Places
36 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
- Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Burry Port, Dyfed
- Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
- Neath, West Glamorgan
- Briton Ferry, West Glamorgan
- Resolven, West Glamorgan
- Skewen, West Glamorgan
- Port Glasgow, Strathclyde
- Pyle, West Glamorgan
- Port-en-Bessin, France
- Port of Ness, Western Isles
- Crynant, West Glamorgan (near Resolven)
- Port Askaig, Strathclyde
- Port Ellen, Strathclyde
- Port Charlotte, Strathclyde
- Port Wemyss, Strathclyde
- Port Said, Egypt
- Cockenzie and Port Seton, Lothian
- Laleston, West Glamorgan
- Seven Sisters, West Glamorgan
- Tonna, West Glamorgan
- Port Isaac, Cornwall
- Port-Eynon, West Glamorgan
- Port Erin, Isle of Man
- Port Sunlight, Merseyside
- Port Gaverne, Cornwall
- Margam, West Glamorgan (near Port Talbot)
- Port St Mary, Isle of Man
- Port Quin, Cornwall
- Port Navas, Cornwall
- Glyn-neath, West Glamorgan
- Aberavon, West Glamorgan
- Port Appin, Strathclyde
- Port Bannatyne, Strathclyde
- Port Soderick, Isle of Man
- Milborne Port, Somerset
Photos
1,275 photos found. Showing results 101 to 120.
Maps
711 maps found.
Books
4 books found. Showing results 121 to 4.
Memories
301 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.
Growing Up Miss Patricia May
My memory is my first day of school. I hated it - all I wanted to do was go home, I did not want stay there. My family lived in Port Isaac all my life and generations before us. Myself and my sister were very happy ...Read more
A memory of Port Isaac in 1959 by
Old Port Bannatyne
This is a favourite view of photographers taken from McIntyre's Boatyard. In the distance you can see St Bruoc's church which burnt down in 1956. In the foreground is a boat hiring station, one of three in the village. ...Read more
A memory of Port Bannatyne by
193940 School Days
I remember the Town Hall at Cowbridge. In those days there was no one way system around it like today. The school boy interest was the Merryweather Fire Engine that was kept in a garage at the side of the Town Hall. Great fun ...Read more
A memory of Cowbridge in 1940 by
Visiting In The 90's
I loved Port Isaac from the first time of seeing, which would have been early 1990's. Since then I have been several times when visiting Cornwall - not so easy when living as I do in Australia.
A memory of Port Isaac in 1990 by
Jamaica Planter
I have been told some information about the Jamaica Planter which was sunk off the Port of Barry, but cannot remember all the details. Is anyone able to help me? My father-in-law was aboard her on the two occasions she came in to ...Read more
A memory of Barry Dock in 1940 by
Grain Fort
After the war in 1946 my father, a sergeant in the MPSC, was transfered to Darland camp in Gillingham but as there were no married quarters available there we, as a family, were billeted in the Coastguards quarters on the Isle of ...Read more
A memory of Isle of Grain in 1946 by
Ancestral Ties
My 4th Gt grandfather was Michael Breckinridge--he died in a storm at sea c 1808. He and his son, Michael (married to Elizabeth Shrewsbury---her father and husband both shipwrights), were both Chief, Cinque Ports. Some of the ...Read more
A memory of Broadstairs by
Saturday Morning Pictures Etc
I lived on the border of Belvedere and Erith, just off Parsonage Manor Way and used to travel to Erith by bus. I remember as a child of about 8-10 taking the 122a into Erith to go to the Odeon, Saturday Morning ...Read more
A memory of Erith by
Honeymoon
We spent our honeymoon (1951) in Guernsey, and we had a lovely time. Even though it was only six years since the end of the war and the Islanders had suffered badly from the German occupation, we had as much butter and milk as we wanted, ...Read more
A memory of Guernsey in 1951 by
Shotley Bridge Hospital
My father was deputy head porter at the hospital, he worked there for 40 years. When I came out of the Royal Air Force in 1959 I did not work for a few months until early 1960 when my father gave me a job as a porter ...Read more
A memory of Shotley Bridge in 1960 by
Captions
782 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.
As a naval port, Plymouth has always had a large contingent of military personnel stationed around its various districts.
Port Isaac is one of Cornwall's least spoilt fishing villages; it grew up around the head of the sheltered harbour.
This is still a working port where seabirds abound.
As a naval port, Plymouth has always had a large contingent of military personnel stationed around its various districts.
This is where busy port and tourism came together.
It was still an important port, with several hundred vessels coming up river every year to discharge and take on cargo.
The journey from the capital to the naval port by coach took eight hours; the six hours to Liphook cost 13s 6d.
It was traditionally much more important than its 'little suburb by the sea', and was included in the jurisdiction of the Cinque Ports.
Sailing barges are tied up in the Wet Dock, the non-tidal part of the port of Ipswich.
The canal was a vital link for Bingley's manufacturers with the port of Liverpool.
Once a thriving port and Westmorland's only link to the sea, Arnside eventually lost its trade to better placed harbours.
The Barbican lines Sutton Harbour, long a fishing quay and the original port of Plymouth.
The different styles and materials used in the construction of the surrounding buildings indicates how the little port developed.
These whale bones were brought to the town by a local trader, a reminder of Teignmouth's importance as a port.
The castle was built in 1539, and came under the control of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.
Burry Port looks and, for the most part, is indeed a tranquil spot for pleasure boating.
Dublin has always been an important port, particularly for goods and merchandise.
Queenborough gained its name in 1366, when Edward III gave the borough and port to his Queen Philippa.
Cornwall's greatest fishing port is seen here at high tide with a number of fishing vessels.
Rye was an important port in the coastal trade, and had extensive shipbuilding yards.
Axmouth, in East Devon, was an important port until its river entrance silted up.
A large power-driven coaster lies at the jetty served by the corn store, and the letters PW on the port bow of the moored craft are the registration letters assigned to fishing boats in this
Today, the east promenade overlooks the new Ramsgate Port.
These imposing Dock Offices reinforce Hull's position as a major port.
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