Places
26 places found.
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- Town's End, Somerset
- Towns End, Dorset
- Town End, Derbyshire
- Town End, Buckinghamshire
- Town End, Merseyside
- Town End, Cambridgeshire
- Town's End, Buckinghamshire
- Bolton Town End, Lancashire
- West End Town, Northumberland
- Town End, Cumbria (near Grange-Over-Sands)
- Kearby Town End, Yorkshire
- Town End, Cumbria (near Bowness-On-Windermere)
- Town End, Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)
- Town End, Yorkshire (near Wilberfoss)
- Town End, Cumbria (near Appleby-in-Westmorland)
- Town's End, Dorset (near Melbury Osmond)
- Town's End, Dorset (near Swanage)
- Town End, Cumbria (near Ambleside)
- Town's End, Dorset (near Bere Regis)
- Town End, Cumbria (near Ambleside)
- Town End, Cumbria (near Lakeside)
- Town End, Cumbria (near Kirkby Lonsdale)
- West-end Town, South Glamorgan
- Townend, Derbyshire
- Townend, Strathclyde (near Dumbarton)
- Townend, Staffordshire (near Stone)
Photos
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Maps
195 maps found.
Books
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Memories
3,714 memories found. Showing results 1,051 to 1,060.
Bancfosfellen Pontyberrem
As a child I spent all my holidays on a farm owned by my uncle, Reg Wood and his partner, Marion. This was from the year 1964 approx. It was off the main road but then turn off down a track which seemed to go ...Read more
A memory of Bancffosfelen in 1964
Life And Times Of Suzanne Knight In New Haw.
I lived at 5 Manor Drive with my 3 sisters, Kathleen, Elizabeth and Mary. I was born in the house at 1am on a snowy night in 1954 and was delivered by my dad and Dr Poles, while Mary slept and Kathleen ...Read more
A memory of New Haw in 1954 by
My First Day
It was the 19th June 1955 when the lorry arrived at the end of our entry in St Mark's Street, Ladywood. Neighbours came out to say their goodbyes and help carry our chattles out to the lorry. I took a last look at the yard I had lived ...Read more
A memory of Rubery in 1955 by
Youngster
I remember watching rail embankment being removed with earth moving machines. The village hall at the model village. Types of equipment on recreation ground below Bainbridge Hall. Tunnel to Scareclif filled and blocked. Walking round ...Read more
A memory of Bolsover in 1860 by
Holidays At Moreton Paddox
My parents, my brother and I had about six holidays at Moreton Paddox during the early 1950s when it was a WTA (Workers Travel Association) holiday home. On occasion my grandparents or aunt and uncle accompanied ...Read more
A memory of Moreton Paddox in 1953
Dacre Cresent
Where you lived in the prefabs is where I lived on the new estate after the prefabs were pulled down and the new estate was built in the 1960s. I was born in 1968 at 83 Martin Road on the corner of Park View and lived there till 1997, ...Read more
A memory of Aveley by
Born And Bred In Wortley
I spent my childhood in Wortley, born and bred around th church of St John's the Evangelist at 35a Dixon Lane. I went to school at Upper Wortley and spent many happy hours around Wortley and "The Rec". We moved ...Read more
A memory of Lower Town in 1944 by
My Mam 1912
My mam Margaret Curran lived in Victoria Road, Gateshead and went to Victoria Road School. Her dad was down the Dunstan Colliery. She used to tell us tales of Annie Owlie who lived in Lobley Hill Woods. How she used to collect coal ...Read more
A memory of Gateshead in 1910 by
Midland Hotel Midland Road
My name used to be Sue Dear and I was born in the Midland Hotel. My family had been there for 4 generations - my Grandma was Grace Cook and she was the licensee. My aunt Sybil ran a Driving School from there ...Read more
A memory of Wellingborough in 1950 by
Growing Up When Children Were Allowed To Be Children
I was born in Dordan, Warwickshire and moved to Hurley when I was 3 years old. From that point in my life I can honestly say I had a wonderful childhood whilst growing up in the ...Read more
A memory of Hurley in 1961 by
Captions
5,054 captions found. Showing results 2,521 to 2,544.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Kenilworth was a small town with about 4,500 inhabitants.
Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.
The estuary and the town of Millom on the far side can be seen in the distance.
The name of this busy shopping street is significant because it commemorates Lord of the Manor Colonel Humphrey Senhouse, who expanded the town greatly in the 18th century, and renamed it after
The new building was beautifully designed by Vincent Harris, and it is situated next to the municipal offices at Shire Hall.
The public swimming baths, the Pavilion Theatre and an indoor bowling green showed the town's commitment to being an all-the-year-round resort.
Work on the town centre had begun in 1956. The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.
To the north-west of the New Forest is the peaceful little town of Fordingbridge, named after the ancient ford and medieval bridge which facilitate a passage across the River Avon at this point.
Work on the town centre had begun in 1956. The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.
From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.
The tram and tramlines are gone now, but the buildings and the main hotels still exist.
Marlow, and Henley further up river, were important inland ports handling mainly the corn, malt and timber of the Chiltern Hills behind them.
On the left of the view, on the skyline, we can decipher the distinctive tower of the town hall, and also the tower of the parish church.
Congested with cottages, whitewashed yards and washing lines, they were the home ground of the working population of the town. Most of them were severely damaged by bombing in the war.
Here we see yet another half-timbered inn, the Red Lion, bearing testimony to the importance of the town in medieval and coaching days.
A steep hill leads away from the estuary to the top of Kingsbridge town.
The coming of the railway put Whitby on the tourist map; its harbourside streets, ruined abbey, and souvenirs made from jet, which is a fossilized wood found locally, all proved a magnet for holidaymakers
The pub has lost its porch and the horse above it, but the early 14th-century tower of St Michael's still stands over the town.
Queen Elizabeth II visited this town in 1953 to offer her condolences to the hundreds of residents whose lives had been torn apart by a monstrous flood that wrecked homes and businesses.
The clock is a focal point of the town. Its column was cast at Stourbridge Ironworks (just a short walk away, by the canal) in 1857.
The solicitor, Edmund Harris was one of Preston's greatest benefactors, who on his death left a bequest of over £400,000 to the town.
Ormesby was once an important market town whose inhabitants were privileged to be exempt from county service, and from contributing funds towards the maintenance of the Shire Knights.
It provides a welcome resting place for shoppers and visitors. The modern shop fronts in the town hide many old medieval houses.
Leaving the town by North Street the traveller was soon in the country, passing Marshall's Park on the right.
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