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Places

5 places found.

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Photos

18 photos found. Showing results 181 to 18.

Maps

573 maps found.

1896, Sparnon Gate Ref. RNE836079
1898, Stony Gate Ref. RNE840786
1896, Tardy Gate Ref. RNE845180
1897, Pipe Gate Ref. RNE806460
1896, Nazeing Gate Ref. RNE788071
1946, Hicks Gate Ref. NPO732270
1898, Alwoodley Gates Ref. RNE624752
1896, Barnet Gate Ref. RNE633596
1947, Walworth Gate Ref. NPO860289
1946, Two Gates Ref. NPO854858
1947, Shay Gate Ref. NPO829241
1898, Bugle Gate Ref. RNE655027
1896, Fernhill Gate Ref. RNE704603
1898, Gate Helmsley Ref. RNE712209
1895, Cross Gate Ref. RNE684276
1947, Park Gate Ref. NPO800918
1946, Pipe Gate Ref. NPO806460
1946, Sparnon Gate Ref. NPO836079
1945, Plot Gate Ref. NPO807622
1946, Portfield Gate Ref. NPO809631

Books

1 books found. Showing results 217 to 1.

Memories

679 memories found. Showing results 91 to 100.

Harrogate Station Square

Here is Station Square appearing as its architects intended, an open airy town centre piece. The gardens in the foreground are the Coronation Gardens of c.1953, which complimented the Victorian square admirably. Just as ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate in 1965 by Nigel Bunce

Postcards Of Llwyngwril

I have now discovered the existence of 229 separate postcards for this delightful village and of these I have collected 171. They range in date from 1890 to 2008 and Friths were the most prolific of publishers, issuing ...Read more

A memory of Llwyngwril by Tony Russell

Friends Reunited

I was in hospital for two and a half years, I made lots of friends there. There were three girls I remember, one was Pat Davis, she had TB just like me, Susan Burgess was another and Evonne la Page was the other one. If anyone knows ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1953 by Sheila Guilfoyle

Chobham, County Secondary School C1955 &Nbsp;

The earliest date this can have been taken is 1957/58. I know because as a 17 year old school-leaver I worked as a teaboy/labourer on the site in July 1957 when the school was being built.

A memory of Chobham in 1957

My Grandparent's Home

I received  information from my cousin Leslie about this photo. Now that I have found it I am delighted. My grandparents were Thomas Benjamin Fairminer (1881-1954) who married Louisa Florence Smith (1880 - 1944). They ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by Joyce Hunt

The Travellers Rest Pub

I am trying to find the history of the Travellers Rest pub, Leadsham Road. I have been told it was once called The Drum And Monkey but don't have any dates is there anyone out there that has any old pictures or photos or can help with dates? If so, please contact me.

A memory of Little Sutton by Ron Hartley

Kemnay

James Urquhart, aged 20 years, Farm Servant, living at WELLBUSH, KEMNAY ,  married Mary Ann Jackson, aged 23 years, Domestic Servant, living at Little Hillbrae, Bourtie. The date was 28th April 1860, and the venue was High Street, Inverurie. ...Read more

A memory of Kemnay in 1860 by R Urquhart

St Marys

Just an up-date to my previous memory. I wonder if anybody remembers St Mary's Church just down the road from Valence Wood Road. I was a choirboy there for a numbers of years in the late forties - early fifties. I was married there on Oct 1st. 1955. Alan Gammans

A memory of Dagenham in 1955 by Alan Gammans

I Am The One Who Baby Sat For Ian Warburton

Dear Ian, If my memory is correct it was about the above year that I baby sat for you while your mother and father went to Scotish Dancing. Bob who was studying at night school would sit and do his home ...Read more

A memory of Helsby in 1954

A Seaside Holiday By Manorbier Beach

Although this view of Manorbier Castle dates from 1890 it is the only photo in the Francis Frith collection which shows the nearby beach. I am happy to record our family's day on the beach here and it is ...Read more

A memory of Manorbier in 2011 by John Howard Norfolk

Captions

1,440 captions found. Showing results 217 to 240.

