Maps

4,509 maps found.

1947, Cockley Hill Ref. NPO673069
1947, Copster Hill Ref. NPO677330
1947, Coton Hill Ref. NPO678467
1946, Box Hill Ref. NPO647443
1946, Bramcote Hills Ref. NPO648544
1945, Brock Hill Ref. NPO651298
1940, Brook Hill Ref. NPO651937
1940, Buchan Hill Ref. NPO654571
1947, Bucklow Hill Ref. NPO654818
1945, Bull Hill Ref. NPO655147
1946, Bunwell Hill Ref. NPO655528
1940, Burgh Hill Ref. NPO655682
1940, Bushy Hill Ref. NPO657509
1947, Carley Hill Ref. NPO661446
1946, Carrow Hill Ref. NPO663140
1940, Castle Hill Ref. NPO663960
1946, Chalford Hill Ref. NPO666109
1946, Chapel Hill Ref. NPO666492
1947, Chat Hill Ref. NPO667049
1946, Cherrytree Hill Ref. NPO667437

Books

3 books found. Showing results 889 to 3.

Memories

4,101 memories found. Showing results 371 to 380.

I Lived In Midford

The family moved to Midford when I was 15 (1966)... We lived in The Laurels, as you go down Midford hill heading away from Bath our house was to your right over the valley.... I used to work in Bath (David Gregs) and rode a ...Read more

A memory of Midford by Keith Jarvis

A Wartime Child

I was born in 1935 at 25 Cambridge Road, maiden name Lee. There were six of us, parents, 2 older sisters, Beryl and Gwen, and grandmother. I remember many of the shops from the late 30's to the early 50's when we moved to ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1930 by Margaret Waddingham

Childhood Memories

I was born at Hill View Lamberts Castle in the 1940s. Mum use to run a small tea rooms and I remember a hiking organisation called the Holiday Fellowship calling their once a week. No mains water, electricity or gas ...Read more

A memory of Lambert's Castle in 1940 by Michael Loving

Petworth Mill

My grandparents Hylands live in the millhouse at Petworth. When I was a child, after moving from a farm at Sutton my grandad Bill worked for the mill driving a flour lorry and nan Olive used to sell tickets to men wnting to fish ...Read more

A memory of Petworth in 1970 by Jackie Bush

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

Family Holidays

My grandparents lived in Brenchley for many years, and all our summer holidays in the 1950s and 1960s were spent there. We lived in London so I really looked forward to the summer! My grandparents lived near Castle Hill, and on ...Read more

A memory of Brenchley by Pamela Foster

Peartree Close

I was born in Burgess Hill in 1955 and lived at 18 Peartree Close. There was a rough track behind the house with rear access to garages, and we spent loads of time playing up and down this track and in the woods beyond. I ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill in 1955 by Paul Smith

Hill House

I moved back to Hill House, with my brothers, Adrian, Anthony & Twins Russell & Howard. Micky , John & Julian arrived a few years later. I lived there untill 1963, when I got married, and moved to a flat at Kelsale court. I ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1951 by Ann Crook

Love That Place!

Born at Petersfield in 1940, my first home was Berry Cottage, down Sandy Lane, opposite Sibley's farm. Berry cottage had only 4 rooms (2 up and 2 down), no running water, only a well and later a tap down in the lane. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Rake Firs in 1940 by Monica Stewart

Growing Up

I was born in Ponty in 1957 and left for South Africa in 1966. We lived in 11 Hill View opposite the school. My Dad, Allan Hatch worked in the pits. I remember the chap who looked after the school had twins, Michael and Malcolm whose ...Read more

A memory of Pontycymer in 1966 by Paul Hatch

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 889 to 912.

Caption For Torquay, Vane Hill From Rock Walk 1920

Above Torquay harbour stands Vane Hill, seen here from the Rock Walk.

Caption For Bridgnorth, Whitburn Street 1898

St Leonard's church was at the heart of the civilian community at one end of the hill, with the castle at the other end and the High Street with its market linking the two.

Caption For Postbridge, The Village 1931

The bridges span the East Dart River, which rises near Whitehorse Hill on the high moors in the distance.

Caption For Hemsworth, Vale Head Park C1965

During the war two air-raid shelters were built into the hill. Bullenshaw House was a residential home, but it is now used as a resource centre for older people.

Caption For Stourpaine, Village Corner C1940

Stourpaine stands below the Dorset summit of Hod Hill, with its Iron Age hillfort overlooking the River Stour below.

Caption For Seaton, Looking East 1927

From Castle Hill we look down on the Esplanade, with the Beach Hotel in the middle distance.

Caption For Accrington, Oak Hill Park 1897

At the time the park opened, Oak Hill Mansion was empty, having been tenanted from the time Jonathan Hargreaves left in 1856 until about 1880.

Caption For St Agnes, Town Hill C1955

Fortunately, there is no traffic as the farmer herds his small herd of cows in the middle of the road at the bottom of Town Hill beside the Peterville Inn.

Caption For Barnston, Beech Farm C1955

Situated at the top of a steepish hill on the road from Heswall, the entrance to Beech Farm is on the right in our picture.

Caption For Woodcote, The White Lion, Crays Pond C1950

Situated at the south-eastern edge of the Chiltern Hills, Woodcote stands about 500ft above sea level.

Caption For Lower Kingswood, Smithy Lane 1915

These compact, if undistinguished, houses still stand behind the Fox on the Hill in Smithy Lane, as it leads towards the busy A217 Brighton Road.

Caption For North Cheam, London Road C1955

The broad expanse of the A24 London Road heading towards Stonecot Hill and Morden is lined with parked cars and bicycles outside the shops.

Caption For Treen, Village C1955

Down the hill to the left lie the delights of the Logan Rock Inn, while turning right after the telephone box leads to a beautiful campsite high above Porthcurno beach.

Caption For Broadwas, The Village C1955

Broadwas stands on a ridge, with wonderfully clear views across to the Malvern Hills.

Caption For Camberley, Park Road 1928

This shows the view towards Church Hill, with 'Brackenhurst' on the right. The large number of pine trees was one of the reasons why Camberley was considered a healthy place to live in.

Caption For Knaresborough, Ferry To Dropping Well 1911

On the hill above the town stands the ruin of Knaresborough Castle, destroyed by Parliament in 1648.

Caption For Liskeard, Dean Terrace 1890

This smart terrace of houses stands just down the hill from picture No 32349, on the western approach to the town.

Caption For Horndean, The Windmill C1965

Chalton Down Mill was a brick tower windmill located on a remote hill top overlooking the main London to Portsmouth road. It was powered by four patent shuttered sails and winded by a fantail.

Caption For Wivenhoe, High Street C1955

Beyond Anchor Hill the high street passes the churchyard with its gatepiers and gates presented by Eliza Howard in 1901.

Caption For Devizes, The Caen Hill Flight 1898

Part of the Devizes 29 is this set of 16 locks at Caen Hill.

Caption For Whitemans Green, The Village C1965

A small village to the north of Cuckfield, Whiteman's Green was once on several bus routes - a single-decker bus is just visible at the bottom of the hill. A village sign is on grass verge.

Caption For Ullswater, From Place Fell 1892

Ullswater snakes into the Lake District hills for seven and a half miles, from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding, and has three major and quite different stretches.

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.

Caption For St Austell, 1920

Up the hill to the left is the Workhouse, with the Trenance flour mill and its chimney below. The prominent building towards the right is the Baptist chapel.