Maps

181,031 maps found.

1887, Newcastle Emlyn Ref. HOSM42870
1887, Bwlchydomen Ref. HOSM56066
1898, Bradwell Ref. HOSM38621
1895, Eachwick Ref. HOSM43266
1895, Eachwick Ref. HOSM44128
1895, Horsley Ref. HOSM48961
1895, Kirkharle Ref. HOSM50360
1914, Scotswood Ref. HOSM58703
1895, Newcastle Upon Tyne Ref. HOSM59082
1895, Stamfordham Ref. HOSM60216
1895, Walkergate Ref. HOSM63272
1895, Walkergate Ref. HOSM63275
1882, Newent Ref. HOSM34965
1882, Upleadon Ref. HOSM62900
1884, Denston Ref. HOSM43019
1900, Llandevaud Ref. HOSM51785
1900, Llanhennock Ref. HOSM51926
1900, Llanwern Ref. HOSM52004
1916, Trinant Ref. HOSM62514
1907, Calbourne Ref. HOSM39885

Books

442 books found. Showing results 3,049 to 3,072.

Memories

29,043 memories found. Showing results 1,271 to 1,280.

The Black Bear

In the late 50's early 60's my aunty Doreen and uncle Harold Willbye ran the Black Bear in Biggleswade. I loved going there, the old pub with stables out the back was fantastic as were the walks with their dog Dusty down by the ...Read more

A memory of Biggleswade in 1960 by Trena Jones

Twisted Wheel Coffee Bar

Was the Wimpey Bar in Bellegrove Road to the Bexleyheath, or Shooters Hill side of the Twisted Wheel Coffee Bar which was at number 43?

A memory of Welling in 1963 by Brian Chanter

Living In Parkstone

I was born and brought up in Connaught Crescent near Branksome Recreation Ground. I attended Martin Road Junior School and Kemp Welch Secondary Modern from 1959 to 1963. I have very fond memories of taking ballroom dancing ...Read more

A memory of Parkstone by Yvonne Wollington

Plums And Custard For Tea.

I remember every fine Sunday afternoon dad and I would set off from White Cross Avenue, Tideswell to Little Hucklow to visit my auntie and uncle, Alwyn and Alice. We used to walk there and back, I would have been 4 ...Read more

A memory of Little Hucklow in 1940 by Elsie Hollis

Orchard Road

We moved from the East End of London in 1955 to Orchard Road. The road had few cars then and we had a nice garden and the railway at the end. Lots of children lived in the road so it was easy to make friends. The Hobbs boys, Jimmy ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by Robert Fall

Lime Grove

I was born in Buchaven in Fife. I stayed in 93 Lime Grove and have great memories of the cul de sac. An old Polish couple, the Rhodes, stayed next door, then there was the Murray's, the Capes, the Livingstones, the Wipers, the Fentons, ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1973 by Anne Watters

The Vicarage, Bekesbourne

Does anybody remember going to Sunday School at the Old Vicarage, Bekesbourne? I remember attending with my sister; Rev Lamplugh was the vicar at St.Peter's Church and Mrs Lamplugh took the Sunday school classes. We, as ...Read more

A memory of Bekesbourne in 1945 by Cecilia Carr

Jackson's Mill

I grew up in Bourne End and went to the Primary School from 1954 to 1960. My father, Dennis Sharley, was the catering manager at the Mill. I vividly remember collecting newspaper to be weighed and sold for a few shillings. Also fond ...Read more

A memory of Bourne End in 1955 by Chris Sharley

Willingham School

I remember my first day at Willingham School. I was so daunted by Mrs Readers presence. She was so authoritative and strong of mind and confidence. She never demanded respect, she would never have to because she earned ...Read more

A memory of Willingham by Stow in 1971 by Robin Merrall

The Westerham 'flyer'

I travelled with my father on the Westerham branch-line in the summer of 1959, and as we were the only passengers boarding the empty train at Dunton Green, we were invited by the driver to accompany him and his fireman in the ...Read more

A memory of Westerham in 1959 by Bill Curtis

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 3,049 to 3,072.

Caption For Beer, The Village 1892

Beer was the birthplace in 1788 of the smuggler Jack Rattenbury, who lived a life of adventure landing untaxed cargoes along much of the Devon coast.