Caption For Killarney, Ross Castle 1897

The keep dates from the fourteenth century and was surrendered by Lord Muskerry to Cromwell's troops in 1652.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral, Choir West 1891

Norwich's date from 1420; but up to 1515 they had more than their fair share of fires, necessitating re-arrangements, renewals, repairs and additions.

Caption For Chardstock, Holy City C1960

Many of the farms in the parish date back over 800 years, and there are a number of picturesque cottages.

Caption For Newquay, Fistral Beach 1918

Fishing boats, still all sailing craft at this date, are moored in the shelter of the two piers.

Caption For Rothesay, Castle 1897

The forework is a high tower which extends into the moat and dates from the remodelling of the castle by James IV and James V.

Caption For Shepshed, Bullring C1960

The Westminster Bank, a grandiose building in brick and buff terracotta, dates from 1903. Note the fully-laden coal lorry (centre).

Caption For Pembridge, The New Inn And The Market Hall C1955

The delightful little market shelter in the foreground dates from the 16th century.

Caption For Abbots Ripton, The Flower Gardens C1955

The Hall is the centre of the Abbots Ripton Estate; many of its timber-framed and thatched cottages and farmhouses date from the 16th century.

Caption For Ringwood, The Church From The Market Place 1890

Ringwood's parish church dated originally to the 13th century, but suffered so badly at the hands of restorers that it had to be rebuilt in Early English style in 1854 - fortunately a number of features

Caption For Barnard Castle, Market Place 1892

We are looking towards the Butter Market and Barnard Castle's octagonal two-tiered Market Cross, which dates from 1747.

Caption For Skelton, Castle 1891

The present castle is a battlemented house dating from around 1800, and the seat of the Wharton family. It was the birthplace of Commander Wild, an Antarctic explorer.

Caption For Bourton On The Water, Harrington House C1950

Few buildings date back further than the 17th century, and Harrington House is one of the oldest.

Caption For Thaxted, The Guildhall C1955

This fine timber-framed guildhall dates from the late 15th century. It was built by the powerful cutlers, who were active in the town in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Caption For Clydach, 1936

Clydach is home to an industrial archaeological site, a coke-fired ironworks dating from 1792. It was forced into bankruptcy in 1877.

Caption For Maidstone, High Street C1955

Numbers 93, 94 and 95 High Street, on the Bank Street side, date from about 1855, an early example of an iron-framed building.

Caption For Wimborne, From The Meadows 1899

The altar tomb of John Beaufort and Margaret Beauchamp, the hands of their effigies entwined, dates from the mid 14th century.

Caption For Bray, Village 1911

The church dates from the time of Edward I and is built on the site of the original Norman church.

Caption For Wakefield, The Cathedral C1960

The oldest part now dates from 1329, while its spire, at 247 feet, is the highest in Yorkshire.

Caption For Farnborough, Homestead Farm 1906

Dating from the 17th century, Home Farm's outbuildings to the right of the picture have been demolished and made way for Home Farm Close, while the farmhouse itself on the left still

Caption For Capesthorne Hall, 1897

Set in 1,000 acres of parkland, the Jacobean-style hall dates from 1719. Following a fire it was rebuilt (in much the same style) in 1861.

Caption For Dublin, Viceregal Lodge From Phoenix Park 1897

At this time, this Georgian building dating from 1751 was the home of the King's representative in Ireland, and is now 'Aras an Uachtarain', the Irish president's official residence.

Caption For Twickenham, Church 1899

St Mary's Church dates from the 15th century, though much of the present building is a reconstruction by John James, after the original church fell down in 1713.

Caption For Southall, The Manor House 1965

The house dates back to at least 1587, though many builders have toyed with the original design in the intervening centuries.

Caption For Melton Mowbray, St Mary's Church North Transept 1927

The elaborate brass chandelier dates from 1746.