Maps

9,439 maps found.

1895, Roxby Ref. RNE821318
1898, Ryton Ref. RNE823364
1897, Rosehill Ref. RNE820094
1947, Muston Ref. NPO786277
1947, Netherby Ref. NPO788841
1947, Leake Ref. NPO754102
1946, Norton Ref. NPO794584
1947, Rowden Ref. NPO821100
1947, Roxby Ref. NPO821317
1947, Santon Ref. NPO825476
1947, Newthorpe Ref. NPO791573
1895, Wootton Ref. RNE874449
1898, Whorlton Ref. RNE869678
1895, Windsor Ref. RNE871178
1898, Thorganby Ref. RNE846887
1883, Redhill Ref. HOSM57577
1902, Kenn Ref. HOSM49712
1890 - 1891, Well Ref. HOSM63642
1889 - 1890, Muston Ref. HOSM54436
1895 - 1896, Burradon Ref. HOSM39567

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Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 701 to 710.

Raf School

RAF North Luffenham - when my husband was there, was a language school and remained so for quite a few years. They moved out and the army moved in, the pub opposite (or second school as it was called) by the lads stationed there. ...Read more

A memory of North Luffenham by Susan Moore

The Ferry From Penzance To The Scilly Isles

I spent my summer holidays in Cornwall in 1958. Two whole weeks on a farm just to the north of Marazion was not my idea of excitement, so I was not looking forward to it. However, things improved when we ...Read more

A memory of St Mary's in 1958 by John Howard Norfolk

Watchfield/Naafi/Aerodrome Notes

This was the NAAFI shop that served the military quarters at Watchfield, which housed the then many miltary and civilian staff of the Royal Military College of Science, and some of the students at the college, many ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield by Richard Hodder

North Road

No memory really but lived in 15 North Road with older brother Paul and older sister Sylvia. My mother was Edna Elizabeth Foster and lived with her mother and stepfather, Charles Barker. My brother seems to remember the boy next door called ...Read more

A memory of Ripon in 1951 by Joyce Kent

Whitley Bay My Family

I was born in Newcastle and all my family. My grandparents lived at Percy Terrace and I would go every school holiday to stay with them. I loved walking along the sea front with my gran - she would walk us to Colour Coats ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay in 1970 by Christine Law

Matthew Hopkins Witchfinder General

Essex has the unhappy distinction of having executed more witches than any other county in England’s history, and the first major trial for witchcraft itself, as the main indictment, took place in Chelmsford in ...Read more

A memory of Manningtree by Julia Skinner

Pear Tree Estate Rugeley, Staffs

Hi, I bet anyone who lived on the Pear Tree from the 50's to the 80's knew the Hyson family on Coppice Road. What a wonderful life it was living on the Pear Tree. We never had much as kids coming from a family of ...Read more

A memory of Hill Ridware in 1976

John William Corbitt

My grandfather, John William Corbitt (Will Corbitt) originated from North Seaton Colliery, he subsequently moved to Cambois to work in the colliery. He married Margaret (Meggie) and had a son George and a daughter Margaret ...Read more

A memory of North Seaton in 1944 by Joan Jones

Hornby Oo

I used to live at North Lodge, which I believe is now a Barclays Bank. I went to school at St Francis in Crawley, then to Collyers in Horsham, then to Ifield Grammar School. I moved to Canada in 1959, and have been here ever since. ...Read more

A memory of Three Bridges in 1953 by Al (Alfred) Manzoli

The Top Woods And The Tunnel Beneath The Wittingto Estate

My Dad was a sergeant in the RAF; along with Mum (Jean), brother Robert, and sister Carol we lived in married quarters in Medmenham. I remember Roddy Banks and Chris Waillin and the big ...Read more

A memory of Medmenham in 1959 by Chris Carr

Captions

2,645 captions found. Showing results 1,681 to 1,704.

Caption For Chesham, The Broadway 1897

The High Street widens out into the Broadway with Blucher Street merging from the left and the High Street continues north as far as the foot of White Hill.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For East Ham, High Street C1965

High Street North is a relatively undistinguished and typical London suburban shopping street: the exuberance of the Town Hall complex is forgotten.

Caption For Rhyl, The Pavilion 1954

The Pavilion, built in 1906 as the North Wales resorts sought to improve their entertainment facilities, has become a firm Rhyl favourite over the years.

Caption For Ardingly, High Street C1955

Ardingly, pronounced Arding-lie, is situated to the north of Haywards Heath and is famous in Sussex as the setting for Ardingly College.

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Quay 1898

Once a whaling port, Kings Lynn in the late 19th century was handling coal from the North East and grain, and had a small inshore fishing fleet.

Caption For Gilling West, Village 1913

We are looking north, with the White Swan on the left and tall trees near the church in the centre. The grass in the foreground would soon bear a 1914-18 war memorial.

Caption For Crouch End, The Broadway C1965

On the right is a glimpse of the electricity showrooms which bound the open frontage to the Town Hall on its north side, while to the south are the gas showrooms.

Caption For Bridport, Happy Island 1918

Overlooking the River Asker and Happy Island, north-westwards to Watton Hill (centre) as a Great Western Railway pannier tank engine (right) steams out of Bridport Station (far left) with a goods train

Caption For Llanfairfechan, 1908

The town developed as a Victorian holiday resort, as many did on the North Wales Coast.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Beach And Harbour C1955

There is safe bathing for children at high tide, protected from the open sea and its waves, behind the North Wall of the harbour.

Caption For Chipping Campden, Old Campden House And Church C1955

A mile north-west of here is the Dover's Hill viewpoint, where the famous Cotswold games were formerly held.

Caption For Betchworth, Village 1906

Travellers on the A25 cannot fail to see the scars on the south side of the North Downs that were once the Betchworth quarries.

Caption For Michelham Priory, The Gatehouse C1965

Half a mile south-east of Dicker we reach Michelham Priory, the buildings set within a large rectangular wet moat fed by the Cuckmere River, which forms the moat's north-west arm.

Caption For Trevose Head, The Lighthouse 1920

The north coast of Cornwall is extremely hazardous for shipping; after numerous wrecks and petitions to Trinity House, a new lighthouse was built on the Head in 1847 with a range of over 20 miles.

Caption For Staithes, C1885

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Staithes was a fishing port of some standing, being a centre for cod, haddock and mackerel, with enough fish being landed for the North Eastern Railway to run

Caption For Leeds, Yorkshire College 1894

Members of the Institute were also adventurous, hiring Thomas Cook in June 1840 to organise a members' excursion to York by way of the Leeds & Selby and the York & North Midland Railways.

Caption For Pegwell, Village 1907

Situated at the southernmost end of the Isle of Thanet, the bay is bounded by cliffs on the north, and by marshes to the south.

Caption For The Broads, St Benet's Abbey Ruins C1945

A motor cruiser chugs its way along the north bank.

Caption For Moulton, Implement Gate C1955

They are apposite, for Moulton College of Agriculture occupies the land north of Moulton village.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For Uttoxeter, Cattle Market C1965

From the 12th century, the rearing of sheep for their wool became a major source of revenue for the monastic houses in the north of England.

Caption For Dinder, High Street C1965

The village stands on the north bank of Doulting Water, also known as the River Sheppey. Thus the name of the village may also derive from the words 'dun', meaning 'a hill', and 'dwr', 'water'.

Caption For Boroughbridge, High Street 1907

In more modern times the town was a major coaching post on the great North Road, and several fine inns survive here.