Maps

181,070 maps found.

1896, Hempstead Ref. HOSM48114
1901, Hinxton Ref. HOSM48737
1901, Ickleton Ref. HOSM49256
1896, Wimbish Ref. HOSM64794
1905, Salcombe Ref. HOSM35140
1900, Alvediston Ref. HOSM35903
1900, Ansty Ref. HOSM36031
1898, Englefield Ref. HOSM44954
1913, Wilton Ref. HOSM64790
1903, Feckenham Ref. HOSM45353
1895, Outwood Ref. HOSM55968
1878, Menherion Ref. HOSM53493
1906, Cambrose Ref. HOSM54487
1878, Penhalurick Ref. HOSM56432
1890, Selby Fork Ref. HOSM56220
1898, Butterton Ref. HOSM39685
1897, Soulby Ref. HOSM71368
1897, Bengeo Ref. HOSM70127
1907, Yaverland Ref. HOSM71277
1907, Bedgebury Cross Ref. HOSM70079

Books

438 books found. Showing results 6,313 to 6,336.

Memories

29,014 memories found. Showing results 2,631 to 2,640.

Summer Hols In Milford On Sea

When I was a child, living in Coventry, my parents used to pack me off to Milford to get some fresh sea air and spend quality time with my cousins! My best times were when we went off to buy sweets - I loved ...Read more

A memory of Milford on Sea in 1961 by Olivia Harrod

Working At Rank Xerox

As a 16-year-old, I started work in the wages office of Rank Xerox. There were 6 of us in the office, the boss being Fred Pearce. The other colleagues were Roger Dymond, Mary Evans, Connie Waits, Jean Short and myself. ...Read more

A memory of Mitcheldean in 1958 by Margaret Morgan

The Boats In This Photo

I think the motor yacht in the centre of this photo [outer row, single mast with 3 visible portholes on the starboard side] is the White Aster II which belonged to my grandfather Walter Robinson Handforth. The same vessel ...Read more

A memory of Conwy in 1940 by Chris Handforth

Wrexham Dairies

Does anyone remember the dairy in Pandy? It was Wrexham Dairies . I used to help out on the milk float that used to do the Rhosrobin run, also Gwersyllt. The woman who used to drive it was Joyce and on a ...Read more

A memory of Pandy in 1960 by Philip Kersey Smith

Hill House

I moved back to Hill House, with my brothers, Adrian, Anthony & Twins Russell & Howard. Micky , John & Julian arrived a few years later. I lived there untill 1963, when I got married, and moved to a flat at Kelsale court. I ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1951 by Ann Crook

Carole Dewhurst My First Stay In The Infirmary

I was 8 years old when on November the 5th I was not at all well. My mum was at work in the cotton mill in Lower Darwen, my sister and brother were out at the bonfire across the street, Dad was sitting with me. Mum ...Read more

A memory of Blackburn in 1953 by Carole Osman

Love That Place!

Born at Petersfield in 1940, my first home was Berry Cottage, down Sandy Lane, opposite Sibley's farm. Berry cottage had only 4 rooms (2 up and 2 down), no running water, only a well and later a tap down in the lane. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Rake Firs in 1940 by Monica Stewart

Ivy Cottage

When I was a child I was shown round Ivy Cottage and the farmland in Thompsons Lane by my late Grandmother who had inherited all the land from her auntie. Thompsons Lane was named after the family. I believe that most of the land is ...Read more

A memory of Denmead

Vine Cottage And Blacksmith Shop

William Wright lived in Vine Cottage, Aston, there was a blacksmith shop beside the house, across the road was the orchard with many fruit trees and all the animals. I used to spend time there in the ...Read more

A memory of Aston in 1950 by Primrose Croteau

Great Horton

Our family lived in Lidget Green, near the Great Horton railway station. I was born in 1949 near Bradford (Wakefield), and lived in Lidget Green from toddlerhood until we emigrated in 1960. The neighborhood provided many memories ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1959 by Richard L

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Captions

29,398 captions found. Showing results 6,313 to 6,336.

Caption For Nottingham, Arboretum 1902

The original idea behind the creation of the Arboretum was to give the citizens of Nottingham a scenic park in which to relax.

