Maps

1,865 maps found.

1847 - 1892, Sandford Ref. HOSM65342
1896 - 1914, Owton Manor Ref. HOSM57303
1892 - 1910, Hawes Ref. HOSM63060
1897 - 1907, Lyme Green Ref. HOSM52876
1923, Moor Row Ref. HOSM64108
1898 - 1910, Temple Cowley Ref. HOSM55962
1890 - 1901, Laughton Common Ref. HOSM39146
1897 - 1908, East Didsbury Ref. HOSM61474
1883 - 1901, Hall End Ref. HOSM37780
1885, Syderstone Ref. HOSM61291
1910 - 1911, Caldecott Ref. HOSM61440
1890 - 1892, Hanging Heaton Ref. HOSM58946
1913 - 1914, Haverton Hill Ref. HOSM57890
1884 - 1885, Hardwick Ref. HOSM56112
1897 - 1910, Temple Cowley Ref. HOSM55963
1879 - 1899, Lower Birchwood Ref. HOSM41302
1887 - 1888, Clyst St Mary Ref. HOSM40338
1895 - 1914, Stony Gate Ref. HOSM43477
1897 - 1898, Hinderton Ref. HOSM41099
1886 - 1903, Greenlands Ref. HOSM56111

Books

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Memories

4,383 memories found. Showing results 891 to 900.

Return Of The Native

I am now 63 but it wasn't till a couple of years ago that looking at my BC I actually took in that I was born at the Holbrook Maternity Home June 30th 1947. I'd always put down Belper as my place of birth as I'd only glanced at ...Read more

A memory of Holbrook in 1947 by Roger Taylor

The Rosekillys Malton Colliery

My mother was Ellen Rosekilly, she was born at Malton Colliery in May 1906, she was one of a large family. Her brothers worked down the pit. One by one they left and moved on. My Aunt Louisa continued to live ...Read more

A memory of Malton in 1944 by Doreen Brunton

Stocks Lane

My mother worked in Foxton's the bakers which was on Stocks Lane. It was cobbled with granite 'sets' and I think it had tram lines. As a boy, I was sometimes allowed to go out with the driver of the the bread van to make deliveries to ...Read more

A memory of Rawmarsh in 1963 by David Ardron

St Mary's Church

Re: St Mary's wednesday morning church service at Dewhurst Secondary as it was known in those days, I remember Stan Mathews falling asleep on his knees as in prayer. My mother now lives in the alms house next to the church, so every ...Read more

A memory of Cheshunt in 1963 by Trevor Monk

Fond Memories Of 1950s Goffs Oak

I was born in 1945 at the end of the Second World War at was then 3 Park Villas, Goff's Lane, the home of my grandmother, Alice Emma James. House renumbering during the 1950s resulted in the house becoming 393 ...Read more

A memory of Goff's Oak by Leslie Selby

Parallel Parking In South Street In The 1960s

I had recently passed my driving test and drove a Morris Minor Saloon, to practice my parallel parking I used to drive down South Street after work or on a Sunday and park outside of Woolworths or ...Read more

A memory of Dorchester in 1969

Evacuation To West Hendred From 1941 To 1946

I was evacuated at the age of 4 yrs with my mother, Catherine and younger brother Alfred. We had been buried alive in a shelter, in Upton Park, East London and only saved when someone heard my mother ...Read more

A memory of West Hendred by Stanley Brand

Derby Home Guard/Derbyshire Golf Club House

Does anyone have any information about the Derby Home Guard 102 stationed at Markeaton Park during the latter part of WW2? I understand the Army used most of the buildings in the area, ...Read more

A memory of Mackworth in 1944

Meeching Court Farm Caravan Park

My parents used to camp there before the Second World War, they used to go most weekends. My first memories of Newhaven were of camping after the war I was five. We used go most weekends. My father built his first ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven by Joyce Aedy

My Chidhood In Tredegar

I went to Earlstreet School and my great aunt was a teacher there, her name was Miss Trace, she was well known for playing the Welsh harp. I grew up in High Street which is no longer there. My parents were Helen (Nellie) and ...Read more

A memory of Tredegar in 1946 by Jennifer Howard

Captions

2,161 captions found. Showing results 2,137 to 2,160.

