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Maps

509 maps found.

1947, Low Knipe Ref. NPO768287
1947, Low Lorton Ref. NPO768327
1947, Low Marishes Ref. NPO768336
1947, Low Moorsley Ref. NPO768396
1947, Low Moresby Ref. NPO768398
1946, Low Street Ref. NPO768545
1947, Lowes Barn Ref. NPO770009
1896, Roebuck Low Ref. RNE819360
1896, Werneth Low Ref. RNE863525
1897, Cauldon Lowe Ref. RNE664795
1897, Low Alwinton Ref. RNE767748
1897, Low Angerton Ref. RNE767750
1898, Low Biggins Ref. RNE767812
1897, Low Braithwaite Ref. RNE767848
1898, Low Bridge Ref. RNE767851
1898, Low Catton Ref. RNE767886
1898, Low Common Ref. RNE767912
1897, Low Etherley Ref. RNE767983
1898, Low Fell Ref. RNE767993
1897, Low Gate Ref. RNE768113

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Memories

637 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

The Brook

Wonderful memories! It was awonderful place to have grown up. I learned to swim in the brook, aged about 11 years. I wonder who wrote the following which I was taught in school. Very appropriate! "Little stream flowing ...Read more

A memory of Gayton by Sylvia Pugh

Lovely Friendship At Raf Compton Bassett

When I was posted to Compton Bassett in 1951 I was feeling rather low, and remained so until I formed a friendship (just friendship) with a lovely girl, a member of the WRAF known as 'Woodie' My ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1951 by Ben Bennett

Bombing Of Morland Avenue

Written by my mother when she was 70. She lived in Swaisland Road I think one of the things you would have noticed was the number of barrage balloons all around, high in the sky. The first sound of guns which we heard was ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1945

Bowes Rd

I lived in Bowes Road from 1980 until 1985, when circumstances meant I had to move away, but I always have good memories of the area, as some of my best times were spent there. I had reason to return recently and I could not take in ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green by Michael Downey

During The Second World War

This story is a memory during the Second World War. My father Samuel Fredrick Richardson was the air-raid warden. There was a brick shelter, built on the village green. Most of the village used to use it. One night ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1940 by The Frith Memory Archivist

The Back House

I was born in Sedgefield and lived in North Bitchburn until I was 7 years old, me and my twin sister Elizabeth and my mam amd dad who worked at the pipe yard. We lived in no 1a Constantine Terrace, it was the back half of ...Read more

A memory of North Bitchburn by Margaret Cummings

Why Was I Here?

I remember being sent to St Mary's Home when I was about 7 years old, I was taken by train, I can't remember by who, I was sent there because I was a sickly child, all due to not having enough food to eat at home, where things were ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1953

My Childhood Garden Part I

My mother has often said to me "You don't appreciate what you've got until you lose it". She is wrong, for I will never forget the wonderful garden of my childhood and write below the memories that I will hold for all ...Read more

A memory of Shamley Green in 1954 by Patricia Clarke

My Grandparents

My grandparents lived at Fern Cottage. They moved there before the war and had two children, Dick and Jean. Dick was based at Wick and died in the war. Jean, my mum, married and had me and my sister. I have wonderful ...Read more

A memory of Cropwell Bishop in 1960 by Richard Booth

Rivierra Lodge

When Mr & Mrs Carrington had White Lodge I used to be employed by them every summer helping out in the kitchen and looking after the children. When they sold White Lodge and bought The Riviera lodge I once again worked for ...Read more

A memory of Mawgan Porth in 1966 by Elizabeth Carthew

Captions

477 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Colwell Bay, The Front C1955

Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind.

Caption For Richmond, Castle And Bridge 1923

Children play in the River Swale when it is very low after a summer drought, but it is a very treacherous river which rises very quickly if heavy rain falls in Swaledale, and it has claimed

Caption For Catterick, The Bay Horse Inn C1965

This photograph shows part of the Low Green, with its war memorial and the Bay Horse Inn in the background, and the tower of the parish church of St Anne beyond.

Caption For Debenham, Cross Green C1955

The pump (left) stands on the corner of Low Street; the brick building opposite has been demolished.

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Caption For Criccieth, Golf Club 1913

The landscape in this photograph gives the appearance of great antiquity, with low stone walls and irregularly-shaped fields where sheep graze.

Caption For Lower Heysham, Cliff Walk C1955

The low coastal cliffs below the village provided a pleasant walk above the beach. Hidden by the trees is St Peter's Church, believed to have been founded in 967.

Caption For Southwell, Westgate 1920

The low two-storeyed rendered building on the left in the middle distance is the 16th-century, timber-framed Saracen's Head. Here, in May 1646, Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

Caption For Fordwich, From The Bridge 1899

This long, low building, with its shingled roof and solid square chimney above the forge itself, is adorned with tattered auction flyers.

Caption For Cardiff, The Docks 1893

steamers, such as the 'Success' in the foreground, were developed especially for Cardiff; they sat high in the water, and could work in tidal estuaries where the water level became very low

Caption For Southsea, Beach And The Clarence Pier 1890

Despite the shingle, patches of sand uncovered at low tide made the beach a popular attraction.

Caption For Pilley, The Village And Green C1955

The little village of Pilley lies to the west of Beaulieu Heath, above the low-lying ground surrounding the Beaulieu River.

Caption For Polperro, Fishing Boats 1924

Polperro's harbour, dry at low tide, is protected by twin quays.

Caption For Kettering, Northampton Road 1922

The railway bridge is now too low for tall lorries, which are diverted. To the right, obscured by the trees, is the railway station.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1892

We are looking north- eastwards from the Lower Walk, across mooring lines in the sand, at low water; sailing vessels are moored beside the Cobb Warehouses (right).

Caption For Skegness, The Beach 1910

At low tide the cart ride was necessary before and after the trip to get across the creeks between the dry sand and the edge of the sea.

Caption For Filey, The Boat Cart 1927

Over at Blackpool, they used long mobile gangways at low tide and horse-drawn boat carts the rest of the time.

Caption For Port St Mary, 1893

Lying opposite Castletown in Carrickey Bay, the inner harbour dries completely at low water, exposing an varied array of assorted weed and barnacle-covered rocks.

Caption For Maldon, River Blackwater C1955

A great battle took place in Maldon in 991: the Vikings invaded the mainland after crossing a causeway that can still be seen at low tide. Here we see a busy waterfront area.

Caption For Par, Par Green C1955

A sign opposite the shops warns motorists of the low railway bridge at the far end of Par Green.

Caption For Rockbeare, Low Brook C1955

Low Brook was built in the middle of the 20th century as an overspill housing estate just to the south-east of Rockbeare village.

Caption For Polzeath, The Sands 1895

Hayle Bay, with its lines of evenly-breaking surf and golden sand, is now a mecca for surfers and tourists, and New Polzeath has grown along the low cliffs on the opposite side of the beach.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Beach 1912

A bare-footed fisherman sits in his boat at low water. The board showing the name 'Dewdrop' at the stern suggests that he also hired it out.

Caption For Dungeon Ghyll, Dungeon Ghyll Force 1888

High Sweden Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the Scandale Beck between High Pike and Snarker Pike (there is a Low Sweden Bridge lower down the valley).

Caption For Margate, St John's Church 1890

It contains 12th-century arcades, which accounts for its long low profile; St John's has been considerably rebuilt over the years, and was extensively restored in 1875 by Christian.The 14th-century