Maps

181,006 maps found.

1881, Pontesbury Ref. HOSM56847
1881, Prescott Ref. HOSM57096
1881, Rowton Ref. HOSM58208
1882, Ruckley Ref. HOSM58242
1880, The Nook Ref. HOSM59605
1880, Stanwardine In The Fields Ref. HOSM60324
1892, Melsonby Ref. HOSM53565
1891, Tunstall Ref. HOSM62760
1913, Chorleywood Ref. HOSM40981
1908, Ringwood Ref. HOSM35109
1880, Codnor Ref. HOSM41410
1890, Littlethorpe Ref. HOSM51684
1890, Mickley Ref. HOSM53585
1895, Hoo St Werburgh Ref. HOSM48958
1895, Rochford Ref. HOSM35115
1895, Canewdon Ref. HOSM40024
1895, Marks Gate Ref. HOSM53357
1895, Navestock Heath Ref. HOSM54639
1906, Dungeness Ref. HOSM44082
1895, Braishfield Ref. HOSM38649

Books

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Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 1,471 to 1,480.

Clarks Of Droxford

I can only say my late father was the grocer in the village - Rodney Clark. I was born in Manor Cottage. Dad died when I was only four years of age. My memories are of the shop in Park Lane, I would go with my mother's uncle, ...Read more

A memory of Droxford in 1959 by Michael Clark

Jenny Brough

Harry and Margaret Coupland (my Aunt) 1949/50s they had a market stall in Hull market. I remember visiting them, Harry had a large greenhouse in the garden full of tomatoes. Son, Peter and wife moved from a nissen hut into ...Read more

A memory of Kingston upon Hull in 1940 by Margaret Allen

Always A Colliery Lass

I was born late 1959 at Little Thorpe Maternity Hospital. I lived in Arthur Street with my parents Alan and Ada Robson and my newly widowed grandfather Bob Mckee. My grandmother, Lizzie, sadly passed away a year ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1964 by Gail Hann

Playing Out At The Court.

As a child, from the age of six until the age of fourteen, I used to live in Manston Street, off Mary Street in an area called Strangeways. My two older brothers were mad on speedway racing and used to visit Belle Vue ...Read more

A memory of Manchester in 1960 by Irene Daldry

Do You Remember?

Does anyone remember or know about a florist's shop called 'Jedith' which was situated in the parade of shops at the front of the cinema in London Road, on the South Circular opposite Forest Hill Railway Station? It was run by ...Read more

A memory of Forest Hill by Nick Gilman

Woodley Village As It Was

I was brought up in Woodley in the 1960's when Woodley was a tight knit community. My parents had a shop on Hyde Road, "Kelsall's". It was a sweets and tobacconist shop and at the back of the shop there was ...Read more

A memory of Woodley in 1964 by Harry Kelsall

Donnington School

I went to school here in the 50s/60s; it was known as Wroxeter and Uppington C of E School. There were just two classes, the big class run by Miss Thomas the Headmistress and the little class run by Mrs Saltmarsh. Our dinner ...Read more

A memory of Donnington by Margaret Clutton

Schools

I lived in Skelmersdale very briefly in 1966, during which time I attended both Barnes Road School as well as Brookfield (although memory fails me as to why I was moved from one to the other, or even which came first for that matter). ...Read more

A memory of Skelmersdale in 1966 by Jerry Gamble

Victory Cruise

I lived in Eastham, and I was about 10 years old when the war ended and a cruise up the Manchester Ship Canal was organised, possibly on board the "Royal Daffodil" which I see is still doing the cruises. Could it be ...Read more

A memory of Manchester Ship Canal in 1946 by Frank Davies

Lost Village Of East Holywell

I was born in East Holywell in 1946 and lived at 24 North Row. By then there were only 2 rows of houses left. We lived with my grandmother, Eva Barnfather, who had been there since the turn of the century. Like ...Read more

A memory of East Holywell in 1950 by Maureen Thurlow

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 3,529 to 3,552.

