Maps

4,509 maps found.

1946, Campion Hills Ref. NPO660404
1898, Totham Hill Ref. RNC850756
1898, Tower Hill Ref. RNC850929
1899, Staple Hill Ref. RNC838619
1903, Stone Hill Ref. RNC840324
1899, Warmley Hill Ref. RNC860827
1899, West Hill Ref. RNC864390
1898, Toot Hill Ref. RNC850029
1902, Snow Hill Ref. RNC833776
1919, Hill Brow Ref. POP734857
1923, Hill Dale Ref. POP734884
1919, Hill Deverill Ref. POP734885
1919, Hill End Ref. POP734901
1920, Hill End Ref. POP734904
1919, Hill Furze Ref. POP735295
1920, Hill Park Ref. POP735902
1921, Hill Ridware Ref. POP735910
1925, Hill Side Ref. POP735915
1923, Hill Top Ref. POP736009
1921, Hill Wood Ref. POP736068

Books

3 books found. Showing results 913 to 3.

Memories

4,091 memories found. Showing results 381 to 390.

Relations Of John Wraite Mary Post

In 1841 John & Mary Wraight's son William married Sarah Curling Baker the daughter of Thomas Baker & Eleanor Hunt from St Margarets at Cliffe. Her stepsister, Eleanor Hunt's daughter by her first marriage ...Read more

A memory of Guston in 1860

Christ Church

Back in 1965 we moved into 6 Tregaron Avenue, just off Crouch Hill. I was 3 years old and there were six of us, Mum and Dad, my sister Jill and our lovely Nan and Auntie Peggy. One of my earliest and fondest memories is of on ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1965 by Andrew Parsons

Bristol's Cabot's Tower

Bristol's Cabot's Tower, and the penny pinching Council. Bristol's most prominent land mark, the Cabot Tower, was 100 years old in 1998. But the official opening was marked by a disastrous fire, a confidence trick and ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1890 by Paul Townsend

Victorian Horse Drawn Omnibus On The Park Street

This shows an early Victorian horse-drawn omnibus on the Park Street, Clifton, City Centre Bristol Zoo route. The fleet commenced with various horse trailers, totalling 109 with 678 horses. These ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1900 by Paul Townsend

Childhood Memories

Hello, I was born in Builth Wells hospital in 1957, we were living in the village of Tirabad at the time. My uncle and auntie, Ellis and Dot Topliss, plus my cousins also lived here. My father and uncle worked for the forestry ...Read more

A memory of Tirabad in 1957 by Ian Topliss

William Foster

I have no memories of Gedney Hill but am searching for a William Foster who I know lived there at least between 1871 and 1901 - after this I lose him. He was born in 1841 in Parson Drove Cambridgeshire and was married to Elizabeth. Hope someone can help. Ken

A memory of Gedney Hill by Ken Rebetzke

18 Happy Years

We moved into Avon Carrow in November 1991, just after the M40 motorway had been extended to Warwick, and started the most rewarding living experience of our mature lives. The Carrow has an interesting history for such a ...Read more

A memory of Avon Dassett in 2009 by Ian Hiley

Growing Up In Kielder

Living in Kielder from a child to a man ... I lived in Kielder from 1974-1995. I loved the way you could keep your front door unlocked. I could hear the river passing by my bedroom window, this was how quite it was. I am ...Read more

A memory of Kielder by Mark Stanford

My Grandparents

My grandparents lived at Fern Cottage. They moved there before the war and had two children, Dick and Jean. Dick was based at Wick and died in the war. Jean, my mum, married and had me and my sister. I have wonderful ...Read more

A memory of Cropwell Bishop in 1960 by Richard Booth

Home

I was born in 1 Georgina Cottages. My family have a long history in the village. My first school was just down the hill from where I lived at the time, it is now a large house. In the club where the new shop is was my local to have a ...Read more

A memory of Witchampton in 1954 by Christopher Blachford

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 913 to 936.

Caption For Holmbury St Mary, Post Office Corner 1906

At one time sheep from Romney Marsh in Kent were wintered here on the relatively dry sandy Surrey Hills.

Caption For Hastings, Castle Ruins 1890

The remains of Hastings Castle, the first built by William the Conqueror, crown Hastings' West Hill, with superb views over the town and out to sea.

Caption For Sheringham, Church Street C1955

Old - or Upper - Sheringham is on a hill well inland; the town only developed towards the sea in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Caption For Upwey, Near Stone Bridge 1898

Most visitors come to take in the little glen and wishing well, though the hills around offer extensive views over Dorchester and Chesil Beach.

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 Bolton, Town Hall 1893

One of the lasting impressions of Bolton that many a visitor has is of the grand Town Hall, with its portico of Corinthian columns and tower topped off with a French cap.

Caption For Crummock Water, From Loweswater 1889

The lower slopes of Grasmoor are prominent on the left, and the skyline is filled by Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks and High Crag.

Caption For Cheam, The Gander Inn C1955

At the foot of St Dunstan's Hill, this mock-Tudor fronted Charrington's pub stands at the crossing point of the old parish boundary of Gander Green Lane with the Sutton by-pass, which had been constructed

Caption For Bedale, Emgate C1960

This view of a virtually deserted Emgate shows a street of sturdy 18th- and 19th-century houses leading up to the Royal Hotel at the top of the hill. A

Caption For Horton In Ribblesdale, The Village From Station Hill C1955

Ribblesdale village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale is dominated by the stepped profile of Pen-y-Ghent, 2,277 feet high and one of Yorkshire's famous Three Peaks, seen here in the background of this view from Station Hill

Caption For Saundersfoot, The Glen 1934

This view of the Glen was taken from St Bride's Hill.

Caption For Aylesbury, The Canal 1897

Just beyond the bridge is the delightfully named Hills and Partridges Lock.

Caption For London, Bootblack 1895

The Ragged Schools, Saffron Hill, set up the first society, and nine others followed.

Caption For Uley, Green And Church 1904

This view looks down the hill into the village.

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 Bromsgrove, High Street 1931

This old market town, famed for its manufacture of nails, is situated on the slopes of the Lickey Hills.

Caption For Horndon On The Hill, The High Street C1960

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 Kingsbridge, Fore Street 1896

A steep hill leads away from the estuary to the top of Kingsbridge town.

Caption For Alton, Mill Cafe And Castle C1955

Perched high on its hill, Alton Castle dominates the area.

Caption For Kersey, The Ford And Church C1955

At the top of the hill is one of the best-known views in Suffolk.

Caption For Pentewan, The Valley 1912

We are looking inland from near Pentewan, with the St Austell hills in the far distance.

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 Reading, Prospect Park 1912

The park had focussed around Prospect Hill House, now known as The Mansion House, which after being a problem building for years is now a pub/restaurant with marvellous views south from its hilltop

Caption For Chipstead, The Cross Roads C1960

The beautiful mature trees make an attractive setting in high summer along High Road at its junction with White Hill, extreme left, and Hogscross Lane.