Maps

181,006 maps found.

1897, Ollerton Ref. HOSM55739
1899, Achfary Ref. HOSM35478
1910, Achriesgill Ref. HOSM35494
1887, Abermeurig Ref. HOSM35292
1887, Cribyn Ref. HOSM42248
1907, Clapham Ref. HOSM41116
1910, Claughton Ref. HOSM41153
1910, Cockerham Ref. HOSM41480
1910, Littledale Ref. HOSM51671
1910, Stodday Ref. HOSM60530
1910, Wennington Ref. HOSM63702
1886, Portway Ref. HOSM64174
1886, Wick Ref. HOSM64520
1882, Laneast Ref. HOSM50695
1882, Slipperhill Ref. HOSM59438
1882, Tregadillett Ref. HOSM62307
1882, Tremaine Ref. HOSM62376
1882, Trewen Ref. HOSM62482
1882, Warbstow Ref. HOSM63390
1886, Cubbington Ref. HOSM42541

Books

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Memories

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A Day At The Seaside Littlehampton C 1955

I cannot remember how old I was when we started going to the south coast of England for a Sunday trip, but it was when my father sold his Norton motorbike and bought a Golden Flash with a sidecar ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton in 1955 by Carole Baldwin

Le Fevers And Coo Op Denson 'winkle Pickers'

I went to Gillingham Technical School in Green Street and at the end of the school day ran down Gardiner Street, making a left turn into Gillingham High Street. This picture shows my homeward view with ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1960 by Dan Pieters Ericksonn

School Days

I was at Christ's Hospital School from Sept 1936 to Dec 1943.During this period we had visits by General de Gaulle and other well-known people. We used the roof of the dining hall to look out for raiding aircraft and ...Read more

A memory of Christ's Hospital by Brian Haynes

Youthful Memories From A Member Of A 1960s'' Bromley Band

In the 1960s, in my late teens, Bromley was the hub of my universe. I played in a local group - Paul and the Playboys (later 'The Machine' - I had a 1958 Ford Popular with 'The Machine' ...Read more

A memory of Bromley in 1964 by Peter Hobden

The Old Bakery

The building in the distance is the old bakery. When I was a child/teenager (in the 1960s) my grandparents (Bert and Annie Hurd) lived in a cottage just behind where this picture was taken, and whenever we visited them we would go ...Read more

A memory of Byworth by Ian Richardson

Dancing Lessons

It was 1952 and the NAAFI Club held dancing lessons. Now, trying to learn to dance in hobnailed Army boots was impossible, but I did chat up a NAAFI girl and arranged to meet her after her work, which I did. She had, to me, an ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by Graham Vahey

Childhood Memories

Hello, I was born in Builth Wells hospital in 1957, we were living in the village of Tirabad at the time. My uncle and auntie, Ellis and Dot Topliss, plus my cousins also lived here. My father and uncle worked for the forestry ...Read more

A memory of Tirabad in 1957 by Ian Topliss

Ealing 1962 Onwards

I moved to Windsor Road in Ealing in 1962 when I was 11. I remember the Grove with fond memories. All the shops! The tailor's shop and the barbers. The sweet shop which always had a bowl of water for the dogs outside in the ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1962

Kilmaurs

My husband and I are Australians and went to Britain on a driving holiday in 2007. We stayed in some marvellous B&Bs but one that will always be memorable for us was at Anna Steel's farm 'Laigh Langmuir'. What a welcome we had - ...Read more

A memory of Kilmaurs in 2007 by Kay Armstrong

Tweedsana Epsom High Street

Above "The Woolwich" (c1987-91) on the corner of Waterloo Road rhs also Mike Burton's "Radfords" Electrical Installation Design Consultants moved from 2a East Street(1984- 87) then to Church Street c1991-94. Mike now works from home near Plaistow, Sussex.

A memory of Epsom in 1987 by Barry Hall

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 2,425 to 2,448.

Caption For Loughborough, C1955

MANY MORE people know the name of Loughborough than know the town itself, or even where it is. That name is read, said and rings out across the world. Loughborough is unique.

