Maps

459 maps found.

1894 - 1908, Roche Court Down Ref. HOSM52336
1905, Treligga Ref. HOSM62363
1905, Westdowns Ref. HOSM63806
1886, Boys Hill Ref. HOSM37863
1880, Nanswhyden Ref. HOSM62471
1886, Bincombe Ref. HOSM37752
1899, Salthrop Ho Ref. HOSM37190
1924, Neath Hill Ref. HOSM43467
1898, Downend Ref. HOSM43448
1878, Park Bottom Ref. HOSM49303
1879, Hendra Ref. HOSM48123
1909, Littledown Ref. HOSM51457
1894 - 1909, Wildhern Ref. HOSM40618
1894 - 1909, Great Shoddesden Ref. HOSM50087
1878 - 1879, Church Coombe Ref. HOSM59655
1889 - 1923, Amesbury Ref. HOSM38365
1878 - 1906, Gilbert's Coombe Ref. HOSM62357
1894 - 1908, Racedown Ref. HOSM61779
1881 - 1882, Old Cardinham Castle Ref. HOSM51459
1882 - 1883, Longcross Ref. HOSM47925

Books

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Memories

8,155 memories found. Showing results 201 to 210.

The Two Bob Gun

At the top of Queens Road in Buckhurst Hill is a small newsagents shop. It was owned by the Mr & Mrs. Silk.  The shop sold papers magazines cigarettes, sweets and a few toys. Situated right across the road from where ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Denman Lalonde

Where I Lived In 1960

We moved into the flat above Snodland station on 9th January 1960 (my 8th birthday) and the extreme left upstairs window was the view from our lounge (or, rather - sitting room). I attended Brook Street CoE Primary school ...Read more

A memory of Snodland in 1960 by Geoff Whale

An Unappreciated History

When you grow up in an ancient city such as Hereford and have really no other frame of reference you don't fully grasp the enormity of the depth of history that buildings such as Hereford Cathedral embodied. The Romans ...Read more

A memory of Hereford in 1957 by Dylan Rivis

Little Sutton In 1950s And 1960s

What memories your comments conjure.  How I loved the 'rec'  as a child.  We started on the 'baby swings' and progressed to the 'big swings' and see-saw and round-a-bout.  The old shelter there was a favourite ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1960 by Janet Lee

Evacuee During World War 2

I was privately evacuated to Croxton Kerrial with my sister in 1940, we were billeted in a cottage named Woodbine Cottage, this was next to the Bakery. We attended the village school, I still remember some of the ...Read more

A memory of Croxton Kerrial in 1940 by Keneth Harris

Busk Crescent

Late in 1945 my parents moved to 25 Busk Crescent, in Cove. The house was on top of a hill and overlooked the Farnborough airfield. From the front bedroom you could see aircraft landing on the runway. The house was one of a string of ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1945 by Alan Hickman

Opening Of Albert Park

My great grandfather, Mark MIDGLEY was a member of the First North Yorks Artillery Volunteers. He was in number four battery for 11 years where he rose to the rank of sergeant-major. I have news paper cuttings of him ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1860 by Mark Gatenby

Shovels Inn 1952 To 1971

My grandparents, John & Betty Whiteside, were Landlord & Landlady of The Shovels Inn 1952-1971. I was born in 1955 and clearly remeber the pub as it was then, before they tore down walls! The old men of the ...Read more

A memory of Hambleton by Lynda James

Buses In The Snow

I remember the green double decker buses revving up Crays Hill in the snow and jamming their tyres against the curb to try and get up. We lived in Elm Bank on the hill and sometimes witnessed the buses sliding side-ways back ...Read more

A memory of Crays Hill in 1977 by Helena Mead

Picton Castle

I lived in Picton Castle,and as a thirteen year old, I delighted to throw plums off our tree down into the playground of Troed Y Allt school,and watch the scramble of the children take place! It was whilst we lived there that the ...Read more

A memory of Pwllheli in 1942 by Robert Jones

Captions

2,242 captions found. Showing results 481 to 504.

