Maps

181,045 maps found.

1895, Woodside Ref. RNE874009
1890, York Ref. HOSM35475
1894, Ealing Ref. HOSM65630
1909, Wirral Ref. HOSM64840
1885, Priestfield Ref. HOSM60698
1883 - 1885, Westcroft Ref. HOSM64056
1907, Kingston Ref. HOSM50195
1883 - 1885, Walsall Ref. HOSM35369
1888 - 1899, Talwrn Ref. HOSM51854
1881 - 1883, Mapperley Ref. HOSM53120
1896 - 1907, Winford Ref. HOSM57298
1899 - 1922, Swindon Ref. HOSM35283
1887 - 1900, Fengate Ref. HOSM45291
1899 - 1900, Werrington Ref. HOSM63725
1905, Crabtree Ref. HOSM42097
1887, Llantrisant Ref. HOSM52083
1899, Mountain Ref. HOSM54231
1899-1909, Easton Ref. RNC698720
1901-1903, Knighton Ref. RNC749709
1899-1900, Longbridge Ref. RNC766784

Books

7 books found. Showing results 553 to 7.

Memories

29,016 memories found. Showing results 231 to 240.

1953 66

I was born in Hayes & lived on a council estate ,Kier Hardie Way. I had a happy childhood, lots of fields over the 'Greenway'& Kingshill Avenue. Went back in about 1985 & it was a bit shabby, then in 2000 & it all ...Read more

A memory of Hayes by Beverley Thouless

Happy Days.

I was a student nurse there from September 1962 until September 1964. I have such happy memories as well as sad ones of my days there. Sister Smith or Slosher Smith as my set called her was indeed a strict person to work under. She reduced me ...Read more

A memory of Alton by sheilaamorgan

It Sure Brought Back Memories

My mother was the senior assistant matron at the pastures as it used to be called and we actually lived at the hospital at the lodge. I was born and lived there until I got married, but still spent many hours at the ...Read more

A memory of Mickleover by homelyangels

War Time Solidarity

My mother, her mother and my great grandma lived through war time while my grandfather fought in France ww2. Everybody knew each other and there was a great sense of community. People would help each other and look after ...Read more

A memory of Ellesmere Port

Pixham Mill House

My father, Harry Day, was gardener at the house when the Case family lived there. As a small child I remember the huge Christmas Tree in the palatial hall. The beautiful cedar tree in the middle of the lawn and the old potting shed.

A memory of Dorking by susanlucyarcher

Rose View

1970 - 1984: As you look at this photo the last building on the right, the barn like cottage with the small window, is Rose View. My mum and dad bought it for £1,000 in 1970, and set to work modernising it as I was due 1971 and my brother ...Read more

A memory of Polgooth in 1970 by Tami Cross Halls

Great Part Of The Village

1970's and 80's: We had a great childhood playing at this end of the village. It was quiet except for the cars of people that lived up here. Everyone knew each other. My old house is in the background, all you can see is ...Read more

A memory of Polgooth in 1980 by Tami Cross Halls

Airplane Crash In Church Gresley

I was only a toddler when a light plane landed in the cricket field beyond the allotments at the bottom of Regent Street. Everybody around dashed down to see the spectacle. Few had seen an aeroplane actually ...Read more

A memory of Church Gresley in 1930 by Brian Venning

On My Way Into Town Or To Visit My Friend Steve Flanagan

Having lived in the U.S now for 35 years this photo makes me very homesick as I haven't seen the old place since 1972!  I remember walking down Lord Mayor's Walk and turning the corner next to ...Read more

A memory of York in 1962 by David Knapton

My Home

I lived with my parents and brother, Ray, at the top of the High Street at 2, Grove Cottages, Leatherhead Road.  I lived there until I married Jean Rumming from Hersham, Surrey in 1960. This used to be a public house later closed down ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1943 by Tony Davie

Your search returned a large number of results. Please try to refine your search further.

Captions

29,161 captions found. Showing results 553 to 576.

