Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1886 - 1901, Yeovil Ref. HOSM35474
1885, Compton Pauncefoot Ref. HOSM41617
1886, Odcombe Ref. HOSM48457
1885 - 1901, Limington Ref. HOSM51251
1885, North Barrow Ref. HOSM55156
1885, North Cadbury Ref. HOSM55174
1886 - 1901, Pendomer Ref. HOSM56304
1883 - 1901, Footherley Ref. HOSM45588
1883 - 1905, Lifton Ref. HOSM34787
1895 - 1912, Lightwater Ref. HOSM51228
1886 - 1887, Lincoln Ref. HOSM34790
1887 - 1888, Dogdyke Ref. HOSM43318
1886 - 1887, Heighington Ref. HOSM48056
1886 - 1904, Skellingthorpe Ref. HOSM49554
1887, Nocton Fen Ref. HOSM55098
1899, North Scarle Ref. HOSM55292
1886 - 1904, Skellingthorpe Ref. HOSM59330
1886 - 1904, Stapleford Ref. HOSM60341
1899 - 1904, Swinderby Ref. HOSM61081
1887, Thorpe Tilney Ref. HOSM61712

Books

442 books found. Showing results 21,529 to 21,552.

Memories

29,041 memories found. Showing results 8,971 to 8,980.

My Childhood Memories Of Crewe.

I left in 1966 to come to Australia, I went to West St Infant and junior then to Ludford St. My mum was Betty Brownell, Nee Fleet. a tailor at C.C. Dad, Alf Brownell, a tool maker, worked at the Railway work shop until ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1966 by Pamela Fawcett, (Brownell)

Westcliff Swimming Pool

I spent almost every day here during the school summer holidays. My greatest achievements were jumping off of the top board and learning to dive in from the springboard. In the first year at school we had a bus take ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1958 by Linda Pattinson

Old Boot's Chemist, St. Peter's Street, Derby

We no longer live in Derby but would like to know the names of the statues standing around the top floor of the old Boot's chemist. I remember as a girl using the library on the first floor of Boot's, I used to go up stairs on an old wooden escalator and pay my small fee to borrow books, happy days.

A memory of Derby by Irene Doody

Stowlangtoft Hall

Typing this memory on behalf of my mother-in-law, Doris Leadbitter (now Doris Sidebottom) who worked as a nursery assistant between January 1946 and June 1947. She says "I always thought about the children and wondered how ...Read more

A memory of Stowlangtoft in 1946 by Judith Barnes

Doddington As A Child

I was born in Doddington in 1934, and have nothing but happy memories of growing up there. I had one elder brother (Owen), and one elder sister (Jean), and one younger sister ( Kathleen). I went to the local ...Read more

A memory of Doddington by Charles Palmer

Summer Holidays

My grandparents lived in Addlewell Lane, Yeovil. It backed onto the railway track and I used to wave to the engine drivers. We went for the school holidays every year until about 1961. At the end of Addlewell Lane was the tanning ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil in 1960 by Julie Davis

The Woman Crossing The Road

The Woman in the back ground is my Auntie Gillian Dainton. She has this very picture hanging in her flat. My mother was born in Uttoxeter. Her family homes; Eaton Croft, Delves Hall, Brookside. I hope any one ...Read more

A memory of Uttoxeter by Ann Cooper

Miss Briggs And Mr Thorpe

Miss Briggs was the most stern teacher I ever knew; she put the fear of God in me. Even now her names scares me. I always wondered how old she was when I was at St Marks, and Mr Thorpe was a nice man and also Mr Haig. I still have school photo which are so funny.

A memory of Bredbury in 1960 by Lavinia Thompson

Army Days In 1967

Imagine my surprise when I saw the photo of the bridge. I took the exact same photo in 1967 when I was stationed at the Army camp. My photo is in colour. Enjoyed ten days on the moors cooking for Officer Cadets. Nice little town.

A memory of Sennybridge in 1967 by David Knapton

Open Air Trip On A Trolley To The Operating Theatre

I'm not exactly sure what year I was an in-patient at Orpington Hospital, so 1957 or 1958 seems most likely. I was at Vine Road, Primary School, in the Juniors probably. I had to have an ...Read more

A memory of Orpington in 1957

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 21,529 to 21,552.