Caption For Rye, The River Rother 1901

Fishing smacks ride gently to their moorings at slack water, enhancing the peacefulness of this deserted scene.

Caption For Newmarket, The Grandstand, Rowley Mile Racecourse 1922

Although the grandstand is strangely devoid of people and activity, this picture shows what Newmarket is all about: horse racing.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, Row Number 60 1908

They were likened by Dickens to the bars of a gridiron. Congested with cottages, whitewashed yards and washing lines, they were the home ground of the working population of the town.

Caption For York, St William's College 1911

This view shows clearly the entrance to the courtyard in the centre of the building.

Caption For Ashwell, Chantry House C1951

The thatched Chantry House, on the right, survived the devastating fire of 1795, which destroyed many of the older buildings in this once prosperous mediaeval market town.

Caption For Lymington, The High Street From The Church 1958

This photograph of the town was taken from the tower of St Thomas's church at the top of the High Street, depicting an elegant mix of Georgian houses, bow-fronted cottages and covered shop fronts.

Caption For Rye, Lion Street 1912

At the southern end of Lion Street, near its junction with Market Street, is Rye's large parish church of St Mary the Virgin, much of which is hidden by other buildings.

Caption For Walsall, Approach To The Aboretum 1967

Opened in 1874, on the site of a disused quarry on the edge of the town centre, the Arboretum is a surprisingly peaceful park where fat, contented ducks loaf around a pool.

Caption For Cheltenham, Queen's Hotel 1901

The Queen's Hotel was built in 1837 at a cost of £47,000.

Caption For Uley, The Village C1960

This picture captures reminders of road transport old and new. In the foreground is a toll house, a vestige from the days of horse-drawn coaches that paid to use the road.

Caption For Ludham, The Mills 1934

Norfolk is full of windmills - there used to be one on every piece of elevated land.

Caption For Leigh, The Village 1906

Another iron-making village, situated on a tributary of the River Mole, Leigh (pronounced 'Lye') is centred on this demure, triangular village green with its covered pump.

Caption For Lakeside, The Y.M.C.A National Camp From The Lake C1960

The YMCA outdoor activities centre on the western shore of Windermere a little distance north of Lakeside occupies 240 acres, with a lake frontage of half a mile.

Caption For Broadstairs, The Beach 1912

This is Main Bay, which changed its name to Viking Bay following the arrival in 1949 of a replica Viking ship, the Hugin.

Caption For Staverton, The New Inn C1955

The New Inn, on the edge of the village, is on the Daventry to Warwick turnpike, and the name suggests it may have been opened because of the turnpike traffic.

Caption For Blakeney, The Regatta C1955

Standing on the fringes of the Norfolk marshes, Blakeney like Cley, once knew busier days.

Caption For Mumbles, From The Quarry 1893

Note the area of tidal reach between the railtracks. The Mumbles-Swansea train in the centre of the photograph is heading for or leaving the Elms Terminus.

Caption For Trowbridge, Fore Street 1900

Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, chosen in 1888 for reasons of communication.

Caption For Romford, The Market 1908

In Edwardian days groups of customers surround traders as the business of the day is noisily conducted.

Caption For West Clandon, Church 1904

The village church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and parts of it date back to the 13th century. It actually stands inside the grounds of Clandon Park.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, 1932

Here we see the impressive edifice of the Queens Hotel, built in 1875 to cater for the large number of tourists who came to Saltburn for their holidays in the late Victorian period.

Caption For Petersfield, College Street 1906

E J Baker, the High Street butcher, was delivering to the substantial houses, many of which still stand today.

Caption For Feckenham, The Village C1960

Feckenham once stood at the heart of Feckenham Forest, an ancient hunting ground of kings, which once covered some 200 square miles and included over 60 settlements.

Caption For Longdon, Moat Bank C1960

Much of the rest of the building was replaced in the 18th and 19th centuries.