Places
27 places found.
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- Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Southsea, Hampshire
- Drayton, Hampshire (near Havant)
- Cosham, Hampshire
- Widley, Hampshire
- Eastney, Hampshire
- Portsmouth, Yorkshire
- Old Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Kingston, Hampshire (near Portsmouth)
- Portsea Island, Hampshire
- Farlington, Hampshire
- North End, Hampshire (near Portsmouth)
- Landport, Hampshire
- Milton, Hampshire
- Highbury, Hampshire
- Somers Town, Hampshire
- Portsea, Hampshire
- Baffins, Hampshire
- Fratton, Hampshire
- Anchorage Park, Hampshire
- Port Solent, Hampshire
- Wymering, Hampshire
- Tipner, Hampshire
- Hilsea, Hampshire
- Paulsgrove, Hampshire
- Stamshaw, Hampshire
- Copnor, Hampshire
Photos
222 photos found. Showing results 21 to 40.
Maps
118 maps found.
Books
2 books found. Showing results 25 to 2.
Memories
129 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.
Teenage Years In Fareham
I lived and worked in Fareham when I moved with my family from Hertfordshire. My father and uncle worked for Fareham District Council. I remember going to the Odeon and Embassy cinemas on many occasions with my fiance. I ...Read more
A memory of Fareham in 1953
A Happy, Friendly Place For A Boy To Grow Up ...
Born in Woking in 1945 I lived in New Haw from 1947 to 1964, firstly at Warren Road and then from 1949 in Braeside. I remember Mrs Crab at West Byfleet Primary who taught me to read; I remember Mr Bean ...Read more
A memory of New Haw in 1947 by
Reminiscences Of Portsmouth In The Late 1930s
I was born in Portsmouth in 1933. My family and I lived first in Lyndhurst Road - about which I don't recall too much - then later in Merrivale Road. I remember very clearly where Merrivale joined ...Read more
A memory of Portsmouth by
I Was Born In The Shop On Left Hand Side, White Fuller (Kent)
The shop on left hand side is White Fuller (Kent) Ltd, 68 High Street, Deal. My father, Cecil Prime, was the owner. Our mother, Phyllis, my brother John Prime and myself lived there. John and ...Read more
A memory of Deal in 1947 by
I Lived In Caerau On And Off During The Period 1950 1958
My mother's parents lived in Lloyd St for many years. Grandad (known by me I am told as 'dampa') was a coal miner at the pit up the hill from Lloyd St and I remember him showing me the pit ...Read more
A memory of Caerau by
Follansbee Aka Follingsby Or Foljambe Of Hamsterley Durham England
This isn't exactly a 'memory' as it is a fact relating to my ancestors, the Follansbee's of Hamsterley, County Durham, England. It is recorded that the Follansbee's (various ...Read more
A memory of Hamsterley by
Baptist Church
The building with a clock tower on the right was the old Baptist church. It was knocked down in the early 1960s in order to widen the road (which was of course the main Portsmouth to London road in those days) and was replaced ...Read more
A memory of Waterlooville by
Living In North Boarhunt 1965 1968
My parents moved to North Boarhunt in 1964/65. We lived at the top of Trampers Lane - sideways to what was then Doney's Garage. Our house was called "Tryfan". I went to Newton Primary School and have very ...Read more
A memory of North Boarhunt in 1965 by
Visiting My Father's Birthplace
In 1972, when a mere slip of a boy of 40 summers, my late wife, two children and I flew from Australia on our first trip to Europe. Whilst in London, we travelled by train to visit my cousins Peter & Val ...Read more
A memory of Portsmouth in 1972 by
Harrowfield Boys School
In 1958 the school had a trip to Rome for the Olympics. We also had a week on the Foudroyant, a ship harboured in Portsmouth Harbour. Remember we rowed to the IoW in a Whaler, (I think).
A memory of Harold Hill by
Captions
100 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.
Empty barges waiting to be towed back down the river are tied up at the embankment alongside the Portsmouth Road where it becomes the High Street.
The main crossroads at Hindhead, with the A3 London to Portsmouth Road descending the hill, is still recognisable today although the delightful and quaint cupola surmounting the post office on the corner
Liphook expanded as a village thanks to the London-Portsmouth road and the arrival of the railway in 1859.
During the Hundred Years War Lymington supplied far more ships for Edward III's invasion of France than neighbouring Portsmouth did.
beautifully-composed and peaceful scene in a little lane shows how much life had changed in the previous century; it almost mocks Bagshot's reputation as a haunt of highwaymen, who preyed on travellers on the Portsmouth
It was one man, Thomas Owen, a land and property speculator, who developed this part of Portsea Island, transforming it into a residential suburb of Portsmouth.
At the signpost beyond, marking the junction of the High Street with the Portsmouth Road, and behind the trees, stood a lodge to Frimley Park, since demolished.
Major naval bases such as Portsmouth, Plymouth and Malta found employment for a host of small craft - tenders, tugs, lighters, and ferries - not all of them necessarily owned by the Royal Navy
Before the opening of the M3, it used to run right through to the Portsmouth Road.
Before the opening of the M3, it used to run right through to the Portsmouth Road.
Liphook expanded as a village thanks to the London-Portsmouth road and the arrival of the railway in 1859.
Behind it is the striking facade of the Queen's Hotel, and on the left, by the entrance to the distinctive Corn Exchange, is a sign advertising excursions to Portsmouth.
Richard I was responsible for establishing a settlement on Portsea Island, and it was he who built the first dock at Portsmouth in the late 12th century.
The Hindhead crossroads were named after this hotel, which at one time had been an isolated hut on the Portsmouth Road from which bilberries or whortleberries were sold to travellers.
This is an unusual view for the time, showing the old Portsmouth Road, now by-passed and merely the A307.
It was later auctioned at Portsmouth and broken up.
Around Portsmouth
This small church on the outskirts of Portsmouth dates from 1872, and the north aisle from 1875.
The Promenade 1892 It was one man, Thomas Owen, a land and property speculator, who developed this part of Portsea Island, transforming it into a residential suburb of Portsmouth.
Portsmouth's magnificent Guildhall, one of Hampshire's stateliest civic buildings, was opened in 1890 by the Prince of Wales on behalf of his mother Queen Victoria, who was said to be alarmed by the endless
Chalton Down Mill was a brick tower windmill located on a remote hill top overlooking the main London to Portsmouth road.
Richard I built the first dock at Portsmouth in the late 12th century.
It was later auctioned at Portsmouth and broken up.
This former coaching inn stands on London Road, the old London to Portsmouth road.
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Memories (129)
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