Maps

711 maps found.

1906-1908, Port Appin Ref. RNC809222
1905-1907, Port Askaig Ref. RNC809227
1905-1906, Port Ellen Ref. RNC809294
1909-1910, Port Elphinstone Ref. RNC809296
1911, Port Of Ness Ref. RNC809498
1897-1899, Port Solent Ref. RNC809531
1946, Port Sutton Bridge Ref. NPO809536
1903-1910, Amlwch Port Ref. RNC624995
1903-1904, Port Clarence Ref. RNC809276
1909-1911, Port Mholair Ref. RNC809376
1885 - 1902, Dudley Port Ref. HOSM43932
1896, The Port Of Felixstowe Ref. RNE846494
1880 - 1905, Port Isaac Ref. HOSM35060
1897 - 1913, Port Mead Ref. HOSM38029
1880 - 1905, Port Gaverne Ref. HOSM57020
1897 - 1914, Port Talbot Ref. HOSM61470
1897 - 1913, Port Mead Ref. HOSM57500
1946, The Port Of Felixstowe Ref. NPO846494
1909-1911, Port Nan Giuran Ref. RNC809489
1904-1907, Port Of Menteith Ref. RNC809505

Books

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Memories

301 memories found. Showing results 61 to 70.

The Kidd's Alright

THE KIDD IS ALRIGHT The daylight had faded away and dusk was now dim enough to coax the streetlights to pop on, their vague orange light slowly getting brighter as their bulbs warmed. Meanwhile inside the Hamblett ...Read more

A memory of Moston in 1972 by Brian Hamblett

Birkenhead In The 1950s

Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it does’nt even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has changed – ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by mcgraa

A Child Was Born In Bargoed

Born on the 15th April 1950 in my grandparents front room in Bristol Terrace I didn't realize until now what we had in those " good old days". I am a self made millionaire but I would trade all what I have now for those ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by rthomas

I Lived Here In 1962

My Father had gone to New Zealand in search of new frontiers and my mother, older brother Martin and sister, Jane and myself were staying with my Nanna in Queen Street-we were there for over a year. Dad came home and we ...Read more

A memory of Ellesmere Port in 1962 by Michael Gorman

Port Clarence

Born in 1939 left Port Clarence For Billingham 1956

A memory of Port Clarence in 1949

Port Sunlight For A Raf Kid

I was born in 1958. My father was in the RAF. His mother, my grandmother lived at 6 Jubilee Crescent Port Sunlight. Whenever we moved from one RAF camp to another we would stay at my Nanas for a couple of weeks, while ...Read more

A memory of Port Sunlight by kevin.whelan

Brimscombe Corner & Burleigh 1910 62690

This photo is taken 100 yards up Brimscombe lane, looking back across the Golden Valley. The lane itself leads back up to Thrupp Lane & Dark lane, which is on its way to Quarhouse and the Lypiatt Manor, (the ...Read more

A memory of Brimscombe by Philip Baker

Pavenham 1945 1970

This is the village where I grew up, my parents moving into their very old, somewhat dilapidated cottage at the end of the war. This was 'The Folly' at the eastern end of the village opposite one of Tandy's farms. Why it had that name ...Read more

A memory of Pavenham by Stephen Wessel

Snapshots

As a very little boy we moved from Birkenhead in the North West, Merseyside to Luton. It was the 1950s and my Dad had a job in Vauxhall's. His brother Tom was already a General Foreman there and his younger brother John (that's what we all called ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Gerard Fitzpatrick Howkins

Captions

776 captions found. Showing results 145 to 168.

Caption For Arnside, From The Beach 1894

Once a thriving port and Westmorland's only link to the sea, Arnside eventually lost its trade to better placed harbours.

Caption For Dublin, The Harbour 1897

Dublin has always been an important port, particularly for goods and merchandise. A paddle steamer is drawn up on the north side, together with other steamships.

Caption For Queenborough, Kingsferry Bridge C1960

Queenborough gained its name in 1366, when Edward III gave the borough and port to his Queen Philippa. It once boasted a castle, but this was destroyed by Cromwell.

Caption For Port Soderick, Beach 1893

Port Soderick was developed in the 1890s by the Forrester family, and was one of the first attractions created for the tourist industry.

Caption For Harwich, Harbour Road C1965

As we approach the town, it is possible to see cranes rising above the waterfront of this busy port. Harbour Road is close to the sea. Both the Angel and the next building are clad in weatherboard.

Caption For Stourport On Severn, View From Bridge C1955

At Stourport, cargoes were transhipped between Staffs & Worcs narrowboats and Severn trows - these were sailing barges that operated to and from the Bristol Channel ports.

Caption For Teignmouth, From Torquay Road 1890

The commercial port was, and is, to the left of the picture. The navigation channel is so unstable that pilots check it after each tide.

Caption For Stone, High Street 1900

The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.

Caption For Port Erin, From The Cliff 1901

Port Erin's increasing popularity with holidaymakers led to a number of hotels being opened, including the Falcon's Nest, the Eagle, the Bellevue, and the Bay.

Caption For Christchurch, Church Street 1900

Until around this time fishing was still a major industry in Christchurch, though its port never really developed beyond the present simple harbour.

Caption For Plymouth, The Barbican 1890

The Barbican lines Sutton Harbour, long a fishing quay and the original port of Plymouth.

Caption For Hull, The Dock Offices 1903

These imposing Dock Offices reinforce Hull's position as a major port.

Caption For Eype, Ships Light's Shop C1955

The thatched roofs of the Ship Light's and Port Cottage lie in the valley at Lower Eype.

Caption For Hastings, Fishermen's Huts C1955

They are of varying dates, and there are a remarkable number of them - a fascinating reminder, of Hastings' importance as a fishing port.

Caption For Norwich, Ber Street 1891

Only St John the Baptist's church and a couple of houses nearby escaped from the bombs intended for the port and the railway station.

Caption For Scarborough, The Harbour C1955

The MV 'Coronia' - famed for its part in the 'Little Ships' rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940 - returns to port.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Harbour From West Cliff 1887

Today, the east promenade overlooks the new Ramsgate Port.

Caption For Grimsby, Fish Pontoon 1906

In its day, Grimsby was the biggest fishing port in the world. Here, the local fish merchants wait alongside creels of freshly landed cod to start bidding for the best fish.

Caption For Grimsby, Fish Pontoon 1906

In its day, Grimsby was the biggest fishing port in the world. Here, the local fish merchants wait alongside creels of freshly landed cod to start bidding for the best fish.

Caption For Briton Ferry, The New Bridge 1959

This sea-port at the mouth of the Nedd derived its importance from its docks and from its steel and iron works.

Caption For Hythe, High Street C1955

Hythe was once the port of the New Forest; a settlement survived here after the Conquest, despite the excesses of William the Conqueror.

Caption For Liphook, The Town 1911

The journey from the capital to the naval port by coach took eight hours; the six hours to Liphook cost 13s 6d.

Caption For Mistley, The Quay C1955

This is still a working port where seabirds abound.

Caption For Rye, Ypres Castle 1901

It was a prison until the 19th century and now houses the Cinque Ports Museum.