Maps

158 maps found.

1895, Park Corner Ref. RNE800489
1897-1898, Lower Green Ref. RNC769253
1920, Knightsbridge Ref. POP749776
1919, The Common Ref. POP846337
1920, Stone Cross Ref. POP840261
1895, Lower Green Ref. RNE769254
1896, Green Hill Ref. RNE720965
1898, The Common Ref. RNE846337
1947, Green Hill Ref. NPO720965
1946, Lower Green Ref. NPO769254
1898 - 1899, Green Hill Ref. HOSM47035
1919, Green Hill Ref. POP720965
1945, South Kensington Ref. NPO834959
1945, West Kilburn Ref. NPO864500
1920, Kensal Town Ref. POP746241
1896, South Kensington Ref. RNE834959
1920, West Kilburn Ref. POP864500
1897-1909, Notting Hill Ref. RNC794793
1920, Chelsea Ref. POP667279
1945, Kensington Ref. NPO746251

Books

2 books found. Showing results 121 to 2.

Memories

992 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

The Move From The Old Infirmary To Huddersfield Royal Infirmary 1966.

I clearly remember arriving at 'Ellerslie' a large detached Victorian house situated in the suburb of Edgerton near Huddersfield. The house had been used as a nurses' training ...Read more

A memory of Huddersfield by Molly Brearley

Happy Memories

My mother was brought up by a lady called Alice who married Joshua Roberts in Cefn Mawr and relocated to Middleton in Lancashire. Alice had a lot of relations still living there including a cousin Bertha who married Idris ...Read more

A memory of Cefn Mawr by Glenys Alice Ellis

My Time In North Finchley

During the 2nd WW, my dad signed up with the Belgian section of the Royal Navy. On leave, he met up with my mum and married her in Christchurch in 1944. I came along in 1945. After the war my dad returned to Belgium, ...Read more

A memory of North Finchley in 1953 by Christine Moeyaert

Sixties Longleat

Many fond memories of Longleat over the last 46 years: the freedom we all enjoyed as villagers to roam across the estate - the sixth Marquess was always very generous in this respect. The remains of the American hospital were still ...Read more

A memory of Longleat in 1966 by Geoff Pridmore

My Father's Home

Osborne Road is where my Father was brought up in the 1930s. This street was very close to the Royal Aircraft Establishment and this generated my Dad's great interest in aeroplanes and flight. He was later to join the RAF and served during the Second World War.

A memory of Farnborough in 1930 by Gillian Hird

The Visitation Convent Bridport Dorset.

For unruly behaviour, I was delivered to boarding school at the age of 4, after enjoying wonderful times on a Devon farm. I was taken to the Convent by my parents in an Austin 7. I remember crying and staring ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1948 by Rex Duffy

Golfing Memories.

My late husband was the professional at Royal St Davids for many years and the only golfer so far to have been both Welsh Amateur Champion and Welsh Professional Champion twice. We lived at 'Plas Owain' which is the house just above ...Read more

A memory of Harlech by Claire Allen

Eype Cottages

My Mum, Nesta Smith (nee Sprake) was born in No. 3 Eype Cottages and lived there up until she married my Dad (Ron Smith) in July 1949.  They met when he was stationed close by with the Royal Army Service Corp.  They used to do ...Read more

A memory of Eype's Mouth in 1930 by Julie Gillibrand

Loss Of Childhood

I attended the local school at the bottom of Gisbrough Bank - I have several school photographs of myself and classmates. I had a fight with a school friend as to whose turn it was to serve the school dinner that day. This was ...Read more

A memory of Ormesby in 1953 by June Thompson

Grounds Of The Royal Military Academy

While I was growing up in Sandhurst, the grounds of the College was open to the public and we could walk from the village of Sandhurst through to Camberley. This building with parade ground in front is famous ...Read more

A memory of Sandhurst in 1940 by Mary Back

Captions

986 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Plymouth, Royal Parade C1960

The bus on the other side of Royal Parade behind the scooter is one of the first to have the door at the front and no conductor.

