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Maps

1,622 maps found.

1920, Broad Street Ref. POP650822
1919, Upper Street Ref. POP857822
1920, West Street Ref. POP865012
1919, Silver Street Ref. POP831360
1920, Sole Street Ref. POP833961
1920, South Street Ref. POP835294
1919, East Street Ref. POP697903
1920, Horn Street Ref. POP740384
1922, High Street Ref. POP733552
1921, High Street Ref. POP733556
1920, Green Street Ref. POP721129
1920, Green Street Ref. POP721130
1920, Nash Street Ref. POP787947
1919, Nether Street Ref. POP788777
1921, North Street Ref. POP793955
1919, Perry Street Ref. POP805284
1945, Perry Street Ref. NPO805284
1945, Upper Street Ref. NPO857824
1946, Upper Street Ref. NPO857829
1946, Upper Street Ref. NPO857830

Books

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Memories

6,666 memories found. Showing results 651 to 660.

Family Picnics In 1950s

In the 1950s my family made regular summer trips to a scenic and elevated spot somewhere in the general area of Aylesbury for family picnics.  I have a few b&w snaps - one of which shows a road wide enough for two ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury in 1955 by Susan Coleman

Further Afield

Osterley Park became within striking distance of my Hounslow home once I had a bike and from about the age of 12 (1960) would cycle there with a school friend with our bottles of pop and jam sandwiches, to roam the grounds and ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1960 by Susan Coleman

Winlaton

31/10/11 My Great Grandparents were Joe and Ann Boyd who lived in Winlaton. Their children were Joe, Billy, George, Mary, Eliza and Annie. Thier daughter Mary married Jack Flanagan (my grandparents) on 12 September 1912 and they lived at ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1900 by Christine Yates

Chingford Hatch

I remember the Manor pub, it used to have an air raid warning siren on the building. I remember hearing it once, testing it I think as the year was about 1956. I too remember the tea van which had an awning on it in the rain. As ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1956 by Lynne Bacon

Growing Up In Morgans Terrace

I was born in 1932 at 5 Morgan's Terrace and soon thereafter moved to No 18. There were 7 people living at that address, my maternal Grandfather John Lewis, my maternal Uncle Donald Lewis, my mother Greta Emmanuel, ...Read more

A memory of Pontrhydyfen in 1930 by Rhys John Emmanuel

Caerphilly

I used to live in Bartlett Street next to the bus station. My first job in Caerphilly was as a delivery driver for Harris & Ash DIY merchants, they were situated in a double fronted shop opposite the castle, although I came across a ...Read more

A memory of Caerphilly in 1966 by Mike Ashcroft

Once Upon A Time

I lived in Gate Cottage for 2 years after my parents moved there from Surrey. They moved to return to dad's home county and to be close to my uncle and aunt who lived in Holt Street, Nonington. At one time there were 10 Packers ...Read more

A memory of Frogham in 1967 by Laurie Packer

Simms Cross

I was born at 9 Frederick Street, in 1941, and my earliest memory is of flags, streamers and buntings strung across the street every time a soldier came home 'from the war'. I don't know why, but the Union Jack flag absolutely terrified ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1941 by Jackie Worrall

Courtenay Road 1953

I moved to Wantage with my parents Ted and Phyllis Willey and my brother Ken and sister Susan. At Garston Lane school one of my first friends was John Campbell who lived in Courtenay Road. We were aged 8. Another friend was Jim ...Read more

A memory of Wantage in 1953 by Keith Willey

My Childhood

My parents were married at Stranton, and I was baptised there. We lived in a neighbouring street, Bower Street, in what would now be regarded as a slum property, with outside toilet and a single tap that was also outside. My lifelong ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool in 1955 by John Pladdys

Captions

5,435 captions found. Showing results 1,561 to 1,584.

Caption For Stanstead Abbotts, High Street 1929

The long, gently sloping High Street is viewed here from its far end, with the partly weather-boarded Rose and Crown coaching inn on the right, and the old Clock House visible in the distance.

