Maps

355 maps found.

1946, Dudley Port Ref. NPO694636
1902, Dudley Port Ref. RNC694636
1899, Dudley Wood Ref. RNE694637
1903, Dudley Hill Ref. RNC694634
1895 - 1896, Dudley Ref. HOSM43931
1881 - 1901, Dudley Ref. HOSM34446
1890 - 1892, Dudley Hill Ref. HOSM42676
1885 - 1902, Dudley Port Ref. HOSM43932
1899, Woodside Ref. RNE874003
1901-1902, Cradley Ref. RNC679913
1902, Bramford Ref. RNC648560
1899, Cradley Ref. RNE679913
1921, Bramford Ref. POP648560
1884 - 1885, Sedgley Ref. HOSM58900
1882 - 1902, Hasbury Ref. HOSM47767
1902, Hurst Green Ref. HOSM70431
1901, Round Oak Ref. HOSM49199
1881 - 1901, Kingswinford Ref. HOSM34733
1881 - 1901, Pensnett Ref. HOSM56424
1882 - 1901, Old Swinford Ref. HOSM71348

Books

3 books found. Showing results 25 to 3.

Memories

88 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Wolverhampton

Milano's was always a place my mother told me not to go to. I worked in Queen Street in a solicitors and had to deliver mail to all the other offices by hand. I saw my first Beatles movie in Wolverhampton. My sister 's haunt ...Read more

A memory of Wolverhampton in 1965

The Cinema

We used to use both Dudley cinemas a lot when we were students from 1967-70. The trouble was that we had to be back at our hall of residence by 10 o'clock, and nearly always missed the ends of the films. I catch up with them on the TV now!

A memory of Dudley by Sue Rowley

The Brickyard Charlwood

I lived at Lowfield Park Lodge on the Charlwood Road (from the long-disappeared Lowfield Heath) from about 1950 to 1962, and I believe the house was demolished around 1965(???) to make way for the expansion of Gatwick ...Read more

A memory of Charlwood in 1950 by Alan Bailey

Memories Of Plymouth Were I Was Born.

I was born at number 8 Castle Street, the Barbican Plymouth 1942 my mum was a daughter of the Higgins family. G G Grandad use to run his boat from the Barbican across to Jenny cliff / Cawsands / Kingsands ...Read more

A memory of Plymouth by William R Dudley

Deliveries

My father Frank Hardwick was the youngest son of Thomas Hardwick,fishmonger and poulterer of King St ,Saffron Walden. As a boy he used to tell me of delivering by pony and trap to Audley End Mansion.

A memory of Audley End by peterhardwick42

The Bringing Of Buckland Lower Lodge Into The 20th Century.

I am Jeannette McNicol (nee Elliott). My brother John and I moved there with my parents ,when I was 13 years old and he was 12. I had found the house when we were having a ...Read more

A memory of Buckland in the Moor by jenner

Brierley Hill Girls Memories

I was born in Chapel Street, in 1947. My uncle, Len Gray, had a newsagents in the town, near the bus stop by the Old Post Office, as was. My Grandad used to sell papers on the Five Ways and as a girl I would stand ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill

Old Boarding School

Hi, My sister and I were at a boarding school in the early to mid 1960's in Saffron Walden does anyone know it's name, I think my mum use to refer to it as audley end but looking at the pictures that seems a lot bigger than ...Read more

A memory of Saffron Walden by englishraider666

Looking For Family And Friends From 'old' Birkenhead

Hi, I have just found this great site - thank you! I am trying to write some family history, especially about our life in Birkenhead, for my two daughters - who have grown up in Scotland - where ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by gorillagoodall

Doddlebugs And V2s Plus!

I moved to Lymington Road, Dagenham, in 1939, across the road from the school. At first I attended Green Lane School - same as Dudley Moor. I even had the same piano teacher. Miss Hoggard. But she gave up on me. In the ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by Joan Fitzgerald

Captions

54 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Dudley, The Zoo, The Gorilla C1965

The stylish design of Berthold Lubetkin's enclosures at Dudley Zoo is seen to good effect in this view of the Gorilla House.

