Maps

181,045 maps found.

1895, Colwell Ref. RNE675872
1895, Cranmore Ref. RNE681395
1898, Eastville Ref. RNE698805
1899, Dunkirk Ref. RNE695529
1895, Harefield Ref. RNE727086
1895, Kingston Ref. RNE748195
1898, Newark Ref. RNE790487
1896, Pimlico Ref. RNE806233
1895, Littletown Ref. RNE758358
1898, Ravensthorpe Ref. RNE813797
1899, Rhosgoch Ref. RNE815936
1895, Bexley Ref. HOSM34154
1913, Barnet Ref. HOSM65617
1881 - 1902, Eastville Ref. HOSM44490
1901-1902, Ashton Ref. RNC627887
1897-1909, Northam Ref. RNC794144
1897-1909, Harefield Ref. RNC727086
1896 - 1907, Winford Ref. HOSM64747
1899 - 1900, Newborough Ref. HOSM38344
1899 - 1900, Bretton Ref. HOSM38823

Books

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Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 281 to 290.

The Empire Exhibition 1938. The Tower

This was our last pre-war family holiday - a week in Glasgow with Dad's brother [Somerville Drive, Mount Florida] and three wonderful weeks in Tighnabruaich, Kyles of Bute, with mum's parents. I have clearer ...Read more

A memory of Glasgow by Alastair Urquhart

Mr George Jones Coalmerchant

I remember your grandad George Jones well. He was our coal merchant. He was always a welcome sight with his coal lorry, especially during the war when coal was short. I was born in 1938 and moved to Lawrence Avenue when I ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town by violet.sherratt

An Early Memory.

1946. When the war ended and my father came home, my parents brought me to Hiram from Bournemouth to see his parents. They lived in one of the small cottages just up from the hotel on the Heathfield Road, on the opposite side from where Don ...Read more

A memory of Horam by a.mesher1

Brightlands

My grandfather worked as a chauffeur and then a gardener for a family called Edwards who lived at this house in the 1930s and 1940s. My grandfather had a cottage in the grounds. When we visited and the Edwards were not at home, we were allowed to play on the lawn at the back of the house.

A memory of Reigate by Sandy Norman

Fatso & Friend

It was 1970 before I found myself working in this enclosure with 'Fatso' the male lion and his mate, whose name I, unfortunately, cannot remember. I began working at Dudley zoo in 1970 as the Giraffe Keeper and was moved to the 'Cat Round' ...Read more

A memory of Dudley in 1970 by Nicholas Ordinans

This Was My Grandmas House As A Child

This house was where my grandma grew up, and her father before her. Her father was a gardener and her mother was a seamstress, she grew up to be a nurse. She currently lives in Bromley and is now 72 and has been ...Read more

A memory of Farningham in 1930 by Gillian Cox

That's My Mum!

That's my Mum pushing my younger sister, Rosie, into the newsagents. We lived in Northwood Avenue from when the house was built in 1958 until the early 80s - although I still drive through Purley on a regular basis. A couple of doors away ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Adrienne Lowe

Saturday Morning Pictures At The Odeon

School days were OK but on Saturday morning the walk/run from Croxley Green down into Ricky was always an adventure. We would go down Scots Hill or down the track opposite the church at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Rickmansworth in 1950 by Leon Moore

Chisholm Cottage

My great-great-great grandparents lived opposite Wesley Chapel in the late 1800s, behind the trees on the right-hand-side of the 1901 Wesley Chapel photo. During the 1830s, Richard JACK (b1813) and some of his brothers moved to ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool in 1880 by Vivienne Hooper

Happy Childhood Holidays

I say 1950 for the year my memory relates to but in fact my memories cover from around 1946 to 196 I've only just found this web site for "Memories" although have looked at the site before and what nostalgia it has evoked ...Read more

A memory of Llwyngwril in 1950 by Margaret Garrod

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Captions

29,161 captions found. Showing results 673 to 696.

