Maps

181,006 maps found.

1876, Holmesfield Ref. HOSM48775
1901, Brierley Ref. HOSM38914
1902, Dulverton Ref. HOSM34449
1902, Brushford Ref. HOSM39277
1902, Bury Ref. HOSM39640
1902, Hawkridge Ref. HOSM47878
1900, Kensworth Ref. HOSM49729
1900, Studham Ref. HOSM60857
1881, Thorn Ref. HOSM61601
1896, Cassop Ref. HOSM40270
1895, Cornsay Ref. HOSM41841
1895, Shincliffe Ref. HOSM48996
1896, Ludworth Ref. HOSM52763
1895, Sacriston Ref. HOSM58366
1882, Coaley Ref. HOSM41447
1882, Sandpits Ref. HOSM58495
1882, Uley Ref. HOSM62933
1908, Eastbourne Ref. HOSM34473
1910, Felcourt Ref. HOSM45249
1907, Hammerwood Ref. HOSM47480

Books

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Memories

29,054 memories found. Showing results 2,931 to 2,940.

Look For Mrs Mitchell Teacher

I responded to a memory in another album, South Bragar: they mention Mrs Mitchell the teacher there. Mrs Mitchell was my Aunty Jean so please go along to that Album to see my own mini memories of having relatives ...Read more

A memory of South Uist by Duncan Williamson

Fond Memories Of Old Friends In Nairn

My wife Carol was a Highland lassie by birth and when we split up she left Leeds. She lived at Trades Park and eventualy married again up there. I visited Nairn a lot on trips to see my four kids, it was an 800 ...Read more

A memory of Nairn in 1987 by Paul Leavett

Tinshill Crescent

I was born in 1951 at Tinshill Crescent. I had an older brother Rodney (b 1946). I attended old Cookridge School (as previously described by Paul Leavett). It also had 2 prefab classrooms as well as the wooden hut. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge in 1956 by Clive Bennett

Working In Brongest

My husband Alan went to Brongest to work in the woods cutting timber out of Rhyd Lewis. Having lived in Yorkshire and never been to Wales it was quite an eye opener. On arrival he was picked up by Mr Jones, the butcher, who ...Read more

A memory of Brongest in 1954 by Pat Pettit

I Still Live Here

My mum and dad came from Tottenham and Edmonton, they moved to Danbury Down, my mum and dad were offered the house because my dad worked for Mobil Oil. The nearest shops were Staceys Corner, the 16 shops. Then on a bike ride my ...Read more

A memory of Basildon in 1972 by Amanda Fouche

'goldcrest' On The A 287

I was evacuated from Battersea, South London, in 1944 to a large house named 'Goldcrest' on the Hindhead Road not far from Beacon Hill and have some happy memories of that time although as it was wartime everything seemed ...Read more

A memory of Hindhead in 1944 by William Heath

Continue

A unit of The Army Cadet Force was formed in Farmborough, with headquarters at Bath, about ten or a dozen lads joined. The National Service was then still operating, which us lads expected to be called into, being a cadet would ...Read more

A memory of Farmborough in 1954 by John Wilkins

Neolith

This was around 1968 and I lived in 21 Millfield Lane. I got auld Mrs Bradney's downstairs flat and me Nanna lived in No. 25, so nice and handy to pop in for a cuppa and a chat as me Ma 'n Da 'n two sisters had moved to Pegswood, Morpeth, ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1968 by Jimmy Burrows

Tin School

I lived at 13 Belmot Stret, I went to the tin school in the 1950s, the headmaster was Mr Munie, he used to have a leather strap in his office. I have a picture of when I was playing for the football team when we won the league. I ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Alan Chorlton

Audenshaw Public Houses

I am trying to research a Thomas Wilkinson b 1803 in Audenshaw, married a Maria of Buxton, he was an Innkeeper in the 1820s and 1830s when several of his children were born. The 1841 census states that he is a Soda Water ...Read more

A memory of Audenshaw

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 7,033 to 7,056.

Caption For Kendal, New Shambles 1914

The New Shambles, off Finkle Street, was built in 1803.

