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Maps

670 maps found.

1897, Port Talbot Ref. HOSM35061
1899, Amlwch Port Ref. HOSM38837
1903-1910, Amlwch Port Ref. RNC624995
1903-1904, Port Clarence Ref. RNC809276
1909-1911, Port Mholair Ref. RNC809376
1922, Port Sutton Bridge Ref. POP809536
1898-1899, Richborough Port Ref. RNC816363
1911-1912, Port Arthur Ref. RNC809225
1903-1906, Port Brae Ref. RNC809249
1905-1907, Port Glasgow Ref. RNC809316
1901-1912, Port Lion Ref. RNC809355
1900-1901, Port Mead Ref. RNC809369
1906-1908, Port Ramsay Ref. RNC809515
1900-1901, Port Tennant Ref. RNC809538
1900-1901, Burry Port Ref. RNC657018
1896, The Port Of Felixstowe Ref. RNE846494
1900, Port Isaac Ref. RNC809335
1924, Ellesmere Port Ref. POP700628
1920, Richborough Port Ref. POP816363
1919, Port Gaverne Ref. POP809310

Books

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Memories

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When We Played In The Road

Gipsy Road in Welling where I lived as a child in the 1950's was a long one. It stretched from Okehampton Crescent near Bostall heath and woods at its north end, down to the Welling/Bexleyheath mainline railway and a ...Read more

A memory of Wellings, The

Sweet Shop Tartar Road

I remember in the late 1970's / early 1980's walking to a sweet shop in Tartar Road from Freelands Road, where my Nan lived. The shop was converted back into a house shortly afterwards. The memory is so vague that I am starting ...Read more

A memory of Cobham by Sarah Wright

The Pond And The Common And The Lido

Although we lived in Balham, many hours were spent on the common and the pond en-route to the open air swimming pool. I can remember with fondness, especially during the summer holiday, as money was ...Read more

A memory of Tooting Bec Common in 1958 by Philip Spencer

Bassett House

The large oblong building on the left was Bassett House of which the ground floor was Waitrose. The Bassett Family lived at Hunters Lodge, Banstead and the three children grew up to represent England. Sheena in running and swimming ...Read more

A memory of Banstead in 1967 by Heather Lee

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

In My Day

In my days in the village I recall the upstairs room of the Guildhall having a snooker table where the men used to gather, this would be shortly after the war. Of more interest to me was the Library that was situated downstairs.  As ...Read more

A memory of Finchingfield in 1950 by Lesley Alexander

Wrong Date

I visited Liverpool for the Liverpool v Portsmouth game and did some sightseeing. I noticed the Georges Dock Ventilation Tower. Not knowing what the tower was I later tried to identify the tower on Google. I came accross your aerial ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 2006 by Gary Millard

Gorse Park Primary School Stretford In The 1950's

Now, this is a long shot, but does anybody remember going from Gorse Park Primary School in 1956 or 1957 to do a P.E. demonstration in London? We went by train with MR. FLOOK and stayed one or two ...Read more

A memory of Stretford by Alan Mc Caffrey

Family Connections.

This was my grandfathers favourite inn at the time the photograph was taken. He was coachman at the Manor House at Long Wittenham a short walk along the 'Maddy' (a road from the inn to Long Wittenham following the river ...Read more

A memory of Clifton Hampden 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

Captions

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Caption For Westoning, The Church C1960

Mary Magdalene, Westoning's parish church closely follows other church architecture in Bedfordshire villages, being in the Early English style with battlements and buttresses and a tower surmounted by a short

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, The Ferry Boat 1887

On board for the short trip to the western shore at Sawrey are two horses and carts.

Caption For Camberley, Lower Gordon Road 1909

Notice the decorator up his ladder taking a short break to make sure he is in the picture.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road C1965

The shops are in the short parade on the left- hand side leading to St Wilfrid`s churchyard, whilst offices occupy most of those buildings on the right - they adjoin Victoria Park,

Caption For Painswick, New Street And War Memorial C1960

The story goes that every time an extra one is planted, an existing one dies, so the churchyard remains like a nervous batsman forever one short of its century.

Caption For Longtown, High Street 1950

A virtually deserted tree-lined High Street in Longtown, a small town on the Esk a few miles short of the Scottish Border.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Dog And Partridge Hotel 1929

Despite being a 17th-century timber-framed building, it was given a mock-Tudor make-over, which was shortly to be removed - see B258071, right.

Caption For Whitby, Dock End And The Station C1930

The dredging and reclamation of this part of the river was short lived, and today it has been turned into car parking space.

Caption For Belfast, Albert Memorial 1897

Perhaps the most famous landmark in Belfast, the Albert Memorial tower was built shortly after Albert's death and is 143 ft high.

Caption For Ware, The Allen & Hanbury Works C1965

The Lee and Stort Navigation north of London is a series of short canals linking the eponymous river­s.

Caption For Lincoln, Stonebow 1906

The two Georgian buildings behind the obelisk were demolished shortly after this view was taken.

Caption For Birkenhead, Docks C1965

The flour mills (B399087, left background) are a reminder of the port's heyday when the trading vessels of the world would have queued to unload.

Caption For Ormesby, Broads, Near Tea Rooms C1935

The ladies' headwear is typical of the early 1930s, and short skirts were in vogue.

Caption For Wimborne, High Street 1904

Thomas Hardy lived in Wimborne for a short period during his first marriage.

Caption For Sidmouth, Beach And Esplanade Looking West C1955

It remains a popular holiday destination in this new century for tourists enjoying short break holidays and day trips, and it has become a fashionable shopping centre.

Caption For Prestbury, The Kings Arms C1960

In a short career Fred Archer had 2,148 wins from 8,004 rides, but his life was beset with personal tragedies, and he committed suicide at the age of 29.

Caption For Clitheroe, Castle Entrance 1921

Above the junction of Castlegate and Parsons Lane is the keep of Clitheroe Castle, which was founded under Roger de Poitou shortly after William seized the throne from Harold.

Caption For Maiden Newton, Whitehall 1906

The curious stone tower attached to the Castle Inn, whose sign hangs over the roadway, stands by a bridge over the Toller, or Hooke, shortly before it flows into the River Frome.

Caption For Coalville, The Calvary C1965

This dramatic view of the Calvary, which lies to the north of the Abbey buildings, was taken shortly after its completion, with the addition of the figure of Christ in 1965, although it was begun in 1847

Caption For Doncaster, High Street 1903

Other tramway systems closing that year included Aberdare, Burnley, Darwen, Erith, Norwich, Preston, Warrington and the short-lived system at York.

Caption For Caister On Sea, The Railway Station C1955

The line was closed in March 1959, and the tracks were taken up shortly afterwards.

Caption For Chigwell, Manor Hall C1955

Manor Hall was built shortly after 1935 as a dance hall at a time when a number of residential estates were being built south of Manor Road.

Caption For Devizes, On The Canal 1898

However, the economic life of the canal was short-lived.

Caption For Padstow, The Quay 1910

A large power-driven coaster lies at the jetty served by the corn store, and the letters PW on the port bow of the moored craft are the registration letters assigned to fishing boats in this