Places
36 places found.
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- Shanklin, Isle of Wight
- Ventnor, Isle of Wight
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Sandown, Isle of Wight
- Port of Ness, Western Isles
- London, Greater London
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Killarney, Republic of Ireland
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Plymouth, Devon
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Southwold, Suffolk
- Bristol, Avon
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Cromer, Norfolk
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Maldon, Essex
- Clacton-On-Sea, Essex
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Colchester, Essex
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Hunstanton, Norfolk
- Chelmsford, Essex
- Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Brentwood, Essex
- Glengarriff, Republic of Ireland
Photos
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Maps
181,006 maps found.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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.
FABLED Tintagel is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur.
The East Terrace dates from Wyatville's remodelling of 1843.
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.
With 2,500 acres of heathland, ancient woodland and wetland, Sutton Park constitutes the finest countryside in the county.
Not far from the ruins of Whalley's abbey stands the 13th-century Church of St Mary and All Saints.
Apart from the loss of the gable cross and the insertion of clock dials into the tower, the view is unchanged today.
These gardens lay north of Claremont Pier and in front of Wellington Esplanade, on the left.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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'.
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.
This photograph of South Street shows the premises of the London and County Banking Company on the left.
The view from the tennis court shows the little-seen back elevation of Holme Hall.
A classic view of Tarn Hows, near Hawkshead, with the peaks of the Langdale Pikes in the centre background.
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.
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.
Notice the spoil heap on the right-hand side of the photograph.
A large proportion of the settlers were young themselves—look at the number of children and pushchairs here.
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.
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