Maps

9,439 maps found.

1882, North Cerney Ref. HOSM55179
1902, North End Ref. HOSM50198
1905, North Cotes Ref. HOSM55195
1886, North Willingham Ref. HOSM55324
1895, North Shields Ref. HOSM55297
1919, North Weston Ref. HOSM55321
1922, North Bradley Ref. HOSM55165
1922, North Bradley Ref. HOSM64349
1895, North Ockendon Ref. HOSM55264
1903, North Molton Ref. HOSM55340
1910, North Stoke Ref. HOSM55387
1892, North Deighton Ref. HOSM55202
1886, North Curry Ref. HOSM55283
1890, North Stainley Ref. HOSM55299
1889, North Duffield Ref. HOSM55208
1885, North Wootton Ref. HOSM55328
1883, Lydbury North Ref. HOSM34859
1898, North Ascot Ref. HOSM55151
1894, North Waltham Ref. HOSM55319
1903, North Buckland Ref. HOSM55171

Books

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Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 421 to 430.

My Family Used To Own This!

A photo very similar to this hangs in my bedroom, I am a West and spent many a happy summers here. My family used to own the tearooms, my mother and her brother were caught in the fire in 1966 which resulted in the top ...Read more

A memory of Marlborough by Natalie West

The Railways Of Boldon

I can remember setting off to London to see my sister from Boldon Colliery station and this started my interest in railways. I was hooked and was a regular at the station in the years of 1959 to 1963, trainspotting and ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery in 1961 by Eric Davies

Tarpots

I remember the north side of the London road much as has been described by others with some differences, the last shop before the garage was Jones the butchers, owned by Mr Jones and run by his three sons, Roy, Owen and the third one ...Read more

A memory of Great Tarpots in 1945 by Colin Mackenzie

Early Days In Filton

Although originally from Manchester my parents were living in Filton when I was born in Cheltenham in December 1941. My father, like the majority of men in that area worked at what was then the BAC. He worked at the Rodney Works as ...Read more

A memory of Filton in 1940 by Frieda Curnow

Raunds County Infants School

This photograph shows the Raunds County Infants School - the County Modern School was behind the Infants school and the two were joined by some flat-roofed shelters. I started at the County Infants school on my 4th ...Read more

A memory of Raunds in 1948 by Ron Attley

My Years In North Marston

I lived in North Marston in the 1950s, at 25 Quainton Road My Grandfather Ezra Rawlings was a tailor. I remember bonfire night on the sports field, cycling down Church Hill, Christmas carols, Friday night youth club ...Read more

A memory of North Marston in 1955 by Rodney Abbey

Happy Childhood Memories In Cheddleton

I have very happy memories of Cheddleton. My aunt and uncle, Mary and Norman Milne lived at 1 St Hilda's Avenue. We as a family, frequently visited. We stayed for a week in the summer holidays, spending days ...Read more

A memory of Cheddleton in 1860 by Susan Martin

My Birthplace

My mother, Lily Mathtews and I, were both born in the same miner's cottage at 109 Station Rd, just cross from the Welcome Church. She was born in 1903 and I in 1932. My granny, Ada, was an artist and moved to 8 Sunnyside, and during ...Read more

A memory of Cramlington in 1940 by Charles Mc Gregor

Barkingside 1952 2007

I lived in Barkinside from 1952 until 1969. My parents were there until 2007 so I have seen so many changes. We originally lived in Clayhall, St Claire Close and my parents moved to Brandville Gardens in the 90s. Both my ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside by Anthony Bates

North Cemetery California Stranton Hartlepool

My great,great grandfather, Thomas Hugill, was the Sexton of the North Cemetery for over 30 years until his death in 1896. I have just visited the site and found that the half the cemetery had been ...Read more

A memory of West View in 1890 by Glenda Hall

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 1,009 to 1,032.