Caption For Hartfield, 1906

We are on the upper River Medway north of the Ashdown Forest, near the Kent border. The 13th-century church of St Mary is on a knoll in the centre of the village.

Caption For Portland, The Bill C1955

This view looks southwards across the Common from Stert, named for a neck of land, which juts into the English Channel and is the southernmost point of both Portland and Dorset.

Caption For Blackburn, Corporation Park, The Entrance 1923

No expense was spared in the making of the park and its lodge.The Borough coat of arms and its motto,'Arte et Labore', is cut into the stone, along with the name of the park over the entrance arch

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Duke Street 1893

In this view, which looks towards Ramsden Square, the sign by the blind (left) proclaims a drug store, while one of the posters on the wall beyond is for Wheatleys Hop Bitters.

Caption For St Austell, Pondhu Road 1912

This thatched cottage with its little garden stood in Pondhu Road, in the valley bottom to the south west of the town centre.

Caption For Penmaenmawr, 1892

The majestic sweep of the fertile fields down to the coast is also marked by the workings and spoils of man's need for the stone that is quarried from the mountain on this stretch of the coast.

Caption For Sheffield, Parish Church 1893

The original parish church of St Peter & St Paul was built in the 12th century and rebuilt two or three hundred years later.

Caption For Peel, The Town From The Castle 1893

Magnus Barefoot built a timber fort on St Patrick's Isle between c1098-1103.

Caption For Tywyn, College Green 1901

The green was at the heart of the old village. The tower of the Norman church of St Cadfan stands in the centre. The church was restored and partly rebuilt in 1882.

Caption For Godalming, Bridge Street C1955

A view of the southeast side of Bridge Street. While many of the buildings on the right remain, several were pulled down in the 1980s and their sites now form part of a supermarket car park.

Caption For Accrington, Town Hall 1897

Land behind the Town Hall was used for industry for many years: the Spring Mill buildings and the cupola of Pleck Brass Works are visible to the right.

Caption For Sawbridgeworth, London Road 1903

The Gate was originally one of a pair of cottages built by Samuel Legerton in 1830; the northernmost of the cottages was converted to the public house around 1843.

Caption For Royston, The Stone C1955

Royston is a relatively modern town - it is not mentioned in the Domesday Book - which grew up at the crossing of Ermine Street and the Icknield Way; it was not officially recognised until the late 1800s

Caption For Burnley, Brunswick Chapel 1895

Though a good picture of a much-missed local landmark, this photograph also gives us a hint of Burnley as an industrial town.

Caption For Ibstock, St Deny's Church C1965

The setting appears to be perfect: St Denys' is situated at the western end of a fine avenue of trees, close to its attractive 18th-century rectory.

Caption For Quorn, The Church C1960

The church, mainly of the 14th century, stands within a grassy churchyard, close to the A6 Leicester-Loughborough Road.

Caption For Whalley, Accrington Road 1901

Whalley had an abbey once, and that fact distracts from the importance of the church here. The church of St Mary and All Saints has ancient crosses in the churchyard and a thousand years of history.

Caption For Bodmin, The Church 1938

Note also the new screen on the right for the Lady Chapel.

Caption For Wisbech, View From North Brink 1901

The success of Wisbech has always depended on its rivers and canals. The five mile-long Wisbech Canal once connected the villages of Outwell and Upwell with the River Nene at Wisbech.

Caption For Penarth, The Pier C1955

It was built by E J Smith of Cardiff in a vaguely eastern Art Deco style, and the building material was (the then) ultra modern ferro-concrete.

Caption For Lancaster, The Town Hall 1886

The old Town Hall was erected around 1781 on the site of an earlier town hall. Major Thomas Jarratt was the designer of the building, which opened in 1783.

Caption For Abingdon, County Hall (The Town Hall) C1960

The Town Hall was designed by Christopher Kempster, who was probably advised by Sir Christopher Wren, as Kempster was one of the masons he used in rebuilding London after the Great Fire of 1666.

Caption For Holywell, The Ferry Boat Inn C1960

At the extreme end of the `ring` is the Ferry Boat Inn. The Ferry Boat claims to be one of the oldest inns in Britain.