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Photos

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Maps

1,651 maps found.

1897, Kingsley Ref. HOSM50175
1897, Great Sutton Ref. HOSM46961
1897, Hooton Ref. HOSM48985
1902, Bell O' Th' Hill Ref. RNC637728
1902-1903, Abbot's Meads Ref. RNC618497
1902-1903, Aldersey Green Ref. RNC621273
1902-1903, Allostock Ref. RNC621733
1902-1903, Ashton Ref. RNC627880
1897, Little Budworth Ref. HOSM51495
1897, Tilstone Fearnall Ref. HOSM61891
1897, Utkinton Ref. HOSM63133
1897, Willington Corner Ref. HOSM64653
1897, Broxton Ref. HOSM39248
1908 - 1909, Chester Business Park Ref. HOSM40721
1898, Lea By Backford Ref. HOSM40882
1897 - 1898, Christleton Ref. HOSM40890
1897 - 1909, Bruera Ref. HOSM40948
1898 - 1909, Dodleston Ref. HOSM43310
1897, Great Barrow Ref. HOSM46823
1897 - 1898, Guilden Sutton Ref. HOSM47222

Books

19 books found. Showing results 649 to 19.

Memories

2,057 memories found. Showing results 271 to 280.

The Swanw Ickes Of Clayton West

I was evuacuated from London to stay with my aunt in Clayton West in 1944 my uncle was the blacksmith. I had four cousins whose families probably still live in the area. I have good memories of my stay there and intend to visit this year. My name is John Luke

A memory of Clayton West by john.luke

Hayes 1949 1971

I was born in Hayes at 3, Botwell Lane which was a big old house (now grade 2 listed) divided into three flats. As a young child it was a creepy old place and said to be haunted. I believe nuns lived there at one point and during the ...Read more

A memory of Hayes by m.claxton

Land Army

My mother was in the land Army in 1944 on a farm her name was Margaret Shemeld from Dunsfold West Sussex, She was at the Dance hall in Woking where she met my father To be, I have a picture of the land Army girls and the farmer who and were are thay , mother is 6 from the left

A memory of Woking by kennethwebb551

My Childhood In Wolverhampton 1946 1955

I played in the standing corn stooks behind our house, had my first pony/horse ride at Dixon's farm where my horse went berserk in a potato field, so I was put onto and stayed on a horse lead. I flew my ...Read more

A memory of Wolverhampton by Alan Hickman

Kings Holiday Camp

It would have been mid August 1970 when I had my first holiday here, together with my parents, aunt, and our two dogs. I was 8 years old. It was 50 years ago this month. We rented a chalet for two weeks. There was a duck pond ...Read more

A memory of Canvey Island by f.a.t.strahan

Queen Elizabeth's School Buildings

I was a pupil at this school from 1951-1958. The main building built in 1932, was extended at the west end (obscured in the photo by the trees) in 1954 and at the east end (asymmetrically!) in 1956. This photo shows ...Read more

A memory of Barnet

Early Days In Greenock

I found all these photos fascinating, I have been researching many aspects of Greenock since I began working on the family's history i was hoping to see photos of some of the streets I have come to know quite well, like ...Read more

A memory of Greenock by Robert Macfie

Pavenham 1945 1970

This is the village where I grew up, my parents moving into their very old, somewhat dilapidated cottage at the end of the war. This was 'The Folly' at the eastern end of the village opposite one of Tandy's farms. Why it had that ...Read more

A memory of Pavenham by Stephen Wessel

The Bakery

In the 1940s my mother Olive Greaves remembers visiting her aunt and uncle Lack who ran a bakery in west street. Uncle Tom used to walk across the road to the bowls club. She has such fond memories of her visits and the country escape from her town of Leamington Spa.

A memory of Banwell by Sarah Mossop

Hawkins

My grandmother was born at 10 Crescent Road in 1916. In 1927 the family moved to West Drayton,. Lorraine Hawkins, (my nan) was a lively character. She passed away in 2006. I miss her dearly. In her final months, she'd sing the Welsh Anthem to me to get her pills and a cup of tea.

