Maps

4,509 maps found.

1896, Winchmore Hill Ref. RNE870923
1897, Wind Hill Ref. RNE870946
1898, Wind Hill Ref. RNE870947
1898, Windmill Hill Ref. RNE871089
1895, Well Hill Ref. RNE862915
1898, Wescoe Hill Ref. RNE863598
1898, West Hill Ref. RNE864385
1895, West Hill Ref. RNE864404
1895, Witheridge Hill Ref. RNE871920
1898, Witton Hill Ref. RNE872077
1896, Woodbridge Hill Ref. RNE872868
1895, Woolmer Hill Ref. RNE874317
1898, Woolvers Hill Ref. RNE874397
1896, Worrall Hill Ref. RNE874657
1903, Park Hill Ref. RNC800994
1903, Penny Hill Ref. RNC803854
1903, Pike Hill Ref. RNC805991
1903, Rowley Hill Ref. RNC821221
1902, Rumer Hill Ref. RNC822699
1899, Norton Hill Ref. RNC794653

Books

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Memories

4,091 memories found. Showing results 431 to 440.

Moving To Whitefield

I moved to Whitefield from Birmingham just before my 5th birthday. We went to live on Hill Top Close. We lived at the last house and there was nothing but fields for miles. I went to school on the bus every morning as ...Read more

A memory of Whitefield in 1952 by Carole Wilson

Lindsey Cottage And The White House

In 1949 my mother and I moved to Bentworth when my mother became the Health Visitor for Alton. We first stayed at rooms in the White House which was diagonally across from the Dugdales in the Big house at ...Read more

A memory of Bentworth in 1949 by morrowmm

Ffrith Beach

Oh, the days of endless sunshine, carefree explorations up to the hills above our beloved Ffrith! I was one of the crowd who walked the donkeys and ponies on Ffrith Beach for Mr Pulleine. We walked for MILES during those happy ...Read more

A memory of Prestatyn in 1960

The Day We Topped Out £12m New Leisure Centre In Wednesfield!

£12m Wednesfield Leisure Pool. It has been a very big week for both myself and Mary, we have attended 11 individual events as well as trying to hold the day jobs down! On Monday ...Read more

A memory of Wednesfield by Phil Bateman

Forgotten Children

My mother (Doris Daye) was married to a Canadian, Robert Lennox, at this church in January 1941. I was born in July. We lived at 8 The Terrace, Sunning Hill. Aparently he was AWOL and was sent back to Canada some 4 years ...Read more

A memory of Sunninghill in 1941 by Colin Lennox

Remember Me!!

I went to the Sarson School, my name then was Rosalin Scott. Does anyone remember me? I came from Asfordby Hill School to the Sarson. The headmistress was a Miss Penstone. I would like to hear from any one who remembers me. xx

A memory of Melton Mowbray in 1962 by Rosalin Lee

Streatham Hill Theatre

In 1973 I became the general manager of Streatham Hill Theatre, managing the Mecca Social/Bingo club. It was the flagship club of the company and was every manager's dream to run it. Previous managers were Robin Pritchard, ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1973 by Peter Gauci

Growing Ou In Galley Common

Growing up in Galley Common was the best part of my life. Dad was the manager of the bus depot, Bunty Motors I think it was called, at the bottom of Hickman Road, I lived at 66 Hickman Road. In the summer a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Galley Common in 1959 by [Chris] Rick Green

Luther Paxton Plumber

The building jutting out into Castle Hill on the left upper of this picture is no. 17 and was my Great Uncle Luther Paxton's plumbers shop. The shop was on the ground floor and he and his wife, Amy lived on the upper two ...Read more

A memory of Richmond in 1948 by Peter Hodgson

Castle Hill House

This is Castle Hill House bought that year by Augustus Brandt of William Brandt's and Sons bank, my Great Grandfather. Mostly now demolished, and the rest converted into flats.

A memory of Bletchingley in 1910 by Jason Mullins

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 1,033 to 1,056.

Caption For Sawley, The Village 1921

Photographed from the Yorkshire bank of the Ribble, the view looks across Sawley to Noddle Hill.

