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Maps

2,499 maps found.

1919, South View Ref. POP835343
1920, South Wimbledon Ref. POP835406
1919, South Wonston Ref. POP835416
1921, South Yardley Ref. POP835446
1919, South Zeal Ref. POP835452
1924, South Ella Ref. POP1190898
1947, Athersley South Ref. NPO628309
1895, South Alkham Ref. RNE834326
1897, South Allington Ref. RNE834331
1895, South Ashford Ref. RNE834347
1898, South Bank Ref. RNE834371
1895, South Beddington Ref. RNE834403
1895, South Bockhampton Ref. RNE834427
1897, South Cornelly Ref. RNE834555
1898, South Denes Ref. RNE834598
1898, South Down Ref. RNE834613
1895, South Down Ref. RNE834617
1896, South Fambridge Ref. RNE834685
1896, South Field Ref. RNE834702
1896, South Hampstead Ref. RNE834825

Books

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Memories

1,580 memories found. Showing results 371 to 380.

Tinker Tailor Solder Sailor 1916

Lynette Carter nee Evans My grandfather was Romany Gypsy, Stephen Evans, who better known as (Stinny)? During 1916 he lived in Gorseion, while his wife; my grandmother Mary Ellen Boswell lived in Gowerton. ...Read more

A memory of Gorseinon in 1900 by Lynette Carter

The Farm On Broad Lane

I was four years old and lived with mum in a caravan parked in this farmer's field along with other caravaners. Mum and dad would have paid rent to the owner of the farm. I was the only youngster around and had no ...Read more

A memory of Burtonwood in 1959

Growing Up In Lea Road Southall

I lived in Lea Road, Southall. My father Alfred was a lorry driver for Sanders & Son, also known as The Tube, half way down Gordon Road. My mum Betty worked as a manager of Bill Taylors newsagents just off the ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1968 by Jim Seaney

My Dad

I remember the snows of 1963, I was four, looking out of our bedroom window on Camp Road and the snow was drifted up to the windowsill! Gorgeous memories of our bedroom fire making shapes on the ceiling and being warm as toast as me ...Read more

A memory of South Kirkby in 1963 by Paul Taylor

My Early Years

I was born 1942 in a wool shop at 300 London Rpad, grew up in Stakes Wood, granny tree, blue bell woods etc. Idylllic childhood . I went to Stakes Hill Rpad primary school 1947 to 1953, Mrs Nelson my teacher. Elsie Patterson ...Read more

A memory of Waterlooville in 1949 by Nigel Butlin

Surrey St.

I have only just discovered this website and felt compelled to respond. I was born in Heathfield Gardens, South Croydon in 1948 and my maiden name was Murphy. We moved to Wyche Grove near the Purley Arms, South Croydon when I was about 5 ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Kate Sims

Frodsham Caves

Just south of Frodsham are some natural caves in the red sandstone rock. They appear to have been enlarged in the Middle Ages and are a rare surviving example of mediaeval mining. I had never heard of these caves - or even ...Read more

A memory of Frodsham in 1966 by John Howard Norfolk

Saturday Afternoon Shopping

I remember Dewsbury on Saturday afternoons when everyone was shopping for bargains in the market and shops. You couldn't move for people and trying to go round Woolworths was a nightmare! Everywhere was heaving with ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury by Betty Sanders

Mmmm...Rushmere

How well I remember Rushmere. I used to attend Kings College School around 300 metres away, and a group of us would frequently return home along South Side with a quick detour to the pond. It was best in winter because of the ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon in 1960 by Tony Kerr

Growing Up In Post War Harrow Weald

I lived at 20 Silver Close, Harrow Weald from 6 weeks old in 1941 until I left for Australia in 1961. I atended Harrow Weald Infants School from 1946, the old building was opposite the bus garage in the ...Read more

A memory of Harrow Weald in 1941 by Colin Lane

Captions

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Caption For St Austell, The Church Interior 1890

Arcades supported by tall granite piers with carved capitals separate the nave from the north and south aisles. The earlier chancel beyond has smaller arcades and is slightly out of alignment.

Caption For Chigwell, Manor Hall C1955

Manor Hall was built shortly after 1935 as a dance hall at a time when a number of residential estates were being built south of Manor Road.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1925

South-westwards from the North Wall (left), across the harbour basin just about as empty as it would be today, are the Cobb Warehouses (centre) and Granny's Teeth steps, to the left

Caption For Shipston On Stour, High Street C1960

Shipston-on-Stour is situated ten miles south-east of Stratford, and was once a centre for sheep and wool for the Vale of the Red Horse.

Caption For Lanteglos, The Church 1901

Note the unbuttressed west tower and the roof of the south aisle in poor condition, just three years before restoration.

Caption For Dorchester, Cornhill 1903

Just south of the town is the amphitheatre of Maumbury Rings, which was to Dorchester 'what the Coliseum was to Rome', according to Hardy.

Caption For Macclesfield, West Park 1903

It was later known as West Park, in order to distinguish it from South Park.

Caption For Maidenhead, King Street 1904

This once busy road led to the Great Western Railway station further south.

Caption For Jarrow, Grange Road West C1955

On the right is the Town Hall, built in 1902 to the designs of South Shields-based architect Fred Rennoldson.

Caption For Arrochar, The Shore From Loch Long C1955

Arrochar is a picturesque village in the south-west Highlands, at the head of Loch Long.

Caption For Hamble, St Andrew's Church C1955

The long narrow nave has a fine Norman doorway, and there is a Norman arch in the south wall which led to the priory.

Caption For Dublin, Sackville Street 1897

It became instead the city's main route from north to south.

Caption For Worcester, The Foregate 1910

This view is taken from the southern end of Foregate Street, looking south along The Foregate and The Cross. On the left is the Hop Market, resplendent in red terracotta.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Penns Hall Hotel C1965

This hotel is on Penns Lane, near Walmley, south of Sutton Coldfield. The foremost stream in this area is Plants Brook, which once powered several mills.

Caption For Bolton Le Sands, The Canal 1898

The canal opened in 1817, and ran from Kendal to Lancaster, later continuing south to connect with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal via a tramway at Preston.

Caption For Godstone, The Bell 1907

Four hundred years ago, Godstone was at the centre of the leather trade and the manufacture of gunpowder, while to the south there were important iron-works.

Caption For Hascombe, Mare Lane 1908

Cosily tucked away in a fold of the sandstone hills south-east of Godalming, Mare Lane leads to the highest point of the Down at Hydons Ball, where it reaches 593 feet.

Caption For Waddington, High Street C1960

In this view we look past the Horse and Jockey pub towards the south of the village; the church is beyond the high tree on the left.

Caption For Long Sutton, Village 1904

A directory of the time states that 'the church of All Saints is a plain and ancient edifice of flint, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle and porch, and a small wooden tower with pinnacles, rising

Caption For Swanage, Tilly Whim Caves 1899

This view is south-westwards from the quarry gallery to Anvil Point (centre left) where Purbeck's coast becomes a vertical wall of stone.

Caption For Romford, Victoria Road C1950

Looking from South Street the general appearance of Victoria Road has changed little in the last 50 years.

Caption For Newbury, Ye Swan Inn C1955

One of the most famous pubs in the area, the building stands on the Berkshire/Hampshire border, just to the south of Newbury.

Caption For Chipstead, Elmore Cottages C1955

Elmore Cottages still command the High Road opposite the village pond and crossroads but have been extended on the south side where the fence on the flint wall has been removed.

Caption For Bisley, High Street 1910

Running north to south with closely built houses of all ages, the High Street of this quaintly composed village is set in a large parish rich in vernacular architecture, ancient burial