Maps

9,439 maps found.

1898, Otterburn Ref. RNE798265
1895, Santon Ref. RNE825476
1895, Poole Ref. RNE808810
1897, Preston Ref. RNE810617
1897, Ilton Ref. RNE743319
1895, Kelfield Ref. RNE745776
1898, Milton Ref. RNE781141
1898, Woodhill Ref. RNE873351
1895, Wressle Ref. RNE874928
1895, Preston Ref. HOSM57113
1888 - 1891, Farlington Ref. HOSM45162
1891, Harton Ref. HOSM47748
1892, Bickerton Ref. HOSM37658
1886, Wootton Ref. HOSM65164
1904, Luddington Ref. HOSM52756
1889 - 1890, Barlow Ref. HOSM37041
1890, Wistow Ref. HOSM64862
1907, Litton Ref. HOSM51706
1891, Oxton Ref. HOSM55977
1890 - 1891, Stutton Ref. HOSM60881

Books

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

Memories

1,544 memories found. Showing results 701 to 710.

Bat And Ball Railway Station Near Sevenoaks

My wife, Elizabeth, and I bought a house in Sevenoaks when we married in 1971 and had nearly five happy years living just to the north of the town, close to Bradbourne Park lakes before business forced us ...Read more

A memory of Sevenoaks in 1971 by John Howard Norfolk

Clare House

Does anyone know where the name Clare House came from? Is this property in the High Street, north side? I had relations surnamed 'Clare' who lived in a very similar property in the 1930/40s. The front door is different now, and steps went up to it.  Any information please?

A memory of Tenterden by Jill Howell

Brick House London Road

I was born in Brick House, London Road, in 1930. My father was Arthur Herbert Holmes, an architect and surveyor. He planned many shops and other buildings around Essex. My older brother Anthony James Holmes is buried in St ...Read more

A memory of Pitsea in 1930 by Colin Holmes

Castlefield

BORN IN THE FRONT ROOM OF 49 SPEARING ROAD ON 16/02/53.  I MUST HAVE BEEN LUCKY, THAT WAS WHEN CASTLEFIELD WAS POSH, WHEN THE TALLY MAN WAS UNARMED.  ALL OUR SCHOOL UNIFORMS WERE ON TICK, BUT THE COMPANY GOT PAID.  I CAN REMEMBER ...Read more

A memory of High Wycombe in 1953 by Ronnie Berry

Memories 1920 1951

My name is James Ryder, i was born on the 2nd January 1920 in Factory Road, the youngest of seven children, of William and Lucy. Started school [C of E] at the age of 3 and left at the age of 14., during which time I sang in ...Read more

A memory of Harbertonford in 1920 by James Ryder

Quest For My Ain Folk

I visited St Peter's in August 1976 as part of a search for traces of my ancestors, the De Vauxs of Adlington, French Hugenots who first settled from France, in 1630. They became Yeomen farmers on the Leghs Adlington estate and ...Read more

A memory of Prestbury in 1976 by James Logan Bell

Fastest Ferret Gets Guinness World Record

On 11 July 1999, At the North of England Ferret Racing Championships held in Blythe, Northumberland, UK, an Albino Ferret called 'WARHOL' owned by Jacqui Adams of CHIRNSIDE, Berwickshire, ran the 32ft Tube ...Read more

A memory of Chirnside in 1999 by Jacqui Adams

Heather And Gorse Clog Dancers Entertain In Totnes

Tuesday 11th December was a frosty clear night but the crowds of late night Christmas shoppers filled Totnes town centre to enjoy the candlelight, carol singers, buskers and stalls lining both sides ...Read more

A memory of Totnes in 2007 by John Howard Norfolk

Roadhouse Family Pre 1840

I have never had the pleasure of visiting Monk Fryston but my eldest son Brett did while he was in school here in Canada. He was part of the Harrogate Music Festival in the 80's. Dear friends, Pam & Harry Roebuck of ...Read more

A memory of Monk Fryston by Bruce Roadhouse

Ollerton By The Sea

my family moved to ollerton in september of 1957,from ushaw moor near durham.the move had been delayed by the birth 5 weeks earlier of my sister patricia,she arrived on my birthday,so the children of the family had had to stay ...Read more

A memory of Ollerton in 1957 by Ruth Hill

Captions

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

Caption For North Creake, The Bridge C1960

The river Burn runs through the villages of South and North Creake too.

Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Pier 1898

Pier Hill can be seen rising behind the foreshore buildings with the High Street stretching north from The Royal Hotel.

Caption For Kessingland, The Sailor's Home C1955

This view looks north along the beach.

Caption For Kessingland, The Beach C1955

This view looks north along the beach.

Caption For York, Cavalry Barracks, The Church 1886

Gone from here are the men, horses, buildings and stables of the Royal Dragoon Guards.The site is now the Divisional Headquarters of the North Yorkshire Police.

Caption For Newtown, Ye Swan Inn C1955

Situated in North Hampshire, on the border with Berkshire, Ye Swan Inn is the first Hampshire building to be seen when coming south.

Caption For Gainsborough, Market Place C1955

Our tour of the towns and villages near Lincoln starts in Gainsborough, a town of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Lindsey that ruled what is now north Lincolnshire.

Caption For Dagenham, Civic Centre, Becontree Heath C1950

Situated on an open site between Rainham Road North and Rush Green Road, the Dagenham Civic Centre is a superb example of late-1930s civic architecture.

Caption For Stanwell, St Mary's Church 1895

A little to the north of the Thames and beyond Staines is the village of Stanwell.

Caption For Kendal, The Castle 1894

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and

Caption For Rhyl, The Pier 1892

There were six piers in North Wales by 1900, and Rhyl was the second, opening in 1867.

Caption For Slinfold, The Post Office C1955

To the east of Stane Street, and four miles north of Billingshurst, is the village of Slinfold.

Caption For Totton, The By Pass C1960

The old redundant 17th-century bridge over the Test now lies on the north side of the main road.

Caption For Midhurst, The King Edward Sanatorium 1907

The ladies gardening are patients in the King Edward Sanatorium, which is situated on Great Common about two miles north of Midhurst.

Caption For Kendal, Stramongate Bridge 1891

Stramongate is the main approach road into Kendal from the north-east, and means 'the street of the straw men'.

Caption For Wells, Cathedral, West Front 1923

The lower niches to the north contain scenes from the New Testament, and to the south scenes from the Old Testament, while beneath these are angels.

Caption For Bridport, Happy Island 1918

Overlooking the River Asker and Happy Island, north-westwards to Watton Hill (centre) as a Great Western Railway pannier tank engine (right) steams out of Bridport Station (far left) with a goods train

Caption For East Ham, High Street C1965

High Street North is a relatively undistinguished and typical London suburban shopping street: the exuberance of the Town Hall complex is forgotten.

Caption For Crouch End, The Broadway C1965

On the right is a glimpse of the electricity showrooms which bound the open frontage to the Town Hall on its north side, while to the south are the gas showrooms.

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 Gilling West, Village 1913

We are looking north, with the White Swan on the left and tall trees near the church in the centre.

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.

Caption For Staithes, C1885

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Staithes was a fishing port of some standing, being a centre for cod, haddock and mackerel, with enough fish being landed for the North Eastern Railway to run