Maps

181,031 maps found.

1899, Watnall Ref. HOSM63545
1883, Wiverton Hall Ref. HOSM64911
1902, Attleborough Ref. HOSM36508
1901, Caldecote Ref. HOSM39822
1885, Nailstone Ref. HOSM54482
1885, Osbaston Ref. HOSM55818
1885, Shackerstone Ref. HOSM58860
1902, Stockingford Ref. HOSM60505
1885, Wellsborough Ref. HOSM63661
1884, Oakham Ref. HOSM35000
1902, Knossington Ref. HOSM50557
1884, Lyndon Ref. HOSM52882
1883, Lydford Ref. HOSM52943
1885, Meeth Ref. HOSM53433
1884, Throwleigh Ref. HOSM61763
1904, Dobcross Ref. HOSM43282
1904, Uppermill Ref. HOSM63073
1904, Austerlands Ref. HOSM63499
1895, Chipping Ongar Ref. HOSM35007
1892, Barton Ref. HOSM37155

Books

442 books found. Showing results 7,729 to 7,752.

Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 3,221 to 3,230.

Ward End Adult School

The Ward End Adult School was held on Sunday mornings in 'The Barn', St.Margaret's Road, Ward End before the 2nd World War. It was run on a sort of religious basis, like a church (non-denominational, I think, but similar to ...Read more

A memory of Ward End in 1930 by Roy Shakespeare

School Days

I remember well my days at Old Hartley School, it was a tough little school as I remember. The headmistress was very strict and the teachers were none too slow to administer the cane. But it holds the best memories of my ...Read more

A memory of Hartley in 1961 by Graham Barnett

2up And 2down!

My father was born in Ford Street Hockley Brook Birmingham in 1936. He was the youngest of 6, 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Ford Street consisted of a row of houses on one side and factories on the other side. The houses were 2 up ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham in 1940 by Raymond Parlett

Wouldham 1946 49

Hi, I was born in Wouldham, 3 Castle Street, in 1946 and my family moved away in 1949 but I had a memory of the house that stayed with me all my life. The memory is of a tree in the garden that had a swing that my dad used to ...Read more

A memory of Wouldham by Kathy J Ordan

Canal Memories

I grew up at Bulls Bridge and my maiden name was Betty Miles. I went to Western Road school from the age of 5 to 14 and spent all my single life at Bulls Bridge because dad worked for the British Waterways and we had one of the ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1942 by Jan Theobald

My Youth

I lived in Tamar Drive and went to the local school, my senior school was Lennards Comprehensive. My best mates were Jenny Cutler, Shirley Jassec, Pat Madder. We spent alot of time roaming the streets, I remember the fair coming to town ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1960 by Gillian Woodford

My Memory Is Of Foodieash

I lived in Foodieash from the age of 3 to 17 and remember it as a peaceful little village, there was no electric, the loo was down the back garden, but they were happy days. I remember going to Foodie farm every ...Read more

A memory of Blebocraigs in 1940 by Jean Williams

Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital Sandy Point

At the age of 12 I was a patient at Treloars in Alton, having been diagnosed as having TB knee - a clout with a cricket ball was a little more serious than just a swollen knee, and I was sent to ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1953 by Heather Tierney

Best Village In Somerset

The times spent at East Brent Church of England School in the village were very good. All our family went there except our eldest brother Roy, who went to the infants school which is now the village hall. We learnt more from the village school than any other school we went to, happy days.

A memory of East Brent in 1950 by Jan Harding

My Youger Days

Hello, I lived on Hadleigh Road & I went to Boxford school from age 7 until 11 plus, Mr Sore was Headmaster who lived in the village in Riverside house. The village hall opposite the school was where I would go to have my lunch ...Read more

A memory of Boxford in 1956 by Audrey Pamplin

Your search returned a large number of results. Please try to refine your search further.

Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 7,729 to 7,752.

Caption For Chichester, Market Cross 1892

Situated at the junction of what were originally Roman roads, and distinguished by its flying buttresses, the cross is one of the Chichester's most famous landmarks.

Caption For Worth, The Church Lychgate 1906

Often described as one of the finest churches in the country, Worth church is a splendid and historic building.

Caption For Steyning, View From White Horse Lane 1914

The centre of Steyning includes rows of picturesque gabled houses and period buildings.

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 Stanion, Home Farm Estate C1960

Seen from Kettering Road, this on land formerly belonging to Home Farm.

Caption For Little Budworth, St Peter's Church C1960

Within its parish lies one of the few remaining survivals of genuinely ancient forest and heathland, now a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Caption For Bromsgrove, High Street C1960

This section of the High Street is now pedestrianised, but the east side of the street is not greatly changed from this view.

Caption For Margam, The Castle 1936

Built by Mansell Talbot at the beginning of the 19th century in part of the Margam Abbey grounds, this splendid building subsequently went into decline until it was taken over by the Council and restored

Caption For Metheringham, The Church C1955

The church of St Wilfred is another of the hundreds of Lincolnshire limestone churches, and it has not changed in almost fifty years. The church was damaged by fire in 1599 and restored in 1601.

Caption For Wellingore, The Church C1960

All Saints' Church stands proudly at the top of a sharp double bend and hill on the A607 road going towards Lincoln from Grantham.

Caption For Ampleforth College, Original House C1960

Ampleforth is probably best known for its Roman Catholic boys' school situated to the east of the village, founded by Benedictine monks in 1808 and based on their abbey.

Caption For Knaresborough, View From The Castle C1955

This is a classic view of Knaresborough from the road bridge over the River Nidd, here filled with pleasure boats.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Pier 1897

Nearly a century after its foundation, the town was already dominating the skyline, and its beaches were among the most crowded on the south coast.

Caption For Bulphan, Fen Lane C1955

The second element of Bulphan's name is the word 'fen'.

Caption For Bromsgrove, High Street C1960

This section of the High Street is now pedestrianised, but the east side of the street is not greatly changed from this view. Timothy Whites is still a handsome building, though it is W H Smith now.

Caption For New Brighton, The Fort C1960

Built in the late1820s, Fort Perch Rock Battery site was then manned continuously until the end of World War II.

Caption For Bolton Le Sands, C1960

Taken from outside St Mary of the Angels, the village's Catholic church, this view looks along The Nook past 17th- and early 18th-century houses.

Caption For Ibsley, The Bridge 1890

The bridge over the River Avon at Ibsley, with its white water weir, wildfowl and waterside scenery, is a good place to halt if you are following that lovely river up from the sea.

Caption For Lymington, High Street 1952

Lymington, standing proudly above the short estuary of the Lymington or Boldre River, is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lentune, though a settlement existed here long before that.

Caption For Westdean, 1921

The village lies north of the Seaford road, which crosses the Cuckmere River at Exceat.

Caption For Loddon, High Street And Town Sign C1955

Except for the proliferation of telephone lines and TV aerials, this view up the main street of Loddon might have been photographed today.

Caption For Oundle, New Street C1950

On the right of the picture is the town war memorial; to the left is the striking grey stone facade of the Talbot Hotel, a gabled 17th-century building.

Caption For Oundle, Market Place C1950

Oundle, best known for its public school, lies in the north-east corner of the county. It may have expanded somewhat over the years, but it still remains a compact market town.

Caption For Cheltenham, Devil's Chimney 1901

This tall limestone pillar stands above the quarries on Leckhampton Hill, not far from Cheltenham.