Maps

181,045 maps found.

1897-1899, Milton Ref. RNC781146
1919, Appley Ref. POP626154
1899, Whitehall Ref. RNC868616
1899, Whitwell Ref. RNC869619
1921, Belgrave Ref. POP637656
1922, Bretton Ref. POP649583
1919, Blackwater Ref. POP643000
1921, Bradmore Ref. POP647981
1899, Wootton Ref. RNC874448
1899-1900, Hartley Ref. RNC727884
1903-1904, Drum Ref. RNC693649
1903-1910, Talwrn Ref. RNC844646
1899-1900, Southway Ref. RNC835831
1901-1902, Walton Ref. RNC860183
1903-1906, Broughton Ref. RNC652734
1902, Bradley Ref. RNC647899
1899, Cotham Ref. RNC678397
1901-1902, Newborough Ref. RNC790650
1903-1904, Newbridge Ref. RNC790669
1899-1909, Moortown Ref. RNC783582

Books

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Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 241 to 250.

Cadel Shop Market Square

The shop in the middle of the picture with the two awnings (now the Nationwide building society) used to belong to my great grandmother Eva Cadel and was a wool and toy shop.  My Grandmother and Great Aunt ran it until 1971.  My ...Read more

A memory of Witney by Nicola Best

Childhood

My friend and I would await the arrival of American ships on their way to Manchester. We would shout "got any gum chum?!" to the crews. We would occasionally be rewarded by a packet of sweets being thrown from the ship. Far tastier than the English equivalent!

A memory of Warrington in 1950 by Harry Roscoe

Ledsham Court, St Leonards, Sussex ...Great Memories! By John Franks, (Ex Rascal Boarder).

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

Bordon Infant School Station Road Now The Phoenix Centre

Teachers. - Mrs Boyle, Mrs Clover, Mrs Parrott. Head teacher - Mrs Bingham - she had the library books, stamp and cards in her office upstairs. Playground surrounded the building and constructed ...Read more

A memory of Bordon by D Toovey

Latchmere Grove, Battersea

Childhood until age 6 - I remember so clearly our walks via Latchmere Passage to the Park and all the sights and fun of the Tree Walk, Fountains, Guinness Clock, the Grotto. I remember my dad taking me to the swings on a ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by sarahmartin

The Shop On The Corner

What a big surprise stumbling across this photo of where I lived during the 1960's. The caption on the photo dates it as c.1965. I can perhaps be a bit more accurate on the date. The shop called Mould was sold in 1962 to ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham by Jill Wicks

The Village Was Home

I was born in 1950 at Orsett Hospital, a few minutes before my twin sister and on my mothers birthday no less. We lived at 28 St James Avenue East until 1968. The house was in fact that of my maternal grand parents and my ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Chris Doggett

Gwr Hotel 1858

My great, great grandparents Edward and Mary Anne Williams were the managers of the above hotel when it opened. I would love any images of the hotel? Gill Campbell

A memory of Neyland

Holiday Huts At Bogany Farm/Canada Hill

My parents had a holiday cabin (hut) on Bogany Farm when Archie Kirkwood was the farmer. Most of my summer holidays from birth until the mid-70s was spent there Many days were spent fishing for perch and pike at ...Read more

A memory of Rothesay by Jim Mc C

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

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Captions

29,161 captions found. Showing results 577 to 600.

Caption For Romsey, Old Corn Exchange 1932

To the right of Romsey's Corn Exchange, built in 1864, is a glimpse of Romsey Abbey, which until the mid 16th century was home to a Benedictine order of nuns.

Caption For Quorn, High Street C1965

The village sits astride the A6, only two miles north of Mountsorrel, and although deeply embedded in granite country, the buildings in the photograph lack any of that hard-edged quality.

Caption For Romsey, Old Corn Exchange 1932

To the right of Romsey's Corn Exchange, built in 1864, is a glimpse of Romsey Abbey, which until the mid 16th century was home to a Benedictine order of nuns.

