Maps

2,499 maps found.

1904-1905, Flemington Ref. RNC706702
1899, Elberton Ref. RNC700294
1899, Emerson's Green Ref. RNC701234
1901-1904, Jarrow Ref. RNC744920
1899, Kendleshire Ref. RNC746076
1898-1899, Goose Green Ref. RNC717565
1899, Hallen Ref. RNC725546
1899, Kingswood Ref. RNC748289
1904-1905, Kylepark Ref. RNC750671
1901-1904, Horsley Hill Ref. RNC740814
1904-1905, Hazelbank Ref. RNC729559
1904-1905, Heads Ref. RNC729841
1899, Henfield Ref. RNC731301
1904-1905, High Crosshill Ref. RNC732661
1899, Buckover Ref. RNC654840
1898-1899, Little Sodbury End Ref. RNC757977
1899, Littleton-Upon-Severn Ref. RNC758353
1904-1905, Pettinain Ref. RNC805502
1899, New Cheltenham Ref. RNC789517
1901-1904, New Town Ref. RNC790379

Books

23 books found. Showing results 1,969 to 23.

Memories

1,577 memories found. Showing results 821 to 830.

On The River Mole

The River Mole forms the county boundary here, south-west of the church, so the right bank in the view is in Sussex. This is Long Bridge, seen from Church Meadow, now a more manicured space. The bridge carried the London to Brighton road for many years; it was rebuilt in the 1970s.

A memory of Horley

My Life In Ealing

I was born in 1936 and raised in South Ealing and went to St Anne's Convent School. I married in 1957 and went to live in West Ealing with my husband Tom who also grew up in Ealing so we knew the area very well. As young marrieds ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1957 by Kathleen F Shorey

Memories Of A Childhood In Kibblesworth

I was born Patricia Ann Storey in Lindfield, Haywards Heath in Sussex in January 1949 and was first brought to Kibblesworth in February 1951 aged 2 after I was adopted by Thomas and Margaret Thurgood who ...Read more

A memory of Kibblesworth in 1951 by Patsy Lawlor

Holidays At Grandma’s

Memories are the garnish of our later years... During my extreme youth, the closest we ever got to a summer holiday was a week spent with our maternal grandparents. My father would trundle us through to their ...Read more

A memory of Felixstowe in 1957 by Mo Haarhoff

Hornsby Cycle Shop

I was born and lived in Forest Hall 1952-1968. I had relatives that lived in South-Shields, they owned the cycle shop Hornsbys. I used to go on visits there with my grandparents for tea, I remember we used to go down to the ...Read more

A memory of South Shields by Brenda Glover Nee Malone

South Darenth Home For Homeless Boys

My grandfather was registered at the South Darenth Home for Homeless Boys in 1911. His name was Eric Joseph Ormiston. Does anyone know if there are records for the home that would tell me why he was there and when he arrived and left? Simon.

A memory of South Darenth in 1910 by Simon Ormiston

South Petherton Family

I was born at Harp Road Garage, the eldest of 4 boys. I was educated at boarding schools and played cricket for South Petherton. My grandparents and great grandparents owned the original Wheatsheaf Inn opposite the Blake ...Read more

A memory of South Petherton in 1930 by Nigel Giles

Merched Y Bryniau

Another Pentraeth Memory. by Ross Davies Just about 38 years ago, I was approached by some of my former pupils, who were now mostly married and with children of their own, with the idea of forming a Pentraeth based entertainment ...Read more

A memory of Pentraeth in 1969 by James Griffiths

Chip Shop

The building to the right of centre of this photo was Dyson's Fish & Chip Shop in the 1960s and 1970s. The caption says Main Road, but this road the A629 had several names. one was Penistone Road, but at this point it was known as Abbey Road South, before becoming Lane Head Road.

A memory of Shepley in 1963 by Glen Cheney

Summer Of 64

In June 1964 a group of us Belfast grammar school boys crossed the sea to Liverpool and took the long coach journey south to spend the school summer vacation working in the Bournemouth beach cafes. Three of us shared a bedroom at ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1964 by John Mc Millan

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 1,969 to 1,992.

