Places
14 places found.
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- Coates, Lancashire
- Coate, Wiltshire (near Swindon)
- Coates, Lincolnshire
- Coat, Somerset
- Coates, Gloucestershire
- Coates, Nottinghamshire
- Coates, Cambridgeshire
- Coates, Sussex
- Coates, Lothian (near Penicuik)
- Coate, Wiltshire (near Devizes)
- Great Coates, Humberside
- Salt Coates, Cumbria
- Little Coates, Humberside
- North Coates Airfield, Lincolnshire
Photos
49 photos found. Showing results 581 to 49.
Maps
88 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 697 to 1.
Memories
1,483 memories found. Showing results 291 to 300.
Somerton Staithe
This photo stirs memories of West Somerton, my 1940's and 1950's childhood home. We kids trying to fish with bamboo stakes, string and worms, sitting beside serious fishermen on these banks. Then there was the time the ...Read more
A memory of Winterton-on-Sea in 1950 by
No.1 Jetty And The Tsmv New Prince Of Wales 1, S.M.N.Co.
This twin screw motor vessel at the Jetty belonged to our family company, the Southend Motor Navigation Co. Ltd. She was built for the company in the 1920's by the local Hayward's ...Read more
A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1950 by
The Gables Boys Home.1960s.
I was at the Gables Boys Home for approx a year and a half, from 1966 to half way through 1967, I was taken there because I was always bunking off school, and the little tin god authorities in those days decided that was ...Read more
A memory of Maldon in 1966 by
Entertainment In The 1950''''''''s
Uxbridge was blessed with 3 cinemas; The Odeon, the Regal and the Savoy (the oldest of the three it stood on the corner of Vine St and the High St). The Odeon, I think, had the biggest productions as it had a wider ...Read more
A memory of Uxbridge by
John Allen Venner, Jacobs Well Farm
John Allen Venner was a Hurst Green Veterinary Surgeon and his wife Emily Baxter raised 10 children at Jacobs Well Farm. The children were John, Emily, George, Jane, Annie, Maud, May, Grace, Harry and ...Read more
A memory of Hurst Green in 1900 by
Vindiin Winter
I remember it was freezing most of the time - we had short blue jackets. I can remember taking the slops to the waste - my hands froze to the rope handles. We had no sheets, just blue covers and blankets. I remember fighting ...Read more
A memory of Sharpness in 1957 by
Memories Of St Peters And Broadstairs
I was born at 19 Church St, St Peters, where my grandfather owned the butchers shop. My first memory is of playing on the lino floor just inside the front door. My father, who served in the RAF during the ...Read more
A memory of Broadstairs in 1950 by
Almondsbury South Gloucester
Where do I start ? Living in Monmouth House on the top of Almondsbury Hill. going to Almondsbury village school sitting next to Tony Evans, head of the Patchway gang & a brilliant football goalkeeper. Gaffer ...Read more
A memory of Almondsbury in 1940 by
North Ormesby
I was born in Queen St in 1954. I have very good memories of my childhood. People looked after each other because everyone was in the same boat, nobody had nowt. As kids, we used to play down shortie bank on the handcarts. ...Read more
A memory of North Ormesby by
The Name Of The Hoy And Helmet Pub
On the left of this photograph is The Hoy & Helmet pub at South Benfleet, which was originally built in the 15th century, with later extensions. The ‘hoy’ of the pub’s intriguing name was a broad, ...Read more
A memory of South Benfleet by
Captions
1,648 captions found. Showing results 697 to 720.
Here, the breakwater on the Gorleston side proves a popular place for holidaymakers to take the sea air and watch the comings and goings of boats in and out of the harbour.
Small merchant vessels and privateers were constructed during earlier times for trade and piracy, though in later years many of the shipbuilders concentrated on building and repairing fishing boats
Numerous fishing boats are moored around the harbour, overlooked by a terrace of picturesque cottages.
Two people in the white boat lower sails as they bring their craft alongside the jetty.
The stretch of water between and Shaldon's sandy beaches are crammed with boats of every description.
Looking east we see fine sailing boats.
The boating lake may also be seen.
The Anderton Boat Lift linked the Trent & Mersey Canal (above) with the river Weaver below.
The Ferry Boat Inn is on the right, with deck chairs awaiting guests, and on the left is the landing point for the ferry.
Visitors enjoy the beach at Dymchurch whilst a boat waits to take people on a cruise.
Because of the many dykes and staithes around the edges of the Broad, small sailing boats are the handiest for exploration.
Burry Port looks and, for the most part, is indeed a tranquil spot for pleasure boating.
Looking eastwards along the river Bure, this photograph shows a wide range of sailing and motor boats.
These are best seen from boats boarded either at Blakeney or here at Morston, a mile further west.
The cottages are typical fishermen's homes of the time; the stairs led to living quarters, while the ground floors were the fish cellars and boat stores.
The boat is essential to the cottage owner, and so are long wellingtons, because his property has been flooded on numerous occasions.
Below Wroxham, the River Bure flows between several broads that form wonderful boating lakes.
It is also one of the most attractive harbourless villages along the Yorkshire coast.
This holiday boat has just left the lock, and willing hands are ashore ready to close the gates.
The boys in the foreground have a magnificent toy sailing boat.
The ferry boat at Hacking End once took people across for one penny, a long-established custom, so old that it is not known when it began; but in the 1930s the practice finished.
Boats are drawn up on the beach close to the promenade.
Local fisherman work on their boat; the large piece of material on the beach is probably the sail.
Widened by returning ex-servicemen in 1925 to cope with increasing road traffic, the bridge retained its elegance and here formed a background for the picnickers, boat hirers and other leisure seekers
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