Maps

1,622 maps found.

1946, Badger Street Ref. NPO630020
1897-1898, Barnes Street Ref. RNC633589
1899-1901, Ash Street Ref. RNC627385
1901-1902, Cross Street Ref. RNC684410
1897-1898, Chestnut Street Ref. RNC667599
1899-1901, Chilton Street Ref. RNC667944
1898, Churchgate Street Ref. RNC668638
1898, Boreham Street Ref. RNC646134
1897-1898, Boughton Street Ref. RNC646774
1898-1902, Brewer Street Ref. RNC649595
1899-1901, Bird Street Ref. RNC640620
1940, Gay Street Ref. NPO712503
1946, Penn Street Ref. NPO803740
1946, Pentlow Street Ref. NPO804249
1947, Pippin Street Ref. NPO806517
1946, Rushmere Street Ref. NPO822932
1946, Scotland Street Ref. NPO826649
1946, Shimpling Street Ref. NPO830207
1945, Rook Street Ref. NPO819639
1940, Rooting Street Ref. NPO819844

Books

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Memories

6,666 memories found. Showing results 241 to 250.

Shepherd Street, Bow.

Does anyone remember Shepherd Street in Bow? The Widow's Son pub was on the corner (famous for its hot cross buns legend). The pub is still there but the road is now warehouses of some kind. I ask because my father lived down ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Roy Pryer

Evacuation To Fonab Castle Sept.1939

Evacuation - September 3rd 1939 The government decided that mothers and children should be moved to the countryside away from areas at risk from bombing. On the 3rd, parents and children all gathered at their ...Read more

A memory of Pitlochry in 1930 by Anne Jackson

258 Furlong Road

I was born at 258 Furlong Road in 1944. I lived there with my mum and gran for 5 years till we moved over to Purston Featherstone in 1950. My gran was called Elsie Nowell, the years we spent there were wonderful...I ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne in 1944 by Pauline Fletcher

Growing Up In Edgware

I was actually born in Bushey but I grew up in Edgware. I always thought it a funny little town but in it's own way it was beautiful. The parks were beautiful and always had Rose Gardens and ponds to visit. Walking was a way ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1961 by Edna Ryan

Your Dad

You may remember me as your Mum's Avon Lady in 1970; you lived in Clare Court. I have so many memories, some photos of Bell Street. Oh, as an after-thought I can remember, wait for it... sequence dancing. My uncle's were; David New and ...Read more

A memory of Tidworth by Sally Ann Holford

Eveswell

My father, John, was a doctor at his surgery/house, Corporation Road and I and my brother John plus mother and father were in the shelter when the mine was dropped. I remember a discussion later about loss of panel patients (Lysaghts and ...Read more

A memory of Newport in 1940 by Michael Savage

Childhood Memories We Never Forget

To anyone reading this; I was born Valerie Harding and lived in Wedges Mills and I remember so many things about my childhood in Cannock. The Maypole dancing at John Woods school, attending Church each Thursday ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1953 by Valerie Van Ramesdonk

My Childhood In Southall

My parents were born in India. My grandfather settled in Africa and had a good job. When my father got married he stayed Africa where all my brothers and sisters were born. My dad was a carpenter by trade; he arrived in ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1962 by Amy Bhambra

Lots Of Coal Dust

Born in 1942, my earliest memories of Thurnscoe was living at 25 Taylor street. When I was four we moved to 137 Thornley Crescent. I attended both Houghton Road Infants and Junior schools. One name sticks in my memory; Mrs Cook ...Read more

A memory of Thurnscoe in 1942 by Trevor Mclean

Odeon Welling

My step-father, Dennis Wood, was the Manager of the Odeon Welling until it's closure in 1962. I remember racing around the empty cinema and getting the projectionist, Ken, to put on my Cliff Richard records and going and sitting in ...Read more

A memory of Welling in 1960 by Sue Wood

Captions

5,381 captions found. Showing results 577 to 600.

Caption For Marske By The Sea, High Street C1960

This view shows Marske High Street on a quiet day, with two vehicles from the United Bus Company on their routes between Redcar and Saltburn.

