Places

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Maps

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Books

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Memories

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First School

I lived in skelton nr york from 1951 to 59 at bur tree lane opposite old village school.it was my first school, I had a friend called John Thorpe that lived in a great big house ,in the village we had a old lady who was the ...Read more

A memory of Skelton by Anthony Loftus

Purfleet In The 50s And 60s

I was born in Purfleet in 1947 and lived in Riverview Flats opposite Thames Board Mills until leaving for University in 1966. The flats were owned by Esso where my Dad, Herbie Jarvis, was a manager. He worked there for 46 ...Read more

A memory of Purfleet by John Jarvis

Gronant Institute And Maes Y Dre

The house on the left of the photo is Windyridge, 15 Maes y Dre. My grandparents lived there from new (about 1927) until my grandmother died in 1997. My father was born there in 1930. The Institute was endowed to the ...Read more

A memory of Gronant

Help Needed To Find German Ww2 Crash Site Jan 1943

HELLO I HOPE SOMONE CAN HELP OR ASK AROUND THE AREA ,I AM LOOKING FOR THE CRASH SITE OF A GERMAN WW2 Dornier, SHOT DOWN OVER THE VILLAGE PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP mark.foley60@yahoo.co.uk THANK YOU

A memory of Boothby Graffoe by Mark Foley

Happy Days

My name was Angela Noble (now Driver). I lived in Bramhall from 1951 to 1958.i went to Pownall Green School and then on to Cheadle County Grammar. I was School Captain in my final year at Primary School and also captain of the netball ...Read more

A memory of Bramhall by Angela Driver Nee Noble

The 1950s

I well remember what seemed like an age, the summer holidays of the early 1950s. My brother and I would spend all day on the beach or after the harvest playing stage coaches with the bales of hay in the field in Stocks Lane. In ...Read more

A memory of Bracklesham Bay

War Time In Holcombe Rogus

Hi everyone. I lived in Holcombe Rogus during the war years. My Father Leeming Greaves and Kathleen Korner had leased the Prince Of Wales Hotel. My brother Joseph and I attended the local School, I was 9 years old ...Read more

A memory of Holcombe Rogus in 1942 by Jessie Sichter

A Family Business.

I am the lady at the door with my husband Don Weston. The date is about 1959 because that is the year we had electricity in the village and started to sell ice cream. Hence the Walls sign. My parents Mr and Mrs Caesar Evans ...Read more

A memory of Bosherston by Claire Allen

Sweet Shop Run...

this street is the scene of many a frantic cycle to the sweet shop (aka village shop) at the bottom of the hill, eager to hand over our week's pocket money to Mr Knight who ran the shop. This view is roughly from the pub on the ...Read more

A memory of Wherwell in 1985 by Sebastian Buck

Pear Tree House Skeeby

After living in Richmond I bought and renovated Pear Tree House (on the right of this 1913 picture) in 1972.  The previous occupants had died and when I found the house it was covered in ivy and I understand at one time Funeral ...Read more

A memory of Skeeby in 1972 by Terry King

Captions

5,016 captions found. Showing results 433 to 456.

Caption For Upton, The Cross Roads C1955

Protected from overwhelming traffic by the encirclement of the Upton by-pass to the west and the M53 motorway to the east, Upton has changed little since these views were taken.

Caption For St Boswells, The Buccleuch Hounds C1955

The village of St Boswells borders the main road from Jedburgh to Edinburgh. The 5th Duke of Buccleuch was just a boy when inherited his title in 1819.

Caption For Deeping St James, The Church And Cross C1965

East of Market Deeping and joined to it is Deeping St James village. At its heart is this curious structure in medieval stone.

Caption For Whitemans Green, The Village C1965

A small village to the north of Cuckfield, Whiteman's Green was once on several bus routes—a single-decker bus is just visible at the bottom of the hill.A village sign is on grass verge.

Caption For Plaistow, The Village C1955

Located in a remote region north of Petworth, the village was originally formed in a clearing in the woods. The local wealden clay district is remarkable for large oak trees.

Caption For Newchurch In Pendle, The Village C1960

This Pennine hill village had a chapel in 1216.

Caption For Burwell, The Old Village Pump C1955

The pump stands outside a workshop - or is this one of the village forges in regular use before the age of the motor car?

Caption For Huttons Ambo, Village School C1965

The Victorian village school in the small village of Huttons Ambo, on the River Derwent, served the twin villages of High and Low Hutton for many years.

Caption For Carlton In Lindrick, High Road C1965

Two miles south of Langold, Carlton in Lindrick is a village of two parts, the original village to the south and a large former colliery village with hard red brick semi-detached houses.

Caption For Belbroughton, High Street C1965

On the right, outside the post office selling Park Drive cigarettes, there is an old-style red telephone box, and beyond it two village shops.

Caption For Ewyas Harold, Temple Bar Inn C1965

Ewyas Harold is a small village, miles from anywhere. However, in the 14th century it caused some disquiet.

Caption For Doddington, Village 1906

Our brief tour of Lincoln's surrounding villages begins to the west in Doddington village.

Caption For Combpyne, The Church 1900

The parish church of St Mary the Virgin (centre) with its lofty belfry tower stands beside Granary Cottage and Long House (left) that were attached to Manor Farm.

Caption For Pendleton, The Village C1955

An ancient village recorded in the Domesday Book as Penictune, it has a stream flowing through it like Downham has, and it also lies at the foot of Pendle Hill.

Caption For Aysgarth, Middle Fall And Church 1887

As the River Ure gathers pace, augmented by Semer Water, it flows over some of the most spectacular falls in the Dales.

Caption For Anstey, Bradgate Road C1965

The view shows the centre of Anstey, as the road drops down from the heights of Bradgate Park, enclosed out of Charnwood Forest c1200 as a hunting park.

Caption For Castle Donington, High Street C1955

The leafy High Street rises away from the village to become the main road to Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Caption For Lenham, The Limes C1960

The village stands under the downs near the source of the Len and has a broad, attractive market square fringed with lime trees, which create a shadowed path over the uneven setts and cobbles.

Caption For Castle Donington, High Street C1955

The leafy High Street rises away from the village to become the main road to Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Caption For Beadnell, The Harbour C1955

The village still sees some crab and lobster fishing, and Beadnell Bay is excellent for sailing.

Caption For Skelmanthorpe, Commercial Road C1955

Two chums (right) march down Commercial Road, in the South Yorkshire colliery village of Skelmanthorpe.

Caption For Monyash, The Church C1955

This tiny village of only a few hundred souls comes to life over the Spring Bank Holiday when, since 1974, the village has dressed its Newton Well.

Caption For Middlesmoor, The Village C1950

The most northerly village in Nidderdale is Middlesmoor, consisting of a church and a few cottages. Beyond here is Scar House Reservoir, providing water for Bradford.

Caption For Bashall Eaves, The Village C1955

Here we have another view of the village, with its cottages and barns built in its local sandstone.