Maps

181,031 maps found.

1897, Birchgrove Ref. HOSM37790
1897, Black Pill Ref. HOSM70107
1903, Caehopkin Ref. HOSM39771
1896, Cheriton Ref. HOSM40811
1903, Cwmgiedd Ref. HOSM42727
1897, Cwmrhydyceirw Ref. HOSM42743
1897, Glais Ref. HOSM46262
1903, Gurnos Ref. HOSM47252
1905, Hendy Ref. HOSM48130
1896, Knelston Ref. HOSM50465
1896, Landimore Ref. HOSM50680
1896, Leason Ref. HOSM50957
1896, Llanmorlais Ref. HOSM51945
1905, Loughor Ref. HOSM52454
1897, Mayhill Ref. HOSM53377
1896, Middleton Ref. HOSM53682
1913, Newton Ref. HOSM55055
1896, Oxwich Ref. HOSM56061
1896, Penmaen Ref. HOSM56427
1897, Hafod Ref. HOSM56476

Books

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Memories

29,034 memories found. Showing results 3,521 to 3,530.

Childhood Memories In The 1970's

My maternal grandparents lived in Palmers Green - firstly in Elmdale Road close to what is now the North Circular and then moving to Wentworth Gardens off Hedge Lane. I have many childhood memories of ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green by Paul Williams

Illy Owley

My name is Andrew Tate, I was born in Thornlaw South at my grandparents house in 1944. I was a twin and my brother was called Alexander [Aleck]. I have quite a few memories of Thornley, I remember watching a cricket match in the Illey ...Read more

A memory of Thornley in 1949 by Andrew Tate

Growing Up In Penge (1947 Onwards)

I have said that my early life began in Penge in 1947, but that is only as far back as I can remember. Although I was still only two then, I do have a very good memory. I can remember while I was in a pram outside ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1947 by Anthony Godly

I Lived In Failsworth

I use to live at 287 Oldham Road opposite the Forresters Arms public house. I used to play around with Carl Johnston, Angela McLeavly (known as 'bones' in her teens), Michelle Shaw and Carolin Nicholson, ...Read more

A memory of Newton in 1978 by David Moffatt

This Lovely Old Building

I lived in Mirador, the road where this pub, the Shaggy Calf, stood. It was a lovely building, it should never have been pulled down. The landlord then, was a tall well built man with a tash (very smart), his wife wore ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1960 by Adriene Galea

The Carlton Ballroom

It was a must in the 1960's. The Carlton was in the High Street near the post office, a few steps were at the front, leading to the entrance and it was always packed. They had a bar upstairs where you stood drinking looking ...Read more

A memory of Slough

Ten Happy Years

I moved to Watchfield in 1940 and left in 1950. My dad, Mr Woolman, worked for the army and had his office in Homelees Farm in the camp. What a change has taken place at Watchfield. Gone are the places we could play in safety. ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield in 1940 by Jennifer Morris Nee Woolman

Pilots In The 50s

I have been told that Jim Mollison (pilot), husband of Amy Johnson (also pilot), used to frequent the Starboard Club. Can anyone remember where he stayed in Seaview?

A memory of Seaview by R A Fletcher

Wannock Avenue

My grandad, Joseph Woodgate, was the builder that built a lot of early Wannock Avenue's houses and bungalows. He built Wee Cott - one the first houses to be built which had a very large monkey puzzle tree in the garden, until the ...Read more

A memory of Willingdon by Philip Baldock

Pilling Street Memories

My gran and aunty Margaret were the last to move out of Pilling Street. I remember Lizzie Whites shop on the corner, playing on chippys roof, sitting on the railway wall and looking over to the turntable - there was no ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1963 by David Bulwich

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 8,449 to 8,472.

Caption For Weymouth, The Sands Looking North C1955

This long view of the beach is seen here from a vantage point above the Alexandra Gardens.

Caption For Lowestoft, London Road North 1896

Lowestoft is very much a mixture of fishing port and seaside resort, the latter the result of the arrival of the railway in the mid 19th century.

