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Maps

1,865 maps found.

1897, Colt Park Ref. RNE675791
1896, Cottenham Park Ref. RNE678592
1897, Croslands Park Ref. RNE684204
1897, Aldersey Park Ref. RNE621274
1895, Anchorage Park Ref. RNE625585
1896, Aughton Park Ref. RNE628964
1898, Axwell Park Ref. RNE629313
1896, Carey Park Ref. RNE661309
1896, Charlton Park Ref. RNE666902
1895, Crowle Park Ref. RNE684947
1896, Brookmans Park Ref. RNE652148
1897, Caerau Park Ref. RNE658765
1895, Bromley Park Ref. RNE651647
1895, Bitterne Park Ref. RNE641285
1896, Abbeydale Park Ref. RNE618434
1896, Adlington Park Ref. RNE619887
1896, Bedford Park Ref. RNE636244
1945, Titchfield Park Ref. NPO848890
1946, Weston Park Ref. NPO866361
1946, Priors Park Ref. NPO811078

Books

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Memories

4,383 memories found. Showing results 101 to 110.

Talke A Forgotten Village

As you proceed north along the A34 towards the Cheshire border you will approach Talke traffic lights and on the left and right side of the road there are two areas of grassed land. This grassed area was once the village of ...Read more

A memory of Talke in 1959

1950s

I live in Hull but often went to stay at my grandparents (Bartlett) at 111 Corporation Road, Darlington as a child in the early 1950s and next door lived a lovely family and I used to play with their daughter Catherine. They had sons as well ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1958 by Anne Kettley

Schools

Does anyone remember when the school in Wheatley was called the Wheatley Secondary Modern, all I hear about now is Holton Park. I can remember Mrs Jones the PE teacher, Mr Hanson was Headmaster. Seeing the pictures on this site really bought ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley in 1952 by Phyllis Elswick

Colindale The Early Years

I was born in the house on the corner of Woodfield Avenue and New Way Road in 1944 and lived there until the end of the 1970s. My birth was in fact on Friday the 13th of October, which coincided with the dropping of a V2 ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1958 by Jack Richardson

Manchester Road

Born in Ryan Street. I remember walking all the way down Manchester Road to St Joseph's Infant School, which at that time was on Grafton Street and part of the Girls School, it seemed to take ages, we walked past all the pubs and ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1955

Slough High Street Park Street & Chandos Road

Hi, I am researching my family tree and am trying to locate Chandos Road and Unity Cottages in Park Street.  I believe that Chandos Road was knocked down when the Queensmere Centre was built.  I wondered if ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1900 by Jan Saunders

Born In Fenny Stratford

I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera  Cusack.                      Just after the begining of the war my mother, ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford in 1948 by Kathleen Roberts

Buses

We moved to Leonard Road Chingford in 1951. I particularly remember the trolley buses and how the poles on the top used to come off and the conductor would get a long bamboo cane from under the bus to rehook the pole onto the electric ...Read more

A memory of South Harefield in 1951 by Alan Mowbray

Perry Springs

I was born in the 'Potter Street' Perry springs in the 1960s, wow how Harlow has changed from my day, I remember Wellford's corner shop also Wrights Dairy... And it was great going to the schools in Potter Street. Now the swimming ...Read more

A memory of Potter Street by Graham Nash

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

Captions

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Caption For Fylingdales, Flask Café C1955

The gigantic white 'golf balls' of the Fylingdales Early Warning System were a landmark on the eastern side of the North York Moors National Park for many years, before being replaced in the 1990s with

Caption For Egremont, Vale Park 1912

Vale Park was created in 1898 from the grounds of two previous estates, Liscard Vale Hall and The Woodlands.

Caption For Bishop Auckland, Castle Gateway 1898

The town of Bishop Auckland grew around the castle and the extensive bishops' deer park with its 18th-century deer house.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park 1902

This view, looking along the Roath Brook, does not give much idea of the park's scale. But at a total of 102 acres, the park was a pretty immense area for a day out.

Caption For Leicester, The Pavilion, Victoria Park, London Road C1965

In direct contrast to the Pavilion by James Tate in Abbey Park, here is a brick and render symmetrical watered-down vision of the future as seen through the eyes of the Council of the early 1960s in

Caption For Daventry, Market Square C1950

Market Square has some vehicles parked on it, including a Ralph Rossa ice cream van (right), from Leicester.

Caption For Kettering, Miniature Railway, Wicksteed Park C1955

In the 1950s the carriages were open flat-bed trucks with what look remarkably like park benches to sit on.

Caption For Shipley, Crowghyll Park 1903

Crowghyll Park was opened to the residents on 31 May 1890 following a civic ceremony led by Mrs Titus Salt.

Caption For Woodhall Spa, Jubilee Park Swimming Pool C1965

HRH Princess Marie Louise opened the park in April 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V - the plaque stating this information is on the side of the cafeteria.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1902

Roath Park was laid out in 1894 at a cost of £62,000 - a considerable sum in those days. The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.

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Caption For Bradford, Lister Park Lake 1921

The park occupies the original site of Manningham Hall, which was demolished; the land was given to the city by its owner, Samuel Cunliffe Lister.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1902

Roath Park was laid out in 1894 at a cost of £62,000 - a considerable sum in those days. The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.

Caption For Preston, Cheapside C1960

It is nostalgic to see the cars parked in the street - the Morris Minor and mini- vans for example - and no yellow lines and no parking meters. Those were halcyon days.

Caption For Northampton, Park Avenue Methodist Church C1960

Churches were built to serve the suburbs north of Abington Park.

Caption For Kettering, The Bridge, Wicksteed Park C1955

South-east of the town, along the valley of the River Ise and west of Barton Seagrave village, is The Wicksteed Park with the river dammed to form a large lake as the centrepiece.

Caption For Ashtead, The Street C1955

The medieval parish church, Ashtead Park house and its landscaped park, now part of the City of London Freemen's School, are south of this main through road, the A24 London to Worthing road.

Caption For Bedford, The Park Entrance Gates 1921

The West Lodge and Gates are at the head of De Parys Avenue.

Caption For Uttoxeter, Market Place C1965

By 1965 the car was increasingly making its impact on Uttoxeter, as we can see from the number of parked cars.

Caption For Harrow On The Hill, Old School House 1906

Harrow Park winds away to the east of the High Street, past one or two rather grand houses, to arrive at Deynecourt at the foot of the hill.

Caption For Salford, Peel Park Museum 1889

Peel Park opened in 1846 and is named in honour of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel. He not only secured government funding for the park, but made a generous donation himself.

Caption For Langold, The Children's Swimming Pool C1965

When the Coal Board closed the mine, the park was taken over by Worksop Rural District Council; in 1974 it passed to the new Bassetlaw District Council, who now administer it.

Caption For Parham, The House 1894

Examples from west to east include Burton Park, Parham itself, Wiston Park, Firle Place and Folkington Manor. Some, including Parham, can be seen from the South Downs Way.

Caption For Sutton, Manor Park 1932

This view is taken further west in the park. This curiously old-fashioned Victorian style fountain was installed in June 1931 on land acquired that year.

Caption For Kippax, The Leeds Road C1960

KIPPAX was a small estate village servicing Kippax Hall and Kippax Park for three centuries before developing rapidly in the mid 19th cen- tury with the discovery of coal reserves.