Maps

181,031 maps found.

1904-1907, Dykehead Ref. RNC696261
1924, Little End Ref. POP757230
1946, Hanford Ref. NPO726392
1946, Hartshill Ref. NPO727990
1946, Newfield Ref. NPO790861
1946, Oxford Ref. NPO799156
1946, Shelton Ref. NPO829621
1897, Newfield Ref. RNE790861
1897, Newstead Ref. RNE791547
1902-1903, St Ann's Ref. RNC823602
1902-1903, St Luke's Ref. RNC824056
1903, Little End Ref. RNC757230
1897, Hanford Ref. RNE726392
1896, Knightsbridge Ref. RNE749776
1947, West Newton Ref. NPO864799
1895 - 1896, Southend-on-Sea Ref. HOSM35209
1947, Kingswood Ref. NPO748291
1945, Knightsbridge Ref. NPO749776
1947, East Village Ref. NPO697967
1898, Kingswood Ref. RNE748291

Books

442 books found. Showing results 1,609 to 1,632.

Memories

29,041 memories found. Showing results 671 to 680.

Great Dane

I remember the Great Dane in the picture. My Grandma had a Yorkshire/Manchester Terrier cross, and the two animals looked so incongruous when they met. My aunt Doris Greenslade lived in a tiny cottage owned by Walter Little Senior situated 100 yards to the left of the post office in the picture.

A memory of Medstead by Vernon Maldoom

Rumbyhill

My grandparents, John and Ginny Loftus, lived at Rumbyhill farm from the 1920's until they retired about 1950. This was the old Rumbyhill farm, subsequently the name was given to the farm across the road. My mother grew up at the farm and has ...Read more

A memory of Crook in 1940 by Cathy Armstrong

Stratfield Mortimer, C1955

The entrance on the left is to Mortimer Station and the house (red brick) just right of centre is the Old Post Office. The white house just left of centre is Street House. The building to  the right (and slightly closer to the foreground) is the old water pumping station.

A memory of Stratfield Mortimer in 2008 by Paul Johnson

On Our Way To Longleat.....

After walking the footpath from Rodden Farm we would end up on the main Frome /Warminster road, not far from the start of Friggle Street. This was our route to Longleat we often took on foot during our school holidays. We ...Read more

A memory of Elliots Green in 1980 by Jt Davies

Paglesham History

Well no personal memory for me - but my family go back to the mid to late 18C and was landlord of the punch bowl, and oyster dredgermen to the 1960s. We have a massive collection of photos from this area at www.familyunited.co.uk.

A memory of Paglesham Churchend in 1900 by Clive King

Fish And Chips At Hest Bank

when i was young i would go for fish and chips they were great and there was always something to do some where to ride on our bikes at hest bank. I now live in australia and in 2006 took my three girls to england for a ...Read more

A memory of Hest Bank in 1965 by Allan Holmes

Little Sutton In 1950s And 1960s

What memories your comments conjure.  How I loved the 'rec'  as a child.  We started on the 'baby swings' and progressed to the 'big swings' and see-saw and round-a-bout.  The old shelter there was a favourite ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1960 by Janet Lee

War Days In Chingford 1939 46

up to the age of seven from 1939- 46 i lived in middleton close i to remeber the war years , walking across sopers farm to feed the pigs on acorns , catching newts in the little pond , which is now unfortunatly ...Read more

A memory of South Harefield by Roger Walker

Evacuee During World War 2

I was privately evacuated to Croxton Kerrial with my sister in 1940, we were billeted in a cottage named Woodbine Cottage, this was next to the Bakery. We attended the village school, I still remember some of the ...Read more

A memory of Croxton Kerrial in 1940 by Keneth Harris

Busk Crescent

Late in 1945 my parents moved to 25 Busk Crescent, in Cove. The house was on top of a hill and overlooked the Farnborough airfield. From the front bedroom you could see aircraft landing on the runway. The house was one of a string of ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1945 by Alan Hickman

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 1,609 to 1,632.

Caption For Sully, The Hospital C1950

Ideally located to take advantage of the beneficial properties of sea air, the south-facing hospital wards further benefited from the shelter of existing trees.

