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Maps

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1920, Notting Hill Ref. POP794793
1921, Ocker Hill Ref. POP795877
1922, Penny Hill Ref. POP803858
1925, Pepper Hill Ref. POP805102
1924, Pinfold Hill Ref. POP806330
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Memories

4,110 memories found. Showing results 321 to 330.

Wartime Evacuee 1939 1940

In August 1939 I was evacuated frm Salford to Caton. I had my gas mask, a small parcel of food and a label on my clothing. We arrived at the then beautiful station, adorned with flowers. Then we walked to the Village ...Read more

A memory of Caton in 1930 by James Maurice Blackford

Farraline Hall

Moved to Farraline Hall, Errogie in 1950 from Leeds. Dad was estate manager. Me and my brother Jeff and sister Jennifer in the back of a 7 ton flat lorry, sat on mattress under canvas in the back of it. I went to Errogie school, had ...Read more

A memory of Errogie in 1950 by Christopher Robson

Will It Be Open?

My family moved from Bermondsey, where we shared my grandad's house, to Enfield, where Mum and Dad had managed to buy their own house (for £2,000) in 1960. It was some years before Dad could afford driving lessons and then a car. We ...Read more

A memory of London in 1966 by Carol Fisher

Pound Street

My first main job on leaving school (Shaw House) was as a tea boy-dogsbody at H C James timber and builders merchants in Pound Street. For quite a while I cycled daily from Highclere Castle, approx 4 miles, it took me just over half ...Read more

A memory of Newbury in 1956 by Percival Mills

Dalelands

The car in this picture is parked outside my old home. I wonder, was it my Dad's car? Not many of us had cars then. I spent many hours under the lamp-post as it got dark, before I got called in. We were pretty safe to play out ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1960 by Dianne Lam

A Happy Time

I was born in 1965 at Cliveden and lived in Grubwood Lane near the entrance to Quarry Woods with my parents for 16 years. I remember walking to Cookham Dean Primary School where the headmaster Mr Turner made my life a misery! I ...Read more

A memory of Cookham Dean in 1965

Kitkburton Primary School

I attended Kirkburton First School (School Hill), prior to this I was sent to a Catholic school in Huddersfield, although living in Burton at the time, there was no comparison, Kirkburton School was like heaven ...Read more

A memory of Kirkburton in 1958 by Mary Ryan

Earith Was In Huntingdonshire And Still Is

I was born in St Ives in 1939 but lived in Earith at what is now number 43. Next door was my Grandad's grocer's shop - Bert Russell. I moved to Peterborough in 1958 where I still live in Werrington ...Read more

A memory of Earith in 1940 by Lawrence Wright

Toft Hill

My nana and grandad lived at Toft Hill and although we were Forces children, the trip back home to Toft Hill was always brilliant. Sat in front of the open fire with my Nana's home-cut chips (my nana was called Jean Alderson ...Read more

A memory of Toft Hill in 1980 by Sarah Louisse Tucker

18 Happy Years

We moved into Avon Carrow in November 1991, just after the M40 motorway had been extended to Warwick, and started the most rewarding living experience of our mature lives. The Carrow has an interesting history for such a ...Read more

A memory of Avon Dassett in 2009 by Ian Hiley

Captions

1,906 captions found. Showing results 769 to 792.

Caption For Hastings, Castle Ruins 1890

The remains of Hastings Castle, the first built by William the Conqueror, crown Hastings' West Hill, with superb views over the town and out to sea.

Caption For Horndean, The Windmill C1965

Chalton Down Mill was a brick tower windmill located on a remote hill top overlooking the main London to Portsmouth road. It was powered by four patent shuttered sails and winded by a fantail.

Caption For Sheringham, Church Street C1955

Old - or Upper - Sheringham is on a hill well inland; the town only developed towards the sea in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Caption For Pitsea, Gun Hill C1955

Gun Hill takes its name from the Gun Inn, further up London Road at Bowers Gifford. The pub seen here—the Bull—is displaying a 'Sundays: No Coaches' sign.

Caption For West Peckham, The Village Stores C1960

On a nearby hill is an old cottage, once the abode of the notorious highwayman Jack Diamond, who is said still to haunt the area in ghostly form.

Caption For Churchill, Clock Tower C1955

It was erected by Sidney Hill, a local benefactor who also provided several almshouses for the elderly in the village.

Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Pier 1898

Pier Hill can be seen rising behind the foreshore buildings with the High Street stretching north from The Royal Hotel.

Caption For Mullion, Quayside C1955

Only one man survived out of a crew of 26; the bodies were laid out on the quayside before being taken up the hill to be buried in the churchyard.

Caption For Gunnislake, The Village 1908

To the right, Newbridge Hill descends to the Tamar crossing into Devon, with a large chapel on the bend.

Caption For Totnes, East Gate 1889

Up the hill is an early example of a covered shopping area - the Butterwalk, parts of which were known as piazzas.

Caption For Torrington, Church 1890

Torrington occupies a magnificent site on a hill above the River Torridge.

Caption For Burford, High Street C1955

Adding to the charm of this peaceful scene is the avenue of pollarded limes on the verges higher up the hill.

Caption For Downham, Old Inn 1921

Across the valley rises the massive bulk of Pendle Hill, a prominent feature for miles around.

Caption For Silverdale, Emesgate Lane C1965

A pleasant setting against a backdrop of wooded hills and a gentle coastline with wonderful views to the southern Lakes helped establish Silverdale as a quietly fashionable medicinal sea-bathing resort

Caption For Lymington, Quay Hill C1955

This picturesque corner of Lymington includes Quay Hill, with Captains Row on the right. Note the typical 1950s sign on the left - 'station and motor car ferry.'

Caption For St Brides, The Village 1906

The turning to the right off St Bride's Hill leads down to the Glen. The fields have now been more fully developed with residential property.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, The Shambles C1955

This view looks from Coppice Hill through to Market Street. The electricity show room is now Tillions glass and china shop.

Caption For Bilsborrow, The Roebuck Hotel C1955

Roebucks are the males of the roe deer, whose herds once roamed this attractive landscape along the western fringe of the Lancashire hills.

Caption For Geddington, Church Hill C1955

We are now standing in a position to the east of the Cross and are looking towards West Street, with Church Hill on the immediate right of the pantiled lean-to building and the Star Inn

Caption For Torrington, Castle Hill 1890

Castle Hill is part of 365 acres of common land donated for '...the relief of the poor' in the 12th century. There are 20 miles of public rights of way.

Caption For Old Bursledon, The Church C1965

The church stands halfway up a hill overlooking the village rooftops and contains a large and impressive Norman font.The chancel arch is 13th-century, and the church contains several memorials to

Caption For Accrington, Technical School 1899

It was officially opened on 28 August, with Henry Hills as its first headmaster. Both boys and girls were admitted, having first had to pass an entrance examination.

Caption For Maidstone, High Street C1953

Maidstone Bridge, which spans the River Medway, lies at the bottom of the hill.

Caption For Rochester, High Street C1955

The policeman on point duty at the busy junction of the High Street, Eastgate, and Star Hill stands in the seemingly flimsy protection of a small, wheeled cubicle to carry out his duties of directing the