Caption For Ilminster, The Crown Hotel And Triangle C1950

To the right, there is still a fish and chip shop by West Street, which runs down to the Minster.

Caption For Stonehouse, Quietways C1960

The large, stone building down Quietways, on the right, was the vicarage.

Caption For Countesthorpe, Station Road C1965

This solidly-built Edwardian shop is still trading as the Post Office, despite some alteration; it stands on the way down to the former station site.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral C1874

The Lady Chapel became ruinous in the 16th century and was pulled down.

Caption For Uley, The Village C1960

The landscape here is a fine example of the continuing denudation of the Cotswold Scarp; it is of great interest to geologists, as the outlying peaks and downs were once connected to the

Caption For Westbury, The White Horse And Bratton Camp 1900

The present horse on this site dates from 1778 and was the first of several figures cut in the chalk downs of Wiltshire during the next half-century.

Caption For Clydach, Lower Fall 1893

Here, about a mile below Devil's Bridge, the river's waters fall rapidly as they travel down the narrow and steep-sided Clydach Valley to the Usk.

Caption For Burnham Overy Staithe, The Creek C1955

Pictured from the Hard, with old maltings on the left, this peaceful view cannot be easily replicated today, as the ground here fills up with cars in the summer months and sailing boats battened down

Caption For Trowbridge, Parish Church 1923

The church was pulled down and completely remodelled between 1460 and 1485 in the Perpendicular style. It retained the magnificent 160ft spire from the 14th century.

Caption For Peasmarsh, Post Office C1955

Peasmarsh strings itself out along the main A268 road; its ancient centre of Norman church and Georgian manor house are isolated down a lane to the south.

Caption For Southampton, Bargate 1908

Characterised by pointed arches and fine stonework, the old gate is also renowned for its statue of George III gazing down the High Street, dressed as a Roman and wearing a toga.

Caption For Wimborne, West Borough 1936

Here we have a long view down a broad Wimborne street, with the towers of the Minster in the distance.

Caption For St Ives, Dick's Hill 1922

A view down Fish Street, known also as Dick's Hill, looking towards the harbour. The view is very different today.

Caption For Heckmondwike, Market Street C1955

Another of the region's many woollen manufacturing towns, Heckmondwike still exhibits the same no-nonsense, down-to-earth air which characterises this part of the county.

Caption For Ely, View From The West Tower C1955

We are looking down on St Mary's Church. The distant green fields and trees are now replaced by in-fill housing.

Caption For Seaview, The Sands 1918

The woodlands in the distance, a rare example of trees coming down to the seashore, were both private and jealously guarded a century ago.

Caption For Norwich, Ber Street 1891

This photograph shows a mixed bag of buildings, many of which have since come down in the course of development.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, Town And Bay 1927

Part of the village is clustered around the top of a ravine; notice the steep flight of steps in the lower foreground dropping away down toward the sea.

Caption For Great Malvern, The Abbey Gateway 1893

Only the Priory Church and Gatehouse remain; the rest of the buildings were taken down in the aftermath of Henry VIII's Dissolution.

Caption For Westbury, The White Horse And Bratton Camp 1900

The present horse on this site dates from 1778 and was the first of several figures cut in the chalk downs of Wiltshire during the next half-century.

Caption For Wainfleet, High Street C1955

Back in the Market Place, the photographer looks south down the High Street. Cook's on the corner is still a newsagent and stationer, Goodnews.

Caption For Great Meols, The Railway Inn C1955

Pandering to the needs of motorists, the first Railway Inn was pulled down in the 1930s to make way for a larger establishment.

Caption For Bluntisham, Colne Road C1955

Two new housing developments have appeared further down the road.

Caption For Hemingford Grey, The Village C1955

Further down on the left is the Society of the Resurrection's retreat, St Francis House.