Photos

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Maps

4,410 maps found.

1946, Castle Hill Ref. NPO663955
1947, Cat Hill Ref. NPO664402
1946, Chapel Hill Ref. NPO666491
1947, Cheetham Hill Ref. NPO667236
1947, Chestnut Hill Ref. NPO667590
1945, Brands Hill Ref. NPO648752
1945, Brighton Hill Ref. NPO650279
1946, Brook Hill Ref. NPO651936
1947, Broom Hill Ref. NPO652267
1946, Buckhurst Hill Ref. NPO654699
1946, Bucks Hill Ref. NPO654859
1946, Bullhurst Hill Ref. NPO655224
1946, Bunny Hill Ref. NPO655503
1940, Cabbage Hill Ref. NPO658293
1947, Callow Hill Ref. NPO659777
1947, Calver Hill Ref. NPO659865
1947, Camp Hill Ref. NPO660331
1946, Camp Hill Ref. NPO660336
1946, Clutton Hill Ref. NPO671383
1947, Coney Hill Ref. NPO676480

Books

3 books found. Showing results 865 to 3.

Memories

3,572 memories found. Showing results 361 to 370.

Albert Road, 2 Rose Cottages

My father was born at number 2 in 1911. My grandfather was a dairyman and would probably have worked at Parsonage Farm or Heron Hill Farm. All this is on my father's birth certificate. I imagine the place was on the ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1910 by Alan Squire

Growing Up In Dartford

I lived in Dartford from 1955 (born in West Hill Hospital) til 1977 when I moved to Wales. My dad was manager of the"Bacca Pouch" next to the old Post Office , and opposite the back entrance to the Co-op. He then had the ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1955 by David Hillman

A Tiny Hamlet Lost In Time

The year was 1970. Myself and a friend were typical 15 year old youths of the time, well, typical for our type of neighborhood. We had long hair, pierced ears, denim jeans and jackets and owned but a couple of shillings ...Read more

A memory of Trelights in 1970 by Rod Templar

Slough, Bucks And Denham Middlesex

I was born in Slough in 1938. It was in Buckinghamshire then. I eventually lived in Denham, Buckinghamshire (see my posting for Memories of Denham in the Middlesex listing). Since I left England in 1959, the ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1955 by w.m.smith

Ffynnongroyw

I read with interest the account of Ken Davies and his childhood memories of the Garth Mill in Ffynnongroyw. We moved to Llinegr Farm on October 2nd 1961 (I was 7) and moved on November 6th 1988 after my father's death. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Ffynnongroyw in 1961 by Eryl Jones

A Beautiful Place

I arrived in 1953 to live with my father and stepmother in Marbury. I have very mixed feelings of my life here. The countryside was beautiful, my love of nature and animal life has never left me. Bill's lawns (our name for the ...Read more

A memory of Marbury in 1953 by Robert Chambers

A Naval Hideaway

What a great little place to be when in the RN. I was serving on the Boom Defence Boats in 1954/5. These boats were coal burning, and I was a stoker, so it was pretty hard work!  We spent most of our time in Pembroke Dock, but ...Read more

A memory of Turnchapel in 1954 by Julian Best

Lindsay

As a small child, in 1962 I visited Neilston with my mother and sister from Canada. Her name was Annie Lindsay and was the parents of Margaret Roberston Lindsay and Anthony Lindsay of Neilston. My mother was expecting my younger sister ...Read more

A memory of Neilston in 1962 by Lynn Trodden

Policing Redditch

The policeman in this photograph, much to my amazement, is me! I joined the Worcestershire Constabulary in 1961 and worked at Redditch from 1961 to 1965, when I then went to be a 'village bobby' at Oldswinford in Stourbridge. We ...Read more

A memory of Redditch in 1961 by Anthony Ingham

Cissiess Memories

Cissie's memories: I came to Barry in 1900.  Holton Road was muddy and planks of wood were put down to enter the shops. We had a shop in 26 Holton Road, and later at the bottom of the block on spare ground Johnson's opened a ...Read more

A memory of Barry in 1900

Captions

1,749 captions found. Showing results 865 to 888.

Caption For Cardington, The Village C1960

This is a beautiful example of the mixing of stone and timberwork that is typical of many houses that snuggle amongst the hills of southern Shropshire.

