Places
36 places found.
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- Poplar, Middlesex
- Bow, Middlesex
- Bethnal Green, Middlesex
- Stepney, Middlesex
- Alton Towers, Staffordshire
- Isle of Dogs, Middlesex
- Limehouse, Middlesex
- Spitalfields, Middlesex
- Barjarg Tower, Dumfries and Galloway
- Bromley, Middlesex
- Stratford Marsh, Middlesex
- Tower Hill, Merseyside
- Tower Hill, Essex
- St George in the East, Middlesex
- Wapping, Middlesex
- Globe Town, Middlesex
- Old Ford, Middlesex
- Cubitt Town, Middlesex
- Tower Hill, Cheshire
- Tower Hill, Surrey
- Bow Common, Middlesex
- Mile End, Middlesex
- Millwall, Middlesex
- Ratcliff, Middlesex
- Warmley Tower, Avon
- Tower Hill, Hertfordshire
- Tower End, Norfolk
- Tower Hamlets, Kent
- Tower Hill, Devon
- Tower Hill, West Midlands
- Blackwall, Middlesex
- North Woolwich, Middlesex
- Hackney Wick, Middlesex
- Shadwell, Middlesex
- South Bromley, Middlesex
- Tower Hill, Sussex (near Horsham)
Photos
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Maps
223 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 625 to 1.
Memories
637 memories found. Showing results 261 to 270.
The 50s
Hi all, I used to live on Easter Moffet golf course and attended Motherwell central school, my father was the club master in the early 1950s (Jack Potter). I used to go fishing down on the River Clyde between Motherwell and Hamilton ...Read more
A memory of Motherwell by
Life And Times Of Suzanne Knight In New Haw.
I lived at 5 Manor Drive with my 3 sisters, Kathleen, Elizabeth and Mary. I was born in the house at 1am on a snowy night in 1954 and was delivered by my dad and Dr Poles, while Mary slept and Kathleen ...Read more
A memory of New Haw in 1954 by
The Ramblings Of An Old Tintacker [Intaker]
I lived in Devonshire Road from 1941 to 1962 and when we first arrived Intake ended with Warwick Road, Argyll Avenue and Cumberland Avenue for those of us that lived on this side of ...Read more
A memory of Intake in 1944 by
My Childhood
I was born in the town,and spent my first ten years in what would now be regarded as the slums of Stranton, Bower Street, going to school at Oxford Street juniors. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Bower Street and neighouring ...Read more
A memory of Hartlepool in 1960 by
Memories From An Evacuee
I was a World War II evacuee, and after a short "phony war" trip to Northampton, when the Blitz began I was sent to Llantrisant. I have nothing but warm memories of the town. I was thee years old and billeted with an ...Read more
A memory of Llantrisant in 1940 by
Caught In A Storm By Christine Swanson
When I was 4 years old I lived on an ex troop carrier which we named the Rembrant (its name was originally the Martello, I think). There was a storm and the moorings gave way and we were adrift at the ...Read more
A memory of South Benfleet in 1940 by
Elmshott Lane School
I too remember Mr. Britnell and Mr. Kincaid, who initially lived in one of the workers cottages built for the local farm labourers in Dennis Way just round the corner from where I lived in St.Andrews Way. He took enormous ...Read more
A memory of Cippenham in 1950 by
An Adventure
My sister and I, Pam and Pat Haworth, were at Arley untill it closed in 1952. This happened due to water pipes supplying the Castle burst, and it was too expensive to re place them. I do remember after this happened we were set ...Read more
A memory of Upper Arley in 1949 by
Visits To Relations
In the 50's / 60's I remember visiting Aunty Agnes , Uncle Trevor and Derek Hughes who I believe were relations of my Mum's. Uncle Trevor was in a male voice choir ..... Aunty Mary, the sister of Agnes lived in Llysfaen ...Read more
A memory of Rhyd-y-foel by
Watchfield/Naafi/Aerodrome Notes
This was the NAAFI shop that served the military quarters at Watchfield, which housed the then many miltary and civilian staff of the Royal Military College of Science, and some of the students at the college, ...Read more
A memory of Watchfield by
Captions
3,036 captions found. Showing results 625 to 648.
The church is unusual in that the 92 feet high tower is actually separate from the nave.
In this picture, the impressive County Hotel and Barclays Bank (built originally as a wine and spirit warehouse) can be seen on the corner, with the clock tower and the old Infirmary beyond.
The tower of the church dates from the 14th century. Otherwise, much of the church was rebuilt in the late 1800s.
This photograph shows Cornmarket Street running down to Carfax, with the outline of Tom Tower dominating St Aldates on the far side.
Then the City Corporation filled in a reservoir and demolished the water tower to make this delightful park.
Samuel Pepys described this fine parish church as 'very fair and like a cathedral', mostly 14th- century with a 16th-century tower that dominates the townscape, its south side faces the
Another famous monument, the round tower at Bowen Craig, commemorated the defeat of the Norsemen in 1263.
Behind are the church tower and the chimneys of Brakspear's Brewery.
This photograph shows the church before the tower at the far end had an additional section placed on the top in 1907.
In the distance is the tower of St Mary's, founded shortly after the Norman Conquest but almost totally rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries thanks to endowments from local salt merchants.
In the background is the tower of the parish church.
The pinnacled tower of the parish church of All Saints at Hunmanby, eight miles south of Scarborough, dominates this photograph.
This church is built of coursed brown rubble and has a south-west tower with spire.
This red brick tower mill was built in 1784 and was disused by 1870. It was converted into a house in 1914, and now forms part of large private country house.
The building has been restored on number of occasions, and when the tower was renovated in the early part of the last century, some of the stone heads were re-carved to represent the workmen.
Built in 1787, this fine tower mill is listed as an Ancient Monument. It is in an excellent state of preservation, and the public has limited access. Close by is St Theresa's Catholic church.
The church is an angular, aisleless flint building with a tall nave and an impressive west tower with stepped battlements.
Part of ancient Norwich, Cow Tower was once an integral part of the city wall. Much of this was dismantled in the 19th century, although it was reputedly in a poor state of repair.
The Guildhall (left) with its tower was built in 1881, and the Town Hall (right) was added in 1887 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.
The clock tower at the northern end of the High Street was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887.
The lofty spire of St Michael's Church is perched above a Perpendicular flint tower topped with a red-brick upper storey.
The nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1328-33 and the tower is older.
Designed by Henry Collings in 1926 and faced in brick and stone, the Clock Tower overshadows Memorial Square and the market place.
The ruins date from the 12th to the 15th centuries; the tower, which was built between 1492 and 1524, is the latest part.
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