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Maps

896 maps found.

1946, Clays End Ref. NPO669969
1946, Compton Common Ref. NPO676359
1946, Compton Martin Ref. NPO676386
1946, Bishop Sutton Ref. NPO641083
1898-1899, Locksbrook Ref. RNC765456
1899, Ubley Ref. RNC856335
1919, Bathampton Ref. POP634700
1899, West Harptree Ref. RNC864322
1919, Bloomfield Ref. POP644361
1899, Winterfield Ref. RNC871634
1899, Withy Mills Ref. RNC871996
1899, Weston Ref. RNC866270
1898-1899, White Ox Mead Ref. RNC868269
1898-1899, Widcombe Ref. RNC869915
1899, Charlcombe Ref. RNC666784
1899, Clandown Ref. RNC669350
1898-1899, Claverton Down Ref. RNC669731
1899, East Harptree Ref. RNC697351
1899, Britten's Ref. RNC650590
1899, Bishop Sutton Ref. RNC641083

Books

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Memories

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I Stayed There

Approx 1962 I had a weekend at Buckenhill Manor. I served with Ken Stewart at Boscombe Down when at week ends he was travelling around various book and agricultural fairs. As I remember it, his cousin and her husband founded ...Read more

A memory of Bromyard in 1962 by Morris Hedges

Haul A Gwynt Criccieth

Some months after I spent a holiday at Bryn Awelon, my aunt and uncle, Mary [Mamie] and John Herbertson, purchased their home, Haul a Gwynt, overlooking Criccieth Castle and Cardigan Bay. It was a delightful home, which ...Read more

A memory of Criccieth in 1959 by Lorna Enslin

Birchington, Epple Bay And Minnis Bay

Birchington with two bays and a village atmosphere 'in town'. A rail station with the most wonderful ice cream parlour opposite - wicker chairs on those old fashioned curved steel bases and circular wicker ...Read more

A memory of Birchington in 1955 by Sandra Dudley

Tooting 1949 1970

Ahhh Good old Totting... I was born in Rookstone Road in 1949. I went to Sellincourt School about 1955-ish, my memory is not that good! When I was at school Mr. Roberts was the headmaster and he was great. School meals were ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1949 by John Bexley

My Father Worked At Millers

My father worked in quality control at Millers for a couple of years in the early 1960s. He loved singing and one of my earliest memories is of him singing in what must have been the loading/packing bay. It had good acoustics! I was two or three years of age.

A memory of Parkstone in 1960 by Carolyn Hartley

Nus Camp Second Time

The second year we came to Leverington was 1968, June and July. We decided to air ourselves in England. Instead of two, we were three boys this time, and we came in my car. Tom knew us from last year, but it was his duty ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1968

Leaving School

So! Back to 11 Woburn Place, back to school on Hope Chapel Hill back to Hotwells golden mile with its 15 pubs. The War was still going on but there was only limited bombing and some daylight raids, the city was in a dreadful ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1945 by Arthur Cottrell

Trecco Bay

In 1958/59 my mother-in-law Elsie Pugh has been cleaning the toilets for several years in Trecco Bay together with her husband Albert. My husband Roy Griffiths also worked on the site. We got married in 1960 and went to live in Trecco ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1961 by Kathleen Griffiths

Old Hartley County Primary School

I am part of a research team looking into the history of schooling in Seaton Sluice. My era is 1945 to the school closing in July 1969 and I would like to hear from past pupils. I myself, was at the ...Read more

A memory of Hartley by Claire Mitchell

My Time In Godstone

I was baptised at St Nicholas church, we were then living at the Homestead vicarage. After a short time living in Sussex we moved back and lived in 13 Salisbury Road. I went to the school riding on my bike. We played by ...Read more

A memory of Bletchingley in 1950 by Rosemary Jacobs

Captions

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Caption For Aberdour, The Stone Pier 1900

Aberdour in the Kingdom of Fife, lying between Burntisland and Dalgety Bay, is described in the 1906 Baedeker as 'a favourite little sea-bathing place, with an old castle and the ruins of a Norman church

Caption For Filey, On The Beach C1950

Lines of wind shelters adorn the beach at the popular Yorkshire coast resort of Filey. Once a fashionable beach accessory, they are seldom seen today, so perhaps it was windier in the Fifties!

