Maps

181,006 maps found.

1911, Abergele Ref. HOSM34013
1916, Pen-Twyn Ref. HOSM42735
1886, Goginan Ref. HOSM46611
1907, Keyhaven Ref. HOSM49908
1896, Sway Ref. HOSM61162
1905, Sandilands Ref. HOSM58584
1907, Allgreave Ref. HOSM35828
1897, Chelford Ref. HOSM40777
1897, Gawsworth Ref. HOSM46235
1907, Rainow Ref. HOSM57482
1907, Wincle Ref. HOSM64814
1886, Aberhosan Ref. HOSM35560
1910, Maidenhead Ref. HOSM34875
1910, Hurley Ref. HOSM49302
1895, Nettlestead Ref. HOSM54672
1895, Sandling Ref. HOSM58489
1896, Sandway Ref. HOSM58504
1895, Goldhanger Ref. HOSM46523
1895, Heybridge Ref. HOSM48360
1895, Ulting Ref. HOSM62855

Books

11 books found. Showing results 4,009 to 11.

Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 1,671 to 1,680.

Home Sweet Home

I lived at Pilgrims Wood. It was a social services children's home in 1979. I was 16 years old. My mother signed me into care at 2 days old until I was 18 years old. I loved the home and the grounds it was in. You could see the ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1979 by Kim Smith

Evacuation During The Second World War

During the early years of the Second World War my father was posted to the Royal Artillery camp in Almondbury and when we were bombed in our home in Hull he found a small house for my mother, sisiter and I ...Read more

A memory of Kirkheaton in 1940 by Raymond Taylor

To School Along The Prom

I lived in Mochdre, and went to the grammar school, 1955-1962. Getting off the bus at the station we would walk along the prom, skipping stones in the sea, or dodging the waves during stormy high tides. Then we would ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1955 by Eryl Williams

Millbrook

My great grandfather was born in Millbrook in 1822. He apparently was an errant youth who was transported at age 16 years to Tasmania, Australia. On all his documents he maintained his mother was Sarah Samuel (Samble) but his baptism ...Read more

A memory of Millbrook by Janet Rogers

Tv & Film Use

It was built many years before 1965 of course. The only memory of mine is just some trivia : It was featured in the opening sequence of Danger Man 1960 and also in Cliff Richard's film The Young Ones in 1961.

A memory of London by Deryck High

Gants Hill

I moved to Gants Hill in 1968, from Bethnal Green, at the age of 8. I later moved to Wanstead aged 32. I have great memories of the place, I lived on the Eastern Avenue between Ethelbert Gardens and Beehive lane. Ray Powell was the ...Read more

A memory of Gants Hill in 1973 by Martin Redif

Greenford 1969

My grandparents from both sides all lived in Ravenor Park Road from the 1940s onwards, Ernest and Phyllis Warren, my mum's parents lived about 5 doors away from Aubrey and Muriel Thurston, my dad's parent's, and that's how my ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1969 by Lisa Thurston

I Was Born And Raised In Collins Green Nar Warringtonmy

My maiden name was Iris Potter, I went to school and church in Burtonwood. I live in America now. I have lots of very good memories of my friends in Collins Green. I get so homesick, I will always be a British citizen.

A memory of Warrington in 1958 by Iris Lauscher

Fun Times

My maiden name was Glendinning, Anne, and we moved from Benton to Lilac Avenue in 1968 when I was 7 years old. We lived there while the house upgrades took place and quite a few of the families were shipped out to live in ...Read more

A memory of Forest Hall in 1970

Cobblers Shop Rockingham Road Swinton

My memory relates to the cobblers shop on Rockingham Road, Swinton as this was my grandad's shop, I used to walk down the back way, behind the houses to get to it, it is still a shoe repairers shop. ...Read more

A memory of Swinton in 1967

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 4,009 to 4,032.

Caption For Formby, The Old Lifeboat Cottage C1965

It was a coastline that was used to the fierce storms of the Irish Sea, and there were many shipwrecks. There were also many tales of bravery and of daring rescues.

