Maps

5,497 maps found.

1920, Kent Street Ref. POP746281
1925, Kents Bank Ref. POP746331
Map Of Kent, Kent Ref. F21
1945, Kents Oak Ref. NPO746344
1895, Kents Oak Ref. RNE746344
1946, Kent Street Ref. NPO746281
1947, Kents Bank Ref. NPO746331
1898, Kent Street Ref. RNC746280
1903-1904, Kents Bank Ref. RNC746331
1898-1901, Kents Hill Ref. RNC746340
1897-1898, Kent Street Ref. RNC746281
1897-1909, Kents Oak Ref. RNC746344
1896 - 1905, Kent International Airport Ref. HOSM49730
1906, Warden Ref. HOSM63393
1895, Wilmington Ref. HOSM64676
1872 - 1897, Northbourne Ref. HOSM55339
1896, Slade Ref. HOSM55844
1896 - 1906, Martin Ref. HOSM53270
1896, Waltham Ref. HOSM63328
1898, Evington Ref. RNC702243

Books

28 books found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Memories

568 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Growing Up In The 1980s

I was raised on a lovely estate called Thomas Moore estate, it was all new and I always went wandering all around Finchley from Avenue House to Victoria Park in Finchley central to going to school in Friern Barnet. I ...Read more

A memory of East Finchley in 1983 by Karl Paine

Selsdon Parade Residential Flat

My family and my father's before that (surname Kent) lived in Selsdon (84 and 32 Foxearth Road, 170 Littleheath Road, and 24 Benhurst Gardens) spanning c. 1930 - 1989. But at one point (after my father's death), my ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon in 1982 by T Kent

Our Lives In Yapton 1982 2005

My family moved to Yapton, from Folkestone Kent, because my husband had a job there. It was a difficult time but I was expecting a baby and I had a 3 year old son so it was also an exciting time for us. Over the years we ...Read more

A memory of Yapton in 1982 by Frances Fagg

My Home Hawkhurst

I grew up in hawkhurst , i lived in gills green in hawkhurst , hawkhurst has a close community everybody knew everybody , most familys that lived there had lived there for years even generations . my dads family had lived there for ...Read more

A memory of Hawkhurst in 1982 by Susanne Jones

Miracle On Hope Street

Many years ago I was a window cleaner and would often do my rounds on many of the small estates in Monk Bretton, many of my customers would bring me cups of tea and sandwiches out and in one case an Italian lady invited me ...Read more

A memory of Monk Bretton in 1978 by Roland Mitchell

Nursing Home Ridgeway Tonbridge Kent

Can anyone help? I remember visiting my great aunt in the nursing home in Yardley Park near the Ridgeway, Tonbridge, Kent when I was about 8 years old. She died in 1971. Can anyone remember what it was called? Many thanks, Heather.

A memory of Tonbridge in 1975 by Heather Marchant

Leaving Old Coulsdon

I was born at 52 The Glade in 1960 and can remember a happy childhood, although my mum was a single mother (unusual then) and we struggled with money. I remember the parade of shops near me up the hill and especially the ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon in 1974 by Gillian Battersby

Tooting From 1974 2009

I have very fond memories of Tooting. My parents and I moved to Fairlight Road in Tooting in 1974. My first memory of that is the smell of paint, and sausage rolls bought from the bakery shop just round the corner; the paint ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1974 by Anne Marie Ayton

My Grandparents Kitty Reg Nichols By Elaine Waterfield Nee Merrikin

My Mum Valerie Merrikin, nee Nichols, was born next to the old pub (recently knocked down) in Skeffington. Grandad Nichols worked at the hall and got the sack because he picked up ...Read more

A memory of Billesdon in 1974 by Nigel Waterfield

Memories

As a boy i would wander through fields and in water, go fishing, make swings was happy with things: Would roam with the dog slip on Algae green log, smell rain on the grass polish Grans brass: Climb dykes, collect conkers leap Cargills, ...Read more

A memory of Blairgowrie in 1974 by John Downie

Captions

216 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Kendal, Stramongate Bridge 1896

Miller Bridge, once known as Mill Bridge because it linked the mills on the east of the river with the town, is one of the chief bridges across the River Kent.

Caption For Kendal, Sleddall Almshouses 1896

Kendal Grammar School sits alongside the banks of the River Kent.

Caption For Bayham, Abbey C1870

The lovely ruins of the early 13th-century abbey - in the tranquil valley of the river Teiser on the Kent/Sussex bor- der - are shown in this picture in their Victorian ivy-clad state.

Caption For Reculver, The King Ethelbert Public House C1955

The name of this Whitbread pub, the King Ethelbert, is in remembrance of the Saxon king who ruled Kent from AD560-616.

Caption For Sissinghurst, The Village 1902

The white fencing around the cottage gardens is very typical of villages in the Weald of Kent.

Caption For Hythe, The Parade 1918

This is a charming piece of old Kent.

Caption For Kendal, Looking North 1896

This is a general view of Kendal from the south, with the Lakeland hills in the background.The town of Kendal was founded on the west bank of the River Kent, although the earliest settlement around

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, The Spa Hotel C1955

Two East Kent coaches are bringing visitors to the Spa Hotel, once the home of Major Martin Yorke.

Caption For Bredgar, The Street C1960

In February 1960 the church bells rang throughout the villages of Kent to herald the birth of Prince Andrew.

Caption For Maidstone, The Museum 1898

The museum houses outstanding collections, including the museum of the Queen's Own West Kent Regiment, archaeology, Egyptology, ceramics, costumes, Japanese artefacts, ethnography and natural history

Caption For Catterick, The Village 1913

It was at Catterick in AD 625 that Paulinus, first Bishop of York, baptised converts to Christianity, following the marriage of King Edwin of Northumbria to Ethelburga of Kent.

Caption For Crockham Hill, C1955

This lovely village is said to command one of the finest views in Kent across the Weald towards Ashdown Forest.

Caption For Bodiam, Oast House C1960

The hop fields of the Kent/Sussex border have decreased in recent years; modern oast houses are square boxes.

Caption For Cobham, The Hall 1899

A late Elizabethan and 18th- century mansion described as one of the most important houses in Kent.

Caption For Flookburgh, The Village 1897

This charming and ancient market town, between the Kent Estuary and Cartmel Sands, takes its name from Floki, the name of a Norse settler.

Caption For Ticehurst, The Square 1925

Ticehurst is an old Roman habitation near the Kent border.

Caption For Kingswear, Town And River 1925

One of these boats, the 'Kingswear Castle' (which entered service the year before), is preserved and operates in the River Medway area of Kent.

Caption For Loose, Village 1898

Although many more homes have been built here since this picture was taken, it remains famous for its contribution to hop growing in Kent.

Caption For Biddenden, The Village 1901

This is one of the numerous 'dens', or forest clearings, in this part of Kent.

Caption For London, Clerkenwell, St John's Gate C1870

In the late Gothic style and built with rough-faced stone from a Kent quarry, it was erected by Prior Docwra in 1504.

Caption For Bodiam, Oast House C1960

Oast houses are common in the Weald of Sussex as well as in Kent, and indeed wherever hops are grown.

Caption For Westwell, The Wheel Inn C1960

Would they be on the jukebox in this historic Kent alehouse?

Caption For Eastry, Sandwich Lane C1955

Eastry was home to many miners who worked down the east Kent pits.

Caption For Frant, The Post Office C1955

The parish of Frant lies on the forest-ridge approximately 180 metres above sea level, and overlooks landscapes in both Kent and Sussex.