Maps

181,031 maps found.

1877, Canonstown Ref. HOSM39967
1896, Ardingly Ref. HOSM36230
1897, Warbleton Ref. HOSM63388
1892, Old Town Ref. HOSM63222
1903, Portincaple Ref. HOSM56967
1906, Cury Ref. HOSM42663
1906, Garras Ref. HOSM46048
1906, Lowertown Ref. HOSM52717
1906, Manaccan Ref. HOSM53138
1896, Wineham Ref. HOSM64742
1896, Woodmancote Ref. HOSM65068
1897, Bix Ref. HOSM37895
1897, Neal's Fm Ref. HOSM50240
1910, Remenham Ref. HOSM57636
1886, Callow Ref. HOSM39857
1886, Dormington Ref. HOSM43397
1887, Durlow Common Ref. HOSM44097
1887, Fownhope Ref. HOSM45747
1903, Hardwicke Ref. HOSM47626
1886, Pipe And Lyde Ref. HOSM52854

Books

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Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 2,281 to 2,290.

Growing Up

In the 1950s Lensbrook Tea Gardens became the site of Billy Thomas's scrap yard. I was born and brought up at Lensbrook and my mother used to work at the tea gardens. I was born in 1942 and I can never remember it being ...Read more

A memory of Blakeney

The Old Garden Off Long Lane Hillingdon

Does anyone have any photos of the old garden (the old walled garden) off Long Lane at Hillindon? It was opposite the convent. I used to live there as a child prior to the building of the new houses ...Read more

A memory of Hillingdon in 1970 by Kim Garton

Holiday Memories

I have very happy memories of a family holiday spent in the village of Auchencrow in 1956 or 1957. The village was tiny then, consisting of one main street with an Inn and a general shop. At least that's how I remember it. My ...Read more

A memory of Auchencrow in 1956 by Patricia Mc Aulay

Evacuation At The Time Of The V1 And V2 Attacks On The South East And London

I am adding to my brother's memory written today about our evacuation to North Wales in 1944. A fuller description has been written by myself on BBC North East Wales ...Read more

A memory of Coedpoeth in 1944 by Fred Schofield

My Mother Was Born In Castle Douglas

My mother was born in Castle Douglas, her name was Anne Tompson. Her dad's name was Wilf Tompson. She had lots of sisters and brothers, if anyone thinks they are related, please email me. My mother is 74 ...Read more

A memory of Castle Douglas by Heather Jackson

Old Times Gone By

That looks a little like my dad's old car. I have happy memories of Epping. I was born there over 50 years ago in Ivy Chimneys and remember walking across the roads in town with my dad hand in hand, and after school going up in ...Read more

A memory of Epping in 1960 by Anthony Gostling

My Beloved Bonk

I have loads of memories of village life as a kid. I was born in 1961 and still live on the Bonk. I will probably die here as well. There were many old characters back then. Iron Bates the vegetable cart man (did some boxing ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay in 1969 by Philip Burgess

Crown Imperial

I recall being a junior soldier and having the pleasure of being one of the military band and drums at the tattoo in the 1960s, what a buzz it was marching through the main street of the city on Saturday and Sunday and then doing the tattoo in the evening, fond memories.

A memory of Colchester by Gina Smith

Mainscroft

My father was headmaster, I think at St Cuthberts or St Patricks secondary school and we lived at" Mainscroft" in Cleator Moor. I remember going to school at St Mary's infants and have memories of fr Clayton and the grotto at the ...Read more

A memory of Cleator Moor in 1950 by Peter Rudden

W.D. Phillips And The Salutation

W.D. Phillips 1846-1927 owned and ran this hotel, he was my great-great-grandfather. One of my uncles and one of my aunts, I had six, were born in this building the latter around 1915. Whilst here WD wrote the ...Read more

A memory of Haverfordwest in 1920 by Anthony Walsh

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 5,473 to 5,496.

