Maps

5,497 maps found.

1895, Longfield Ref. HOSM52264
1920, Addington Ref. POP619834
1921, Kingswood Ref. POP748296
1920, Horton Ref. POP740860
1920, Longford Ref. POP766905
1898-1899, Northwood Ref. RNC794527
1897-1898, Offham Ref. RNC796030
1897-1898, Oldbury Ref. RNC797330
1897-1898, Newbury Ref. RNC790731
1898-1899, Northbourne Ref. RNC794174
1920, Capel Ref. POP660935
1921, Chalkwell Ref. POP666168
1921, Dunkirk Ref. POP695535
1920, Coombe Ref. POP676899
1898-1899, Nash Ref. RNC787925
1897-1898, Nettlestead Ref. RNC789174
1920, Summerfield Ref. POP842657
1920, Ridley Ref. POP816657
1921, Roseacre Ref. POP819995
1921, Newnham Ref. POP791395

Books

28 books found. Showing results 193 to 216.

Memories

569 memories found. Showing results 81 to 90.

Port Regis

I had a couple of holidays at Broadstairs, staying at the Convent at Port Regis. I attended St Philomena's in Carshalton Surrey and I think they owned the Convent at Port Regis. I can remember Broadstairs and going to Margate. I now ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1960 by Bette Schoots

More Memories Of Waterrow

Dear reader, I have received some lovely messages since writing a few memories I thought I would add a few more. The Rock Inn I use to stay with my great uncle/aunty's public house, namely the Rock Inn, in 1958- 1965. The ...Read more

A memory of Waterrow in 1960 by Julian Bishop

Growing Up In Kirkdale

I was one year old when we moved to Kirkdale, that was 1956, we moved to 82 Brasenose Road from Huyton with Roby so all my childhood memories were about growing up in Kirkdale. We had nothing but we were happy. There was six ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1960 by Patricia Johnson

The Good Old Brad

Moved from Llanbradach in 1968, now live in Deal, Kent. Thinking back to when I lived in the Brad, we played in the park and went to the swimming pool (which was always freezing cold) and the mountain just at the back of where I ...Read more

A memory of Llanbradach in 1960 by Susan Jones

Wonderful Times

"Hold his hand and, don't let him fall in", were my dear old mum's famous last words. As an 8 year old when this photo was taken, keeping an eye on an accident prone 6 year old brother was no easy task. Off we went on the old ...Read more

A memory of Gorleston-on-Sea in 1960 by John Woodward

Enterprise Cafe, East Farleigh.

Does anybody remember Harry Smart and family who ran and owned the cafe at East Farleigh? It was a bikers' cafe and riders used to come from all over Kent to sit and talk bikes etc. His son Paul was a successful rider ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone in 1960 by Paul Cattano

Poyners Nursery East Hill Ashford Kent

When this building was sold and demolished by Ashford School, the site was turned into a Tennis court with a igh steel net fence placed along East Hill to prevent balls landing in the road or hitting ...Read more

A memory of Ashford in 1960 by Peter Oliver

Hardboard Holiday Home.

You'll all go "Oh yes", when I jog your memory that Seaview was formerly named 'Kite Farm Camp'. It changed its name to Seaview around '61/62 when Arthur Fitt the garage owner on the other side of the station bought it from ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1960

My Life As Boy And Man In St.Dennis

I moved into the first house on the right in the photo with the bay window in February of 1960 with my parents and 3 brothers. We were only the second tenants of that house. I stayed there with my parents until I ...Read more

A memory of St Dennis in 1960 by Malcolm Burnett

Grassy Bridge

Hello I attended Brown Rigg from 1960-1965. My best memories are the horses and the Sunday afternoon rides around the countryside, do you remember Bent Toe? The hours trying to learn side saddle. The hikes to Grassy Bridge? I have ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1960 by First Name Last Name

Captions

216 captions found. Showing results 193 to 216.

