Photos

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Memories

273 memories found. Showing results 81 to 90.

Fantastic Township

I have very fond memories of Coldbackie. It’s one of those fantastic undiscovered gems in Sutherland. My grandparents bought a croft there in the 1950s and I spent much of my childhood playing at the beach, in the woods, or by ...Read more

A memory of Coldbackie in 1990 by Charlie Davidson

Urquharts At Grange Banffshire Scotland

Robert (Bob) and Margaret (Maggie) Urquhart left the Parish of Boharm for the Parish of Grange, about 1916. They possibly had more than one address in the Parish, according to what I have learned. ...Read more

A memory of Grange by R Urquhart

Hulme 1967 68

My maiden name was Elaine Coxon and I lived in the Wellington Hotel on Stretford Road, Hulme. I loved living in Hulme at that time, before the new houses came into being, the little 2 up and 2 down where everyone knew each ...Read more

A memory of Hulme in 1967 by Elaine Cunningham

Childhood At Stretton Under Fosse

Hi to all who may read this and maybe remember my family. My father was born in Stretton in 1920 and lived next door to a Granny Coombs in the centre of the village with his mother Niome, father Jack, ...Read more

A memory of Stretton under Fosse in 1955 by Shelia Deakin

Fire In The Health At Clarendon

I was a student at Clarendon between 1963 and 1966, and how I remember the Sunday evenings curled up before the fire listening to gospel and classical music before supper. Of course there were also the House evenings ...Read more

A memory of Abergele by Glenda Davis

Dunstaffnage The War Years 1942 45

In 1942 aged 5 due to my father being a shipwright in the Portsmouth Dockyard he was transferred to a satellite dockyard at Dunstaffnage where we stayed as a family until the war finished and we then moved back to ...Read more

A memory of Oban in 1942 by Brian Woodward

The Good Old Days?

Oh, I'd love to know who made the comment about Mr Bower, Dooher, Lever, Pettitt, Crofts, Sharp, and old vVncent, head of school, as it was my time too, so if you're reading, drop me a line, I'm intrigued. Yes, I got 6 O levels, ...Read more

A memory of Brimington in 1983

All Our Yesterdays

I was born into a family of 6 brothers and four sisters in 1936, attending Barnby Dun infants and primary schools and then Armthorpe secondary modern school until the age of 15. Our family ran a large market garden on Top Road, ...Read more

A memory of Barnby Dun

Mothers Birthplace

My Mother, Alice Rae Gibson Clark Mackay was born in Loch Eriboll in 1902. Ive visited the wee hamlet many times, and met the Clarke family, currently the land owners, who have a home at the crook of the road, amidst an array ...Read more

A memory of Loch Eriboll in 1900 by Ellis Brayham

Mousehill Green

This picture is of Mousehill Green, Milford. You haven't a title for the picture, so I thought I'd let you know. I remember it from 1953 onwards, but this picture obviously predates that. The green was often used for fairgrounds. The ...Read more

A memory of Milford in 1953 by Mike Taylor

Captions

334 captions found. Showing results 193 to 216.

Caption For Whitby, The Lower Harbour 1891

Prominent lighthouses mark this harbour entrance, whilst an incoming tide ripples the surrounding water, causing the fishing craft ride to surge gently.

Caption For Horstead, The Mill 1902

Note the single high-peaked mainsail: its considerable height allowed the craft to collect every last puff of wind blowing across the tree-fringed banks.

Caption For Staithes, Cowbar Nab 1925

Prominent lighthouses mark this harbour entrance, whilst an incoming tide ripples the surrounding water, causing the fishing craft ride to surge gently.

Caption For Eype, Boat Rest C1955

He was never seen again, but the remains of the craft were found on a mountain in Spain. The boats operating from Eype Mouth in the mid 20th century belonged to Charles and William Warren.

Caption For Woodbridge, Cross Corner C1955

The tall building on the left has an Arts and Crafts-style gable and windows. Beyond Bakers Lane (centre left), what used to be the tearooms have become an antiques shop.

Caption For Thorpe St Andrew, On The River 1919

Boating in those far-off days was an altogether quieter pastime than it is today with thousands of mechanically driven craft around.

Caption For Egham, Boating 1907

A conglomeration of craft are passing through the lock on a warm summer's day, with not a motor boat in sight.

Caption For Broadstairs, Thames Barge And The Beach 1897

A Thames barge, fitted with a leeboard to assist in sailing such light draught craft, casts shortened shadows across the water.

Caption For Emsworth, The Old Mill C1955

The Suffolk boat builder took out 56 patents on the design and the first experimental hover- craft crossed the English Channel in

Caption For Bebington, Teehey Lane 1950

The grounds behind the hall became a public park, with a small museum exhibiting fine art and crafts, mainly from Ancient Egypt. The spire at the far end of Teehey Lane is that of Christ Church.

Caption For Great Haywood, The Canal C1955

Shugborough Hall, Lord Lichfield's house, is behind the trees to the left; the small building on the towing path is now a craft shop.

Caption For Walberswick, The Beach 1896

These could have become entangled with discarded wire, which was probably broken under strain from a visiting craft.

Caption For Gorleston, Harbour 1903

A brisk south-westerly wind snatches sails and flags, rippling the surface of the sea and causing both the sail- and power-driven craft to pitch and roll easily.

Caption For Turvey, Turvey House And The Great Ouse C1955

It takes but a little imagination to people the parkland with yeoman and gentry; ladies in muslins 'enduring' the heat of a summer's day and children floating rudimentary craft on the water while dipping

Caption For Acle, The Staithe C1929

These robust characters earn their living all year round on dark-sailed wherries, which are dingier than the white-hulled craft we see here, including the large broads holiday cruiser.

Caption For Fowey, From Hall Walk 1901

Fowey is crowded with all manner of craft, from rowing boats to private steam yachts. The ships anchored in the foreground are waiting to load with china clay.

Caption For Holt Fleet, The Locks C1955

Craft navigating between Worcester and Stourport are allowed maximum dimensions of 90ft length, beam 19ft and headroom 20ft.

Caption For St Annes, The Sands 1914

Or will they be transferring to a bigger craft moored further out? In this and the previous picture we get a fine view of the length of the Pier.

Caption For Runcorn, The Basin C1965

There are still boats but these are now holiday craft from all over the country. In 1882 there were 823 canal boats registered in Runcorn.

Caption For Allhallows, The Beach C1955

The hook, centre foreground, and mooring blocks suggest that a small craft is often tied here, and the bathing huts, right, are well kept and brightly painted.

Caption For Sawbridgeworth, The River C1965

Today it is mainly used by pleasure craft, although there are plans for some small commercial use.

Caption For Froxfield Green, The Green C1960

Since 1924, Froxfield has been home to the Edward Barnsley workshop; it makes superb furniture, and has its roots in the Arts and Crafts movement.

Caption For Euxton, Runshaw Lane C1965

In Dawber's Lane the craft of wattle and daub for cruck-built cottages was carried on, but Runshaw Lane has few signs of antiquity today.

Caption For Bognor Regis, Arthur's Home 1898

Its battlemented tower and Arts and Crafts- influenced design makes it one of the better convalescent homes architecturally.