Maps

181,006 maps found.

1881, Borrowash Ref. HOSM38348
1881, Etwall Ref. HOSM44974
1901, Tonge Ref. HOSM62060
1882, Hockering Ref. HOSM48646
1885, Horningtoft Ref. HOSM48937
1882, Mattishall Ref. HOSM53338
1882, Yaxham Ref. HOSM65392
1899, Devizes Ref. HOSM34423
1899, Coate Ref. HOSM41366
1899, Eastcott Ref. HOSM44420
1899, Roundway Ref. HOSM55356
1899, Rowde Ref. HOSM58277
1892, Boothroyd Ref. HOSM64185
1898, Coscote Ref. HOSM41932
1903, Diss Ref. HOSM34428
1903, Hinderclay Ref. HOSM48595
1883, Winfarthing Ref. HOSM64745
1887, Tyddyn-Mawr Ref. HOSM65736
1901, Austerfield Ref. HOSM36683
1891, Burghwallis Ref. HOSM39507

Books

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Memories

29,019 memories found. Showing results 2,741 to 2,750.

Iced Slices

I grew up in the area and often visited as a child. One particular memory is of ordering a pot of tea for four - it was so big my Dad couldn't lift it and the cheese on the sandwiches was about an inch thick - delicious! Since moving ...Read more

A memory of Bosherston by Vicky Hirst

Big Christmas Tree In The Cross, Moreton

One of my fondest memories is of the big Christmas tree at Moreton Cross all lit up, you could see it way up Pasture Road in the dark and to a small child it was magic. I also loved the great hot ...Read more

A memory of Moreton in 1958 by Margery Hall

1962/3 1965

Happy memories of Warnham Court. I remember Bill & David Dundridge, Eric Cook, Margaret Hardy. I was in Mr Mackley's class, in the Cedar dorm and Bodium was my house. Would like to hear from anybody that was there during my time and remembers me.

A memory of Warnham Court School by Michael Lambert

Church Cottages.

My wife  and I moved here in 1983. We lived in the far cottage of the terrace of 3 (1,Church Cottages), in the foreground of this photograph. Our first daughter arrived whilst we were here. However, the imminent arrival of ...Read more

A memory of Salford Priors in 1983 by Ian Foster

Growing Up Years

I was born in Old Argent Street 1945 (VJ Day), only one in Grays as my old mum used to tell everyone, she was so proud of that, living in a 2 up, 2 down, mum, dad, 3 brothers, 2 sisters, overcrowded, nah, we got by. We spent summers ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Victor Chaplin

Kingsbury Swimming Pool

I remember queuing outside the pool for what felt like hours on a hot summer's day. The price to get in went as low as 1d -  or am I mistaken? We used to climb up a drainpipe at the back of the pool to get in, not to save ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1953 by Allan Gilbert

The Bell

My name is Ann Jones. I live in the USA I was formerly Ann Groom, my dad Sydney Groom and mother Mildred kept The Snoring Bell. I remember the Whiteheads down the street on the farm, and going to Little Snoring School - my teachers ...Read more

A memory of Little Snoring in 1960 by Ann Jones

Hackbridge

I lived in Orchard Avenue, number 4, when the whole road was mock Tudor exteriors. I had quite a shock to revisit a few years ago to see them all plastered over and looking very tired.  In the l950s and early 1960s when I lived here ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1956 by Janis Read

Growing Up In The 1950s

Dad was the village policeman, PC 39. Our family name was Moss. We lived outside the village near the T junction to Little Waldingfield (two farm houses, we lived in one of them).  Dad, mum and my 4 sisiters.  We ...Read more

A memory of Great Waldingfield in 1951

Friends Reunited

I was in hospital for two and a half years, I made lots of friends there. There were three girls I remember, one was Pat Davis, she had TB just like me, Susan Burgess was another and Evonne la Page was the other one. If anyone knows ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1953 by Sheila Guilfoyle

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Captions

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Caption For Bolton Abbey, The Abbey C1886

In the background are the romantic ruins of the Augustinian priory, and to the right are the tumbling waters of the River Wharfe.

