Photos

279 photos found. Showing results 601 to 279.

Maps

1,651 maps found.

1924, Great Sutton Ref. POP720436
1923, Greenbank Ref. POP721230
1924, Greenlooms Ref. POP721691
1924, Guilden Sutton Ref. POP723400
1947, Ellesmere Port Ref. NPO700628
1947, Farndon Ref. NPO703534
1947, Greenbank Ref. NPO721230
1947, Hampton Heath Ref. NPO726241
1947, Hand Green Ref. NPO726334
1947, Dunham-on-The-Hill Ref. NPO695472
1947, Eccleston Ref. NPO699024
1947, Hatchmere Ref. NPO728321
1924, Nessholt Ref. POP788454
1923, Oakmere Ref. POP795592
1921, Oldcastle Heath Ref. POP797347
1923, Marton Ref. POP775346
1924, Milners Heath Ref. POP781038
1923, Lostock Gralam Ref. POP767544
1921, Lower Wych Ref. POP769967
1921, Malpas Ref. POP772666

Books

19 books found. Showing results 721 to 19.

Memories

2,053 memories found. Showing results 301 to 310.

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 Lisa Webber (Née Leath)

Mortimer West End, Laneswood & Queen Wilhelmina

I worked at Laneswood, Mortimer West End 1964/65 when it was a children's home run by Berkshire County Council. I was told that Queen Wilhelmina stayed there when she first came to England from the Netherlands in 1940 and was there for some time.

A memory of Mortimer in 1940 by Sandra Dodsworth

Granny

My grandmother lived in Clayton West and my four cousins and I often slept over. Her surname was Sleaford but I have no memory of the actual address. I have just very clear memories of the worn stone steps into the cellar and the ...Read more

A memory of Clayton West in 1950 by Jean Martens

My Young Life Living In Eve Road, West Ham

I can remember my infant years at Napier Road school. I remember when I was in the first year there, we would have a small slice of toasted bread in the afternoons. Then I went to Holbrook School when ...Read more

A memory of West Ham in 1958 by Jean (Nee) Thompson

1975 Till 1995

I grew up in Noggsy during the 70s 80s - Glassonby Cres, Rushmere Rd, Lewisham. All the places we could of been, Norris Green was the best. St Tessys School vs Welly Broard Sq vs every one else. We overcame addiction ...Read more

A memory of Norris Green in 1870 by Ian Hughes

Book Rescued From 1953 Flood Of Newbridge Mill.

My husband has just come across a book which was rescued from the Newbridge Mill during the flood it suffered in 1953. The book entitled 'Knole and the Sackvilles' by V Sackville-West has an ...Read more

A memory of Colemans Hatch in 1953

Thatcham 1951 1962

The shop opposite the White Hart public house, owned by Simonds, was called Lays Stores. My mother and father bought it in 1952 and ran it till it closed in 1962. Before that, they owned the fish and chip shop which has now ...Read more

A memory of Thatcham by Trevor Collins

Royal Hotel Ww2 And Afterwards

From 1939 to 1959 I lived in West View, just a couple of hundred yards from the Royal. We were friendly with the proprietress of the time, a Miss Florence Shute. Miss Shute had a brother who lived in our flats and ...Read more

A memory of Ilkley in 1940 by Christopher Youhill

Brothers And Sisters

My brother Christopher and I first went down to school at Visitation Convent, Bridport in September 1957. We lived in Ascot as our father had been an officer in the Royal Horse Guards and had been based at Windsor. We took a ...Read more

A memory of Bridport by Timothy Clarke

The Odeon

I remember going to The Odeon on Saturday mornings with my cousins. My family lived in Stephenson's Way then before we moved to Chelveston Drive. It was a long walk from what was The Lodge Park Estate and we'd go in a gang and replay the ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1950 by Moira Jones

Captions

1,994 captions found. Showing results 721 to 744.

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.

Caption For Swanage, The Beach 1899

Tilly Whim Caves 1894 Tilly Whim Caves, on the coast west of Swanage, are a strange mixture of quarrying and erosion.

Caption For Ibstock, Crown Inn C1965

The road rises up from the south, past the parish church, to enter Ibstock, gateway to industrial north-west Leicestershire.

Caption For Cockermouth, Main Street 1906

The clock tower dominates the main street of this West Cumberland town.

Caption For Leeds, The Post Office And Revenue Office 1897

Leeds was the industrial power house of the old West Riding.

Caption For Wimborne, From The River C1960

Historians believe that the Stour was a major attraction to the Romans when the future Emperor Vespasian chose Wimborne as the site for his base camp for the conquest of south-west England in AD45.

Caption For York, Infantry Barracks, Armoury 1886

Situated on Fulford Road, the barracks were originally built around 1795 for the 14th Regimental District and the West Yorkshire Regiment.

Caption For Tintagel, King Arthur's Castle 1894

Perched on rocky cliffs five miles north-west of Camelford, Tintagel probably owes its survival to its association with the Arthurian legends.

Caption For Warrington, Bridge Street From Town Centre C1950

The west side of the street (right) was completely rebuilt between the 1880s and 1908 to create a much wider thoroughfare.

Caption For Marcham, The Church C1965

All Saints' Parish Church was rebuilt in 1837 by William Fisher from Oxford, who kept the plain 13th-century west tower and reused several windows, doorways and arches.

Caption For West Kirby, Ashton Park C1965

Sandlea Park nestles in the centre of West Kirby, but the swings, see-saw and climbing frame have long gone, probably as a result of EU health and safety regulations.

Caption For Kelvedon Hatch, Stocks On The Common 1906

Kelvedon Hatch is a popular commuter village in the Green Belt north-west of Brentwood. It is now well-known for its formerly 'secret' government nuclear bunker.

Caption For Chichester, West Street 1923

The graceful spire of historic Chichester Cathedral soars above the buildings of West Street. The spire collapsed in 1861 and was rebuilt under the supervision of Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Caption For Finchingfield, The Village 1903

Finchingfield, about seven miles north west of Braintree, with its wide green and pond on the River Pant, remains little changed today.This view of the pond and ducks looks away from the famous windmill

Caption For Petersfield, High Street 2004

Cubitt & West have changed their house style and it certainly is an improvement. The old Forrest Stores building frontage gives the north side of the Square a comfortable enduring appearance.

Caption For Oxford, High Street 1937

When walking the street's length from east to west, you can appreciate the sweeping curve which gradually reveals some of Oxford's most striking landmarks.

Caption For West Bay, The Harbour 2003

Choppy water washes between the piers of Brisport Harbour; the cranes of Costain and other contractors working on the extension of the basin are to the left.

Caption For Burley, Flying G Ranch C1960

A thatched farmhouse in the New Forest - an unlikely setting for a ranch dedicated to the memory and horse-riding style of the Wild West.

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 Swanage, Tilly Whim 1899

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

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 Bridport, Cars In East Street 1930

Bridport's Town Hall intrudes into the path of traffic and pedestrians at the junction of West and South Streets.

Caption For Keymer, Parish Church C1965

Located in the border country between West and East Sussex, Keymer (or Kymer as it used to be known) has been held by some of the country's richest and most influential families over the centuries.

Caption For Lamphey, The Church And Village 1890

The west wing was constructed c1250 and the east wing added c1330. Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex and favourite of Elizabeth I, spent some of his youth here.