Places
36 places found.
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- Shanklin, Isle of Wight
- Ventnor, Isle of Wight
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Sandown, Isle of Wight
- Port of Ness, Western Isles
- London, Greater London
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Killarney, Republic of Ireland
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Plymouth, Devon
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Southwold, Suffolk
- Bristol, Avon
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Cromer, Norfolk
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Maldon, Essex
- Clacton-On-Sea, Essex
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Colchester, Essex
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Hunstanton, Norfolk
- Chelmsford, Essex
- Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Brentwood, Essex
- Glengarriff, Republic of Ireland
Photos
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Maps
181,031 maps found.
Books
442 books found. Showing results 6,313 to 6,336.
Memories
29,034 memories found. Showing results 2,631 to 2,640.
The Real Winters Of The 1940s
I recall, with the occasional shudder, the freezing cold winters of the 1940s. I spent Saturday evenings earning a couple of shillings (that's 10p to you youngsters!!) working from 4.30pm to 6.00pm selling ...Read more
A memory of Motspur Park in 1948 by
The Shop
Church Street, at the end of this my parent's shop, home until dad decided to retire to Badby. Next door the Roman Catholic church. Anyone else remember the processions down Church Street when it was Remembrance Sunday or the Church ...Read more
A memory of Lower Weedon in 1955 by
Paddock Wood Huts
Not sure how long I went with my grandparents, then when they passed away my parents, but I was born in 1941 and I know we were still going there until we migrated to Australia in 1961. We 'lived' in the first hut on the ...Read more
A memory of Paddock Wood
Torrisholme In The 1960s And 1970s
My name is Susan Railton (nee Price) and I grew up in Torrisholme in the 1960s and 1970s. It was always a place where everyone knew and cared about each other. I lived on Hyde Road and could see The Square ...Read more
A memory of Torrisholme in 1968 by
Childhood Memories
I have very happy memories of a childhood spent in Mynydd Isa. I was only there for 4 years ('72 - '76) but I crammed a lot of adventures into that time! My friend Audra and I used to go cycling down Rose Lane and look a the ...Read more
A memory of Mynydd Isa in 1973 by
Escrick Park Gardens Market Gardens 1950 1966
My aunt and uncle - Mr and Mrs George Pratt - used to manage the market gardens in Escrick. We had many happy holidays there, and I remember the peaches and apricots growing up the wall, rows and rows ...Read more
A memory of Escrick in 1950 by
The Passing Of A Grand Old Theatre
The old Grand Theatre at Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne was one of well over 65 theatres and cinemas in the city in the heyday of entertainment. Kenneth More in repertory, Winifred Atwell playing her ...Read more
A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne by
Grandfathers Grave
As a child my father frequently told me that his father was buried next to John Peel in Caldbeck graveyard. I now live in Australia, but in 1997 I visited Caldbeck hoping to see my grandfather's grave. Unfortunately it was not ...Read more
A memory of Caldbeck in 1997 by
My Visit To Llanelli 1958
Hi, My name was Christine Pakenham, and my mother took me over to Lannelli Wales by boat to meet my grandparents in 1958. My mom was a war bride, from 31 New Dock road. Her mom was Mary Jane Williams (nee Jones) and her ...Read more
A memory of Llanelli in 1958 by
Miss Frances Funge
Miss Funge was my great aunt. I stayed with her and her friend Miss Nellie Payne, as a child, in summer holidays. She lived in School House, Cousley Wood. She taught in the school for 50 years, starting at the age of 16. She ...Read more
A memory of Cousley Wood in 1956 by
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Captions
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A rustic seat adorns the entrance to this enticing green lane near the village of Hope.
One of a number of attractive coves on the length of beautiful coastline between Torquay and Babbacombe, Anstey's Cove has been a favourite retreat for holiday- makers since Victorian times, when
The school's tower can be seen in the background of photograph 37154 (above), and was one of the first schools to be built specifically for the children of military personnel.
It is heartening to think that this view has changed only in the growth of the background trees over 40 years and the removal of thatch from one of the 18th-century cottages.
The bakery of Mr Christmas stands at the junction of Kennel Lane and Church Road, to the right. The shop on the right is that of Boyce the fishmongers.
This is the edge of the rock gardens, and we can see one of the terra-cotta vases (centre left). There were over two miles of footpaths in the park.
On the left are two of the well-known hotels of the time, The Imperial and The Westward Ho! The elegant street lamps were a feature of this road.
Samuel Harsnett, eventually Archbishop of York, was Vicar of St Mary's from 1597 to 1605.
Protected on the north-east by the great headland of Flamborough, there are long stretches of fine sand both north and south of the harbour.
At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.
The streets of Wareham match the cardinal points of the compass, having been laid out in this fashion by the Romans.
Edward Gibbon, the historian of the Roman Empire, was once its Member of Parliament.
Boscombe has now been absorbed into the urban sprawl of Bournemouth, and both are really part of Hampshire, historically, but have become Dorset by civic design.
This view shows Lake's Art and Literature Shop on the left and part of the main Post Office on the right.
In 1828 the Earl of Derby presented the city with Stanley Palace.
Miller Bridge, once known as Mill Bridge because it linked the mills on the east of the river with the town, is one of the chief bridges across the River Kent.
A few yards from the site of photograph L122026, a pair of loaded boats head south towards the Trent & Mersey Canal. They were owned by Horsefield Ltd.
The elegant suspension bridge, built over the Menai Strait by Thomas Telford as part of his Holyhead Road, gave its name to the little town on the northern side of the narrow strait, between the island
Birmingham House, an early 17th century timber-framed double-fronted building, was once the home of the grandfather of Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler', published in 1653.
One of Anglesey's best-known sailing resorts, at the eastern end of the Menai Strait, Beaumaris was founded by Edward I, who built one of his great castles here, although it was never finished.
At this time Warburton was a small village on the south bank of the Mersey, five miles west of Altrincham and twelve miles from Manchester.
This picture was taken just two years after the horse-trams had been taken over by the operators of the coastal electric tramway.
Duck Street forks to the right of the tree, Monxton Road to the left. King Charles I campled near the village with a force of 5,000.
Visitors to the tourist attraction of Stockbridge enter downhill at either end of the High Street. Almost a mile long, it runs east-west, with narrow ribbons of houses on either side.
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