Maps

132 maps found.

1895, Four Elms Ref. RNE708519
1896, Elm Corner Ref. RNE700720
1946, Elm Park Ref. NPO700767
1946, Four Elms Ref. NPO708519
1947, Gadfield Elm Ref. NPO710455
1919, Elm Hill Ref. POP700756
1920, Elms Green Ref. POP700876
1919, Four Elms Ref. POP708516
1919, Mile Elm Ref. POP779834
1919, Marshall's Elm Ref. POP775120
1896, Bocking's Elm Ref. RNE644805
1898, Great Elm Ref. RNE719862
1898, Marshall's Elm Ref. RNE775120
1898, Pole Elm Ref. RNE808044
1896, Nine Elms Ref. RNE792286
1899, Mile Elm Ref. RNC779834
1919, Great Elm Ref. POP719862
1920, Pole Elm Ref. POP808044
1919, Elm Cross Ref. POP700721
1920, Elm Park Ref. POP700767

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Memories

232 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Fly Past C 1944

I well remember the line of elm trees beyond the lady pushing the pram. On a sunny afternoon I recall playing in the park when a V1 'Doodlebug' with its distinctive, pulsating jet engine flew low over the trees, ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1944 by John Barnes

James Joseph Irvine (Autobiography) 1911 1990

Stretching over about a mile on the A68 road to Edinburgh from Darlington, lies the small mining town of Tow Law. Approaching it from Elm Park Road Ends, on a clear day, as you pass the various openings ...Read more

A memory of Tow Law in 1930 by James Irvine

Childhood In Sparkbrook

I grew up in Elm Grove, Sydenham Road and went to Montgomery Street School. Does anyone remember the Waldorf Road cinema ? It was near the junction of Stratford Road. We used to go on a Saturday morning to see 'The Lone ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook in 1958

Caddington

I remember as a lad, when Elm Avennue was split in two,where the bungalows start there was a solid bar across the road,and the same in the Crescent. You could only get the bus at the Green, the 360, it was sixpence to Luton, and the ...Read more

A memory of Caddington in 1960 by Chris Anthony

Where I Was Born

My Beginning, at Sole Street near Cobham Kent. (9th March 1946 - 2nd January 1951) I was born on Saturday March 9th 1946 at 3.29pm at Temperley, The Street, Sole Street, Kent. I was delivered at home by the ...Read more

A memory of Sole Street in 1946

Saltney Wood Memorial School

The picture of the school brings back lots of memories of my childhood. I left there after passing my 11 plus and went to Hawarden Grammar School. I am now 57 years old and a school teacher in Bangkok, Thailand. Paul Hughes. Formally from 5, Elm Grove, Saltney.

A memory of Saltney in 1960 by Paul Hughes

Heston In My Youth 1954 Onwards...

My parents moved to Heston in 1954, I was one. My uncle owned Heston Garage, his name was Bill Biggs, he lived above the garage for a while before building and living in the Bungalow next door. My sister and I went ...Read more

A memory of Heston in 1954 by Paul Biggs

Broad Parade Shops

My parents bought a house in Willow Walk, which is on the right of the photographer, in August 1954. At that time there were no shops, no pavements, just muddy concrete roads. We were the first to occupy a house in the road, ...Read more

A memory of Hockley in 1955 by Tony Wood

Up The Overs

Walking free through the wet grass leaving dark trails. Ahead the meadow rises to the mill bank where we stand in silence. Silent and smooth the deep mill race slides towards the wheel. Turning away we follow the bank upstream to ...Read more

A memory of Kempston in 1950 by Brian Walker

Broughton Astley Pre 1950

This is my second entry about Broughton Astley and may contain some references to items in my first reminisces. As a person 'born and bred' in Broughton Astley, I have fond memories of the village as it was 'in ...Read more

A memory of Broughton Astley by Reuben Reynolds

Captions

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Caption For Darlington, Technical College 1898

Hoskins was also responsible for designing the Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth (1875), John Pease's villa Elm Ridge (1867), the New Hippodrome and Palace of Varieties (1907), and the King's Head.

Caption For Brighton, Tramway Construction, Lewes Road C1900

Tramway construction is going on at the junction of Lewes Road and Elm Grove. The tracks curv- ing away to the right ter- minated by the race- course.

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Broad Walks 1891

In the 19th century, fungus started to attack the elm and ash trees, and in August 1891 an ancient mulberry tree planted by monks from Blackfriars Monastery blew down.

Caption For Binfield, The Stag And Hounds 1892

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

Caption For Bracknell, High Street 1901

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

Caption For Broughton Astley, Main Road C1967

Already two adjacent hamlets, Sutton-in-the-Elms and Primethorpe, have been enveloped.

Caption For Bakewell, Lathkill Dale 1914

Ash, wych elm and beech trees line the valley to augment this glorious spot.

Caption For London, Buckingham Palace And The Mall C1955

stood here in the Mall until 1850, when it was removed to its present position at the top of Park Lane.The Mall, an expansive and formal approach to the Palace, is fringed with limes, planes and elms

Caption For Norwich, Elm Hill, First Mayor Of Norwich House (1566) 1929

Elm Hill was rescued from slum clearance by the Norwich Society in 1927 and beautifully restored. To those who see it now, the intended vandalism is difficult to comprehend.

Caption For Mumbles, From The Quarry 1893

The Mumbles-Swansea train in the centre of the photograph is heading for or leaving the Elms Terminus.

Caption For Four Elms, The Village C1950

Elms has developed in recent years, as a result of the spread of the railways into rural Kent and the growth of commuter travel.

Caption For Kingsclere, George Street C1955

A plaque over the main door reads: 'Kingsclere Village Club, given by their children under deed of trust to the people of Kingsclere in memory of William and Mary Alice Holding of Elm

Caption For Bishop Burton, The Village Corner C1960

There is also a bust of John Wesley carved from an elm that grew on the green where he preached.

Caption For Binfield, The Stag And Hounds 1892

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

Caption For Streatley, The Village 1904

This is now the busy A329, and the B4009 Newbury road is between the Bull at Streatley pub on the left, where the Three Men in a Boat lunched, and the Georgian Elm House beyond.

Caption For Bodmin, The Asylum 1901

Patients relax in the grounds under the shade of tall elm trees.

Caption For Liverpool, St George's Hall C1881

The designer Harvey Longsdale Elmes was only 23 when he won the design competition, firstly for the Music Hall and then for new Law Courts for Liverpool; he put the two buildings into one.

Caption For Sutton, The Green 1894

It is an attractive open area, and this view looks north past the pond across Bushey Road, with the row of elms on the right.

Caption For Long Melford, The Green And Melford Hall C1955

The group of trees was felled in 1979 as a result of Dutch elm disease.

Caption For Milford, Godalming Road 1906

Eric Parker was quite dismissive about Milford, describing it as 'less a village than a road', and having 'some pollarded elms and dusty jasmine'.

Caption For Stonehouse, Quietways C1960

The shops in Elm Road are structurally much the same today, although they have changed ownership. For example, Walter's bakery is now a pet shop.

Caption For Ibsley, The Bridge 1890

Napoleonic prisoners-of-war planted an avenue of elm trees here, which survived until the devastation of 20th-century road widening.

Caption For Streatley, The Village 1904

This peaceful unmetalled street is now the busy A329; the B4009 Newbury road emerges between the Bull at Streatley public house on the left and the Georgian Elm House just beyond.

Caption For Horley, The Chequers 1905

The left-hand elm survives as a 15ft high stump draped in creeper, but the right-hand one has gone.