Maps

181,045 maps found.

1946, Portobello Ref. NPO809878
1946, Radford Ref. NPO812712
1946, Ravensthorpe Ref. NPO813797
1945, Redbridge Ref. NPO814642
1945, Milton Ref. NPO781146
1945, Moortown Ref. NPO783582
1945, Morton Ref. NPO783990
1945, Paddington Ref. NPO799375
1946, Newborough Ref. NPO790650
1919, Knowle Ref. POP750506
1919, Eastville Ref. POP698805
1919, Hillfields Ref. POP736191
1947, Kingsland Ref. NPO748119
1945, Landport Ref. NPO751993
1919, Springhill Ref. POP836957
1922, Rhosgoch Ref. POP815936
1920, Strand Ref. POP841226
1919, Wellow Ref. POP863114
1899, Sandford Ref. RNC824978
1903-1904, Joppa Ref. RNC745257

Books

7 books found. Showing results 481 to 7.

Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 201 to 210.

Happy Days

I went to Wescott Road school in 1950 then St Crispins 1956. I can recall quite a few shops. Herrings furniture where you could buy on HP with no checks, as Mr Herring assessed whether or not you looked trustworthy. NSS newsagents. Next ...Read more

A memory of Wokingham by keithmorshead

Stanmore 1950 52

Hallo , my name is Cliff Bowley. My family moved to Stanmore in 1950 to a very large house called "Belmont Lodge " on the corner of Denis Lane and London Road junction. Does anybody remember it? It was knocked down for development, ...Read more

A memory of Stanmore by cliffbowley

Bradford House

My daughters and I lived happily at Bradford House for seven years in the late 1990's ... The house was originally two 17th century cottages at right angles to each other. The Victorians then re-modelled one of the ...Read more

A memory of Bradford-on-Tone by Sheelagh G Garner

Queen Elizabeth

Seeing this beautiful liner reminds me that my father used to work on both. These ships would cross the Atlantic within 3 miles of each other. He took a photo of the Queen Mary as they were in the height of a severe storm. The bridge of The Mary was under water, the props exposed.

A memory of Hythe by rlbicker

The Leeds And Sunderland Cup Final

I watched so many cup finals on black and white television when I was a boy never dreaming of the day that I might actually be there. But it happened in 1973! Would you believe my neighbour was a long retired ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1973 by John Howard Norfolk

Where I Was Brought Up

I was 2 years old when we moved in, in 1950. My dad was the Lock Keeper, Alan Mclean Tait, my mum Florence (Always called Elsie)my sister Christina (Chris), me, Eddie & our spaniel Judy. We also had chickens and a cockrel. ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1950 by Eddie Tait

"The American University"

The school was converted for use as the campus for The United States International University in Europe. I was fortunate to be working as a Careers Advisor in nearby Watford whilst it was operating as a university and so I had ...Read more

A memory of Bushey in 1989 by John Howard Norfolk

Boot Inn 1955, Now The Old Boot, A Private House

Ceased operation as a pub in 1959. Now (2007) privately occupied by the Beran family. Previous owners were a builder who divided the land, the village schoolmaster, and the Jarvis'. A few relics ...Read more

A memory of East Hagbourne by Max Beran

A Visit With A Great Aunt And Uncle

In 1970 my Grandparents (Mr & Mrs Harold Hall of Winnipeg, Canada) and I spent some time with my Grandmother's sister, Ethel Mills and her husband John. We had a family reunion and dinner in a restaurant. ...Read more

A memory of Earby in 1970 by Allaine Beels

School Carol Concert

This was where my mother and father were married in 1937. I used to walk up to the Church with the whole of Minehead Grammar School for our annual Christmas Carol Service. Our lovely music teacher, Mr Langdon, used to play the ...Read more

A memory of Minehead in 1958 by Hilary Moore

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Captions

29,161 captions found. Showing results 481 to 504.

Caption For Potterne, Old Houses And Church 1898

A small village just south of Devizes, Potterne still has some famous and wonderfully ancient buildings. It was once a manor of the Bishop of Salisbury.