Caption For London, Parliament Street 1910

Four-lane traffic thunders down the now wider Parliament Street. On the left is the Home Office, and to the right is the Red Lion pub, built in 1898 on the corner of Derby's Gate.

Caption For Dorchester, High West Street 1891

A walk down High West Street from Thomas Hardy's statue will bring the visitor to the County Museum, where the novelist's study has been faithfully recreated, complete with the pens used to write each

Caption For Market Drayton, Shropshire Street 1898

It was in Shropshire Street that Roland Lateward lived at the end of the 1700s. He is reputed to have been the first gingerbread baker in the town. Even today, gingerbread is still produced here.

Caption For Carlisle, Market Place 2005

Opened in 1984, the new Lanes keeps frontages on English Street and Lowther Street and manages to retain something of the character of the old properties.

Caption For Launceston, Broad Street And Square C1960

The merry-go-round of high street names continues into the sixties: Hepworths is now David Parrish, men's outfitters, while next door Oliver's is now a book shop, although it retains its golden boot outside

Caption For Launceston, Broad Street And Square C1960

The merry-go-round of high street names continues into the sixties: Hepworths is now David Parrish, men's outfitters, while next door Oliver's is now a book shop, although it retains its golden boot outside

Caption For Kings Lynn, High Street 1891

This late Victorian scene of the High Street typifies a more tranquil era, where the only signs of traffic pollution appear to be from the passing of the pony and trap further down the road!

Caption For Cranbrook, High Street 1903

This view is taken from the junction with Stone Street, looking up from where view number 46430 was taken.

Caption For Edinburgh, Princes Street Gardens And Scott Monument C1875

Scott owned several houses in the city: the most famous was 39 Castle Street, where he wrote many of the Waverley novels.

Caption For York, Goodramgate 1892

The opening on the left of Todd's grocery shop leads into College Street and from there to St William's College. The buildings to the left of the opening were demolished to make way for Deansgate.

Caption For Battle, High Street 1921

The long High Street curves gently towards the triangular market place in front of the Abbey gatehouse. The Ford Service Depot on the right, with the two Fords parked nearby, is still a car showroom.

Caption For Little Sandhurst, 1939

Today, it is still a general store in Little Sandhurst High Street.

Caption For Ombersley, Evangelists Wagon In Village 1899

An evangelical mission wagon lies idle in the quiet village street. This large parish runs along the eastern bank of the Severn for several miles.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1904

The wide main streets of Bridport were originally designed to be highways, market venues and workshops.

Caption For East Budleigh, The Waterfall 1928

A feature of several East Devon villages is a brook running alongside a main street.

Caption For Maidenhead, High Street And Town Hall 1903

The original Town Hall in the High Street was a solid, sturdy building squeezed between lines of shops.

Caption For Nottingham, Cheapside C1950

This is one of the streets in Nottingham that has a different name for each side.

Caption For Bramley, Main Street C1960

There has been little change to this street scene, but now this old manorial town is at a major motorway junction, and is surrounded by huge distribution warehouses.

Caption For Maidenhead, High Street And Town Hall 1903

The original Town Hall in the High Street was a solid, sturdy building squeezed between lines of shops.

Caption For Salisbury, View From High Street C1955

The numerous projecting first floor bay windows give period atmosphere and character to the street.

Caption For Cirencester, Castle Street C1955

Castle Street takes its name from the fortification, probably Norman, that stood hereabouts. After being sacked in 1142 it was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by order of Henry III in 1216.

Caption For Leiston, High Street C1955

There's something for everybody here on the High Street: a stationers, china and glass, the chemist's shop and the opticians.

Caption For Chester, Eastgate Street 1891

Before the development of the Tudor-style half-timbered buildings on the north side of the street, the view from the top of the Eastgate looking towards the Cross was much less impressive.