Caption For Luton, Airport, Modern Jets 2005

(Robert Cook) Modern jets are parked up on the Luton tarmac; it is hard to imagine that this was once Eaton Farm.

Caption For Sheffield, Sheffield Midland Station And Park Hill C1965

West One consists of 500 apartments with restaurants, cafes and bars underneath; Royal Plaza boasts a 24-hour concierge service, underground parking and a central garden area.

Caption For Stafford, Victoria Park 2005

Of course, private parties and firework displays lit up the sky for an hour or two, but within the town itself the event was marked solely by a countdown clock in the Market Square.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, North Vickerstown

The housing complex also provided the overall community with all of its needs, including shops, public houses, a public park, churches, and even a farm, which allowed it to become an independent community

Caption For Luton, Advertising Hoarding 2005

(Robert Cook) Modern jets are parked up on the Luton tarmac; it is hard to imagine that this was once Eaton Farm.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, North Vickerstown

The housing complex also provided the overall community with all of its needs, including shops, public houses, a public park, churches, and even a farm, which allowed it to become an independent community

Caption For Guisborough, Sunnyfield House, Westgate C1960

The original screen or fence in front of Sunnyfield House has been a familiar part of Westgate for over two centuries.

Caption For Alderley Edge, The Tea Room 2005

Alderley Park itself, where the house itself had largely burned down in 1932, was bought by ICI after the war. They set up their

Caption For Chelmsford, Roman Centurion 2005

Follow a heritage trail around Chelmsford, however, and you can be forgiven for thinking that half of its history lies under car parks. In some cases, you would be right.

Caption For Wilmslow, St Bartholomew's Church, South West 1896

inherited the land and, in the 15th century, the two Venables heiresses each took their half of the estates to their husband's family, the Booths of Dunham Massey and the Traffords of Trafford Park

Caption For Belfast, Castle And Lough 1897

The most famous was that which stopped very small children working down the coal mines - the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus in London marks a nation's gratitude.

Caption For Luton, The Andrew Carnegie Public Library 1924

Built on the site of the White House in Park Square, it was originally called the Edward VII School; it was renamed the Technical School in 1938.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Marlowes 2005

The town now forms part of the Borough of Dacorum, a name of Danish origin. Geographically Hemel Hempstead has a pleasant situation.

Caption For Milton Keynes, Caldecotte Lake 2005

After all those THE ICTHYOSAURUS ZZZ05095 (The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes) Milton Keynes's first known resident, living 150 million years ago.

Caption For Minehead, Beach Hotel And Avenue 1923

Along with the building to the left, it is now part of an amusement arcade, yet much of the original façade remains intact.

Caption For Dorking, Cottage Hospital 1906

Henry Talbot created Chart Park in 1746.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Plaques In The Lychgate, Coleshill Street 2005

The money also financed a parish hearse, and paid the municipal officers, park-keepers and woodmen as well as funding the maintenance of the public weighing machine.

Caption For Dorking, Deepdene House 1891

Henry Talbot created Chart Park in 1746.

Caption For Loughborough, C1955

The town lies next to the wild landscape of Charnwood Forest, is surrounded by ancient hunting parks and was, for centuries, 'owned' by one family.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, C1960

The Bailiwick tactfully elected Sir Astley Paston Cooper as the first Mayor of the newly formed Borough, and a great civic celebration was planned with Sir Astley opening Gadebridge Park to the

Caption For Accrington, The Haworth Art Gallery C1945

Built on the south side of the town in over 13 acres of park, Hollins Hill commanded a fine view of the hills. The formal rose garden was reputed to be one of the finest in Lancashire.

Caption For St Neots, Poppyfields 2005

Another important aspect of this development is a new park, and this forms part of a wider vision to improve access to, and the environment of, the whole of the green wedge that runs through the

Caption For Dorking, High Street 1922

The trades of the Victorian shops were multifarious, and many businesses stayed open from dawn until after dark, sometimes trading as late as nine o'clock in the evenings.

Caption For Dorking, Punch Bowl Inn 1907

By 1650, the estate had been broken up into six to seven parts of varying sizes, with the main estate being known as Pippbrook.