Maps

4,509 maps found.

1940, Clapper Hill Ref. NPO669431
1946, Clay Hill Ref. NPO669807
1945, Clay Hill Ref. NPO669812
1947, Boustead Hill Ref. NPO646973
1947, Briery Hill Ref. NPO650200
1946, Broad Hill Ref. NPO650717
1946, Broom Hill Ref. NPO652269
1947, Bull's Hill Ref. NPO655283
1945, Bunker's Hill Ref. NPO655464
1940, Burgess Hill Ref. NPO655662
1946, Cackle Hill Ref. NPO658337
1946, Blagdon Hill Ref. NPO643441
1947, Bland Hill Ref. NPO643792
1946, Blists Hill Ref. NPO644260
1947, Bole Hill Ref. NPO645532
1947, Camp Hill Ref. NPO660330
1947, Carpenter's Hill Ref. NPO662727
1940, Carter's Hill Ref. NPO663323
1940, Castle Hill Ref. NPO663962
1946, Charfield Hill Ref. NPO666738

Books

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Memories

4,093 memories found. Showing results 721 to 730.

Terrified By White Masses

Hi I was taken to the upper Rhondda valley (Tynewydd) by my mother in 1940 , I was some 9 yrs old. I went to school both primary and secondary (Treherbert boys school). I had lots of cousins. Myself and my cousin ...Read more

A memory of Blaengwynfi in 1940 by Ray Paget

The Original Grove Hotel In Stapenhill

When I was about 4 years old in 1948 my Auntie Jess and Uncle Albert (Haynes) ran the Grove Hotel at Stapenhill. It was the original one, not the one which is there now. It was a really lovely old ...Read more

A memory of Stapenhill in 1948 by Carol Eyden

'goldcrest' On The A 287

I was evacuated from Battersea, South London, in 1944 to a large house named 'Goldcrest' on the Hindhead Road not far from Beacon Hill and have some happy memories of that time although as it was wartime everything seemed ...Read more

A memory of Hindhead in 1944 by William Heath

Growing Up In Woolton

My family from many generations back have liven in Woolton and Gateacre. I grew up in a house opposite the English Rose pub and went to Out Lane primary school. We spent our summer days playing in the orchard by Watergate ...Read more

A memory of Woolton by Lynda Barlow

Evacuee

I was evacuated to Cwmllynfell and lived in Railway Road with Uncle Tom and Aunt Alice. Uncle Tom was manager of a local Co-op. Next door lived Vincent, a miner, with his parents. I have happy memories of walks in the hills, ...Read more

A memory of Cwmllynfell in 1943 by Jim Deadman

Purfleet Primary School

I started at Purfleet Infants & Primary School aged 4, I put my head on the desk and cried for ages, but there was a lovely elderly lady teacher (I can't remember her name?), she blew my nose and washed my face, I'd ...Read more

A memory of Purfleet in 1952 by Maria Westbrook

Fond Memories Of Clare

I was with the RAF stationed at Stradishall and only just married and searched for a place to live at Clare. Coming from London I found the pace of life was in a much lower gear than I had been used too but it did not take me ...Read more

A memory of Clare in 1953 by John Cone

Staying

My nan and grandfather lived at Lindsay Cottage, Milton Combe. My grandfather was head gardener at Drakes Abbey, a short walk. I stayed with them every year for ten years from 1960. My nan used to send me up for milk at the dairy ...Read more

A memory of Milton Combe in 1960 by Kevin Searle

Evacuated To Great West Farm

My mother Eileen and her brother Ian Carter were evacuated to Great West Farm, Quethiock in 1940. Here are her memories of that time:- On June 16th 1940 we were evacuated from Marvels Lane School, Grove Park, London ...Read more

A memory of Quethiock by Mark Lambert

1960’s

I remember Stanford Dingley when the cottages existed opposite Dumbledore on Jennets hill, they used the water pump opposite. A fire destroyed the semi-detached house opposite where Casey Court now stands. There was a post office ...Read more

A memory of Stanford Dingley

Captions

1,924 captions found. Showing results 1,729 to 1,752.

