Maps

1,622 maps found.

1921, Low Street Ref. POP768544
1920, Low Street Ref. POP768545
1919, North Street Ref. POP793953
1921, North Street Ref. POP793956
1922, High Street Ref. POP733551
1921, High Street Ref. POP733558
1921, High Street Ref. POP733559
1922, Lower Street Ref. POP769776
1920, West Street Ref. POP865015
1921, Upper Street Ref. POP857830
1946, Broad Street Ref. NPO650818
1946, Brook Street Ref. NPO652008
1940, Brook Street Ref. NPO652010
1946, Bow Street Ref. NPO647073
1946, Dunn Street Ref. NPO695587
1947, Green Street Ref. NPO721129
1946, Church Street Ref. NPO668588
1946, Mill Street Ref. NPO780557
1940, Cackle Street Ref. NPO658339
1946, Kent Street Ref. NPO746281

Books

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Memories

6,666 memories found. Showing results 551 to 560.

Nash School

I went to live in Nash in 1955 as a foster child.  I attended Nash School from 1955 - 1958 when Mrs Jones was the headmistress. The school sadly closed in 1958 and we were moved to Burford School near Tenbury Wells. Life at Nash ...Read more

A memory of Tenbury Wells in 1955 by Phyllis Maiden

Buses

I had forgotten that the buses used to use the area in front of the abbey as a terminus. I lived in Selby from my birth in 1954 until 1972. I frequently caught a bus from the corner of Buller Street & Flaxley Road to school on Abbotts Road. ...Read more

A memory of Selby by Pete Jones

Memory

I was 11 when this photograph was taken and lived in Buller Street. The land where the Gypsy Moth was built had previously been a green space where a bonfire was held every November.

A memory of Selby by Pete Jones

The Taylors Of Well Street

I have recently aquired a picture (thanks to Lyn of Elton History Society) of the cottages in Well Street where my ancestors lived but sadly they were demolished in 1930.

A memory of Elton by Gwendolyn Cooper

The Shop

Church Street, at the end of this my parent's shop, home until dad decided to retire to Badby. Next door the Roman Catholic church. Anyone else remember the processions down Church Street when it was Remembrance Sunday or the Church ...Read more

A memory of Lower Weedon in 1955 by Diane Barlow

Policing Redditch

The policeman in this photograph, much to my amazement, is me! I joined the Worcestershire Constabulary in 1961 and worked at Redditch from 1961 to 1965, when I then went to be a 'village bobby' at Oldswinford in Stourbridge. We had ...Read more

A memory of Redditch in 1961 by Anthony Ingham

Monton Green C1950

In 1950 the paths and green at Monton Green had been newly laid out as it exists today. The paths were red gravel and if you so much as scuffed your boots in the gravel there was a 'park keeper' to reprimand you. I had my photo taken ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1950 by Albert Beckett

Main Street, Cippenham

This Main Street is the A4 Bath Road approaching Everret's Corner from Taplow direction toward Slough.  Slough was the (Road) Safety Town.

A memory of Cippenham in 1965 by Patrick Butterly

John Street

My grandfather lived in John Street and kept lots of chickens. As everything was rationed during my childhood we were very lucky to have eggs from him. I remember calling in with my dad to collect eggs and to see a wire mesh area ...Read more

A memory of Nantyffyllon in 1945 by Brenda Smith

The Ferries

There were 2 ferries in the mid-1950s when I was about 12. Clarke's as in the photo was a chain ferry and the cost was tuppence - ie 2 pence. The other ferry, Wilson's, opposite the church was pole driven and cost 1 penny. Some years later ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1955

Captions

5,381 captions found. Showing results 1,321 to 1,344.

Caption For Manchester, The Grand Hotel C1885

We are looking up Aytoun Street towards Piccadilly, with the dome of the Infirmary building in the square, and the Grand Hotel building dominating the right of the photograph.

Caption For Keighley, North Street C1910

New buildings along North Street included the Court House (1831) and the Mechanics' Institute (1834). The Post Office of 1839 was superseded by a new one in Bow Street (1891).

Caption For Coningsby, High Street C1965

As with the other streets in the village, the High Street has also had more than its fair share of change. The Lincoln Co-op (left) has gone along with part of the building.

Caption For Malmesbury, Almshouses 1924

The Hospital of the Order of St John the Baptist is situated at the junction of the Lower High Street and St John`s Street and by St John`s Bridge.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill 1897

The main street of Allington village (bottom left) leads into this panorama of Bridport, looking south-east from the town's open country, with St Swithun's Church the prominent building (centre right).

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1897

On the north side of the street the confident commercial frontage is that of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, which was absorbed into Lloyds (right).

Caption For Guisborough, Westgate 1913

The view is flanked on the right by the Primitive Methodist church, built in 1907 at a cost of £4,000 to replace an earlier chapel in Chapel Street, off Chaloner Street.

Caption For Ilkley, The Grove 1911

The road to the right leads to the railway station, but directly along the leafy street is The Spa, a particularly popular hydro.

Caption For Marske By The Sea, High Street 1906

This picturesque view of the High Street is flanked by the Methodist chapel on the left-hand side, now converted into residential units.

Caption For Hinckley, Borough C1965

This broad street, with ample space for parking, displays contrasting architectural styles: the small 19th-century shops face mid 20th-century designs.

Caption For Ipswich, Westgate Street 1893

The name of the street harks back to the days of the medieval walled town. The gate itself was demolished in 1781.

Caption For Fakenham, Norwich Street C1955

Looking west along the High Street, we see buildings which are characteristic of North Norfolk: flints set in mortar, with brick facings.

Caption For Daventry, High Street C1948

This view of the High Street shows many buildings that have either since disap- peared or have been radi- cally reworked.

Caption For Elstow, Bunyan's Cottage 1897

John Bunyan was born in Elstow, and lived in a cottage on Elstow High Street for four years after marrying his first wife.

Caption For St Ives, Church Place 1906

Note the deep gully in the street. This was for rainwater drainage, and would also have carried off waste water from fish cellars.

Caption For Cranbrook, High Street 1901

Note the broad width of the street where the market used to be held, and the pleasing variety of architecture and raised pavements.

Caption For St Ives, Old Sloop Inn 1906

Further right is the entrance to Fish Street.

Caption For Ilkley, The Grove 1911

The road to the right leads to the railway station, but directly along the leafy street is The Spa, a particularly popular hydro.

Caption For Salisbury, The Poultry Cross And Silver Street 1928

This view of the Poultry Cross and Silver Street clearly shows a sign over Olivers' shoe shop.The County Hotel is in the background.

Caption For Salisbury, The Poultry Cross And Silver Street 1928

This view of the Poultry Cross and Silver Street clearly shows a sign over Olivers' shoe shop.The County Hotel is in the background.

Caption For York, Hemmens's Shop 1909

Street gaslighting was introduced into the city in March 1824, replacing earlier oil lamps.

Caption For Teddington, Houses In The Grove 2005

Houses were built on most of the remaining available land - this was mainly between Park Road and Sandy Lane; to the north and south of the High Street; and along Fairfax Road.

Caption For Guisborough, Church Street 1913

D E Baker's department store (extreme left) flanks the entry to Church Street from the Market Place; the road was very much narrower than today, following the road widening scheme and demolition

Caption For Rugby, Market Place 1932

colourful, bustling scene, loud with the cries of the market-traders, the rumble of cartwheels over cobbles, the barking of dogs and the shouts and laughter of children chasing through the crowded streets