Maps

181,006 maps found.

1897, Wilmslow Ref. HOSM35433
1900, Hampreston Ref. HOSM47490
1900, Woodlands Ref. HOSM60972
1887, Tadden Ref. HOSM61154
1895, Morestead Ref. HOSM54071
1895, Otterbourne Ref. HOSM55843
1912, Winster Ref. HOSM64885
1912, Windlesham Ref. HOSM35439
1898, Winkfield Ref. HOSM64764
1886, Winkleigh Ref. HOSM64768
1884, Winscombe Ref. HOSM35443
1897, Wettenhall Ref. HOSM64207
1909, Meols Ref. HOSM53506
1900, Elm Ref. HOSM44855
1886, Outwell Ref. HOSM55967
1908, Withernsea Ref. HOSM35449
1898, Witney Ref. HOSM35450
1911, Cassington Ref. HOSM40269
1898, Crawley Ref. HOSM42192
1898, Fordwells Ref. HOSM45627

Books

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Memories

29,052 memories found. Showing results 1,401 to 1,410.

We As A Family Arrived In Rickling In 1943 To Avoid The Bombs.

I was brought up on Rickling Green in 1943 from the age of eight and we stayed for 10 years. I went to school there and the teachers were Miss Chapman, Miss Newton and Miss Grey. I left ...Read more

A memory of Rickling in 1943 by Brian Elliman

Toast Rack. Motorcycles.

Where the pushbike is, The Toast Rack cafe was, a favourite place for us 'rockers' to meet for coffee and a smoke (back in the days when we all did). This was the meeting place on a Sunday morning to ride to Box Hill and ...Read more

A memory of Sutton in 1961 by Peter Leonard Norcott

Childhood In Eckington, 1950's 1960's

Myself and my brother were brought up in 50's by our grandparents as mum had died around Xmas '53. School was Camms, we joined the church choir and blessed with a decent voice I became head chorister singing ...Read more

A memory of Eckington by David Breeze

1939 1949

RE: Holmeleigh Horncastle Childrens Homes and School Years I was in the "Homleigh" from 1939 to 1949. For anyone there at that time I was always known as 'Bunny'. Someone mentioned about two boys getting to London; well, I was one of ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle in 1940 by John Austin

The Goat Forty Hill.

I used to play piano in The Goat on Saturday nights, I was only 15, but don't tell anyone! Wally Reid was the Governor, and his son Norman used to play drums too! We lived in Russell Road, number 69, and opposite our house was ...Read more

A memory of Forty Hill in 1951 by George Nash

How I Found Abbotsley

My Dad, a countryman born and bred, went to London in the late 1920's for work - since there was a huge depression in his type of country work (farm labourer). He met my Mum, and I was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, in 1930. ...Read more

A memory of Abbotsley in 1930 by Alan Cross

Broad Street School

I too, went to the Nursery School on Broad Street. I remember Miss Massey who slammed the desk down on my fingers squashing my signet ring, which resulted in my finger swelling and the ring having to be cut off! Such a nice lady to ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1956 by Lynn Bryan

The Tin School And Thurlow Family

I was a pupil at the Tin School in Gilesgate Moor staring in 1954, leaving in 1961. It was at the crossroads of the road that now leads to Tesco, but opposite was the Durham District Services garage where my dad was a ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1954 by James Coatham

Burgh Heath

l remember when at the school l was not well, so was taken to Miss Marshall's house and was looked after by her elderly mother (I thought she was so old but probably wasn't). She told me about when they had the tea rooms and there ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath in 1958

Chillblains, Door Bells, Bethams And Costons

Born at 14 Greenford Gardens, my late parents Dr & Mrs Erskine founded Greenford Surgery at 297 Greenford Road. Earliest memories were of chilblains, no proper heating at home, and the door bell ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1956 by Robert Erskine

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 3,361 to 3,384.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1893

Perhaps it is the time of one of the annual fairs, rather than an ordinary market day, as stalls can be seen on both sides of Trinity Church Square.

