Maps

181,006 maps found.

1885, Kinwarton Ref. HOSM50302
1903, Knighton Ref. HOSM50472
1885, Wixford Ref. HOSM65008
1913, Aldershot Ref. HOSM34027
1887, Alford Ref. HOSM34030
1887, Bilsby Ref. HOSM37738
1887, Farlesthorpe Ref. HOSM45150
1905, Huttoft Ref. HOSM49328
1887, Mawthorpe Ref. HOSM53359
1888, Swaby Ref. HOSM61014
1887, Withern Ref. HOSM64881
1879, Wessington Ref. HOSM63731
1896, Brunton Ref. HOSM39272
1896, Embleton Ref. HOSM44924
1896, Glanton Ref. HOSM46384
1896, Ilderton Ref. HOSM49289
1896, Shilbottle Ref. HOSM59192
1895, Beauworth Ref. HOSM37323
1894, Bradley Ref. HOSM38587
1895, Monkwood Ref. HOSM54001

Books

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Memories

29,018 memories found. Showing results 881 to 890.

The Smallfield Brickyard

I was born at 1 Kings Cottages in April 1931. I have two brothers, and as young boys we were close friends of the late Gerald Mitchel. Gerald's mum, nee Doris King, lived with her husband (Syd, who served with the RAF) in ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1930 by Tony Harper

Evacuees

I have just learnt that my aunt, Rhona Mortimer (her maiden name) and her sister Grace Mortimer were evacated to Darley Abbey during the Secopnd World War years. I think was only for 3 months. My dad Len Mortimer was evacuated nearby. ...Read more

A memory of Darley Abbey in 1940 by Wendy Mortimer

Memories Of Growing Up In 1940s Tideswell

My memories of growing up in 1940s' Tideswell are: navy blue knickers with elastic bottoms, gym slips and liberty bodices, awful shoes, legs like poppy stems, twirling and whirling, chalk on the blackboard, ...Read more

A memory of Tideswell in 1940 by Elsie Hollis

My Second Home

Right from a small child i have grown up loving Wells-next-the-Sea, my dad used to take us on holidays there and we stayed in a little cottage which was a short walk to the quay where my brother and I would wander down to ...Read more

A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea in 1969

Memories Of Growing Up In 1940s Tideswell

Memories of visiting Uncle Bernard at his cobbler's shop, and smelling the leather and sweaty feet. Uncle Bernard makes crisps, peeling potatoes so thin with the knife he uses to cut leather, and the crisps ...Read more

A memory of Tideswell in 1940 by Elsie Hollis

My Grand Parents

My grandparents lived in Hearts of Oak Cottages and we used to go and see them on Sundays with my dad and brothers while my mam made dinner. We would walk down the old line. My dad took us to the engine room at the colliery to ...Read more

A memory of Nantyffyllon in 1957 by Eira Waite

Nells Point Barry Island

I was born on 'the Island' and lived there until I was 17 years old. Nell's Point used to be my play ground.I have many fond memories of counting the coaches that used to bring the visitors from far and wide, the coaches ...Read more

A memory of Barry Island in 1959 by Chris Maidment

The Low Davidson Family

My sister and I are from Canada and came to Scotland this past month, August, 2009, to see where our mother, Kathleen Low, and her family were born and raised in their youth. After many years of hearing them describe their ...Read more

A memory of Johnshaven in 1900 by Judi Parry

Warm Sunny Days Long Gone

I remember warm sunny days when me and the gang would go down to the local river and meet many of the guys there from surrounding villages and have a whale of a time. The summers were hot, and we spent hours upon hours ...Read more

A memory of Steeple Aston in 1968 by Linda Smith Ritlinger

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 2,113 to 2,136.

Caption For Bristol, The Entrance To The Floating Harbour C1935

The Floating Harbour was created in the early years of the 19th century to give Bristol a tide-free dock.

