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Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1891 - 1892, Tyldesley Ref. HOSM62865
1894 - 1904, Urmston Ref. HOSM63214
1889 - 1891, Worsley Ref. HOSM65306
1896 - 1902, Manningtree Ref. HOSM34884
1896 - 1902, Mistley Ref. HOSM53966
1897, New Houghton Ref. HOSM54738
1883 - 1884, Rainworth Ref. HOSM57403
1884 - 1897, Sookholme Ref. HOSM59585
1879 - 1900, Ashley Ref. HOSM69973
1879 - 1880, Brownhills Ref. HOSM39232
1879 - 1900, Mucklestone Ref. HOSM54278
1879, Shavington Park Ref. HOSM58940
1880, Rosehill Ref. HOSM60986
1879 - 1880, The Four Alls Ref. HOSM62792
1885 - 1899, Cottingham Ref. HOSM41990
1885 - 1902, Gumley Ref. HOSM47232
1886, Bleasby Moor Ref. HOSM38091
1885, Spital In The Street Ref. HOSM39773
1886 - 1887, Caistor Ref. HOSM39882
1885 - 1886, Glentham Ref. HOSM46547

Books

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Memories

29,073 memories found. Showing results 7,381 to 7,390.

Grinsdale Bridge

Grinsdale Bridge was built to take road traffic over the railway line going into Carlisle. It was always a driving hazard. The main claim to fame of the area was Ron Morton's Auto Wrecking yard. He supplied a treasure trove of ...Read more

A memory of Grinsdale in 1965 by Marcia Kell

Joe Wyche

I remember Joe Wyche very, very well; a very progressive man, and to be frank I owe my success to him. At age thirteen he hauled me into his office to inform me I was lazy and he was going to make me work. In consequence I did work for ...Read more

A memory of Poynton in 1956 by Rodney Trippier

Templeton, Kill And Rodger

Hi, a name search brought me to your link so I thought I'd write in with a request. I'm trying to track down information about my great grandmother who lived in Dumfries between 1900 and 1915. My Granny, Mary Ann ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm in 1920 by Jo Solly

Hinxman's Of Stockbrige

Does anyone have any historical information about the Hinxman's of Stockbridge. Have been doing some research into my father's maternal side and have discoverd that at one time they lived in Stockbridge (as well as West ...Read more

A memory of Stockbridge

Family History

Trying to trace Gelli in Llandybie, could be a farm, my ancestors brother, John Alexander, lived there in 1720, he married Mary Lake, my ancestor David Alexander moved to Bettws and married Jenet Rees on the marriage register it ...Read more

A memory of Llandybie by Sue Rogers

Greystone Cottages

My earliest memories are living in no 6 Greystone Cottages. We had no inside loo and had to go to the end of the terrace for the loo. We moved to Hillary Close, Salterbeck for a while to allow modernisation to take ...Read more

A memory of High Harrington in 1953

Remembering

I was born in Middleton in 1957 and we lived in Pork Street which I believe no longer exist. People I remember living there at the same time are the Woods family, Peter and Trevor Fox with their mum and dad, Conrad and his ...Read more

A memory of Middleton in 1957 by Lynda Wilson

Memories From An Ex Sankey Lad 1963

I left Great Sankey at the age of 13, having lived at 37 Park Road with Mum and Dad and brother Chris, from the age of five. I initially attended Great Sankey Primary School on Liverpool Rd. I think where the ...Read more

A memory of Great Sankey in 1963 by Ian Fackrell

Baker Lane, Stanley And Canal Road, Stanley

Does anybody have photos of Baker Lane or Canal Road in Stanley, or any information about the Littlewood family that lived there? If so, anything about the Littlewood family would be helpful. Contact details: satellite50@live.co.uk .......thank you. Peter Littlewood.

A memory of Stanley in 1900 by Peter Littlewood

Memories Of My Gran

I was born in Tean and in about 1957, when I was 8 yrs old, I was allowed to travel to Cheadle alone on the PMT service buses. I was 8yrs old. My gran would meet me at the cinema stop on Butlers Hill. She would ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle in 1957 by Janita Plant

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Captions

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Caption For Easby, Easby Hall 1913

Here in the far north of the county, 2 miles south of Great Ayton, stands this 'Gentleman's Residence', built in Georgian times for the Emerson family.

