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Photos

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Maps

1,651 maps found.

1897, Norcott Brook Ref. HOSM64455
1897, Bickleywood Ref. HOSM52956
1897, Hebden Green Ref. HOSM65020
1902-1903, Childer Thornton Ref. RNC667817
1902-1903, Delamere Ref. RNC689743
1902-1903, Burton Ref. RNC657087
1902-1903, Clive Green Ref. RNC670824
1902-1903, Clotton Common Ref. RNC671106
1902-1903, Duddon Ref. RNC694608
1902-1903, Dutton Ref. RNC696071
1902-1903, Ruloe Ref. RNC822668
1902-1903, Woodside Ref. RNC873991
1921, Bickley Town Ref. POP639629
1921, Bickleywood Ref. POP639631
1923, Aston Ref. POP628165
1923, Barnton Ref. POP633791
1902-1903, Vicarscross Ref. RNC858940
1924, Bruera Ref. POP653337
1902-1903, Tarvin Ref. RNC845397
1902-1903, Tarvin Sands Ref. RNC845398

Books

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Memories

2,057 memories found. Showing results 301 to 310.

My School Days

I remember my early schooldays very well. I started at Bush Corner Open Air school in 1953. I was born in Ealing Road Brentford in 1947 and first went to school at Ealing Road school. When I was 6 I went to Bush Corner Open air ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1953 by Olive Fairchild

Good Memories

I moved to Medomsley from Blackhill when I was 6. We were lucky to get a brand new build council house in North Magdalane, we lived there for 10 years. I have the best memories ever. I went to the Bishop Ian Ramsey School, my best ...Read more

A memory of Medomsley in 1972 by Deborah Hardy

School Holidays In Wartime Shutford Nr Banbury Oxon

My earliest memories of Shutford date back to around 1944, when as an eleven year old schoolboy I spent summer holidays with my grandfather Fred Turner (son of plush weaver Amos ...Read more

A memory of Shutford in 1944 by Brian Grainge

West Byfleet

I started at West Byfleet CS in 1963 when Fred Goodger was the head master, and a more paranoid man I've yet to meet, but some of the teachers were great! I remember the school very well and so many pupils. I came from Pyrford ...Read more

A memory of West Byfleet in 1963 by Ron Hardie

Morris Family

I was born in Dryburn Hospital, Durham and was christened in St Paul's church in 1960. We lived in Hamilton Row by the Black Horse pub, my dad played darts in the pub and was a miner in the local colliery. Then we moved to ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning in 1963 by Sharon Morris

I Found My Wonderful Wife In West Bridgford

In September 1952 I was on my way to what was then French Indo China, now Vietnam. I was introduced to a young lady whilst in Nottingham visiting my parents. The date was September 19th. The ...Read more

A memory of West Bridgford in 1952 by William De Riecroft

Mother's Memory

Thinking that my mother always lived in and around Kidderminster, I was surprised to discover her mother had died in West Sussex. I did some research and found Mum and her siblings attended Tillington school. The school register ...Read more

A memory of Tillington in 1920 by Pauline Holben

Me Granda

I am writing this because I have been back to Clara visiting after I was contacted by Brian and Helen who now live in me Granda's house, they had read my memories of Newburn which mentioned Clara and sent me a message. Me Grandad ...Read more

A memory of Clara Vale in 1947 by Jimmy Burrows

My Visits To Dormanstown.

My mother came from Dormanstown and my grandparents, Ellen and James Mitchell, lived at 67, Broadway West. This was a Dorman-Long house as my grandfather and an uncle worked for the Dorman-Long Steel Works. I spent ...Read more

A memory of Dormanstown in 1950 by Elizabeth Cannon

Lovely Braunton

My parents, my aunt and myself moved to Braunton in 1971. We lived next door to the Clarkes who were very kind to us. Although we had moved from a large town house, this house seemed large too - it had a wonderful view right ...Read more

A memory of Braunton in 1971 by Jenny Lister

Captions

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Caption For Wareham, West Street 1949

The street names of today, North, South, East and West, match this design. Most of the buildings seen here date from after the great fire which destroyed Wareham in 1762.

Caption For Kynance Cove, 1895

A big sea is running into the famous cove, as if to emphasise the rugged grandeur of the west coast of the Lizard.

Caption For Whitby, Khyber Pass 1925

The coming of the railway put Whitby on the tourist map; its harbourside streets, ruined abbey, and souvenirs made from jet, which is a fossilized wood found locally, all proved a magnet for holidaymakers

Caption For Newbury, Bartholomew Street C1965

Bartholomew Street, on the southern side of the town centre, was originally called West Street. This general view shows the street about 40 years ago.

Caption For Aylesford, Kits Coty House 1898

To the west of the A229 is Kent's most famous Neolithic burial chamber. The capstone measures 13 feet by 9 feet, and the earthen mound, which covered the stones, was 170 feet long.

Caption For Nantwich, Parish Church, The Choir 1898

This photograph, looking west from the altar, gives a good impression of one of the glories of Nantwich's church – the wonderful carving detail in the choir.

Caption For Chipping Norton, The King Stone, Rollright Stones C1965

The Rollright Stones, situated 3 miles north-west of Chipping Norton, are estimated to be over 3,000 years old.

Caption For Bath, The Circus 1896

A walk up Gay Street, named after Robert Gay, who granted John Wood the lease on this hilly area north-west of the old city, leads to one of the most celebrated pieces of this remarkable city's townscape

Caption For Pluckley, The Square C1955

Standing on a steep hillside north-west of Ashford, and with commanding views of the Weald, this charming village was near the seat of the Dering family.

Caption For Devonport, Royal Hotel, Fore Street 1890

Devonport stands to the west of the city of Plymouth, and is the newest of the three towns that make up Devon's largest urban area.

Caption For Beer, East Cliff 1907

Beer stone has been quarried for centuries and used in important buildings across England.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle Bridge 1914

Three girls pose on the wooden bridge leading to the ivy-clad south-west towers.

Caption For Winchester, Westgate 1909

West Gate, at the top of Winchester's High Street, has stood on the line of the city wall for over 600 years.

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, The Promenade 1925

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort

Caption For Totnes, North Gate 1890

There were four entrances: the East Gate, which still stands between High Street and Fore Street; the West Gate, which stood in the Narrows; the South Gate, behind the square on South Street; and the

Caption For West Stockwith, The Basin 1964

Frith's photographer was looking from the front of the Waterfront Inn towards the Trent lock, with the old lock keeper's cottage to its left and the warehouse to its right.

Caption For Southport, Lord Street Bandstand 1913

On the right is the clock tower of Cambridge Hall; the clock and chimes were paid for by William Atkinson.

Caption For Lanteglos, The Church 1901

St Willow's church of Lanteglos-by-Fowey stands surrounded by fields overlooking the head of Pont Pill, a branch of Fowey harbour and about a mile from Polruan.

Caption For Largs, The Church And Seafront 1897

Largs was well-served by steamers from all parts of the Clyde, and by the Glasgow & South Western Railway to Ardrossan, via Fairlie and West Kilbride.

Caption For Largs, The Church And Seafront 1897

Largs was well-served by steamers from all parts of the Clyde, and by the Glasgow & South Western Railway to Ardrossan via Fairlie and West Kilbride.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park 1896

In all, with additional areas added, the park totalled a grand 102 acres, which follows the Roath Brook between fashionable Cyncoed and Penylan to the east and Heath, Cathays and Roath

Caption For Cockermouth, Main Street 1906

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

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 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.