Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Maps

1,865 maps found.

1920, Napsbury Park Ref. POP787842
1921, Longnor Park Ref. POP767107
1924, Kimberworth Park Ref. POP747530
1925, Kingston Park Ref. POP748232
1922, Newlands Park Ref. POP791271
1920, Hilden Park Ref. POP734779
1925, Hollin Park Ref. POP738085
1925, Holt Park Ref. POP738954
1919, Lansbury Park Ref. POP752875
1919, Anchorage Park Ref. POP625585
1920, Ashley Park Ref. POP627784
1919, Watford Park Ref. POP861995
1921, Welshwood Park Ref. POP863234
1923, Wilmslow Park Ref. POP870738
1919, Woodlands Park Ref. POP873706
1919, Westbury Park Ref. POP865323
1920, Whitmore Park Ref. POP869426
1940, Branksome Park Ref. NPO648801
1945, Brondesbury Park Ref. NPO651715
1922, Wyndham Park Ref. POP875263

Books

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Memories

4,383 memories found. Showing results 281 to 290.

County Oak Tushmore Sports And Social Club

So named because members were from north of Crawley on the main A23 Brighton Road, not big enough to be a village, but a hamlet stretching half a mile north and south of todays Manor Royal Estate original ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1954 by Tony Tester

Hugh Bell And Old Mans's Park

A nice memory of Hugh Bell School was that at assembly each morning when the weather was fine, the old men would sit in the park outside to listen to our hymn singing. Hence "Old Man's Park". They had no money and ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1948 by Norman Jackson

Odeon Pictures

After the war I used to go to the Salvation Army flicks, almost next to the Odeon. They were free on sat ams I believe. I lived at 191 Gillingham Road till 1955,then went to Canada. Memories of Kerridges, Livingstone Circus, Darland ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1950 by Raymond Knights

Wc Sa Great Place To Be

My name is Linda Ashton and I was at WCS 1960-61. This was my 4th boarding school and was far and away the happiest! It felt like family with Mr and Mrs Savage as surrogate mum and dad! I was there because of ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1960 by Linda Ashton

Tyn Y Morfa Sunday School

Lovely memories of Tyn-y-Morfa Sunday School on the Warran while spending the summers at Mounds Caravan Park . "Sunshine Corner All is Jolly Fine It's for children under 99 It's a pleasure - all the treats are ...Read more

A memory of Tyn-y-Morfa in 1970 by Jane Johnson

Happy Days

I lived in Cobden Road behind the fire station and went to school first at Mayville Road and my first teacher's name was Mrs Frith? Then I was transfered to Davies Lane because I lived on the wrong side of the high street. Finally ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone by Keith Matthews

County Oak A23 Southdown Coach Station

The Coach Station had a cafe (or restaurant) backing a large parking area for London to Brighton Southdown Coaches. It was sited 100 yards south of the County border opposite "Overton's" Beehive workshop on the ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1950 by Tony Tester

Blacksmith Arms Pub

We used to have children's parties here, I remember a Christmas party in the large hall attached to the pub, with all the village children and there was always a huge Christmas tree in the car park with fairy lights. ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell in 1974 by Rosie Whitaker

Fab Times

I always remember our Mum and Dad taking my brother Jimmy and myself to St Combs, staying with Mrs Buchan and No 3. High Street. She was the nicest lady in the world, but deaf unfortunately. We would go for walks along the beach, then ...Read more

A memory of St Combs in 1870 by Ann Craib

Life On Norwood Park

We moved to a prefab on Norwood Park when I was seven. Our address was Elder Road. We had a great childhood there, free to roam around the park, go to the swings and paddling pool, watch the steam locos on the ...Read more

A memory of Norwood Green in 1954 by June Charman

Captions

2,179 captions found. Showing results 673 to 696.

Caption For Dovedale, Lion Rock 1914

The path, one of the most popular in the Peak District National Park, is now boarded on this section, which often floods in the winter rains.

Caption For Haverigg, Main Street C1950

A delivery van is parked outside the grocer's shop in the Main Street of the small cul-de-sac village of Haverigg.

Caption For Stourbridge, Mary Stevens Park C1950

This is a view of Queen's Drive within the park. It was given this name following the visit of the Queen and Prince Philip to Stourbridge in 1957.

Caption For Sheffield, Wire Mill Dam C1955

Porter Brook meanders its way from Forge Dam and skirts one edge of Whiteley Woods and Bingham Park before descending over the weirs into Endcliffe Wood.

Caption For Barnstaple, Bear Street C1940

The delivery truck parked on the left hand side is outside the post office. The Ford Popular car seems to want all the road.

Caption For Frimley, The White Hart Hotel 1906

At the signpost beyond, marking the junction of the High Street with the Portsmouth Road, and behind the trees, stood a lodge to Frimley Park, since demolished.

Caption For Great Meols, The Railway Inn C1955

The building pictured here was opened in 1938, and its predecessor was then removed to provide a car park.

Caption For Norwich, Eaton Park Lily Pond 1932

Eaton Park, out in the western suburbs, has three avenues and rectangular ponds converging on a bandstand surrounded by circular colonnaded buildings, which were built between 1924 and 1928.

Caption For Plymouth, Hoe And Mount Edgcumbe 1904

The prominent building in the centre was used for many years as a nursery by the city parks department.

Caption For Polperro, The Old Museum C1955

This was when rare motorists could venture into the heart of the village to park for 6d ('sea 1 minute') at Pearce's Garage on the right.

Caption For Withnell, The Cricket Field C1955

The tiny hamlet grew around a paper mill, opened in the 1840s by the Parke family beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

Caption For Margate, The Beach C1955

Dreamland survives today as a white-knuckle theme park.

Caption For Rowde, The Village 1899

The Lamb (with the sign) has closed but the George and Dragon just beyond is still going, although its entrance and car park are to the rear.

Caption For Launceston, The Old Water Wheel C1955

This building is the last remnant of the Tannery, and still stands east of the bridge opposite Greenaway's car park.

Caption For Leeds, Roundhay Park Lake 1897

Along with Woodhouse Moor to the north, the park was considered the chief lung of the city, where for a few hours at the weekend factory workers had an opportunity to get away from the dust, grime, noise

Caption For Monaghan, Rossmore Castle C1900

Little now remains, but the park is very popular.

Caption For Colchester, The Park Lodge C1960

This sylvan path winds down from the castle inner bailey towards Park Lodge, and then through the Roman wall to more open parkland with the boating pool and the River Colne.

Caption For Norwich, Eaton Park Lily Pond 1932

Eaton Park, out in the western suburbs, has three avenues and rectangular ponds converging on a bandstand surrounded by circular colonnaded buildings, which were built between 1924 and 1928.

Caption For Cambridge, 1914

There may not be anything in the way of a garden, but the flower boxes and tubs certainly help to brighten up what otherwise appears to be a parking place for bicycles and hand carts.

Caption For Shrewsbury, The Castle C1960

Today it overlooks the railway station, whose car park we can see here.

Caption For Kendal, Grammar School 1891

Kendal has always been an important service centre for the southern Lake District, and today is the headquarters of both the South Lakeland District Council and the Lake District National Park Authority

Caption For Cambridge, 1914

There may not be anything in the way of a garden, but the flower boxes and tubs certainly help to brighten up what otherwise appears to be a parking place for bicycles and hand carts.

Caption For Gloucester, Raikes's Sunday School 1923

St Catherine's Knapp, Park Street, is reportedly the site of the first girls' Sunday school, founded by Robert Raikes.

Caption For London, Home Office C1890

The entire building, completed in 1875, included the Foreign Office and the India Office on the St James's Park frontage.