Photos

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Maps

83 maps found.

1946, Hopcroft's Holt Ref. NPO740067
1898-1899, Hopcroft's Holt Ref. RNC740067
1899, Shoot Hill Ref. RNE830505
1895, Shores Green Ref. RNE830571
1947, Shoot Hill Ref. NPO830505
1946, Freiston Shore Ref. NPO709267
1922, Freiston Shore Ref. POP709267
1924, North Shore Ref. POP793903
1898-1900, Shore Bottom Ref. RNC830552
1903, South Shore Ref. RNC835252
1901-1904, Felling Shore Ref. RNC704228
1896, North Shore Ref. RNE793903
1946, Shore Bottom Ref. NPO830552
1947, South Shore Ref. NPO835252
1898, Felling Shore Ref. RNE704228
1898, Freiston Shore Ref. RNE709267
1947, Felling Shore Ref. NPO704228
1898, Shore Bottom Ref. RNE830552
1896, Rain Shore Ref. RNE812919
1947, Rain Shore Ref. NPO812919

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Memories

1,642 memories found. Showing results 21 to 30.

St. Joseph’s Convent

My name is Victoria Garcia. At 15 years old, I arrived at the school in the middle of winter. Coming from an all summer weather year round, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, it was a shock how cold it was. I was greeted by ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Maria Victoria Garcia Azuero

A Lad In Blue

Around 1959 I appeared on the stage of the Davis as part of a group of Lifeboys a junior group of the Baptist church in Selsdon's organisation The Boys Brigade. It must have been a Christmas Revue as it was called Alladin Blue or ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Martin Brookes

Sally Simcox

My mother, Sally Simcox was born in 1904 and lived with a large family of brothers and sisters in Boldon Colliery. She left school when 131/2 to work as a shop assistant for 5 shillings per week at a place called Hornes. I am ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery by David Holme

Those Were The Days

I moved to Ireland Wood from Portsmouth when I was 4 years old with my Mum and dad who was in the navy. We lived at 42 Raynel Way. The house was built by the Council. Most of the houses like ours were made of prefabricated ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge by Robert Morris

Jim's Cafe In Tottenham Hale

Does anybody remember Jim's Cafe in The Hale? Jim was a lovely old guy, quite short with white hair and ridden with Arthritis. Always had a fag in his mouth, never complained about anything, always working ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by John Maskell

Mining My Archive

At the age of ten, my father moved me and the rest of the family from Low Fell to Esh Winning, without consulting any of us, including my mother. He had bought a tumble-down holiday cottage, situated between the pit-heap and the ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning by David Woodhead

Schooldays In Dearne

It's incredible how one can recall memories from a remarkably long time ago. In fact, I still remember that on my fourth birthday, I received two identical birthday cards from different people. I can even remember the ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Dennis Ford

Hemingford Grey Playgoup

We moved in to Apple Orchard Lane in 1963. There were only 4 houses in the road and after quite a short time it was decreed that we should become part of The Apple Orchard and so we were numbered on and became 15. I ...Read more

A memory of Hemingford Grey by Pamela Finn

The Teachers.

The lovely talented and sophisticated Miss Bartlett took the youngest class. I think she may have been to art school cos she drew a Spanish Conquistador (complete with sailboat steel helmet) in coloured chalk on the blackboard, dressed ...Read more

A memory of Luton

Eastry Childrens Home

I had a wonderful upbringing ‘up the hill’ from Buttshole pond… 1958 - 1966 I was raised in one of the seven cottages- mine was Lime Cottage. My matron was Mrs. Aunty Betty Harris- who had a daughter, ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by John Boston

Captions

436 captions found. Showing results 49 to 72.

Caption For Chesterfield, Church Interior 1896

Mary's was given to the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln in 1100, an event which probably took place shortly after its building. The oldest part dates from the 13th century.

Caption For Sidmouth, Jacobs Ladder 1907

At the foot of the ladder today, there is a short promenade with beach huts.

Caption For Cowes, The Queen Mary C1950

The old Pier, shortly before it was taken down, has a forlorn air about it.

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, The Ferry Boat 1887

On board for the short trip to the western shore at Sawrey are two horses and carts.

Caption For Westoning, The Church C1960

Mary Magdalene, Westoning's parish church closely follows other church architecture in Bedfordshire villages, being in the Early English style with battlements and buttresses and a tower surmounted by a short

Caption For Camberley, Lower Gordon Road 1909

Notice the decorator up his ladder taking a short break to make sure he is in the picture.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road C1965

The shops are in the short parade on the left- hand side leading to St Wilfrid`s churchyard, whilst offices occupy most of those buildings on the right - they adjoin Victoria Park,

Caption For Painswick, New Street And War Memorial C1960

The story goes that every time an extra one is planted, an existing one dies, so the churchyard remains like a nervous batsman forever one short of its century.

Caption For Longtown, High Street 1950

A virtually deserted tree-lined High Street in Longtown, a small town on the Esk a few miles short of the Scottish Border. Locals gather outside the Globe Tavern, perhaps waiting for opening time.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Dog And Partridge Hotel 1929

Despite being a 17th-century timber-framed building, it was given a mock-Tudor make-over, which was shortly to be removed - see B258071, right.

Caption For Whitby, Dock End And The Station C1930

The dredging and reclamation of this part of the river was short lived, and today it has been turned into car parking space.

Caption For Belfast, Albert Memorial 1897

Perhaps the most famous landmark in Belfast, the Albert Memorial tower was built shortly after Albert's death and is 143 ft high. The statue of the Prince Consort gazes benevolently down High Street.

Caption For Ware, The Allen & Hanbury Works C1965

The Lee and Stort Navigation north of London is a series of short canals linking the eponymous river­s. In this view, it is about to enter a canalised section in the industrial end of Ware.

Caption For Lincoln, Stonebow 1906

The two Georgian buildings behind the obelisk were demolished shortly after this view was taken.

Caption For Ormesby, Broads, Near Tea Rooms C1935

The ladies' headwear is typical of the early 1930s, and short skirts were in vogue. Motor cruisers are not common on Ormesby Broad, as it is not connected to the river system.

Caption For Wimborne, High Street 1904

Thomas Hardy lived in Wimborne for a short period during his first marriage. The town features slightly in his novel 'Two on a Tower', which was written at that time.

Caption For Sidmouth, Beach And Esplanade Looking West C1955

It remains a popular holiday destination in this new century for tourists enjoying short break holidays and day trips, and it has become a fashionable shopping centre.

Caption For Prestbury, The Kings Arms C1960

In a short career Fred Archer had 2,148 wins from 8,004 rides, but his life was beset with personal tragedies, and he committed suicide at the age of 29.

Caption For Clitheroe, Castle Entrance 1921

Above the junction of Castlegate and Parsons Lane is the keep of Clitheroe Castle, which was founded under Roger de Poitou shortly after William seized the throne from Harold.

Caption For Maiden Newton, Whitehall 1906

The curious stone tower attached to the Castle Inn, whose sign hangs over the roadway, stands by a bridge over the Toller, or Hooke, shortly before it flows into the River Frome.

Caption For Coalville, The Calvary C1965

This dramatic view of the Calvary, which lies to the north of the Abbey buildings, was taken shortly after its completion, with the addition of the figure of Christ in 1965, although it was begun in 1847

Caption For Doncaster, High Street 1903

Other tramway systems closing that year included Aberdare, Burnley, Darwen, Erith, Norwich, Preston, Warrington and the short-lived system at York.

Caption For Caister On Sea, The Railway Station C1955

The line was closed in March 1959, and the tracks were taken up shortly afterwards.

Caption For Chigwell, Manor Hall C1955

Manor Hall was built shortly after 1935 as a dance hall at a time when a number of residential estates were being built south of Manor Road.