Caption For Glanton, The Village C1950

Glanton stands on a ridge about two miles north of Whittingham and nine miles west-by-north of Alnwick.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Beach 1898

The wooden jetty on the left would have been used at high tide. This photograph was taken long before the widening of the promenade.

Caption For Goring, Village 1899

The ivy-clad inn on the left of the photograph is the Miller of Mansfield, a famous pub in the Thames Valley.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Clifton Terrace 1898

Terraces of solid Victorian houses overlook the cliffs, with brick walls and wrought iron railings protecting the gardens.

Caption For Odiham, High Street C1965

The façade of the 18th-century Grey House on the left originally resembled that of its neighbour.

Caption For Coxwold, Fauconberg Arms C1960

The Fauconberg Arms was built in 1662, and carries the name and the coat of arms of Earl Fauconberg of the nearby Elizabethan Newburgh Priory.

Caption For Bishops Lydeard, West Street C1955

The building on the right of this picture was built as the village police station in 1915, and contained a cell.

Caption For Boverton, Post Office 1967

The post office (on the left of the picture), under the management of F G Fitchett, is apparently the fulcrum of village life.

Caption For Bournemouth, From West Cliff 1887

Bournemouth is a relatively new community, for all of this area was wild heathland 250 years ago.A Mr Tregonwell built a home here with the intention of establishing a resort.

Caption For Bucklers Hard, The Village C1960

Halfway down the estuary of the Beaulieu river stands the little community of Bucklers Hard.

Caption For Eastbourne, Western Lawns 1925

It is of Spencer Compton, 8th Duke of Devonshire, who was Mayor of Eastbourne in 1897-98, in effect leader of his own 'company town'. He died in 1908.

Caption For Rothley, Old Cottages, Fowke Street C1955

It has been described as being fragmented, but here, in the centre, cottages of differing styles combine to give an air of rustic beauty.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Cat Nab C1885

Another view of Cat Nab, showing very clearly the 'new town' laid out in the mid to late 19th century, largely through the vision and initiative of the Pease family.

Caption For Great Brington, Church 1922

75 years after this photograph was taken, Great Brington and the adjoining parkland became the focus of world attention when Diana, Princess of Wales was laid to rest in the grounds of Althorp House.

Caption For Cardiff, City Hall 1925

The two groups of statuary flanking the large ornate central window of the Council Chamber represent the sea receiving the three rivers of the city - the Taff, the Rhymney and the Ely.

Caption For Salcombe, Fore Street 1907

Salcombe was the home of the Victorian historian James Anthony Froude, author of a history of England and of biographical publications about Thomas and Jane Carlyle.

Caption For York, Stonegate 1892

Most of the stone used in the construction of the Minster was carried up this street. The names of streets and alleys are sometimes strange, such as Whipmawhopmagate and Jubbergate.

Caption For Newark, The White Hart Yard C1955

Dating from the 14th century, the White Hart is one of the oldest surviving exam- ples of domestic architecture in the East Midlands.

Caption For Bulphan, The School C1955

Built in 1864, Bulphan Church of England Primary School is typical of many small village schools; it is still in use. The church of St Mary is nearby. The village itself is small and quiet.

Caption For Rottingdean, Street 1896

The photographer has the undivided attention of a group of children in this quiet wintry view.

Caption For Aberaeron, Market Street C1955

In this street, many of the original features of the Georgian buildings, such as small shop windows, have been retained; the wide streets of Aberaeron are a distinct contrast to most others in the county

Caption For Kings Lynn, High Street 1891

This late Victorian scene of the High Street typifies a more tranquil era, where the only signs of traffic pollution appear to be from the passing of the pony and trap further down the road!

Caption For Caterham, Pepper Alley 1907

A finely-composed scene, reflecting the verdant and rural side of this former military town. The view shows one of the wooded and sloping pathways that abound on the steep sides of the North Downs.