Photos

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Maps

316 maps found.

1898, Amitabha Buddhist Centre Ref. RNE624992
1909 - 1912, Eversley Centre Ref. HOSM45004
1900-1901, Storey Arms Centre Ref. RNC840905
1898-1900, Amitabha Buddhist Centre Ref. RNC624992
1899-1900, Dartmoor Expedition Centre Ref. RNC688825
Bisley Camp (National Shooting Centre), 1940, Bisley Camp (National Shooting Centre) Ref. NPO641236
Bisley Camp (National Shooting Centre), 1896, Bisley Camp (National Shooting Centre) Ref. RNE641236
Bisley Camp (National Shooting Centre), 1920, Bisley Camp (National Shooting Centre) Ref. POP641236
Bisley Camp (National Shooting Centre), 1897-1909, Bisley Camp (National Shooting Centre) Ref. RNC641236
1896, Maidstone Ref. HOSM40702
1897, Woodhouse Park Ref. HOSM40978
1887, Hampton Hargate Ref. HOSM47502
1894, Dumplington Ref. HOSM61542
1891, Lidget Green Ref. HOSM45379
1903, Smallwood Ref. HOSM50119
1898, Oldfield Fm Ref. HOSM47762

Books

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Memories

1,253 memories found. Showing results 151 to 160.

The Kennels Is This The Site Bookham Equestrian Centre

I am pretty sure this must be along the Dorking Road looking up towards the Downs. It looks like it is on the left going up towards Polesdon Lacey? Can someone confirm I am right here? ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham

The Chapels

In the 1940s and 50s social life in Cwmtwrch was centred on the chapel and public house. There were eight active chapels, each with its own distinctive architecture, and representative of the major non-conformist denominations ...Read more

A memory of Lower Cwm-twrch in 1940 by David Lougher

The Good Old Days

I was born in Luton in the 1940s and remember well the shops in Manchester Street with WG Durrants butchers on the corner of Manchester Street and Bridge Street. Next door in Bridge Street was a garage and further along Manchester ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Michael Bream

The Trackless Buses

As a child in the late 1950s, I remember catching the trackless trolley bus in St. Sepulchre Gate, we lived on Beckett Road at the time, and caught the bus for home outside Hodgeson and Hepworths (Grocers), which was later ...Read more

A memory of Doncaster in 1959 by Eileen Robinson

Hawthorn

I had a very happy childhood growing up in Hawthorn until I left at the age of fifteen to join the Royal Navy in 1960. Hawthorn consisted of two distinct halves separated by a 'main road'. The top site had flat roofs while ...Read more

A memory of Hawthorn by Ronald Toghill

Webburn Lodge Formerly Lower Lodge

GRADE 11 LISTED. House, formerly the south lodge of Buckland Court (q.v.). Probably mid C19; simplified Tudor style. Granite rubble. Slated roofs. Large granite ashlar chimneystack on ridge in ...Read more

A memory of Buckland in the Moor in 1890 by Francis Hutchinson

Hanwell Community Centre

I first played 5 a side football here for the cubs/scouts in the annual tournaments they had for all scout groups in ealing then. Played nearly every week from 1982 to 2009!when I had to re-locate to ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1965 by Steve Anderson

The Boats In This Photo

I think the motor yacht in the centre of this photo [outer row, single mast with 3 visible portholes on the starboard side] is the White Aster II which belonged to my grandfather Walter Robinson Handforth. The same vessel ...Read more

A memory of Conwy in 1940 by Chris Handforth

Badger Hall, Thundersley, Essex Circa 1900

My Great Uncle and Aunt, Archibald “Arch” and Clara Meade, owned Badger Hall, Thundersley, around the turn of the 19th to 20th century. It was then described as having 22 acres of parkland and holding ...Read more

A memory of Thundersley by John Sharpe

Cranford Shops 1980s 2010

Starting from Tesco Express: This used to be a block of about 2 or 3 shops which included a building society and a travel agent. Next to this was Barclays Bank which closed down in the late 1980s/early 1990s. It remained ...Read more

A memory of Cranford

Captions

3,593 captions found. Showing results 361 to 384.

