Photos

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Maps

524 maps found.

1897, Pencoed Ref. RNE803131
1897, Pantygog Ref. RNE1190879
1897, Waun Y Gilfach Ref. RNE862242
1897, Wig Fach Ref. RNE870044
1897, Tylagwyn Ref. RNE855517
1922, Rhiwceiliog Ref. POP815719
1922, Ty'n-Y-Garn Ref. POP856049
1922, Tythegston Ref. POP856230
1922, Wern Tarw Ref. POP863496
1947, Abergarw Ref. NPO618705
1875 - 1897, Maesteg Ref. HOSM34872
1875 - 1897, Caerau Ref. HOSM39854
1897, Garth Ref. HOSM42717
1897, Llangynwyd Ref. HOSM52016
1900, Newcastle Ref. RNC790768
1899-1900, Pant-Yr-Awel Ref. RNC800113
1900, Llangewydd Court Ref. RNC758889
1900-1901, Llangynwyd Ref. RNC758957
1900-1901, Nantyffyllon Ref. RNC787731
1922, Bryncethin Ref. POP653975

Books

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Memories

1,926 memories found. Showing results 241 to 250.

School Days

I lived in Ridgeway, Langwith Junction. Mum would give me a shilling to go to the pictures matinee at the Empire on Saturday morning. It cost 7 pence to go in and 5 pence for sweets, it would be packed with kids, you coudn't hear ...Read more

A memory of Langwith Lodge in 1952 by Graham Launders

Barmaid

I worked as a barmaid in the Fox when Three Bridges had the bad flood and the pub was flooded, it was an old fashioned pub in those days with a public bar and saloon bar with darts on a Friday night, good old fashioned fun.

A memory of Three Bridges in 1968 by Sonja Moffatt

Number 1 Kersemill Cottages

I started being accident prone at an early age it seems. My parents lived at the above cottages with me and my big sister. My dad was a meal miller and worked at the meal mill just up the the road to the right I think, ...Read more

A memory of Kersemill in 1956 by Val Litten

St Brides School In The Late 1940s And Early 1950s

My maiden name was Quarman. I boarded at St Bride's School in the late 1940s and early 1950s.  The headmistress was Miss Thompson, assistant Miss Watson.  We wore a green unifrom.  I ued to enjoy ...Read more

A memory of Chagford in 1940 by Patricia Arnold

Uncle Cecil''s Farm

My brother and I would stay with Granny during the holidays, she lived at 'Cregeen' in a row of houses on Princess Street, near the railway crossing. Granny's brother Cecil had a farm out along the lane in this picture, my ...Read more

A memory of Strensall in 1958 by Barrie Griffiths

The Towpath Where The Boats Were Moored Later On

There used to be a very large weeping willow there that used hang over the river. We used to cast underneath it as fish used to congregate under it. This is the bank where I did most of my fishing ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1949 by Eddie Tait

Now

Do you see the thatch cottage by the bridge? My son and daughter-in-law and our grandchildren now live there, since 2002. It is such a lovely place to bring up children I would love to hear from anyone who could let us know any history to their house.

A memory of Nether Wallop in 2002 by Josephine Green

Can You Help?

Can anyone tell me if this photo is taken looking towards Victoria Street or towards High Street? In the 1860's my ancesters had a business "W & F Boucher, Tea Dealers" at 1 Bridge Parade, Bristol which was just at the end of the ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Margaret Martin

Flood

I was sent off to buy some bread by my mother. But crossing the river Crouch by the bridge was impossible.  Wickford was under water. I don't recall the year. But the brand name of the bread was: Wheatchief. I used to buy sandpaper in Mays ...Read more

A memory of Wickford by Nicole Laine

The Memories Are Endless

Good morning from Waterloo, Canada. I was absolutely thrilled with your site and stumbled on it quite by chance. I was born in 1943 at my grandparents house at Yew Tree Terrace just off Station Rd. I grew up in Shepley, ...Read more

A memory of Shepley in 1957 by Marilyn Haywood

Captions

1,770 captions found. Showing results 577 to 600.

