Maps

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Books

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Memories

8,155 memories found. Showing results 311 to 320.

The Red Lion Inn Thursley

I lived in The Red Lion Inn, Thursley (Bridle Cottage) from the day I was born for approximately 22 years. I was born in June 1961 and I am the oldest child of four. I lived with my parents and grandparents. My ...Read more

A memory of Thursley in 1961 by Penny Redwood

Bristol's Cabot's Tower

Bristol's Cabot's Tower, and the penny pinching Council. Bristol's most prominent land mark, the Cabot Tower, was 100 years old in 1998. But the official opening was marked by a disastrous fire, a confidence trick and ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1890 by Paul Townsend

Happy Childhood In Crouch End

This is how I remember the Broadway from the eyes of a very small child walking around with my mum's gloved hand securely holding mine and my nan and my sister walking along with our dog Pepi. We would either be ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1965 by Andrew Parsons

Le Fevers And Coo Op Denson 'winkle Pickers'

I went to Gillingham Technical School in Green Street and at the end of the school day ran down Gardiner Street, making a left turn into Gillingham High Street. This picture shows my homeward view with ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1960 by Dan Pieters Ericksonn

The Old Bakery

The building in the distance is the old bakery. When I was a child/teenager (in the 1960s) my grandparents (Bert and Annie Hurd) lived in a cottage just behind where this picture was taken, and whenever we visited them we would go ...Read more

A memory of Byworth by Ian Richardson

Childhood Memories

Hello, I was born in Builth Wells hospital in 1957, we were living in the village of Tirabad at the time. My uncle and auntie, Ellis and Dot Topliss, plus my cousins also lived here. My father and uncle worked for the forestry ...Read more

A memory of Tirabad in 1957 by Ian Topliss

My Great Great Grandparents

My great-great-grandfather George (or could be James) Jackson lived in Star Lane Cottages. Apparently the Jacksons had been Hooley people for many years. He kept sheep for a butcher on Farthing Down, Croydon - I can ...Read more

A memory of Hooley in 1890 by Jean St Clair Nee Jackson

Langstone Memories

I grew up in Langstone, living at 'Longleat' on Catsash Road from 1961-1973. I attended Langstone Primary School from 1964-1969 and then Caerleon Comprehensive from 1969-1973. 'Longleat' was one of the four ...Read more

A memory of Langstone in 1961 by Michael Davies

I Was There From 1955 To 1968

Some good and some bad memories. I remember playing in the electric spinny where we were not allowed, the garden fetes were good every year. I remember shovelling coal down the hole and going on holiday to Bridlington every year and stopping in the school.

A memory of Glenfield by Stephen Horder

Rotherham Clifton Park Childrens Paddling Pool C1955

I lived at Ecclesfield and I remember being taken to Cliton Park as a yearly treat aged 7. It must have been a Bank Holiday because the pool was full of kids and lots of parents sat around the ...Read more

A memory of Rotherham in 1953 by Megan Ward

Captions

2,242 captions found. Showing results 745 to 768.

Caption For Torpoint, Fore Street And Ferry Queue C1950

The ferry queue no longer blocks Fore Street - it takes the road on the right down to a large waiting area by the river.

Caption For St Ives, Barnoon Hill 1898

A view down the hill towards the fine tower of the Parish Church of St Ia. The first building on the left was a Navigation School at the time.

Caption For Middlesmoor, Crown Hotel And Shop C1955

Middlesmoor is one of the highest villages in Nidderdale, enjoying fine views down the dale, especially from the churchyard of St Chad's parish church.

Caption For Liphook, New Town 1911

Further down is Plums Cycle Depot.

Caption For Sherborne, Greenhill C1955

Looking west down the hill with some 'modern' streetlighting.

Caption For New Brighton, General View 1892

The town is already heading down market and away from James Atherton's ideals.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, Haven Bridge 1896

Scots fisher girls followed the herring shoals down to the port in the autumn and worked tirelessly day and night gutting and packing.

Caption For Salisbury, High Street C1950

The Crown Hotel in the High Street tried very hard; but it did the proprietors no good, because the hotel closed down soon afterwards.

Caption For Dolgarrog, Village C1955

Sixteen people lost their lives amidst the debris and boulders that were washed down with the flood water.

Caption For Topsham, The Quay 1906

Regular cruises take enthusiasts down-river to see the famous avocets on the river's mud banks. These fisherfolk and boat- men share a rare idle moment in a busy day.

Caption For East Harting, The Village 1906

A random collection of cottages around a pair of lanes forms an oval.The thatch-roofed house has a well-clipped hedge and a Chilean pine—or monkey-puzzle tree—grows in a garden further down the hill

Caption For Chelmsford, Duke Street 1919

Here we see a busy scene, with parked cars on the right and an open-topped bus bound for Southend chugging down the Street on the left.The picture is taken from close to the railway bridge, looking

Caption For Swanage, Old Harry Rocks 1890

Victorian tourists would walk the six miles across Ballard Down to see these unusual rock formations on the coast near to Swanage.

Caption For Fulbourn, High Street C1950

Down by the crossroads is the Six Bells public house, while to the left, the church is one of only two in England dedicated to Saint Vigor.

Caption For Plymouth, Mutley Plain 1904

the road into a dual carriageway, and you see Mutley as it is today, except that the Hyde Park Hotel (from where this view was taken) is now on an island and Mutley Methodist (left) has been pulled down

Caption For Maidstone, All Saints' Church 1892

This view looks down the spacious nave and shows the wide nave aisles. The high arches of the nave arcades echo the proportions of Canterbury cathedral.

Caption For Broadstairs, York Gate C1951

This 16th-century arch, leading from the original village down to the harbour, was once fitted with a portcullis and gates as a protection for the settlement against pirates and sea-raiders.

Caption For Dursley, Long Street C1947

This view looks down the hill towards The Priory and Lister's factory. The 18th-century shopfronts of Long Street have been largely retained.

Caption For Crackington Haven, 1931

Local lore says that they are a good luck charm, and that having a piece in your house will prevent it burning down.

Caption For Kingstown, Hms Pelorus 1897

Laid down at Sheerness in 1895, engined by Clydebank, and completed in 1897, 'Pelorus' was the lead ship for a class on the Cape Station before transferring to the East Indies.

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Caption For Treorchy, C1960

Looking down across the recreational park leads the eyeline to the scarred skyline with menacing stratus clouds building up.

Caption For Portland, Bow And Arrow Castle From Church Ope C1877

Portland's position has proved important for the defence of southern England down the centuries.

Caption For Shepperton, Backwater And Church 1890

The jetty leads down from Church Square, which contains some fine 18th-century buildings.

Caption For Beer, The Church 1922

Beer is famed for its quarries, which were worked by the Romans and have continued in use down the years. The stone was used extensively for the arcades of many Devon churches.