Maps

2,499 maps found.

1894, South Ruislip Ref. HOSM59737
1885, South Cadbury Ref. HOSM59626
1899, South Beach Ref. RNE834400
1898, South Bishop Ref. RNE834419
1898, South Brent Ref. RNE834447
1899, South Carlton Ref. RNE834485
1898, South Cheriton Ref. RNE834513
1895, South Croydon Ref. RNE834579
1898, South Dalton Ref. RNE834588
1895, South Duffield Ref. RNE834641
1899, South Elkington Ref. RNE834656
1897, South End Ref. RNE834661
1897, South End Ref. RNE834669
1895, South Field Ref. RNE834703
1895, South Godstone Ref. RNE834778
1895, South Gorley Ref. RNE834781
1897, South Gosforth Ref. RNE834783
1898, South Green Ref. RNE834799
1896, South Hatfield Ref. RNE834836
1895, South Hinksey Ref. RNE834909

Books

23 books found. Showing results 121 to 23.

Memories

1,577 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

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

Bombing Raids In 1940

Bristol's premier shopping centre was turned into a wasteland of burned out buildings after major bombing raids in 1940, during the Second World War. Bridge Street Summary Bridge Street ran from High Street, rising up a ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Connecting With The Past

My father, born in 1906, was educated in an orphanage in South Shields from about 1916 to 1922. The orphanage was operated by the Sisters of Charity. I would like to visit the South Shields area this summer from the ...Read more

A memory of South Shields in 1920 by Mary Carrigan

A Day At The Seaside Littlehampton C 1955

I cannot remember how old I was when we started going to the south coast of England for a Sunday trip, but it was when my father sold his Norton motorbike and bought a Golden Flash with a sidecar ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton in 1955 by Carole Baldwin

Mobby

I live in South Alloa and my mother did too, and she still does. My mother told me about a whale that came up the Forth near South Alloa, many people came to see this whale and many came to help move it back into the sea. After they moved ...Read more

A memory of South Alloa

Youthful Memories From A Member Of A 1960s'' Bromley Band

In the 1960s, in my late teens, Bromley was the hub of my universe. I played in a local group - Paul and the Playboys (later 'The Machine' - I had a 1958 Ford Popular with 'The Machine' crudely ...Read more

A memory of Bromley in 1964 by Peter Hobden

Langstone Memories

I grew up in Langstone, living at 'Longleat' on Catsash Road from 1961-1973. I attended Langstone Primary School from 1964-1969 and then Caerleon Comprehensive from 1969-1973. 'Longleat' was one of the four semi-detached ...Read more

A memory of Langstone in 1961 by Michael Davies

Sutton High Street In The 60s And 70s

Sutton Station holds some great memories from the 60's, including childhood summer holidays. Before we had a car I remember catching the express 'corridor train' to the south coast...so exciting! I live in ...Read more

A memory of Sutton

Roan Boy Finally Gets To Braithwaite

All through the lower forms at the Roan School in Blackheath, London SE3, I was aware of the existence of Braithwaite Camp. It had been started in 1930 by a former headmaster of the school, Mr Arthur Hope, on ...Read more

A memory of Braithwaite by Chris Martyn

Childhood In South Moor. Lilian (Seymour) Gallon

I lived in William St, South Moor, with my parents. My grandparents also lived in William St. I attended Greenland School 1958-1964. My 1st teacher in infant school was Miss Heslop & Miss Strong ...Read more

A memory of Old Cassop by Lilian Gallon

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Worthing, South Street 1895

This photograph of South Street shows the premises of the London and County Banking Company on the left.

Caption For Salisbury, Harnham Bridge 1928

The bridge was built by the Bishop of Salisbury around 1240 to facilitate trade between the new city and the south: the Cathedral spire can be seen in the background.

Caption For Devizes, St John's Church 1898

The south Beauchamp Chapel is very ornate, with two bays, four- and five-light windows, decorated battlements and pinnacles.

Caption For Grantham, St Peter's Hill 1904

At the south end of the High Street the road widens to a pleasant green, formerly a market place.

Caption For Tickhill, Market Place C1955

In medieval times Tickhill, which lies 4 miles south of Doncaster, was more important than Sheffield; its castle, built about 1130, was one of the most important in the north - we can just

Caption For Warwick, Bridge End 1922

Bridge End is on the south bank of the Avon, where all the roads from the south previously met to cross into Warwick.

Caption For South Tidworth, Old Cottages C1962

South Tidworth is situated in the Test Valley, but in the 1974 boundary changes it ended up in Wiltshire. These thatched cottages are by the old Reading Room on the North and South Tidworth borders.

Caption For Coxhoe, The Cross Roads 1951

The main A177 road south from Shincliffe leads to Coxhoe; it may follow the course of an old Roman road.

Caption For Rolvenden, Church S.W.1901

The church of St Mary the Virgin, standing on its mound on the edge of Romney Marsh and viewed here from the south-west, dates from the 13th and 15th centuries.

Caption For Colchester, River Colne 1904

the Roman conquest, it had defended the north and east flanks of the capital of Cymbeline's kingdom, while the west flank was protected by a series of dykes and ramparts, some of which run south

Caption For Arlington, The Cuckmere C1955

Two miles south-west of Michelham Priory, further downstream along the Cuckmere River, we reach Arlington, another scattered village of farmsteads bisected by the meandering river.

Caption For Aynho, Park House C1955

Aynho, on the Oxfordshire border south of Banbury, is a beautiful ironstone village dominated by its great mansion, Aynho Park House.

Caption For Parkham, The Village C1955

St James has a fine late-Norman south doorway and font.

Caption For Grantham, St Peter's Hill 1904

At the south end of the High Street the road widens to a pleasant green, formerly a market place.

Caption For Thorpe Arnold, St Mary's Church C1955

There are earthworks to the south- west of the church, the remains of what appears to be a 17th-century formal garden, and eroded house platforms along the south side of the road.

Caption For Betchworth, Village 1906

Travellers on the A25 cannot fail to see the scars on the south side of the North Downs that were once the Betchworth quarries.

Caption For Rugby, St Marie's Church C1955

In 1862 the church was enlarged, with a spacious nave replacing the original aisle and Lady Chapel, leaving the nave and chancel to form the south aisle.

Caption For Ealing, Grammar School, The Green C1955

The old village of Ealing was south of the Broadway, with the parish church beyond Ealing Green.

Caption For Saddington, Main Street C1955

This is a small hilltop village about a mile to the south east of expanding Fleckney.

Caption For Bedford, St Peter's Street 1921

We are looking east along St Peter's Street, where much on the south side has changed.

Caption For Earlswood, Horley Road C1955

South of the Redhill/Reigate built- up areas are the Earlswood Lakes, which lie in the midst of the grassy heathland of Earlswood Common.

Caption For Culham, Church And River 1890

A lane leads south-west from the green by the former post office to St Paul's Church and Culham Manor.

Caption For Saddington, Main Street C1955

This is a small hilltop village about a mile to the south east of expanding Fleckney.

Caption For Towcester, Park Hall Gates C1955

South-east of the town on Watling Street, the entrance to Towcester Race Course and Conference Centre is through this fine gate screen linking two lodges.