Maps

2,499 maps found.

1899, Pennsylvania Ref. RNC803843
1904-1905, Rosebank Ref. RNC820007
1905, Ruglen Ref. RNC822586
1904-1906, St Quivox Ref. RNC824287
1904-1905, Shawtonhill Ref. RNC829236
1899, Shortwood Ref. RNC830687
1898-1899, Hinton Ref. RNC736877
1898-1899, Horwood Riding Ref. RNC740913
1919, Charfield Hill Ref. POP666738
1919, Emerson's Green Ref. POP701234
1919, Engine Common Ref. POP701354
1919, Cromhall Ref. POP683833
1919, Britain Bottom Ref. POP650547
1919, Doynton Ref. POP692874
1919, Duckhole Ref. POP694552
1919, Dyer's Common Ref. POP696118
1919, Dyrham Ref. POP696352
1925, East Boldon Ref. POP696938
1919, Catbrain Ref. POP664423
1899-1900, Upper Hill Ref. RNC857456

Books

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Memories

1,580 memories found. Showing results 641 to 650.

1949 On In South Harrow

I was born in 1949 and lived 96 Reading Road Northolt Park. Spent many years in the area around South Narrow shops, Saturday morning flicks and at the station collecting bus and train numbers. My local station being ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by Malcolm Harrison

Park Ave South, Hornsey

I lived at 78 Park Ave South, Hornsey from 1943 to 1959. I was 4yrs old when we moved in. My first memory is wheeling my doll pram with my parents from Crouch End to our new apartment. We were two houses away from the narrow ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey by Netta Lawrence

An Image From My Memory....!

My mother passed away in 1955 just two days after my 12th birthday following which a couple who my father knew and who had a handicapped son in a children's home in the village in Suffolk where I lived took me to their ...Read more

A memory of Little Common by bewhiting

Rashies

I chose Rashies as the title because South Park of Bradieston was known locally as Rashies. I was born in the farm house of South Park of Bradieston on 7th Sept 1944.I am the middle one of 5 children of James and Ethel Peters.4 ...Read more

A memory of South Park of Bradieston by Kathleen Catherall

Boarding School Memories

My friend Catharine (Katie) was also at this school in 1946/47, about 7 years old before moving to South Africa. I remember walking in a crocodile line, carrying a hot brick to keep warm, on the walk to the ...Read more

A memory of Blewbury in 1946

Colerne In The Second World War Continued 2

Following my previous memories, it might be worth mentioning one or two of the Colerne shops and tradesmen. On the south side of the marketplace, opposite the 'cross tree', was a shop, a greengrocer's I ...Read more

A memory of Colerne in 1940 by John Bunting

Purfleet A Very Nice Community

We moved from the garrison to the village just after the floods, I was 12. We moved into Malakwa, next door to the post office run by Mr and Mrs Smith and their daughter Silvia (I had a crush on her but that is ...Read more

A memory of Purfleet in 1951

White Horse Road

My first serious girl friend lived in White Horse Road. She worked in her father's small grocery shop in Green Street. I recall I had to buy quite a few jars of jam before I could pluck up courage to ask her out on a date, as it ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1958 by Brian Williams

Gliderdrome

I used to go roller skating three times a week at the Gliderdrome, when I was in my late teens, also after my National Service. One particular night stands out. I was skating backwards when I fell over someone who was already on the ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott

So Far Away Yet So Near

Such a familiar sight - the High Street with what looks like a number 47 RT AEC bus approaching. I actually lived in Coney Hall, but Bromley was only a 5d ride away (or 6d to the North if going to the Odeon or Pullman ...Read more

A memory of Bromley by Peter Leach

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 1,537 to 1,560.

Caption For Compton Chamberlayne, St Michael's Church C1955

The south tower has a Perpendicular top, and the chancel and nave are also Perpendicular.