Caption For Whitwell, Horn Hill C1955

Horn Hill leads from Whitwell south-westwards to Kimpton.

Caption For Swithland, Reservoir C1965

A mile or so south of Quorn, the camera looks north towards the weir, with Hawcliff Hill and Buddon Wood to the left.

Caption For Hawkshead, The Parish Church 1892

It was originally built as a chapel in the 12th century; the present commanding building on its hill overlooking the village mainly dates from the 15th century.

Caption For Newark, Great North Road And Castle C1955

This spacious boulevard is in fact Beast Market Hill, and was just that in years past.

Caption For Whitehead, The Bay 1897

County Down embraces the scene from the Copeland Islands until the Hollywood Hills merge with White Head.

Caption For Sheringham, The Promenade 1906

The flag poles on the hill were used for gale warnings, signals for ships and flags for special occasions such as Royal birthdays.

Caption For Hampstead, Jack Straw's Castle C1955

The pub occupies a picturesque setting on the crown of the hill, and is named after the leader of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.

Caption For Hanbury, Dodderhill Common C1965

Also known as Piper's Hill Common, this beautiful nature reserve has developed from wood pasture; that is, rough grazing with a scattering of trees.

Caption For Chatteris, Market Hill C1965

Market Hill was the hub of the town; here the stocks held felons two at a time until their crimes had been expiated.

Caption For Radcliffe On Trent, The Weir C1955

East of the village, the Shelford Road climbs on to the red sandstone hills, which are undercut by the River Trent to form river cliffs.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1903

This picture looks eastwards down Main Street to Quarry Hill (left) and Eype Down (right).

Caption For Buxton, In Corbar Woods 1915

Good views can be had of the town from the top of Corbar Hill and of the moorland to the north over Lightwood Reservoir.

Caption For Swindon, Christ Church 1948

Swindon - 'swine down' or 'pig hill' - is Wiltshire's largest settlement; it grew from the two villages of Old and New Swindon of about 2,000 inhabitants in 1900 to its present size of about

Caption For Castle Donington, High Street C1955

Further up the hill is Key House, a timber-framed building of some architectural merit, dated 1636.

Caption For Colchester, High Street 1891

The main axis of the principal roads consists of the Roman east-west artery, now the High Street, and one of the Roman north-south roads, now North Hill and Head Street.

Caption For Castle Donington, High Street C1955

Further up the hill is Key House, a timber-framed building of some architectural merit, dated 1636.

Caption For Dudley, Panoramic View From Castle Keep C1955

Standing on a limestone hill, Dudley Castle dominates the town.

Caption For Stroud, Butter Row, The Old Pike House 1925

Further down the hill, part of Butter Row Methodist Chapel, now a private house, is visible.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1897

This view shows the western end of East Street, with a closer look at the Town Hall clock-tower and cupola, and Colmer`s Hill forming the conical eminence in the distance (centre).

Caption For Kilburn, The Village Centre C1965

The White Horse, a chalk hill figure, was carved in 1857.

Caption For Harrow On The Hill, Harrow School And Chapel C1965

Sixty years and two world wars on from the photograph of 1906, the late 18th-century house on Church Hill has been demolished and replaced by the War Memorial Building, designed by Sir Herbert Baker in

Caption For Caergwrle, The Castle C1955

It sits in one corner of what is thought to be an old hill fort, and was the last castle to be built by a native Welsh prince, Dafydd, brother of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales.

Caption For Windmill Hill, The Windmill C1955

Windmill Hill is near Herstmonceux.

Caption For Brierley Hill, Delph Locks C1965

The Main Line of the Stourbridge Canal swung south and then east around Brierley Hill to meet up with the Dudley Canal at Black Delph Locks.The Dudley Canal passed through Round Oak Steel Works and