Maps

9,439 maps found.

1895, Roxby Ref. RNE821318
1898, Ryton Ref. RNE823364
1897, Rosehill Ref. RNE820094
1947, Muston Ref. NPO786277
1947, Netherby Ref. NPO788841
1947, Leake Ref. NPO754102
1946, Norton Ref. NPO794584
1947, Rowden Ref. NPO821100
1947, Roxby Ref. NPO821317
1947, Santon Ref. NPO825476
1947, Newthorpe Ref. NPO791573
1895, Wootton Ref. RNE874449
1898, Whorlton Ref. RNE869678
1895, Windsor Ref. RNE871178
1898, Thorganby Ref. RNE846887
1883, Redhill Ref. HOSM57577
1902, Kenn Ref. HOSM49712
1890 - 1891, Well Ref. HOSM63642
1889 - 1890, Muston Ref. HOSM54436
1895 - 1896, Burradon Ref. HOSM39567

Books

39 books found. Showing results 1,681 to 1,704.

Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 701 to 710.

Raf School

RAF North Luffenham - when my husband was there, was a language school and remained so for quite a few years. They moved out and the army moved in, the pub opposite (or second school as it was called) by the lads stationed there. ...Read more

A memory of North Luffenham by Susan Moore

The Ferry From Penzance To The Scilly Isles

I spent my summer holidays in Cornwall in 1958. Two whole weeks on a farm just to the north of Marazion was not my idea of excitement, so I was not looking forward to it. However, things improved when we ...Read more

A memory of St Mary's in 1958 by John Howard Norfolk

Watchfield/Naafi/Aerodrome Notes

This was the NAAFI shop that served the military quarters at Watchfield, which housed the then many miltary and civilian staff of the Royal Military College of Science, and some of the students at the college, many ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield by Richard Hodder

North Road

No memory really but lived in 15 North Road with older brother Paul and older sister Sylvia. My mother was Edna Elizabeth Foster and lived with her mother and stepfather, Charles Barker. My brother seems to remember the boy next door called ...Read more

A memory of Ripon in 1951 by Joyce Kent

Whitley Bay My Family

I was born in Newcastle and all my family. My grandparents lived at Percy Terrace and I would go every school holiday to stay with them. I loved walking along the sea front with my gran - she would walk us to Colour Coats ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay in 1970 by Christine Law

Matthew Hopkins Witchfinder General

Essex has the unhappy distinction of having executed more witches than any other county in England’s history, and the first major trial for witchcraft itself, as the main indictment, took place in Chelmsford in ...Read more

A memory of Manningtree by Julia Skinner

Pear Tree Estate Rugeley, Staffs

Hi, I bet anyone who lived on the Pear Tree from the 50's to the 80's knew the Hyson family on Coppice Road. What a wonderful life it was living on the Pear Tree. We never had much as kids coming from a family of ...Read more

A memory of Hill Ridware in 1976

John William Corbitt

My grandfather, John William Corbitt (Will Corbitt) originated from North Seaton Colliery, he subsequently moved to Cambois to work in the colliery. He married Margaret (Meggie) and had a son George and a daughter Margaret ...Read more

A memory of North Seaton in 1944 by Joan Jones

Hornby Oo

I used to live at North Lodge, which I believe is now a Barclays Bank. I went to school at St Francis in Crawley, then to Collyers in Horsham, then to Ifield Grammar School. I moved to Canada in 1959, and have been here ever since. ...Read more

A memory of Three Bridges in 1953 by Al (Alfred) Manzoli

The Top Woods And The Tunnel Beneath The Wittingto Estate

My Dad was a sergeant in the RAF; along with Mum (Jean), brother Robert, and sister Carol we lived in married quarters in Medmenham. I remember Roddy Banks and Chris Waillin and the big ...Read more

A memory of Medmenham in 1959 by Chris Carr

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 1,681 to 1,704.

