Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1895, Wickham Common Ref. HOSM64533
1898 - 1910, Gainfield Ref. HOSM45952
1910, Hatford Ref. HOSM51494
1913, Lower Bourne Ref. HOSM52502
1895 - 1913, Seale Ref. HOSM58861
1913, The Bourne Ref. HOSM61541
1913, Upper Hale Ref. HOSM63061
1896, Painter's Forstal Ref. HOSM56016
1896, Throwley Forstal Ref. HOSM61765
1912 - 1913, Feltham Ref. HOSM45271
East 1912 - 1913, Bedfont Ref. HOSM37432
1896, Bishop Middleham Ref. HOSM37848
1889 - 1909, Gristhorpe Ref. HOSM47255
1895 - 1908, Frogham Ref. HOSM45861
1886 - 1908, Lopshill Ref. HOSM52340
1895 - 1908, Sandleheath Ref. HOSM58482
1895, Whitsbury Common Ref. HOSM64470
1895, Flood Street Ref. HOSM64471
1896, Great Holland Ref. HOSM47004
1898 - 1923, Arlecdon Ref. HOSM36208

Books

442 books found. Showing results 18,985 to 19,008.

Memories

29,040 memories found. Showing results 7,911 to 7,920.

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 Peter Adams

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 George Evans

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 Linda Barella

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 Mary Taylor

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 Susan Mottram

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 Frank Dinsdale

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 Tina Ludlow

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 Andrew Plumbly

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 Anna Wynne

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

A memory of Ealand by Susan Mottram

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 18,985 to 19,008.

Caption For Horning, The Village 1934

This charming village straddles the banks of the River Bure amidst beautiful marshland.

Caption For Eccleston, Eccleston Ferry 1895

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.

Caption For Mumbles, The Pier 1898

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

Caption For Ogmore By Sea, Stepping Stones And Ogmore Castle 1937

Ogmore lies two miles to the south-west of Bridgend.

Caption For Halifax, Inside The Market Hall 1896

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.

Caption For Ambleside, Market Place 1912

Here we see a busy scene at the height of the tourist season. Carriages come close to bursting at the seams with passengers.

Caption For Whitby, St Ann's Staith 1886

By now the advent of steam was apparent even in small craft.

Caption For Whitby, Captain Cook's Monument 1913

Designed by John Tweed, the statue was presented to the town of Whitby by Gervase Beckett MP in 1912. It stands on West Cliff.

Caption For Penarth, The Dingle 1896

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.

Caption For Exmouth, The Sands And Boats 1925

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.

Caption For Bishopstoke, The Old Church C1960

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.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, The Lake C1955

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.

Caption For Portscatho, St Anthony's Lighthouse C1955

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

Caption For Lickey, Lickey Hills C1965

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.

Caption For Neath, The Abbey 1893

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.

Caption For Norwich, Guildhall And Market Place 1891

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.

Caption For Leeds, Temple Newsam Gardens C1960

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.

Caption For Sudbury, The Mill 1895

The Town Mill was built on the site of a Saxon mill.

Caption For Waddesdon, The Five Arrows Hotel 1901

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.

Caption For Dublin, The Rotunda And The Hospital 1897

The Rotunda Hospital of 1757, the first purpose-built maternity hospital in Ireland or Britain, and the adjacent Rotunda of 1764.

Caption For Waddington, Almshouses 1899

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.

Caption For Manchester, The Infirmary 1889

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.

Caption For Lulworth, Castle Inn 1903

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

Caption For Ashford, Marsh Street 1903

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.