Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1884, Spinney Hill Ref. HOSM59887
1884, Thorpe Underwood Ref. HOSM61715
1883, Upper Stowe Ref. HOSM63042
1883 - 1884, Upton Ref. HOSM63091
1886, North Tawton Ref. HOSM55309
1884 - 1905, Antingham Ref. HOSM36033
1884 - 1885, Briggate Ref. HOSM38921
1884 - 1885, Worstead Ref. HOSM65308
1897, Acton Bridge Ref. HOSM35650
1897, Little Leigh Ref. HOSM51536
1883 - 1884, Norwich Ref. HOSM34997
1880 - 1885, Ashmanhaugh Ref. HOSM36358
1885 - 1905, Banningham Ref. HOSM36971
1881 - 1884, Beighton Ref. HOSM37404
1881 - 1884, Blofield Ref. HOSM38126
1881 - 1884, Brundall Ref. HOSM39340
1885 - 1905, Calthorpe Ref. HOSM39869
1881 - 1884, Cantley Ref. HOSM40042
1882, Carleton Forehoe Ref. HOSM40079
1880 - 1885, Coltishall Ref. HOSM41661

Books

442 books found. Showing results 19,321 to 19,344.

Memories

29,040 memories found. Showing results 8,051 to 8,060.

Burtons Corner.

A foundation stone laid by Arnold James Burton in 1933 is to be found on the extreme right of this shop, just off the picture.  I'm sure this foundation stone used to be at the other end of the building.  The possible reason for its move ...Read more

A memory of Crewe

Shopping Memories.

On the left hand side of the photograph next to the zebra crossing is Eastwells, a greengrocers and fruiterers. My father Harold Besent who is in the window in a white coat was a partner and also the managing director from 1940 ...Read more

A memory of High Barnet in 1955 by Claire Allen

The Ormerod Family.

Ormerod House passed out of the Ormerod family when the male line died out and the three daughters of the last Ormerod married. Their husbands were John Hargreaves, a local coal mine owner, the Rev William Thursby who became vicar ...Read more

A memory of Burnley in 1900 by Claire Allen

'sabrina'.

I am certain the steamer is 'Sabrina' built in 1870 and was the steam inspection launch of the Directors and Engineer of the Gloucester and Berkeley Ship Canal, Gloucester. In 1912 'Sabrina' was owned by the Dock Company and did not leave ...Read more

A memory of Gloucester in 0 by Claire Allen

Change Of Use.

The building on the left became an amusement arcade in the early 1950s and then a dental surgery. Later it was demolished and replaced by a new building of flats and a new HQ related to Cowes week which was opened by Prince Philip in 2005.

A memory of Cowes

Car Project.

The Morris car depicted in the photograph was overhauled and bodied by my late father, Arthur Parker, in 1951-2. He had removed the body from a c1937 Morris 8 van, overhauled the mechanics and the chassis, and built from scratch a new ...Read more

A memory of Duston in 1951 by Claire Allen

Old John Barley Corn....

Known as the 'John Barley Corn' children because at the Staithe where they all used to play, there is an inlet. In the 1920s, when boats came past, the children would sing 'Old John Barley Corn if you throw us a penny we will ...Read more

A memory of Belaugh in 1920

Building History.

The photograph shows a shop and house which my grandmother ran between 1931 and 1952. It was then run by my uncle until it was sold as a house in 1979. My grandmother's name was Colville and she ran the shop as a general stores. ...Read more

A memory of Linton by Claire Allen

Railway Info.

The building on the left is a carriage shed, used for holding spare passenger vehicles under cover. It is from the North Devon Railway in the 1850s and still appears to have broad gauge track (7ft gauge - not removed until 1877) laid ...Read more

A memory of Barnstaple in 1870

Family Connections.

The premises on the left of the photograph were the house and business of Thomas Langstaff, a rope maker, between c1810 and c1900.

A memory of Richmond by Claire Allen

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 19,321 to 19,344.