Caption For Coulsdon, The Avenue C1955

The signpost makes a central focal point on the flat-topped ridge looking towards the solid tower of Cane Hill Hospital on the skyline.

Caption For Lyme Regis, 1890

Lyme Regis, seen here from the heights of Timber Hill, is situated at the westernmost end of Dorset.Walking through the fields and cliffs of Lyme the visitor can never be quite sure whether he or

Caption For Chandler's Ford, Bodycoats Road C1960

Just beyond the precinct, a builder named Trickett built an estate of bungalows with Bodycoats Road through the centre.

Caption For Lincoln, Castle Hill 1906

Reaching the top of Steep Hill, the photographer looks west from Exchequer Gate, the medieval gatehouse into the cathedral close, towards the Castle gatehouse.

Caption For Saundersfoot, The Glen 1934

This view of the Glen was taken from St Bride's Hill. It is possible to reach the Glen Beach from just below the row of houses.

Caption For Horndon On The Hill, The High Street C1960

To the right of them lies Swan Meadow, once home to the village fair. This event survives as Horndon-on-the-Hill Feast & Fayre, which takes place at the end of June, to mark St Peter's Day.

Caption For Kersey, The Ford And Church C1955

The name Kersey means 'cress island', a fact to contemplate when crossing the Brett by bridge or ford. At the top of the hill is one of the best-known views in Suffolk.

Caption For Upwey, Near Stone Bridge 1898

Upwey has been a popular excursion for visitors from Weymouth for most of the history of that resort.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Sherborne Lane 1907

At this time the Crown and Anchor Inn, the large building at the foot of the hill, was still open and a focus for community life in Lyme Regis.With its congested, narrow streets, this is by far

Caption For Ilfracombe, Lantern Hill 1899

Lantern Hill and the Chapel of St Nicholas are not just a focal point for visitors; for centuries the light on the chapel was a vital navigational aid for mariners.

Caption For Uley, Green And Church 1904

This view looks down the hill into the village. The Old Crown Inn and the adjoining cottages are faced by the Georgian houses on the other side of the green.

Caption For Aylesbury, The Canal 1897

The Aylesbury arm of the Grand Union departs from the main line at Marsworth, and has some 16 locks in 6 miles, very narrow and not for the faint-hearted.

Caption For Crummock Water, From Loweswater 1889

A picnic party in a meadow in the hamlet of Loweswater are enjoying the splendid view north up Crummock Water.

Caption For Salisbury, Fisherton Mill From Longbridge C1955

This picture is taken from the area of Hudson's field, looking northwards to the hill of Old Sarum.

Caption For St Just, Church And Market Place 1908

This old tin-streaming town is perched on a windy hill a mile inland from the sea. Solidly built of heavy granite, it turns its back stolidly on the gales.

Caption For Burgess Hill, Station Road 1950

Burgess Hill is one of the mid 19th-century settlements created on enclosed Wealden commons.

Caption For Dudley, Entrance To Dudley Zoo C1965

This wooded hill in the town centre is topped by the ruins of a Norman castle, whose builders might not be entirely surprised to find that the outer bailey now houses a zoo: after all, exotic animals were

Caption For Sible Hedingham, The Almshouses, Swan Street 1953

The almshouses are in the foreground on the right-hand side.

Caption For Luccombe, The Village 1901

Luccombe village itself is seen here against the backdrop of the wooded Horner Hill in a view taken from Knowle Top.

Caption For Preston, Penwortham Hill 1921

This view shows Penwortham Hill and the climb out of Preston on the Liverpool/Southport road. The newly-erected Penwortham War Memorial is on the right.

Caption For Dartmouth, Castle Cove 1930

Just visible on the far right at the top of the hill is the day beacon, an 80ft stone tower which marks the eastern side of the entrance to the estuary, as the entrance is almost impossible

Caption For Ilfracombe, From Above Rapparee Cove C1875

The outer quay has been extensively redeveloped, but St Nicholas's chapel atop Lantern Hill is still there. The building to the rear of the quay was - and is - the lifeboat station.

Caption For Clarach, 1921

Clarach consists of dispersed settlements in a fertile valley to the north of Aberystwyth, from which it is accessible by foot over Constitution Hill.