Caption For Newark, The Old Governor's House, Stodman Street C1955

Stodman Street leads out of the south-west corner of the Market Place. Its most famous building is the Governor's House, a 16th-century timber-framed house with three storeys of coved jetties.

Caption For Formby, Post Office And Village C1955

At the opposite end of Chapel Lane stands the post office (left), which originally offered a full counter service, but is now relegated to sorting and parcels distribution.

Caption For Guisborough, Westgate C1955

Here we have a clearer view of the tall Town Hall building to the right, and beyond it lies the premises of the National Provincial Bank.

Caption For Camborne, Dolcoath Mine, New Shaft 1902

The new Williams' Shaft, begun in 1895, is at the time of the photograph still being sunk to develop new sections of the main tin lode, and it was to reach a depth of 550 fathoms (3300ft) when the mine

Caption For Wolverhampton, Queen Square 1910

In the years immediately prior to the Great War, a number of British car manufacturers got round the problem of the poor state of most of the country’s roads by offering ‘colonial’ versions of

Caption For Richmond, The Castle And The Bridge 1893

Richmond's Norman fortress was begun by Alan the Red of Brittany in 1071 and dominates the entrance to Swaledale.

Caption For Amberley, The Village C1960

The castle was a fortified manor of the Bishops of Chichester; it was crenellated c1377 to defend the coastal area and the river estuary. The manor was granted long before the Norman Conquest.

Caption For Swindon, Faringdon Road Park C1965

The land for this park, west of the GWR Village, was donated in 1844 by Colonel T Vilett, one of the major landowners in the area, for the use of the railway community as a cricket ground and

Caption For Broxbourne, The Parish Church C1955

The town of Broxbourne runs along the old north road, and was originally one of the largest parishes in the county.

Caption For Royston, Parish Church C1965

The church of St John the Baptist at Royston was originally part of the 13th-century priory. At the Dissolution, the nave was demolished and the western arch of the tower was filled in.

Caption For Leeds, Duncan Street C1955

As part of the redevelopment of the central section of Leeds, the Leeds Estates Company embarked on an ambitious scheme to transform the squalor between Vicar Lane and Briggate.

Caption For Whitby, The Harbour 1885

In the year of this photograph, Whitby is poised for a summer influx of new visitors via the new Scarborough to Whitby Railway, which opened on 6 July 1885.

Caption For Wilmslow, Pownall Hall 1897

When this picture of Pownell Hall was taken, it had been acquired by Henry Boddington, a member of the Manchester brewing family.

Caption For Borrowdale, The Borrowdale Hotel 1895

The Borrowdale Hotel is in one of the wildest valleys of Lakeland.

Caption For Andover, Town Hall 1898

The Town Hall dates back to 1826; the building's Greek Doric style makes it one of Andover's most distinguished landmarks.

Caption For Haverfordwest, From The Castle C1965

Looking to the north-east the course of the Western Cleddau can just be seen at the bottom of the picture beyond what would have been part of the Marychurch Foundry.

Caption For Bromfield, Mill And Church 1892

Much of St Mary's church, behind the mill, was used as a private house after the Dissolution; the ivy-covered remains of part of it can be seen here, attached to the right of the church.

Caption For Market Harborough, Little Bowden 1922

Swallowed up by the suburbs of Market Harborough, this little village has managed to salvage some individuality.

Caption For Hastings, The Beach 1925

Very few parts of the town are far from the beach.

Caption For Goring, Thatched Cottage 1896

The ivy-clad inn on the left of the photograph is the Miller of Mansfield, a famous pub in the Thames Valley.

Caption For Great Bookham, Church Road 1904

This charming study shows part of the main street of Great Bookham, which grew up on the spring line of the North Downs.

Caption For Loders, The Post Office And Village C1955

This attractive little village in West Dorset stands at the junction of a number of ancient packhorse trails.

Caption For East Runton, Looking East 1933

Poorly compacted, and composed of glacial drift, the cliffs of the north Norfolk coast have been compared to 'dirty tallow', being unstable and liable to erosion.