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Maps

4,509 maps found.

1945, Hill End Ref. NPO734904
1946, Hill Green Ref. NPO735300
1946, Hill Hoath Ref. NPO735397
1947, Hill Houses Ref. NPO735458
1945, Hill Park Ref. NPO735901
1946, Hill Somersal Ref. NPO735920
1947, Hill Top Ref. NPO735997
1947, Hill Top Ref. NPO735999
1945, Hill Top Ref. NPO736019
1947, Jaw Hill Ref. NPO744938
1940, Jealott's Hill Ref. NPO744954
1947, Keresforth Hill Ref. NPO746416
1947, Kinkry Hill Ref. NPO748363
1946, Cooper's Hill Ref. NPO677105
1947, Cow Hill Ref. NPO679283
1940, Crawley Hill Ref. NPO681582
1940, Cricket Hill Ref. NPO683199
1947, Crumpton Hill Ref. NPO685493
1947, Harbours Hill Ref. NPO726697
1947, Harrow Hill Ref. NPO727676

Books

3 books found. Showing results 49 to 3.

Memories

4,110 memories found. Showing results 21 to 30.

Jarrett Family Of Ermington

In 1907 my Great-uncle, Arthur Jarrett, married Elizabeth Daniels in Ermington church. Elizabeth was the daugher of Frederick Daniels, who was then the landlord of the 'First and Last' Inn in Ermington. Arthur Jarrett ...Read more

A memory of Ermington in 1900

Happy Childhood

I lived with my grandma Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bignell at No 10 Ten Cottages from 1943 to around 1948. The houses were Estate owned (and still are) and my grandad Robert Bignell worked at the manor house first as a shepherd and then ...Read more

A memory of Wormleighton in 1946 by Geoff Taylor

Pleasant Hill

1938 memories. Does anyone know anything else about this property...ie. when built? Thank you

A memory of Cwmfelin Boeth by jean

My Town

I call it my town because it is, it is everybody’s town that lives here. My wife Patsy and I moved here very recently, in October 1999, this was after visiting the town in previous months, we found the people warm and welcoming, where ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey in 1998 by John Collier

Childhood In The Village!!

I was devastated in 1964 when my mother told me we were to leave the village so that my mother could pursue her dream of owning her own small business elsewhere. It was a dreadful culture shock, one that has remained with ...Read more

A memory of Mollington in 1961 by Vanda Godwin Marriott

The Steel Houses

Having lived in Brymbo in a very damp two up two down house in 'The Green' my parents were 'over the moon' to be given a new three bedroomed house; 23, Bryn Hedd, Southsea, (which means peaceful hill) became their home for ...Read more

A memory of Southsea in 1950 by Ken Edwards

Early Memories

My birth on 30 Nov 1946 at 34 Oldberry Road, Burnt Oak, is where it all started for me, but my mother & her parents moved into the house when it was built for the LCC. She's 89 now, but recalls that she, as a 9-yr-old in 1928, ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1946 by Anthony Kerrison

''tram Crash On Tabor Hill''

On Tuesday, August 23rd 1932 there occurred at almost exactly the same spot from which this photo was taken, the most serious runaway and crash that ever ocurred on the line. Car no. 4 broke away from the haulage cable at ...Read more

A memory of Llandudno in 1930 by John Owen

Long Hot Summer!

Spent many a hot summer lounging around with friends in Park Road, Gatley Hill (especially fishing for sticklebacks in the stream) and the school fields, not to mention the village. Great local shops owned by friendly local people. My ...Read more

A memory of Gatley in 1975 by Wassim Dean

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 Brenda Bowden

Captions

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Caption For Upton, Thermopylae Pass C1950

It regularly appears in directions given to local walking groups forging a circular route from Bidston Hill. This picture is taken from Bidston Hill looking south.

Caption For Wembley Park, Barn Hill C1965

A mile to the north of the stadium, Barn Hill takes about itself an air of rural contemplation as the camera looks out to the surrounding hills.