Caption For London, St Giles Circus 1910

A bustling street scene at the junction of Oxford Street and the Charing Cross Road.We think of advertising as a modern phenomenon.

Caption For Enfield, Church Street C1960

There was probably a settlement at Enfield when the Roman legions marched along nearby Ermine Street, the important Roman highway that can still be seen adjacent to Enfield's High Street.

Caption For Camberley, High Street 1906

Evans gave way to Boots, and Cousins ceased trading some years ago, after relocating to Park Street. St Georges Road is to the left, opposite Obelisk Street.

Caption For Braintree, Bank Street 1903

Bank Street underwent an unexpected transformation in February 1941, when this corner was destroyed by a bomb.

Caption For Colchester, Crouch Street C1955

Where the bus mean- ders westward, the dual carriageway of Balkerne Hill removed a number of buildings on each side of the road on its noisy way to the Southway roundabout, cutting Crouch Street

Caption For Derby, St Peter's Church C1960

This view of St Peter's Church, which stands at the junction of St Peter's Street and East Street in the city centre, shows just how busy the traffic was then.

Caption For Ilminster, The Crown Hotel And Triangle C1950

The Ilminster by-pass now takes traffic from this street, and little has changed here. The shop and garage on the left are now houses, and new houses stand high on Strawberry Bank beyond.

Caption For Oakengates, Oxford Street C1955

Today every street in the country seems to have lines, arrows and commands painted all over it.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Hospital 2004

The vicar of St George's envisaged a need for a hospital, and so in 1866 he set up a hospital in a house on the corner of Cross Street and Albert Street - it became known as St George's Hospital.

Caption For Sheffield, The Victoria Hall C1955

Almost every decade saw the construction of a new city landmark: the Methodists' Victoria Hall in Norfolk Street in 1908, Sheffield Newspapers' Kemsley House in High Street in 1916, the City

Caption For Boston, County Hall, Church Close 2005

A central post office had been built in High Street in 1882-85, but in 1907 it was replaced by the present building in Wide Bargate which was soon extended to include the sorting office and the

Caption For Haverfordwest, Market Street 1950

Looking down Market Street towards St Mary's with the spire of St Martin's just visible beyond.

Caption For Bingley, Main Street 1926

The ladies of the town used to meet in Main Street at the Loft Café.

Caption For Manchester, Corporation Street C1885

Corporation Street was the last major roadway development in the city centre made by the corporation.

Caption For Salisbury, Winchester Street C1950

Parallel with Milford Street and leading to Market Square, this was a major shopping street before the new ring-road turned it into a cul-de-sac.

Caption For Nottingham, King Street C1950

This is the street which, along with Queen Street, was cut through the infamous Rookeries in the 1880s.

Caption For Kimbolton, East Street C1965

This narrow back street, running parallel to the High Street, has changed a little. The Half Moon pub (right) has gone, and there are traffic-calming bumps here now.

Caption For Green Hammerton, Main Street C1960

Whitewashed houses and pantiled roofs characterise this photograph of the deserted Main Street of Green Hammerton, a small village in the Vale of York and on Roman Dere Street, just off the main A59 Harrogate

Caption For Croydon, Church Street C1950

A view north up Church Street with Surrey Street Market to the right.

Caption For Dartford, High Street 1902

This early Edwardian dusty street scene reminds me of a cowboy film! Close scrutiny of this picture shows us a hardware shop (left), Staffordshire House, established in 1849.

Caption For Wimborne, West Borough 1908

With the towers of the Minster in the background, this street lined with red brick and white-rendered Georgian cottages has a pleasing elegance and symmetry.

Caption For Macclesfield, Chestergate 1898

Along with Mill Street and Jordangate, Chestergate was one of the first streets to be properly paved, and, more importantly, to be provided with surface drainage.

Caption For Oxford, St Michael's Street C1955

The church at the far end of the street is Wesley Memorial Church. Situated in New Inn Hall Street, it opened in October 1878.