Maps

181,006 maps found.

1887, Candlesby Ref. HOSM39947
1887, Monksthorpe Ref. HOSM53988
1887, Skendleby Ref. HOSM59338
1887, Somersby Ref. HOSM59574
1880, Stafford Ref. HOSM35232
1881, Amerton Ref. HOSM35938
1879, Chatcull Ref. HOSM40645
1880, Creswell Ref. HOSM42237
1879, Eccleshall Ref. HOSM44640
1881, Enson Ref. HOSM44856
1879, Blue Anchor Ref. HOSM62405
1880, Tregamere Ref. HOSM58042
1897, Stevenage Ref. HOSM35240
1896, Ardeley Ref. HOSM36106
1892, Rainford Ref. HOSM57394
1906, Hellesveor Ref. HOSM48082
1900, Duloe Ref. HOSM43950
1900, Eltisley Ref. HOSM44795
1900, Eynesbury Ref. HOSM45156
1900, Toseland Ref. HOSM62135

Books

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Memories

29,021 memories found. Showing results 3,791 to 3,800.

Chapel And The Pictures.

On Sunday evenings my friend Duncan and I had to go from Crook to Fir Tree to 'blow the organ' in the little chapel. Our station for this was a tiny room over the chapel and the process was to pump a handle up and down to ...Read more

A memory of Fir Tree in 1930 by Ernest Hall

Brampton Bierlow ~ Concrete Cottages Tingles Ices

As I mentioned in my memories of Brampton - Cortonwood - I also mentioned Tingles Ice Cream - The man driving the cart was not a member of the Tingle family - his name was Riley who worked occasionally for the Tingle family. I would like to add that my memory is a fond one of tough times.

A memory of Wombwell

Hall Place, Spalding.

When I was very young, around 1950, Hall Place was cobbled and the fountain which is now in Ayscoughfee stood there. On market days, when it was quite busy, there used to be a little roundabout for very small children. Later ...Read more

A memory of Spalding in 1950

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I was a member of Ardwick Lads Club, Manchester, and very interested in Youth Work. As such I attendedand passed a weeks course at Nash Court and became a member of the National Boys Club. I met youths from all over the British Isles (and the ...Read more

A memory of Nash in 1965 by Stephen Corless

To The Lady Wanting To Find People Remembering Josephines

I do remember this lovely lady, her brother, and her quaint little shop. She sold flowers, fruit, veg, sweets, tobacco etc, and wonderful lemon dip sugar. My dad used her shop nearly every ...Read more

A memory of Botley in 1955

Wallsend Central

Central Girls school Wallsend was operational during the ten years I was there from 1941. It was one of three large units that were respectively, The Infants, Boys, and Girls. We were segregated once we survived the 'Infant's, ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1951 by Bob Proud

Vindiin Winter

I remember it was freezing most of the time - we had short blue jackets. I can remember taking the slops to the waste - my hands froze to the rope handles. We had no sheets, just blue covers and blankets. I remember fighting ...Read more

A memory of Sharpness in 1957 by Leonard Thomas

Staying At My Grans & The Last Trolley

I remember staying with my gran, late 50's to mid 60's. She lived on Bohemia Road,106 I think the number was, sadly its no longer there. It was knocked down in the 70's. During the summer holidays I spent ...Read more

A memory of Hastings by David Power

Growin Up In Trevethin

The family moved to Trevethin to escape the rat infested old coal houses at the top of the varteg. I was just 5 years old. My first memory was the unbuilt site of Trevethin. It was like one big playing yard; there was a ...Read more

A memory of Trevethin in 1959 by Rosemary Matthews

Beauclerc School 1945

I was a day pupil at Beauclerc and lived in Elizabeth Cottage, just across the road from the school, behind high iron gates. The current estate, Elizabeth Gardens, was built in the grounds of the cottage which still stands. ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1940 by Jennifer Leprince

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 9,097 to 9,120.

Caption For York, Micklegate Bar 1886

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice because two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1911

Carved in 1894 by George Milburn, the statues on the top of the bar replaced the older, worn statues.

Caption For York, The Shambles C1962

The Shambles was originally known as Haymongergate, because it was the site of the haymarket.

Caption For Leeds, The Post Office And Revenue Office 1897

Leeds was the industrial power house of the old West Riding.

Caption For Camborne, Free Library 1902

Built at a cost of £2,000 on the junction of Basset Street (left) with Trevenson Street, the Passmore Edwards Free Library was opened on 23 May 1895 and boasted 5,400 volumes.

Caption For Brixham, Parish Church 1922

St Mary's, the parish church of Higher Brixham, was the town's original place of worship, dating back to the 15th century. There are some impressive altar tombs and a font dating back to the 1300s.

Caption For Brixham, Parish Church 1922

St Mary's, the parish church of Higher Brixham, was the town's original place of worship, dating back to the 15th century. There are some impressive altar tombs and a font dating back to the 1300s.

Caption For Worcester, The Monastic Ruins 1891

This is all that remains of the Guesten House, built in 1320 for visitors to the monastery.

Caption For Hungerford, St Lawrence's Parish Church 1903

This photograph could well be a study in oils, but the church of St Lawrence, standing next to the canal, is said to be large and uninspired.

Caption For Salisbury, The Cathedral From The River 1887

In a scene that has changed little in 100 years, the tranquil surface of the River Avon gently reflects the majesty of the Cathedral and its magnificent 404 feet spire, the highest in England.

Caption For Hoddesdon, Fish And Eels Hotel C1965

A few minutes from the centre of the original village and situated by the weir, this small 19th-century hotel on the banks of the River Lea, with its eight rooms, was, and still is, popular with anglers

Caption For Launceston, St Thomas' Church C1955

St Thomas's was once a chapel of ease to St Stephen's church, down in the valley next to the River Kensey and close to Launceston priory, of which some ruins remain.

Caption For Netley, The Castle C1955

This imposing building is impressively situated on the shores of Southampton Water.

Caption For Tintagel, King Arthur's Castle 1894

Perched on rocky cliffs five miles north-west of Camelford, Tintagel probably owes its survival to its association with the Arthurian legends.

Caption For Hastings, The Castle 1925

In the 12th century, Hastings was the headquarters of the Confederacy of the Cinque Ports.

Caption For Ash, Moat Farm And Oast Houses C1955

Who can fault this lovely view of typical rural Kent?

Caption For Acock's Green, Olton Boulevard East C1955

Here we have another view of the shopping parade, looking west towards Shaftmoor Lane.

Caption For Moseley, The Green C1965

This must be one of the smallest and one of the most recently created greens in the country.

Caption For Walsall, St Matthew's Church C1965

The most unusual feature of St Matthew's is an arched passageway underneath the chancel.

Caption For Willenhall, Stafford Street C1965

Willenhall has changed less than many Black Country towns, despite the impression created by this picture.

Caption For London, Restaurant, Regents Park C1965

The next few views are in the Inner Circle, east of the lake, which had been leased to the Royal Botanic Society from 1839 until 1932.

Caption For Blackburn, Technical School 1894

A group of children sit outside the Technical School, now part of Blackburn College, but founded during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Caption For Ludham, The Village 1934

This pretty village has a number of attractive houses. This picture shows the varied building materials used in Norfolk: flint, clay-lump and the famous Norfolk Red brick.

Caption For Eye, Town Hall C1960

The Town Hall is in the middle of the ancient market place.