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Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

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Maps

1,865 maps found.

1923, Arden Park Ref. POP626401
1901-1902, Woodway Park Ref. RNC874146
1902, Wrottesley Park Ref. RNC875004
1901-1902, Whitmore Park Ref. RNC869426
1897-1902, Tufnell Park Ref. RNC854100
1897-1899, Titchfield Park Ref. RNC848890
1921, Baddow Park Ref. POP629965
1919, Bashley Park Ref. POP634511
1946, Aller Park Ref. NPO621621
1947, Aughton Park Ref. NPO628964
1945, Baddow Park Ref. NPO629965
1920, Tufnell Park Ref. POP854100
1919, Valley Park Ref. POP858563
1925, Witton Park Ref. POP872081
1920, Worcester Park Ref. POP874507
1923, Wallbridge Park Ref. POP859901
1920, Wembley Park Ref. POP863279
1920, Spring Park Ref. POP836783
1919, Titchfield Park Ref. POP848890
1920, Maitland Park Ref. POP772542

Books

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Memories

4,383 memories found. Showing results 171 to 180.

Evacuation To Fonab Castle Sept.1939

Evacuation - September 3rd 1939 The government decided that mothers and children should be moved to the countryside away from areas at risk from bombing. On the 3rd, parents and children all gathered at their ...Read more

A memory of Pitlochry in 1930 by Anne Jackson

Growing Up In Edgware

I was actually born in Bushey but I grew up in Edgware. I always thought it a funny little town but in it's own way it was beautiful. The parks were beautiful and always had Rose Gardens and ponds to visit. Walking was a way of ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1961 by Edna Ryan

Florence Avenue

To start I was actually born in Shaftesbury Avenue in 1960 but we moved to Florence Avenue when I was two years old, so I don't remember much about Shaftesbury Avenue. But I do have four older brothers who remember it very well. I ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1970

Barking Park

I remember Barking Park. It was the place to go in the 70's, meeting boys and being off school; stayed there till late. Such a beautiful park, even now.

A memory of Barking in 1970 by Kathy Lewis

Family Connections 1950's To 60's

My grandparents, aunts and uncles, plus my mum and dad used to live in Bowyers House down the lane from the Phipps Arms pub. My grandad, dad and uncles used to work in the Old Tanyard. I remember the smell ...Read more

A memory of Westbury Leigh in 1953 by Michael Moore

Gervis Road Collyhurst Flats 1945 1964

My name is Tom Smith. I was born in 17 Gervis Rd, Collyhurst Flats in August 1945. My dad was Jack Smith and my mam was Ada; there were 6 kids, John, Mary, James, (me) Andrew, and Arthur. To me the flats ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1945 by Tom Smith

St. Catherines Church

I was at Mount Pleasant School as a boarder for 6 years from 1946 to 1952. The school was in Dalmeny Road but apparently was taken down in 1965. I have been trying to find anyone who attended this school. Before going to ...Read more

A memory of Southbourne in 1948 by Michael Chambers

Childhood Memories We Never Forget

To anyone reading this; I was born Valerie Harding and lived in Wedges Mills and I remember so many things about my childhood in Cannock. The Maypole dancing at John Woods school, attending Church each Thursday ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1953 by Valerie Van Ramesdonk

Good Memories

I spent a few days in London for the Queens Diamond Jubilee last year. I decided to pay a visit to where I use to live in Welling. After reading some of the stories it certainly brought back memories. Like going to the Embassy on ...Read more

A memory of Welling in 1950 by Ron Collins

Living In Harold Hill

I lived in 71 Hailsham Road off of Straight Road till we sadly moved in the April of 1971. I always remember; the Grammar School, at the back of Appleby Drive we used to have Saturday fetes with the small steam train ride, ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1967 by Mark Tate

Captions

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Caption For Boscombe, Boscombe Chine Gardens 1931

Here children paddle and play with toy boats in Boscombe's park.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1897

The houses in this view are (starting with the closest): Gate Cottage, Fernley, Hill View and the thatched Park Farmhouse. The George Inn is further along on the left.

