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Photos

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Maps

1,651 maps found.

1902-1903, Winnington Ref. RNC871476
1924, Stanlow Ref. POP838398
1923, Rushton Ref. POP822954
1924, Elton Ref. POP701096
1923, Meadowbank Ref. POP776043
1924, Waverton Ref. POP862330
1947, Bickley Ref. NPO639619
1923, Winnington Ref. POP871476
1947, Dunkirk Ref. NPO695527
1947, Meadowbank Ref. NPO776043
1947, Handley Ref. NPO726352
1896, Stanlow Ref. RNE838398
1947, Whitby Ref. NPO867526
1897, Balderton Ref. RNE630797
1897, Barnhill Ref. RNE633655
1896, Bryn Ref. RNE653582
1896, Boughton Ref. RNE646749
1897, Coddington Ref. RNE673197
1947, Picton Ref. NPO805835
1896, Woodbank Ref. RNE872823

Books

19 books found. Showing results 553 to 19.

Memories

2,057 memories found. Showing results 231 to 240.

West Ealing

I lived in Perivale from 1946 to 1977 by the maternity hospital. Went to Drayton Secondary School in West Ealing from 1957 to 1962. John Walters was the head at that time. Travelled to school by train from South Greenford Halt to West ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by slatters444

Born In Doxey

Hello readers, I was born in Doxey and have fond childhood memories of the village as it then was. I lived at 227 whilst Granny (Picken) lived next door at 226. Granny and her first husband Harry Parsons kept the Castle Tavern on Doxey ...Read more

A memory of Doxey by Michael Harnett

War Baby Head Banger 1944

I was born in September 1939 just after WW2 had started...My parents who had their house in Waldridge Road decided to move into West Lane to be near my Grandparents while my Dad who was in a reserved occupation was ...Read more

A memory of Chester-Le-Street by maps4

Southchurch Hall Farm And Park, A Branch Library In A Garden

The Hall was the closest Library to my family-home in Marlborough Rd. I used to spend hours there every week, researching school homework; and collecting Library Books for myself, - ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

I Was Born Here In 1946

Not exactly a memory, but I can advise you that I was born at Highfield Maternity Hospital in Highfield Rd on Saturday, 28 September 1946. As the local hospital at Rotherhithe, in London's docklands, had been ...Read more

A memory of West Byfleet by stefan

Nether Edge Hospital 1974.

I was a Pupil nurse sent to Nether Edge Hospital for my 'Care of the Elderly placement' in 1974 on the elderly rehab, female ward. Forty- one years ago ! My maiden name was Paula Furniss training at Clarke House if any ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield by paula-n

Memories Of Skelmersdale 1973

I taught at Glenburn High School, Skelmersdale in 1973. I found lodgings with Mrs Smith, a retired lady, in a terraced house in High Street, Old Skelmersdale on the basis of bed and ...Read more

A memory of Skelmersdale by michaelpeterpeyton

Information Please.....

hope no-one minds me posting here,im desperatley trying to find a gentleman by the name of GRAHAM WEST...MR WEST would be in his 60,s and was originally thought to be from YNYSYBWL....thankyou for taking the time to read this........Sandrina taylor

A memory of Ynysybwl by sandiekipper67

Memories Of Whittlebury School.

Well, Simon, I remember you. Your Father was a very good actor...if I'm not mistaken. After leaving Whittlebury in 1964 and via Art College -I became an actor myself under the name of "Paul Gregory" and now reside in ...Read more

A memory of Whittlebury by pgregory789

Bennett&Sayers Nuns Street Derby

I served my apprenticeship at Bennett&Sayers from 1964 to 1972, the scrap yard opposite was always called Frank Radfords, further up Nuns street [over the bridge] this was the original Samways for the highways,[now ...Read more

A memory of Derby by geoff.barker

Captions

1,993 captions found. Showing results 553 to 576.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Piel Castle 1893

Piel is one of three islands off the coast at Barrow, and is crowned by the ruined remains of 14th-century Piel Castle, which boasts the largest medieval keep in the north-west of England.

