Maps

64 maps found.

1903, Eastwood Ref. RNC698827
1898, Eastwood Ref. RNC698835
1903, Eastwood Ref. RNC698828
1947, Eastwood Ref. NPO698827
1921, Eastwood Ref. POP698829
1898, Eastwood Ref. RNE698830
1896, Eastwood Ref. RNE698835
1896, Eastwood Ref. RNE698827
1896, Eastwood Ref. RNE698828
1895, Eastwood Ref. RNE698829
1925, Eastwood Ref. POP698827
1923, Eastwood Ref. POP698828
1921, Eastwood Ref. POP698835
1946, Eastwood Ref. NPO698829
1898, Eastwood End Ref. RNE698837
1946, Eastwood End Ref. NPO698837
1921, Eastwood Hall Ref. POP698846
1895, Eastwood Hall Ref. RNE698846
1899-1901, Eastwood Ref. RNC698830
1886, Eastwood Ref. HOSM44494

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Memories

50 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Happy Times

As children we were very priviliged to be part of the village community. We spent many carefree hours playing and making camps in the woods and fields, sometimes we would venture further but had to keep a watchful eye for the ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill in 1965 by Tim Fieldwick

When I Was A Lad

During my schooldays I often visited Eastwood from Hucknall, my mate David Scrimshaw and I had many happy times there. We were travelling back to Hucknall one day on the bus, and two girls waved to us from a small park near ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood in 1958 by First Name Last Name

Eastwood Nottinghamshire

I lived with my grandmother (Elizabeth Jones), mother and sister at 72 Church Street Eastwood until I was about 7 years old (1956). My grandmother owned 4 (possibly 5) cottages in a row (ours being number 72) in Church ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood in 1954 by Diane Elizabeth Hobson

Netherthong First World War History Part 1

Netherthong War Memorial My full history of Netherthong can be seen on http://historyofnetherthong.co.uk 'We shall never forget.' M. Hirst, who lived at 33 Outlane, compiled a large book full ...Read more

A memory of Netherthong by Michael Meitiner

Alice Eastwood Nee Colthup

My great aunt Alice was a teacher at Five Ashes village school in the early years of the 20th century. She was born in New Brompton, Kent on 29.8.1879 and died 23.12.1966 and is buried in the village. She married Fred ...Read more

A memory of Five Ashes in 1900 by Michael Canton

Cottages

I would like to know if anyone out there has any photos of the row of cottages that were just in the Eastwood Road as you came into Rayleigh High Street, I would be very interested, as they were part of me childhood, I remember sitting ...Read more

A memory of Rayleigh in 1959 by Helen Scott

Astwood Bank Co Op......Remember It?

It was so interesting to find a few photos of old Astwood Bank on here. I moved to the village when my mother married my step father, Jesse Bradley, in 1964. We lived at 21 High Street and I got a job at the ...Read more

A memory of Astwood Bank in 1969 by Sue Ford

The Kidd's Alright

THE KIDD IS ALRIGHT The daylight had faded away and dusk was now dim enough to coax the streetlights to pop on, their vague orange light slowly getting brighter as their bulbs warmed. Meanwhile inside the Hamblett ...Read more

A memory of Moston in 1972 by Brian Hamblett

A Long Way From Australia

I have just started researching and writing a family history for my daughter who was born here in Australia and has little knowledge of the backgrounds of her English grand- and great grandparents. My theme is "Thank ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood by Paula Stocker

My Memories Of My Home Town Ilkeston .

I was born on the sofa in the parlour at my Mothers home at 13 Lower Granby Street ,,,,Orchard Kitchens stands in that same spot today ,,I was born in 1951 and even now 63 years later I still remember some ...Read more

A memory of Long Eaton in 1951 by Gillian Chapman

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Captions

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Caption For Baslow, Nether End C1955

Eastwood Grange c1955 This is Eastwood Grange, but on the outskirts of Ashover are the remains of Eastwood Old Hall, built by Sir Thomas Reresby and blown up in 1646 by Parliamentarian troops

Caption For Eastwood, Nottingham Road C1955

At this corner stands a war memorial to the Eastwood men who served in the Sherwood Foresters regiment during World War I.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, Beach 1930

Local historian John Eastwood records that a 13ft-long mermaid is said to have been washed up here in 1757, 'its head partly human and partly that of a hog, its extremity that of a fish.'

Caption For Burnley, Duke Bar 1906

On the right is Eastwood's musical instruments shop — it appears to be on Briercliffe Road, but it is actually at 119 Colne Road. The sunblinds protected the various instruments from sunlight.

Caption For Eastwood, Nottingham Road 1955

Eastwood is, of course, famous as the birthplace and home of D H Lawrence.

Caption For Southport, The Sands 1921

Mums and children gather round to watch the antics of Punch and Judy, or buy an ice cream from Robinson and Eastwood's stall.

Caption For Southport, The Sands 1921

Mums and children gather round to watch the antics of Punch and Judy, or buy an ice cream from Robinson and Eastwood's stall.

Caption For Astwood Bank, The Park C1965

All those families moving into Astwood Bank`s new houses in the 1960s needed facilities, and the community does have a fair range.

Caption For Astwood Bank, Western Hill Close C1965

A wide range of architectural periods is represented in Astwood Bank, though Victorian buildings are particularly numerous.

Caption For Astwood Bank, The Parish Church C1965

Unlike most churches, it has no tower to mark its position, and few people passing through Astwood Bank will even realise it has a church.

Caption For Astwood Bank, The Park C1965

All those families moving into Astwood Bank's new houses in the 1960s needed facilities, and the community does have a fair range. The park seems to have been popular then, but is less so today.

Caption For Sambourne, The Green Dragon C1965

The village lies south of Redditch, with Studley and Astwood Bank encroaching from east and west.

Caption For Astwood Bank, Evesham Road C1965

Astwood Bank developed in linear fashion along the Ridgeway, which is now the main road to Pershore and Evesham.

Caption For Sharpness, The Docks C1955

Timber is being loaded onto barges, or lighters, to be towed up to Gloucester, where vast wood yards were sited along the canal.