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 End, Cumbria (near Lakeside)
- Town End, Cumbria (near Kirkby Lonsdale)
- Town End, Cumbria (near Ambleside)
- Town's End, Dorset (near Bere Regis)
- 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
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Southstoke House
I was a patient at the Southstoke Hospital in approx 1950 and again in 1952/53. I recently visited the village and was sad to find that the beautiful house appears to be 'run down' and the ...Read more
A memory of South Stoke in 1951 by
The Harpers
I remember this view very well, though by 1965, I'd married and left the village. We lived at the top of Nursery Lane, No 37. My dad worked at the Nursery. I remember Ann's mum and their bungalow being built. I was a frequent visitor to ...Read more
A memory of Hopwas in 1965 by
The 1950s And Early 1960s
I lived in Hopwas from 1952 to 1964 and attended QEGS from 1955 to 1962. These street scenes are very familiar to me. I found the town very 'small', not so much in size but in its cultural and intellectual dimensions. I ...Read more
A memory of Tamworth by
Shops In The Broadway
I believe this picture is of the local post office/deli next door to the clock tower inn pub, affectionately known as the 'Clocky'. I grew up in this pub between 1956 and the early 1970s. When I lived here the mayor of ...Read more
A memory of Newbury in 1860 by
I Lived Here From 1951 To 1975 (Ish)
I lived in Dagnam Park Drive near Sedgefield Crescent and remember............Petersfield, Hilldene and Whitchurch shops, the "1st, 2nd and 3rd" woods as we referred to them, starting in Dagnam Park Drive, heading ...Read more
A memory of Harold Hill in 1957 by
Fond Memories
I grew up at No 12 Dawnay Rd and stayed here until about 1975. This picture was taken from the Dorking Road, at the time we had a shop (grocers) which was run by Harry Absolem and his daughter Diane on the right hand corner. A ...Read more
A memory of Great Bookham in 1959 by
Epworth Gas Works
Epworth gas works was located down Tottermire Lane next to the fire station. I was brought up there as a child in the 1950s and had some happy times there. My father Horace was the manager there, and his brothers also worked ...Read more
A memory of Epworth in 1957 by
Childhood Memories
To this very day my memories of my childhood remain happy ones. For many reason really, in the 1970s the village was a fantastic place to live. We lived on Dukes Meadow just behind the Drum and Monkey. Everywhere was ...Read more
A memory of Alderley Edge in 1973 by
The Castle School Stanhope 1977 1980
I went to Castle School in 1977 till about 1980 and have some happy memories of the place. I was sent there because I was a handful at 11 years old, and no local school would take me! Some of the kids there ...Read more
A memory of Stanhope in 1977 by
1948 1962
I was born in Morden - christened and went to Sunday School, junior church and youth club at St Lawrence Church at the top of the hill by The George backing on to Morden Park with the bandstand. I remember the old Club House that sold ...Read more
A memory of Morden in 1948 by
Captions
5,054 captions found. Showing results 4,417 to 4,440.
Since its official opening in Coronation year (1953) by Sir Noel Arkell, this area in the centre of the town has been known as Queens Park.
Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place. It was rebuilt all of a piece after a devastating fire in 1708.
In 1798 Princess Amelia gave Worthing a genteel cachet, but coastal erosion (only cured by groynes) and early sewage problems probably prevented the town rivalling Brighton in popularity.
There is thought to have been a Saxon church on this site before AD700, and the Norman structure, dedicated to St Andrew, is built on Saxon foundations.
Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place. It was rebuilt all of a piece after a devastating fire in 1708.
Binbrook, on the side of a valley of the rolling western part of The Wolds north of Ludford, was once a prosperous small market town with two parish churches.
Bute Town (Drenewydd), on the top left-hand side, was modelled after a rural Cumbrian village.
Every spring the churchyard is full of golden daffodils, bringing visitors from far and near.
Crowds stroll along the pier, beside the original Pavilion, where the popular French conductor Jules Rivieres and his grand orchestra are playing.
At 511ft, Cairn Top is the highest of the hills overlooking the town.
There were several other libraries in the town, such as the Macclesfield Equitable Provident Society and the Useful Knowledge Society, but they tended to cater for specific groups rather than the general
The sign for the King's Head Inn is on the right of the picture, although the King's Head itself is in fact on the opposite side of the road standing next to the International Store.The old Town
Promotional material published about Redditch tells us that the existing town centre was `re-planned`, an innocuous-sounding word which, in this context, really means `destroyed`.
It is still possible to sit here and watch the world go by today, although this open area once had buildings lining the street between the Market Hall and the Mitre.
This kind of view is often found in this region - 19th-century terraces sprang up to house workers in the coal and iron industries - but Kenfig has a long history dating back to the Bronze and Iron
West of the town centre, Mill Street climbs uphill to West Street and remains little altered since the 1950s, although the bus stop has gone.
It is a nice sunny day; there are people about, and there is time for a leisurely chat, while some seem interested in the beach just out of shot.
Elmwood church was built in 1859, and shared the open ground on that side of town with Queens College and The Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind.
It was once owned by the Harris family, and, at various times housed employees such as the resident nurse and Cecil Wilkins, the chauffeur.
Pallister Road is the impressive Bank Building built in 1899 to house the London & County Bank as well as a number of shops, including the Home and Colonial Stores.
In 1951 the Borough of Swindon purchased Penhill Farm, which lay in the parish of Stratton St Margaret, just outside the borough boundary north of the town, for housing.
These pillars are situated about halfway between the Thames and the town. They were originally part of the Portmore Park estate, which belonged to the Duke of Norfolk in the 17th century.
The dramatic 150 ft spire of this church dedicated to St Mary soars over the Tenby rooftops, and is reputedly the largest parish church in Wales.
Bell & Billows were a remarkable ironmongers in a handsome late Victorian building.
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