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Places

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Photos

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Maps

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Books

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Memories

679 memories found. Showing results 591 to 600.

The Port Of Bristol

Bristol's great heritage started from humble beginnings. An Anglo-Saxon settlement by the name of Brigstowe steadily grew into a thriving port. After the Norman invasion of 1066, a castle was built in what is now known as ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Mill In Flames

As a small boy around 1945/1947 walking home from Wetherby Church School I remember one day watching from the bridge as the mill was engulfed in flames and burning down. I wonder if anyone can provide the exact date or has a ...Read more

A memory of Wetherby in 1945 by John Dunn

Memories Of Bristol Zoo, Clifton

Clifton Zoo was founded in 1835 by a group of eminent local citizens and opened to the public in 1836. It is the fifth oldest in the world, and the oldest one that is not in a capital city. There were 220 ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1930 by Paul Townsend

44 The Village

My wife and I moved to Powick in the 1980s. Dating back to the late 1500s the whole row of (now four) houses were used by Cromwell as a hospital during the Civil war. It had no central heating and during our stay there we added that, ...Read more

A memory of Powick in 1991 by Fred Dager Brown

Memories Of The Queens Head Willsbridge

At the bottom of Willsbridge and Brockham hills, on a busy Bath to Bristol road, stands an unassuming little building called The Queen's Head public house. Unlike other pubs in the vicinity, The Queen's ...Read more

A memory of Willsbridge in 1860 by Paul Townsend

Sweet Sixteen

Memories of First Dates When I was young and very green! , no let’s say not worldly wise! Even know I could die with embarrassment looking back on my attempts to emulate the big screen stars. My Dad owned a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne by David Hinge

Cotham Station

I have lived at Cotham Station Houses since 1978. The railway line was still in use them, and on a few occasioins members of the Royal Family stayed overnight, including Prince Charles and Princess Anne. We would be ...Read more

A memory of Cotham in 1978 by First Name Last Name

My Childhood In Coldharbour

In July 1959, I was born at home, to Eric and Ann Shields in Coldharbour village.  My father was the village policeman; we lived in what was then the police house, which was situated next to the village shop opposite ...Read more

A memory of Coldharbour in 1959 by Rosemary Shields

My Childhood Bramley West Yorkshire Leeds England

I must have around 7 years old when my mother used to take me along Bramley Town Street, where in those times it was back to back houses and shops. I was taken regularly to the ...Read more

A memory of Bramley in 1958 by Sam Hamblett

The Queens Visit

I may be a year out with the date, apologies.I vividly remember the day a young Queen Elizabeth II visited my home town of Dewsbury. We were in a fever of excitement at my Junior and Infants school, waiting for the bus to take us ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury in 1954 by Megan Clarkson

Captions

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Caption For Caister On Sea, The Castle 1908

Built from English bricks which were transported to Caister by sea, this castle dates from the time of Henry VI. In 1449 it belonged to Sir John Falstolf.

Caption For Croscombe, The Church 1899

Note the Jacobean pulpit and the two brass candelabra; the smaller one dates from 1707, and the larger one, of about 1850, was sold to Croscombe church by St Cuthbert's in Wells when gas was installed

Caption For Malmesbury, C1955

To the right of this pathway is another which leads to the site of the postern gate, which was part of the early 11th- and 12th-century defences of Malmesbury.

Caption For Sandhurst, R.M.C, The Royal Memorial Chapel 1901

Sir Hugh Casson's influence is evident: he designed the stands containing books of remembrance, and an imaginative and lively organ case, dating from 1950.

Caption For Rugby, Clifton Road C1950

the middle of the 19th century, the third (curfew) bell was rung daily at five in the morning and eight in the evening, warning householders to extinguish their fires until morning; this custom dates

Caption For Douglas, Tower Of Refuge 1893

At this date there were few lifeboats in service around Britain's coast, and no umbrella organisation to oversee things.

Caption For Alderley Edge, The Wizard Inn 1896

After the First World War the date of the Alderley Wakes changed to Easter, but the fun still went on until 1939, with the fair set up in the field opposite the Wizard.

Caption For Wells, Cathedral, West Front 1923

The carvings on the west front date from about 1230. Christ in glory reigns at the top; beneath him are the twelve apostles, then the twelve orders of angels.

Caption For Bisham, All Saints' Church, The Hoby Chapel 1890

A brass in the nave west wall, a 16inch figure dated 1517, relates to a Thomas Crekett.

Caption For Pilton, Tithe Barn C1955

In the yard at the back there is a rare survival, a dovecote dating from the 13th or 14th century.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Riverside C1955

The 1870 view of the bridge is particularly interesting, for it shows the Berkshire bank before the spread of late Victorian developments that brought large houses and villas to the Berkshire hillside

Caption For Glasgow, Remains Of The Flint Mill On The River Kelvin 2005

testify) the number of Glaswegians denoted by the letter 'I' as having been born in Ireland was relatively high, and certain districts, notably the Gorbals, were almost entirely Irish by that date

Caption For Tenby, Old Town Wall C1925

PROBABLY the best-known and most prominent feature of the walled town is the Five Arches, which date back to about 1328.

Caption For Stafford, Victoria Park 2005

Perhaps the date was regarded as a mere figure on the calendar, although the local Staffordshire Newsletter and Stafford Post each brought out special editions, and there was correspondence debating

Caption For Haywards Heath, St Wilfrid's Church 1963

The church was finished in just two years, although the clock and the lych gate would be later additions. It was designed by G F Bodley and built by John Fabian.

Caption For Twickenham, York House From The Bridge C1955

The central portion of York House dates from 1635, and is one of the oldest surviving buildings locally.

Caption For Glastonbury, The Abbey, The Transept Arches 1912

The date of rebuilding is usually given as 1186, although in reality it must have been spread over several years.

Caption For Rugby, St Andrew's Parish Church 1922

This separation of St Andrew's Church from the Abbey of Leicester was to save its assets from seizure at the dissolution of the monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII — a fate suffered by both

Caption For Luton, The Brewery Tap 2005

They played a significant role in getting some of the worst local pubs closed down through (Robert Cook) The Brewery Tap dates back to the 17th century.

Caption For Loughborough, All Saints Parish Church C1950

Whilst the main fabric of the present building is known to date from the 16th century, there is internal evidence in the roof beams and fireplaces, and in the large use of timber on one of the

Caption For Clitheroe, The Castle 1927

The buildings on the left date from c1725, when the Crown owned the castle; it is now a museum of Ribble life.

Caption For Chelmsford, Grammar School 1892

Ever since the town's Georgian gentrification, the school, with its curriculum of dead languages, had seemed increasingly out of date.

Caption For High Wycombe, The Old Cane And Rush Works, Desborough Street 2005

The furniture legacy from this period can be found mainly in the western part of town: many are relatively small two-storey structures up to 100 feet long, and date mostly from the first two decades

Caption For Dorking, Pixham Mill 1931

The estate dates to the early 13th century, and was owned by William de Polesdene. It was later occupied by Thomas Slyfield, and was granted to John Norbury in 1470.