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
29,038 memories found. Showing results 6,041 to 6,050.
Wartime In Ferndown
I have so many memories of growing up in Ferndown during the Second World War, when it was just a village. Collecting pigswill and old papers to aid the war effort. Scouting adventures with scoutmaster Doug Gabe. Playing games on ...Read more
A memory of Ferndown in 1940 by
Shildon Operatic Society
From 1976 to 1981 I was a member of Shildon Operatic Society. How I loved to be part of this talented, enthusiastic team. I started as a dancer and enjoyed taking part in "Carousel" and "The King and I" then small speaking ...Read more
A memory of Shildon in 1976 by
Mr Hemmings Traditional Abingdon Morris Invite Whitethorn Morris To Their Day Of Dance
I remember this well - a glorious early Summer's day and lovely spots to play music, dance and drink beer with Mr Hemmings Traditional Abingdon Morris. ...Read more
A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames in 1990 by
Nelson Speedway And Shop Close By
When I was a young lad I used to go to Nelson Speedway. My memories are very vague now but I do remember the smell of the bikes, and ducking down hiding from the gravel spit out whilst the bikes went around the ...Read more
A memory of Barrowford by
Paradise
1969 wasn't my first visit to Blackwaterfoot, that was two years earlier, but it was probably the year I fell in love with the place. We stayed at The Rock Hotel, and I was 12 at the time. It was a small establishment, probably ...Read more
A memory of Blackwaterfoot in 1969 by
I As A Boy
I remember as a boy of 12, when I and my friend David Nutt would play down by Caerau library for hours; on most days we would not go back home for hours, but Mam and Dad would know where we would be. I am Peter Darby, now coming up for 53. ...Read more
A memory of Caerau in 1970 by
The Lake
I have lots of memories of the Marine Lake, fishing as a teenager on a Saturday or Sunday morning. There were many good fish in the lake but you had to watch the yachts did not run off with your line.
A memory of West Kirby in 1960
History From 1954
My mother and father lived in Downton, Wilts, and my brother and I joined the Royal Marines, and were in 'A' Troop, 40 Commando. I became the Light Welter Weight Champion of the Royal Marines when I was a recruit at ...Read more
A memory of Charlton All Saints by
School Days
In 1966 I was so proud to pass my 11 plus, the first in the family. We respected teachers then and wouldn't dream of answering back. Though I did seem to spend an awful lot of time in detention for talking in class. These were some of ...Read more
A memory of Tonyrefail in 1966 by
Ancestors
While doing my family tree I have come across births of my ancestors in Maltby le Marsh, Mary Skinn born 1856 son of John Skinn who married Elizabeth Rylott at the Parish Church on 23rd March 1852. John's parents were James Skinn ...Read more
A memory of Maltby le Marsh in 1860 by
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Captions
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This great sea wall and jetty dates back to the time of King Edward I, though stormy seas has meant its constant rebuilding and repair. Much of the present structure dates from 1825.
Here we see the village green in Elm, with its recently erected memorial to the men of the village who fell in the Great War.
In the meantime, development, in the main of a residential nature, continued to spread north and east across Portsea Island.
In the meantime, development, in the main of a residential nature, continued to spread north and east across Portsea Island.
This picture shows the remains of the flint tower, which, as can be seen, needed substantial reinforcement with solid blocks of stone.
A number of neighbourhoods—Fryerns, Barstable, Kingswood and Lee Chapel South—were in place by 1958. Then, the government issued plans for increased house-building all over the country.
A sleek sailing vessel is berthed alongside the quay. Workmen are shovelling china clay down chutes into the hold.
For travellers to Cornwall, crossing the broad, sweeping waters of the Tamar deepened the sensation that they were entering a foreign land.
Sloping gently down to the River Windrush, Burford's High Street is lined with a wonderful variety of old buildings.
South of Iffley the Thames makes for Sandford.
Off the west side of Sheep Street, a plaque informs us that the Zoo Park was opened in the grounds of the historic Croyland Abbey in 1943.
These cottages are at Goosehill, on the lane which leads up to the entrance of Peak Cavern, whose entrance gapes under the limestone crags visible to the left of this photograph.
Before the town council renamed it Queen Street, this road was called Crockherbtown, allegedly because the monks of Greyfriars used to grow pots of herbs here. The last Cardiff tram ran in 1950.
Several 18th-century stone facades are apparent in these pictures, and some of the other old houses are disguised by contemporary shop fronts.
This is just one of the many narrow streets that are so characteristic of St Ives.
With room to spare, this looks as though it was an ideal place to learn the basics of driving before tempting the fates on the open road.
John Keats wrote the first lines of 'Endymion' - 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever' - nearby, and the Regency architect John Nash designed the town square and the Guildhall.
The coastline on either side of Sandown was heavily fortified in earlier times, for fear of a French invasion was never far from English minds over several centuries.
Located just across the road from the train station, the park is named after the Courtenays, who were responsible for much of the building in town (they owned most of the land).
The main use of the harbour appears to be for recreation. A few fishing boats once worked in the area, but there are no signs of them in this photograph, just a small pleasure boat.
This seat of self-improvement was opened to the town's working people in 1882. It contained a reading room and a well-stocked library of over 3,000 books.
In the Lady Chapel of St Edward's at Clifford, there is a statue of the Virgin sculptured by H Hoffman.
In the Lady Chapel of St Edward's at Clifford, there is a statue of the Virgin sculptured by H Hoffman.
The late Victorian era was one of immense change. Machines had taken over the production of many household gadgets that had previously been made by individual craftsmen.
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