Maps

181,006 maps found.

1882, Tregeare Ref. HOSM62323
1882, Treneglos Ref. HOSM62391
1885, Chesterton Ref. HOSM40730
1886, Hunningham Ref. HOSM49142
1895, Oxshott Ref. HOSM56056
1895, Minstead Ref. HOSM70770
1903, Countisbury Ref. HOSM42112
1903, Cheriton Ref. HOSM48571
1897, Siddington Ref. HOSM40010
1897, Marthall Ref. HOSM53268
1897, Peover Heath Ref. HOSM59517
1907, Wildboarclough Ref. HOSM64703
1900, Aberangell Ref. HOSM35515
1886, Darowen Ref. HOSM42897
1900, Glandyfi Ref. HOSM46274
1886, Llanwrin Ref. HOSM52008
1910, Bray Ref. HOSM38820
1910, Fifield Ref. HOSM45386
1910, Holyport Ref. HOSM48923
1896, Linton Ref. HOSM51297

Books

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Memories

29,054 memories found. Showing results 3,091 to 3,100.

Sunday At The Dell

During the long summer Sundays of 1947, the pleasures that were afforded by many Doncastrians were few and far between.Sunday, being a non-work day for the man of the house (if not the woman, Sunday dinner to make, pots to ...Read more

A memory of Doncaster in 1947 by Frank Mowforth

Christmas

I always think of East Ham at Christmas, going to the Co-op to see Father Christmas, it seemed like magic how they did it. Then when older I remember my dad sat down our shed at 61 Stokes Road plucking chickens, he kept chickens in our ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Pamela Mather

Cargo Fleet

I lived in Cargo Fleet as a young child, having moved from Australia. My grandmother was born in Cargo Fleet, and she ended up returning with my grandfather, where they purchased a shop on the corner of Bristol Street. We lived up ...Read more

A memory of Cargo Fleet in 1977 by Andrew Catton

What A Shame

I've lived in Spalding for the last 33 years and before that Tongue End. Up until 10 years ago Spalding was a lovely place to live, not now though. I remember walking through the town and people were friendly, yes there were fights ...Read more

A memory of Surfleet by Garry Baker

Leinster House, Spencer Park

My great-grandfather's house, Leinster House, No. 1 Spencer Park was built in about 1880 and stood on a large corner plot at the top of St. John's Hill. It was demolished in 1964 and a block of flats were built soon ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth in 1880

Our Ladys High School

I was sent to Our Lady's High School in Tiverton, Devon at about the age of 4, than remained with the school when it was relocated to Dartford until I was about 15. What a horrible place - the nuns were so cruel. I ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1941

Grandmother Lived In Battersea

Hello - year approx. 1945 or earlier. I used to visit my grandmother Maria Reading in the Battersea flats. They would be unlivable now by today's standards. No indoor plumbing, no heat, but they did have gas ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1945

Looking To Connect To Southampton

Is there anyone of the Old Jewish community who has any information about the Hamer family? My grandparents entered Southampton about 1904, they came from Warsaw in Poland. I was born in Southampton at the ...Read more

A memory of Southampton in 1943 by Miriam Wolff

My Chatham

Born and bred in Grove Road off Luton Road, went to the schools of All Saints and Fort Luton. I found Chatham to be a friendly town with memories of seeing Arther English at the Empire, seaside at the Strand, being a 19th Medway west ...Read more

A memory of Chatham by Kenneth Blackman

Memories

The pictures on this site brought back so many memories, they made me smile and the warm feeling in my stomach is intoxicating. I moved to Blackfield in 1952 from Liverpool. My Dad worked at the refinery. I used to ride from Blackfield to ...Read more

A memory of Fawley in 1952 by Ted Kettle

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 7,417 to 7,440.

Caption For Ongar, The Lodge, Shelley Hall C1950

Shelley is a parish north of Ongar, consisting of a Victorian church, a hall, and a handful of houses and farms. The Hall was built in the 15th century.

Caption For Paul, The Village C1955

Situated at the top of a hill, Paul is the mother village for Mousehole down below.

Caption For Buttermere, Haymaking C1955

Agriculture in the 1950s had not changed much since the 19th cen- tury, and horses were still com- monly used on the land.

Caption For West Runton, The Links Hotel And Golf Club 1923

Pictured from the first tee of the course, the Runton Links Hotel was built in 1890. It was named after the renowned links designed by the champion Open golfer J H Taylor.

Caption For Maresfield, Village 1902

This little village on the edge of Ashdown Forest was a centre of the Wealden iron industry. It once had three foundries, the last of which became a gunpowder mill in 1849.

Caption For West Hoathly, The Village 1895

Standing high on a hill with fine Sussex views, West Hoathly is probably best known for its historic church of St Margaret of Antioch.

Caption For Egremont, Town Hall And Main Street 1963

The wide Main Street of Egremont, watched over by the clock tower of the Victorian Town Hall, is typical of many Cumbrian towns.

Caption For London, St Paul's Cathedral, Choir East C1920

This is the east end of St Paul's Cathedral before the destruction of the Victorian high altar by a Second World War bomb in 1940.

Caption For Bures, High Street C1955

A delightful picture of Bures, a pleasing collection of villages which straddle the river Stour and the county boundary with Suffolk.This picture shows the type of architecture so common hereabouts

Caption For Sambourne, The Green Dragon C1965

The village lies south of Redditch, with Studley and Astwood Bank encroaching from east and west.

Caption For Basildon, Town Square C1965

Keay House—on the right—was home to Basildon Urban District Council from 1960 to 1965. It took its name from Sir Lancelot Keay, the first chairman of Basildon Development Corporation.

Caption For Houghton, The Village 1914

This photograph and H464004 show the same scene on the St Ives Road.

Caption For Faringdon, London Street C1960

The architecture of London Street has changed very little since this photograph was taken.

Caption For Staithes, High Street C1955

The narrow cobbled streets of Staithes still wind down to the North Sea just as they did in the 1950s.

Caption For Yeadon, High Street C1965

The hillside town of Yeadon lies to the north of Bradford, and is today perhaps most famous as the site of the Leeds-Bradford Airport.

Caption For Althorp, The House 1922

At that time John Spencer, a Warwickshire sheep farmer, acquired the estate and created a park of some 300 acres here.

Caption For Northampton, Mercers Row 1949

The cars parked on the left of the picture may well be taxis. Rising above the cars is the impressive edifice of H Samuel, the famous High Street jeweller.

Caption For Blackpool, Bailey's Hotel 1895

Built in 1776, the building has been enlarged and extended, and is now a part of the Metropole Hotel.

Caption For Aberglaslyn, Pass 1913

A small flock of Welsh mountain sheep are being driven along the road through Aberglaslyn pass. The breed is hardy, and well adapted to thrive on poor grazing. The narrow gorge is heavily wooded.

Caption For Falmouth, Arwenack Street C1950

The Shipping Chemist on the corner of Swanpool Street (left) reflects the maritime function of Falmouth.

Caption For Levens, Hall, The Gardens 1891

Agriculture in the 1950s had not changed much since the 19th cen- tury, and horses were still com- monly used on the land.

Caption For London, The Houses Of Parliament 1886

This ‘superb temple of legislation’ in Tudor Gothic was built to replace the old medieval Palace which burned down in 1834.

Caption For Ellesmere, Scotland Street C1955

Ellesmere was once part of the dowry of King John's illegitimate daughter, Joan.

Caption For Ludlow, The Castle C1960

It was the principal seat of the Mortimer family, one of whom became Edward IV.