Caption For Fordingbridge, C1960

People have lived in the vicinity of Fordingbridge for millennia. Not far away at Castle Hill is a hillfort dating back to the Iron Age.

Caption For Ringwood, Old Cottage Tea Rooms, West Street C1960

An increasing number of Hampshire's most beautiful buildings were used for this refreshing purpose during the 20th century.

Caption For Kenilworth, Warwick Road C1960

The white building in the centre background was demolished, and a large block of drab-looking flats replaced the trees on the left.

Caption For Shillingstone, Post Office And Main Road C1955

The building on the left is Dean's Central Stores --a modern retail outlet for a Dorset village of half a century ago.

Caption For Plaxtol, Dunks Green 1901

The Village 1901 This tiny, attractive hamlet close to the great manor house of Ightham Mote has one small shop, the Plough Inn selling beers brewed at Westerham near the county border, and

Caption For Verwood, Cross Roads C1955

Verwood was a hamlet attached to the nearby parish of Cranborne until the railway arrived just before the First World War.

Caption For Formby, Recreation Ground C1960

Duke Street 'rec' has lost its thatched maintenance building, and the surface underneath the swings now conforms to several health and safety regulations, none of which could possibly

Caption For Norwich, Chapelfield Gardens 1901

Beyond the bandstand is the Pagoda, a cast iron structure designed for the international Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876. It survived the war, but was removed in 1949.

Caption For Cardiff, University 1902

The Applied Science departments are situated on the original site of the college, shown here, in Newport Road.

Caption For Paignton, The Harbour 1890

Paignton's harbour is an extension of a simple early shelter for shipping. Though not as protected as the harbour at Brixham, it maintained a fishing fleet for several centuries.

Caption For Forth Bridge, From North Queensferry 1897

Following the opening of the Forth Bridge, the North British Railway Co decided that they could dispense with their ferry services.

Caption For Weymouth, The Nothe Gardens 1909

Weymouth's Nothe Gardens are situated on a dramatic headland overlooking the Isle of Portland.

Caption For Tiverton, Collipriest Walk 1914

It is clearly high summer and the horrors of World War One were still unknown to these two, even if not for long.

Caption For Killarney, Torc Mountain And Landing Place 1897

A party of rowers is on the little landing stage.

Caption For Edinburgh, Princes Street Gardens And Scott Monument C1875

During his lifetime Scott lived at several addresses in the city, the most famous being 39 Castle Street, where he wrote many of the Waverley novels.

Caption For Eastbourne, Terminus Road 1925

Terminus Road, laid out in 1850, became a major commercial thoroughfare in the town, and the massive Baroque domed building on the left, sadly now demolished, symbolises the prosperity and pride of the

Caption For Old Sarum, Castle

The garderobe pits - the medieval toilets - are shown on the foreground, with the stone and flint walls of the tower behind.

Caption For Leatherhead, North Street 1906

Note on the left Hartshorn the Butcher, purveyor to the Duke of Connaught. Note the fire station and post office also seen in picture 21343.

Caption For Newlyn, The Harbour 1895

Cornwall's greatest fishing port is seen here at high tide with a number of fishing vessels.

Caption For Rye, The Windmill C1955

Now conserved, it forms part of a busy guesthouse.

Caption For Widnes, Park Entrance 1900

Established on 34 acres of land that had previously belonged to the Appleton House estate, Victoria Park opened to the public in 1900.

Caption For Queensferry, The Chapel C1960

This slightly unusual church, with clerestory windows, is now known as the church of the Blessed Trinity.

Caption For Odiham, View From Canal Bridge 1924

The winding hole (where boats are turned) lies to the east of and adjacent to the Great Wharf. Odiham Common is on the northern bank.

Caption For Boscombe, From The Pier 1900

The Arcade 1892 Bournemouth rapidly absorbed the older settlement of Boscombe. Its shops and arcades attracted visitors from its larger neighbour.