Caption For Hadlow, The King's Head C1950

This was constructed in the early 19th century by Walter May so that he could enjoy a prospect of the sea, however the South Downs prevented his dream from being realised.

Caption For Aberdovey, The Front 1895

It is sheltered from the north wind by hills rising to the sombre Welsh mountains south of Cadair Idris. Today it is popular for watersports, but formerly it was an important sea port.

Caption For Bridport, South Street C1965

In contrast to the bustle of East Street, the southern length of South Street was very much a secondary shopping area. There are fewer people and fewer cars.

Caption For Glastonbury, Wearyall Hill 1896

Now around to the south-west side of Glastonbury, where Wearyall Hill lies between the town and the river Brue. The name is a corruption of 'Wirral Hill', a deer-park established by the Abbots.

Caption For Syston, High Street C1955

Adjacent to the thatched house is an excellent early 19th-century three-storey red brick residence which overlooks The Green on its south side.

Caption For Paddock Wood, Unloading The Pokes C1950

Up until the Second World War, this work was undertaken by entire families who came from South London and the East End to stay on the farms and supplement their income with this casual labour

Caption For Whitchurch, High Street C1955

A little further south, the photographer looks past The Old Cottage, on the west or left side of the High Street, towards the rendered and jettied mid 16th-century Tudor House with the carved bargeboards

Caption For Newark, Ye Olde White Hart C1955

In the south-east corner of the Market Square is its only surviving timber-framed building, Ye Olde White Hart, a superb and rich example of late 15th-century building.

Caption For Newark, Castle C1955

In the south-east corner of the Market Square is its only surviving timber-framed building, Ye Olde White Hart, a superb and rich example of late 15th-century building.

Caption For Worksop, College C1965

South of the town, beyond the modern A57 by-pass, accessed via a long avenue from the Netherton Road, is Worksop College.

Caption For Redbourn, The Aubreys C1955

On the level ground to the south-west of the town stands the almost ploughed-out remains of an ancient double-ditched camp called The Aubreys.

Caption For Chippenham, The Market Place C1955

This view was taken looking south to the Bear Hotel at the top end of the car park. The new Bear Hotel was built some time after 1750 by John Provis, a painter, and leased out.

Caption For Cottesmore, The Village C1955

The great Victorian architect William Butterfield (1814-1900) rebuilt the south porch in 1851, and minor works were carried out here by the equally eminent John Loughborough Pearson (1817-97

Caption For Bedford, St Peter's Church 1897

The round-arched doorway to be seen on the left was re-erected here in the 1560s; it was salvaged from the demolished church of St Peter Dunstable on Cauldwell Street south of the river.

Caption For Bedford, High Street 1929

At the top of the High Street, the photographer looks south. The Lime Street/Lurke Street junction is beyond the Swan Hotel's handcart.

Caption For Lechlade, The Old Market Place C1950

Lechlade, situated on the river Thames, is the gateway to the Cotswolds from the south-east.

Caption For Sutton, High Street C1955

This village stands on the south-west edge of the Isle of Ely. In the 17th century the fens around Sutton were drained by farmers with the help of wind pumps.

Caption For Towcester, Town Hall C1965

Further south, Watling Street widens to form a market place complete with town hall and a corn exchange.

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, Merryfield Camping Ground C1955

South Road is to the left, and the sea is only one field away to the right. The White House is now the White House pub and Restaurant.

Caption For St Neots, Market Square C1965

The photographer has turned his camera a little to the south and included an additional couple of interesting cars - a Rover 90 and behind it a rare and expensive Bristol saloon.

Caption For Caterham, Godstone Road 1948

Here we look south along Godstone Road, with the church tower on the right.

Caption For Godstone, The Village Green C1955

This tranquil scene, with a cricket match in full swing on the village green, looks towards the south side of the green; the A22 is on the far left beyond the trees.

Caption For Abingdon, St Helen's Church Interior 1893

The outer south aisle dates from 1539, and was built from stone salvaged or recycled from the newly dissolved abbey.

Caption For Criccieth, The Castle 1930

This resort on the south side of the Llyn peninsula became popular in Victorian times and has remained so ever since.