Maps

9,439 maps found.

1899, North Wick Ref. RNC794081
1903, North Willingham Ref. RNC794084
1899, North Wootton Ref. RNC794123
1920, North Acton Ref. POP792840
1919, North Baddesley Ref. POP792871
1919, North Barrow Ref. POP792899
1921, North Benfleet Ref. POP792924
1920, North Bersted Ref. POP792927
1919, North Brewham Ref. POP792977
1923, North Carlton Ref. POP793018
1924, North Cave Ref. POP793031
1920, North Chailey Ref. POP793034
1925, North Cheek Ref. POP793046
1922, North Cornelly Ref. POP793093
1919, North Corner Ref. POP793094
1919, North Country Ref. POP793110
1921, North Cove Ref. POP793120
1924, North Dalton Ref. POP793149
1921, North Elmham Ref. POP793211
1924, North Elmsall Ref. POP793212

Books

39 books found. Showing results 409 to 432.

Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 171 to 180.

Happy Childhood Late 50s Early 60s

I live in Watford but I was born at 55 South Crescent in 1953, my mother's maiden name was Christlow, they moved to 16 Reginald Street. I remember visiting one time and my cousin Joe Lee used to play the ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery by Brian Rees

Canal Memories

I grew up at Bulls Bridge and my maiden name was Betty Miles. I went to Western Road school from the age of 5 to 14 and spent all my single life at Bulls Bridge because dad worked for the British Waterways and we had one of the ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1942 by Jan Theobald

Down Town Shopping With My Mum Aunt Edie

I remember shopping with my mum & aunt every Saturday. When we were finished with the shopping we would visit a little cafe right next door to Woolworths. After I had drank my bottle of Tizer, I ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton in 1953 by June Fahnestock (Nee Clea

Memories Of Village Haircuts

Just before the 1960’s transformed our innocent lives, all us village boys had a limited choice of tonsorial art; indeed you could count the number of available haircuts (styles wasn’t a word used for men or boys) ...Read more

A memory of Sherington in 1960

Finchley Road And Lymington Road

I have just returned from London and I was checking to see if there were any photos of Finchley Road and Lymington Road. I was born at No 8 Depot Cottages and stayed there until my dad passed away in 1959. My ...Read more

A memory of Swiss Cottage in 1950 by Derek Paul

The Caledonian (The Cally) ,North Road, Darlington

My first memory is crossing the North Road with my father pushing the dolls' pram he had just bought me for my 4th birthday. We were visiting my grandmother and grandfather's pub The Caldedonian - does anyone remember it or them? Maureen

A memory of Gainford by Maureen Boettcher

Colerne In The Second World War Continued

Those of us at Colerne school who passed our 'scholarship' exam at the age of about eleven usually went on to Chippenham Secondary School, which probably goes under a different name now: it's at ...Read more

A memory of Colerne in 1940 by John Bunting

Evacuation

We were evacuated to North Molton during the Second World War, I remember going to the school and being billeted in various homes, one on the hill near a baker's shop - what lovely smells. I also remember the Lysander plane that ...Read more

A memory of Swimbridge in 1940 by Dennis Broad

Margaret Sewell Girls Selective School Carlisle

A cousin of mine, Winifred Dogherty, was appointed Head of this school in 1933 and I believe stayed there until her death in 1952. She lived at 3 Beech Grove North, Stanwix. Some of her family joined ...Read more

A memory of Stanwix in 1930 by John Dogherty

Some Childhood Years In Sorbie 1932 T0 1937

The family moved from Reay in Caithness to Sorbie in 1932 - I was 2 years old and had a sister who was 12 years old and a brother, 10 years old, so there was a huge difference in ages and I was brought up ...Read more

A memory of Sorbie in 1930 by Fionn Young

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 409 to 432.

Caption For Whitby, The View From The Cook Statue 1932

And if you still don't believe that Whitby faces north, just look on top of the flagpole.

Caption For Halesworth, Market Place C1955

Just north of the village is Brewery House, home of Sir William Hooker and his son Joseph.

Caption For Midhurst, King Edward's Sanatorium 1907

Set in woods two miles north of Midhurst, the King Edward Sanatorium (1903-6, by Charles Holden) is vast but built in a humane Tudorish style.

Caption For Sawbridgeworth, Hyde Hall 1903

Originally a Tudor house, to the north of the village, the building was remodelled in 1806 by Jeffry Wyatville and given its classical frontage in a manner which was strongly influenced by the work of

Caption For Dublin, The Harbour 1897

A paddle steamer is drawn up on the north side, together with other steamships.

Caption For Hallow, The Green 1911

Hallow is sited just a couple of miles north-west of Worcester. Queen Elizabeth I certainly visited Hallow on her Royal Progress around the county.

Caption For Scarborough, South Bay C1873

Looking north from the end of the Esplanade. Note the many bathing machines still in use, and the recently completed Grand Hotel on the left.

Caption For Downgate, The Village 1908

A quiet hamlet on the north side of Kit Hill near Callington. Such a scene, but with an improved road and without the figure by the wall, would still be familiar today in many rural parts of Cornwall.

Caption For Scarborough, Westboro' 1891

Westborough is one of the main thoroughfares linking the North Eastern Railway station and the town.

Caption For Scarborough, Westboro' 1891

Westborough is one of the main thoroughfares linking the North Eastern Railway station and the town.

Caption For Rowsley, Bridge And Peacock Inn C1870

A few yards below this bridge, the river empties into the Derwent en route to the Trent, the Humber, and eventually the North Sea.

Caption For Fleetwood, The High Lighthouse 1901

Over on the left is the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western joint railway station, which was conveniently built next to the steamer berths.

Caption For Eckington, Chesterfield Road C1955

Chesterfield Road c1955 Eckington township is situated 6 miles north-east of Chesterfield and 7 miles south-east of Sheffield, and may be the place mentioned in the early 11th- century will of

Caption For Gloucester, The Cathedral 1892

In the background we can see the many hills that surround Gloucester, giving way to all routes north, south, east and west.

Caption For Staithes, The Harbour 1927

The village is named after the staith that defends it against the ravages of the North Sea.

Caption For Barnstaple, Green And Trinity Church C1871

Subsequently, it would become the Alexandra Hospital, which remained in business until 1978 when the new North Devon General hospital was opened.

Caption For Glasgow, Green, Playground Of The East End 2004

These gates were known as ports and were called the Stable Green Port (north), the Gallowgate Port (east), Brig Port (south) and Trongate Port (west).

Caption For Leiston, The Abbey 1894

North of Leiston are the flint and brick ruins of the 14th-century Leiston Abbey.

Caption For Howth, Ladies Bathing Beach 1897

A view looking north west, past the tower and along the east wall of the harbour, to Ireland's Eye.

Caption For Newquay, 1901

We are looking north-west across Towan Beach towards the harbour, one of the more sheltered on this exposed coast, built in the lee of Towan Head which protects it from the brunt of the ferocious Atlantic

Caption For Bradford On Avon, River Avon 1914

The round house on the north bank of the river was a popular bathing spot.

Caption For Darlington, North Lodge Park 1903

Entered from Gladstone Street, North Lodge Park is the remnant of the parkland that once surrounded William Backhouse's villa.

Caption For Askrigg, Main Street 1914

One of Askrigg's main industries was clockmaking, and it is said that more timepieces were made here than anywhere else in the North Riding.

Caption For Cornwell, The Village C1965

Very much an estate village, Cornwell on the north- eastern periphery of the Cotswolds underwent full-scale modernisation of its cottages in the 1930s, when its American owner commissioned Sir Clough