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Maps

181,006 maps found.

1887, Afon Tryweryn Ref. HOSM36190
1886, Bethel Ref. HOSM37594
1886, Llanfor Ref. HOSM51949
1886, Rhos-Y-Gwaliau Ref. HOSM70989
1900, Caldecote Ref. HOSM39819
1898, Adderbury Ref. HOSM35665
1904, Winderton Ref. HOSM38646
1898, Clifton Ref. HOSM41172
1898, Deddington Ref. HOSM43047
1888, Rachub Ref. HOSM57338
1915, Pontlottyn Ref. HOSM56855
1912, Bowes Ref. HOSM38549
1896, Kinninvie Ref. HOSM50280
1914, Carlton Ref. HOSM40170
1890, Hemingfield Ref. HOSM48102
1886, Bittadon Ref. HOSM37889
1886, Guineaford Ref. HOSM47225
1886, Shirwell Ref. HOSM59251
1887, Tawstock Ref. HOSM61424
1886, Yarnscombe Ref. HOSM65374

Books

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Memories

29,072 memories found. Showing results 1,951 to 1,960.

Biking To School

I attended Clarendon Road from 1950-52 and then moved to Eckelford. Initially my father took me by bike and then went on my own. I am the youngest of nine children, several of whom also went to Clarendon Road.

A memory of Ashford by Jane Wheeler

Shops

Penny son amd parker, coop butchers and grocery, barbers, horlocks funeral, Wardona picture house, news agents, st botolphs school, and church. Springhead Road where my mother worked for Mrs Keen who had a drapers shop in Northfleet.The ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1942

Then & Now

I remember during my teens to early twenties there always seemed to be gigs on. From The Green Man (where it must be said, I really shouldn't have been, not then being 18), where it was very bluesy music, plus of course the mighty ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster in 1973 by Dylan Mears

Home

I was born in Mid Calder; my sister in Pumpherston; and my brother in Uphall Station. We lived at 17 Nettlehill Road until we emigrated to Canada in October 1957. We all went to the school in Uphall Station and my favourite teacher ...Read more

A memory of Uphall Station in 1957 by Betty Lappage Irvine

The Saughs

My Mother (know as Betty Scott in those days) who is now 91 lived at The Saughs (Saughs Cottage now) from 1923 to 1936 (ish)  - probably aged 3 to 17. Mum was a foster child and went there to live with "Auntie" (Christine Hunter Mc ...Read more

A memory of Ochtertyre in 1920 by Joyce Rawlings

Bowes Rd

I lived in Bowes Road from 1980 until 1985, when circumstances meant I had to move away, but I always have good memories of the area, as some of my best times were spent there. I had reason to return recently and I could not take in ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green by Michael Downey

My Lost Youth

As a wee lad of 7 o r8, I had (I think) TB, my illness was called debility. My only memories are, an ambulance at my home in Walsall, my mom/dad waving and the tears, 2 nuns and then a hell of a long scary train ride. Margate ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1954 by Boris

Wc Sa Great Place To Be

My name is Linda Ashton and I was at WCS 1960-61. This was my 4th boarding school and was far and away the happiest! It felt like family with Mr and Mrs Savage as surrogate mum and dad! I was there because ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1960 by Linda Ashton

The Gloster Arms

I was largely brought up in Mariner's Square. Directly opposite the Mariner's Hotel (the building with the portico) was a pub called the Gloster Arms. At the time this picture was taken it was run by my great grandmother and ...Read more

A memory of Haverfordwest in 1965

Evacuted To Borth Y Gest 1940 1

Hi there, my mum was evacuated early in the Second World War to Borth y Gest from New Ferry on The Wirral, with her sister, they stayed for 2 years or so at Wendon, a large modern flat roofed house, it was ...Read more

A memory of Borth-y-Gest by William Marshall

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 4,681 to 4,704.

Caption For Kendal, Sizergh Castle 1896

We are inside the three-sided courtyard of Sizergh Castle, near Kendal.

