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Maps

1,714 maps found.

1903-1908, Westhill Ref. RNC866087
1924, Arnold Ref. POP627047
1924, Wressle Ref. POP874927
1947, Bainton Ref. NPO630555
1924, Spittal Ref. POP836439
1947, Buckton Ref. NPO654887
1897, Arnold Ref. RNE627047
1898, Brigham Ref. RNE650240
1897, Coniston Ref. RNE676591
1897, Buckton Ref. RNE654887
1947, Spittal Ref. NPO836439
1898, Melbourne Ref. RNE777769
1898, Risby Ref. RNE817108
1947, Northfield Ref. NPO794285
1947, Ryehill Ref. NPO823286
1947, Melton Ref. NPO777950
1889, Coniston Ref. HOSM41651
1908, Ryehill Ref. HOSM58345
1890, Beswick Ref. HOSM37588
1890, Brigham Ref. HOSM38988

Books

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Memories

1,705 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

Colindale The Early Years

I was born in the house on the corner of Woodfield Avenue and New Way Road in 1944 and lived there until the end of the 1970s. My birth was in fact on Friday the 13th of October, which coincided with the dropping of a V2 ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1958 by Jack Richardson

School!

Memory of the hated Catholic school I was sent to, me being one of three Church of England girls, meant I was treated like an outcast! Beautiful house, and grounds, I learnt to ride there, it was my only way to get away from ...Read more

A memory of Denford Park (Training Coll) in 1958 by Susi Allen

Croydon Thornton Heath And Norbury

I was born and brought up in Croydon and although I now live in the Channel Islands I still regard it as my home. I remember living in Northborough Road, Norbury and attending Norbury Manor Infants School only ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1963 by Annie Deuchar

Growing Up In A Small Village

My parents moved to Twycross from London in the early 1960s. We lived on Sheepy Road next door to Mr Charlie Brooks and Louie Jones. On the opposite side were Stan and Ilma Jones and Len Gibbs and his daughter Joan. I ...Read more

A memory of Twycross by Tracy Wright

Holidays In Laugharne

I and my family stayed at the Ferry House, next to the Boat House from 1965 to 1973. The house was then owned by the wife of my dad's boss and we used to be able to go for a fortnight each summer. We used to park our car, with ...Read more

A memory of Laugharne in 1965 by Julia Hammonds

Growing Up In Greenford In The 1960s And 1970s

Here are some random memories: Lists Bakeries on Greenford Broadway.  Lovely aroma, tasty bread. The paper bags all used to have the slogan 'Good Flavour Always Finds Favour'. The covered market near ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Danny Robinson

Cheadle In The Second World War

I think that we must have moved to Cheadle around 1938, because I was born in Newcastle under Lyme, but my younger sister was born in Cheadle in 1939. At that time we lived on Leek Road. We had various ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle in 1930 by Terry Brooks

The Rone Clarke Family Rose Cottage Bristol Road Bournbrook Birmingham

My great-great-grandfather was CHARLES RONE CLARKE born 6 March 1837 at 13 Court, Smallbrook Street, Birmingham. He was a master woodturner and sixth great-grandson of Henry ...Read more

A memory of Bournbrook in 1860 by Sue Coates

Village People

I remember the people with shops in village. There was Charlie Chants grocers, Hardings stores, real old characters were Jack & Charle Hawkes with their grocery and corn shop. Good old Edger Stagg and his sweet shop. Jack ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Sub Hamdon by Terence Harmsworth

Charlwood Brickyard

The James family moved to Charlwood for London in 1964 into the house next door to the brickyard. This was supposed to have been built by Mr Dearn from bricks made in the actual brickyard. The ponds were called the Raft pond, ...Read more

A memory of Charlwood by Robert James

Captions

273 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Lancing, The Beach C1960

The age-old tradition of pony rides on the sand is captured in this photograph of South Lancing beach. The nearby road has houses either side, which limits public access in places.

Caption For Redcar, High Street C1955

The traffic level is remarkably low, and it is safe to ride a bicycle.

Caption For Hornsea, Cliff Road C1950

Winifred Holtby lived in this road while she was writing her novel 'South Riding'.

Caption For Oakham, The County Offices C1950

Opposite were the Urban District Council Offices and the indoor riding school for the Rutland Fencibles, a volunteer cavalry regiment raised by the Noels in 1794.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, The Windmill Theatre C1955

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.

Caption For Wokingham, Nine Mile Ride Post Office 1909

Close to the junction of Nine Mile Ride, New Wokingham Road and Honey Hill, we can see Chappell's Store, clearly the local retailer for Salmon's Teas but also providing the facility of

Caption For Ranworth, Feeding Broadland Ducks C1930

On the right of the group, three young ducklings are hitching a ride on their mothers' backs. Reed beds can be clearly seen at the far edge of the broad, with trees on land behind.

Caption For York, Assize Court, The Castle C1885

The area is known as the Eye of Yorkshire, or the Eye of the Ridings. Parliamentary elections were held here until the 19th century. Two of the courts are still used on a daily basis.

Caption For Launceston, Old Hill 1906

Old Hill's official name is St Thomas Hill, and it was once used as a toboggan run when there was snow on the ground — rather a hair-raising ride!

Caption For Great Yarmouth, The Beach 1887

There are refreshments booths, gingerbread sellers, seats to rent by the hour, and donkey rides.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, The Beach 1887

There are refreshments booths, gingerbread sellers, seats to rent by the hour, and donkey rides.

Caption For Southport, The Fair Ground 1913

After the Flying Machine ride was dismantled part of the site was incorporated into a miniature railway.

Caption For Maltby, Parish Church C1965

Maltby is one of four West Riding settlements credited in the Domesday survey with having four mills; the others are Tanshelf, Dadsley and Kippax.

Caption For Blackpool, Seafront 1901

Then, as today, horse-drawn carriage rides were popular, as were the electric trams, which were the first operating anywhere in the country and came into service along the promenade in 1885.

Caption For Lytham, The Sands And Pier 1913

The children playing at the water's edge have made a proper occasion of it by bringing a wigwam, and notice the two tots riding on the donkeys; instead of wobbling about on saddles, they sit in the comfortable

Caption For Melton Constable, The Village 1922

Children from the rather plain terraced houses have been given the job of taking the baby out for a pram ride.

Caption For Shipton, The Hall C1960

She was visiting Ludlow at the time, and went out riding in the countryside nearby with a large party of retainers; she was caught in a storm, and sought shelter here for the night.

Caption For Leeds, The Post Office And Revenue Office 1897

Leeds was the industrial power house of the old West Riding.

Caption For Bletchingley, The Hunt At Ye Olde Whyte Harte Hotel C1965

The riders take their leave of the supporters and prepare to set off for a day's hard riding across the surrounding countryside - not in pursuit of a deer, such as that depicted on the inn sign, but of

Caption For London, Rotten Row 1890

Rotten Row, a corruption of route du roi, was a ride set aside for equestrians and fashionable promenaders.

Caption For Roughlee, The Lake C1955

Below the lake, a small menagerie, pony rides and swingboats provided other entertainments. After closing in the 1970s, the lake is now a trout fishery.

Caption For Thornaby, Mandale Road And Five Lamps 1957

At an earlier date Thornaby was known as South Stockton, and was part of the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Caption For Cardiff, St Mary Street 2004

A safe haven for cyclists on a sunny day - some manage to ride two abreast toward the photographer.

Caption For Filey, The Promenade 1897

The small horse-drawn carts carried less active holiday-makers onto the sands, but could probably be hired as an alternative to a donkey ride.