Caption For Aldbrough St John, The Green C1955

This large village, just off the ancient Roman Road of Dere Street, later the Great North Road and the A1, lies near the Durham border west of Darlington.

Caption For Wentworth, C1965

Wentworth Woodhouse is one of England's forgotten treasures, four miles north-west of Rotherham.

Caption For Grinton, The Bridge C1960

This view shows the sturdy, buttressed bridge over the Swale at Grinton, which is situated on the south bank of the River Swale nine miles west of Richmond.

Caption For Andover, Bridge Street From Level Crossing 1939

By 1939 the level crossing was so busy that during rush hour there would frequently be a bottleneck on the main road to the west.

Caption For Winchester, From Westgate 1923

The city as seen from the West Gate. On the right are the offices of the Hampshire Advertiser, and in the distance is the old Guildhall from where a curfew bell is rung every evening at 8.00.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, West Bay Looking East 1918

It is some twenty years on from photograph number 44810, and West Bay has changed little. Note the bathing tents on the promenade.

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, Golf House 1906

Budleigh Golf Club was created on what had been common land on the cliffs to the west of the town, and is now known as East Devon Golf Club.

Caption For Colerne, Market Square And Church C1930

With a population of only about 250, Colerne is a small hill village with a superb church that has a slender Perpendicular west tower; it commands a magnificent elevation overlooking the village

Caption For Fareham, Holy Trinity Church C1965

Sir Henry Thompson, son of a vice admiral and curate of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, helped to found Holy Trinity Church in West Street, as well as church schools in Park Lane and Fontley

Caption For Pettistree, The Church C1960

The 15th-century tower has flushwork patterns on the buttresses and parapet. The eastern buttresses are unusual in that they are extensions of the nave west wall.

Caption For Sheet, Sandy Lane 1898

Ruts either side of this ravine prove the use of this short cut to West Mark.

Caption For Scarborough, Fishing Boats 1890

The sheer volume of boats of all shapes and sizes is staggering. Again, the east coast herring fishing boats are prominent. This view was taken from the west pier.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Looking West 1927

An interesting view showing the sharp contrast between the original or 'old' Saltburn and the 'new' or Victorian Saltburn which was built upon the west cliff opposite the original cluster

Caption For Bedford, The River 1929

In this photograph we look west from the tip of Mill Meadow Island towards the Embankment and the north bank of the river.

Caption For Ware, High Street 1925

We are looking north down the High Street towards its division into East and West streets.

Caption For Brockenhurst, The River, Balmer Lawn 1960

Balmer Lawn is a popular picnic spot situated to the north-west of Brockenhurst. The lawns around the town are areas originally cleared of woodland, both to provide timber and to allow deer to graze.

Caption For Caterham, 1925

A fine prospect of Caterham, taken looking west from the steep scarp slope of the north downs above Crescent Road.

Caption For Fareham, The Church And War Memorial 2005

Sir Henry Thompson, son of a vice admiral and curate of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, helped to found Holy Trinity Church in West Street, as well as church schools in Park Lane and Fontley

Caption For Youlgrave, Middleton Dale C1960

The wooded slopes of Middleton Dale, west of the village of Youlgreave and near the hamlet of Middleton-by- Youlgreave, offer a tranquil walk in beautiful surroundings by the banks of the frequently-weired

Caption For Milnsbridge, Market Street C1955

Milnsbridge is now a suburb to the west of Huddersfield, and this picture shows its history as yet another typical Pennine mill town, with the imposing mill buildings filling the skyline, and the railway

Caption For Scarborough, The Spa Promenade 1890

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

Caption For Eastbourne, Terminus Road 1925

Just past the Midland Bank, looking north west, the elegant late Victorian shops on the left survive, although W H Smith has now moved on.

Caption For Belsay, The Village C1955

The old village, which consisted of about eighteen houses, lay to the south-west of Belsay Castle - or rather it did until the early 19th century, when Sir Charles Monck had it demolished and moved to