Caption For Salisbury, The Cathedral, Choir Screen 1887

The iron choir screen which separated the entrance to the choir from the nave was removed in 1959 by order of the Dean and Chapter, presumably to give an uninterrupted view from the western entrance

Caption For Botley, The Railway Hotel And Station Entrance C1960

By the Victorian drinking fountain at the entrance to Botley station lies a memorial tablet which reads:'this stone is erected to perpetuate a most cruel murder committed on the body of Thomas Webb

Caption For Axmouth, The Village 1927

The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon. Axmouth's St Michael's is a delight.

Caption For Camberley, High Street 1927

A tea-room has opened on the corner of Princess Street to cater for the increase in the population. The shops on the left have now made way for more modern blocks of shops and offices.

Caption For Crickhowell, The Bridge 1893

The long bridge over the wide Usk river separates Crickhowell from the neighbouring village of Llangattock.

Caption For Farnborough, Tumble Down Dick 1936

An inn has stood on this site for over 300 years, although the origins of its name are in dispute.

Caption For Rochdale, The Memorial C1965

It was eventually used for the site of the war memorial, which was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, architect of the Whitehall cenotaph.

Caption For Sudbury, Market 1904

We are looking from the west end of Market Hill into Friars Street.

Caption For Acton, Church 1906

This 14th-century church contains one of the oldest and finest brasses in England, that of Sir Robert de Bures (d1302).The 18th- century south chapel is 20 feet longer than the chancel, and

Caption For Sudbury, Mill Common 1932

Ahead is the Water and Roller Mill, and to the left is the tower of St Gregory's Church, with the workhouse, or Sudbury Union, now Walnut Tree Hospital, in between.

Caption For Sudbury, The Park C1965

A Georgian house called Belle Vue was built at the foot of Newton Road in the 1780s.

Caption For Dutton, The Village C1960

The Talbot Arms pub on the right hand side of the photograph has now been renamed the Tunnel Top because there is an air vent nearby for the canal tunnel that runs under the present-

Caption For Petersfield, The Square C1965

At the top centre of this view is No.1 the Square, the oldest building in the town.

Caption For Petersfield, High Street C1965

Top centre of the picture is No 1 the Square.

Caption For Barry, Barry Hotel 1899

This hotel was built in 1890 by Thomas Walker, the main contractor for the building of Barry Docks, and was referred to by locals as 'Walker's Hotel'.

Caption For Barry Island, Whitmore Bay C1940

This was a typical holiday scene on the beach in the 1940s: none of the visitors are sunbathing, and the children are not wearing swimming costumes, and yet in the background there are dozens of beach

Caption For Neston, The Cross C1950

The Cross is the name given to this road junction in the centre of the town, and does not refer to the drinking fountain pictured here.

Caption For Castle Hedingham, The Village C1955

It is remarkably unspoiled and little changed from when this picture was taken.The Castle is one of Essex's two great medieval fortresses; it was built during King Stephen's reign by Aubrey de Vere

Caption For Dudley, The Market Place C1955

It was commissioned from James Forsyth by the Earl of Dudley, and was displayed at the Paris Exhibition in 1867 before being installed in its present position.

Caption For Wednesbury, The Parish Church C1965

Some believe that there was once a temple to the Anglo-Saxon god Woden on the hilltop site where St Bartholomew's now stands.

Caption For Norwich, The Cattle Market And Castle 1891

Here we see Norwich Castle rising above the bustle of the sheep market.

Caption For Lichfield, The Cathedral C1955

Work on Lichfield Cathedral began in the late 12th century, and took about 150 years to complete, though additional work was undertaken during the 15th century.

Caption For Ilfracombe, Capstone Hill And Parade 1911

At Crewkhorne one passes under the Runnycleaves by a dark tunnel that casts a shade of serious resolve upon the would-be bather, and on the hottest day inspires a shiver premonitory of the coming plunge