Maps

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Books

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Memories

498 memories found. Showing results 281 to 290.

Old Pubs

any information on pub named The Western Valleys Inn

A memory of Risca in 1900 by David Hookings

Woods And Mountains

Whenever I think back to my upbringing in Nantymoel, my first thoughts always turn to the endless adventures we had exploring the woods and forestry which clad the mountains on either side of the valley. The long school ...Read more

A memory of Nant-y-moel in 1962 by Norman Lloyd

Kidder Times And Shuffle

The old Comberton Hotel is only just visible at the margin right; owned by Len Grove who turned it into flats and opened a betting office on the ground floor and was a well known personality in the town. The shops ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster in 1965

Walsingham Road

I'm a bit younger than some of you on here but I lived in Walsingham Road (30) , from about 1965 up until the early 80s. Many fond memories there as a child and teenager. I went to Grays Farm school first and then on to Cray ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray by teesside12

My Early Years

My name is Gerald Jennings I lived in Primrose valley& Fileyfrom 1946to 1954. My grandfather owned the Linkfield Hotel in Primrose Valley,This was run by my father (Kenneth) and one of his sisters(Ruth) It was during this period my ...Read more

A memory of Filey by jenningsllanilar

My Ealy Days In Ilkley War Time. 1940/46

I was born in Ilkley in Sept. 1940, my parents first residing at Ben Rhydding. After my birth we moved to a house in Valley Drive, living next door I recall to a lady called Miss Booth. From our rear garden ...Read more

A memory of Ilkley by John Goodacre

Courting In Welwyn Garden City

I met my first wife in WGC. I lived in London and she lived in Knella Road. She worked at De Havillands on what was the the Hatfield by pass. I would travel from Kings Cross to the WGC station. I ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1958 by Roy Barnacle

My Childhood Memories Of Caswell Bay

I apparently spent my early years during WW1 in the Mumbles where my mother came from. She had moved to London before the war to find work and married a Londoner. Our holidays when I was a child (in the ...Read more

A memory of Caswell Bay in 1950 by Roger Newman

The Miracle Of Happy Valley (Newspaper Headlines)

Does anyone out there remember the appalling air crash in The Valley, Bemerton Heath. If so, I would be interested to hear further comments and stories. I was very young at the time maybe 3 years ...Read more

A memory of Salisbury in 1951 by Gabrielle Collins

Company Row, George Street, Low Valley 1960's

I was born in 1954 at home in George Street, Low Valley, in what was known as Company Row, presumably as it was built my mine-owners to house their workers. It was a two up two down terrace next to ...Read more

A memory of Low Valley

Captions

753 captions found. Showing results 673 to 696.

Caption For Ranmore Common, The Post Office C1955

West of Dorking up on the chalk and just inboard of the North Downs escarpment, and west of the valley cut by the River Mole, is Ranmore Common.

Caption For Chedworth, Upper Chedworth C1955

Chedworth is a sprawling village with Cotswold stone cottages that cling to the valley sides.

Caption For Rugeley, Blithfield Hall C1955

Much of the land in the valley nearby was flooded in 1953 to create Blithfield Reservoir.

Caption For Launceston, The Square 2003

This ancient town crowns the steep hill above the valley of the River Kensey.

Caption For Hallow, The Green C1955

An adjacent footpath leads to a viewpoint over the Severn Valley and then down past Hallow Park, where Elizabeth I hunted in 1575, to the river itself.

Caption For Twickenham, Heath Road & Cross Deep Junction 2005

a new planning row broke out over plans by Richmond College, the local tertiary college (which is actually in Twickenham) to fund expansion plans by selling off part of their site in Crane Valley

Caption For Rievaulx, C1867

Lying in the tranquil Rye valley two miles west of Helmsley, Rievaulx was the first Cistercian monastery in the North of England.

Caption For Ilkley, The Tarn 1923

In 74476 we are above the Tarn looking out over the Wharfe Valley.

Caption For Hampstead Norreys, The Village From Folly Hill C1950

The village of Hampstead Norris nestles in a shallow valley, the buildings dominated by the short broad tower of St Mary's church in the background.

Caption For Southgate, Chase Side C1965

Taking its name from the south gate to Enfield Chase, and overlooking the Lea Valley, Southgate was a part of Edmonton until the late 19th century.

Caption For Empingham, Crocket Lane C1960

The large very attractive Saxon village on the road from Oakham to Stamford now overlooks the modern dam on the north-east angle of Rutland Water formed in the valley of the River Gwash,

Caption For Hooley, Shopping Centre C1965

Descending from Chipstead into the next valley east brings us to Hooley.

Caption For Wray, A River Scene C1950

He repaired it, but he and his men had to leave hurriedly when news came that Cromwell's army was marching through the Ribble Valley.

Caption For Bolsterstone, Village Square C1965

A medieval manor overlooked the deep valley; its porter's lodge and archway remain.

Caption For Saltwood, Castle 1902

Built in 1154 by Henry de Essex on the edge of a valley, this high-walled building became the residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.

Caption For Nailsworth, View Of The Town C1955

The A46 from Bath can be seen snaking down into Nailsworth, which lies at the meeting place of three steep and wooded valleys.

Caption For Twickenham, The George Inn, King Street 2005

a new planning row broke out over plans by Richmond College, the local tertiary college (which is actually in Twickenham) to fund expansion plans by selling off part of their site in Crane Valley

Caption For Ardingly, The Village C1950

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath.

Caption For Bradpole, And The Knapp 1907

The village of Bradpole is shown here from the north-east, looking south-west from above Hole House Farm and the valley of the Mangerton River across to Holy Trinity Parish Church (right) and the fields

Caption For Blockley, Composite C1960

A large village, equidistant from Moreton in Marsh and Chipping Campden but not distant enough to develop into a market town itself, Blockley harnessed the water power of its deeply cleft valley

Caption For Whalley, Moreton Hall 1897

Moreton Hall, Whalley lies just over the boundary from Great Harwood at the other side of the valley of the Calder.

Caption For Harrogate, Valley Gardens 1907

Valley Gardens was a favourite place for a mild constitutional after taking the waters.

Caption For East Dean, The Village 1921

We are in a valley of the Downs near Beachy Head.

Caption For Lavendon, The Parish Church C1965

West of the village, in the quiet valley of a stream, was a small abbey founded in 1154, and long-vanished.