Maps

1,865 maps found.

1921, Westwood Park Ref. POP866589
1925, Park Gate Ref. POP1190923
1947, Grange Park Ref. NPO719034
1945, Westwood Park Ref. NPO866589
1947, West Park Ref. NPO864822
1946, Leigh Park Ref. NPO754825
1946, Manor Park Ref. NPO773969
1919, Moor Park Ref. POP783209
1923, Manor Park Ref. POP773966
1919, Manor Park Ref. POP773969
1920, Manor Park Ref. POP773971
1903, Manor Park Ref. RNC773966
1902, Park End Ref. RNC800507
1903, Park Gate Ref. RNC800918
1903, Park Head Ref. RNC800975
1902, Park Lane Ref. RNC801157
1919, Grange Park Ref. POP719033
1921, Old Park Ref. POP796982
1919, Park Corner Ref. POP800484
1925, Park End Ref. POP800503

Books

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Memories

4,361 memories found. Showing results 701 to 710.

Growing Up With The Dinosaurs.

I lived in Thicket Grove which had the Thicket public house at the top. Crystal Palace Park was a very short walk away. During the school holidays we would spend our days in the park. Mum would pack us a picnic of ...Read more

A memory of Crystal Palace in 1953 by Maureen Langley

Bretts Farm Romford Rd Aveley

I arrived in Aveley in 1957/58 I was herdsman at Bretts Farm, Romford Road and worked for David Watt. Once a year we would take the young cattle through Belhus Park then along Daglen Drive, up Stifford Road to Ford Place, ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by Alan Tarrant

Hard Times But Happy Days

We lived on Park View facing the library and Queens Park which had its own museum and everything a victorian park could offer two young brothers yearning for adventures. We would ride our guiders all over that park, and ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey in 1960 by David Hooton

Town Hall Roundabout

Living in Watford from the early 1950's, I well remember the Town Hall roundabout before they moved it. Can't recollect whether it was nearer or further away. I can recollect, not far from a pub called the OBH, or almost opposite ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1952 by Jacqueline Hathaway

Watford's Lost Factories

Living in north Watford from 1952 to 78, I have fond memories of factories such as the British Moulded Hose. Not a nylon stockings factory as its title may sound, but an asbestos factory which I remember one day caught fire ...Read more

A memory of Watford by Jacqueline Hathaway

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

Brixton Fondly Remembered

I was born in coronation year 1953 at the Annie McCaul Hospital in Jeffreys Road, Clapham. I grew up at 20 Plato Road, just off the Acre Lane in Brixton in the 50s and early 60s. What a fantastic time it was. I fondly ...Read more

A memory of Brixton in 1959 by Bob Mandale

My Memories Of Margate

I have many fond memories of Margate as I spent lots of my school holidays there during the 1970's, my nan lived in All Saints Avenue opposite the Park. We lived in Wolverhampton but would take the long trip down to Kent, ...Read more

A memory of Kingsgate by Any Vaughan

My Youth

I was born on the Haworth Road estate and in my childhood roamed all over the district. Chellow Dene was a particular favourite especially in winter when it froze over! Sandy Lane park was another place we visited to go on the swings and ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1951 by Derek Fordham

Captions

2,180 captions found. Showing results 1,681 to 1,704.

Caption For Maidenhead, St Luke's Church 1896

Much more pedestrian in style is St Luke's, at the junction of St Luke's Road and Norfolk Road to the north of the town centre, built to serve the new suburb beyond what became Kidwell's Park.

Caption For Leicester, Town Hall Gardens C1965

Hairgrip fencing, that universal symbol of municipal parks, adds a slightly discordant, keep-off-the-grass note to the scene.

Caption For Newtown Linford, The Village C1965

and slated roofs, while not overheating the blood, do present a well-ordered scene; their dates range from the pre-17th century to modern, close to the parish church and the entrance to Bradgate Park

Caption For Piddlehinton, The Village C1955

The village shop (right) was run by Pamela and Peter Mills, and his green Standard van is parked outside.

Caption For Castle Bromwich, Chester Road C1965

The development of Castle Bromwich really got under way in the 1930s with the Hodgehill Common housing estate.After the second world war, in which Castle Bromwich played a major part with its Spitfire

Caption For Edwinstowe, St Mary's Church C1960

Described as 'Robin Hood's village', Edwinstowe lies south of the Sherwood Forest Country Park.

Caption For Market Deeping, Market Place C1955

Half a century after photograph M116301, the Market place is much tidier, with kerbs, grass and flower beds, and it has parked cars in the centre.

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Caption For Seaburn, C1960

A popular attraction during the 1950s were the annual lights along the front and in Roker Park.

Caption For Tottenham, Making The Road In Lordship Lane C1903

Bruce Castle Park can be seen just beyond the trees.

Caption For Pleasington, Priory Church 1894

Pleasington Priory, a Roman Catholic church dedicated to St Mary and John the Baptist and built in 1819, is set on a hill on Pleasington Lane, close to the River Dunsop and Witton Park, Blackburn.

Caption For Whitby, Tin Ghaut 1913

Tin Ghaut was demolished in 1959 to make way for a car park.

Caption For Wonersh, Village 1932

The Pepperpot, on the right, is made of beams and tiles from Wonersh Park mansion.

Caption For Kingsclere, Swan Street C1955

The Swan Hotel can be seen in the distance and the shop, outside which is a parked car, is now a private house, once owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Caption For Bellingham, Market Place C1960

The town is considered the gateway to the moors and forests of the Northumberland National Park, and the Pennine Way also passes through the town.

Caption For Machynlleth, Penrallt Street 1899

This town, known to its inhabitants as 'Mach', is situated at the far north-west corner of Powys, so distant that it is also in the Snowdonia National Park and just ten miles from the sea.

Caption For Burnley, Municipal College C1955

To the right are the trees of Thompson Park — it was fortunately among them that Burnley's only Second World War bomb fell.

Caption For Whitby, The Spa And Pier Extensions 1925

The Palm Court was well named, and the Parks Department were rightly proud of their showpiece.

Caption For Roundhay, The Drinking Fountain C1960

The council paid £139,000 for the park in 1872, it being one of a number of acquisitions by the authority over the previous 20 years.

Caption For Seatown, Caravan Site And Golden Cap C1960

Almost all these fields, except those with the car-park and caravans, are now owned by the National Trust.

Caption For Leeds Castle, Courtyard 1892

Since then it has become a full blooded tourist attraction, set in its 500 acre park.

Caption For Alderley Edge, Stormy Point C1955

This is another viewpoint on the Edge, from which it is usually possible to see the Cage in Lyme Park.

Caption For Dormansland, The Post Office C1965

It opened in 1884, and Dormans Park was laid out with houses in treed plots - the roads are still gravelled.

Caption For Abingdon, Looking Towards Abbey Lock1890

Upstream, this more rural view was taken by Frith's photographer from opposite Abbey Meadows (now a park), looking east to Abingdon Lock on the far right and the Thames weir between it and

Caption For Stamford, St Mary's Hill From George Hotel C1955

The car park is still on the left, and the gallows sign is still over the road.