Caption For Winchester, High Street 1896

Winchester's High Street boasts a variety of Georgian, Victorian and half-timbered Elizabethan buildings; some of them still have their original shop fronts and doorways.

Caption For Castle Combe, West Street 1906

Castle Combe was once a centre for cloth weaving but now seems to trade on its picturesque qualities.

Caption For Winchester, St Cross Village 1919

A stroll across the water meadows of the River Itchen brings the traveller to the village of St Cross, seen here just after the end of the First World War.

Caption For Northwich, The Bull Ring C1955

Subsidence has been a constant problem in recent years for a number of buildings in Northwich - this has been the result of the underground mining of salt locally.

Caption For Finchingfield, The Village 1903

A less familiar view of this much-photographed place.

Caption For Astwood Bank, Western Hill Close C1965

A wide range of architectural periods is represented in Astwood Bank, though Victorian buildings are particularly numerous.

Caption For Sutton, Banstead Downs, Golf Links 1903

This scene is of Banstead Downs, which are actually outside Sutton's boundaries, south of Belmont station. The clubhouse of the Banstead Downs Golf Club is seen in the distance.

Caption For Paignton, St John's Church 1889

The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist, but it was known in 1488 and in 1755 as the church of SS Peter and Pawle, a name used by the followers of St Augustine in around 600AD.

Caption For Thirsk, Market Day C1955

It is Market Day in the busy little town of Thirsk, standing at the foot of the Hambleton Hills, halfway between York and Darlington.

Caption For Golders Green, Finchley Road C1960

The view is dominated by a very attractive shopping parade by Welch and Hollis of 1913, and beyond somewhat utilitarian premises of the 1930s looks on towards Hampstead Garden Suburb; this was said by

Caption For Poole, The Quay 1908

Poole Harbour is one of the world's great natural anchorages. The town of Poole prospered as its merchant adventurers sailed to and traded with ports across the world.

Caption For Southport, The Sands 1902

As we can see from this picture, the concept of clothes for purely leisure activities was unknown to the vast majority of people.

Caption For Rochester, College Gate C1955

This is the College Yard side of the gate, looking through to the High Street and Northgate (formerly Pump Lane).

Caption For West Bridgford, St Giles Church C1960

The core of the old village lies at the north end of Central Avenue, where the road becomes Bridgford Road.

Caption For Rickmansworth, Church Street C1960

Only the tower survives of the original church. The building was rebuilt and restored on a number of occasions, first in 1630 and later in 1870 to a plan by Blomfield.

Caption For Bishop Auckland, The Castle 1892

It has been the home of the Bishops of Durham for over 800 years, who in the past were virtually monarchs in their own kingdom.

Caption For Durham, The Cathedral From The River 1921

Once a vital part of the city's defences, the river in recent times has been used for more pleasurable purposes.

Caption For Manchester, Exhibition Tobogganing Slide 1887

The former Palm House of the Botanical Gardens was converted into the 'Best of Local Industry' exhibition, which included a 'Fine Arts' and an 'Industrial Design' section.

Caption For Tring, Park 1897

Tring is in Hertfordshire, a market town at the base of a salient of the county that projects into Buckinghamshire from the Chilterns along the valley of the River Bulbourne.

Caption For Worbarrow, The Bay C1877

The rowing boats and solitary figure standing on the isolated shingle beach offer a rare glimpse of what is now part of the Army`s prohibited Lulworth Range.

Caption For Tenby, On The Beach 1890

Tenby was described thus in a Victorian guidebook of 1895: 'Tenby stands on a tongue of limestone rock, ending in a green promontory, which is crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly

Caption For Tenby, On The Beach 1890

Tenby was described thus in a Victorian guidebook of 1895: 'Tenby stands on a tongue of limestone rock, ending in a green promontory, which is crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly

Caption For Thirsk, Market Day C1955

It is Market Day in the busy little town of Thirsk, which stands at the foot of the Hambleton Hills, halfway between York and Darlington.