Maps

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Books

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Memories

498 memories found. Showing results 211 to 220.

Did You Know That California Is Actually In Winlaton Up The Hill From Blaydon

Joe and Elsie Boyd had a house built in California, which is a road in Winlaton. At that time California was a mud track and it never did become California Road or Lane ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1930

Stonejar

Hello there David. "Old" Stonejar Morgan from Woodville road was a mining instructor in No. 2 Pit in the Blackvein seam at the Marine Colliery. Between them the team of 8 instructors taught all aspects of coalmining, albeit very old fashioned ...Read more

A memory of Cwm in 1955 by David Williams

John Parkin 1965 1969

I lived at Links Avenue, West Monkseaton between 1965 and 69. Went to Park Road Junior school next to what was then the cinema, and Spanish City. Ended up at Valley Gardens Secondary Modern. Names I remember from those days ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay by jvparkin

Childhood Memories

These memories have been contributed by Myra Greer. In 1947, when I was 7, my mother and I moved from Salisbury in Wiltshire where my father was stationed at RAF Boscombe Down, to near Llanfarian, where my grandparents had ...Read more

A memory of Llanfarian in 1947

Fond Memories For Streatham, First Lived At 52 Valleyfield Road During Ww2 Then Moved To 21 Belltrees Grove.. Etc

Did Ice skating Saturday mornings, we walked down Russell Footpaths.... remember watching the United Dairies washing the GLASS MILK ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Adele Pentony Graham

Pride Of The Valley

My mother was born in Churt and grew up at Number Four Sandy Lane. She worked for a time at the Pride of the Valley during the war and lived upstairs in one of the rooms. While working at the Pride, she met and later married a ...Read more

A memory of Churt by rlangner

Boac Turriff House Freight Revenue 1961 69

Does any one remember these times on the 6th floor and passenger revenue floors 9 and 10. Some names Tom Abel. Ray Pullen. June Hills. Milla Pucholt Phylis Palmer Jean Elmy Hilda Jordan Jim Simpson Gregg ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Nick Beard

Barry Island

I remember the Donkeys in Barry Island very well some times i used to go for a ride on a donkey on the beach at Barry. That was many years a go when i was young we used to go to Barry Island quite often on day or afternoon trips as ...Read more

A memory of Barry Island by bbelgium

St. Helens School

I went to st.helens school in valley road from 1955- 59 I remember miss tarry and miss howling who was very scary. If you got 3 very goods for your work you had to see miss howling for a gold star; however waiting to see her for ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by quick_thinker2003

The Original Beach Cafe

When I was a boy in the 1950 to 1970 period my Mother was employed as the cook/manager of the what I assume was the original substantial brick built Cafe/Restaurant. It was rented out to a Mrs Esme Elley whose family owned ...Read more

A memory of Hunmanby Gap by grds

Captions

753 captions found. Showing results 505 to 528.

Caption For Fountains, 1955

Abbot Huby's magnificent north tower at Fountains Abbey, in the valley of the River Skell near Ripon, is a Yorkshire landmark virtually unchanged since the 12th century when it was built.

Caption For Ogden, The Reservoir C1960

The steep valleys, or cloughs, which run off the foothills of the Pennines were often utilised by Victorian water engineers for the construction of reservoirs to provide drinking water for the burgeoning

Caption For Coulsdon, Chipstead Valley Road C1955

The road leading to Chipstead Valley is dominated by Edwardian terraced houses on the right.

Caption For Chorleywood, The Common 1903

Chorleywood is on the south side of the Chess valley.

Caption For Mytholmroyd, View From Scout Road C1955

There could not be anywhere more northern-sounding than Mytholmroyd, the woollen village crammed into the bottom of the Calder Valley west of Halifax.

Caption For Oving, The Black Boy Inn C1955

From the rear of the Black Boy are fine views towards North Marston, the hill dropping sharply into the valley.

Caption For Lancing College, 1890

The towering chapel of this school dominates the landscape for miles around; its position is wonderful, high above where the South Downs are cut deep by the Adur valley on its way to the sea.

Caption For Barnstaple, Haymaking 1890

Hay is being gathered at Chestwood buy horse power; traffic on the A39, which now roars across the valley below, is a mere nightmare for the future.

Caption For Swindon, Open Air Theatre, Town Gardens 1948

The Concert Bowl Open-Air Theatre The Art Deco Concert Bowl is situated in a valley that was the former main quarry area.

Caption For Ardingly, The Village C1950

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath.The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower.

Caption For Coleford, Town Centre 1950

One arm of the signpost points to Gloucester, which lies on the Severn, while the other arm points to the Wye valley.

Caption For Treherbert, Station Road C1955

The road leading out of this village, climbing the north-east flank of the head of the valley, was built in 1930-32 by unemployed miners.

Caption For Castleton, And Mam Tor C1864

This early photograph of Castleton at the head of the Hope Valley shows the intricate network of drystone walls which surrounds the village.

Caption For Elham, High Street C1960

The pretty village of Elham, at the heart of the valley of that name, is clustered around its market square and this High Street, lined with buildings from several periods.

Caption For Capel Curig, The Llugwy Valley 1891

This photograph shows the wooded valley at Capel Curig.

Caption For Abergynolwyn, The Village 1968

The village sits in its valley partly in the parish of Tal-y-llyn and partly in Llanfihangel.

Caption For Elan Valley, Craig Goch Dam C1955

More than 100 people in the valley also had to move to make way for the dams.

Caption For Fleckney, The Grand Union Canal C1965

The locks at Fleckney are a part of the descent of the canal from its high point at Foxton into the Soar Valley.

Caption For St Ives, General View 1890

St Ives is seen from Draycott Terrace, overlooking cottages in Primrose Valley below and the curving sweep of the railway station beyond, most of which is now a car park.

Caption For East Dean, Old Forge 1921

We are in a valley of the Downs near Beachy Head.

Caption For Leek, Market Place C1955

Tourism was given a boost in the 1840s when the North Staffordshire Railway opened its line through the Churnet Valley.

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, The Beach 1925

This charmingly-situated little watering-place lies in a sheltered valley, and its garden-girt villas are further beautified by a sparkling brook, spanned by numerous rustic bridges.

Caption For Hastings, Ecclesbourne Cliffs 1894

These provided cliff top walks and secluded valleys, easily accessed later in the century by the Cliff Railway.

Caption For Binbrook, Market Place C1955

Binbrook, on the side of a valley of the rolling western part of The Wolds north of Ludford, was once a prosperous small market town with two parish churches.