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Places
36 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
- Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire
- Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire
- Marsh Lock, Oxfordshire
- Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire
- Barsham Marshes, Suffolk
- Maltby le Marsh, Lincolnshire
- Marsh, Devon
- Marsh, Buckinghamshire
- Marsh, Yorkshire (near Keighley)
- Marsh, Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)
- Borough Marsh, Berkshire
- Lower Marsh, Somerset
- Marsh Common, Avon
- Marsh Houses, Lancashire
- Marsh, The, Powys
- Maesbury Marsh, Shropshire
- Cossall Marsh, Nottinghamshire
- Send Marsh, Surrey
- Wycombe Marsh, Buckinghamshire
- West Marsh, Humberside
- Henstridge Marsh, Somerset
- Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire
- Marsh Side, Norfolk
- Marsh Street, Somerset
- Carswell Marsh, Oxfordshire
- East Marsh, Humberside
- Berkley Marsh, Somerset
- Yeovil Marsh, Somerset
- Wilcott Marsh, Shropshire
- Prince's Marsh, Hampshire
- The Marsh, Shropshire
- The Marsh, Staffordshire
- Champernhayes Marsh, Dorset
- Elmers Marsh, Sussex
- Guy's Marsh, Dorset
Photos
182 photos found. Showing results 121 to 140.
Maps
433 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 145 to 1.
Memories
262 memories found. Showing results 61 to 70.
Cooling Castle Farm
To the right of the photograph is a driveway into the interior of the original castle that was the entrance to Castle Farm operated by F.Elms & Sons and in particular my uncle Harry Elms. He bought the Farm in about 1930 ...Read more
A memory of Cooling in 1955 by
Tillingham When I Was A Lad
I remember helping my father Alan to herd the sheep from Marsh House Farm to West Hyde Farm. When we got to Tillingham Square we rested them and the villagers used to come out to see us. I used to sing in the church ...Read more
A memory of Tillingham in 1954 by
A Holiday In South Street, Seahouses March 2004
A friend let me stay in her wee fisherman's cottage in Seahouses for an early holiday in March 2004. My wife Elizabeth and I drove up from our home in Watford through the unseasonal snow and we were ...Read more
A memory of Seahouses in 2004 by
When I Was A Lad....
Ahh.. What a rush of memories return to my mind as I ponder the view of the vale of Almondsbury laid out before me. I grew up in the lower village (then known as marshwell crescent). My father's family hailed from the deepest ...Read more
A memory of Almondsbury in 1955 by
Born And Bred Allhallows On Sea
I was born and bred in Allhallows-on-sea , as a child it was a very safe haven and full of wonderful adventures. Tree camps and corn fields.....the Beach and the marshes , that seemed to stretch on forever. ...Read more
A memory of Allhallows by
School House
I have been to visit the old school house in Maltby le Marsh which was a charity school, run by Cornelius Binks. He was my Great great great grandfather. I know somewhere out there there is a photograph of him with his wife ...Read more
A memory of Maltby le Marsh in 1860 by
Circus At The Village Hall C 1955
We lived in the village pub The Lifeboat Inn. I remember being flooded and all the beer barrels floating in the cellar, mum cooking mussels given in lieu of beer, which were left in the bath and climbed up the ...Read more
A memory of Brancaster in 1955 by
Mersea Island Primary School 1950s
Born on Mersea island- what a haven we school children had to live and grow in. Endless poppy fields and bluebell woods, golden beaches and primrose banks flanked the leafy lanes. Greedy land grabbers have ...Read more
A memory of West Mersea in 1956 by
Hawkinge, My Birthplace
I was born at Corner House, at the bottom of Aerodrome Rd, Hawkinge on 31st August 1936. My parents were the local newsagents in Canterbury Rd, backing onto the famous airfield. I have vivid childhood memories of the war ...Read more
A memory of Folkestone in 1940 by
Memory
I worked as Head Waiter here during Harold Wilsons time as P.M. Richard Marsh and other ministers used to escape here. We had the walker cup here. Our team led by Joe Carr and including a young Peter Oosterhouse. My girfriend was a ...Read more
A memory of Sandwich by
Captions
159 captions found. Showing results 145 to 168.
During 2005 Lincolnshire Development, part of Lincolnshire County Council, prepared a bid for European funding under Objective 2 for the Boston Southern Enterprise Zone in the Marsh Lane area south
Warren House, an ancient cruck-framed building, situated adjacent to the Warren marshes behind the promenade, was the home of the warrener, who was a gamekeeper for the Luttrell family.
If we scratch beneath the surface, we will find tales of old manor houses, smuggling, the deadly marsh fever, ghosts, education, transport, and a new form of religion, retail therapy!
There are many charming cottages in the vicinity of Lyndhurst, some of them probably dating back to the 13th century when the harsh forest laws were relaxed somewhat during the reign of Henry III.
The life of a moorland farmer is tough today; in 1890, with no Landrovers, electricity or modern waterproofs, it must have been unimaginably harsh and very isolated.
A large building continues to form a backdrop to the scene, but it is regrettable that it is now a rather harsh block of flats known as Summit Lodge.
It is a harsh and unforgiving landscape, but a place of considerable charm to those who seek out its quiet corners and hidden delights.
The 20th century, however, saw the oysters blighted by disease, floods and harsh winters, and the industry finally petered out in the 1970s.
This is an idyllic scene, which belies the harshness of life in Cornish fishing villages in past times.
The weather is not so harsh here, as the area is protected by Longridge Fell. The Shireburn family were also protectors.
However, only 15,870 of the navvies were able to clock off at the end of their final shift; 130 lost their lives, and countless others lost fingers, hands, toes, feet and whole limbs in the harsh and dangerous
The site was windy, cold and harsh, and the monks were continually falling out with their Norman masters.
They also recalled a harsh regime in which casual correction was six strokes of a bamboo cane across the palm of the hand from the age of five onwards.
They also recalled a harsh regime in which casual correction was six strokes of a bamboo cane across the palm of the hand from the age of five onwards.
Carlisle was besieged twice in this conflict, most dramatically in 1643-44, when the Royalist city was captured and occupied by a Scottish army allied to Parliament after a harsh nine-month siege
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