Caption For Cavendish, The Green C1965

The brick house on the left belonged to the blacksmith, with the forge behind. A house has since been built in the yard. To the right is the Grape Vine of c1520, with 20th-century pargetting.

Caption For Lavenham, Lady Street C1960

On the left is a high-quality Tudor house, with arched windows for a shop at the far end. Opposite is the 15th-century Wool Hall, originally the Guild of Our Lady, with an open hall and cross-wings.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1929

On the left outside Rodber's furniture and floor coverings shop can be seen tables, beds and a chest of drawers, and also their delivery van.

Caption For Symondsbury, Village C1940

Mark Twain expected his perfect piece of England to have a castle and the odd ruin.

Caption For Chesham Bois, Anne's Corner C1955

In the centre of the view is Anne's Corner, a picturesque house with timber-framing to the upper floor.

Caption For Leicester, The Town Hall C1950

After the piped water and the sewers came the benevolent face of bureaucracy in the new brick-faced Town Hall, designed by local architect F J Hames in 1876 in a friendly yet impressive Queen Anne

Caption For Calne, The Green 1957

On the right with the railings are two fine examples of clothiers' houses from the mid 17th century, re-fronted and altered in the late 18th century.

Caption For Clitheroe, The Weir 1899

Along the Ribble Way, before reaching Gisburn, the river cuts through a deep gorge, perhaps the most spectacular part of its length; but at this point we see the river harnessed.

Caption For Pantasaph, St Clare's Convent C1940

A sombre and rather depressing view of this large and complex set of 19th- century buildings mirrors the sad decline in its fortunes - falling numbers led it into disuse.

Caption For Gunnerside, 1923

Village life is captured in the streets of the village - the Literary Institute (1877) still stands, now the post office and village hall.

Caption For Elland, The Town Hall C1965

Elland is a small town built around the industries of woollen mills, textiles, and quarries for coal, stone and clay.

Caption For Preston, Cheapside C1960

Here we have a good view of the area that is to the west of Market Square.

Caption For Dudley, The Zoo Entrance C1960

This view of Berthold Lubetkin's entrance to Dudley Zoo also shows the large letters 'Z', 'O', and 'O', which left little doubt as to what lay beyond.

Caption For Dudley, The Zoo, The Gorilla C1965

The stylish design of Berthold Lubetkin's enclosures at Dudley Zoo is seen to good effect in this view of the Gorilla House.

Caption For Selby, The Abbey And The Park 1901

Building started on the abbey in 1100. It was the first to be founded after the Norman Conquest, and it was not completed until 1935.

Caption For Cadnam, The Sir Walter Tyrrell C1960

This well-known inn is situated in a peaceful corner of the New Forest, close to Cadnam.

Caption For Southampton, Bargate C1955

By the time this photograph was taken, the buildings either side of Bargate had been demolished to allow traffic to pass freely round each side of it.

Caption For Tunstall, High Street C1955

One hundred years before this, there were no large shops in the town, and the age of the department store was still a few years away.

Caption For Ferring, The Village C1960

Ferring is a residential village near the sea.The Norman church keeps the registers of Kingston, a village long lost due to coastal erosion.

Caption For Horam, The Post Office C1955

The 'Cuckoo Trail' for cyclists, walkers and the disabled connects Horam to Heathfield and Polegate via the route of an old railway.

Caption For Camberley, Cambridge Hotel C1955

To the right one can just see the Cambridge Tea-Rooms, a smart place to have morning coffee or afternoon tea. Further up on the right is Whites Garage, with the clock outside.

Caption For Marcham, Church Street C1965

West of the crossroads, Church Street runs north from Frilford Road, behind the camera, to the church, glimpsed to the left of the big tree at the far end.

Caption For Swanage, Ballard Head 1897

There are overgrown sandpits above the junction of Victoria Road (centre left), and Beach Road (centre) which has since been re-named Shore Road.

Caption For Great Cornard, Church 1895

The apparent terracing between the river and the church is actually hedges on either side of the Marks Tey to Sudbury railway line and of the road from Bures to Sudbury running south to north across