Places

Sorry, no places were found that related to your search.

Photos

Sorry, no photos were found that related to your search.

Maps

Sorry, no maps were found that related to your search.

Books

Sorry, no books were found that related to your search.

Memories

3,635 memories found. Showing results 461 to 470.

Tithby Or Tythby

I used to live in the village of TYTHBY, spelled with a Y and not an I. I did not even know that there was another village close by with a similar name. But I have checked on the computer and there it is, not too far away in the ...Read more

A memory of Tithby in 1944 by Brian Williamson

The Creasey Family At Worth, West Sussex

My great-grandmother's family were farmers in Worth, and nearby Copthorne and Charlwood in the mid-nineteenth century. Great-grandma was Eliza Creasey and she married great-grandad George Allen in the chapel ...Read more

A memory of Worth in 1860 by John Howard Norfolk

Lost Times

My memories are of Okenden in the early days, my father was born there and was from a family of 11 children, he was called Arthur Oakley, he lived there when the local bobby walked the streets pushing his pushbike, and if he did ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1959 by Howard Oakley

Personal Reflections

I was born in Sandleaze, Worton in 1957. I was brought up at 1 Mill Road near the Marston boundary. I remember many things about the village especially the Rose and Crown Pub and the Mill. I remember with pride the ...Read more

A memory of Worton by Teresa Lewis

Memories

I was born in East Harlsey in 1946 and was educated in the village school which of course is now a private house, or is it two.  I remember there being two classrooms and, if my memory is correct, the teacher was a Mrs Lyle??   I seem ...Read more

A memory of East Harlsey in 1946 by Peter Clark

The Swan

I became landlady of The White Swan as it was then, with my husband Gordon, who has since died. It had previously been run as an up market restaurant, but had not been successful. We concentrated on the village life, bringing the ...Read more

A memory of Old Weston in 1979 by Angela Cain

Post Office

I remember walking to this post office many a time as I used to live with my nan etc. at Churt House Cottage. The post office was run by a lady of the name Mrs Heaps.  I used to go there for the big bottles of Tizer.

A memory of Frensham in 1957 by Susan White

Old Red Lion Inn

With the help of Brian Faulkner of newspaperdetectives, I have been able to identify the building on the left as the old Red Lion Inn. The Inn fronts on High Street, and Market, formerly Red Lion Gate, is the one running away ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1870 by Deborah Schmidt

Shops In Gants Hill

I grew up in Gants Hill and would like to share my memories of shops in the area... The Toy Shop in Cranbrook Road (now Burtons Newsagent). This was a double fronted blue painted shop with a newsagent on the left and a ...Read more

A memory of Gants Hill by Vincent Goodman

Mid 1960s Mid 1980s

My parents David & Valerie, and younger brother Roger Angus lived at 'Rosevine' opposite the Rectory. The then vicar, Christopher Leach lived in the Rectory with his wife and children Godfrey and Hilary. Additionally, they ...Read more

A memory of Combpyne by Simon Angus

Captions

1,152 captions found. Showing results 1,105 to 1,128.

Caption For Luton, Advertising Hoarding 2005

LOOKING TO the future, a lot depends on the fortune of the nation and its place in the world.

Caption For Aberdeen, The Market Cross 1892

The very grand cross is still where it was in this view. The railings and lamps have gone, but similar lamps have recently been installed along the Castlegate.

Caption For Burnley, Towneley Hall 1906

Townley Hall was first opened to the people of Burnley on 20 May 1903. The opening ceremony was performed by the Earl of Roseberry.

Caption For Ironbridge, C1960

Believe it or not, the decision was even made to pull the bridge down.

Caption For Epsom, Sculpture, Evocation Of Speed 2005

The library is housed on the first floor of the new centre, leaving the ground floor for retailers.

Caption For Luton, The Technical School C1950

Luton had experienced modernization in local government, with the Board of Health taking over key responsibilities involving water supply, care of the poor and the establishment of a regular

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Box Moor 2005

The charters of Henry VIII allowed a fair to be held at the feast of Corpus Christi.

Caption For St Neots, Poppyfields 2005

Some of the most notable developments of the new millennium have taken place at the Eynesbury end of the town.

Caption For Wisborough Green, The Church, Village And Windmill 1896

A Roman settlement on Stane Street and the navigable River Arun. The village encompasses riverside and hillside, and has a main line railway station.The 15th-century church is on the hillside.

Caption For Pulborough, St Mary's Church 1939

A Roman settlement on Stane Street and the navigable River Arun. The

Caption For Rugby, Old Houses, North Street 1922

For the majority, bathnight was held in a zinc tub in front of the kitchen fire, and two or three people might share the same water - though not at the same time.

Caption For Rugby, Old Houses, North Street 1922

For the majority, bathnight was held in a zinc tub in front of the kitchen fire, and two or three people might share the same water—though not at the same time.

Caption For Arlington, The Cuckmere C1955

Two miles south-west of Michelham Priory, further downstream along the Cuckmere River, we reach Arlington, another scattered village of farmsteads bisected by the meandering river.

Caption For Pulborough, Swans Corner 1921

The town-village grew up where the Roman Stane Street crossed the River Arun. The

Caption For Pulborough, St Mary's Church 1939

A Roman settlement on Stane Street and the navigable River Arun. The village encompasses riverside and hillside, and has a main line railway station. The 15th-century church is on the hillside.

Caption For Burnley, Manchester Road 1895

Burnley means 'the place by the river Brun'; the town snuggles in a valley between the rivers Calder and Brun.

Caption For Bury, Church From The River 1898

We are on the navigable and tidal River Arun. The church of St John the Evangelist has a shingled broach spire; flint and stone are used for walling and buildings.

Caption For Amberley, The Village C1960

We are in a marshy area - Amberley Wild Brooks, beside the tidal and navigable River Arun. The

Caption For Pulborough, Clements Bridge 1906

Along the southern boundary of Pulborough lies the River Arun, popular with Edwardian fishermen and boating enthusiasts.

Caption For Amberley, Castle Courtyard 1896

The Castle Gatehouse 1898 The tour moves west to a remarkable building.

Caption For Amberley, The Gatehouse 1898

The tour moves west to a remarkable building.

Caption For Godalming, Boating On The River Wey 1908

A tranquil scene from a vanished summer: ladies are punting on the meadow-fringed river.

Caption For Storrington, The Weald C1955

The downs to the west of the Arun are notably more wooded than those to the east, which are remarkably open and treeless.

Caption For Fittleworth, Lower Fittleworth Mill 1898

Just south-east of Stopham Bridge is the confluence of the Arun and its most important tributary, the Western Rother, previously known as the Turning Stream or Westwater, which extended to Fittleworth,