Caption For Berkhamsted, Monk's Garden, Ashridge College C1960

In 1361 the Black Prince married Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent, and they honeymooned in Berkhamsted.

Caption For Old Sarum, The Castle Ruins C1965

Old Sarum was one of a number of ancient sites refortified by the Normans; others included Thetford (Norfolk), Rochester (Kent) and Carisbrooke (Isle of Wight).

Caption For Lyme Regis, Victoria Pier 1912

Victoria Pier used to be known as Crab Head until it was renamed following a visit by Princess Victoria with her mother the Duchess of Kent.

Caption For Basildon, Town Square C1965

The Duchess of Kent visited in 1968 when she dedicated a £4,000 porch and modern sculpture of Christ at St Martin's Church in the town centre.

Caption For Tenby, The Harbour 1898

This was completed in 1899, and opened on 9 May by the Duchess of Kent. A

Caption For Castletown, From The Pier 1893

In 1955 Douglas handled around 70 per cent of the island's imports and exports, while Castletown accounted for less than 4 per cent of imports and no exports.

Caption For Chester Le Street, Front Street C1955

Purchase tax on new cars was increased from 50 to 60 per cent, and purchasers were required to pay a deposit of 15 per cent and the balance over two years.

Caption For Stone, From The Brewery 1900

The view from the roof of Bent's Brewery.

Caption For Felixstowe, The Sands C1955

Facing Undercliff Road are (from left to right) the 1930s Trent's Café; the Town Hall of 1892; the Empire Café; Bent Hill; and the Felix Hotel of 1903, with the Spa Pavilion of 1909 below.

Caption For Runcorn, Weston Point C1955

In 1803, John Johnson opened a small soap factory; within thirty years Johnson Brothers were manufacturing 36 per cent of the country's soap and had diversified into coal and chemicals.

Caption For Bentley, The Memorial Hall 1929

The name 'Bentley' means 'woodland clearing where bents grow.'

Caption For Almondsbury, C1955

Suddenly in November the Chancellor increased the purchase tax on new cars by 50 to 60 per cent in order to suppress the growing demand.

Caption For Cromer, West Promenade C1955

The north winds have taken their toll and bent the lamp-posts which illuminate this slope during the evening.

Caption For Stone, From The Brewery 1900

This shows the view from the roof of Bent's Brewery.

Caption For Barton Upon Irwell, Barton Bridge Road C1955

Raw cotton imports and finished cotton exports represented about 70 per cent of the value of goods being shipped, though since 1951 oil had become the primary tonnage commodity.

Caption For Gnosall, The Village 1899

At this time only some 10 per cent of the county's agricultural land was in the hands of owner-occupiers; the majority was still controlled by the great estates.

Caption For Alderley Edge, Holy Well 1896

The well had the reputation of curing barrenness in women, and offerings of bent pins were sometimes left there.

Caption For Birmingham, Corporation Street 1896

dilapidation of whole quarters have reminded me of Strasbourg which I saw soon after the bombardment'.The area was notorious, wells were contaminated with raw sewage, and the death rate was 3.2 per cent

Caption For Trough Of Bowland, Sykes Farm 1921

In this century, walks around Stocks Reservoir ('the Jewel of the Forest of Bowland') are increasingly popular; the area has 70 per cent of the UK breeding population of hen harriers.

Caption For Allenheads, Ropehaugh C1965

Situated at the head of the valley of the East Allen, Allenheads was an important centre for the lead-mining industry from the late 18th to the mid 19th century; the mines here produced around 14 per cent

Caption For Exmouth, A Cockle Woman 1906

With her stockings cut away at the ankles, she paddles barefoot in the freezing water, bent double for hours on end.

Caption For Exmouth, A Cockle Woman 1906

With her stockings cut away at the ankles, she paddles barefoot in the freezing water, bent double for hours on end.

Caption For St Neots, The Bridge And Bridge Hotel C1955

In 1964 this beautiful and historic bridge, built in 1617, finally bent to the increase of traffic and was demolished and replaced with a modern concrete structure.