Caption For Wanborough, St Andrew's Church C1965

The tower and spire rest on crossing piers and arches to north, south, east and west. Monuments dating back to 1418 include Thomas Polton and his wife, in brass with demi-figures 13 ins long.

Caption For Dunnottar, Castle C1900

The castle stands to the south of Stonehaven on a rocky headland overlooking the North Sea. It was here, in July 1650, that Charles II was entertained by the Earl Marischal.

Caption For Wilmington, The Long Man C1960

The design of this huge, ancient giant, on the South Downs near Eastbourne, is cleverly elongated vertically to counteract the effect of foreshortening when viewed from below the hillside.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, The Market, High Street 1906

This view looks south to the old Town Hall, the building in the centre in the distance. The street is thronged with farmers and their families.

Caption For Crickhowell, The Castle 1893

Crickhowell Castle lies 12 miles south-east of Brecon. The original stronghold was a timber motte and bailey, and belonged to the de Turberville family.

Caption For Boston, Shodfriars Hall 1889

In South Street, Shodfriars Hall is an echo of the four friaries established in the medieval town.

Caption For Hitchin, The River Hiz 1931

The river to the east of the church has been widened and landscaped, and bridges built to the north and south of the Churchyard.

Caption For St Austell, Blowing House Valley C1884

Looking south just outside the centre of St Austell we see one of I K Brunel's timber viaducts on stone piers built in 1858 for the new Cornwall Railway.

Caption For Long Melford, The Green And Melford Hall C1955

This is taken from the north end of the Green, looking south towards Hall Street, showing the wide expanse of the Green, where fairs are still held.

Caption For Bournville, Mary Vale Road 1949

Situated 4.5 miles south of Birmingham, Bournville was chosen by George Cadbury in 1879 as the site for his new factory and for a model village for his workers.

Caption For West Marden, Village C1955

This sizeable hamlet on the Downs south of Harting has no church, but boasts some attractive flint cottages and fine scenery.There is plenty of history here: Bow Hill was a great Stone Age centre

Caption For Lancaster, Penny Street C1950

Lancaster is on the edge of the Lake District, and an important point on routes both north and south.

Caption For York, St Marys Abbey C1873

The south face was undergoing repair work at this time. Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railways, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

Caption For North Holmwood, Church Walk C1955

Now merged with Dorking, North Holmwood is one of three small villages along the west side of the large and mostly wooded Holmwood Common - the other two villages are Mid Holmwood and South

Caption For Burnley, Towneley Hall 1906

Some parts of the south-east wing go back to the 14th century, and the clock over the entrance has been marking the passing of time for about 350 years.

Caption For Billingshurst, Church Causeway 1912

The main line railway station is to the south of the village centre.

Caption For Lyme Regis, St Michaels Private Hotel 1925

We are looking south-eastwards from the carriageway; the next-door neighbours are St Anne's at No 6 (left) and Shamien House at No 8 (right).

Caption For Dudley, Panoramic View From Castle Keep C1955

The direction is south-east, and municipal buildings occupy the centre ground. Centre left is the combined police and fire station in Tower Street, referred to earlier. Note the six-storey tower.

Caption For Abergavenny, Cross Street C1965

On the opposite corner of Monk Street the agricultural merchants has gone, to be replaced by the new South Wales Electricity Board building.

Caption For Ramsey, The South Promenade 1894

At the height of the season the South Promenade would often be crowded with holidaymakers.

Caption For Skegness, Official Opening Of The Clock Tower 1899

A vital landmark building in trying to relate these early views to present-day Skegness is the Jubilee Clock Tower, erected at the junction of Lumley Road with the then seafront's Grand Parade and South

Caption For Bradwell, From The Bridge C1955

Bradwell is a bustling little former lead mining village on the south side of the Hope Valley in north Derbyshire.

Caption For Foxton, The Grand Union Canal C1955

Silhouetted against the skyline, the south lock- house does not immediately appear to be a part of one of the county's major tourist attractions.