Maps

181,070 maps found.

0, 0, 0, Old Town Ref. RNC797218
0, 0, 0, Higher Town Ref. RNC734227
1947, Melbourne Ref. NPO777769
1945, New Town Ref. NPO790399
1946, Lower Town Ref. NPO769827
1946, North Side Ref. NPO793915
1924, Kirkburn Ref. POP748853
1924, Hook Ref. POP739901
1924, Hurn Ref. POP742618
1924, Gunby Ref. POP723560
1947, Hook Ref. NPO739901
1947, Hurn Ref. NPO742618
1945, Lane End Ref. NPO752082
1947, Laxton Ref. NPO753690
1903-1904, Wansford Ref. RNC860383
1924, Ryehill Ref. POP823286
1921, South Knighton Ref. POP834986
1924, Westhill Ref. POP866087
1903, Spittal Ref. RNC836439
1899, St George Ref. RNC823829

Books

438 books found. Showing results 1,201 to 1,224.

Memories

29,010 memories found. Showing results 501 to 510.

Burtons Corner.

A foundation stone laid by Arnold James Burton in 1933 is to be found on the extreme right of this shop, just off the picture.  I'm sure this foundation stone used to be at the other end of the building.  The possible reason for its move ...Read more

A memory of Crewe

Shopping Memories.

On the left hand side of the photograph next to the zebra crossing is Eastwells, a greengrocers and fruiterers. My father Harold Besent who is in the window in a white coat was a partner and also the managing director from 1940 ...Read more

A memory of High Barnet in 1955 by Claire Allen

Old John Barley Corn....

Known as the 'John Barley Corn' children because at the Staithe where they all used to play, there is an inlet. In the 1920s, when boats came past, the children would sing 'Old John Barley Corn if you throw us a penny we will ...Read more

A memory of Belaugh in 1920

The Peart Twins.

The children are twin boys. Matthew Peart on the left and Robert Peart on the right. Robert was drowned at the age of twenty when he was swept overboard near St Petersburg on 19 July 1908.

A memory of Whitby

My Days In Northwich

I was born in Northwich in 1966, however I moved here to Lancashire in 1980 but I still consider time in Northwich as being the best days of my life. I moved here when I was 14, I lived in Greenhall Road and my best friend ...Read more

A memory of Northwich in 1970 by Vicky Wood

Elmers Mill Family History

Hi there. Harry Elmer (who I understand was my Grandad's brother) owned and ran this Mill into the 1940s. The Muggeridge Collection has some wonderful images of him replendent in the very gentlemanly working clothes of a ...Read more

A memory of Woolpit in 1890 by Les Elmer

Memory Of Soudley

Steam to Stratford, in the early 20's James Joiner (a contractor from Soudley) assembled his convoy of Traction Engines en Route to Stratford Upon Avon to start the new Sewer Contract which was awarded to Joiners for £57,000. ...Read more

A memory of Upper Soudley in 1920 by James Bevan

Critchlows Corner

The building in view was a Post Office and General Stores, the area was known as "Critchlows Corner" after the name of the family that owned the shop. The post office was the only one in the area. At the age of 10 I would cycle to ...Read more

A memory of Blurton in 1963 by David Moore

My Home Village

I cannot remember the exact year but I remember the shop (centre) and the houses to it's right. The shop was called 'Jolly's' and sold sweets and other things. The road was widened in the 1960's so the shop and houses ...Read more

A memory of Mottram in Longdendale in 1964 by Jenny Roberts

Laurel Farm

   My then husband Derek Schwier and I bought Laurel Farm in 1963 from Jo Watts - a wonderful jolly character in her dung-coloured dungerees and mucky boots! All her cows were lovingly tended, and her retirement was a sad loss to ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1963 by Billie Willcocks

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Captions

29,398 captions found. Showing results 1,201 to 1,224.

Caption For Chard, Fore Street 1907

At the bottom end of Fore Street, on the right, is another Elizabethan building: the old Grammar School of 1583, with its tall porch bay, now part of Chard School.

