Maps

181,031 maps found.

1886, Toft Ref. HOSM62002
1905, Camelford Ref. HOSM34278
1883, Blackfords Ref. HOSM39174
1946, Chapelknowe Ref. HOSM40560
1896, Barnsole Ref. HOSM37082
1896, Bladbean Ref. HOSM38011
1896, Shottenden Ref. HOSM59173
1896, Stodmarsh Ref. HOSM60531
1896, Waltham Ref. HOSM63328
1896, Womenswold Ref. HOSM64958
1916, Castleton Ref. HOSM40324
1916, Llanedeyrn Ref. HOSM51815
1915, Whitchurch Ref. HOSM64338
1904, Cippyn Ref. HOSM40976
1899, Aiketgate Ref. HOSM35694
1899, Cotehill Ref. HOSM41958
1899, Cummersdale Ref. HOSM70147
1899, Dalston Ref. HOSM42932
1899, Durdar Ref. HOSM44085
1900, Smalmstown Ref. HOSM45958

Books

442 books found. Showing results 2,065 to 2,088.

Memories

29,040 memories found. Showing results 861 to 870.

Welfords Corner Shop

Rose (my mother) used to work in Wellford's coner shop. I was born in the 'Potter Street' Perry springs in the 1960s, wow how Harlow has changed from my day. I remember Wellford's coner shop also Wright's Dairy... and it ...Read more

A memory of Potter Street by Graham Nash

School!

Memory of the hated Catholic school I was sent to, me being one of three Church of England girls, meant I was treated like an outcast! Beautiful house, and grounds, I learnt to ride there, it was my only way to get away from ...Read more

A memory of Denford Park (Training Coll) in 1958 by Susi Allen

Boyhood Memories From 1952

It was around this time that the tram lines were taken up from Sunderland Road in Gateshead. The men stored the old lines in Somerset Street and Devonshire Street. As boys we would dig up the tar from around the  streets ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1952 by Dave Southern

Lightning Strikes

This is August 1953, I was 10. We were playing cricket on the clay field with some older lads, the stumps were iron and came from Spencers steel works which was nearby and stuff like this was easily got. Anyway I remember it was ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1953 by Jimmy Burrows

Family History

It was a very sad day when Laindon School closed and even worse when it was demolished. I have fond memories of my days at Laindon, I joined when Mr Chadband was head, and made many friends there. Apart from attending myself I was part ...Read more

A memory of Laindon by Christine Hymas

Guy Fawkes!

This is another part of Laindon that is no more. I can remember waiting outside the Fortune of War with a Guy leading up to Firework Night, I always collected lots of change from the kind patrons of this local drinking establishment. I ...Read more

A memory of Laindon by Christine Hymas

Hyde End House

I was at school (Lindfield) in this fine old Georgian building from 1947-1951 and spent many happy hours playing in the extensive grounds and old outbuildings and stables. One year our dormitory was above the stable block where the ...Read more

A memory of Brimpton in 1947 by Paul Alexander

Dibden Purlieu Newsagents Mr Mrs Storey

It was so lovely to see you refer to Mr Storey (Sid) in the earlier post - he was my wonderful Grandad! Nan and Grandad (Grace and Sid Storey) used to run the newsagents, and as a little girl, I was ...Read more

A memory of Dibden Purlieu by Vicki Norman

Childhood Memories From 1949

I was born in Hubert Terrace which ran off Bank Street and along to Cuthbert Street. Further down was School Street and Marian Street which ran along to Derwentwater Road, and on Derwentwater Road was Lady Vernon School ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by Betty Harris

Swimming Above Stepping Stones Weir At Bothal

Our Mam being an Ashington lassie, we returned to her birthplace when Mam divorced my father who she met before the Second World War - that was when Mam was in London and working in 'service'. We were ...Read more

A memory of Bothal in 1949 by Wullie Harries

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 2,065 to 2,088.

Caption For Cheam, Nonsuch County School For Girls 1938

The newly completed school welcomed its first 180 female pupils on 3 May 1938 and was formally opened seven weeks later by the then President of the Board of Education, Earl Stanhope.