Caption For Ilfracombe, Chambercombe Valley 1911

Chambercombe is an ancient manor, named after the de Cambernon family, one of whom fought alongside William the Conqueror at Hastings.

Caption For Highcliffe, Lymington Road C1955

Highcliffe is the most easterly parish in Dorset, famous for eroding cliffs and splendid views across to the Isle of Wight.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Marine Parade 1898

Several of the mid and later 19th-century stucco terrace buildings remain, interspersed with garish work like the Electric Avenue 1990s revamp. Further east is The Kursaal of 1902 with a big dome.

Caption For Richmond, From The Bridge 1899

Beyond the scrum of pleasure boats for hire in this view looking downstream from Richmond Bridge is the three-storeyed White Cross pub.

Caption For Shoeburyness, West Beach C1955

East of Southend, the Thames meets the North Sea at Shoeburyness and its long journey ends.

Caption For Beadnell, Craster Arms And Church C1955

The unusual octagonal screen around the base of the spire was added later in 1860. The pub has an 18th-century frontage, but is based on an earlier tower house.

Caption For Rolvenden, Church 1901

The attractive church stands in a wide open space in this pleasant village on the edge of the Weald. In centuries past, Rolvenden was by the sea, but it is now well inland.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Docks 1936

Rolle Quay was the industrial area of Barnstaple, located on the seaward side of the river Yeo. Even in 1936, some trade is still in evidence.

Caption For Beauchief, Hutcliffe Wood Road C1955

Beauchief is now a northern suburb of Sheffield, but it was once part of Derbyshire.

Caption For Little Haven, Black Rocks 1898

This end of a narrow valley at the foot of a steep hill has been a popular seaside resort for many years.

Caption For Castle Cary, Fore Street C1955

There was a castle here, which was besieged by King Stephen in 1138, but its keep has long gone; only its outline is marked on the grass of its hill at the end of Bailey Street.

Caption For Longridge, Market Place C1955

Longridge stands about six miles from Preston on the Clitheroe Road. It still shows many of the signs of a country village, and is complete with its Market Square, as our photograph shows.

Caption For Lincoln, Castle Hill 1906

This view looks from in front of Exchequer Gate towards the Castle.

Caption For Lincoln, Castle Grounds C1955

At the left is the corner of John Carr of York's Georgian County Gaol of 1787: no attempt here to match the castle's Gothic architecture.

Caption For Lincoln, The Cathedral C1965

At the left is the corner of John Carr of York's Georgian County Gaol of 1787: no attempt here to match the castle's Gothic architecture.

Caption For Stafford, St Mary's Church C1965

The foundations of the 10th-century church of St Bertelin are laid out adjoining St Mary's behind the middle bench.

Caption For Coulsdon, Downs Road C1955

The houses on the right are Nos 18 and 20 Downs Road, formerly called Fanfare Road when built on the northern slopes of Farthing Down.

Caption For Coulsdon, View From Farthing Down C1960

A fine panoramic view of east Coulsdon shows the extent of the development in the late 1920s and 1930s in Marlpit Lane, Bradmore Way and neighbouring roads.

Caption For Chester, Queens Park Bridge 1923

This photograph must have been taken when the bridge was still very new, as it was opened in April of that same year (1923).

Caption For Caversham, From Caversham Heights 1908

This view from Caversham Heights, north-west of the village centre, gives a good impression of the scale of Reading in the Edwardian period and before Caversham itself expanded far to its north and

Caption For Cardiff, University College 1925

The 'new' University College building which opened in October 1909 was the fruition of ten years' concerted fundraising aided by the Corporation's gift of five acres of building land.

Caption For Cardiff, The Promenade, Roath Park C1955

Prior to the advent of mass car ownership cycling to the park was an even more popular option than today. With so many bicycles present this busy scene is more reminiscent of Oxford or Cambridge.

Caption For Flookburgh, Church Of St John The Baptist 1901

This church opened in 1900, replacing St Mary's Church, which formerly stood in the centre of Flookburgh.