Caption For Send, The Canal Lock 1909

In 1651, Sir Richard Weston of nearby Sutton Place embarked on his great enterprise to create the Wey Navigation and make the river commercially navigable from Guildford to the Thames, by straightening

Caption For Odiham, From Church Tower 1906

In the foreground we see the roof of Bury House and its stables at the western end of The Bury.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Grazing Sheep In A Field Versus Sellergarth 2004

The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks. One William Case, on behalf of the people of Sellergarth, sued him in court in 1516.

Caption For Kendal, Noble's Yard, 96, Off Stricklandgate 1914

One of the most engaging characteristics of Kendal is its multitude of charming side alleys and yards, such as this one off the main thoroughfare of Stricklandgate.

Caption For Edinburgh, The Castle From Johnston Terrace 1897

During the reign of James III, the king's brothers were imprisoned here on suspicion of conspiring against him.

Caption For Dublin, Glasnevin Cemetery, Curran's Tomb 1897

John Philpott Curran (1750 - 1817), the great Irish judge and orator, was a staunch supporter of Henry Grattan and father of Sarah, luckless girlfriend of the patriot Robert Emmett.

Caption For Stoborough, Village C1955

Stoborough declined in size with the passage of time, but it was once as big as nearby Wareham, with a mayor and corporation of its own.

Caption For Great Wakering, High Street C1950

Great Wakering is an attractive village, just a few miles to the north of Shoeburyness in the remote old marshlands of the south east of Essex.

Caption For Lyndhurst, High Street 1934

The coming of the motor car made Lyndhurst a much busier place, as can be observed by comparing this view with earlier photographs of the same location.

Caption For Tregaron, Pony Trekking 1963

As the importance of farming declined, and woollen stockings – the main product of the women of Tregaron – were no longer wanted, the local population began to find other means of making an income.

Caption For Oxford, Hertford College Bridge 1922

Another of Oxford's much-loved landmarks is the Hertford College Bridge, or the Bridge of Sighs as it is otherwise known.

Caption For Newbury, St Nicolas' Church C1955

This view of the parish church of St Nicolas is from the corner of Bartholomew Street and West Mills.

Caption For Kibworth, Church Road C1955

This view, taken from the north-west angle of St Wistan's churchyard, shows an uncomfortable blend of small scale 18th- and 19th-century cottages with the more angular, bland 20th-century buildings.

Caption For Southampton, Westgate 1908

Westgate offers some idea of what it would have been like to live beside the city walls. The portcullis was removed in 1744 when it became 'a nuisance, and of no manner of use'.

Caption For Solihull, Entrance To Malvern Hall School C1965

John Constable is known to have painted Malvern Hall at least three times - one of these paintings is now in Tate Britain.

Caption For Prestbury, The Kings Arms C1960

Fred Archer, one of the most successful jockeys of all time, lived in Prestbury, and his father was landlord of The Kings Arms.

Caption For Hathersage, North Lee's Hall 1902

The Tudor tower house of North Lees Hall was one of seven halls built by Robert Eyre for his sons, all allegedly within sight of one another.

Caption For Barnsley, Aerial View C1966

This aerial view of the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley centres on the imposing white stone Town Hall with its monolithic central clock tower.

Caption For Peterlee, Yoden Way C1965

To the south of Easington, the new town of Peterlee was developed with the aim of attracting light industry into the area.

Caption For Kidwelly, Castle 1925

The town is chiefly noteworthy for its noble old castle, the remains of which have been carefully strengthened so that the relic is the best preserved of the nine castles in Carmarthenshire.

Caption For Hove, Church Road 1898

This bustling view of Church Road with its bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles is dominated by the sadly- lamented old Town Hall, which burned down in 1966.

Caption For Yarm, High Street C1967

The Green Tree Inn on the right is a reminder of the remarkable number of public houses in Yarm; several of these were busy coaching inns with stabling to the rear for horses in the era of the stagecoaches

Caption For Falmouth, Cowlands Creek River Fal 1912

This tranquil creek, three miles south of Truro, is one of many on the River Fal. Here two girls are enjoying the sunlight.