Maps

181,006 maps found.

1882, Pitchcombe Ref. HOSM56697
1882, Uplands Ref. HOSM62897
1882, Woodchester Ref. HOSM65086
1886, Rixon Ref. HOSM57891
1901, Todber Ref. HOSM61991
1885, Edwardstone Ref. HOSM44638
1884, Hundon Ref. HOSM49127
1914, Grangetown Ref. HOSM51010
1914, Ryhope Ref. HOSM58448
1901, Canwell Hall Ref. HOSM39978
1900, Swadlincote Ref. HOSM35277
1900, Linton Ref. HOSM51299
1900, Rosliston Ref. HOSM58054
1895, Swanscombe Ref. HOSM61040
1897, Swansea Ref. HOSM35282
1897, Birchgrove Ref. HOSM37790
1897, Black Pill Ref. HOSM70107
1903, Caehopkin Ref. HOSM39771
1896, Cheriton Ref. HOSM40811
1903, Cwmgiedd Ref. HOSM42727

Books

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Memories

29,019 memories found. Showing results 3,501 to 3,510.

My Mother Was Evacuated To Buckinghamshire Twice!

Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, and this country's involvement in the Second World War began. German air-raids and gas attacks were expected imminently, and many children ...Read more

A memory of Princes Risborough in 1940 by Julia Skinner

Tthe Old Days And Now

I live in the Brad, and I was born there. If you live in the Brad you should know my father or mother, Ivor Jones or Nicola Jones. My name is Alisha Jones and I have heard loads of stories about the old times in the Brad and now I wish I lived in the older time, because it was more peaceful.

A memory of Llanbradach in 2013

Baxters The Butchers, Rockingham Road

My dad Jimmy was the local 'Baxter the butcher' for many years. I remember going to Samuel LLoyds school and going to see him to get my mince for cookery. We used to live next door to the doctor's surgery in ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1962 by Linda Tume Nee Wilson

The Cross

Most of the names state the obvious. This is an important crossroad. Turn right to go to Mill Green along Mill Lane. Turn left to go to Vye's Stores (pre-1960) and then to the Church in Church Lane or down Brook Lane, where we assume the ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Michael Mitchell

Mixture

The quaint older houses on the right now faced new bungalows to our left, and on our left is another walkway to the primary school. Now Jimmy came to live in one of the bungalows and then he came to our school when he was about 10. He was from ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Michael Mitchell

New? In Eastry?

This new housing estate was built pre the broadcasting of the soap-series The Newcomers. That programme was a soapie but dealt with the theme of newcomers settling in and being accepted. Was it 'keep yourself to yourself' or mixing in? A ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Michael Mitchell

Photographer's Kiosk

This photo show a small photographer's kiosk. I obtained a Frith print of this image but with a magnifier all I can see is the dot screen used to produce the print. I wonder if anybody knows who was running the photographer's kiosk in 1955?

A memory of Lowestoft by Paul Godfrey

Baptist Chapel, New London Road

To the left of the Chelmsford Infirmary and Dispensary (as it was known), stands the Ebenezer Strict Baptist Chapel which was built in 1848. This place of worship is still in regular use in the 21st century despite ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford in 1970 by Janet Lee

Ogilvy School

I went to this school from 1967 to 1973, it was the greatest time of my life.I was in Oak Dorm, my teacher was Mr Stanley and my friends were; Peter Keen, Alan Good, Stephen Gilly, Rebeca Right and Ronda Masters. I loved ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1968 by Alan Knibbs

Piddinghoe

My name was Susan Penfold and I grew up in a small house on Evelyn Avenue in Newhaven. My mother's mother was one of seventeen children born in Piddinghoe. I used to visit my grandmother's home and aunt Tops, auntie Else and uncle Pearce ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1955 by Susan Peppard

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 8,401 to 8,424.