Caption For Swanage, 1897

After the peace with France, a Coastguard Station was built (centre), and the Lifeboat Station (centre right) was constructed for the 'Charlotte Mary' in 1875.

Caption For Fareham, West Street C1955

The clock (centre left) has been removed, a line of trees has been planted to the right, and there are some benches for weary shoppers.

Caption For Ferrybridge, High Street C1955

The 1950s blocks of flats, left, replaced many small businesses, and even the Three Horseshoes Inn (centre distance) has been demolished to create a car park.

Caption For Bridport, Bradpole Road 1903

The access road to the Delapre estate can be seen (left), and Roger's Cottage, beside Long's Lane, is in the distance (left of centre), with houses Nos 76 to 68 being in the near distance (right of centre

Caption For Chippenham, The Bandstand And St Paul's Church C1960

The bandstand in the centre of the park was designed by Mr Adams, the Borough Surveyor, at a cost of £267 in 1923.

Caption For Lytham, Lowther Gardens 1929

The building in the centre is the Lowther Pavilion.

Caption For Chelmsford, The Cathedral 1919

When Chelmsford became the centre of a new diocese, it pipped several other applicants at the post.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, The Marlowes C1965

The building of the new town centre had been designated a priority in 1951, and the market moved here in 1955.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, The Village 1902

This photograph looks northwards up the High Street to Donkey Lane and the 17th-century thatched Dormouse Cottage on the corner (centre).

Caption For Donington, Market Place C1965

Get A Head (a ladies' hairdresser) has taken over from Margaret Graves (left), and the chemist (centre left) is still there.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Brockley Hall C1965

Brockley Hall, a large Victorian residence, has been used for many years as a Christian Retreat Centre.

Caption For Langland Bay, The Hotel 1893

Note the walled garden in the centre of the picture complete with lean-to

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, High Street 2005

The Old Town Hall was repaired and transformed into an Arts Centre, the old market square was rebuilt and the once shabby alleys and corner sites were improved beyond recognition.

Caption For Gloucester, The Cathedral From The Air C1965

Surrounding this splendid structure are the houses and local businesses of the city centre that lead to Westgate Street, Eastgate Street, Southgate Street and Northgate Street.

Caption For Hull, George Street 1903

The statue of Hull's leading writer, Andrew Marvell, has been moved; George Street became the new centre of entertainment. Bars, bistros and night clubs flourish here.

Caption For Matlock, Bank Road C1949

Another view of Bank Road in the centre of Matlock. Where the man is crossing the road on the left is now a pedestrian- controlled crossing.

Caption For Weymouth, The Swannery 1890

The branch railway from Weymouth to Portland (left) was built westwards from Weymouth railway yard (centre right) in 1862 and opened in 1865.

Caption For Saxilby, Foss Dyke C1965

The Lincoln Co-op (centre left) is no longer located here, but in a more modern store at the other end of the village. There are very few shops along the canal side now.

Caption For Saxilby, Foss Dyke C1965

The Lincoln Co-op (centre left) is no longer located here, but in a more modern store at the other end of the village. There are very few shops along the canal side now.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1890

The North Wall of the harbour (left centre) was still detached from the beach.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Marine Parade 1930

The Old Bonded Store and Bay Cottage (centre) can be clearly seen. Bay Cottage is better known as Jane's Café, for its link with 'Persuasion'.

Caption For Donington, Market Place C1965

Get A Head (a ladies' hairdresser) has taken over from Margaret Graves (left), and the chemist (centre left) is still there.

Caption For Maidstone, All Saints' Church From The Bridge C1965

Rowers speed past moored motor cruisers on a sylvan reach of the river, close to the town centre.

Caption For Buckfastleigh, Fore Street C1965

Buckfastleigh was for centuries the centre of the South Devon cloth industry, as its location on the Dart meant there was a ready source of power.