Places
36 places found.
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- Shanklin, Isle of Wight
- Ventnor, Isle of Wight
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Sandown, Isle of Wight
- Port of Ness, Western Isles
- London, Greater London
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Killarney, Republic of Ireland
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Plymouth, Devon
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Southwold, Suffolk
- Bristol, Avon
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Cromer, Norfolk
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Maldon, Essex
- Clacton-On-Sea, Essex
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Colchester, Essex
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Hunstanton, Norfolk
- Chelmsford, Essex
- Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Brentwood, Essex
- Glengarriff, Republic of Ireland
Photos
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Maps
181,006 maps found.
Books
11 books found. Showing results 7,465 to 11.
Memories
29,055 memories found. Showing results 3,111 to 3,120.
The War Years
I went to this school during part of the Second World War years and was in Miss Backhouse's class, she used give you the ruler across the back of your hands if you were caught talking. Other boys that were there at that time were Chris Prier, Terry Jeffries and the Rawling brothers. Happy Days.
A memory of Medstead in 1941 by
The Good Old Days
I was born in Luton in the 1940s and remember well the shops in Manchester Street with WG Durrants butchers on the corner of Manchester Street and Bridge Street. Next door in Bridge Street was a garage and further along Manchester ...Read more
A memory of Luton by
Spelling Correction
The area now known as "Stibb Green" was until the 1970s or 1980s known as "Steepe Green" although it was pronounced as Stibb by many of the locals.
A memory of Burbage
Plumpton Close
My grandparents Jack and Beral Storey lived at 8 Plumpton Close with their kids Ricky, Stevie, Sharon and Darrell. My dad was Stevie who sadly passed away in 1980. I spent every weekend at my nan's and have great memories like ...Read more
A memory of Northolt in 1977 by
School St In The Fifties
Hi Jacqueline, I lived at 9 School Street. My name is Mike Hawkins and I was born in 1947. I think your name was Burgess and your brother Tommy was my childhood best friend. He moved to Welwyn Garden City and I never saw ...Read more
A memory of Salford in 1950 by
Tyn Y Buarth
Would anyone reading this, have any knowledge, or photographs of Ty'n y Buarth, Llanrug? Where it once stood, there is now a modern housing estate. My e mail address is: abergele1754@hotmail.co.uk. Iorwerth Selwyn (Blaenau Ffestiniog)
A memory of Llanrug in 1870 by
My Time 1952
I have some lovely nostalgic memories of the J.S.S.C Latimer, where I was stationed in 1952. Most of the period I was a provost policeman. There were 3 of us and a provost corporal, cpl Burrows, [I believe came from Wiltshire]. ...Read more
A memory of Latimer in 1952 by
Two Properties In The 1930s
Before the Second World War my grandfather, Donald MacVitie, was a builder who renovated properties in the Cheltenham, Tewkesbury area, often living in them during or after doing the work. The Old Forge at ...Read more
A memory of Aston on Carrant
Willenhall Revisited 2012
At the request of my 42-year-old daughter "to see where Mom was born and her childhood up to age 15 years" we made a nostalgic visit from Herefordshire back to HUMP-SHIRE as Willenhall was known, on New Year's Day ...Read more
A memory of Willenhall by
Happy Days
I attended this school with my friends Alan Foster and John Diamond. Mr Thomas was the English language master, my worst subject. I loved the playing field at the back of the school and beyond was the Dragon Tree which we all ...Read more
A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1954 by
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Captions
29,158 captions found. Showing results 7,465 to 7,488.
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.
At that time John Spencer, a Warwickshire sheep farmer, acquired the estate and created a park of some 300 acres here.
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.
Built in 1776, the building has been enlarged and extended, and is now a part of the Metropole Hotel.
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.
The Shipping Chemist on the corner of Swanpool Street (left) reflects the maritime function of Falmouth.
Agriculture in the 1950s had not changed much since the 19th cen- tury, and horses were still com- monly used on the land.
This ‘superb temple of legislation’ in Tudor Gothic was built to replace the old medieval Palace which burned down in 1834.
Ellesmere was once part of the dowry of King John's illegitimate daughter, Joan.
It was the principal seat of the Mortimer family, one of whom became Edward IV.
Frederick Barker was born at Baslow on 17 March 1808, and followed other members of his family by becoming a churchman.
Just beyond, joining Third and New Courts of St John's College, is the Bridge of Sighs, its Gothic design unashamedly borrowed from the covered bridge of the same name in Venice.
Romsey's mills depended on the river Test and its branches for their power.
This picturesque park was presented to the townspeople by William Mathieson of Wilson and Mathieson of Armley.
This picturesque park was presented to the townspeople by William Mathieson of Wilson and Mathieson of Armley.
In this late Victorian view from in front of numbers 12 to 14 Minster Yard, the quality of the mainly 13th-century Gothic cathedral comes over well.
Lincoln suffered a lot of demolition in the 1950s and 1960s, including No 12 on the far left, now drab 1970s offices, and the buildings beyond which made way for the Stonebow Centre shopping mall of
There were to be three types of shopping: the open-air market, a variety of shops on three sides, and a first-floor row of shops that did not need a window display, such as hairdressers, opticians, photographers
Midway between Rushden and Thrapston lies the small town of Raunds. In this photograph you can just pick out the spire of the church, soaring 183 feet above the High Street.
By way of contrast, Frith's photographer looks along De Vere Road.
Once largely occupied by stoneworkers from the nearby stone quarries, this village stretches along the highway for a considerable distance, hence its name, a corruption of 'Longtown'.
At the foot of Boley Hill stands the 15th-century College Gate, one of three surviving entrances to the precincts of the cathedral, whose modest spire (added when the tower was rebuilt in 1904) rises behind
As well as being a market town, Ormskirk has a long association with the Earls of Derby who lived at Knowsley Hall.
Although quiet, even in 1955, Bondgate is on the line of the turnpike road between Long Easton and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
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