Caption For Cleckheaton, Cheapside C1965

Within a few decades, the face of Cleckheaton had changed beyond recognition with the establishment of machine manufacturing.

Caption For Bridport, East Bridge 1897

East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (left), was built by J and T Gale in 1784 and has been widened.

Caption For Caldecott, High Street C1955

Roman remains are extant at Caldecott, but it is the later thatched and slated farmhouses, and rows of cottages (some with date panels) fronting onto the High Street which present a unified entity

Caption For Rothley, Woodgate C1965

Rothley lies some five miles to the north of Leicester, and to the west of the busy A6.

Caption For Hanbury, Dodderhill Common C1965

Also known as Piper`s Hill Common, this beautiful nature reserve has developed from wood pasture; that is, rough grazing with a scattering of trees.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Plough Inn C1960

The old village consists of a number of small, picturesque thatched and timber-framed cottages to the west of the church and along a lane running west from the river bridge.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1892

Lyme Regis harbour, or the Cobb, was once a seafaring settlement separate from the old town.

Caption For Grendon Underwood, Crucks C1960

The name of this cottage is a reminder of a very important medieval and late medieval building tradition in this area, possibly associated with the abundance of oak trees in the Bernwood Forest and

Caption For Oakley, Post Office Corner C1960

The name of this cottage is a reminder of a very important medieval and late medieval building tradition in this area, possibly associated with the abundance of oak trees in the Bernwood Forest and

Caption For Fontmell Magna, View From Church Tower C1955

We are looking south-eastwards across the centre of the village towards the Springhead home of environmental guru Rolf Gardiner and the hills of Cranborne Chase.

Caption For Bamburgh, The Village And Castle 1954

Unable to take the fortress from Robert de Mowbray, third Earl of Northumberland, William headed south, leaving the prosecution of the siege to others. Mowbray attempted to escape, but was captured.

Caption For Baldock, High Street 1925

The market town of Baldock developed at the junction of a Roman road and the ancient Icknield Way in the mid 1100s.

Caption For Braintree, Bocking End C1955

The Co-operative's elegant range of buildings with a clock tower was another victim of 1960s development in the town. The Society was formed by a group of silk workers in 1864.

Caption For Sheffield, The Mappin Art Gallery C1965

Sheffield in the Victorian period also saw a very large expansion of its housing stock not only to house the rapidly growing number of workers in the light and heavy steel industries but also to

Caption For Twickenham, York House From The Bridge C1955

In 1635 the town archery butts stood at the eastern entrance to Twickenham in Richmond Road - a reminder of the need for a standing army in a constant state of readiness for war abroad.

Caption For Launceston, Newport 1935

Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared.

Caption For Daventry, Tennyson Road C1965

Having completed the tour of Daventry town centre, we now look at some of the 20th-century housing and industrial development.

Caption For Guisborough, The Grammar School 1891

In 1887 the Board of Governors of the newly reconstituted Guisborough Grammar School commissioned Alfred Waterhouse, an eminent Victorian architect, most famous for designing the Natural History Museum

Caption For Margate, Hotel Metropole 1892

The impressive facade of the Hotel Metropole, with the Ship Hotel next door, faced the end of the Jetty to greet the thousands of holidaymakers who travelled down on the paddle steamers.

Caption For Stamford, High Street, St Martin's C1960

The window boxes of the George Hotel are still a feature today, and the range of buildings on the right of the photograph continues to be used as shops, now antiques and furnishings, although previously

Caption For Aspley Guise, The Square C1955

These opposing views of the town centre illustrate the character and quality of life in Aspley Guise.

Caption For Runcorn, The Docks C1900

The construction of the Manchester Ship Canal resulted in access to Runcorn Docks having to be made by way of locks opposite the town's waterfront, or through the Eastham Locks.

Caption For Rydal, Rydal Water 1886

We are on the peaceful, reed-fringed shores of Rydal Water, near Grasmere. Rydal was the home of William Wordsworth from 1813 until his death in 1850, and Rydal Water was one of his favourite lakes.