Caption For Earlestown, Nine Arches And Canal C1955

Solid evidence of Victorian endeavour and values, Stephenson's great viaduct carries the Liverpool/Manchester railway over the Sankey Canal.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, View From The Quarry C1955

Only the steam train (centre) interrupts the tranquillity of this scene. This view from Grip Wood shows the rear of the Tithe Barn, which defines the southern edge of Barton Manor Farm.

Caption For Netley, The Royal Victoria Hospital C1955

This must be one of the last photographs of the old military hospital at Netley before most of it disappeared from the shores of Southampton Water in a huge heap of rubble.

Caption For Lancaster, The Church From Cable Street 1912

Cable Street is one of the older streets of Lancaster, though not one of the medieval streets.

Caption For Bridgnorth, North Gate 1896

The North Gate is the only part of the town's defences to survive, apart from the remains of the 12th-century castle.

Caption For Edinburgh, Castle From Grassmarket 1897

This was the site of many an execution and the location of the Porteous Riots in 1736. John Porteous was appointed captain of one of the companies employed to keep the peace.

Caption For Fobbing, White Lion Hotel C1955

The original core of the White Lion—to the left of the picture—is thought to date from the 15th century.

Caption For Hemsworth, The Parish Church C1955

Rebuilt in 1867 by John Loughborough Pearson, the architect of the eastern extension of Wakefield Cathedral, the parish church of St Helen looks down on the town's market place.

Caption For Four Elms, The Village C1950

Four miles south-east of Westerham, Four?Elms has developed in recent years, as a result of the spread of the railways into rural Kent and the growth of commuter travel.

Caption For Chichester, East Street 1890

The Greek Doric columns and pediment of the old Corn Exchange of 1832, now a McDonalds restaurant, are astonishingly out of scale in this quiet street of smaller-scale Georgian fronts.

Caption For Dorking, Denbies Mansion 1905

Thomas Cubitt purchased Denbies in the autumn of 1850; he had come to Dorking and Ranmore at the height of his very successful building career.

Caption For Colchester, High Street And Town Hall 1901

The impressive Victoria Tower of the Town Hall rises to a height of 162 feet.

Caption For Market Harborough, Canal Boathouses 1922

The canal with its towing path, a symbol of an industrial age, has taken on a mantle of leisure.

Caption For Cheam, Whitehall 1925

Here we have another view of Whitehall, and the adjoining properties of Laurel Cottage and Vault Cottage along the Malden Road, with the elegant rectory beyond which, in its earliest parts, dates back

Caption For Chapel En Le Frith, View From Station C1940

The name of the Peak District town of Chapel-en-le-Frith means literally 'the chapel in the forest'.

Caption For Hartlepool, The Harbour Wall C1960

The Pilot's Pier light sits on a long promontory extending from the sea wall, and cargo shipping and the associated tug boats pass by it on their way in and out of the port.

Caption For Barry, Castle 1899

There is no known record of the history or appearance of this castle, which is situated eight miles south-west of Cardiff.

Caption For Chester, On The River, Suspension Bridge 1891

Hugh Lupus, the first of the Norman earls of Chester, is said to have ordered the construction of a weir so that the mills would have a regular source of water power.

Caption For Lympstone, The Village Square 1904

Lympstone is still a secretive little village on the estuary of the River Exe, once a haunt of fishermen and smugglers and now beloved of artists and birdwatchers.

Caption For Accrington, Blackburn Road C1915

This part of Blackburn Road was a hive of activity with lots of shops.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Market Street 1898

This photograph is taken from the junction of Market Street and Upper Market Street, looking down towards the High Street.

Caption For Chideock, 1927

From the slopes of Quarry Hill, above Park Farm (centre), we look south-westwards to Golden Cap (left of centre) and Langdon Hill.

Caption For Mobberley, The Bird In Hand C1955

Because of its history of divided land ownership, it is difficult to determine the real centre of Mobberley village, but each nucleus has at least one inn.