Caption For North Berwick, Marine Hotel And Links 1897

Prices for rooms and meals at the Marine and the Royal hotels were on a par with the top hotels in central Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Caption For Edinburgh, Palace Of Holyroodhouse, Chapel Front 1897

This photograph shows the Chapel Royal at Holyroodhouse. It was originally the nave of the abbey founded in 1128 by David I.

Caption For Gatley, Gatley Road C1955

Once a small village just a few miles west-south-west of Stockport, Gatley was chosen in the 1840s as the site for the Manchester Royal Lunatic Hospital.

Caption For Sandhurst, 1939

When this photograph was taken, at the outbreak of the Second World War, it was a sleepy place in the shadow of the Royal Military College.

Caption For Rothesay, The Esplanade 1897

Rothesay's main hotels at this time were the Royal, the Queen's, and the Bute Arms. The Esplanade Hotel offered tea, bed and breakfast for 8s 6d per night.

Caption For Margate, Nayland Crescent 1890

This superb picture shows the magnificent sweep of Nayland Crescent at the western end of town, close to the Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital and the infamous Nayland Rocks.

Caption For Deepcut, Rfa Just Off Church Parade 1906

The Royal Field Artillery pose informally for the camera.

Caption For London, Westminster Bridge, Queen Victoria Jubilee Day 1897

Jubilee day was the perfect occasion for royal pageantry.

Caption For Norwich, Royal Hotel And Post Office 1901

They are a fitting foil for the grandiose former Royal Hotel opposite, also partly occupied by Anglia Television.

Caption For Tetbury, Church Street C1949

It has achieved fame in the last few years by becoming a royal town, for the Prince of Wales lives nearby at Highgrove.

Caption For Wolferton, The Village C1955

Apart from the proximity of the railway station which saw the arrival of Royal visitors on their way to Sandringham, Wolferton was and is now a quiet little village.

Caption For Harrogate, New Baths 1897

This view was taken shortly after the Royal Baths opened. They were said to be unequalled in decoration and roominess, and for 5/6d you could get a mud bath with electricity.

Caption For Forest Row, The Village 1902

An evocative view of wide shaggy grass verges, children and deserted roads characterises this view of Forest Row, the Ashdown Forest village that grew up on the site of Royal hunting lodges.

Caption For Cheltenham, Race Course, Grand Stand 1931

Cheltenham Racecourse is now the home of National Hunt steeplechasing in Britain; its sporting events are often patronised by members of the Royal Family and world-class jockeys and trainers

Caption For Hay On Wye, Broad Street C1955

Here we have the mock-Tudor Café Royal, which was also a baker, confectioner and high-class grocer. We can also see the signs of an early traffic jam.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral 1932

Now it has elegant pews and an altar with fine medieval painted panels (from St Michael-at-Pleas Church), and is the regimental chapel of the Royal Norfolk Regiment containing their flags, honour and memorials

Caption For Faringdon, Market Place C1955

King Alfred had a royal manor here and King John granted the town a charter for a weekly market.

Caption For North Berwick, From The Law 1897

The Royal was joined by the impressive Marine Hotel which had hot and cold running water.

Caption For Sheffield, Fargate And Surrey Street 1893

The Albany was the only temperance hotel in Sheffield to be mentioned alongside the likes of the Royal Victoria (rooms from 3s 6d, dinner 5s), the Midland, the Talbot and the Wharncliffe.

Caption For Windsor, Riverside Gardens 1906

During the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the Thames riverbank drew large numbers of visitors who came here to enjoy the tranquil scene.Windsor's royal status made this stretch of the river especially popular

Caption For Winchester, High Street 1899

The town clock, which has a statue of Queen Anne in a niche behind, was presented to the city after a royal visit in 1713. The building behind is the old Guildhall.

Caption For Portsmouth, Harbour And Hms Victory 1898

Major naval bases such as Portsmouth, Plymouth and Malta found employment for a host of small craft - tenders, tugs, lighters, and ferries - not all of them necessarily owned by the Royal Navy

Caption For London, Westminster Bridge, Queen Victoria Jubilee Day 1897

Jubilee day was the perfect occasion for royal pageantry.