Photos

89 photos found. Showing results 101 to 89.

Maps

161 maps found.

1922, Salem Ref. POP824403
1923, Sarnau Ref. POP825565
1922, Guilford Ref. POP723415
1922, Penparc Ref. POP803925
1946, Llanon Ref. NPO759038
1946, Summerhill Ref. NPO842688
1946, Rosehill Ref. NPO820100
1946, Sardis Ref. NPO825518
1946, Rhydowen Ref. NPO816154
1947, Rhydowen Ref. NPO816155
1898, Abernant Ref. RNE618777
1946, Warren Ref. NPO860881
1898, Slade Ref. RNE832362
1897, Sardis Ref. RNE825519
1898, Salem Ref. RNE824402
1898, Colston Ref. RNE675770
1898, Cilgwyn Ref. RNE668866
1898, Broadmoor Ref. RNE651070
1896, Broadway Ref. RNE651204
1898, Bronwydd Ref. RNE651766

Books

2 books found. Showing results 121 to 2.

Memories

224 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

May & Baker

My father, Keith Ramsay, worked at May & Baker all his working life as a Pharmaceutical Engineer and I remember, as a young child, my dad talking about the making of the children's cough mixture Tixylix and also Anthisan. Dad used to ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by Susan Lessis

Kirk Hammerton Hal

My grandfather worked at kirkhammerton hall as butler for a while The family lived in laundry cottage He was Harold burns Before that he was valet to colonel stanyforth and prince henry, duke of glos

A memory of Kirk Hammerton by sindee.hastings

Farnham Royal

I remember walking from home on the britwell estate to school at St Anthony RC Primary or to st Anthony RC church walking past Travis court now a private housing development and past the village hall with Farnham royal men's club ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Royal by linenhall20

Colchester 1951

Lived in houses by the garrison remember them in rows numbered A1 A2 etc had a mate called Billy Todd came from Scotland, used to walk to School past the Garrison main entrance ,loads of Americans always running had numbers on their ...Read more

A memory of Salford by jfsuperstar

A Beautiful Place

My family roots are from knighton and lloyney, Mona Cadwallader was my aunt she was a midwife in knighton, her sister edith gordon (both nee hammond) was my nan, they lived in lloyney before marriage mona and her husband ken lived ...Read more

A memory of Knighton

Holidays In Kirkconnel

My mum Janet Lennox and her sister Marion lived and went to school for a while in Kirkconnel as my grandfather died when they were young so my gran went to stay with family for a while rather than staying in Manchester. We ...Read more

A memory of Kirkconnel by lizpaton

Growing Up In Govan In The 50's.

I have very happy memories of my childhood in Govan. I lived in an attic with my Mum, Dad and Brother. If it was wet outside everybody gathered at my close and we would run up and down the wooden stairs. The ...Read more

A memory of Govan

Always My Home

I was born and grew up in Kelsale. We lived at Rectory Cottages, my brother Perry and my parents, Pam and Aubrey Mann. My grandparents lived at Carlton and the family go back in both church registers to the 1600s. I loved reading ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale by debduke21

Mitcham County Grammar School For Boys

Mitcham County Grammar School for Boys Remembered Memory is a selective thing, the best is easy, but the mind glosses over the worst. Some things recollected as certainties turn out to be not quite so. These are ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Jack Simmons

Looking Back

I moved here from Glasgow in 1968. We lived in Donaldson Drive. I had 2 brothers, Brian and Archie. My name is Linda Duke. I also lived with my granny in Fulbar Lane during school holidays. I went to Reenfrew High School in 1968. If you remember me please get in touch, I would love to hear from you.

A memory of Renfrew in 1968 by Linda Duke

Captions

379 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Ascot, The Grandstand 1901

Queen Anne established the famous racecourse in 1711, though the meetings only became popular when the Duke of Cumberland, the first member of the Royal Family elected to the Jockey Club, revived them

Caption For Edinburgh, Waterloo Place 1897

The statue is of the Duke of Wellington.