Caption For Moulton, Implement Gate C1955

They are apposite, for Moulton College of Agriculture occupies the land north of Moulton village.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For Uttoxeter, Cattle Market C1965

From the 12th century, the rearing of sheep for their wool became a major source of revenue for the monastic houses in the north of England.

Caption For Dinder, High Street C1965

The village stands on the north bank of Doulting Water, also known as the River Sheppey. Thus the name of the village may also derive from the words 'dun', meaning 'a hill', and 'dwr', 'water'.

Caption For London, London Bridge 1904

All to the left on the north bank, apart from the grand pedimented and columned Fishmongers Hall of 1831 near the bridge, has now gone.

Caption For Newark, Town Bridge 1890

This seven-arched road bridge was built in 1775 to carry the Great North Road over the river. It replaced earlier crossings dating from 1190.

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan's Statue And St Peter's Church 1921

In this splendidly evocative view from the High Street/St Peter's Street/Dame Alice Street junction, the photographer looks north along the Broadway towards the leafy De Parys Avenue, past the policeman

Caption For Aylesbury, Cambridge Street C1955

In this photograph we head north-east out of Market Square along Cambridge Street, once known as Bakers Lane, a road that haas seen much change since the 1950s.

Caption For Bishop's Stortford, High Street 1903

North Street 1899 This view was captured from just outside the old Half Moon Hotel, later to become the Urban District Council Offices.

Caption For Sileby, Greedon Estate C1965

The Greedon Estate is situated on the north west side of the Seagrave Road. This is a particularly uninspiring view, but again it is a view so typical of peripheral village estates.

Caption For Caister On Sea, The Lifeboat 'jose Neville' C1955

Caister, just north of Great Yarmouth, has a strong tradition for both fishing and its lifeboat. In 1901, the lifeboat was launched into a storm, and nine out of the twelve crew lost their lives.

Caption For Sutton On Sea, The Beach 1890

Eight miles further north along the coast is Sutton on Sea, another seaside resort somewhat overshadowed by Mablethorpe, the two linked by caravan sites.

Caption For Triscombe, The Blue Ball 1906

In this view the photographer looks north from the lane that skirts Will's Neck.

Caption For Porlock, Foot Of Porlock Hill 1923

Grinding up with slipping clutch and near-bursting radiators, it was, I recall, one of the trickiest parts of our summer holiday route in the 1950s to North Devon and Cornwall, with its

Caption For Churt, The Crossways C1955

Here, at about that time, Frith's photographer looks north along the main Hindhead-Farnham road towards the Crossways: this is what the main crossroads in Churt is called, and so is the pub at the

Caption For Falmouth, Custom House Quay C1950

At the far end is North Quay with the harbour tug company's office building.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1892

'There is not any harbour like it in the world', the topographer Roger North exclaimed in 1582, as he described the new docks at Lyme.

Caption For Gawcott, Main Street C1960

Gawcott, a mile and a half south-west of Buckingham, lies at the head of a stream (flowing north into the River Ouse) whose course runs along the right-hand side of this road.

Caption For Wendover, Aylesbury Road C1955

We are a little further north-west, and the clock tower disappears from view. The view is little changed since the 1950s, apart from more parked cars.

Caption For Sileby, Greedon Estate C1965

The Greedon Estate is situated on the north west side of the Seagrave Road. This is a particularly uninspiring view, but again it is a view so typical of peripheral village estates.

Caption For Weare Giffard, From Bideford Road 1923

Trees have grown, and it is not possible to see this view now. The railway ran to Great Torrington when this view was taken; it later extended to Halwill Junction and the North Cornwall branch lines.

Caption For Kingsgate, The Castle 1908

Kingsgate stands at the gap in the cliffs closest to the North Foreland. Its present name dates back to 1683 when Charles II landed here—it was formerly St Bartholomew's Gate.

Caption For Charlwood, The Archway 1906

A hilltop village on the southern edge of the Worth Forest with distant views of both the North and South Downs.

Caption For Brookhouse, The Village C1955

Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton. It is at a junction on the old Caton to Claughton road, which we can see going off to the left.