Maps

2,499 maps found.

1919, Conham Ref. POP676549
1919, Cowhorn Hill Ref. POP679478
1919, Dunkirk Ref. POP695530
1919, East End Ref. POP697168
1919, Charfield Ref. POP666735
1925, Fellgate Ref. POP704220
1905, Whitefaulds Ref. RNC868508
1904-1905, Whitehills Ref. RNC868770
1899, Whitfield Ref. RNC869288
1899, Winterbourne Down Ref. RNC871609
1919, Oldbury Naite Ref. POP797339
1919, Parkfield Ref. POP801384
1919, Ram Hill Ref. POP813098
1919, Severn Beach Ref. POP827804
1919, Shepperdine Ref. POP829780
1919, Pennsylvania Ref. POP803843
1919, Easter Compton Ref. POP698218
1919, Ingst Ref. POP743694
1919, Mount Hill Ref. POP784806
1925, New Town Ref. POP790379

Books

23 books found. Showing results 2,089 to 23.

Memories

1,577 memories found. Showing results 871 to 880.

Coffee Bar Cowboys

Hal's Café, The Caprice, Bernies, were the favoured meeting places for the Motor cycling boys form Morden and the surrounding areas shoving tanners in to the juke box and trying to make a cup of coffee last for about 3 or 4 hours. On ...Read more

A memory of Morden by malclatch

Pitmans College

Hi, I was born in South Wimbledon in 1954 and still live there, just off Queen's Road. I went to All Saint's infants, All Saints Juniors, Pelham Girls and Pelham Comprehensive. I also went to Pitmans College and I must say it has ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon

Common Road Infant And Junior School

I attended this school from 1962 to 1970, living in First Avenue, South Kirkby. Infants was a lovely time with motherly teachers, afternoon naps and lots of play. Mrs Stewart was the head - she was stern but ...Read more

A memory of South Kirkby by janenewcombe10

The Lodge, Shelley Hall

Was this the lovely little building on the south east corner of the roundabout at the top of Ongar ("The Four Wantz"?) as you head out northwards? It was allowed to decay and eventually disappeared. It had unusual shaped ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Ongar

Edith Brough Whickam And Beyond

My name is Bill Young not related to the girl with the same name above, and I too was at the Edith Brough home in Whaggs Lane Whickham. I went there with my brother Bobby in the late 1940's, probably about 1946/7/8 ...Read more

A memory of Whickham by bjyoung2009

Muriel The Half Caste Girl

That's how most people outside of the Edith Brough Whickham home referred to me. My sister (Dorothy) and I were transferred from the South Shields home to the Whickham home when I was about 11 years old after I ran ...Read more

A memory of Whickham

Bisley Junior House 1948 To 1952

I am not sure of the name that was given to me way back in 1948, so my age would have been about 7 years old,I think the person who put me there was mrs Bates or she could have been using her maiden name of Hancox.I don't ...Read more

A memory of Brynna by Ric Amos

A Historic Timber Framed Hall In Beautiful Gardens One Could Not Wish For A Nicer Branch Library.

This beautiful Grade 1-Listed building was the closest Library to where I lived near Southchurch Park, and I spent many hours inside during the ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

Berry Brow, A Thriving Community

Back in the 1950s I lived in Primrose Hill, my father was a plumber / electrician working for Joe Ellam in Lockwood, my mother a millworker at Brooks Mill, Armitage Bridge, before I was of school age I can remember ...Read more

A memory of Berry Brow by john.holmes83

From Kendal To The New World.

My roots in Kendal go very deep indeed, my Great Grandfather was James Dawson Garnett who was born there in 1851 on Lake Road and married Elizabeth Sherrin a local girl in 1871. Their son James Langhorn Garnett was my ...Read more

A memory of Kendal by Rob Beilby

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 2,089 to 2,112.

Caption For Chesham, High Street C1955

Frith's photographer looks south down the High Street from the Broadway.

