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Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Maps

1,865 maps found.

1923, Pownall Park Ref. POP810450
1920, Raynes Park Ref. POP813997
1919, Salperton Park Ref. POP824506
1924, Sedgley Park Ref. POP827358
1921, Selly Park Ref. POP827544
1920, Morden Park Ref. POP783658
1946, Blackheath Park Ref. NPO642559
1945, Bowes Park Ref. NPO647253
1947, Bracken Park Ref. NPO647644
1946, Bromley Park Ref. NPO651647
1946, Brookmans Park Ref. NPO652148
1945, Brunswick Park Ref. NPO653411
1946, Carey Park Ref. NPO661309
1947, Woodlands Park Ref. NPO873706
1946, Wrottesley Park Ref. NPO875004
1946, Wroughton Park Ref. NPO875009
1947, Wyndham Park Ref. NPO875263
1898, Aller Park Ref. RNE621621
1899, Ashmore Park Ref. RNE627825
1899, Aylestone Park Ref. RNE629363

Books

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Memories

4,383 memories found. Showing results 191 to 200.

The Ogmore I Knew

I was born in 1940 and attended Tynewydd Junior School then the Park School then Bridgend Tech. Even though we had the constraits dictated by the war, life was happy we had the mountains to explore. We would dam the river for ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by Michael Weaver

Curls

I originally remember the (now) Debenhams being a bomb site on which cars were parked, then a new department store was built called Curls. The top floor boasted a verandah restaurant where, if I was good whilst out shopping, my mum would ...Read more

A memory of Norwich by Steph Tyler

Memories Of Salford 7

I was born in Hope Hospital in 1946 and lived at number 2 Arm Street, Salford 7. I went to Grecian Street school and every Sat. me and my friends used to go to the Tower picture house - it was 6p to get in and 3p for an ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1950 by Ann Richards

My First School

My very first memory is in 1934 when my parents, sister and I came to live in rooms over a private school in The Mount (from memory) near to a new Fire Station that had just been built. I was four years old and my mother was ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1930 by Alan Holden

Caravan Park

The caravan park by the river Derwent has now closed, my extended family had a static there and the countryside was beautiful. In the 1960s Romany gypsies would camp in the woods.

A memory of Whatstandwell in 1976

Crouch End Senior School Park Road N8

I was at Crouch End Senior School and remember getting the cane from Mr Chapman for talking in the corridor. Teachers wee Mr Tricker who played for Arsenal in his younger days, also Mr Marks and Salter.

A memory of Hornsey by John Ansell

Born In Lincoln,1957

I was born in Lincoln May 26, 1957 to American parents. My father was in the United States Air Force and we lived at 65 South Park. I was born just a few doors down at the Eastholme Maternity Home. My family returned to ...Read more

A memory of Lincoln in 1957 by Denise Manchester

Wembley Triangle

I was 12 when I bought my first balsa wood glider from Wally Kilmisters model shop on Wembley Triangle. It made me more interested in model making as I continued to buy and make models and fly them at Sharons farm, a local park ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1972 by Virendra Chavda

Ode To Wallsend

ODE TO WALLSEND I was born at Wallsend Village green in the heart of Wallsend Town, I spent my childhood in an era great to be around, We all grew up together and played in our back lanes, My cousins and my neighbours in the ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1976 by James Bridgewood

Alice Bacon

Was my teacher at school 1940 (ish), was MP and in the Labour government hierarchy. She lived on Castleford Road near Greens newsagents on the corner; a very strict teacher but had time for pupils. Her father was Ben Bacon who was ...Read more

A memory of Normanton by Eddie Downing

Captions

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Caption For Cheam, Park Lane C1955

This view shows the picturesque weatherboarded cottages that still line the southern side of Park Lane as it curves towards the junction with Malden Road.

Caption For Eype, Ships Light's Shop C1955

The view is northwards, inland from the drive into Eype HOuse Caravan Park, just 200 yards from the sea at Eype Mouth.

Caption For Accrington, Oak Hill Park C1935

Four cannons from the War Office were purchased by Henry Parkinson (calling himself 'Accrington Friend and Well Wisher'); two were sited on The Coppice, and two in Oak Hill Park.

Caption For Eype, Beach And Cliffs C1955

This view shows Eype in the days before it was invaded by caravans and too many vehicles, though, as can be seen by the parked cars, some people had already discovered the delights of the beach at Eype

Caption For Newton Abbot, Courtenay Street 1906

Courtenay Street and Courtenay Park are named in their honour.

Caption For Newton Abbot, Courtenay Street 1906

Courtenay Street and Courtenay Park are named in their honour.

Caption For Plymouth, The Guildhall 1889

The fine tower at the west end of St Andrew's, built by Thomas Yogge in 1481 and now housing a peal of ten bells, used to look out over Guildhall Square, which is now a car park.

Caption For Cardiff, University 1902

The main University building - rising to twelve storeys - is located in Cathays Park.

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 Aldershot, Wellington Monument 1891

The Iron Duke, depicted here in bronze, originally stood at Hyde Park Corner in London before being dismantled piece by piece and transported to Aldershot by horses.

Caption For Hampton Wick, High Street 1961

Here we have a reminder of those quiet days on English roads when motorists could park wherever they liked, and when trolley- bus lines adorned many an urban street.

Caption For Leeds, Roundhay Park Lake 1897

Along with Woodhouse Moor to the north, the park was considered the chief lung of the city, where for a few hours at the weekend factory workers had an opportunity to get away from the dust

Caption For Southend On Sea, Chalkwell Park C1960

Chalkwell Park was formed from the grounds surrounding Chalkwell Hall.The Council purchased this land in 1901.

Caption For Loftus, Woods C1960

Being on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Loftus is surrounded by some lovely countryside and the woods on the outskirts of the town have long provided a place of peace and tranquillity

Caption For Nottingham, Old Market Square C1950

A busy and sunny square with vehicles parked on the road in front of the Council House, although the forecourt was for official cars only.

Caption For Kings Lynn, The River, The Walks C1965

The river meanders through the grounds and beside the flowerbeds of this park, which adjoins The Walks.

Caption For Margate, The Sands 1906

In 1919 John Henry Iles bought the Hall by the Sea with the aim of developing an American-style amusement park.

Caption For Bradford, Town Hall Square C1950

A crowd of 70,000 cheered the Prince and Princess of Wales, who were also here to open the Bradford Exhibition at Lister Park.

Caption For Cheshunt, C1965

A line of parked cars, and a frozen foods van making a delivery, marks this mid-summer morning scene along the shopping centre of the village which, at the time, was already rapidly expanding.

Caption For Odiham, Pillars Bridge, On The Canal 1903

This bridge linked long-established footpaths crossing Dogmersfield Park to Odiham Common; they had become divided by the construction of the Basingstoke Canal.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Duke Street 1898

The horse-drawn carts are parked outside the photographic shop of Hollis Wilkins, which advertises 'Life-sized Heads, Direct from Life'.

Caption For Ashford, High Street C1960

And there are no skateboards or litter in this park scene from a more orderly age.

Caption For Southport, The Sands 1908

The area was then landscaped and turned into a park, which was opened by the Prince of Wales in 1921.

Caption For Coalville, Jackson Street C1965

Small, well-mannered cottages set a later 19th-century scene in the days before parked cars lined the roads.