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Maps

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Memories

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Childhood In Waltham Cross

I was born in Waltham Cross in 1941, right in the middle of an air raid.  My dad was yelling up at the planes saying "Not tonight Adolf, not tonight!" Waltham Cross back then was a wonderful village to grow up in. ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Cross in 1950 by Madeline Rees

East Ham From 1958

I was born and raised in East Ham and was very proud of it.  We lived in Friars Road off the Barking Road and moved to Lincoln Road off High Street North.  The postcards brought back memories of home.  East Ham used to be a very ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1958 by Rosemarie Lee

Childhood Memories

I remember when I was just a young teenager... you could roam around the village and just about everyone knew you. I loved to wander down to Mill Stream Lane with my jam jar and fishing net and walk along the stream ...Read more

A memory of Watton at Stone in 1968 by Joy Abbato

Stone Street, Boxford

William Balaam born in Stone Street, Boxford in 1870 or thereabouts. He was my Grandfather's stepfather. Grandad often talked of Boxford. It is believed that later in William Balaam's life he became a Mayor or Lord Mayor - ...Read more

A memory of Boxford in 1870 by anne

When Tarpots Had Real Shops

I remember when I first moved to Tarpots that we had proper shops. We had a butchers, greengrocer, baker, newsagent, and post office. You could get all you wanted without having to catch a bus to another town. Now ...Read more

A memory of Great Tarpots in 1979 by Mary Jones

Clog Dancing At The Two Rivers Folk Festival

I went to this folk festival for the first time this year and got some memories that I will never forget!  Exciting music and dance memories at the entertainment venues around Chepstow plus a never to be ...Read more

A memory of Chepstow in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

American School Penpals From Salford

My dad had a penpal in Salford during the late 30s or early 40s, named John (or James?) Milner. My dad, an American, lived in a town called Salford; this school adopted Salford in England as a twin city, and my ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1940 by leeninlondon

I Miss My Home Town

I went to school and we had to go down High Street every day and we had to go for lunch every day, I miss my home town. My name is June Mackman Warner.

A memory of Holbeach in 1954 by June Mackman

Memories Of Colden Common

I have never heard of this person, although he makes reference to some people, and places in Colden Common I knew. So if anyone who knows him ever comes across this then I have been some help! COLDEN COMMON? Oh, yes - ...Read more

A memory of Colden Common by Bert Catt

School In Walsham

I atended primary school in Walsham from 1953 to 1955, my father was stationed at Shepards Grove. We lived in West House about a mile out of town toward Bury St Edmonds. I enjoyed my time in school there. My wife and I ...Read more

A memory of Walsham Le Willows in 1953 by Bernard Myer

Captions

5,112 captions found. Showing results 2,041 to 2,064.

Caption For Totnes, From The Mount 1889

The Mount is still largely undeveloped today, its tree-clad slopes rising to the south west of the town.

Caption For Poole, The Harbour Offices 1904

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

Caption For Kenilworth, High Street C1955

At the beginning of the 20th century, Kenilworth was a small town with about 4,500 inhabitants.

Caption For Kirkby In Furness, Beckside C1955

The estuary and the town of Millom on the far side can be seen in the distance.

Caption For Maryport, Senhouse Street C1955

The name of this busy shopping street is significant because it commemorates Lord of the Manor Colonel Humphrey Senhouse, who expanded the town greatly in the 18th century, and renamed it after

Caption For Basildon, The View From Freedom House C1965

Work on the town centre had begun in 1956.

Caption For Ventnor, From The Cliffs 1918

This panoramic view over Ventnor gives an idea of the steepness of the town. As

Caption For Taunton, Park Street And County Hall C1960

The new building was beautifully designed by Vincent Harris, and it is situated next to the municipal offices at Shire Hall.

Caption For Bournemouth, Baths From Bath Road C1948

The public swimming baths, the Pavilion Theatre and an indoor bowling green showed the town's commitment to being an all-the-year-round resort.

Caption For Bedale, High Street And Cross 1908

In the early 19th century the town had a population of around 1,100.

Caption For Newquay, Launching The Lifeboat 1928

Judging by the crowds, this was a practice launch of the town's self-righting sailing lifeboat.

Caption For Caerphilly, Chapel And Clock Tower 1899

Caerphlly was primarily an industrial and market town.

Caption For Chelmsford, The Public Library 1906

Built in 1906, this was the town's library until 1935, when new premises were completed in Duke Street.

Caption For Stockton On Tees, Town Hall C1955

The Town Hall stands prominently in the centre of the High Street and dates from 1735.

Caption For Fulwood, Beech Drive C1965

The name Fulwood comes from the Old English and means 'dirty or foul wood'.

Caption For Dorking, Deepdene Avenue 1906

'in this town is a great plenty of cherries, particularly a wild cherry that Mr John Evelyn tells me, it makes a most excellent wine, little inferior to the best French claret, and keeps longer; and

Caption For Box Hill, The Entrance To Boxhill Station 1907

'in this town is a great plenty of cherries, particularly a wild cherry that Mr John Evelyn tells me, it makes a most excellent wine, little inferior to the best French claret, and keeps longer; and

Caption For Rochdale, Town Hall 1892

The Town Hall was designed by the Leeds architect W H Crossland in a Gothic Flemish style and built between 1866 and 1871.

Caption For Accrington, Town Hall 1897

Land behind the Town Hall was used for industry for many years: the Spring Mill buildings and the cupola of Pleck Brass Works are visible to the right.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, The Town And Bay 1901

Situated on precarious cliffs, the town has suffered greatly from erosion over the years.

Caption For Royston, General View 1929

The higgledy-piggledy development of this small country market town which resulted from its unusual position on the county border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire until 1896 is evident in this overall

Caption For Petworth, Saddlers Row 1906

A small medieval market town, Petworth is a delightful tangle of lanes and alleys.

Caption For Lynmouth, The Harbour 1899

The pier was 18th-century, and the Rhenish tower added early in the 1800s by a General Rawdon.

Caption For Bedford, Embankment Gardens C1955

These views of the Embankment Gardens clearly show the results of continuing are and attention.