Maps

181,031 maps found.

1919, Fencott Ref. HOSM45285
1898, Thrupp Ref. HOSM61772
1906, Kilgetty Ref. HOSM34724
1923, Allerby Ref. HOSM35817
1899, Blennerhasset Ref. HOSM38109
1899, Boltongate Ref. HOSM38339
1899, Bothel Ref. HOSM38385
1899, Bromfield Ref. HOSM39098
1899, Kelsick Ref. HOSM49677
1899, Oulton Ref. HOSM55859
1923, Prospect Ref. HOSM57197
1899, High Scales Ref. HOSM58630
1899, Southerfield Ref. HOSM59778
1899, Threapland Ref. HOSM61728
1899, Tiffenthwaite Ref. HOSM61861
1899, Warblebank Ref. HOSM63387
1899, Waterside Ref. HOSM63530
1899, Waverbridge Ref. HOSM63563
1899, Waverton Ref. HOSM63565
1885, Willenhall Ref. HOSM35432

Books

442 books found. Showing results 8,137 to 8,160.

Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 3,391 to 3,400.

Maidstone Rd And Other Memories

I remember visiting the mill many years ago as my mother had an uncle who worked there, and often went into the house on the right which then was the mill´s offices. Everyone used to buy Viv Wood's fish and ...Read more

A memory of Paddock Wood in 1960 by Jean Hardcastle

Rathbone School

I went to Rathbone (Albany Road) in the early fifties and my best friend there was Frank Doyle, who lived in Phythian Street. After the eleven plus we went to separate schools but kept in touch until I left Liverpool in 1964. I ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1957 by Richard Tarleton

Birthday

I have no memory of this Hospital of course, but I was born there in May 1934, have now lived in Australia for the past 50 years.

A memory of Sheffield in 1930 by Mick Ledger

Eastcote House Garden Party Ca 1961

There was an annual garden party held at Eastcote House. These were fund raisers for various charities. The one year I remember, the party was held in aid of a home for retired actors and the ...Read more

A memory of Eastcote by Philip Cousins

Ackworth

My grandparents (Mr and Mrs Scorah) used to live in Town End Avenue, Low Ackworth. I remember visiting them with my mother, while my dad was at war. We used to catch the bus from Scunthorpe to Waterdale, Doncaster. Then we would ...Read more

A memory of Ackworth in 1940 by Tony Crawshaw

A Wonderful Time In Copper Street

My name is Carole McCarthy (nee MALONE) I was born in December 1951 in a maternity unit on Rochdale Road near to the Embassy Club. I lived in Copper Street in Collyhurst which had Barney's at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Carole Mc Carthy

Shelfield Junior And Infants School And St Mark's Church

I went to Shelfield Junior School and have strong memories of the combined smell of bread being baked, fish and chips being cooked and the smell of horses kept in the stables - all ...Read more

A memory of Shelfield in 1941 by Sylvia Taylor

Wwii Billet

My mother, Maude Doyle was billeted at a farm in Outwell while stationed at searchlight battery at Sutton Bridge that served as RAF base. Fighter aircraft used the gun butts there to adjust their cone of fire I understand. The farmer's ...Read more

A memory of Outwell in 1940 by Jeffrey Masters

Not Strictly Ashby : )

Willesley Close was the centre of the universe for the first twelve years of my life from 1959. The garden enclosed twenty yards of the old railway embankment and featured a natural spring, the source of much ...Read more

A memory of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 1971 by Bill Davey

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 Julia Skinner

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 8,137 to 8,160.

Caption For Nether Stowey, Village 1895

Although many of the buildings are today little changed from those shown here, the lack of pavements and tarmac on the street gives it a vastly different appearance.

Caption For Datchet, The Village 1905

A group of young children are seen standing in front of a barrier in Datchet village.

Caption For Amersham, From Parsonage Woods 1958

Taken from the edge of Parsonage Woods to the north of the town, this view, almost unchanged today, looks past the cornfield towards the historic market town nestling in its Chiltern valley.

Caption For Fenstanton, Church Lane C1955

Inside the church (not visible in this photograph) lies the tomb of Capability Brown, who became a cult figure among the aristocracy for his stylised landscaping.

Caption For Dorking, High Street 1922

The market moved from the High Street to a new site behind the north side of the High Street in 1926.

Caption For Linlithgow, The Cross Well 1897

This well, with its thirteen water jets, is a reconstruction of an earlier one destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's troops.

Caption For Grantham, Angel And Royal Hotel C1955

Fortunately for the hotel, it has been taken over by a group of local businessmen, and it looks much, much better now.

Caption For Whitby, The Upper Harbour C1955

Directly above St Michael's Church (right) one can see Abbey House and the ruined shell of the classical banqueting hall built by Sir Hugh Cholmley in 1672, roofless since the 1790s; at the

Caption For Gorleston, The Sands 1896

A lone tent sits on the empty sands.

Caption For Worcester, The Guildhall 1899

Situated near the south end of High Street, this is generally regarded as the finest civic building of its period in the country.

Caption For Ripley, High Street 1929

This broad expanse of the old Portsmouth Road is lined with pollarded trees.

Caption For Addington, The Village C1950

The church of St Mary was founded in the 11th century and was enlarged and over-restored in the Victorian era, but it still retains its Norman chancel and original windows.

Caption For Sandsend, From Lythe Bank 1925

This wide sweep of sand leads to Whitby in the distance.

Caption For Rochdale, Town Hall 1892

Plans were requested for a Town Hall costing about £20,000, but by its opening on 27 September 1871 the bill was £160,000. W H Crossland designed the 88ft-long building.

Caption For Egham, The King's Head C1950

This first chapter is a tour from west to east in the parts of Surrey most affected by London. We start in Egham, a town on higher ground south of the River Thames.

Caption For Abingdon, The War Memorial C1950

The war memorial replaced an earlier obelisk with gas lamps attached; this had stood in the middle of what was a sheep market until 1885, the livestock market then moving to a new site in Bury

Caption For Upwey, Horse Drawn Carriage C1950

Summertime flash floods are a fact of life at Upwey, where the River Wey flows southwards beside Church Street to Westbrook Farm and the Manor House.

Caption For Huntingdon, Bridge And River From Castle Hill C1955

The mill, on the south bank of the Great Ouse, later became a hosiery factory, and has now been converted into a prestige housing complex.

Caption For Leighton Buzzard, High Street C1965

This photograph of the 15th-century Market Cross shows just how far the original concept of a market town has moved in the 20th century.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Cottage Hospital 1906

This photograph shows the view north-westwards up Church Street from beside the Old Monmouth Hotel, with the churchyard railings on the right.

Caption For Stamford, St John's Church C1955

The church of St John the Baptist stands virtually on the other side of Red Lion Square from All Saints'.

Caption For Wallasey, St Hilary's Church C1950

Following the devastating fire of 1857, a room was rented in the Ship Inn for Sunday worship until a new church could be built.

Caption For Sherborne, Long Street 1924

Records of the existence of this street go back at least to the 15th century and it is known to have been used by travellers and pilgrims on their way to the Abbey.

Caption For Coniston, Waterhead 1912

Holidaymakers are boating on the southern reaches of Windermere near Newby Bridge.