Caption For Aylesford, C1960

A close-up of the bridge taken downsteam of the previous pictures. There is a magnificent prospect of the church, which looks over the eight brick gables of the cottages.

Caption For Charing, High Street 1901

These two views of the steep high street as it winds up the hill towards Canterbury show some of the rich assortment of buildings built of brick or black-and-white half timbering.

Caption For Marnhull, View From The Church C1955

Marnhull is in the midst of a rich agricultural area, with some of the best soil in Dorset for growing crops.

Caption For Hawkshead, Esthwaite Water, Roger Ground From Colthouse Heights 1912

An Edwardian lady relaxes in a meadow on Colthouse Heights, on the eastern shores of Esthwaite Water, looking across to the knoll of Roger Ground, near Hawkshead.

Caption For West Dereham, Church Road C1955

The round tower of the parish church can be seen in the distance.

Caption For St Osyth, The Ship C1910

St Osyth (generally pronounced 'Toosey') recognised the benefits of tourism early on, as witnessed by the rack of picture-postcards for sale on the left.

Caption For High Force, 1892

Situated five miles north-west of Middleton-in-Teesdale, High Force offers stunning scenery and the spectacular sight of the Tees plunging some seventy feet over the cliffs of Great Whin Sill.

Caption For Hertford, Maidenhead Street 1922

This is one of the major shopping streets of the county town, with the entrance to Pratt's fancy goods store draped with a variety of baskets and bags.

Caption For Hythe, School Of Musketry 1903

Standing in Military Road, north-west of Red Lion Square, is the School of Small Arms, the main school of army musketry, founded here in 1854.

Caption For Charminster, The Church 1922

The 15th-century tower of Charminster's church dominates the valley of the River Cerne, and was built under the direction of Sir Thomas Trenchard. Parts of the building date back to the 12th century.

Caption For Carisbrooke, Castle Street C1955

The water in the castle's deep well was drawn for centuries by the use of donkey labour, a fresh supply being essential in times of siege.

Caption For Kingsbridge, The Bridge 1890

A bridge crossed the head of the Kingsbridge estuary as early as 962, though the surviving bridges in the area are medieval in origin.

Caption For London, Chelsea Embankment 1890

This is an evocative view of a long-dead Chelsea, with sailing vessels moored along the Embankment, one apparently with a cargo of hay.

Caption For Basingstoke, Church Street 1904

Peeping above the town's rooftops is the tower of St Michael the Archangel, perhaps the finest of Hampshire's Perpendicular parish churches.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Promenade 1923

In common with many seaside resorts, Saltburn enjoys a wide swathe of promenade and in this delightful view we see a group of ladies and children strolling along the Promenade, taking in the sea air

Caption For Iona, The Tombs Of The Mac Leans 1903

Such was Iona's importance in Scottish history that nearly 50 of the country's kings are buried here, along with many chieftains of the local clans.

Caption For Tremeirchion, Rock Chapel C1935

The Postal Directory of Flintshire, 1886, describes Tremeirchion as a 'considerable parish in the Vale of Clwyd'; near the Jesuit College of St Beuno stands a 'neat little chapel' on

Caption For Tavistock, 1893

Tavistock, one of Devon's three original Stannary Towns, lies on the banks of the Tavy, which rises high on the moors near Cut Hill and flows into the Tamar upstream of Tamerton.

Caption For Thundersley, Weir Roundabout C1955

The so-called Rayleigh Weir—the source of one of the tributaries of the River Roach—gives its name to this busy junction on the Southend arterial.

Caption For Redditch, Evesham Street C1955

This is the south end of Evesham Street, but none of this survives.

Caption For Crockham Hill, Holy Trinity Church C1960

Built in 1842, this striking place of worship sits just a few hundred yards from Chartwell - the former home of the wartime prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill.