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Maps

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Books

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Memories

2,057 memories found. Showing results 21 to 30.

Mount Edgecumbe Ruins

One hundred years after this photograph was taken my husband and I visited these ruins during a holiday when we celebrated our Silver Wedding. We had came back to the West Country so that we could visit all our old haunts. We ...Read more

A memory of Plymouth in 1990 by Joyce Lewis

History Of Clayton Family 1700s

Descendants of George Clayton Generation No. 1 1. GEORGE1 CLAYTON was born 1788 in Pickhill, West Roxby, Yorkshire England. He married ANN MUDD 08 December 1806 in Pickhill, West Roxby, Yorkshire England. She ...Read more

A memory of Pickhill in 1860 by Orrin Clayton

The Old Villa

i lived in the villa in the 60s i still remember mr burlinson and his cart emptying the loos in the back lanes we used to play at the hilly or the depo, we had the bonfire next to nobles and the school we were called the squarees ...Read more

A memory of Grange Villa in 1960 by Robert Barrass

Henry Tingey Ancester

My great grandfather Henry Tingey, was born November 18, 1819, in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.  He was the son of James Tingey and Elizabeth Boniss.  James and Elizabeth, and family later moved from Bigglewade, Bedfordshire, ...Read more

A memory of Biggleswade by Norton Cook

Follansbee Aka Follingsby Or Foljambe Of Hamsterley Durham England

This isn't exactly a 'memory' as it is a fact relating to my ancestors, the Follansbee's of Hamsterley, County Durham, England. It is recorded that the Follansbee's (various ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley by Cheryl Follansbee/Foljambe

Foundation Scholar.

I was a pupil at the school from 1943 to 1948 from the age of 10. I used to travel there from Norbury on the tram, having won a Scholarship from Norbury Manor School. I came from a typically working class background and to be ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1943 by Alan Scott

Discos And Status Quo

A college full of young female teaching students on my doorstep - what more could an 18 year old ask for? Yes, Coloma College was , for a short while , a weekend hotspot for me and my friends. There were regular discos , ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham in 1971 by Peter Leach

Camp & Fish

What a wonderful place to camp and fish in the 1950's and 60's. Plenty of fish and sea birds and so very peaceful. In recent years the old railway track Hooton-West Kirby line, which ran alongside Thurstaston shore, has been ripped ...Read more

A memory of Thurstaston in 1958

Born Here In 1947

I was born around the corner from the photo, at 15 Eastcote Lane, just off the Northolt Road, in 1947 (born at home, too, not in a hospital!) Remember going to school on Northolt Road, maybe a quarter mile west of the ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1954 by Ray Perkins

"Any Old Iron"

This photo brings back lots of memories for me as it shows High Road, Woodford Bridge which is where the old-fashioned ironmongers that my family owned was situated. There had been one on the site since the beginning of the ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1974 by Jane Manley

Captions

1,993 captions found. Showing results 49 to 72.

Caption For Baslow, Nether End C1955

The eastern end of the village of Baslow is known as Nether End. This 50s view is from outside the Cavendish Arms Hotel, looking west.

Caption For Ely, The Cathedral C1878

The west end of Ely Cathedral was once symmetrical until the northern part collapsed in the 15th century.

Caption For Blue Anchor, The Beach 1935

After the historic riches of Dunster we descend, physically as in other ways, to Blue Anchor Bay, a seaside resort with a long beach and little character.

Caption For London, St Giles, Fish Stall 1885

It is difficult to tell what these traders are selling, but it is probably wet fish. It looks as if they have almost cleared their tray. A young boy pauses on his way to buy a jug of beer.

Caption For London, Lambeth Palace C1965

building, for centuries the official residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.The entrance is through a Gothic gateway, the ground floor of which was once a prison.The Lollard’s Tower adjoins the west end

Caption For London, Lambeth Palace C1965

building, for centuries the official residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.The entrance is through a Gothic gateway, the ground floor of which was once a prison.The Lollard's Tower adjoins the west end

Caption For Southsea, The Beach And Pier 1898

As practically the west-end of Portsmouth, Southsea holds a unique position among watering-places.

Caption For Glasgow, George Square 1897

Whereas Glasgow Green had been a part of the common grazing land of the burgh since the earliest times, the greening of Glasgow really began in 1852 when the city acquired the estates of Woodlands and

Caption For St Austell, Fore Street 1920

Towards the west end of Fore Street, a gilded glass sign advertises Hepworths the tailors beyond Reuben Rogers` grocery stores (right).

Caption For Welford, West Street C1965

West Street is quieter than the High Street and this view looks south-west past the village hall with its somewhat ungainly porch 'perched' on the roof.

Caption For Corfe Castle, From The West 1890

It was undermined and blown up in 1646 after treachery ended its final siege during the English Civil War. Vineyard Cottage, with a haystack beside it, is in the foreground.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Marlowes 2005

The town possesses two attractive and extensive open spaces; to the west of the old High Street lies Gadebridge Park, bought by the former Hemel Hempstead Borough Council in 1952; the second,

Caption For Morecambe, West End 1899

The southern part of Morecambe was always referred to as the West End. Here we see the exclusive part of Morecambe.

Caption For Caernarfon, Castle Square 1906

Dominating Castle Square ('Y Maes' in Welsh) at the west end of the town stands the great bulk of the castle. The structure covers two and a half acres and is in the shape of an irregular oblong.

Caption For West Byfleet, Rosemount Parade C1955

West Byfleet is more stylish with its architecturally-considered parade of shops and flats: this is quite a successful composition, with occasional timber-framed accents.

Caption For London, Temple Bar C1870

This gateway entrance to the City at the west end of Fleet Street was designed by Christopher Wren. The figures in the niches are James I and Charles I.

Caption For Truro, Boscawen Street 1923

The bustling centre of Truro is paved with granite setts, and running water flows in the gutters. Barclays Bank dominates the west end, while Lemon Street can be seen emerging on the extreme left.

Caption For Porthgwarra, The Cove And Caves 1908

There is just room to draw up a few boats at this remote fishing cove down by the granite cliffs of Gwennap Head at the south-west corner of the Land's End peninsula.

Caption For Eastbourne, Convalescent Home 1891

At the west end of Eastbourne the Reverend Mother Harriet Brownlow Brown, an Anglican nun, founded All Saints Hospital in 1867 which opened in 1869.

Caption For Trenarren, Black Head 1912

Black Head is at the west end of the true St Austell Bay.

Caption For Bridport, East Road 1904

This is East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (far right), looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker.

Caption For Abbotsbury, The Church And Archway To Abbey House 1890

Abbotsbury has one of the loveliest settings on the Dorset coast at the western end of the long pebbled Chesil Beach. Inland are the rolling downlands of west Dorset.

Caption For Enfield, Gentleman's Row C1965

To the west of the town centre, and parallel with Chase side, this picturesque street has to be seen by any visitor to Enfield.

Caption For East Grinstead, High Street 1890

On the left is the post office, run by Fred Maplesden, who was also printer and publisher of the East Grinstead Household Almanack.