Caption For Brierley Hill, West Midlands Constabulary C1965

Only the left-hand wing of the building is occupied by the police, while the right-hand wing is the Civic Hall.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1903

The Square lies at the north end of the Long Bridge. The building to the right is the red façade of The Athenaeum, built in 1888, which houses the museum and a collection of fossils.

Caption For Peterborough, Long Causeway 1919

This view shows a broad expanse of cobbles. R J Glass's sombre edifice, left, dominates the building line, so much of which has made way for today's modern shopping facilities.

Caption For Dorking, South Street 1907

South Street has been less spoiled than other streets in Dorking, and many of its old buildings remain.

Caption For Epsom, High Street 1907

A nostalgic view of a quiet Epsom High Street, with horse-drawn traffic and pedestrians only - plus a few dogs - and a gas lamp standard.

Caption For Lostwithiel, St Bartholomew's Church, North East 1893

Viewed from North Street, the main body of the church shows the nave's clerestory windows and the chancel's tall east window of five lights, but the spire is its crowning glory.

Caption For Cambridge, King's Parade 1921

Gonville and Caius College is on the left, along with James Gibbs' elegant Senate House, where students are awarded their degrees.

Caption For Stroud, George Street 1910

A farm trap and a carriage with a liveried coachman make their way along George Street past the imposing façade of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, on the left, and the Brooklyn Cycle Depot across

Caption For Brixham, 1896

The fishermen of Brixham refined the technique of trawling for their catch close to the bottom of the sea; this technique mostly replaced the earlier drifting.

Caption For Newhaven, Harbour 1897

A little more than one mile to the west of Leith is the small fishing village of Newhaven. It was here that James IV founded a royal dockyard where he could build his navy.

Caption For Newark, Kirkgate 1900

The timber-framed and jettied building on the left, now the Charles the First Coffe House, is where Charles's queen, Henrietta Maria, stayed during the Civil War.

Caption For Wetherby, High Street 1909

The Angel Hotel on the left was one of three to cater for the motorist; the others were the George and Dragon and the Brunswick.

Caption For Bulphan, Fen Lane C1955

The second element of Bulphan's name is the word 'fen'.

Caption For Ambleside, The Waterhead Ferry 1912

A crowded WSV 'Tern' prepares to embark on a trip down Windermere from the Waterhead pier on a summer's day.

Caption For Bourton On The Water, The Studio Café C1955

Traditional English teashops reached their zenith in the peaceful days of the 1950s, having made a comeback after the restrictions and rationing of the Second World War.

Caption For Chipping Norton, Church Street C1955

Chipping Norton's church was rebuilt during the days of wool trade prosperity.

Caption For Cuddesdon, High Street C1955

Cuddesdon was once the home of the bishops of Oxford. There was a palace here, set ablaze in 1644 to prevent the Parliamentary troops in the Civil War from seizing it.

Caption For Wellingborough, The Hind Hotel C1950

At the top of Sheep Street is the largely 17th-century Hind Hotel, perhaps the best secular building in the town.

Caption For Metheringham, The Church C1955

The church of St Wilfred is another of the hundreds of Lincolnshire limestone churches, and it has not changed in almost fifty years. The church was damaged by fire in 1599 and restored in 1601.

Caption For Stamford, George Hotel 1922

The days of floodlighting have arrived too, although at this time the lights are illuminating the George's sign rather than the front of the building as they do today.

Caption For Ambleside, The Waterhead Ferry 1912

A crowded WSV 'Tern' prepares to embark on a trip down Windermere from the Waterhead pier on a summer's day.

Caption For Lechlade, The River C1955

About twenty-five miles downstream from its source we reach the stone-built town of Lechlade on the Gloucestershire bank of the Thames. The Ha'penny Bridge was built in 1792 to replace a ferry.

Caption For Marnham, The Hall 1913

In the shadow of Europe's first million kilowatt power station, opened in 1962, lies this Georgian house.

Caption For Belfast, High Street 1897

It was now a shopping street, with the buildings of fairly recent date providing commercial office accomodation on the upper floors.