Maps

848 maps found.

1923, Matlock Dale Ref. POP775594
1923, Miller's Dale Ref. POP780728
1940, Dale Hill Ref. NPO687805
1946, Blidworth Dale Ref. NPO644187
1896, Peak Dale Ref. RNE802224
1897, Rakes Dale Ref. RNE813061
1902, Knightley Dale Ref. RNC749698
1923, Dales Green Ref. POP687885
1921, Blidworth Dale Ref. POP644187
1920, Boraston Dale Ref. POP646076
1903, Worsbrough Dale Ref. RNC874669
1946, Knightley Dale Ref. NPO749698
1899, Boraston Dale Ref. RNE646076
1899, Martin Dales Ref. RNE775270
1899, Lindrick Dale Ref. RNE756215
1947, Strothers Dale Ref. NPO841972
1902, Rakes Dale Ref. RNC813061
1903, Tivy Dale Ref. RNC848990
1924, Tivy Dale Ref. POP848990
1924, Worsbrough Dale Ref. POP874669

Books

4 books found. Showing results 73 to 4.

Memories

220 memories found. Showing results 31 to 40.

Wonderful Memories

My great grandfather - Charles Dale was living at Moreton Old Hall when this photograph was taken. His family, the Dales, had become tenant farmers for Moreton Old Hall in the 1860s and the Hall was the farmhouse that was ...Read more

A memory of Congleton in 1900 by Lyn Smith

My Schooldays 1952 54 Near Skipton

My Grandparents lived at 26 Otley Street in Skipton from the 1940 ( or earlier ) and I had first visited them in 1945 after VE day, They were Thomas Henry Jackson, my Grandmother Charlotte Jackson and their ...Read more

A memory of Skipton in 1952 by Trevor Jackson

Sailing With My Dad

The best memories of sailing with my dad most weekends and baleing water out of the dingy.  It leaked.

A memory of Heybridge in 1968 by Antony Hammond

Growing Up In Barnes 1950s

We moved to Glebe Road in 1952 (Cousland) and it was a wonderful place for children. We had a back gate opening on to the common and made full use of it. The grass was cut every year and baled for hay and we used to rush ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by Liz Mc Laren

Passing Through

Matlock is a very pretty place, I remember stopping off at Matlock on our way to Nottingham when I was 8 years old.  I remember so well how pretty the place was, the dales, hill sides the scenery, just beautiful.  

A memory of Matlock in 1951 by Brenda Vanderwert

My Childhood In Burton In The 50's And 60's

I was born in the village in 1949, in an end terrace No.1 Woodview. It was down a small road in the centre of the village and at the top, I believe at one time there was a timber yard/sawmill. ...Read more

A memory of Burton in Lonsdale by ian.blundell

Doon The Den

I stayed in Denhead and used to play down the den almost every day. We used to go to school via the gap either next to Ciff Bells house or the gap next to smiths shop. We used to go along the cliffs behind the scrappiest then straight ...Read more

A memory of Kennoway by John Walker

Penrhiwceiber Road

Looking on the left, just below 'Ceiber Hall' was a grocery shop, I think where the white blind is down, caled 'the Meadow Stores'. My brother Desmond James started work there as an errand boy delivering goods to the ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber in 1955 by Brian James

Aston Terrace

I was born in Aston Terrace in 1954 and remember running to the bridge to see the steam trains and also the big slag heap that my brothers used to slide down. I also remember the gas man that used to light the street gas lamps outside ...Read more

A memory of Aston in 1954

A Lovely Place To Grow Up!

I was born in Arnold Avenue, just five minutes walk from the George pub, which was handy later on in my life. Also the post office opposite the pub, which was owned by Mr & Mrs Fit-Simons, who used to have rows of ...Read more

A memory of Meopham in 1956 by Paul Muckleston

Captions

142 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.

Caption For Walton Le Dale, The Old Unicorn, Chorley Road C1955

The Old Unicorn Inn lies at the centre of Walton-le-Dale.

Caption For Cardiff, St Mary Street 2004

The shop on the extreme right complete with elegant spherical lighting is Dale, Forty & Co Ltd.

