Maps

2,499 maps found.

1940, South Heighton Ref. NPO834866
1946, South Hill Ref. NPO834886
1945, South Kensington Ref. NPO834959
1947, South Killingholme Ref. NPO834966
1947, South Kilvington Ref. NPO834971
1946, South Knighton Ref. NPO834987
1947, South Leverton Ref. NPO835025
1947, South Marston Ref. NPO835085
1947, South Moors Ref. NPO835119
1947, South Newsham Ref. NPO835142
1940, South Nutfield Ref. NPO835149
1946, South Ockendon Ref. NPO835152
1945, South Petherton Ref. NPO835191
1946, South Raynham Ref. NPO835219
1947, South Scarle Ref. NPO835241
1947, South Shore Ref. NPO835252
1947, South Stoke Ref. NPO835286
1940, South Stoke Ref. NPO835287
1946, South Street Ref. NPO835295
1946, South Tehidy Ref. NPO835311

Books

23 books found. Showing results 361 to 23.

Memories

1,576 memories found. Showing results 151 to 160.

My Childhood

Hi, I was born and raised in Crewe until I was 18 when I joined the WRAF. My school was Brierely St. Secondary Modern School and my maiden name was Chesworth. I have many fond memories of my time there and would love to hear from anyone ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by Lynne Wald

The Dumps

My mum and dad owned the Lonsdale off-licence during the 1960s and 1970s. I went to Brampton Manor, a few teachers stick in my memory but Dr Groom has to be the world's best physics teacher. I remember bunking off, walking over the dumps ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Brett Jolly

Elmsleigh School St Polycarp School

Born in Aldershot in 1939 my father worked for a builder in Farnborough, Chuter, and eventually moved to a rented house on Folly Hill. I initially went to St Polycarp but moved to Elmsleigh where both myself and ...Read more

A memory of Farnham in 1945 by Mike Archdeacon

In The House Of The Laird

My parents were 'in service' to the local 'laird' who was Lord Doune, traditionally the eldest son of the Earl of Moray and owner of lands around Doune. Lord Doune owned the beautiful old mansion on the hill 1.5 miles north ...Read more

A memory of Doune in 1948 by Alastair Macdonald

My Dads Shop

I always remember my dad's tuck shop in Idle, we were the end cottage on Albion Road next to the school. I was only 5 years old when we moved away but it's funny how memories, even at such a young age, stay with you. I remember walking ...Read more

A memory of Idle in 1963 by Christine Collins Nee Furby

Growing Up

North Somercotes played a large part in my growing up, I lived with my parents, sister and brother on the Lakeside Lido in St Annes Avenue, next to my friend Cherry Mayfield. I particularly remember when we both had chickenpox ...Read more

A memory of North Somercotes in 1968 by Linda Butler

Small Village Big World

I was also born in Cwm in 1950. We lived there untill the early sixties with my sisters Rhian and Ann. I have just found this web site, and my first impression is how far the children of Cwm have spread over the world. ...Read more

A memory of Cwm by Bryn Lewis

Liphook

My grandfather was the manager of Smorthwaites, the Chemist, opposite the Anchor Hotel in the middle of Liphook. My mother was born in Liphook and lived in the house next door to the Chemist's on the south. My earliest memory of ...Read more

A memory of Headley Down by Martin Williamson

Terrified By White Masses

Hi I was taken to the upper Rhondda valley (Tynewydd) by my mother in 1940 , I was some 9 yrs old. I went to school both primary and secondary (Treherbert boys school). I had lots of cousins. Myself and my cousin ...Read more

A memory of Blaengwynfi in 1940 by Ray Paget

South Street

My dad was stationed at no 1 South Street (old police house) in the year I was born, he was a PC. Then I believe we moved to 1 Almshouse Lane. My mum died in 1952,leaving behind my young sister and me and my dad. Dad eventually ...Read more

A memory of Ilchester in 1947 by Freda Hallett

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 361 to 384.

