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
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- 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
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Knowle Park
I was also a pupil at St Catherine's; 1954 to 1962 were my years. I remember Mr Thunder, art and geography teacher, Mr Smith, Deputy head; later married someone from the Bristol Old Vic, Mr Sydey, ex Royal Navy Captain but unable to ...Read more
A memory of Almondsbury in 1954 by
The Old Paper Mill
My memory of Glangrwyney is of the paper mill there where so many friends worked. Daff Edwards was the stoker there and my father worked there for 35 years till it closed in 1951. The Mussons lived in Mill House. He was the ...Read more
A memory of Glangrwyney in 1948 by
My Grandad
My mother used to tell me about my grandad richard field he was a footballer in hes younger days and he used to play for norwich city football club He was allso the head foreman in doxford s shipyards in pallion But my mother told me ...Read more
A memory of Sunderland by
School Days
I was born at Crookhill, just outside Ryton and went to Hookergate Grammar School in 1956. When the Ferndene pool was opened we were taken by bus from school to the pool where we were given swimming lessons. My memory is of having to jump ...Read more
A memory of Ryton in 1958 by
Visiting Victoria House In The Park For Clinic Visits
Once I had started school, I had to pay regular visits to the clinic housed within Victoria House which is sited within the park bearing the same name. This building had been the Town Hall for the ...Read more
A memory of Swinton in 1954 by
Not A Care In The World
If anyone were to ask me when I was most happy, I would have to go back some considerable time to those years spent in Wheatley Hill, more especially the late 1940s all of the 1950s and early 1960s. Truly magical times, ...Read more
A memory of Wheatley Hill in 1954 by
Alaw Primary School
I have fond memories of Alaw School, this is a photo of the nursery and infants. My earliest memory is of sleeping on the little cot beds in the nursery every afternoon.
A memory of Trealaw in 1963 by
Ring Of Bells
I have a will dated 1865 for Robert Rood "of the Grape Vine Inn known by the ancient name of Brakeland". He bequeathed the property to his wife Mary Rood and it suggests the property was owned and bequeathed to him by his father Thomas ...Read more
A memory of Meare by
Hayley's Toyshop
The shop on the right belonged to Mr and Mrs Hayley and was a toyshop. You stepped into the shop, which was very dark. Here were Dinkey cars and packets of fivestones and jacks. To the right you stepped down into a separate room which ...Read more
A memory of Ruislip in 1950 by
The Village Shop
One of my fondest memories of my childhood visits to Ealand was visiting the village shop, which stocked a wide variety of goods and was owned by two sisters, Miss Gertie and Miss Laura Sales. Miss Gertie was in charge of the shop and ...Read more
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This charming village straddles the banks of the River Bure amidst beautiful marshland.
The River Dee rises at Bala, and makes an 80-mile dash for the sea, sweeping through a dangerous switchback of rapids and rocks to Llangollen.
The Mumbles railway began as a tramroad authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1804; it carried limestone and coal until one of the original shareholders, Benjamin French, used a horse-drawn wagon to carry
Ogmore lies two miles to the south-west of Bridgend.
Building commenced on the site of the former red brick market in 1891. Inside there was space for 43 shops and over 100 stalls. In addition, a fish market offered 16 choice counters.
Here we see a busy scene at the height of the tourist season. Carriages come close to bursting at the seams with passengers.
By now the advent of steam was apparent even in small craft.
Designed by John Tweed, the statue was presented to the town of Whitby by Gervase Beckett MP in 1912. It stands on West Cliff.
Surrounded by some of the oldest trees in Penarth, children on the bridge gaze toward the camera. In 1884 gas lamps were installed along the route to the beach.
The sweep of Lyme Bay and the attractions of the Exe estuary had made Exmouth a favoured resort for those who wanted to take to the water for a small voyage.
This is the ivy clad tower remaining from a church built in 1823, most of which was demolished in 1909. The tower was taken down shortly after this photo was taken.
The water seeps through from higher ground and is held back by a concrete dam, and below it is a water garden, once a feature of Merdon Court. It has been reconstructed recently.
Guarding the entrance to Falmouth harbour, this lighthouse was completed in 1835 to the design of the Trinity House engineer James Walker, who also designed the famous Needles Lighthouse on the Isle of
The Lickey Hills were declared a royal hunting forest in the 11th century, but they were sold by the Crown to the Earl of Plymouth in 1682.
The abbey was founded by Richard de Granville in about 1130, at the same time as he established his castle on the other side of the river.
Part of it was used as a prison, and played its part as 'Death Row' to such prisoners as Thomas Bilney, the Tudor heretic, and Robert Kett, the famous Norfolk rebel.
His estate was confiscated by the Crown and later given to Margaret Tudor and her husband the Earl of Lennox. Their son married Mary, Queen of Scots.
The Town Mill was built on the site of a Saxon mill.
Ferdinand de Rothschild who built Waddesdon Manor also reworked the village, this time choosing a picturesque Olde English style with lots of half-timbering and ornate chimney stacks.
The Rotunda Hospital of 1757, the first purpose-built maternity hospital in Ireland or Britain, and the adjacent Rotunda of 1764.
The apron, or uniform, on the lady in our photograph reminds us that these almshouses were also referred to as Waddington Hospital. The child on the donkey next to her could have been recuperating.
The main entrance is on the right, and the Lunatic Asylum entrance on the left. At the front of our picture is the monument to the Duke of Wellington that was unveiled on 30 August 1856.
An Edwardian gentleman in his straw boater gazes down on this little group of thatched cottages surrounding the creeper-clad Castle Inn, whose turnover must have benefited enormously from the hordes
This street is now known as Station Road, and is part of the ring road. Almost every building we can see here has since been demolished.
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