Maps

181,006 maps found.

1884, Tottenhill Ref. HOSM62148
1884, Watlington Ref. HOSM63544
1884, Whittington Ref. HOSM64482
1904, Wolferton Ref. HOSM71230
1902, Flintsham Ref. HOSM37369
1913, Barras Ref. HOSM37108
1897, Waitby Ref. HOSM63235
1887, Stowe Ref. HOSM60703
1897, Yewtree Ho Ref. HOSM61147
1907, Austwick Ref. HOSM36687
1910, Bailrigg Ref. HOSM36744
1910, Farleton Ref. HOSM45152
1910, Scotforth Ref. HOSM58691
1910, Lower Thurnham Ref. HOSM61799
1909, Lancing Ref. HOSM34756
1909, Sompting Ref. HOSM59674
1886, Portfield Ref. HOSM56952
1882, Badgall Ref. HOSM36690
1882, Bathpool Ref. HOSM37209
1882, Trebartha Ref. HOSM62245

Books

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Memories

29,055 memories found. Showing results 3,081 to 3,090.

Remembering Downend

Yes, I too remember the pig sty slaughter house that was there on the corner. It seems a long time ago. I too went to Downend County and I lived in Burley Grove 1953 to 1968. I was with the church lads' ...Read more

A memory of Downend by Stephen Fisher

The Flats

This is the new flats in Thirlmere Way, the top end near Royal Avenue, and you can see the Labour Club too on the left of the flats. The GUS ( Great Universal Stores) offices was built on the field as well but I don't remember the date. I ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1965 by Eric Jones

The Good Old Days

I lived in Streethouse but when I was 4 we moved to the newish estate at the top of the 'Knob' (North Featherstone). We lived at 49 Manor Drive, next door to the Simkins. My dad was a miner at Sharlston and Snydale ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone by Cyril Woodhead

Hayle Coppersmiths

The Cornish side of my family (Penberthy's) came from Hayle and were mostly all coppersmiths and engineers, apprenticed in Ventonleague I believe, but like many of the Cornish, they had to leave for a better life elsewhere at the ...Read more

A memory of Hayle in 1890 by Marrick Taylor

The Chapels

In the 1940s and 50s social life in Cwmtwrch was centred on the chapel and public house. There were eight active chapels, each with its own distinctive architecture, and representative of the major non-conformist denominations ...Read more

A memory of Lower Cwm-twrch in 1940 by David Lougher

Living In Cavendish Bridge

I grew from a boy into manhood during my time in Cavendish Bridge. My parents had the Old Crown Inn and at the age of 17 had my first "pub crawl" with my mates from the bridge through Shardlow starting at the ...Read more

A memory of Shardlow in 1962 by Bill Yates

My Childhood Days Brynna Boy

8 Southall Street /16 Tan-y-Bryn. We, the Brynna Boys, used to run to school, Mr & Mrs Davies Head Master and thei two daughters, strict and friendly, firm and kind. I can only describe those happy days, Coronation ...Read more

A memory of Brynna in 1953 by Gary Edwards

Dancing At The Pavilion

My name is Brian Johnson and I was born in Bear Cross, Kinson, Bournmouth in 1934. Twenty years later I used to spend most Saturday evenings dancing at the Pavilion or The Town Hall. On a Sunday we used to go to the ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1954 by Valerie Johnson

Living In Stratford During The London Blitz 1940 41

I remember living at no 41, Louise Road, Stratford E15, during the Blitz, and attending Water Lane School. At school each day as the teacher called out our names for Attendance, I noticed how ...Read more

A memory of West Ham in 1940 by Robert Munn

Does Any One Remeber

Does anyone remember Park Road North in the 1960s? Well, I think it was the 60s as that was the year my mother was born. There was a shop along there, I'm not too sure of the name, but it was attached to a house, the ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1960

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 7,393 to 7,416.

Caption For Heckmondwike, Market Street C1955

The pavements of Market Street were crowded with pram-pushing mothers shopping for the week's provisions.

Caption For Burbage, The Village C1960

Extensive development and infilling has transformed the village into more of a suburb of Hinckley today.

Caption For Launceston, The Old Water Wheel C1955

This building is the last remnant of the Tannery, and still stands east of the bridge opposite Greenaway's car park.

Caption For Seaview, The Seafront 1918

Seaview shows off a huge variety of architecture, as this photograph demonstrates.

Caption For Winchcombe, High Street C1960

Winchcombe was the final home of Henry VIII's surviving Queen Catherine Parr, who lived just south of the town at Sudeley Castle.

Caption For Cheltenham, College Chapel 1906

There was early criticism of the architecture of some of the college buildings. To mark the establishment's jubilee, this new chapel designed by H A Prothero was built - to great critical acclaim.

Caption For Brixham, The Harbour 1925

All Saints' Church contains a memorial to the Reverend Lyte, author of 'Abide With Me' and 'Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven'.

Caption For Barrow Upon Soar, High Street C1965

The rather barren appearance of the High Street exemplified in this photograph sets the tenor of this large mainly red-brick village.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, Town And Bay 1927

Part of the village is clustered around the top of a ravine; notice the steep flight of steps in the lower foreground dropping away down toward the sea.

Caption For Larne, Main Street C1890

A party of three carriages of sightseers await to depart from Larne Main Street.

Caption For Bindon Abbey, The Gateway 1894

Bindon Abbey was the location of an important Cistercian monastery and dates back to 1172. Little remains of the original building; this neo-gothic gatehouse dates back only to the 1790s.

Caption For Great Malvern, The Abbey Gateway 1893

Only the Priory Church and Gatehouse remain; the rest of the buildings were taken down in the aftermath of Henry VIII's Dissolution.

Caption For Great Witley, Hundred House C1965

This red-brick Georgian coaching inn stands at the centre of Great Witley. The village is situated in a pleasant spot just below the Abberley Hills, an outcrop of the Malverns.

Caption For Westbury, The White Horse And Bratton Camp 1900

The present horse on this site dates from 1778 and was the first of several figures cut in the chalk downs of Wiltshire during the next half-century.

Caption For Liskeard, Cheesewring 1908

The granite stone of Bodmin Moor supports a natural oddity, the impressive outcrop known as the Cheesewring.

Caption For Barry, Romilly Park Bowling Green C1960

A match is in progress on the green. Most of the trees we saw in photograph B27004 have now been felled and replaced by houses.

Caption For Ludham, The Mill 1934

On the west bank of the Ant stood Ludham Mill, a tower mill nearly 50ft high to the iron curb, with a base diameter of 12ft 4in, including 18in thick walls.

Caption For Newbury, The Wharf C1960

At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.

Caption For Rochdale, Church Steps 1913

This flight of 122 steps leads up to the parish church dedicated to St Chad.

Caption For Grasmere, The Church Of St Oswald 1926

The 13th-century parish church of St Oswald is now the centre of a hectic one-way traffic system. A rare annual rush-bearing ceremony is held at the church.

Caption For Winchester, 1893

A brisk climb above Winchester is always well rewarded by the beautiful views of the city, its handsome and historic buildings clustered round the hollow in which this one-time capital of England sits.

Caption For Ringwood, The Millstream 1900

This turn of the century photograph shows a thatcher busy at work on the roof of a picturesque cottage on the banks of the River Avon, which flows serenely through Ringwood on its way to Christchurch and

Caption For Magham Down, The Old Forge Guest House C1960

Magham Down is a hamlet on a crossroads between Hailsham and Herstmonceux. The main road tourist route has great views of the Downs.

Caption For Charminster, Church And War Memorial 1922

The river runs alongside the right of the churchyard.