Caption For Stafford, Victoria Park C1955

The park proved so popular that a further extension was created across the river and linked by a new bridge opened in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V - hence the name, Coronation

Caption For Stafford, Victoria Park C1960

The park proved so popular that a further extension was created across the river and linked by a new bridge opened in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V - hence the name, Coronation

Caption For Oxford, Hertford College Bridge 1922

Another of Oxford's much-loved landmarks is the Hertford College Bridge, or the Bridge of Sighs as it is otherwise known.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, High Level Bridge 1949

Trams are no longer crossing the bridge at the time of this photograph, but cyclists and pedestrians are well in evidence, and cars have now started to appear.

Caption For Eamont Bridge, 1893

Eamont Bridge, just south of Penrith on the A6, takes its name from this splendid three-arched bridge across the River Eamont.

Caption For Bocking, Cane's Mill 1900

The wooden road bridge had to be replaced in 1926: it was rotting, and traffic was becoming heavier.

Caption For Frampton, The Bridge 1906

This graceful arched bridge over the River Frome has wooden rails, which still guard the road.

Caption For Bath, Old Bridge C1965

Here we see the Old Bridge just before its replacement by the present bridge; its ironwork superstructure cantilevered the footways out over the river.

Caption For Shrewsbury, The English Bridge 1931

The town is almost completely surrounded by the River Severn, so that most visitors to Shrewsbury enter it over one of its bridges. The English Bridge was built in 1774 by John Gwynne.

Caption For Devonport, Halfpenny Bridge 1904

Upstream of Halfpenny Bridge, Stonehouse creek used to run as far as Pennycomequick, but was progressively filled over the years.

Caption For Hampton Court, On The River 1896

The passenger launch SS 'Queen Elizabeth' has almost beached to disembark and take on board passengers. A gangplank has been laid to the foreshore.

Caption For Durham, Elvet Bridge 1918

Elvet Bridge was built by Bishop Hugh le Puiset in 1160 to give the peninsula direct road access to the south. It was repaired by Bishop Richard Fox between 1494 and 1501.

Caption For Chideock, The Village C1955

Bridge Cottage Tea Parlour (centre) doubled as a newsagent's under the ownership of Edgar Allen, and also advertised a wide range of entertainments, from 'Viva Zapata' at the Lyric Cinema, Bridport, to

Caption For Grindleton, The Bridge And The River Ribble 1921

Until 1974, the River Ribble here formed the boundary between Lancashire and Yorkshire, with the bridge carrying the lane between Lancashire's Chatburn and Yorkshire's Grindleton.

Caption For Warrington, Bridge Street From Town Centre C1950

This view down Bridge Street, looking towards Bridge Foot, shows the impact of the redevelopment of the earlier 20th century.

Caption For Pateley Bridge, Station Square C1955

This view of Pateley Bridge, 'capital' of Nidderdale, was taken from Station Square and the bridge over the River Nidd.

Caption For Colne, Wycoller, The Pack Horse Bridge C1960

The mechanisation of weaving in the early 19th century robbed the village of both its industry and population, and the hall, the inspiration for Ferndean Manor in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, was

Caption For Blaenau Ffestiniog, General View 1903

This finely-composed study shows the Afon Bowydd, the road bridge, the railway bridge, the ranks of terraces of Blaenau, and the mountains beyond.

Caption For London, London Bridge 1890

This squat building was demolished in 1920, and underneath was found one of the arches of the old London Bridge. London Bridge woud seem to have been closed off to traffic.

Caption For Stalham, Entrance To Canal C1945

The North Walsham and Dilham canal begins beyond the bridge, which is called Wayford Bridge.

Caption For Tintern, Bridge And River C1935

This bridge originally carried a tramway believed to have served the wire industries in the Anghiddy Valley, which linked up with the Wye Valley railway south of Tintern Station.

Caption For Windsor, The River C1960

One of Windsor's most famous view shows the town's bridge in the distance, which was erected in 1822.

Caption For Selby, Bridge 1901

The tide here is fierce, roaring up and down at several knots. Under the right-hand section of the bridge, the swivelling mechanism can be seen.

Caption For Bashall Eaves, Post Office, Café And General Stores C1955

The café is in the building at the top of the lane, with a post office and grocer's under the signs.