Caption For Thorpeness, Esrtate Office And Boat House Loggia 1922

The 65-acre Meare was the first stage of the development. All the bays and islands are named in J M Barry style. The Boat House was built in 1911, before the Meare was completed.

Caption For Dunoon, West Bay 1904

Since the 1850s, Dunoon has always been a favourite resort for Glaswegians. The 'doon the watter' trips from the Broomielaw in Glasgow became an institution from then until the Second World War.

Caption For Lavenham, Water Street C1955

The post office, now Swan Cottage, displayed advertisements for Walls ice cream and Bird's Eye frozen foods.

Caption For Wallasea Island, Ferry Pier C1965

In this remote corner of Essex, close to the Wardroom, the Wallasea Bay Ferry plies its trade.

Caption For Haverfordwest, St Mary's Church, The Chancel 1899

Founded in the late 1100s, St Mary's was re-roofed in oak at the beginning of the 16th century. Pictured here is the east window, three lights with quatrefoils in roundels above each one.

Caption For Broadstairs, The Promenade And The Gardens 1918

On the left is the Albion Hotel, where Charles Dickens stayed before he bought the property overlooking the bay on the right of the photograph.

Caption For Kingsgate, The Castle 1908

Kingsgate stands at the gap in the cliffs closest to the North Foreland. Its present name dates back to 1683 when Charles II landed here—it was formerly St Bartholomew's Gate.

Caption For Chesham Bois, The Church 1906

The manor of Chesham Bois, one of the three manors of Chesham and named after William de Bosco or Boies who held it around 1200, became an independent parish during the Middle Ages.

Caption For Torquay, The Bowling Green 1906

A celebrated art critic has declared that Edinburgh, Venice and Torquay are the three most beautiful towns in Europe.

Caption For Tenby, South Sands 1890

Tenby stands on a tongue of limestone rock, ending a green promontory, which is crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly laid out with walks which serve at once as pier and promenade

Caption For Port Erin, Calf Of Man 1897

In early 20th century guides, walkers were advised to leave the train at Port St Mary and go by way of the Chasms and Spanish Head to Port Erin..

Caption For Orford, Church, Norman Arches 1909

Several coastal churches, including the one at Orford, have been reduced in size by blocking off the eastern end.

Caption For Uppingham, The School House C1950

Built in 1890 by Sir Thomas Jackson in limestone following the 17th-century collegiate style and blending in well with surrounding buildings.

Caption For Uppingham, C1950

The south door of the church is visible and the extent of the cemetery easier to see. There are allotments traversed by a path from South View to the fields and Lyddington in the south.

Caption For Leeds, Victoria Hall 1888

The town hall not only housed the council: there were law courts, facilities for lectures, public meetings and for music festivals.

Caption For Leeds, Victoria Hall 1888

The town hall not only housed the council: there were law courts, facilities for lectures, public meetings and for music festivals.

Caption For Godmanchester, The Causeway C1950

The shops along the Causeway, facing the Ouse basin, have changed very little.

Caption For Studland, The Beach 1925

The journey to Studland Bay was probably the favourite excursion for tourists from Swanage, who could either get there by walking along the cliff tops or by taking a carriage or charabanc along the

Caption For Abergele, On The River Gele 1890

This unidentified ford is possibly located where the A55 expressway now passes the town. The water level seems very low, which is fortunate for the lady wearing the long skirts.

Caption For Nottingham, Trent Bridge And River C1955

The bridge was designed by the splendidly named Marriott Ogle Tarbotton, the Corporation Engineer, to succeed a medieval stone bridge, itself a successor to the first wooden one built in

Caption For Rothesay, Castle 1897

The partly-restored, moated, 13th-century castle was once one of the regular residences of the Scottish kings.

Caption For Hailsham, George Street, Courtlandts C1955

The centre part of the house is Georgian.