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 21,337 to 21,360.
Memories
29,041 memories found. Showing results 8,891 to 8,900.
1947 To 1956
I was born in 1942 in Upton-by-Chester and my mother's family (Maddock) owned the butcher's shop that became Toycraft on Watergate Street, and one in the Market in the sixties. My parents emigrated to Canada with me in tow in 1956 and ...Read more
A memory of Chester in 1947 by
Fleetwood Ferry
My great-grandfather, Thomas Newton Croft, a member of the family that founded the Fleetwood to Knott End ferry, managed it for the local council from c.1896 to his death in 1915. I am told that my grandmother, Alice, used to do ...Read more
A memory of Fleetwood in 1890 by
Where My Mum Was Brought Up
When I was young I walked up this road many times with my sister and mum to see my Stepgran and my Aunts and Uncles. My Dad was born in Linlithgo Lanackshire Scotland .So no photos of where he was born
A memory of Roydon by
Where My Mum Was Brought Up
My grandfather was the lock-keeper at Roydon Lock after he came out of the army after the First World War. He had to have an outside job as he was shot in the neck and also mustard-gassed.
A memory of Roydon by
Clock At The Entrance To The Garden
During the 1950's we lived in Bromley. We regularly walked through this park, and every year, perhaps I think sometimes several times a year, the design on floral clock was changed. It was full of bright plants, ...Read more
A memory of Bromley by
Starting At School
I clearly remember starting at Greetby Hill C of E School in 1960. The headmistress' name was Miss Cobb. I then moved up into the Junior School in 1962, taught in succession by Miss Greenwood, Mr Tyndsley and Mr Hesketh. The ...Read more
A memory of Ormskirk in 1960 by
The Bridge Inn
My mother, Joyce Hogg, whose grandparents were Egglestone of Culgaith, used to tell us that her relatives, two aunts, used to run the Bridge Inn at Kirkby Thore in the 30's, 40's or 50's. Unfortunately I do not know their names ...Read more
A memory of Kirkby Thore in 1930 by
Life In Cannich And Fasnakyle
My family and I moved from Elm Park in Essex to Scotland in the last weeks of 1948. My father, Leon A. Lalonde, had accepted a position as Chief Mechanical Engineer with John Cochrane and Sons, a construction ...Read more
A memory of Glen Affric in 1949 by
School Days
My first school was at Uplyme. I started when I was 4 which was nearly 54 years ago now. I remember the headmaster was a Mr Denham and he lived in a house on the top of the hill opposite the Church. I remember being quite scared of him. ...Read more
A memory of Uplyme in 1958 by
Gibbet Railings
The old railings that used to surround the gibbet, which I think are now in Bankfield Museum, were made by one of my Great-Great Grandfathers.
A memory of Halifax in 1956 by
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Captions
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As the main road from Norwich to London, it was a popular stopping off point for travellers in need of refreshment.
Once the site of the old asylum, Barnwood, which comes after Hucclecote, gives access onto Eastern Avenue and the new developments that house commercial DIY stores and electrical businesses.
The corner of the Guildhall building can just be seen on the left. This view looks towards Endless Street to the large vertical Bus Station sign in the distance.
This view shows an early example of a houseboat. As an inexpensive home, converted narrowboats are still popular, especially closer to Oxford, where there are dozens to be seen.
This idyllic scene could be taken straight out of a Hardy novel. Unfortunately, the cottage was demolished in 1960. The pond is on the right, hidden by the trees.
Many years before Wargrave grew in popularity as a riverside village, Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, held the manor, and at that time it was known as ‘Weregrave’.
This is a wonderfully patriotic photograph of the monument to Lancashire lad Sir Robert Peel, standing in the park named after him.
Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.
Built as a town house for the lead mine-owner Charles Bathurst of Arkengarthdale c1720, its newly-fashionable hand-made bricks, three-storey height and eight bays must then have made it very prominent
A field known as Joiners Hill on the south corner of St Nicholas Lane at the entrance from High Road is shown on the 1839 Laindon Tithe Map, and it is thought that the route via Laindon High
Only a few steps further along the High Street brings us to some of the multiple stores. Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.
Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.
There have been more plans for this area of open space than there are hot sunny days in the average summer.
Exhibits in display cases have now appeared, and a collection of stone sculptural fragments is piled here and there.
The 190-foot spire of the parish church dominates the roofline on all approaches to the town. This is the second ecclesiastical building to stand on this site.
Wind and tide can build up or deplete sand on Cornish beaches. There is plenty of sand at Porthmeor today, and there are numerous facilities for the modern holidaymaker.
A once grand full-size swimming pool long- since empty and in a state of total disrepair. The fences are collapsing and the undergrowth is encroaching on all sides.
The playing field at Hazelbury Bryan is mowed and rolled, perhaps in anticipation of a cricket match.
This is a peaceful scene, with horse and cart on a deserted and remarkably leafy Lewes Road.
Jeremiah's Tea House (centre) used to be one of the favourite places to drive out to from Cambridge in the 1960s.
The merry-go-round of high street names continues into the sixties: Hepworths is now David Parrish, men's outfitters, while next door Oliver's is now a book shop, although it retains its golden boot outside
The merry-go-round of high street names continues into the sixties: Hepworths is now David Parrish, men's outfitters, while next door Oliver's is now a book shop, although it retains its golden boot outside
Scott owned several houses in the city: the most famous was 39 Castle Street, where he wrote many of the Waverley novels.
The boating business is still there; it is now called Hearts Cruises, and has a wider range of boats than in 1919.
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