Caption For Oxford, Christ Church Cathedral 1922

The Cathedral's official title is The Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford. It has a unique place in the history of Oxford.

Caption For Brixham, Fishing Boats 1889

This idyllic picture of the Brixham fishing fleet gives some idea of just how much the fishing industry dominated the town for hundreds of years.

Caption For Laleham, The River 1934

Old Laleham stands back from the reaches of the Thames, and the early boating fraternity used to enjoy catching glimpses of it from the water.

Caption For Whitby, Dock End And The Station C1930

The dredging and reclamation of this part of the river was short lived, and today it has been turned into car parking space.

Caption For Hitchin, St Mary's Church 1931

This photograph gives a good impression of the size of the building.

Caption For Castle Donington, Market Street C1955

The photograph is dominated by a brick and stone building typical of its turn-of-the-century date, but in this southern sector of the town earlier houses are to be found, including a stone-faced building

Caption For Keswick, From Latrigg 1889

The isolated outlier of Latrigg (1,203 ft) is an easy stroll from Keswick; it gives a grandstand view of the 'capital' of the northern Lakes.

Caption For Maidstone, The Old Palace 1892

This view shows the alteration of the window and roofline of the central porch. The palace is Maidstone's oldest building, originally Norman, but substantially rebuilt in the 14th century.

Caption For Caernarfon, The Castle 1891

Known today for its massive castle (begun in 1285), one of Edward I's chain of fortresses built to subdue the Welsh, this town on the shore of the Menai Strait at the mouth of the River Seiont is now staunchly

Caption For Lower Bentham, The Village C1955

Lower Bentham stands 15 miles east of Lancaster on the slopes of the Pennines.

Caption For Middlesmoor, Crown Hotel And Shop C1955

Middlesmoor is one of the highest villages in Nidderdale, enjoying fine views down the dale, especially from the churchyard of St Chad's parish church.

Caption For Burnham Overy Town, The Village C1955

The name of this inn is the Hero, after the most famous inhabitant of the Burnhams: Horatio Nelson, born in the rectory of nearby Burnham Thorpe, and later to become England's greatest admiral, and victor

Caption For Eype, Village 1930

Eype village is a quarter of a mile inland from the seashore, in a combe below the rolling Dorset downlands.

Caption For Cowes, Northwood House C1955

A casualty station was set up there during the air raids on Cowes on the night of 4 and 5 May 1942.

Caption For Bristol, The City And The Cathedral 1900

A view over the rooftops of Bristol. To the right of the cathedral can be seen something of the warehouses and wharves of the city docks.

Caption For Sheriff Hutton, York Road C1965

The gaunt ruins of the Neville's castle built in the early 1380s dominate the skyline of the village of Sheriff Hutton, nine miles north of York.

Caption For Brockenhurst, The Village 1949

The village of Brockenhurst lies in one of the most attractive parts of the New Forest, and many of its cottages are of considerable antiquity.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1897

This view shows the western end of East Street, with a closer look at the Town Hall clock-tower and cupola, and Colmer`s Hill forming the conical eminence in the distance (centre).

Caption For Penarth, The Beach And Esplanade C1960

With the last significant addition to the Esplanade being the Italian Gardens of the 1920s, only the cars (far right) betray this photograph's modernity.

Caption For Glasgow, Crookston Castle 1897

The estate was held in the 12th century by Sir Robert Croc of Neilston, and it is from him that the castle derives its name.

Caption For Windermere, The Windermere Hotel C1955

The ornate drinking fountain with its road signs to Ambleside, Kendal, Bowness and the lake has been removed since 1955 - presumably it was a hazard on this now busy junction.

Caption For Formby, Town Centre C1960

We have taken a 90-degree turn from F106013, and we face the opposite view of the corner of Chapel Lane and Three Tuns Lane.

Caption For Glasgow, Cathedral 1897

Founded in 1136, on the site of St Mungo's Church of AD543, the Cathedral has gone through many times of peace and of strife.