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Places
26 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
- Nook, Cumbria (near Kirkby Lonsdale)
- Barrow Nook, Lancashire
- Moss Nook, Merseyside
- Heads Nook, Cumbria
- Agar Nook, Leicestershire
- Wornish Nook, Cheshire
- Pickering Nook, Durham
- Salendine Nook, Yorkshire
- Wall Nook, Durham
- Urlay Nook, Cleveland
- Sour Nook, Cumbria
- Acres Nook, Staffordshire
- Donna Nook, Lincolnshire
- Hale Nook, Lancashire
- Windy Nook, Tyne and Wear
- Daisy Nook, Greater Manchester
- Nimble Nook, Greater Manchester
- Pocket Nook, Greater Manchester
- Pudding Pie Nook, Lancashire
- Water's Nook, Greater Manchester
- Moss Nook, Greater Manchester
- Water Garth Nook, Cumbria
- Greetland Wall Nook, Yorkshire
- The Nook, Shropshire (near Prees)
- The Nook, Shropshire (near Childs Ercall)
- Bleak Hey Nook, Greater Manchester
Photos
40 photos found. Showing results 21 to 40.
Maps
247 maps found.
Books
707 books found. Showing results 25 to 48.
Memories
2,382 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.
The Fox And Goose Public House
Hello from Australia. I was hoping that someone looking through these "memories" might remember The Fox and Goose Public House on Penn Road. I think that this is the picture of it. My mom was the cleaner there ...Read more
A memory of Penn by
Mine And My Mum Avrils Memories
My memories relate to the year 1977 when I arrived in Cropwell Bishop to stay with my Great Uncle Wilf and his wife Dorothy fresh from New Zealand. They lived at the old Post Office in the village of Cropwell ...Read more
A memory of Cropwell Bishop by
Memories Of The Red Lion
I was born in 1966 and lived in the Red Lion. My dad and mum were married in 1961. My dad lived in the village all his life, moving to the Red Lion on his marriage. My dad was formerly of Temperance Hall, down the road from ...Read more
A memory of Wareside in 1966 by
Looking Back
I was born in St Peters St, Islington, 1935, bombed out late 1943, with nowhere to go, had a makeshift home in Aloysius College for a time until we were given a place in 4 Montague Road, Honsey, N8, that's where I knew what it was like to ...Read more
A memory of Hornsey in 1944 by
School Days
Before becoming the home of George Harrison of the Beatles, Friar Park was run as a school by sisters of the St. John Bosco order. This was my first school and I remember having to walk all the way to the main door along the ...Read more
A memory of Henley-on-Thames in 1960 by
Happy Times
As children we were very priviliged to be part of the village community. We spent many carefree hours playing and making camps in the woods and fields, sometimes we would venture further but had to keep a watchful eye for the keepers. ...Read more
A memory of Turners Hill in 1965 by
Evacuation
My name is Peggy Knight (nee cook). I have fond memories of being evacuated to Langwith aged 14, it changed my whole life as I met a boy who later became my lovely husband, he lived with his parents in Devonshire Drive. We moved to Suffolk ...Read more
A memory of Langwith in 1940 by
When It Was An Aerodrome !
Ok, so it may have been a little later than 1955, but we used to live in Southbourne Grove, and used to thrash our bicycles across the fields (over the arterial road) and make our way to the back of the airport where ...Read more
A memory of Southend Airport in 1955 by
St John's Church (1950's And Early 60's)
St John's Church has its own peculiar smell which I used to appreciate during "the long kneel" (communion). Once a month, (or every week) an army of children would be frogmarched from The Langsmead School ...Read more
A memory of West Byfleet by
Combe Florey Primary School
The village school in Combe Florey closed in about 1958 I believe, it exists as a private house now, but I can still remember the mile long walk to and from it, through the lanes every morning and afternoon. Mum would ...Read more
A memory of Combe Florey in 1958 by
Captions
517 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.
We cooked anything cookable we could get hold of, pinching potatoes and turnips from fields on the way there, and apples from orchards.
We cooked anything cookable we could get hold of, pinching potatoes and turnips from fields on the way there, and apples from orchards.
We cooked anything cookable we could get hold of, pinching potatoes and turnips from fields on the way there, and apples from orchards.
This chained library is the finest in the world, containing books and manuscripts that date back a thousand years and more. Chaining the books was an important security measure.
He collected a large library of chained books (the books were chained to their shelves so that they could not be taken away) which he bequeathed to the villagers.
He collected a large library of chained books (the books were chained to their shelves so that they could not be taken away) which he bequeathed to the villagers.
In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent, Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.
The book of 'Hampshire Treasures' states that the 'Bentley Book' on the left was 'designed by Lord Baden-Powell for the Daily Mail competition for village signs in 1923.
In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent,Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.
The library was founded after the Rev William Stone left his books to the Minster in 1686 and more were added in 1695.
Great Ayton is one of Cleveland's prettiest villages, and was the scene of the upbringing and education of Captain James Cook, the famous 18th-century world explorer.
Refreshment can be sought at Captain Cook's Cottage, a café serving luncheons and teas.
The library has one of the largest collections of railway books of any public library in Britain - there are around 6,000 books on the subject.
Captain Cook was apprenticed here at the age of seventeen; there are many monuments to him here, including a statue and the Captain Cook Museum.
Nearby Hay has become renowned over recent decades as a 'book town' where every other shop seems to sell second-hand books.
It was the scene of the upbringing and education of Captain James Cook, the famous 18th-century round-the-world explorer.
This photograph was taken from the path below Captain Cook's statue leading to the downward steps. It shows the flagstaff with Cook's ship 'Resolution' on top.
Local pit manager Sir William Garforth, who donated 250 books, opened this Carnegie Library on 29 May 1907.
At the time of the Domesday Book, Halton was the main administrator of the area, and Lancaster was 'under' Halton, which lies three miles north-east of Lancaster.
It was well stocked with books, and soon became too small for the needs of the population.
The Sheffield branch of Thomas Cook & Son is dwarfed by its neighbour,Woodhouses.
The Sheffield branch of Thomas Cook & Son is dwarfed by its neighbour, Woodhouses.
D Cook (right) is an electrical engineer - in the 1800s, Martha Cook was a well-known dressmaker. The fine church has a 120ft-high tower; it is famous for its hammer-beam roof and fine rood-screen.
The librarian Sue Boddington's book A Source of Pride gives a delightful insight into its history.
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