Caption For Salisbury, High Street C1955

The entrance to Barclays Bank is seen to the right of the picture.The High Street leads to the North Gate of the cathedral.

Caption For Seaton, White Cliff From Beach 1898

Seaton is a mostly Victorian town hard by the mouth of the River Axe. Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.

Caption For Funtington, Hallidays 1965

An isolated village of flint and brick cottages, to the west of Chichester. In the village are Adsdean, a gabled Tudor style house of around 1850, and the parish church of St Mary, built in 1859.

Caption For Five Ashes, The Five Ashes C1960

The village is named after five ash trees on the green.Twits Gill was once the home of Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1903 and Foreign Secretary in the 1920s.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1902

Described as 'the friend of the children of Cardiff' in his touching 'Western Mail' obituary, the Norwegian- born Mr Stephenson superintended bathing for 31 years.

Caption For Stourbridge, The Mitre Inn C1950

A mitre, of course, is the hat worn by a bishop, or sometimes by an abbot.

Caption For Medstead, Post Office C1955

This post office and hardware shop is near to the church of St Andrew, the church hall that was previously the village school, and the Castle of Comfort pub.

Caption For Downholme, The Church 1913

Inside the quaint little church of St Michael and All Angels is a George III coat of arms dated 1784, signed by the Richmond painter Robert Coatsworth; he helped to paint the scenery for the opening

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 Chester Le Street, The Market Place C1955

The tower and spire of the parish church of St Mary and St Cuthbert dominates the skyline in this market day picture.

Caption For Piercebridge, West View C1955

Situated six miles west of Darlington, Piercebridge is unusual in that the village was built within the ramparts of a Roman fort that once guarded the bridge over the Tees carrying the road between York

Caption For Cranbrook, The Village C1955

The sails of the Union Windmill peep over the roofs of the half-timbered cottages lining the street.

Caption For Launceston, The Church C1949

To the left of Symons, the jewellers (now Castle Jewellers) is the small opening of Sandford Timewells Lane, a narrow cobbled alley which cuts through to Castle Dyke and feels as though it should once

Caption For Hull, Albert Dock C1955

Initially the home of the fishing fleet, the Albert Dock soon became the dock for the importation of wood pulp, paper, fruit and provisions and for the export of heavy vehicles, cars and industrial and

Caption For Mevagissey, Harbour 1920

FY on the side of the fishing vessel, just visible in front of the number, denotes the port of Fowey. Wherever possible, the first and last letters of the port's name are used.

Caption For Penarth, View From Windsor Gardens 1896

Here we have a glimpse of the pier through the 'fresh and luxuriant foliage' of the gardens.

Caption For Dinas Powys, Cardiff Road C1955

Major improvements in transport facilities around 1890 put the industries of Barry and Cardiff in easy reach for the first time.

Caption For Dinas Powys, The Common C1965

The relative tranquillity of this scene belies the common's historic role as a venue for altogether more rowdy activities.

Caption For St Fagans, Formal Gardens, Welsh Folk Museum C1960

Gifted by the Earl of Plymouth in 1947, the castle and its gardens were not only to become the centrepiece of the museum, but also an integral component.

Caption For Exmouth, Morton Crescent 1906

This Victorian crescent lines one end of Exmouth's long Esplanade.

Caption For Oxford, New College 1890

The college, founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham, lies in the shadow of the old city wall.

Caption For Doddington, Church 1906

The stone walls of St Peter's Church, to the north of the forecourt to Doddington Hall, are a marked contrast to the mellow red brick of the Hall, which might be by Robert Smythson, the architect of Hardwick

Caption For Midhurst, North Street 1921

Midhurst is a town of contrasts, with an early medieval core around the church, west of the Norman castle earthworks on St Anne's Hill, and the wide North Street, a later medieval planned market place.

Caption For Leeds Castle, 1892

Built on the site of a 9th-century royal manor house, Leeds Castle became a royal fortress on the accession of Edward I.