A memory of Risca by Lorraine Loxleigh

Captions

1,993 captions found. Showing results 649 to 672.

Caption For Littleham, The Cliff Path C1955

Now the paths are part of the South West Coastal Footpath, and lead to Exmouth in one direction and the neighbouring resort of Budleigh Salterton in the other.

Caption For Nottingham, St Peter's Church 1890

Peter's Church to Trent Bridge and to the railway station, then on Station Street. Horse buses ran to West Bridgeford.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle 1914

Two of the girls have come down from the bridge and are inspecting the ruined south-west towers.

Caption For West Runton, Roseberry Road 1923

West Runton was a sleepy village until Cromer and Sheringham began to be popularised as holiday resorts.

Caption For Rockbeare, The Crown And Sceptre C1955

When this view was taken, the road was the A30 to the west country and already notorious for delays during the summer.

Caption For Powerstock, The Village C1960

Once part of an ancient hunting forest and dominated by a castle, Powerstock huddles in its valley not far from the Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon, in the heart of West Dorset.

Caption For Sedbergh, Market Place 1894

Here the Market Place has a fair number of local people and tradesmen curiously watching the cameraman's antics in the middle of the street.

Caption For Oakwood, Bramley Road C1965

Looking west, the camera captures the underground station in its rather austere setting.

Caption For Arkengarthdale, The Red Lion, Longthwaite C1960

Arkengarthdale is a little-visited but very beautiful dale which runs into Swaledale from the north-west at Reeth.

Caption For Bonsall, St James's Church 1892

The style of its crocketed spire and castellated roof seems to belong more to the south Midlands than to this pleasant village two miles west of Alfreton.

Caption For Swanage, Tilly Whim 1899

Tilly Whim Caves, on the coast west of Swanage, are a strange mixture of natural erosion and quarrying.

Caption For Perranporth, Natural Arch 1912

Visitors to the great sandy beach at Perranporth can also explore the caves and arches in the cliffs on the west side at low tide.

Caption For Glasgow, Sauchiehall Street 1897

We are looking west. This part is now pedestrianised.

Caption For Bristol, Cathedral 1890

The west towers shortly after they had been completed.

Caption For Bridport, East Bridge 1897

Even though Dorchester is the county town, there is little doubt that Bridport is the capital of West Dorset.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1904

East Street and West treet form part of the old coaching route between Exeter and Dorchester.

Caption For East Tisted, The Station 2004

On Sunday 6 February 1955, the last passenger train went along the Meon Valley line.

Caption For Harrogate, View From Prospect Hotel 1902

A room at the Prospect cost from 4s 6d, with dinner at 6s a head, which put it in the same price as the Grand in Cornwall Road, but more expensive than the West Park, where rooms were from 3s, and dinner

Caption For Honiton, High Street C1960

The High Street again, and a much busier scene is shown. The road is the A30 London to the west of England road which, even in 1955, could become horribly congested, especially at summer weekends.

Caption For High Force, 1892

Situated five miles north-west of Middleton-in-Teesdale, High Force offers stunning scenery and the spectacular sight of the Tees plunging some seventy feet over the cliffs of Great Whin Sill.

Caption For Chesterfield, Holy Trinity Church 1914

The fine embattled western tower of Holy Trinity houses a clock and one bell.

Caption For Mill Hill, Stirling Corner And The Kings Arms Pub C1955

Well-designed bollards and street signs front a typical road-house at the junction of the Great North Road with the lesser east-west Elstree to Chipping Barnet Road.

Caption For Storrington, The Weald C1955

The downs to the west of the Arun are notably more wooded than those to the east, which are remarkably open and treeless.

Caption For Chester, The Cathedral Crypt 1888

The undercroft on the west side of the cloister garden comprises the two vaulted aisles that once formed the abbot's cellars; above this was the guest-house.