Caption For Tintagel, King Arthur's Castle 1894

FABLED Tintagel is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur.

Caption For Windsor, The Castle, East Terrace 1895

The East Terrace dates from Wyatville's remodelling of 1843.

Caption For Colemans Hatch, Newbridge 1928

Colemans Hatch is a good example of one of the 14th-century settlements that developed along the edges of the forest and waste; its name implies an old entrance into the forested area.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Bracebridge Pool, Sutton Park C1960

With 2,500 acres of heathland, ancient woodland and wetland, Sutton Park constitutes the finest countryside in the county.

Caption For Whalley, Church Lane 1906

Not far from the ruins of Whalley's abbey stands the 13th-century Church of St Mary and All Saints.

Caption For Great Cornard, The Church 1900

Apart from the loss of the gable cross and the insertion of clock dials into the tower, the view is unchanged today.

Caption For Lowestoft, Wellington Gardens 1921

These gardens lay north of Claremont Pier and in front of Wellington Esplanade, on the left.

Caption For Hathersage, Little John's Grave 1932

The legendary resting place of Robin Hood's loyal lieutenant has been pointed out to visitors to Hathersage churchyard for many years, and has been 'adopted' by the Ancient Order of Foresters, who look

Caption For Whitwell, The Square C1965

Whitwell stands at the entrance to the Duke of Portland's Welbeck Abbey, and it is in the heart of north-east Derbyshire's former coal mining country.

Caption For Ewell, Ruxley Splash 1907

Named after Rokesley, a 15th-century owner of the surrounding farmland, Ruxley Lane links the roads from Ewell to Chessington and to Kingston, and crosses the Hogsmill River south of Tolworth.

Caption For Minster In Thanet, St Mary's Church, The Interior 1894

Minster was once the ancient capital of Thanet. It was a small quiet village, and used to govern the hamlets of St Laurence, St Peter and St John.

Caption For Oxton, The Carnarvon Castle And St Saviour's Church C1960

The old village custom of placing the pub next to the church is not overlooked in Oxton. St Saviour's also supports a church-aided primary school, and both are a power in the community.

Caption For Crewe, The Square C1955

The statue in the centre of the Square is the town's war memorial – Crewe was a new industrial town with a relatively youthful population, so that many of the town's men were called up to serve in both

Caption For Bradford On Avon, Holy Trinity Church 1914

On the wall of the nave is 'one of the loveliest fragments of sculpture in Wiltshire, the portrait of a 13th-century lady, with curls in her hair, and hands clasped'.

Caption For Carmarthen, St Peter's Church 1925

At the east end of Spilman Street is St Peter's Church, an old building on the highest ground in the older portion of the town. Little is known about this church, including the date of its erection.

Caption For Worthing, South Street 1895

This photograph of South Street shows the premises of the London and County Banking Company on the left.

Caption For Bakewell, Holme Hall 1923

The view from the tennis court shows the little-seen back elevation of Holme Hall.

Caption For Ambleside, Tarn Hows C1955

A classic view of Tarn Hows, near Hawkshead, with the peaks of the Langdale Pikes in the centre background.

Caption For Mevagissey, The Harbour 1904

In 1740 Mevagissey ranked fourth among the Cornish pilchard ports, which between them had built up a lucrative trade exporting millions of pilchards each year to places like Italy.

Caption For Albrighton, High Street 1964

This is another town that now serves largely as a dormitory town to both Birmingham and the Black Country, and also to the new town of Telford.

Caption For Oakengates, C1960

Notice the spoil heap on the right-hand side of the photograph.

Caption For Basildon, Market Place 1961

A large proportion of the settlers were young themselves—look at the number of children and pushchairs here.

Caption For Topcliffe, Annual Gypsy Fair C1960

All the hustle and bustle of the annual horse and sheep fairs, held in the village of Topcliffe, on the A168 trunk road south of Thirsk, until the late 1960s, are captured in this splendid photograph.