Caption For Norwich, Guildhall And Market Place 1891

The seat of the medieval governance of the city, the Guildhall was built in 1407-13, but 1930s demolition in the market area has exposed the mainly Victorian south elevation to general view.

Caption For Rye, Camber Castle 1894

Isolated in the flat fields south of Rye, Camber Castle, one of Henry VIII's coastal forts of the 1540s, is now over a mile from the retreating sea: well beyond Tudor artillery range.

Caption For Winster, View From The Rocks C1960

Winster Rocks, also known as Wyns Tor, are an outcrop of Dolomitic limestone to the south of the village, on what is now a long distance footpath known as the Limestone Way.

Caption For Portreath, Rough Sea C1965

Ore was taken to the smelters of South Wales, and the same ships returned with coal to power the mines.

Caption For Corsham, St Bartholomew's Church 1904

The south, or Tropenell, chapel is Perpendicular, as is the chancel arch and the tall north chapel.

Caption For Kings Lynn, South Gates 1925

The East Gate to the town was demolished in 1800, but the old South Gate on the road from London still stands.

Caption For St Annes, Clifton Drive South 1914

Tramcar No 23 trundles along Clifton Drive South on its way to Lytham. The paving blocks between the tracks were made from white wood, balastic lava or jarrah.

Caption For Hawton, The Church 1890

The church was extended in the 1480s with the addition of the tower, south aisle and clerestory.

Caption For Hilton, The Village C1955

Two miles south of Bulbarrow, one of Dorset's highest summits, Hilton and neighbouring Milton Abbas share some of the most beautiful countryside in the county.

Caption For Coombe Bissett, The Village C1955

This picture shows the River Ebble and the A354 Blandford Road running side- by-side through the village of Coombe Bissett, a couple of miles south of Salisbury.

Caption For North Warnborough, King John's Castle 1903

The construction of the Basingstoke Canal in 1794 cut through the castle's outer defences to the south.

Caption For Croydon, North End C1950

Another view south down North End taken just over half a century after picture No 38651. Now the tram lines have been doubled, and buses have appeared.

Caption For Conisbrough, The Castle From The River 1895

When the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal was modernised in the early 1980s, several locks were re-sited and enlarged, and this was one of them.

Caption For Hilton, The Village C1955

Two miles south of Bulbarrow, one of Dorset's highest summits, Hilton and neighbouring Milton Abbas share some of the most beautiful countryside in the county.

Caption For Swimbridge, Village C1955

The main road towards South Molton is plain to see.

Caption For Lowestoft, The Entrance To The Harbour 1887

The South Pier, which forms the southern part of the harbour, and from where this picture was taken, was a popular stroll for holidaymakers.

Caption For Roseberry Topping, 1932

Seven miles south west of Saltburn is Roseberry Topping, which rises to 1,057ft above sea level.

Caption For Poole, Sandecotes, Parkstone 1900

The two boys are posing at the south end of Highbridge Road near the junction with Belle Vue Road.

Caption For Willington, The Green C1955

Willington stands on the Trent and Mersey Canal in the Trent valley to the south of Derby.

Caption For Wareham, The River Frome C1960

Wareham is seen here from South Bridge, looking westwards to the banks of the Anglo-Saxon Town Walls and Castle Close (centre right), built by Edward Seymer Clark on the footings of a Norman fortress

Caption For Potterne, Old Houses And Church 1898

A small village just south of Devizes, Potterne still has some famous and wonderfully ancient buildings. It was once a manor of the Bishop of Salisbury.

Caption For Firle, Firle Place C1960

Firle, tucked beneath the South Downs and the 718ft-high Firle Beacon, has been the Gage family home for 500 years.

Caption For Swansea, South Dock 1906

South Dock opened in 1859, followed by the Prince of Wales Dock in 1891 (extended in 1898) and the King's Dock in 1904.

Caption For Coombe Bissett, The Village C1955

This picture shows the River Ebble and the A354 Blandford Road running side- by-side through the village of Coombe Bissett, a couple of miles south of Salisbury.