Caption For Drayton, Havant Road C1955

Drayton, a suburb of Portsmouth, lies close to Portsdown Hill, a 7-mile chalk ridge stretching from Bedhampton to Fareham.

Caption For Stoke Abbott, The Waterspout And Village C1955

William Crowe, rector of Stoke, wrote a paean of praise to Lewesdon Hill, which drew the admiration of William Wordsworth: '...of hills, and woods and fruitful vales, and villages, half-hid in tufted

Caption For Stoke Abbott, Village C1955

One of the pleasantest ascents of Pilsdon Pen, the highest hill in Dorset, is from Beaminster and up through Stoke Abbot.

Caption For Thurstaston, View Of The Welsh Hills C1950

This splendid view from Thurstaston Hill looks over the village, with the spire of St Bartholomew's church projecting above the trees and roof tops.

Caption For Mill Hill, The Village Pond, The Ridgeway C1965

This lovely village extends from Highwood Hill to the north to Mill Hill East underground station in the south.

Caption For Greywell, Greywell Hill 1903

Built on the side of a hill, Greywell Hill was purchased in 1787 by the 1st Lord Dorchester, formerly Sir Guy Carleton, who was the first Governor General of Canada.

Caption For South Benfleet, Boyce Hill Golf Links C1955

Boyce Hill took its name from a medieval land-owning family: their farm stood where the clubhouse now is. Benfleet's wooded hills once provided vital material for fuel and boat-building.

Caption For Ilfracombe, From The Torrs 1899

The Torrs walk thoughtfully skirts the ridge of the Seven Hills, and it was of a sufficiently shallow gradient to allow less energetic visitors to take a pony and trap to the top.

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Caption For Totnes, 1890

In the distance is St John's Church, Bridgetown; the wooded hill to the right is now the large housing estate of Westonfields.

Caption For Hutton Cranswick, The Village C1960

Hutton is the smaller, and stands on a slight hill. This is reflected in its Norse name - 'Hoot' - hill and 'tun' - an enclosure.

Caption For Poole, Parkstone On Sea From The Pier 1900

The pier is at the bottom of Evening Hill. The hut has today been superseded by a larger building for the East Dorset Sailing Club. Both houses in this photograph survive.

Caption For Sherborne, Newell C1955

Looking in the opposite direction from S112029, towards Yeovil and Kitt Hill.

Caption For Bagshot, Pennyhill Park 1906

Gardeners tend the remarkable holly hedge of Penny Hill Park, which grows in places up to 40 feet high. Penny Hill Park was built in 1873, and is now an hotel. It has a beautifully landscaped garden.

Caption For Clovelly, The Street 1908

Donkeys were used to transport everything up and down Clovelly's steep street: herring, coal and lime came up the hill from the harbour, along with tourists who could not face the walk, while mail and

Caption For Garsington, The Village C1955

Garsington derives its name from the Anglo Saxon 'gaerse dun', which means 'grassy hill'.

Caption For Kington, View From Bradnor Hill C1955

Amongst the many hills that can be seen from the summit of Bradnor Hill, Hergest Ridge lies towards the south west.

Caption For Cleeve Hill, General View 1907

Cleeve Hill is the western edge of the Cotswolds, and at over a thousand feet the highest point. In the far distance are the hills of Wales, the Mendips and Exmoor.

Caption For The Wrekin, C1960

Although this is not the highest point in the county, the view from the top of the hill is superb in all directions.

Caption For Powerstock, Eggardon Hill 1906

This photograph shows the skyline from the profile of Bell Stone (left, top) along to the ramparts of the Iron Age hill-fort on Eggardon Hill (right, top).

Caption For Irby, The Village C1955

We are looking along Mill Hill Road from the Shippons, a large public house in Thigwall Road.

Caption For Brierley Hill, From Amblecote Road C1965

Anybody who has ever explored the lovely countryside where Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire meet will recognise these flats, for they are visible from many rural viewpoints for miles around