Caption For Chester, The Suspension Bridge 1888

In 1852 a suspension bridge was built over the Dee to link the suburb of Queen's Park with the Groves on the north side of the river. The bridge was rebuilt in 1923.

Caption For Arundel, High Street 1908

Architecturally, little has changed: the view is now merely cluttered by motor vehicles, parked or moving.

Caption For Barry, Romilly Park 1910

At 6.00pm on August Bank Holiday Monday 1908, Romilly Park Bowling Club's green opened for play.

Caption For Reading, Prospect Park 1904

Two years before this photograph was taken, Reading Corporation was persuaded that Prospect Park should be bought 'for the benefit of weary workers who, when at rest, need some open space where communion

Caption For Hunstanton, Manor Park Larder, Manor Park Caravan Site C1965

From the early days of caravan parks, it soon became apparent that visitors wanted the sites to become 'one stop shops' incorporating shopping and entertainment.

Caption For Hinderwell, West End C1960

Note the motorbike and sidecar which is parked up in the centre of the view, and the milk churn on a wooden stand, presumably waiting for collection.

Caption For Gloucester, Fountain In The Park 1900

It seems it is traditional to pose in front of the fountain in the large expanse that is the park. A delivery boy sits between two less interested young men.

Caption For Swindon, Town Gardens C1955

The Park Keeper's Lodge and the Aviary The gardens were laid out in the late 19th century on the site of old Purbeck stone quarries formerly owned by the Goddard family.

Caption For Bradford, Lister Park Bandstand 1923

The park is named after Cunliffe Lister, Lord Masham, and includes a boating lake, a scented garden for the blind and the Cartwright Memorial Hall, which was opened in 1904.

Caption For Bradford, Lister Park Bandstand 1923

The park is named after Cunliffe Lister, Lord Masham, and includes a boating lake, a scented garden for the blind and the Cartwright Memorial Hall, which was opened in 1904.

Caption For Kettering, Wicksteed Park C1955

Most of the park was devoted to children's amusements, but there was one backwater for swans.

Caption For Grays, The Childrens' Boating Pool C1955

Boating pools could be found in many parks in the 1950s. Here a number of children show interest in the launching of the boat. Behind the wall, lined with seats, is the River Thames.

Caption For Newton Abbot, Courtenay Park 1906

An Edwardian lady, parasol folded in hand, shelters in the shade of the trees at the entrance to Courtenay Park. The town's wealthier residents lived in sumptuous villas at this end of Newton Abbot.

Caption For Dublin, St Stephen's Green, The Cascade 1897

It covers 22 acres and was laid out as a park in 1880 with a lake and other water features.

Caption For Poole, Rockley Sands, Bay Hollow C1965

In the Sixties 100,000 visitors a year were holidaying at Rockley Sands Caravan Park; it covered some 600 acres of harbourside heathland and pine wood.

Caption For Twickenham, The Octagon At Orleans House 2005

The gardens were used as the site for Orleans Park Secondary School in the 1970s, and all that now remains of the once celebrated landscape is a small garden next to the Octagon Gallery where the

Caption For Queensferry, The Roundabout C1960

There are places to park too, and shops to visit.

Caption For Barnard Castle, Bowes Museum Gardens 1929

The museum is set in a large park with impressive formal gardens.

Caption For Colwall, Colwall Park Hotel C1960

Colwall Park Hotel is situated just by the railway station.

Caption For Haywards Heath, Muster Green C1950

Victoria Park was the obvious choice for any large gathering, though parents of young children needed to be extra vigilant in case their children unexpectedly decided to use the paddling pool.

Caption For Cardiff, Welsh National War Memorial And City Hall C1955

It is situated in the Alexandra Gardens part of Cathays Park.

Caption For Connemara, Lough Ballynakill And Diamond Hill C1955

Letterfrack, situated in the heart of the National Park, is one of the major centres of Connemara.