Maps

181,006 maps found.

1885, Blyton Ref. HOSM38168
1885, Cleatham Ref. HOSM41118
1885, Harpswell Ref. HOSM47691
1885, Heapham Ref. HOSM47980
1885, Hemswell Ref. HOSM48230
1885, Kexby Ref. HOSM49817
1899, Golan Ref. HOSM46511
1895, Kibblesworth Ref. HOSM49827
1896, Brompton Ref. HOSM39183
1895, Lidsing Ref. HOSM51216
1885, Parbrook Ref. HOSM56094
1897, Hadfield Ref. HOSM47327
1897, Padfield Ref. HOSM55996
1907, Tintwistle Ref. HOSM62016
1883, Hardeicke Ref. HOSM47625
1882, Huntley Ref. HOSM49283
1883, Maisemore Ref. HOSM53107
1883, Over Ref. HOSM55975
1883, Twigworth Ref. HOSM62721
1895, Godalming Ref. HOSM34560

Books

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Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 1,181 to 1,190.

Growing Up In Edgware

I was actually born in Bushey but I grew up in Edgware. I always thought it a funny little town but in it's own way it was beautiful. The parks were beautiful and always had Rose Gardens and ponds to visit. Walking was a way ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1961 by Edna Ryan

Your Dad

You may remember me as your Mum's Avon Lady in 1970; you lived in Clare Court. I have so many memories, some photos of Bell Street. Oh, as an after-thought I can remember, wait for it... sequence dancing. My uncle's were; David New and ...Read more

A memory of Tidworth by Sally Ann Holford

How I Miss The Royal Air Force Humour!

The building you can see behind the tree left of photo was the main guardroom. At the back was the offices of the RAF Police and the RAF Regt. Opposite their office entrance was a grassed area where we had a ...Read more

A memory of Brampton in 1979 by Dot Laird

Florence Avenue

To start I was actually born in Shaftesbury Avenue in 1960 but we moved to Florence Avenue when I was two years old, so I don't remember much about Shaftesbury Avenue. But I do have four older brothers who remember it very well. I ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1970

My 'kemp' Ancestory

I hope I'm not in error here but would dearly love to liaise with someone who might have local knowledge of where my Kemp relations resided - I think it was in and around Leverton. Richard and Christien Kemp had their ...Read more

A memory of Chilton Foliat by Julie Kemp

Lound School

I remember walking up (what seemed like then) the long steep hill every morning to go to Lound School... apparently the old one..with the stone walls around it, and the Vicors house across the road. There used to be ...Read more

A memory of Chapeltown by Mark Carter

Woodhorn Village

I lived in one of the cottages at Woodhorn, my dad worked on the farm. I remember a big windmill behind the houses. We had no indoor toilet, had to go cross the back lane, and no bathroom, had a tin tub, we had hot water from the ...Read more

A memory of Woodhorn in 1954 by Lorraine Preston

Jumping Over!

We used to live in Phrosso Road, off George Vth Avenue, and I used to be allowed to go to Marine Gardens on my own, or with my friend Katharine Green. We loved daring each other to jump over the long channel of the fishpond! Oh what ...Read more

A memory of Worthing in 1965 by Judy Hemery

Gervis Road Collyhurst Flats 1945 1964

My name is Tom Smith. I was born in 17 Gervis Rd, Collyhurst Flats in August 1945. My dad was Jack Smith and my mam was Ada; there were 6 kids, John, Mary, James, (me) Andrew, and Arthur. To me the flats ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1945 by Tom Smith

Lee On The Solent Chidren's Home

My husband (Tony Coleman), tells me of being in a Children's Home on the sea front. Does anyone remember this or was anyone there with him? He remembers Ernie Curl, Tony Lobb and David Ayers. He would dearly like to get in touch with anyone with any knowledge of this time.

A memory of Lee-on-the-Solent in 1953 by Rosemary Coleman

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 2,833 to 2,856.

Caption For Oxford, Broad Street 1890

Over to the right is the unmistakable façade of the Sheldonian Theatre, designed by Christopher Wren and opened in 1669.

