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Maps

4,509 maps found.

1924, West Hill Ref. POP864399
1919, Westerleigh Hill Ref. POP865771
1925, Westgate Hill Ref. POP866041
1922, Weston Hills Ref. POP866326
1920, Whelpley Hill Ref. POP867118
1919, White Hills Ref. POP867901
1947, Ankerdine Hill Ref. NPO625744
1946, Annis Hill Ref. NPO625847
1946, Avery Hill Ref. NPO629198
1946, Badger's Hill Ref. NPO630033
1945, Ball Hill Ref. NPO631056
1920, Tyler's Hill Ref. POP855562
1921, Willard's Hill Ref. POP870356
1919, Windmill Hill Ref. POP871109
1924, Windy Hill Ref. POP871248
1920, Witherenden Hill Ref. POP871913
1920, Witton Hill Ref. POP872077
1920, Woodbridge Hill Ref. POP872868
1919, Woolmer Hill Ref. POP874317
1921, Workhouse Hill Ref. POP874535

Books

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Memories

4,110 memories found. Showing results 111 to 120.

Meeting Street

I have a copy of the Meeting Street photo as the girl standing in the road (with the black sleeve) is my Grandmother SARAH POWE (nee Lesley). The family house was at 29 Meeting Street just out of view. Grandmother also ran the BELL ...Read more

A memory of Appledore by Michael Ewings

Old Northfield

The stretch of road we see is called Bell Lane.  Bell Lane curves back to Bristol Rd. The big house partly seen in the distance is Bell House which has quite a history.To it's left goes Bell Holloway (still fairly unaltered) and ...Read more

A memory of Northfield in 1930 by Donald Cook

The Two Bob Gun

At the top of Queens Road in Buckhurst Hill is a small newsagents shop. It was owned by the Mr & Mrs. Silk.  The shop sold papers magazines cigarettes, sweets and a few toys. Situated right across the road from where ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Denman Lalonde

Growing Up Near Temple

I remember Temple school. The Knights Templar play. Christmas plays. The youth club on Friday evenings. Friday I'm in love. I was. The glen. Scottish country dancing. The human skull in Anna's cellar. Diving ...Read more

A memory of Temple by Louise Mercer

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. ...Read more

A memory of Elliots Green in 1980 by Jt Davies

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

Buses In The Snow

I remember the green double decker buses revving up Crays Hill in the snow and jamming their tyres against the curb to try and get up. We lived in Elm Bank on the hill and sometimes witnessed the buses sliding side-ways back ...Read more

A memory of Crays Hill in 1977 by Helena Mead

Delamere By Sid Grant

The Jewish Fresh Air Home and School was founded in 1921 by Miss Margaret Langdon, MBE, MA (1890-1980) and located at Blakemere Lane, Delamere near Norley, in the beautiful Cheshire countryside.  My time spent there was from ...Read more

A memory of Delamere in 1930 by Sid Grant

Grannys House

my grandparents lived at 77 Old Hill, third house just behind tree, Mr and Mrs Thomas.  I lived there till they built the Wimpy estate on fields behind my mum and dad, then got a council house. I loved living on the old hill, the ...Read more

A memory of Bolsover in 1957 by Linda Geraghty

Memories Of Stone Hills.

This picture was taken from the corner of the Co-operative shop and features the Cherry Tree public house before it was turned into Waitrose. In about 1965, my friend’s mother remarried and my family was invited ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1965 by Ken Barker

Captions

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Caption For Luton, St Mary's Church 1897

Henry also gave land to the monks to build a hospital and chapel on Farley Hill.

Caption For Hillsborough, The Castle, Gatehouse 1890

This 18th-century house links the family with the first Hill arrivals. It stands on the foundations of a fort built about 1639 by Sir Arthur Hill after he left a post at Carrickfergus Castle.

Caption For Chaldon, St Lawrence's Hospital C1965

This stretch of country used to have three major hospitals, the most famous of which was Cane Hill, built as a lunatic asylum in 1882.

Caption For Stanstead Abbotts, View From Cats Hill C1960

Running downhill into Stanstead Abbots from the north-east, Cats Hill presents a formidable hazard to modern motorists. It was not so in the 1960s, without a vehicle in view.

Caption For Hoghton, The Tower Courtyard 1895

Hoghton Tower, set on a hill and visible for miles, dates from 1565. King James I beggared the Hoghtons by overstaying on a visit with all his retainers.

Caption For Sutton, Stonecot Hill C1955

Continuing from Grand Drive into Tudor Drive the route briefly re-enters the parish of Sutton at Stonecot Hill.

Caption For Chipping Norton, The Cotswolds C1960

The hills above the western escarpment form the skyline.

Caption For Goudhurst, Village 1901

The Vine Hotel stands on the left, whilst halfway up the hill is a horse-drawn wagon.

Caption For Hampstead, St Stephen's From Pond 1898

St Stephen's Church is prominent on Rosslyn Hill above the tranquil water of the pond, which is disturbed only by a few fishermen and rather more observers.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill 1897

Beyond, stretching from right to left, is the line of West Street through to the Town Hall and Market Place, with the chimneys of the net-makers Joseph Gundry & Company (centre left), Ewens & Turner in

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1897

Colmer's Hill is the distinctive distant hilltop (centre).

Caption For Downham, The Village 1895

The name Downham means 'dwelling by the hill' - the hill is obviously Pendle, which can be seen in the background.

Caption For Aylesbury, The Canal 1897

Just beyond the bridge is the delightfully named Hills and Partridges Lock.

Caption For Hampstead, Heath From Parliament Hill 1898

The Heath, extending from Kenwood House in the north to an area around Parliament Hill in the south, occupies some 800 acres; it has been popular with artists and authors (and the Gordon Rioters) since

Caption For Norwich, Elm Hill, First Mayor Of Norwich House (1566) 1929

Elm Hill was rescued from slum clearance by the Norwich Society in 1927 and beautifully restored. To those who see it now, the intended vandalism is difficult to comprehend.

Caption For Launceston, St Stephen's Holy Well 1911

The well stands in a tranquil spot on Gallows Hill overlooking the valley. The little building is probably not that old — 19th-century seems to be the local consensus.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Angel Hill C1955

The gateway to the Abbey and the commercial edge of the secular town face each other across Angel Hill.

Caption For St Ives, Tregenna Place 1922

Tregenna Place from Tregenna Hill. The narrow thoroughfare has changed little to this day, although there are many more vehicles passing to and fro.

Caption For Lancaster, Market Street C1950

We are looking down from Castle Park to Castle Hill and the city beyond. The Castle gateway is out of shot on the left.

Caption For Lancaster, From The Castle C1950

We are looking down from Castle Park to Castle Hill and the city beyond. The Castle gateway is out of shot on the left.

Caption For Tetbury, Bath Bridge 1956

As a reminder of Tetbury's wool trade heritage, an annual woolsack race is held up the town's steep Gunstool Hill, each competitor carrying a burden of wool weighing 65 pounds.

Caption For Windlesham, School Lane 1909

The road to the right is Hatton Hill Road, and leads to the London Road.

Caption For Loch Katrine, Trossachs Pier C1890

The loch, which is ringed with hills, features in Sir Walter Scott's poem 'The Lady of the Lake'.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta Day 1899

The environs are very beautiful, and comprise one of the finest reaches of the Thames, flanked by gentle hills or cliffs covered with hanging woods.