Caption For Barry, Castle 1899

By the time that this photograph was taken, very little of Barry Castle remained.

Caption For Staines, Children 1890

Two girls play with a hoop on the banks of the Thames, not far from Staines. Historically, Staines marked the end of the jurisdiction of the City of London over the river.

Caption For Nantwich, High Street 1898

In 1584 much of the town was destroyed by fire. Rebuilding has left Nantwich with a number of late-Tudor buildings, one of the most interesting of which is the Crown Hotel.

Caption For Cartmel, Devonshire Place 1929

The magnificent late 12th-century priory church of St Mary and St Michael dominates this view of Devonshire Place.

Caption For Chee Dale, 1914

A view of the River Wye as it flows through the limestone gorge of Chee Dale, between Bakewell and Buxton.

Ref. P108501
Caption For Powick, C1950

Much of the quietness of old Powick was lost for ever in the 20th century when a new road from Malvern to Worcester was cut through the parish.

Caption For Glasgow, The Grand Hotel, Charing Cross 1897

By contrast, Argyle Street, belonging to a previous generation of building, had no green spaces at all, and the solitary tree that towered over the tenements of Sandyford is believed to have begun

Caption For Eype, The Village 1899

A tiny coastal hamlet in the parish of Symondsbury, Eype was provided with its own 350-seat chapel of ease, dedicated to St Peter, in 1865 (right-hand skyline).

Caption For Chenies, The Parish Church 1897

Of this chapel only the archway into it from the church survives, the rest being rebuilt, enlarged and extended in the 1860s, 1880s and in 1906.

Caption For Luton, Town Hall C1965

Once controlled by a simple set of three traffic lights, the junction of George Street, Wellington Street (left) and Manchester Street (right) now requires a multi-function system complete with laning,

Caption For Maidstone, The Archbishop's Palace 1898

The east front of the Archbishop's Palace, pictured prior to the insertion of the modern window and the change in the roofline of the central porch.

Caption For Far Headingley, St Chad's Church C1960

This splendid church was conceived by Sir Edmund Beckett, who as well as being a barrister and amateur architect designed the clock mechanism of Big Ben.

Caption For Far Headingley, St Chad's Church C1960

This splendid church was conceived by Sir Edmund Beckett, who as well as being a barrister and amateur architect designed the clock mechanism of Big Ben.

Caption For Aylesbury, Kings Head Hotel, Ancient Window 1901

The King's Head is one of Aylesbury's architectural treasures; it is tucked away off the Market Square. This view shows the 15th-century great hall window, ten lights wide with arched upper lights.

Caption For Aylesbury, Westmorland Avenue C1965

Westmorland Avenue is one of the roads laid out for residential development between Tring Road and Wendover Road.

Caption For Bognor Regis, East Parade 1903

Looking eastward, this view shows one of the town's saddest architectural losses: Colebrooke Terrace, a shallow crescent of four pairs of Regency stucco villas.

Caption For Rolvenden, Village 1901

The broad street of the village, with its grass verges, is lined with brick and weatherboarded houses.

Caption For Wrotham, High Street 1901

The narrow high street leading to a small square boasted a varied selection of businesses at the turn of the last century.

Caption For London, Covent Garden 1900

The cries of traders echo through the expansive square, planned by Inigo Jones.The scene has been described by a contemporary guidebook: 'All night long the rumble of heavy wagons seldom ceases,

Caption For Eastbourne, High Street, Old Town 1890

Eastbourne owes its development to the seventh Duke of Devonshire: after the railway arrived in 1849, he enthusiastically developed his estates here into a huge resort, with nearly three miles of seafront

Caption For Ballaugh, Village 1895

Ballaugh is in the Sheading of Michael.

Caption For Pembroke, Main Street 1890

Without doubt, Pembroke is one of the most impressive defended sites in Wales.

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

West of Long Sutton and east of Spalding, Holbeach is another of Lincolnshire's numerous small market towns. It received its first market charter in 1252.