Caption For Dublin, Leinster House 1897

Home of the Irish Parliament since 1922, the building was designed by Richard Cassels in 1745 for the Duke of Leinster.

Caption For Belvoir Castle, C1965

Belvoir is home to the Manners family, Dukes of Rutland. The castle holds a lofty hilltop position surveying five counties. It is visited by many every year, and holds various special attraction days.

Caption For Houghton Conquest, Houghton House 1897

It came into the possession of the Dukes of Bedford in 1738, and in 1794 the then Duke removed the roof and most of the fittings. The reason is not recorded.

Caption For York, Micklegate Bar C1885

It was here that the head of Richard Duke of York was displayed following the Battle of Wakefield.

Caption For Pilton West, Church And Old Village C1940

St Mary's was originally part of a Benedictine Priory, one of several founded by King Athelstan.

Caption For Pevensey, The Castle 1894

It was at Pevensey that Duke William landed in 1066 and built his castle among the Roman ruins.

Caption For Wellington, High Street C1955

Showing one of its clock faces, Wellington's Market and Town Hall was built in 1831 on property belonging to the Duke of Wellington.

Caption For Medstead, And Four Marks Station 2004

Over the years there have been several businesses with premises near the station - W Ivey, brick making and farming, Charles Archer, coals, John Hutchins, builder, Dukes, sellers of dairy cake and chicken

Caption For Stratford Upon Avon, Bridge Street 1892

The first grant for a weekly market was given by King John in 1196.

Caption For Tavistock, The Town Hall And The Guildhall 1893

Construction of the Guildhall was commenced in 1848 on the orders of the 7th Duke, whose statue stands in front. It was completed in 1864.

Caption For Virginia Water, The Cascade 1907

Fed by the artificial 120-acre lake behind it, this picturesque cascade was created in 1746-68 as part of the extensive landscaping carried out by the artist brothers Thomas and Paul Sandby for the Duke

Caption For Crieff, Comrie Street 1904

It was rebuilt thanks to the efforts of James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth.

Caption For Edgware, George V Memorial Gardens, Canon's Park C1955

Originally owned by the Priory of St Bartholomew The Great, the estate was acquired in 1709 by James Brydges, later Duke of Chandos. Here he created one of London's great houses.

Caption For Sturminster Newton, Market Cross C1960

Sturminster Newton was only ever a 'Minster' town in the sense that it was granted to Glastonbury Abbey by King Edmund Ironsides.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Portland Walk 2004

The three top windows feature Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish, the 7th Duke of Devonshire, and Lord Edward Cavendish.

Caption For Aldershot, Cambridge Military Hospital 1891

Named after the Duke of Cambridge, Queen Victoria's uncle, this most distinguished of buildings opened as a military hospital in 1879 and remained in use for 117 years.

Caption For Nottingham, University, The Trent Building 1928

This was the year in which the college was opened by King George V.

Caption For Calne, Holy Trinity Church C1960

The school friends Brian Gregg, Rod Goodway, Roger Hartley, Bob Duke and Andy Rickell were discovered by pop impresario Micky Most, who lived in Wiltshire at the time.

Caption For Totnes, Seymour Hotel 1928

The Seymour Hotel was built by the 11th Duke of Somerset, who also built the church of St John in Bridgetown.

Caption For Norwich, St John The Baptist, Earlham Road 1919

It was built for the Catholic 15th Duke of Norfolk between 1884 and 1910.

Caption For Norwich, St John The Baptist, Earlham Road 1919

It was built for the Catholic 15th Duke of Norfolk between 1884 and 1910.

Caption For Haddon Hall, 1886

Often described as 'the most romantic and complete medieval manor house in England', Haddon Hall, the Derbyshire home of the Dukes of Rutland, is seen here on its limestone bluff overlooking the River