Maps

158 maps found.

Books

Sorry, no books were found that related to your search.

Memories

992 memories found. Showing results 261 to 270.

Uiversity Days Rag Week

Sorry - I got it wrong - the year of my memory of Rag Week was 1959. One of the other memories on this site related to Councillor Thurlow, who was Mayor of Durham in 1956. In that year - November - the Queen Mother came to ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1959 by Diana Dioszeghy

Stockton And Thornaby Railways

Hello. My dad, Horace Jenkins, worked as a coach lettering painter for British Rail in Thornaby for most of his life. He died at 17 The Larches, Teesville in 1953 at the age of 46. He was the best lettering ...Read more

A memory of Thornaby-on-Tees in 1950 by Muriel Redd

Royal Signals 1954 56 Grand Depot Road

Hi there, I wonder if anyone remembers a coffe house in Woolwich - all the solders on demob pinned their shoulder flashes on the wall - it was coverd in them. We were stationed at Connaught Baracks. It was ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1955 by Ken Moore

Waiting And Waiting. Where Was She?

There was a tremendous interest when this reservoir was officially opened by the Queen Mother. The local papers carried details of the scheduled times and events connected with this event. Not least of all, the ...Read more

A memory of Rugeley by brucehaycock

St Andrew's Church, Chelmondiston

My mother, Mary Rands, was christened in this church in 1929. Her Grandparents, Herbert and Mary Ann Rands, lived in a cottage at the back of the church called 'Myrtle' They passed away before the second world ...Read more

A memory of Chelmondiston by Sharon Burford

1944?

I grew up in Glasgow and my dad Hughie Crawford often talked fondly about Newton Poppleford and Colaton Raleigh. He was in the Royal Marines during the war and was stationed at Lympstone and then Torquay. I know he visited Newton Pop ...Read more

A memory of Newton Poppleford by hucr

More Memories Of Bredbury

I was born at 83 Kingsway in August 1952 at my grandparents' home. My mother was Joan Carter (nee Harrison) who was born in Bennett Street, Ardwick, Manchester and my father was Brian Carter who was born in Rotherfield ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by david.b.carter

Is It, It Or Is It Not

I am fairly certain that during the war(2nd) 1944/5 this was the house my family stayed in. The first one with the stone and railings as one looks at the photo, the little girl is almost outside.The house without a stone ...Read more

A memory of Letterston by pjcrawford313

Simpsons In Halifax

Joyce Sutcliffe lived in Halifax and worked at Simpsons around 1941. She was called up to the Royal Army Signals in 1942 aged 21. Also Robert Bell worked there and went into the Navy. Other people were Frank Southwell, Owen ...Read more

A memory of Halifax by sandramightyblues

Bus Station

I remember the bus station opening as my uncle, Councilor Tom Talbot was Mayor of Crewe at the time and he laid the comerative stone in the then Royal Arcade. The comerative plaque was covered over in about 2011 but I intervened and had ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1955 by Ian Speake

Captions

973 captions found. Showing results 625 to 648.

Caption For Bury, Kay Gardens C1955

The copper-domed building behind is the Market Hall, and the Royal Cinema stands beyond.

Caption For Plymouth, George Street 1889

Only with the construction of the Royal Albert Bridge across the Tamar to Saltash did the railway open up the Duchy of Cornwall.

Caption For Manchester, St Ann's Square, The Cab Rank 1885

The Royal Exchange was founded in 1806 and amongst the waiting hackney carriages is Richard Cobden's statue. He now stands by the church, having stepped back to make room for the city's war memorial.

Caption For Bath, From Grosvenor Hotel 1935

Looking back to the former Empire Hotel, opened in 1901 and a poor counterweight to the Abbey, we see the houses of Terrace Walk on the left, now with ground-floor shops, which faced the Greek temple-style Royal

Caption For Plymouth, Drake's Island 1890

The folly was constructed using stone from the tower of St Lawrence's church, which used to stand on the site now occupied by Royal William Yard in Stonehouse.

Caption For Little Haywood, Seven Springs C1960

Cannock Chase was originally a royal hunting forest before being sold to the Bishop of Lichfield.

Caption For Haslemere, Shepherds Hill C1900

It was the only royal palace in Surrey; the motte was raised soon after the Norman Conquest.

Caption For Whitewell, 1921

Being so near the old Roman road from Manchester to York, and being so well-placed on many routes, it has always had a reputation for putting up visitors and travellers.There was once a royal hunting

Caption For Brockham, The Green 1958

In this photograph the Royal Oak pub displays the well- known sign for Friary Meux.

Caption For Manchester, Art Gallery And Mosley Street C1885

In 1824 the Royal Manchester Institution was hoping to move into a new headquarters in Mosley Street, and in the accepted practice of the day invited architects to submit their ideas by means of open competition

Caption For Kettering, Market Place C1950

Boots the chemist had built their original store on the corner opposite the Royal Hotel at the bottom of Market Street.

Caption For Edinburgh, The Canongate Tolbooth 1897

The tolbooth, with its projecting clock, is one of the most famous landmarks on the Royal Mile and dates from 1591. Note the poles used for drying washing.

Caption For Biggleswade, Market Place C1955

Its Royal charter was confirmed as long ago as 1227. All the central buildings occupy part of the original market place, which was bounded by the buildings at the far right and left.

Caption For Littlehampton, High Street 1892

A port at the mouth of the Arun, and once a Tudor royal shipyard, the old town runs east from the river bank.

Caption For Knaresborough, Castle 1906

During the reign of King John, the castle was a royal arsenal, manufacturing 109,000 crossbow quarrels.

Caption For Knaresborough, Castle 1906

During the reign of King John, the castle was a royal arsenal, manufacturing 109,000 crossbow quarrels.

Caption For Dumfries, The Old And New Bridges C1890

Dumfries itself became a royal burgh in the 12th century, but the two towns were not officially amalgamated until 1929.

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, Sailing Boats 1896

Almost certainly a race or regatta is in progress, as the distinctive boats of the Royal Windermere Yacht Club pose gracefully against the wooded shoreline.

Caption For Weymouth, Beach 1923

The heart of Georgian Weymouth overlooks the sands from the Gloucester Hotel (top left) and the Royal Hotel (centre left), in a broad sweep around to the Victorian spire of St John's Church and Brunswick

Caption For Swanage, From The Pier 1897

The townscape is in a state of transition, with Seymer Road (left) and the Royal Victoria Hotel (centre) representing the height of what was now being celebrated as 'the longest reign on record'.

Caption For Bungay, The Castle C1965

When Henry II came to the throne, he resolved the lack of royal castles in Suffolk by confiscating four of Hugh's.

Caption For Sleaford, Cranwell C1965

Lord Trenchard, father of the modern Royal Air Force, chose the site right in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside so as to be as far away as possible from the temptations of the big cities.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Lynch 1892

These used to be known as King's Mill, and royal consent was given for the construction of this mill leat in 1341.

Caption For Henley On Thames, The Regatta 1890

It and the island are now owned by the Henley Royal Regatta, and the temple has recently been well restored.