Caption For Dublin, Trinity College And The Bank Of Ireland 1897

The main facade of Trinity College stands on the right with its statues by Foley of famous alumni Edmund Burke and Oliver Goldsmith, while on the left is the Bank of Ireland.

Caption For Dublin, Shelbourne Hotel 1897

This north side of the green was known as Beaux Walk in the 19th century because of its numerous gentlemen's clubs, several of which still exist.

Caption For Goathland, Village 1923

Sitting up on the moors, nine miles southwest of Whitby, is the village of Goathland. It became involved in the hydropathic movement with the opening of the Goathland Hydropathic Establishment.

Caption For Deepcut, Gun Park 1906

A view of the ordnance depot of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

Caption For Watford, Catholic Church 1906

Dominating its rather mundane surroundings, Holy Rood Church, built between 1883-90, was the inspiration of J F Bentley, later to be the architect of London's Westminster Cathedral, and its brickwork

Caption For Helston, The Monument 1890

This fine Gothic archway was erected by subscription to the memory of Humphrey Millett Grylls in 1834; it is built in granite ashlar with four tall octagonal pillars.

Caption For Weare Giffard, The Harvest Field 1890

This idyllic scene hides a darker truth: Devon fell prey to an agricultural depression in the 1880s, and grain prices fell, causing thousands of acres of hitherto cultivated land to revert to grazing.

Caption For Torquay, Torbay Road 1895

The Victorian development of Torquay was definitely the province of the well-heeled, with sumptuous villas built along carefully contoured roads.

Caption For North Bovey, Cross At Hele Farm 1907

The Rev W H Thornton, vicar of North Bovey in the latter half of the 19th century, was initially less than impressed with his flock: 'My new parishioners were very turbulent people ... the women were awful

Caption For Banbury, High Street 1921

An auction notice on the left of the picture advertises a sale of five hundred sheets of corrugated iron and imported timber.

Caption For Bamford, 1919

This view of Bamford's Main Road is largely unchanged today - the rows of semi-detached villas still line the street as it climbs up towards the parish church, hidden in the trees to the right.

Caption For Cadnam, The Forest Stores And Post Office C1960

The post office at Cadnam certainly has plenty of stock and a variety of advertisements. A Calor Gas stockist, the shop also boasts Brooke Bond and Walls ice cream.

Caption For Lower Slaughter, The Mill And Pond C1950

Taking its name from its position downstream, this is the pretty sister of the twin Slaughters.

Caption For Coniston, The Village 1929

A pair of ramblers (right) heading for the hills stride out purposefully past the Rayburne Hotel and cafe in the centre of Coniston village.The lack of traffic in the main street is in sharp contrast

Caption For Yapton, The Church 1898

The village of Yapton lies between Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. Note the church's jumble of unusual angles and architectural styles.

Caption For Stopham, Bridge 1932

The narrow bridge stands at the confluence of the Rivers Rother and Arun, and replaces a former Anglo-Saxon structure built of wood.

Caption For Upper Beeding, The Downs C1955

The village of Upper Beeding nestles against the hills. Confusingly, Upper Beeding is lower than its namesake Lower Beeding, which lies about 15 miles away near Horsham.

Caption For Castleton, The Winnats 1909

A flock of sheep block the unmade road through the Winnats.

Caption For Yardley, The Underpass C1965

Situated to the east of Acock's Green, and four miles from the city centre,Yardley is one of the parishes absorbed by Birmingham in 1911.

Caption For East Harting, The Village 1906

A random collection of cottages around a pair of lanes forms an oval.The thatch-roofed house has a well-clipped hedge and a Chilean pine—or monkey-puzzle tree—grows in a garden further down the hill

Caption For Calne, Wood Street C1950

This part of Calne is unrecognisable now. Phelps Chambers, on the right, was demolished as part of developments in 1973.

Caption For Greenhow Hill, The Cathedral, Stump Cross Caverns C1955

A guide points out the white stalagmite known as the Cathedral on a tour of Stump Cross Caverns.