

A foundation stone laid by Arnold James Burton in 1933 is to be found on the extreme right of this shop, just off the picture.  I'm sure this foundation stone used to be at the other end of the building.  The possible reason for its move is ...Read more

A memory of Crewe

Captions

1,235 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Rodborough, The Village C1950

The large lettering of the Stroud Brewery across the façade takes precedence over the smaller hanging signs of the Prince Albert Hotel on this attractive corner.

Caption For Frome, Bath Street 1964

The building advertising 'restaurant' and 'confectionery' which spans the corner into Palmer Street was the old Co-operative.

Caption For East Brent, The War Memorial C1965

In a corner of the green the recently restored war memorial has life-sized statues of First World War servicemen.

Caption For Littlehampton, South Terrace 1890

The grand corner house has lost its Waterloo balcony and garden railings now, but most of the others are intact.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, Bath Road C1950

On the corner stands Herring's general store. The shop is now a private house.

Caption For Salisbury, Silver Street And Bridge Street C1955

In this picture, the impressive County Hotel and Barclays Bank (built originally as a wine and spirit warehouse) can be seen on the corner, with the clock tower and the old Infirmary beyond.

Caption For Bingley, Five Rise Locks C1955

Today, the house at the bottom left corner is no more, and the grass is kept in bowling-green condition by the resident lock keeper.

Caption For Salisbury, The Poultry Cross And Silver Street 1928

Since photograph No 56359 was taken, the shop on the corner in the middle of the picture has lost its tile-hanging, and its original timber frame has been exposed.

Caption For Devizes, New Park Street C1965

Chantry Court forms the corner of the new ring road which cuts through the garage of Wadham Stringer on the left; this was formerly the Regal Cinema, which closed in 1959.

Caption For Boscastle, The Harbour 1893

There is much texture in this detailed composition of one corner of the harbour, made by the slate stones of the breakwater wall, the heavy coiled ropes and the basketwork of the crab pots.

Caption For Salisbury, High Street 1928

The store on the corner is that of W H Smith, which now occupies a different site. The perambulator in the foreground now seems decidedly old-fashioned.

Caption For Bedford, Castle Close C1960

The garden shown in this photograph was situated in the south-eastern corner of the grounds of Castle Mound.

Caption For Stourbridge, Lower High Street C1960

In those days it was Fosters for clothes and the Corner Shop for wines, spirits, Butler’s Ales, and the dreaded Armadillo sherry.

Caption For Netherbury, Village 1902

The railings of The Redes form the other corner (near right) of the village crossroads.

Caption For Melton, High Street C1955

On the opposite corner, Skoulding's grocer's and draper's had traded since the 1850s. The houses in the distance beyond the lady with the pram have been demolished and replaced by Thurlow's.

Caption For Saltfleet, Main Road And Village Centre C1965

There are now no shops on this corner. Traffords Stores (right) is now a house, and so is the General Stores (left), where both the window and door are bricked up.

Caption For Mildenhall, Market Place C1955

The spirelet on the corner of the tower was added in 1831.

Caption For Netherbury, Village 1902

The railings of The Redes form the other corner (near right) of the village crossroads.

Caption For Cartmel, The Cross And Market Place 1894

Cartmel has been described as a cathedral city in miniature, and this corner of the cobbled Market Place has not changed much since this photograph was taken.

Caption For Stourbridge, Lower High Street C1960

In those days it was Fosters for clothes and the Corner Shop for wines, spirits, Butler's Ales, and the dreaded Armadillo sherry.

Caption For Middlesmoor, Crown Hotel And Shop C1955

This quiet corner of the village shows the premises of the distinguished-sounding grocer Carling Eglin on the right.

Caption For Frimley, The Village 1906

Today Frimley is very much absorbed into the town of Camberley, while this particular corner is a busy road junction.

Caption For West Runton, Pretty Corner 1925

Pretty Corner is aptly named, and the title applies to them as well as to the wonderful scenery visible from this point.

Caption For Bransgore, The Post Office C1960

Dallard's corner shop, seen here before the shopping exodus, has a wide variety of goods on sale.