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Caption For Rhyl, Donkeys On The Sands 1891

Donkeys are awaiting the arrival of the day's holidaymakers on the beach. A fisherwoman in a tall hat stands behind the donkey boys and their mounts.

Caption For Aberffraw, Llangwyfan Church C1940

On the horizon we can see the outline of the 12th-century church of Llangwyfan and the circular sea-wall of its cemetery.

Caption For East Blatchington, Church 1891

The field in the foreground, with its flint wall, lies to the south of East Blatchington Farm; the view looks south down Blatchington Hill, the village main street, with Belgrave Road passing in front

Caption For Cocking, The Church 1906

Moving south-west, the tour reaches East Harting, a hamlet east of South Harting, the main village with the parish church.

Caption For East Grinstead, College Lane 1907

The name of this lane, which runs north from the junction of High Street and Lewes Road, refers to Sackville College.

Caption For Chilham, The Square 1903

Here we see the heart of what many claim is Kent's prettiest village: the tower of its 15th-century flintstone church of St Mary's looks down on this spacious square lined with half-timbered Tudor and

Caption For Margate, The Sands 1906

Young day-trippers on the beach are preparing to enjoy a traditional ride on one of the six donkeys retained here for the purpose during the summer months.

Caption For Eastleigh, North Stoneham Church C1955

There are many monuments in the church and in the graveyard to famous people, including Sir Thomas Fleming, who was the Lord Chief Justice who authorised the execution of Guy Fawkes, and Admiral Lord Hawke

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Custom House C1955

The house on the left, occupied by R W Fayers & Son, builders, was the home of Sir John Turner, who built The Custom House.

Caption For Sutton, Cavendish Road 1903

The next views are of the residential roads laid out to the east of Brighton Road.

Caption For Rickmansworth, Mill End Church 1897

The hamlet of Mill End, about a mile west of the centre of Rickmansworth, grew up along the main road to Uxbridge to serve a watermill and factories.

Caption For Wigston, Leicester Road, Looking North C1960

This architecture is not exciting, but very user-friendly: a corner shop with others adjacent, each with their good timber fronts, and on the opposite side of the road The Bell pub, making up a standard

Caption For Cartmel, The Priory Church 1914

The sign on the shop wall, where the tickets were sold, shows that admission to the Priory Church was 6d.

Caption For Ab Kettleby, St James' Church C1955

On the exposed Wolds, the ironstone church is situated on the south side of the village street, away from the main A606 Nottingham to Stamford road.

Caption For Bedford, The Park Entrance Gates 1921

The West Lodge and Gates are at the head of De Parys Avenue.

Caption For Bedford, The Town Bridge 1921

Its foundation stone was laid by the Marquess of Tavistock, the eldest son of the Duke of Bedford, in 1811. The costs proved high.

Caption For Bedford, The Park, Putnoe C1960

Beyond the route suggested in this chapter, which finishes at Bedford Park, the 1950s and 1960s expansion of Bedford to the east was well planned with parks, shopping parades and schools - many of the

Caption For Crichel House, House And Park 1904

He at once embarked on a programme of rebuilding and extension, doubling the size of the house, and moved the entire village of More Crichel except for St Mary`s Church, a mile away to the south in

Caption For Paisley, High Street 1900

Although spinning and weaving were Paisley's main industries, there were also several shipyards along the banks of the River Cart. The longest lived was Fleming & Ferguson.

Caption For Debenham, High Street C1955

The 16th-century house on the left still has its original brackets supporting the exposed joists of the first floor.

Caption For Retford, Sir Frederick Milner School C1955

The Sir Frederick Milner School was built as a secondary modern school in the south- east of the town, amid a maze of narrow streets.

Caption For Runcorn, Church Street C1965

This slow growth of population in the 1900s is explained by the fact that Runcorn was very much a cul-de-sac town.

Caption For Herstmonceux, Castle, West Front 1890

A mile south of the main road, on a spur some 80 feet high on the edge of the Pevensey Levels, lies the parish church of Herstmonceux and this spectacular brick-built castle.