Places
24 places found.
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- Croft-on-Tees, Yorkshire
- Croft, Lincolnshire
- Croft, Leicestershire
- Croft, Cheshire
- Croft, Hereford & Worcester
- Kiel Crofts, Strathclyde
- Higher Croft, Lancashire
- Pool Crofts, Highlands
- Black Crofts, Strathclyde
- Hendra Croft, Cornwall
- Roskear Croft, Cornwall
- Rinsey Croft, Cornwall
- Cairnleith Crofts, Grampian
- Croft Mitchell, Cornwall
- Croft Outerly, Fife
- Crofts, The, Yorkshire
- Perry Crofts, Staffordshire
- Tresevern Croft, Cornwall
- Crofts Bank, Greater Manchester
- Three Crofts, Dumfries and Galloway
- Mesty Croft, West Midlands
- Crofts of Dipple, Grampian
- Crofts of Haddo, Grampian
- Crofts of Kingscauseway, Highlands
Photos
132 photos found. Showing results 61 to 80.
Maps
92 maps found.
Books
3 books found. Showing results 73 to 3.
Memories
272 memories found. Showing results 31 to 40.
Good Teachers
Does anyone remember the teachers at the Sutton Primary School? The Headmaster Mr. Curwen, Mr. Andrews, Miss Staines, and Miss Walker. In those days we spent a lot of time outside in the countryside studying nature, dancing ...Read more
A memory of Sutton at Hone in 1940 by
Hugh Bell Teachers
Reading John Culberts memories, I was reminded of my own time at Hugh Bell from 1947 to 52. I believe Hugh Bell to have had the most significant influence on my future career together with the Southfield Road Baptist ...Read more
A memory of Middlesbrough in 1940 by
Cream Tea Festival In Paignton
Saturday, April 19th was "Morris Day" on Paignton Green and a celebration of all things Morris. More than 150 Morris dancers from all over the country demonstrated this traditional and colourful form of folk dancing ...Read more
A memory of Paignton in 2008 by
Leather Repairs In Butterfly Lane Near Letchmore Heath
I have been a piano accordian player with Whitethorn Morris for almost 30 years and sometimes I need help in getting repairs done! In the summer of 2004 I managed to snap the leather ...Read more
A memory of Letchmore Heath in 2004 by
Tommy Wiggins
Tommy Wiggins was a small-built man, he had round John Lennon NHS glasses, and had the Corner Farm in Fencott. He was a great friend of my grandfather, Charlie Hayes, and once every 2 weeks my grandfather peddled all the way from ...Read more
A memory of Fencott in 1966 by
Florence Gibson Ward
Hi all, I was there about 1961, I think it was late summer, I'd just got out of Myrtle Street Hospital in Liverpool, and instead of going home to terrible accommodation in Liverpool 8, they (whoever "they" were) sent me to Heswall ...Read more
A memory of Heswall by
From The Beginning!
I was born in 1938 in Needwood Street off Rochdale Road. My Mam and Dad were allocated a new flat in Kingsley Crescent when I was a year old so all my memories are of the 'flats'. I, along with my two sisters and one ...Read more
A memory of Collyhurst in 1940 by
My First Job
Just before I was due to leave Peel Brow I was called into Mr (Dinky) Booth's office and told that Turnbull & Stockdale were looking for an Office Boy and that he thought I would fit the bill. I attended an interview with Mr W ...Read more
A memory of Edenfield in 1945 by
Farraline Hall
Moved to Farraline Hall, Errogie in 1950 from Leeds. Dad was estate manager. Me and my brother Jeff and sister Jennifer in the back of a 7 ton flat lorry, sat on mattress under canvas in the back of it. I went to Errogie school, had ...Read more
A memory of Errogie in 1950 by
Thomas Binns 1845 1921 No 1 The Green Later No 3 Grange Cottages
Hello - I would be very grateful for any information - especially photos - of my ancestor Thomas Binns who moved from Cowling to Micklethwaite c. 1898. He had built ...Read more
A memory of Micklethwaite in 1900 by
Captions
334 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.
Made redundant, and disused for some years, this fine church is now a craft centre.
This is a swagger Arts-and-Crafts style house of 1888, with a welter of mullions and transoms, coving and gables.
By the 1920s the harbour was used almost entirely by small-scale fishermen and pleasure craft.
By the 1920s the harbour was used almost entirely by small-scale fishermen and pleasure craft.
Fishing boats, still all sailing craft at this date, are moored in the shelter of the two piers.
The idea that small and relatively inexpensive, highly manoeuvrable, fast attack craft had the potential to wreak havoc amid a squadron of very big, very slow and very expensive ironclads, called
Two people in the white boat lower sails as they bring their craft alongside the jetty.
The ponds have for many years been used for swimming, fishing and sailing model craft.
By the 1960s, only craft drawing less than 21 ins of water could attempt the river north of Stourport, and even then their passage into Bewdley was blocked by a shoal about one mile south of the town.
Today you are more likely to see pleasure craft navigating the lock.
An evocative view of the seaside, with deckchairs and pleasure craft on this low headland jutting out into the Thames estuary towards Kent.
Later, the rowing boats were to have competition from pedal craft.
Pleasure craft in the background are the future of small fishing ports such as this.
The shops survive, and the fishing stores and salting sheds to the left are now craft workshops.
The Essex coast is a favourite place for sailors; of all the Essex estuaries, that of the Crouch is generally regarded the best for navigation.This view of the river, thronged with sailing craft, is
Jesus Lock is the limit of navigation on the River Cam for powered craft.
The harbour was at that time still the preserve of local fishermen, but today the area is monopolised by pleasure craft and luxury yachts.
Jesus Lock is the limit of navigation on the River Cam for powered craft.
This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.
Whilst most of the boats appear to be pleasure craft, 'Rose' - nearest to the camera - was probably a fishing boat.
This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.
This is a swagger Arts-and-Crafts style house of 1888, with a welter of mullions and transoms, coving and gables.
A mixture of craft lie alongside the jetty awaiting to load.
A view of the spacious harbour, with assorted sailing craft.
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