Places
14 places found.
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- Coates, Lancashire
- Coate, Wiltshire (near Swindon)
- Coates, Lincolnshire
- Coat, Somerset
- Coates, Gloucestershire
- Coates, Nottinghamshire
- Coates, Cambridgeshire
- Coates, Sussex
- Coates, Lothian (near Penicuik)
- Coate, Wiltshire (near Devizes)
- Great Coates, Humberside
- Salt Coates, Cumbria
- Little Coates, Humberside
- North Coates Airfield, Lincolnshire
Photos
49 photos found. Showing results 1,361 to 49.
Maps
88 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 1,633 to 1.
Memories
1,483 memories found. Showing results 681 to 690.
Harbour Memories
I have very dear memories of Portrush in the 60's. My mum was born there. She lived with her Mum and Dad and two brothers and one sister in Harbour Road. Mum and her sister came over to England in the 50's. We used to go to ...Read more
A memory of Portrush in 1962 by
The Rookery
The parade of shops situated on the right was once the site of a large house called The Rookery, we lived at the Rookery from 1956 -1962. This adjoined the old Procea Products factory where my father worked for many years as a ...Read more
A memory of Irthlingborough in 1956 by
Glasgow Terrace
I am Jim Windram and I'm a Gelsgie Terrace Sparray frae Haymoothe. One could only be a sparrow from the terrace if you were born there, as I was in 1946. Chapel Terrace as it was officially known, was once owned by Peter Gibb, a ...Read more
A memory of Eyemouth in 1950 by
Where I Was Born In 1951
This photo shows Woodhill Road, the houses at the top of the picture, the road I was born in 1951. How the scene has changed over the years. Long gone are the power station chimneys and the old boating shed where my ...Read more
A memory of Portishead by
L Remember It Being Dam Cold
l came across the vindi site by accident,and was amazed to see the old ship again, l trained on her on the stewards side over the1965 xmas period and went on to travel the world on the m.v. huntsland, carrying cargo ...Read more
A memory of Sharpness in 1965 by
Houseboats In The Picture Of Bursledon Bridge
In the photo are several houseboats and yachts moored up to the bank on the LHS of the picture, which was 'Deacon's Boat Yard' (no relation to me!). I lived on the large white motor torpedo boat (when ...Read more
A memory of Bursledon in 1974 by
Childhood Years From 1948 58
I first saw Barningham Hall from the back of a removals van as we pulled into the yard along side, it looked enormous then, I was 3yrs old, my father,(later known as Mac by every one) was to become Major ...Read more
A memory of Barningham Hall by
Lynchford Rd.
As a young child, I remember feeling so scared as I walked passed the Elephant and Castle pub, as often there would stand an old man in a long black coat and a black hat, and he would very slowly shake his finger at me.Whether it ...Read more
A memory of Farnborough in 1954 by
Stcuthberts Church And Spring Walks And The Hailing Path
I was born in Thetford in 1953 and lived there until I was 19 .I have extremely fond memories of my time as a chorister at St.Cuthberts Church and used to love the river.I remember my ...Read more
A memory of Thetford by
Formative Years In Kirn
My lifetime in Kirn ran from birth in 1948 until I left the area in 1968 to become a policeman in Newcastle upon Tyne. My family lived in Argyll Terrace (No. 8). I worked with George Fraser the grocer for at least seven years ...Read more
A memory of Kirn in 1952 by
Captions
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With the boats and quays in the background, this open-air swimming pool has a definite industrial maritime feel to it, but that did not prevent it from being very popular.
Both Western National and Blue Motors continued to start journeys here long after the pier was removed and the harbour ceased to be used by boat passengers.
Charles Wesley preached here in 1735 when his boat was delayed in the Cowes Roads on his way to Georgia.
Three of the famous Liverpool ferry boats are leaving the landing stage.
The cost of the land was £251,177 for 375 acres, but some of that was set aside for housing.
It was frequently known as 'Tickle Belly Park' and its many and varied attractions included a lake with boats shaped like swans, an alpine railway and a shooting range.
The local population in the Middle Ages made a living from agriculture, fishing, boat-building, and ferrying traffic up and down the river.
To the left of the sign-post between the buildings can be seen a lovely view of the harbour and the boats of the Yacht Haven.
Later in the war, more Boston fishing boats were Prisoners of War During the First World War (1914-18) Britain and Germany agreed to exchange prisoners of war who were incapable of military
Fishermen came from elsewhere around the coast, and soon Brixham trawlers became a common sight in the harbour.
But boats still set out on fishing expeditions, and the old ferry bumbles across the Exe estuary to Starcross.
Officially it is designated Her Majesty's Submarine Torpedo Boat No 1.
Both were iron-hulled cargo boats of less than 300 grt, built in the early 1870s by J & W Dudgeon, Cubitts Town, London, for the LC&DR to operate a six-days-a-week service between Dover and Calais.
For a short time Fleetwood was in effect the northern terminus of the L&NWR line from Euston, and the connecting stop for steamer services to and from Belfast, Ardrossan and various west coast ports
Between these working boats sprawled on the shingle, bathing huts were appearing; and as the Frith photographs show, the two trades lived peacefully together.
By 1848 the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway were keen to promote Brighton as a cross-channel port; they funded the Brighton & Continental Steam Packet Co, though it was soon found that Newhaven
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