Caption For York, The Railway Station 1909

The magnificent sweep of York station dates from the completion of the Doncaster-Selby-York line. Opened in 1877, the station allowed through running of trains.

Caption For Beaminster, Market Place 1907

Beaminster is the 'Emminster' of Hardy's novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'.

Caption For Cadgwith, The Beach 1899

Cadgwith is one of Cornwall's prettiest fishing villages, and huddles between steep cliffs a few miles north of the Lizard. The beach is a clutter of boats and fishing paraphernalia.

Caption For London, Trafalgar Square 1890

Nelson’s column was not the first choice of monument to embellish Trafalgar Square - a Colonel Trench had proposed a great pyramid to dwarf St Paul’s.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Church Hill 1903

'During the present century the town has considerably improved; its salubrious air and extensive beach on which there is a splendid walk of nearly two miles, having induced many families to make

Caption For Burnley, Towneley Park Gate 1895

Charles Towneley, the 'great collector' as he is sometimes known, had plans for the housing of his collection of classical antiquities at Towneley Hall.

Caption For Cornwell, The Village C1965

Nestled in a fold of the Cotswolds, the neat village of Cornwell is one of a piece with the beautiful stone manor house just to the west, providing a unified design rare in Oxfordshire.

Caption For Falmouth, Flushing From Green Bank 1893

The expanse of harbour we see here is only a small part of this natural seaport.

Caption For Nether Wallop, St Andrew's Church C1965

Just visible on the right of the picture is Andover's 19th-century church of St Mary, built in the Early English style by a former headmaster of Winchester College and described as the best

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, The Swimming Pool C1950

The pool is an obvious source of enjoyment and pleasure for the mothers and children of the New Town in this summer scene.

Caption For Belfast, Northern Parliament House Stormont 1936

A fine study of the Parliament buildings when they were only four years old. Stormont is situated about five miles to the east of Belfast.

Caption For Ongar, High Street C1955

The house on the right stands on the corner of Castle Street, a reminder that the town once had a Norman castle. Murphy televisions and radios are proudly advertised on the banner (left).

Caption For Harborne, High Street C1955

The High Street sports a branch of F W Woolworth, and the local branch of the National Provincial Bank is housed in half-timbered style premises.

Caption For Ombersley, Evangelists Wagon In Village 1899

Evesham Abbey held the Manor of Ombersley for several centuries until the Dissolution, its abbots often residing there. In the early 17th century it came into the possession of the Sandys family.

Caption For Roseberry Topping, C1885

At the foot of Roseberry Topping is the hamlet of Newton under Roseberry, and in this view we see the Kings Head Inn (extreme right).

Caption For York, St William's College 1909

The building was named after William Fitzherbert, who was the great-grandson of William the Conqueror.

Caption For London, Parliament Square And Big Ben C1965

The square was resurfaced after the Second World War; we see it here at about the time of Sir Winston Churchill's death, which was in 1965.

Caption For Studley, The Old Castle C1960

This group of buildings next to the church was built in the 16th century on the site of a medieval castle. Traces of the motte and the moat are still visible in the garden.

Caption For Kendal, The County Hotel 1924

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal; it dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.The famed Kendal bowmen at

Caption For Grasmere, Dove Cottage 1936

He wrote some of his best known poetry here.The cottage is now part of a museum dedicated to the life and work of the poet—the founder of the Lakeland Romantic Movement.

Caption For Barry, The Parade 1906

At the time this photograph was taken, the Parade was the home of ship brokers, accountants and members of the legal profession, many of whom worked in Cardiff.

Caption For Alderholt, Memorial And St James' Church C1960

On the border between Dorset and Hampshire, Alderholt lies on the edge of the great medieval hunting ground of Cranborne Chase.

Caption For Green Hammerton, Main Street C1960

Whitewashed houses and pantiled roofs characterise this photograph of the deserted Main Street of Green Hammerton, a small village in the Vale of York and on Roman Dere Street, just off the main A59 Harrogate