Maps

181,031 maps found.

1887, Bancyfelin Ref. HOSM37028
1887, Blaen-Y-Coed Ref. HOSM38028
1886, Tanerdy Ref. HOSM46275
1887, Laugharne Ref. HOSM50927
1887, Llansteffan Ref. HOSM52074
1887, Meidrim Ref. HOSM53435
1887, Pen-Y-Bont Ref. HOSM56510
1910, Nether Burrow Ref. HOSM39591
1911, Burton-In-Kendal Ref. HOSM39607
1907, Ingleton Ref. HOSM49348
1896, Mansergh Ref. HOSM53093
1910, Newton Ref. HOSM70811
1910, Whittington Ref. HOSM64480
1885, Lovington Ref. HOSM52391
1890, Wheldale Ref. HOSM45885
1890, Cutsyke Ref. HOSM48511
1890, Ledston Ref. HOSM50994
1895, Woldingham Ref. HOSM71239
1901, Ammerham Ref. HOSM51051
1901, Blindmoor Ref. HOSM53397

Books

442 books found. Showing results 5,017 to 5,040.

Memories

29,068 memories found. Showing results 2,091 to 2,100.

Monkery Bottom

One of the land owners living in Hothfield and well known for her generosity was Mrs Tufton. Although she lived a half mile up a dark lane, she would make it worth the walk to go sing her a few Christmas carols. In the spring she ...Read more

A memory of Hothfield in 1950 by John Roders

Church Gate (60s 70s)

My grandparents (Mousleys) lived in 38 Church Street and that was the house where my mother was brought up during the Second World War and onwards. I remember staying there as a small boy: no inside toilet, an old hand ...Read more

A memory of Lutterworth

I Meet A Vagrant I Know

September 1958 I meet a vagrant I knew. In 1957, I was appointed to be Village Constable, at Lower Penn, Wolverhampton, an upper class district of wolverhampton. My station, was in Springhill Park. The beat was ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall in 1958 by John Mellor

Duke Of Northumberland

On August the 11th 1973 Councillor Conway presented the 10th Duke of Northumberland with the peppercorn rent of a red rose for the use of land near the library on which was the rose park opened July 28th 1956.

A memory of Newburn by David Tooke

Edgware Days In The 70/80's

I grew up in Edgwarebury Lane from when I was born until I was 17 and having always lived close by. I attended Boradfirlds and Edware Secondary School so fully born and bred Edgware. I loved the old days of spending ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1979

New Farm

I attended Edmondthorpe village school from 1947 to 1953. I live at New Farm with my grandparent Harry and Ethel Gresham. My mother Betty Bratby, nee Gresham, my two brothers Jim and Tim Bratby, uncles John, Harry and Paul. A lodger ...Read more

A memory of Edmondthorpe in 1942 by Josephine Shaw Nee Bratby

Pancake Fritters From Robinsons Bakery, West Bromwich

I remember my mom buying the apple doughnuts with fresh cream. But my favourite was what I recall being called a 'pancake fritter' - like a pancake but a lot deeper, and with currants ...Read more

A memory of West Bromwich in 1972

Boy Scouts

I was in the Wolf Cubs (as they were known at that time) and we used to meet in a room above the old stables at Weyhill. I was there from about 1956. Loved every minute of it. Then went up to the Boy Scouts at the age of 11 in 1959. The ...Read more

A memory of Weyhill in 1956 by Dave Cleaver

Fond Memories

I remember St Faith's hospital very well. I was the Head Porter there for a number of years until it was closed down. I met my wife there. She was a catering assistant. We were engaged with two other couples in the social club.That ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood in 1985 by John Dale

Dunsmore People And Happenings Remembered

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In 1995, when the first edition of this history was published, it seemed incredibly optimistic to have had three hundred copies printed for a market which ...Read more

A memory of Dunsmore by Peter Jewell

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 5,017 to 5,040.

Caption For Eastleigh, Leigh Road C1955

This corner of Eastleigh has changed significantly. The new buildings interposed with the older ones on the left-hand side of the street offer a rich mix of architectural styles.

