Places
36 places found.
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- Shanklin, Isle of Wight
- Ventnor, Isle of Wight
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Sandown, Isle of Wight
- Port of Ness, Western Isles
- London, Greater London
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Killarney, Republic of Ireland
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Plymouth, Devon
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Southwold, Suffolk
- Bristol, Avon
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Cromer, Norfolk
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Maldon, Essex
- Clacton-On-Sea, Essex
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Colchester, Essex
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Hunstanton, Norfolk
- Chelmsford, Essex
- Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Brentwood, Essex
- Glengarriff, Republic of Ireland
Photos
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Maps
181,031 maps found.
Books
442 books found. Showing results 19,657 to 19,680.
Memories
29,040 memories found. Showing results 8,191 to 8,200.
Orange Rolling
Orange rolling, Good Friday afternoon up the 'orange pit'. There used to be crowds of people all chasing little oranges down the hill. Never quite sure what you did if you caught one, I'm sure it wouldn't have been fit to eat! Is ...Read more
A memory of Dunstable by
Passing Place On The Upper Section, Great Orme Tramway
This is a photograph of two tramcars, Nos 6 & 7, at the passing loop above the Great Orme Mines. They are painted in the Dark Ochre livery which was only used for a few years after the ...Read more
A memory of Llandudno by
The River
My family moved to Brampford Speke in 1972 when I was two and we moved away in the summer of 1977 to Bristol. We lived in the bungalow opposite the village pub. I went to the village school and spent most of the time down by the ...Read more
A memory of Brampford Speke in 1972 by
I Lived At Rosneath, Ferry Inn
My father was in the Navy and we lived at Ferry Inn during 1952. There were three other families living there, the Thorntons and the Burtons. The Burtons were related to Shackleton, the explorer. My father and his ...Read more
A memory of Rosneath in 1952 by
Metheringham Feast
My family used to visit Metheringham regularly to vist my mother's aunt. Her name was Nellie Garrick and she lived in Lime Tree Avenue (I think that is the right name). She was married to Jack Garrick. We used to go on a ...Read more
A memory of Metheringham by
Growing Up
I was born in Withington Hospital and brought up for many years in Baguley Hall, I always remember the good times where all the children and the parents came out to play as one, no nastiness, no keep up with the Jones, we all helped each ...Read more
A memory of Baguley in 1951 by
Lavender Hill
As a family we moved to 10 Lavender Hill in 1948, dad managed the butcher shop, Dewhursts, before that it was Chalks. One side was the fish shop Hitchcocks and the other side Maplesden the funeral parlour. Our back 'yard' opened on ...Read more
A memory of Battersea in 1948 by
East Hanney, The Green 1956
I lived in the house immediately behind "the big tree" from 1973-1975. I was only 8 or 9 years old and have fond memories of climbing in the lower reaches of that tree. I have a photo my parents took of the tree in ...Read more
A memory of East Hanney in 1975 by
A Special Day
I have fond memories of the church as I got married in May 1973. I will never ever forget the beautiful atmosphere inside. I keep saying I will go back and visit it but I do not know if it still open and being used, can anyone tell me? Kind regards PAULEEN
A memory of Old Burghclere in 1870 by
Bearsted Maternity Hospital
1948 was the year I was born. My parents were living in Twickenham at the time. My mother was admitted to The Bearsted in Hampton Wick and I was born there. It stands only about 100 yards from Hampton Court Palace ...Read more
A memory of Hampton Wick in 1948 by
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Captions
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In the early years of the 19th century the impoverished Duke of Kent came to live at Woolbrook Glen.
The interesting monuments include one commemorating Thomas Pile and his wife, 1560 and 1561: this is a large composition of two recumbent figures and a younger couple, Sir Gabriel Pile and his wife
This 1950s photograph somehow captures the spirit of that austere period following the war.
In the opposite corner is the village school founded by the gift of £180 from a tailor, James Thistleton.
This scene is worthy of a painting; it shows a typical windpump used to drain the reclaimed marshes.
Demolished shortly after the First World War, this magnificent structure was the brainchild of Joseph Paxton; at the time of its completion in 1840, it was the largest conservatory in the world.
At one time just under half of Surrey's settlements had at least one mill; by the 1830s there were 47 working mills in Surrey.
The war memorial stands on the triangular village green in the area within the railings, (far left).
The Nelson in Harbour Street is in the centre of the photograph. Landlords here included Henry Hills, Mrs Emily Jane Parsons, and Miss L Parsons. To the right is Duffy, the butcher's.
We are on the Downs between Brighton and Lewes. Near the rebuilt church there is a thatched barn and an early dewpond.
We are in the Cuckmere Valley, with fine views of the scarp side of the Downs.The Dicker, behind the brick wall and trees beyond the pub, is a rather odd-looking mansion, built by Horatio William
We are on the slope of the Downs between Eastbourne and Polegate. A nearby vantage point at Combe hill is 638 feet high.
The picturesque village has been used for the filming of the BBC series 'Born and Bred'. East Barsham's manor house was built by Sir William Fermor during the reign of Henry VII.
On the west side of the green area called the Croft, backing on to the river, are the workhouse and St Gregory's off to the left.
This was built in 1901 at the junction of Newton Road, King Street and Cornard Road. The police establishment comprised an inspector, a sergeant, and four constables.
Above are the round quatrefoil windows of the clerestory added in 1889, which must have made the interior much lighter.
Banstead station, on the branch line from Sutton to Epsom Downs station, opened in 1865.
We are looking south-eastwards from the Yetminster road towards the mediaeval Hamstone cross in a triangle of cobbles (centre), with roads at the junction signed to Sherborne (left) and Chetnole (right
There are 4 floors, 13 doors on every floor, 13 fireplaces, 52 stairs and 52 windows - hence its new name (after 1933) of the Pack of Cards Hotel.
Bunbury is a name familiar to those of us who enjoy Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest', but few people realise that such a village actually exists.
The parish church of St Martin is described as 'Anglo-Saxon origins, c1200, C13, C15, restored 1850' (Department of Heritage List). The former school, now the village hall, is dated 1846.
Boscombe developed to the east of Bournemouth in mid-Victorian times, attracting the wealthy and fashionable including Sir Percy Florence Shelley, the son of the poet.
Yet the quality of its spring water attracted great Roman interest, and the Trefriw Wells offered recuperative bathing facilities through to Victorian times, and are still a lure for visitors
Another great Nonconformist preacher dominates the Square at the opposite end of the High Street to John Bunyan.
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