Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1899, East Stoke Ref. HOSM44365
1883 - 1899, Flintham Ref. HOSM45537
1899 - 1904, Harby Ref. HOSM47593
1883 - 1884, Kirklington Ref. HOSM50377
1883 - 1884, Kirton Ref. HOSM50423
1884, Low Marnham Ref. HOSM52436
1884, North Muskham Ref. HOSM55256
1887 - 1899, Shelton Ref. HOSM59017
1883 - 1899, Upton Ref. HOSM63090
1894 - 1938, Burghclere Ref. HOSM39503
1898, Downend Ref. HOSM43448
1894 - 1909, Ecchinswell Ref. HOSM44532
1898 - 1899, Elcot Ref. HOSM44700
1898, Hunt's Green Ref. HOSM49176
1909 - 1938, Newtown Ref. HOSM55041
1894 - 1938, Penwood Ref. HOSM56504
1898, Snelsmore Common Ref. HOSM59516
1887, Newcastle Emlyn Ref. HOSM34962
1887 - 1904, Brongest Ref. HOSM39120
1904, Rhippinllwyd Ref. HOSM42692

Books

442 books found. Showing results 17,857 to 17,880.

Memories

29,040 memories found. Showing results 7,441 to 7,450.

Evacuee From London

I was interested to read the article by Ron Clarke (1950s football team). I lived at 34 Fulbourne Road with Mr and Mrs Clarke in the war. They were looking after their grandson whose father I believe was named Phil and was ...Read more

A memory of Cherry Hinton in 1940 by John Moore

Ben Howdels Blacksmith Shop

In 1952 I started my apprenticeship as a blacksmith with Ben Howdel. We were situated on the corner of Back Lane and Howden Road. I served my full term of five years, always being the 'Junior' under Percy Riley - ...Read more

A memory of Holme in 1952 by Colin Hanson

Childhood In Penygraig

I was born at Llwynypia Hospital on June 10th 1947, lived at 6 Bishop Street, Penygraig, went to school at Penygraig Infants in 1950 and Hendrecafn Juniors, Tai Juniors, Craig-yr-eos Juniors and Seniors. Bishop Street is ...Read more

A memory of Penygraig in 1947 by Susan Ford Nee Davies

Looking For Family

I am trying to trace GLORIA ADAMS Married name unknown; she is related to Harriet and "Father John" Adams who used to live next to my Nanna in Kings Road. Harriet & John were cousins to my Nanna Margaret (Adams) Robson; This ...Read more

A memory of Wingate by Anne Mc Donald

Bert Price''s Shop

Bert Price's Shop was at the top of our street - Church Street. Bert Prices' shop sold anything and everything. From household buckets and dusters to DIY tools, firewood, fire lighters and paraffin for the heater in our bathroom. ...Read more

A memory of Davenham in 1970 by Lynn Quigley

A Lifehood Of Memories During The 1950s

orn in 1942 at 23 Park Avenue, Northfleet, I went to Dover Road School then Colyer Road Secondary School. Churchill's dairy used to be opposite Colyer Road School and allotments where we had a plot. The ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet by Alan John Rule

My Great Grandfathers Memories

This is an excerpt from Frederick Rosher's diary written while on a visit to Trewyn Court, a family home, in 1850. Sunday, 28th April. Went to Llanvihangel church in the carriage. There are no ...Read more

A memory of Llanvihangel Crucorney by Cynthia Waterman

East Barsham Manor

The manor house was occupied by the army during the Second World War and not released until about 1946. My friends and I often cycled from Walsingham and we found the manor deserted. The entrance hall is well remembered with a ...Read more

A memory of East Barsham by Michael Jarvis

Houses In The Avenue

I lived in Woodlands Avenue and used to walk down The Avenue every day in term time to catch the bus to Kingston. At that time many of the big houses were still standing but one by one, probably as the owners died or they ...Read more

A memory of Worcester Park in 1957 by Peter Brook

Collision Junction

The photo of this junction at the bottom of Central Road brought back memories of a motorcycle accident I had resulting in my girlfriend, later to be my wife, breaking her pelvis and me losing a front tooth. It was dark and ...Read more

A memory of Worcester Park in 1962 by Peter Brook

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 17,857 to 17,880.