Caption For Bothenhampton, The Village C1960

This is the landscape northwards from the limekilns and quarries north of Wych to the Main Street at Bothenhampton (left to right).

Caption For Kings Lynn, Red Mount Chapel 1898

appears to stand on a sloping earth mound; but this earth covers a platform extending from the chapel base at the level of the entrance doors.

Caption For Blackpool, St John's Church Interior 1890

The parish church of St John was described as 'one of the architectural ornaments of the town', and the interior came in for much praise.

Caption For Appledore, The Village C1955

On the edge of Romney Marsh, this village, with its broad street, was once a flourishing seaport and shipbuilding centre; it was captured by the Danes with a fleet of 250 ships in the 9th century.

Caption For Sherborne, Cheap Street 1924

Sherborne is a charming town of book and antique shops, an essential stop in any exploration of Dorset.

Caption For Sandilands, The Village C1955

This view is taken from the steps up to the sea wall behind the dunes, and looks across the small resort of Sandilands, just south of Sutton on Sea.

Caption For Fairlight, Lovers' Seat 1890

Some of the county's most beautiful scenery can be seen in the Wealden region of Sussex.

Caption For Hipswell, The Hall 1913

Hipswell Hall is a 15th-century fortified manor house built for the Fulthorpe family, whose coat of arms is carved on the bay window to the right.

Caption For Plympton, St Mary's 1890

On the right of the photograph in front of the church is the old priory. The monks had their own path through the woods to the church, where they had their own pews.

Caption For Halifax, The Town Centre C1955

At its height in the 19th and early 20th century, Halifax was the greatest of the textile towns of West Yorkshire, a centre for woollen manufacture and clothing, larger even than Leeds or Bradford.

Caption For Tamworth, General View C1965

A unique feature of the parish church, dedicated to St Editha, is the tower. Topped-off with small spires at each corner, it also has a double spiral staircase.

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 church of St Mary, built in 1859.

Caption For Brentor, 1908

In the distance is the hill of Brentor, topped by the 12th-century church of St Michael de Rupe, which was restored by the Duke of Bedford in the 19th century.

Caption For Port Erin, The Promenade 1903

This photograph gives us a good view of some of the late-Victorian seafront developments at Port Erin.

Caption For Castletown, Castle Rushen 1903

It was here in 1265 that Magnus, last of Man's Norse kings, died. With his death began nearly seventy years of Scottish rule until the island was taken by Edward III of England.

Caption For Helvellyn, Striding Edge 1912

This is one of the classic mountain views in the Lake District, with the glaciated knife-edge of Striding Edge leading off eastwards towards High Spying How from the 3,118 ft summit of Helvellyn, one of

Caption For Oxford, From Magdalen Tower 1890

From the vantage point of Magdalen College belfry we look westwards along the High Street towards some of the wondrous 'dreaming spires', including the 14th-century spire of St Mary's Church; to its right

Caption For Monks Eleigh, The Village C1955

In this view the church seems to close the end of the village green. The three groups of cottages are timber-framed and date from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Caption For Keyhaven, The Village C1955

The coastal village of Keyhaven was at the centre of a controversial debate before the First World War, when plans were drawn up to create a tunnel between here and the Isle of Wight.

Caption For Tredegar, Largest Block Of Coal Plaque C1955

Aneurin Bevin, Tredegar's most famous son, wrote of the coalminer's lot: 'In other trades, there are a thousand diversions to break the monotony of the work - the passing traffic, the morning newspaper

Caption For Clun, View From The Mowdens C1960

We can see the village of Clun in the valley, with the keep of its old castle standing guard. Actually this castle was less a military stronghold than a centre for hunting.

Caption For Burley, Cricket Pitch C1955

Not far from Ringwood, Burley is reputedly the jewel in the crown of the New Forest. These two locals are standing just in front of the photographer, and seem engrossed in the cricket match.

Caption For Bebington, Mayer Hall C1965

Mayer Hall commemorates the life and works of Joseph Mayer, the 19th-century antiquary and book collector who made his home in Bebington.