Caption For Effingham, St Teresa's Convent C1965

St Teresa's Convent was established in Effinghamhill House, a stucco early 19th- century mansion in the chalk hills two miles south of Effingham village.

Caption For Dudley, The Sculpture Frieze, Birdcage Walk C1965

The regeneration of the south side of Dudley town centre began in 1962. First to be completed was a pedestrian way linking Castle Street with the bus station.

Caption For Somerton, Market Cross 1904

Heading back north, we cross the River Yeo and reach Somerton, another medieval market town, this time on a ridge in the Polden Hills and on the south bank of the River Cary, which weaves through the

Caption For Oakley, The Parish Church 1952

The parish church of St Mary was left high and dry about half a mile to the south as the settlement migrated to the new market in the 13th century.

Caption For Scalford, St Egelwine's Church, The Nave C1955

The elegant five-bay north and south arcades are witness to this date. One of two 14th-century tomb recesses with ball-flower decoration can be seen between columns to the left.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, High Street C1950

Looking North-East This view was taken slightly further from the south-west than photograph W171036 (previous page).

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1909

This is the south side of West Street, from the north-east. W Frost, bookseller and publisher of the ' Bridport News', was next door to the Sun Hotel, where the landlord was William Kingman.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1949

The road sign points down South Street which is almost invisible between the public building and the shops. Colmer`s Hill (right of centre) forms the distant skyline.

Caption For Penrith, Ennim 1893

About half a mile south of the village of Blencow is the house known as Ennim Bank. The name derives from 'innam', meaning a piece of land which was enclosed or taken in.

Caption For Cuckfield, High Street C1950

Today, through traffic uses the 1989 bypass to the south of the village, thereby creating an air of calm, not too unlike the atmosphere in the photograph.

Caption For Overton, Post Office C1960

The parish of Overton lies five miles south-west of Lancaster on the road to Sunderland Point.

Caption For Sileby, Barrow Road C1965

However, the body of the building is modest, with a faithful partial restoration in 1878 by Sir Arthur Blomfield (1829-99), whose major work was the rebuilding of the nave and south transept

Caption For Bedford, St Paul's Church 1898

This view is from the south-west by the Town Hall; we can see from the west front, seen on the left, that the nave and aisles are the same height, a style known as a hall church, and the

Caption For Ampthill, Market Place C1960

Heading south-east through winding country lanes, our short tour reaches Ampthill.

Caption For Wisbech, The South Brink C1965

On the right of the photograph is 7/8 South Brink where Wisbech's most famous daughter, Octavia Hill (1838-1912), was born.

Caption For Felton, St Michael's Church C1955

The roofs of the nave and south aisle are so low that a first glance at St Michael's often leaves visitors thinking that the building is semi-derelict.

Caption For Edwinstowe, The Dukeries Hotel C1955

Downhill to the south and across the River Maun, the High Street continues uphill to pass The Dukeries Hotel, now for some reason called Ma Hubbard's Eating House and Hotel.

Caption For Daventry, Abbey Buildings C1950

To the south of the Market Square are the abbey buildings. This is a Victorian reconstruction of the last remnants of the Cluniac priory.

Caption For Newnham, Badby Road C1955

Newnham is situated south of Daventry, and is reached by a narrow country lane passing over Newnham Hill.

Caption For Hunsdon, St Dunstan's Church C1965

The main entrance to the church, unusually for Hertfordshire, is via the north porch - traditionally the south porch was used..

Caption For Warrington, Bridge Street C1950

Worst still was the loss of Carter's café, which a 1930s guidebook described as 'one of the finest in the South West Lancashire district (with) well appointed Luncheon and Tea Rooms, Ball Room etc', where

Caption For Runcorn, The Docks C1900

Guano and animal bones from South America were among the more unusual imports here, as well as the more usual cargoes of hides, soap, salt and leather.

Caption For Kington St Michael, The Church C1950

Its arches to north, south and east are very tall too, and of Decorated style.