Caption For Bathampton, The Canal And George Inn 1907

In the 1790s the Kennet and Avon Canal swept past at first floor window level of the 17th-century George Inn to cut it off from the High Street.

Caption For Bath, General View 1874

Taken from near the Wells Road above the south bank of the River Avon, this is an archive view, for much was destroyed in the Baedeker and other bombing raids during World War II.

Caption For Bath, View From The Abbey 1929

Closer in to the centre of the city, this view from the roof of the Abbey looks north along the High Street with the domed Georgian Guildhall on the right.

Caption For Houghton, The Village 1914

The thatched cottage in the foreground has a distinctly Dutch look to it - hardly surprising, given that an army of Dutchmen under Cornelius Vermuyden was responsible for draining the Fens in the 17th

Caption For Kimbolton, High Street C1960

At the end of the street is Kimbolton Castle, first built around 1200, later a Tudor house and the place where Katherine of Aragon died in 1536.

Caption For Bridgwater, The Bridge 1903

The main port lay north of this point, since a medieval three- arched stone bridge blocked the further passage of tall craft upstream along the River Parrett; even in the early 20th century,

Caption For Haselbury Plucknett, The Stores C1955

Although the window might be Spartan, no shortage of signs advertise the shop's presence.

Caption For Gidea Park, Hare Street C1950

The word `street` is an ancient term meaning a row of buildings often sharing a common pavement and does not refer to the roadway passing by them. Hare Street is the name of a village.

Caption For Puncknowle, Village 1906

The bay windows with decorative tiles are on Durban Cottage and Thornleigh Cottage. The girls are on the steps of No 1 of the three Burwell Cottages.

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 a

Caption For Sandy, St Swithun's Church C1955

The Church of England School dates back to Victorian times, and occupied a site at the top of St Neots Road until 1987, when it was transferred to its present location in Ivel Road.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, Hazlewood Hydro 1898

It was not licensed, and guests had to order their own drink a week in advance of their stay. This view shows the back of the building.

Caption For Seaton, The Town From Car Park C1950

The car park has disappeared with the building of flats and shops. But the shop on the right has survived, albeit with the loss of its decorative railings.

Caption For Upper Arley, Victoria Bridge And River Severn C1939

Victoria Bridge, on the Severn Valley railway line from Bewdley to Bridgnorth, has a span of 200 feet; when it was built in 1862, it was considered the largest cast iron single arch bridge in the world

Caption For Thaxted, Newbiggen Street C1955

Their earlier get- togethers, under the tutelage of the Rev Conrad Noel, had taken place at the Coach House, just out of shot on the left.

Caption For St Austell, Carclaze Clay Works 1912

This view shows a confusion of waste tips and water courses, with work taking place at the very bottom of the pit. Clay slurry was piped to the dry at Charlestown harbour.

Caption For St Austell, Market Street C1960

A lorry (centre) is delivering Corona soft drinks to The Queen`s Head beyond the Market and Town Hall, while on this side of it is the hanging sign of The Sun Inn.

Caption For Seathwaite, Stockley Bridge 1889

The earliest tourists to the Lake District were overwhelmed by the 'horrid' and 'frightful' nature of the mountains and crags, which frowned down on them as they negotiated the passes.

Caption For Langdale Pikes, The Valley 1892

Stickle Ghyll, which flows down from Stickle Tarn, passes under the bridge in this view, which looks towards the 2,403 ft summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest of the pikes.

Caption For Buttermere, The Hotel C1873

The hamlet at the foot of Buttermere in the western Lake District takes its name from the lake; it is still the farming settlement it has always been.

Caption For Luccombe, The Village 1901

Ketnor is the name of former owners of the shop, and the name board survives today.

Caption For Lincoln, Cathedral 1890

This view of the south side of the cathedral is taken from within the Vicars Court, where the vicars lived.

Caption For Gainsborough, Old Hall C1955

The centrepiece of the town is undoubtedly the great 15th-century mansion of the de Burghs, the Old Hall, set in a grassed square surrounded by Victorian housing.

Caption For Great Haywood, The Canal C1955

It is named after the Earls of Essex, who lived at Chartley Hall.