Caption For Rhos On Sea, Rhos Road C1955

Rhos-on-Sea was the poorer cousin to nearby Colwyn Bay, yet it still manages an identity of its own.

Caption For Great Mitton, Post Office And Church 1921

The post office sign is visible over the lower window of the building immediately in front of the church.

Caption For Market Drayton, The Canal At Tyrley Locks C1955

Tyrley (pronounced Turley) Locks consists of a flight of five locks south of Market Drayton. Along with coal, the main products that were shipped along this canal were cheese and milk.

Caption For Badbury Rings, The Avenue Of Trees 1936

The famous avenue of beech trees, planted in 1835, extends over two miles of undulating countryside to form an imposing approach to the northern entrance to Kingston Lacy Park.

Caption For Astbury, Church C1955

One of the finest churches in Cheshire, St Mary's has a lovely setting overlooking the village green.

Caption For Beeston, Castle Entrance C1955

Although it had fallen into disrepair by the time of the Civil War, the castle was then refortified; it changed hands a couple of times during the war, and was finally slighted in 1645.

Caption For Blackpool, The Promenade 1947

The coming of the railway during the middle of the 19th century was the catalyst that sparked Blackpool's development as a holiday resort, and factory and mill workers flocked from

Caption For Blackpool, Central Promenade C1955

The coming of the railway during the middle of the 19th century was the catalyst that sparked Blackpool's development as a holiday resort, and factory and mill workers flocked from

Caption For Christchurch, High Street 1900

Christchurch (or Christchurch Twyneham, to give the town its old name) is one of the oldest settlements on the south coast, probably being in existence even before the Romans settled in the shelter

Caption For Corwen, Square C1950

The Glyndwr Hotel (left) speaks of the importance of his memory in this busy little town on the A5.

Caption For Framfield, Church Approach C1955

The Tudor houses which line the approach to the church of St Thomas a Becket make this corner of Framfield one of the most attractive scenes in East Sussex.

Caption For Chagford, Market Place 1906

Chagford is a tiny market town on the eastern slopes of Dartmoor, close to the upper reaches of the river Teign.

Caption For Plymouth, George Street 1889

Serving both a rural area round about, and hundreds of overseas ports by way of trade, Plymouth reached its mercantile heyday in Victorian times.

Caption For Douglas, Victoria Pier 1907

In the years just after it opened, almost half of the passenger traffic from Heysham Harbour went to Douglas, Isle of Man.

Caption For Church Minshull, St Bartholomew's Church C1955

A close inspection of the brickwork of St Bartholomew's Church reveals the date when the tower was built - 1702. The main body of the church was completed two years later.

Caption For Cardiff, Maindy Stadium C1960

By the early 1960s memories of Maindy Stadium's relatively inauspicious opening in 1951 and, in particular, its poor running track surface were all but banished.

Caption For Cartmel, From Hag Lane 1897

St Peter's was originally a chapel of ease to Cartmel Priory, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on 30 June 1745.

Caption For Aysgarth, The Village And War Memorial C1955

The war memorial honouring the dead of the two World Wars is seen here in the centre.

Caption For Hutton Le Hole, The Village C1955

This scene in the centre of the pretty village of Hutton-le-Hole on the edge of the North York Moors is unchanged in the last 50 years.

Caption For Norton, Post Office Corner C1950

Now part of a strictly controlled conservation area, this group of shops on the corner of Green Lane and Norton Road blend into the environment.

Caption For Leverington, The Church 1901

The parish church of St Leonard has one of the finest towers in the county; the spire is 162 feet high.

Caption For Aldeburgh, The Lifeboat And Crag Path C1965

Until the 1990s, this was one of the few places where the lifeboat was kept on the open beach. Further along Crag Path is the former red and white brick watchtower (centre).

Caption For Ledbury, Church Lane C1955

John Abel built a number of market houses around the county of Herefordshire, only a few of which survive. This is said to be one of his although there is no documentation to prove it.