Caption For Ireshopeburn, The Village C1955

Early iron working appears to have been centred upon Cowshill and Ireshope, though in time it spread throughout much of the dale.

Caption For Semer Water, 1929

Semer Water, which is about half a mile in length and covers about 100 acres, was formed by Ice Age glaciers gouging out the side dale known as Raydale.

Caption For Thornton Dale, The Forge 1964

When this photograph was taken, the pantiled old forge at Thornton Dale on the A170 east of Pickering had already diversified into pottery, postcards and gifts, as well as the more traditional metalwork

Caption For Healaugh, Lock Heather Guest House C1955

By the mid 1950s, tourism was starting to occupy a more important position in the Dales economy, alongside the traditional industries of farming and lead mining.

Caption For Preston, The Bridge Over The Ribble 1903

Spilling down from the Yorkshire Dales, the Ribble streams under the lovely old bridge at Settle and through the valley that has taken its name.

Caption For Calne, Market Hill C1950

In 1971 Spackman, Dale & Hood, solicitors, moved in from Patford Street, later becoming Bevirs.

Caption For Furness Abbey, 1892

It later became a part of the Cistercian empire, second only in importance and wealth to Fountains Abbey in the Yorkshire Dales.

Caption For Monsal Dale, Cottage C1864

Surely everyone's dream of a Peak District cottage, this beautiful little building is situated between Monsal and Cressbrook Dales in the valley of the River Wye.

Caption For Dovedale, Ilam Rock 1894

The riverside path is clearly visible on the right, Derbyshire, bank; today the bank is largely covered by trees, and the path has had to be engineered to cope with the dale's huge number of visitors.

Caption For Chee Dale, 1914

A view of the River Wye as it flows through the limestone gorge of Chee Dale, between Bakewell and Buxton.

Caption For Hawes, Main Street C1950

The bustling village of Hawes is the 'capital' of Upper Wensleydale, and the economic and social centre for the farmers of the dale.

Caption For Two Dales, Red House C1960

This small settlement to the south of Bakewell lies between Halldale and Darley Dale and, architecturally at least, has little to commend it.

Caption For Keld, Swaledale From West Keld C1935

The tiny and isolated village of Keld stands high up in Swaledale (1100ft), surrounded by beautiful walking country; it is a favourite with lovers of the wild northern dales.

Caption For Greenhow Hill, The Organ, Stump Cross Cavern C1955

A local guide points out the stalactite formation known as the Organ in Stump Cross Cavern, one of the Dales' popular show-caves, at Greenhow Hill on the Pateley Bridge to Grassington Road.

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Caption For Thornton Dale, The Forge 1964

When this photograph was taken, the old pantiled forge at Thornton Dale on the A170 east of Pickering had already diversified into pottery, postcards and gifts, as well as its more traditional metalwork

Caption For Bakewell, Dagnall Close Gardens C1955

The road on the top of the hill - indicated by the houses - leads to the delightfully names Conksbury Bridge in gorgeous Lathkill Dale.

Caption For Keld, Butt House C1950

The tiny and isolated village of Keld stands high up in Swaledale (1100ft), surrounded by beautiful walking country; it is a favourite with lovers of the wild northern dales.

Caption For Handforth, The Greyhound Inn And Wilmslow Road C1965

While Dales the cycles supplier may have been founded in 1903, its days as a business are numbered.

Caption For Dovedale, Stepping Stones 1914

Dovedale is probably the best known of the Derbyshire Dales; indeed, the parked wagons offering donkey rides, and the signs to the Izaak Walton Hotel, show that tourism was already well-established when

Caption For Grassington, The Square And Devonshire Hotel C1965

Parked cars dating from the 1960s fill the cobbled square at Grassington, the pretty Wharfedale village whose wealth was founded on lead mining in the nearby limestone hills.

Caption For Settle, Market Place C1965

All the hustle and bustle of a Tuesday market day in Settle is captured in this photograph, as Dales folk gather round the market cross and the stalls.

Caption For Sheffield, The City Hall C1955

Designed by E Vincent Harris in the classical style featuring a Corinthian columned entrance, the City Hall was built using Darley Dale stone and completed in 1932.