Photos

54 photos found. Showing results 281 to 54.

Maps

494 maps found.

1925, Dacre Banks Ref. POP687448
1925, Black Banks Ref. POP641343
1903-1904, Strawberry Bank Ref. RNC841531
1902, Tat Bank Ref. RNC845411
1902-1903, The Bank Ref. RNC846288
1899, Whiteley Bank Ref. RNC868976
1897-1900, Vernham Bank Ref. RNC858858
1902, Wall Bank Ref. RNC859806
1901-1902, Wrangle Bank Ref. RNC874827
1899-1902, Weethley Bank Ref. RNC862731
1903, Weld Bank Ref. RNC862832
1947, Jodrell Bank Ref. NPO745159
1946, May Bank Ref. NPO775772
1947, Meal Bank Ref. NPO776141
1946, Sandy Bank Ref. NPO825275
1946, River Bank Ref. NPO817349
1898, Brandon Bank Ref. RNE648718
1898, Coal Bank Ref. RNE672533
1898, Astwood Bank Ref. RNE628269
1896, Bank Fold Ref. RNE632322

Books

25 books found. Showing results 337 to 360.

Memories

9,938 memories found. Showing results 141 to 150.

Mining My Archive

At the age of ten, my father moved me and the rest of the family from Low Fell to Esh Winning, without consulting any of us, including my mother. He had bought a tumble-down holiday cottage, situated between the pit-heap and the ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning by David Woodhead

Early Days.

I was born in1942 at a maternity home in Honeypot Lane and came home to Heber Road in Cricklewood. My parents worked at the big Smiths factory at the top of Temple Road. I went Mora Road school , one of the teachers called Miss Gibbs ...Read more

A memory of Cricklewood by Kim Trask

The Seagull

Back in the seventies I drove to Staines to visit my long lost Uncle Basil who I hadn’t seen since I was eight. I drove into Staines from London and asked a newsagent how to find his address. Upon arrival, I parked and knocked on the ...Read more

A memory of Staines by John Hardie

My First Saturday Job In Bhs, Hounslow

I had my very first ‘Saturday job’ working at BHS in Hounslow High Street in 1956. My wage packet at the end of the day was fourteen shillings and eight pence! We used to stand inside a counter in those days, ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Carol Gaches

The Oriel, Racecourse And The Later 60 S

The racecourse was pretty much my home all my life, Kempton Avenue. Sorry, a bit of a personal ramble here mixed with my remeniscing about me to put into context; I was born in Ealing in 53 of Welsh family (5 older ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Nick Parr,

Schooldays In Dearne

It's incredible how one can recall memories from a remarkably long time ago. In fact, I still remember that on my fourth birthday, I received two identical birthday cards from different people. I can even remember the ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Dennis Ford

Childhood Memories

Just a few memories from when I lived in Althorne. We moved there from a very different way of living and were told we would find it hard to Fit in. Well in the summer holidays of September 77 we all turned up Mum Ann, Dad Brian, ...Read more

A memory of Althorne by Richard Day

Streatham 1955 1982

I lived in Becmead Avenue, my maiden name was Montgomery. My sister and I went to St. Leonards School from 1955, Mr Stewart was headmaster, and I remember Mrs Morrison and Mr. Keeling. Streatham had Saturday morning pictures ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Jeanette Simmonds

Collingwood School

I attended Collingwood from 1957 - 1960 and yes, the discipline was severe. I once looked out of the window as a fire engine went by and was punished with 6 of the best! Mr Kirby Birt was an odd character with a viscious ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by Phillip Stringer

Air Conditioning

I worked in Rolls-Royce installing the air conditioning unit, taking the car out on the road to test the system worked correctly. I worked with Maurice Ashwin, my foreman was Jack Gadd. The senior bosses were always known by ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1960 by Ken Wood

Captions

2,019 captions found. Showing results 337 to 360.

Caption For Welshpool, Church Street C1955

The van on the left was ahead of its time by using the back door for the slogan: 'If it's tractors ask Reginald Tildesley'.

Caption For Rhymney, High Street 1967

Note the branch of Lloyds Bank on the left, and the Scala cinema on the right next to N Joseph, General Stores.

Caption For Hartford, All Saints Church 1898

The parish church of All Saints stands on the banks of the River Ouse.

Caption For Histon, High Street C1965

We can see the sign of the Barley Mow, which is set back from the street.

Caption For Hawkshead, Grammar School 1892

The school, now a museum and library, sits comfortably beneath the bank on which the parish church of St Michael, seen in the background, stands.

Caption For Wilmslow, Carrs Bridge C1955

Pownall Bridge over the River Bollin carries the public footpath that runs from Wilmslow along the river bank to Styal.

Caption For Crayke, The Green And Church C1960

Springtime daffodils adorn the bank in front of the battlemented, mostly 15th-century parish church of St Cuthbert at Crayke, a lovely village overlooking the Vale of York.

Caption For Frome, The Market Place C1950

On the right is Lloyd's Bank, and beyond it is the entrance to Cheap Street.

Caption For Nottingham, Old Market Square C1950

In the centre background, the traditional building of Lloyds Bank can be seen, and on the extreme left is a branch of Fifty Shilling Tailors.

Caption For March, High Street C1955

The boy on the left appears to have been diverted from what he was doing: probably he has been hailed by the two cyclists opposite Lloyd's Bank, who seem to be about to head across the road towards him

Caption For Draughton, The Village C1955

Some farm cottages date back to 1659 in this pretty village just east of Skipton.

Caption For Slough, High Street 1950

Slough dates back to the 12th century, when it was a hamlet on the London to Bath road.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Angel Hotel 1929

This photograph was taken back in the days when an open space in a town did not have to be completely covered by cars!

Caption For Reading, St Mary's Butts 1912

The church dates back to Saxon times.

Caption For Cheltenham, Lower High Street C1955

Powers were sought in Parliament to establish new residential areas, and many of the squares and avenues of modern- day Cheltenham date back to that period.

Caption For Witham, Church Street C1965

In the centre of the picture stands the forge, which is believed to date back over 670 years, although it is thought that horses and ponies were shod here long before that.

Caption For Barry, Knap Boating Lake C1960

A motor boat waits for passengers, and to recover skiffs abandoned by their occupants when it was time to bring them back.

Caption For Newbury, The Wharf C1960

At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.

Caption For Belbroughton, Hartle Lane C1965

There is a great deal of attractive Georgian architecture, and a church dating back to the 12th century, with a beautifully decorated 15th-century font and handsome Carolean pulpit and reading desk

Caption For Little Comberton, The Village C1955

Parts of Little Comberton's church date back to at least the 12th century, though there was considerable rebuilding in 1887.

Caption For Falmouth, Pandora Inn Restronguet C1950

a most attractive position on the shore of Restronguet Creek off the Carrick Roads, the old thatched inn was once owned by the captain of the 'Pandora', which sailed to the South Pacific to bring back

Caption For Mevagissey, The Harbour C1955

This attractive scene, with fishing boats in a harbour backed by cottages climbing the hillside, gives the reason why.

Caption For Boroughbridge, 1907

Boroughbridge, to the southeast of Ripon, dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the Ure.

Caption For Gourock, General View 1900

In the distance is Kilcreggan on the Rosneath Peninsula, and the entrance to Loch Long which is backed by the Cowal hills.