Caption For Beddgelert, The Bridge And Llewelyn Hotel 1889

The small stone village of Beddgelert stands at the confluence of the Colwyn and Glaslyn rivers. It sits in the shadow of Snowdon, and is a favourite tourist spot.

Caption For Holyhead, South Stack Lighthouse 1892

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.

Caption For Runcorn, The Railway Viaduct 1900

The town of Runcorn is behind the bridge; the retaining wall of the Manchester Ship Canal can be seen along the edge of the River Mersey.

Caption For Norwich, Market Place And St Peter Mancroft Church 1891

This broad open space is a kaleidoscope of noise and colour on market day.

Caption For Tetbury, Market House 1956

Tetbury's Town Hall, or Market House, is one of the grandest of its kind found in the Cotswolds, and for centuries has been at the hub of the town's life and business.

Caption For Chaldon, St Lawrence's Hospital C1965

This stretch of country used to have three major hospitals, the most famous of which was Cane Hill, built as a lunatic asylum in 1882.

Caption For Guisborough, Priory Gardens 1899

Here we see the priory ruins viewed from the south as in the view of 1885; but by the time of this photograph, Margaret, later first Lady Gisborough, along with her head gardener, Kew-trained

Caption For Cinderford, The Triangle C1955

The Triangle is at the centre of Cinderford.

Caption For Upton, The Village C1955

Protected from overwhelming traffic by the encirclement of the Upton by-pass to the west and the M53 motorway to the east, Upton has changed little since these views were taken.

Caption For Leicester, Charles Street And Belgrave Gate C1965

Here it is at the northern end of Charles Street, the architects' and planners' vision of utopia a la 1950s and 60s; dominat- ing the photograph to the left, in a Midlands-Miesian style, is Epic

Caption For Cheam, Park Road 1925

The façade of Ye Olde Red Lion pub in Park Road had undergone some minor changes shortly before this photograph was taken, with the removal of two decorative signboards above the main doorway and the replacement

Caption For Birkenhead, Arrowe Park C1960

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Scout Movement, 56,000 scouts from around the world held their 3rd International Jamboree in Arrowe Park.

Caption For Birkenhead, Arrowe Park C1960

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Scout Movement, 56,000 scouts from around the world held their 3rd International Jamboree in Arrowe Park.

Caption For Cranbrook, Stone Street 1902

Cranbrook's High Street, entering the town from Hawkhurst, and Stone Street, leading on towards Tenterden and Maidstone, form a L-shape with the tile-hung fascia of the 15th-century George Hotel at

Caption For Gravesend, Clifton Marine Parade C1898

At Gravesend Reach, the River Thames narrows on its way from the North Sea to London Bridge, another twenty-six miles upstream.

Caption For Thurstaston, View Of The Welsh Hills C1950

This splendid view from Thurstaston Hill looks over the village, with the spire of St Bartholomew's church projecting above the trees and roof tops.

Caption For North Berwick, Tantallon Castle 1897

In 1388, in true Border style, the second Earl of Douglas raided the Earl of Northumberland's territory to the south as a diversionary attack durng a major incursion by the Scots.

Caption For Syston, Melton Road C1955

Syston, a Domesday village situated about four miles north of Leicester, was industrialised by an influx of framework knitters in the 19th century, which generated standardised red brick buildings

Caption For Ardingly, The Gardeners Arms C1955

Its name is rather apt, as the village is just a couple of miles south of Wakehurst, an extensive estate under the care of the National Trust, and also the outpost of the Royal Botanical Gardens

Caption For Asfordby, All Saints' Church And The Rectory C1955

At the end of Church Lane to the west of All Saints' Church the base of a medieval cross survives with its new shaft and head of the 1920s.

Caption For Caldecott, High Street C1955

Roman remains are extant at Caldecott, but it is the later thatched and slated farmhouses, and rows of cottages (some with date panels) fronting onto the High Street which present a unified entity

Caption For Gravesend, Clifton Marine Parade C1898

At Gravesend Reach, the River Thames narrows on its way from the North Sea to London Bridge, another twenty-six miles upstream.

Caption For Hitchin, Market Place C1965

The tower and spire of St Mary's Church rises above the rich assortment of architectural styles, which range from the 15th to the 20th centuries, with several of the buildings having recently been