Caption For Oulton, Hoisting Sail C1955

The yacht is passing by the north side of the Broad, with 1930s bungalows along the frontage. The yacht is typical of those developed since the 1930s for use on the Broads.

Caption For Guildford, Market 1908

The livestock market was originally held in the High Street on Tuesdays, before being moved to North Street in 1865; thirty years later it moved again to this site in Woodbridge Road.

Caption For Matlock Bath, From High Tor C1955

This dizzying view from the summit of High Tor looks north towards Matlock.

Caption For Hadleigh, The Castle 1891

The castle had two main towers and a further tower guarding the entrance on the north side.There was no keep. Kentish Ragstone was brought across the River Thames for the construction.

Caption For Reading, Forbury Gardens 1890

From a point further north-east, this view looks towards the gatehouse past the elaborate fountain which still remains today and the entrance gates beyond the thatched bothy, now replaced.

Caption For Bewdley, Severnside North C1965

By the 1960s, only craft drawing less than 21 ins of water could attempt the river north of Stourport, and even then their passage into Bewdley was blocked by a shoal about one mile south of the town.

Caption For Bolsterstone, The Village From Folderings Lane C1955

The ridgetop village of Bolsterstone stands at nearly 1,000 feet above the sea on the edge of the Peak District moors north-west of Sheffield.

Caption For East Runton, High Street C1955

This narrow road is still the main highway along the north Norfolk coast. The caravan site on the right is on top of the Runton cliffs.

Caption For Haverhill, High Street C1965

We are looking north towards the church. On the right, we can see the carriage entrance of the Red Lion next to Carter's the jeweller's; further on is Barclays Bank, which was re-fronted in 1822.

Caption For Saffron Walden, The Church From The Golf Course C1955

The town has not spread to the north beyond this point for the last 500 years.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cobb 1906

The Cobb is part of the isolated North Wall, and was built in the 14th

Caption For Ripon, The Minster And The Bridge C1885

Ripon is the farthest north a barge can travel without being removed from the water. This short, 2-mile canal was opened in 1773, and is an extension of the River Ure.

Caption For Newark, The Old Mill 1906

Newark's position on the Great North Road and the River Trent attracted industry including flour milling, maltings, brewing, an iron works, leather working, and even a glue factory.

Caption For Romford, High Street 1910

South Street is to the left, with the Golden Lion and North Street to the right.

Caption For Ludlow, Corve Street 1910

Corve Street is the main road leading north to Shrewsbury. Notice the way that the road suddenly becomes that little bit wider.

Caption For Headingley, Otley Road C1955

Headingley had once been a small village to the north of Leeds and its population in 1775 was estimated at 667 people.

Caption For Gainsborough, Market Place 1955

Our tour of the towns and villages near Lincoln starts in Gainsborough, a town of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Lindsey that ruled what is now north Lincolnshire.

Caption For Llanvetherine, White Castle C1950

Edward I was renowned for his military strong- holds, especially in North Wales.

Caption For Crieff, Comrie Street 1904

On his retreat north in 1745, Prince Charles Edward Stuart held a council of war in Crieff at the Drummond Arms.

Caption For Irthlingborough, Bull Hotel And Cross C1955

Another view of the Market Cross, this time looking north, shows its knobbly crockets to their best advantage. The cross at the top of the shaft was lost many years before.

Caption For Thrapston, Midland Road C1955

This view looks north along Midland Road, its name deriving from the old railway station. The terraces and villas shown are all intact today.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Abbey Gate And Angel Hill C1960

This photograph shows the range of substantial brick-fronted Georgian houses at the north end.

Caption For Gunnislake, Devon Great Consols Mine 'wheal Emma' 1893

This mighty copper mine scarred the slopes north of Gunnislake on the Devon side of the River Tamar. Here miners blasted the lodes in deep melancholy vaults.

Caption For Ferrybridge, The Bridge C1955

It is hard to believe that the arched bridge, built in 1797 by John Carr of York, used to carry all the main Great North road traffic.