Caption For Funtington, Hallidays 1965

Nestling under the steep southern slope of the Sussex Downs, Funtington is typical of the inland villages of the coastal plain.

Caption For Tettenhall, Lower Green C1965

The survival of the green helps Tettenhall retain just a hint of its village character, though it is very much part of Wolverhampton now.

Caption For Cambridge, St Catherine's College Dining Hall 1914

St Catharine's was founded by Robert Woodlarke in 1473, then the third provost of King's.

Caption For Eastleigh, Market Street C1955

North Stoneham Church c1960 North Stoneham Church was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century in the Gothic style.

Caption For Goring, The Village 1896

This sprawling riverside village lies between the beech-clad hills of the Chilterns and the windswept slopes of the Berkshire Downs.

Caption For Redditch, Evesham Street C1965

None of these buildings survived the 1960s.

Caption For Smarden, The Street C1955

The weatherboarded Chequers pub is tucked away in a corner of the dog-leg at the top of the village street, with the early 15th-century church tower rising above the surrounding tiled roofs.

Caption For Carrog, The River From The Bridge C1960

Carrog, or Llansantffraid Glyndyfrdwy, is in the heart of the lands of Owain Glyndwr, the marcher lord.

Caption For Yarm, The Friarage C1955

One of the important historic buildings of Yarm, this mansion was built in 1770 on the site of the ancient Friary, using some of the stones from the original building.

Caption For Bentley, The Memorial Hall 1929

The book of 'Hampshire Treasures' states that the 'Bentley Book' on the left was 'designed by Lord Baden-Powell for the Daily Mail competition for village signs in 1923.

Caption For Alton, Crown Hill 1954

We are looking back up Crown Hill, with the sign of the Crown on the left.

Caption For Buckland, The Church 1900

The church of St Mary has some parts that are medieval, but most of what can be seen today dates from its rebuilding between 1859 and 1860 under the supervision of Henry Woodyer.

Caption For Liverpool, The Royal Liver Building C1955

The second of the Pier Head buildings was the Royal Liver Building. This must be one of the most recognisable buildings in Great Britain.

Caption For Manchester, The Cathedral Choir C1885

The rebuilding took nearly twenty years, and the craftsmen tried to put only the best and finest materials back into Manchester's chief house of God. 192 new traceried panels were fitted to

Caption For Leicester, Charles Street And Belgrave Gate C1965

Here it is at the northern end of Charles Street, the architects' and planners' vision of utopia a la 1950s and 60s; dominat- ing the photograph to the left, in a Midlands-Miesian style, is Epic

Caption For Runcorn, The Railway Viaduct 1900

The town of Runcorn is behind the bridge; the retaining wall of the Manchester Ship Canal can be seen along the edge of the River Mersey.

Caption For Norwich, Market Place And St Peter Mancroft Church 1891

This broad open space is a kaleidoscope of noise and colour on market day.

Caption For Beddgelert, The Bridge And Llewelyn Hotel 1889

The small stone village of Beddgelert stands at the confluence of the Colwyn and Glaslyn rivers. It sits in the shadow of Snowdon, and is a favourite tourist spot.

Caption For Holyhead, South Stack Lighthouse 1892

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.

Caption For Upton, The Village C1955

Protected from overwhelming traffic by the encirclement of the Upton by-pass to the west and the M53 motorway to the east, Upton has changed little since these views were taken.

Caption For Chaldon, St Lawrence's Hospital C1965

This stretch of country used to have three major hospitals, the most famous of which was Cane Hill, built as a lunatic asylum in 1882.

Caption For Guisborough, Priory Gardens 1899

Here we see the priory ruins viewed from the south as in the view of 1885; but by the time of this photograph, Margaret, later first Lady Gisborough, along with her head gardener, Kew-trained

Caption For Cinderford, The Triangle C1955

The Triangle is at the centre of Cinderford.

Caption For Tetbury, Market House 1956

Tetbury's Town Hall, or Market House, is one of the grandest of its kind found in the Cotswolds, and for centuries has been at the hub of the town's life and business.