Caption For Kingswinford, The Townsend Precinct C1965

Trams ran to this point from both Dudley and Stourbridge from 1900 until 1926.

Caption For Chilham, The Castle C1955

This brick Jacobean mansion was built in 1616 for Sir Dudley Digges, a Master of the Rolls, and is claimed to be to the design of Inigo Jones.

Caption For Brierley Hill, Delph Locks C1965

These are the Delph Locks at Brierley Hill on the Dudley No 1 Canal.

Caption For Kingswinford, Summer Hill C1965

The four roads which meet at the Cross are Moss Grove, Market Street, High Street, and Summer Hill, which are part of the main roads linking Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Wolverhampton.

Caption For Dudley, The Zoo, The Lions C1965

Today Dudley Zoo, and zoos in general, have moved away from keeping large or exotic animals, which can be seen more in wildlife parks such as the West Midlands Safari Park near Bewdley.

Caption For Warwick, St John's 1892

Following the death of Ambrose Dudley in 1589, Warwick Castle was once again in the hands of the Crown.

Caption For Sutton On Trent, The Wesleyan Chapel 1909

is 'a populous place, famous for having given its name to one of the oldest and most influential of our local families – a family that gave Earls to Warwick and Leicester, and Lords to Lexington and Dudley

Caption For Dudley, The Entrance To Dudley Zoo, Castle Hill C1950

A castle at Dudley is first mentioned following the arrival of 'a great and powerful prince of the Kingdom of Mercia' called Dudd, Dodo or Dudo c700.

Caption For Dudley, The Sculpture Frieze, Birdcage Walk C1965

The regeneration of the south side of Dudley town centre began in 1962.

Caption For Dudley, Elephants At Dudley Zoo C1965

The laying out of Dudley Zoo took account of the nature of Castle Hill, and most of the animal enclosures were fitted into the natural or previously formed features.

Caption For Dudley, Castle Ruins C1955

A close up view of John Dudley's handiwork, showing the hall, centre left, and great chamber, centre right.

Caption For Dudley, Civic Gardens And Castle Keep C1955

For a very built-up area, Dudley has always had a number of green, open spaces, including the Civic Gardens, situated between Priory Road and The Broadway, opposite the Council House.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles C1890

Nearly four hundred feet above sea level, this principal inland resort of Kent owes its popularity to the accidental discovery of a chalybeate spring by Dudley, Lord North in 1606, which led to the fashion

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles C1890

Nearly four hundred feet above sea level, this principal inland resort of Kent owes its popularity to the accidental discovery of a chalybeate spring by Dudley, Lord North in 1606, which led to the fashion

Caption For Kingswinford, The Townsend Precinct C1965

Trams ran to this point from both Dudley and Stourbridge from 1900 until 1926.

Caption For Dudley, High Street And Parish Church C1955

Dudley High Street is quite short compared to those in neighbouring towns.

Caption For Allenheads, Ropehaugh C1965

New Houses was built in 1788, and Fawside Green and Dudley Place in 1790.

Caption For Dudley, The Church Of St Thomas And St Luke C1955

Its official name is the Church of St Thomas and St Luke, but everyone in Dudley knows it as 'top church.'

Caption For Dudley, Panoramic View From Castle Keep C1955

The one thing that has not changed about Dudley Castle is the spectacular views afforded from Castle Hill.

Caption For Bovingdon, High Street And The Ryder Memorial C1965

The main benefactor was Granville Dudley Ryder.

Caption For Saffron Walden, Hospital 1912

It was built on land given by the 5th Lord Braybrooke of Audley End House, and cost £5,504 to build.

Caption For Audley End, The Mansion C1910

Audley End, just outside Saffron Walden, was built in 1603-16 for Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk.