Places
32 places found.
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- Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire
- Kensington, Middlesex
- Chelsea, Middlesex
- Sloane Square, Middlesex
- Kensal Town, Middlesex
- Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire
- Easton Royal, Wiltshire
- Hook Green, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
- Studley Royal, Yorkshire
- Notting Hill, Middlesex
- Royal's Green, Cheshire
- Manor Royal, Sussex
- Mancot Royal, Clwyd
- Park Royal, Greater London
- Royal Oak, Durham
- Royal Oak, Lancashire
- Royal Oak, Yorkshire
- Royal British Legion Village, Kent
- Preston, Wiltshire (near Royal Wootton Bassett)
- Hawkenbury, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Stone Cross, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Lower Green, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Green Hill, Wiltshire (near Royal Wootton Bassett)
- St John's, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Lower Green, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- The Common, Wiltshire (near Royal Wootton Bassett)
- Park Corner, Sussex (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- West Kilburn, Middlesex
- Knightsbridge, Middlesex
- South Kensington, Middlesex
- North Kensington, Middlesex
Photos
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Memories
992 memories found. Showing results 371 to 380.
Royal Air Force
Basic training days over, my first posting "Scampton" with 230 OCU. I remember having fire duty sitting beside the control tower as fighter pilots converted to bomber, the exercise being circuits and bumps with the Lincoln bomber, ...Read more
A memory of Scampton in 1949 by
The Army Firing Ranges At Little Altcar
In 1967 I enlisted with the Territorial Army and served five years with the Royal Corps of Signals. My basic training included learning to shoot with the 762 self loading rifle on the ranges near ...Read more
A memory of Hightown in 1967 by
More Royalty At Milford
Further to Mr. Mike Taylor's story about being taken to see HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother passing through Milford on her way to King Edward's School at Witley. I was a pupil at King Edward's during the time of her visit, ...Read more
A memory of Milford in 1956 by
Woolwich, Shooters Hill
From Chris Johnson, This photograph is of Woolwich Common near General Gordon's House looking towards the Royal Military Accademy on the road towards Eltham. These houses are not there anymore and the 1960's Woolwich Common ...Read more
A memory of Woolwich in 1960 by
I Lived Here! Ref. Photo O65003
These were Elmwood Cottages in the Worminghall Road. I was born in the far end house, and lived my first 25 years in the 8th semi along. My Mum and Dad would have had our house since new. It seems odd to ...Read more
A memory of Oakley by
Evacuee
I was evacuated to Daglingworth in 1941 from London and was billeted at Warrens Gorse Cottages just outside the village with my younger brother and sister. We attended the village school which was run by Miss Bacon (a bit of a tartar) and ...Read more
A memory of Daglingworth in 1940 by
My Family
My father's family lived in Charlton from the late 1880s to the mid 1900s. My grandfather was a shepherd & after farm foreman for a Mr Charles Reid whose brother Bertie also had a large farm in the Charlton area. The village ...Read more
A memory of Charlton All Saints in 1930 by
The Royal Oak
'The Oak' is the only pub and hotel in the village and in the fifties our next door neighbour was the cleaner there. She would cycle to the village from the farm on a heavy green bicycle in a slow and ponderous manner that has stayed ...Read more
A memory of Yattendon by
Milton Barracks
I arrived in Gravesend in mid 1947 as advance party to re-open "Milton Barracks". Our first night out was a walk around King St to see what we could find. It didn't take us long to find the pubs in Gravesend or to find the Prom. We ...Read more
A memory of Gravesend in 1947 by
Mercer In Cranleigh
The low building to the right was the shop of George Mercer - Bootmaker, the building on it's right with the large chimney was the home of my Great Grandfather Henry Mercer who expanded into 2 then 3 of the cottages as his family ...Read more
A memory of Cranleigh in 1900 by
Captions
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It was Royal Forest for a time, but it was confirmed as common land by Edward I.
The second of the Pier Head buildings was the Royal Liver Building. This must be one of the most recognisable buildings in Great Britain.
We are outside the Swan & Royal. The sign seems to say it all: a garage is provided for the modern motor car, bait for those who come for the fishing, and stables for the horses.
In September 1941 a landmine landed in the park, and was examined by the Royal Navy bomb disposal team.
The Royal Hotel (left) vied with the George in attracting a superior local clientele. Next door, the drapers, Pritchard's, has a sun awning to prevent the window display fading.
The bandstand was the original feature at the end of the pier, and the Royal Italian Band (advertised on one of the kiosks on the landward end) were one of the first visiting bands to have
Frederick Barnes of Ipswich was appointed architect and it was hoped to open the new hotel, to be called the Royal Hotel, in time for the 1872 season.
Opposite are the bay windows of Royal Lion Hotel and the flat frontage of the New Inn, where landlady Mrs Sarah Spencer was followed by William G Cornish.
North of Westham Road bridge, at the northern end of the Backwater, it carried its last passengers in a special service on 29 April 1959 when Queen Elizabeth II crossed in the royal train.
In 1880 the 5th Royal Irish Hussars arrived, and we see them here at sword practice. In 1877 the barracks became part of the much larger Infantry Barracks housing 1350 men.
Its buildings range from Bay Cottage (near left), the Royal Standard, Sunnyholme, the Bonded Store, and the Coastguard Station to the old Cobb Arms (right).
The Boot, the Royal George, the Rose and Crown, the Unicorn, the Bull's Head, the Griffin and the Black Horse were all a part of the Hastings' extensive grip on the town.
The tower was also used as an observatory during World War II by the Royal Observer Corps.
The Royal Medical Benevolent College was founded in 1855 to take care of doctors who had fallen on hard times, together with their widows and orphans.
The initiative shown by this local society led to the formation of the Royal Veterinary Society.
Designed by Capt John Kitson, Royal Engineers, Fort Perch Rock was built between 1826 and 1829 at a cost of £27,000 to defend the seaward approach to Liverpool and the Mersey.
Shefford is a small market town with Royal Charters dating back to the 13th century.
Kirby's Hotel was at the other end of the Royal Hotel, beyond that we can just see South Terrace.
The emblems over the door are the Tudor Rose and the Tudor Royal Arms.
Packets for Dublin, Falmouth, Plymouth, Glasgow, Liverpool and Cork used the Town Pier, as did the ferry for Hythe, while those for the Isle of Wight, Southsea and Portsmouth left from the Royal
It became a royal palace in 1539 when Henry VIII persuaded its then owner, the Earl of Rutland, to swap the house for other properties.
This was the Royal Small Arms Factory.
A month later the Queen's Secretary wrote to say that the Queen had graciously granted that the Exchange be known as 'The Manchester Royal Exchange'.
Beyond the Midland Bank other businesses included Shee & Kennedy's, Burnley's principal tailors, the Café Royal and Restaurant, and Kate Barnes, which was well known for its ladies' gowns.
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