Caption For Hampstead, North End 1898

The road at the foot of the hill still curves past the pub, but the houses adjacent to Sandy Close, to the left, have been rebuilt.

Caption For Grays, The Thames C1955

This view captures well the character of much of the Thames estuary: a somewhat bleak, flat shoreline and a smudge of distant chalk hills on the Kent side.

Caption For Wasdale Head, St Olaf's Church 1889

There are many memorials in the 400-year-old building to walkers and climbers who have met their deaths on England's highest hills.

Caption For Marlow, From Lock 1901

Marlow, and Henley further up river, were important inland ports handling mainly the corn, malt and timber of the Chiltern Hills behind them.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Boating Lake And Pier Hill C1950

At the top of Pier Hill is Royal Terrace, so named because it was here that the Princesses Caroline and Charlotte stayed when visiting the town early in the 19th century.

Caption For Bidborough, Church 1896

The church of St Lawrence is superbly positioned on the brow of a narrow spur offering splendid views to the north of the Greensand Hills.

Caption For Llanfoist, The Boathouse On Canal 1893

The steep incline of Hill's tramroad ended just beyond it, and the tramroad continued behind the white wharfinger's cottage before crossing the canal.

Caption For Haworth, General View C1955

This view of the village on the hill from Hebden Road is dominated by the two big mills, the Ivy Bank Mills on the left and Bridgehouse Mill in the foreground.

Caption For Loose, Village 1898

The shingle spire of All Saints Church rises above the surrounding houses, while halfway up the hill is the Tudor timbered Old Wool House, in which the fleeces of sheep were washed.

Caption For Castle Acre, The Old Gate 1891

Spanning the narrow street of this hill-top village, which rests high on the chalk uplands overlooking the River Nar, is this monumental arch, ancient gateway to the castle, which lies ruinous close by

Caption For Great Harwood, The Roman Catholic Church 1898

Dominating the east on a hill next to Great Harwood is the Roman Catholic Church of St Hubert, an unusual dedication.

Caption For Helston, The Bowling Green C1955

Despite its apparent weaknesses - it was built on low-lying ground surrounded by hills - it commanded the head of the estuary.

Caption For Finedon, Bell Inn (Oldest In England) C1955

None are more fanciful than The Bell Inn on Bell Hill.

Caption For Bedale, From The Tower Of St Gregory's Church 1896

With its cobbled main street, wide square and bustling market, Bedale sits astride a long, low hill on the edge of Wensleydale.

Caption For Llanfoist, The Boathouse On Canal 1893

The steep incline of Hill's tramroad ended just beyond it, and the tramroad continued behind the white wharfinger's cottage before crossing the canal.

Caption For Sudbury, Market 1904

We are looking from the west end of Market Hill into Friars Street.

Caption For Runcorn, Greenway Road From The Memorial C1955

Those people who could afford it were, already in the 1800s, establishing their homes beyond the old town of Runcorn on the higher ground around Runcorn Hill.

Caption For Noak Hill, St Thomas' Chapel And School 1908

Noak Hill was popular with ramblers and cyclists between the World Wars and the Pentowen Cafe beyond the chapel was a favourite place to meet.

Caption For Haywards Heath, Perrymount Road C1950

The bus coming up the hill would have already passed the recreation ground.

Caption For Worplesdon, The Village 1904

For a few years around the turn of the 20th century, Worplesdon's cricket pitch was at the foot of Rickford Hill on the edge of the common.

Caption For Peaslake, The Village Green C1955

Peaslake is a small village west of Holmbury St Mary, separated from it by a ridge of wooded hills.

Caption For Langdale Pikes, The Valley 1892

Pikes are among the Lake District's most popular and recognisable hills.This view was taken from near the Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Great Langdale, a popular starting point for walking the hills

Caption For Exford, Park Street 1892

stream in the foreground is an ancient stone slab or 'clapper' bridge; there are many of these in Exmoor, including the famous Tarr Steps across the River Barle, five miles away over Winsford Hill