Maps

181,006 maps found.

1885, Ingham Ref. HOSM49461
1886, Reepham Ref. HOSM57701
1886, Tupholme Hall Fm Ref. HOSM62679
1886, Waddington Ref. HOSM63301
1904, Whisby Ref. HOSM64321
1910, Newchapel Ref. HOSM54849
1909, Passfield Ref. HOSM56243
1882, Darleyford Ref. HOSM42884
1882, Doddycross Ref. HOSM43307
1882, Trembraze Ref. HOSM62448
1910, Liss Ref. HOSM34796
1907, Crosby Ref. HOSM42477
1891, Huyton Ref. HOSM49233
1907, Waterloo Ref. HOSM63506
1892, Hightown Ref. HOSM48513
1892, Roberttown Ref. HOSM57996
1886, Llanbrynmair Ref. HOSM34805
1904, Rhandirmwyn Ref. HOSM57672
1887, Crossgates Ref. HOSM42529
1887, Dolau Ref. HOSM43325

Books

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Memories

29,058 memories found. Showing results 3,931 to 3,940.

Swimming Baths

I am writing this memory on behalf of my late mother. She has lived in Sheffield since the age of 30. All of her good memories of Gateshead was the swimming baths. She was not very academic and she constantly told me how often ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1943 by Yvonne Watson

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital

I spent two years and three months on Florence Gibson ward (1950-1952) and was hoping to visit the hospital when I returned to visit Liverpool. I'm sorry to know that it has closed. The first half of the ward ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1950

Childhood Memory

I recall moving house from the Spike, Blaydon, to a newly built house in Linden Road, Blaydon. The steps leading down from the gateway where not quite finished so my Dad had laid wooden planks down so my mum could get down to the ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1955 by Isobel Dunbar

The Coronation.. Memories From Wombwell.

My twin sister and I were recalling the day of the Coronation all those years ago. Jane and I were 8 years old. That morning we walked to Diggle's gargage next to the Co-operative on Hough Lane. We were' ...Read more

A memory of Barnsley in 1953 by Sallie Oughton /Taylor.

George & Falcon Inn Warnford, Hants

According to the 1851 census my family were the owners of this Inn. Their name was Newell. If anyone knows of the family of this name, I would be very pleased to hear from them. My great great grandmother and ...Read more

A memory of Warnford in 1860 by Sheila Dixon

Bottle Alley Mums Memory Marjorie Perks Born 1925

My mum grew up in Hastings and she loved the place. She told us so many stories and I remember her mentioning Bottle Alley and collecting bottles to help in its construction. She left many of her own poems about Hastings and her childhood there. Really enjoy looking at the pictures. Thank You.

A memory of Hastings by Sarah Francis

A Little Before My Time But...

This looks like the top of Dunchurch Hill opposite the Roman Catholic church. I used to live on Rokeby Estate which was built at the bottom left of the hill around 1949. Our French teacher and form master Mr Rogers at ...Read more

A memory of Rugby in 1950 by Nial Reynolds

Now This Is Memory Lane!

I was at school here at exactly the time of this photograph. I left the area soon afterwards. I remember Mr Rogers, form master and French teacher; Mr (Joe) Lewis gym and sports master; Mr (Nogger) Nason geography teacher ...Read more

A memory of Rugby in 1950 by Nial Reynolds

Happy Times

I used to visit Bedfield every summer, and stayed at Joan and Jack Fairweather's house with my mum and brother, Jeremy. The house was one of the council houses just up the road from The Dog pub. We used to go and get a jug of beer ...Read more

A memory of Bedfield in 1956 by Jenny Gould

Halton Bank School

I went to Halton Bank school, don't remember much. I came from New Windsor Road school, stayed for a couple of years then we moved to London . What I do remember was wearing a school uniform, playing in the playground and ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1956 by Peter Brennan

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 9,433 to 9,456.

Caption For Newbury, Bartholomew Street C1950

Many of the shops in this photograph have gone, not surprisingly. Bendy's Stores is no longer there, nor is Bishops Cycles and Motorcycles on the right.

Caption For St Austell, Fore Street 1920

The church tower presides over the east end of Fore Street, where two prams and a barrow are the only wheeled traffic on a sunny day.

Caption For Par, Beach 1927

It can be appreciated from this photograph how the bleak area of beach and pools resulted from the infilling of the bay by silt and sand from the china clay industry; the old cliff line

Caption For Hawkshead, The Square 1929

A holidaying family relax with their dog outside the Old King's Arms pub and boarding house in the cobbled centre of the ancient village of Hawkshead.There have been a few changes here since the

Caption For Benenden, Church 1901

Seen here from the south, across the bank of the small stream which flows through the village, the pale sandstone outline of St George's Church stands proudly in its churchyard.

Caption For Tonbridge, High Street 1890

Another view of the High Street at a less congested point and on a very hot and sunny summer's day: the shopkeepers have lowered their sun-blinds to protect their wares, and the lady on the left has

Caption For Market Drayton, Shropshire Street C1960

This is a view of the building in M32008 taken from the other direction. In the foreground is a pub called the Sandbrooks Vaults.

Caption For Gorleston, The Harbour 1894

Seen here are some of over a thousand steam and sail drifters which operated out of Gorleston harbour during the herring season at the turn of the century.

Caption For Wimborne, Holy Trinity Chapel 1908

The chapel replaced a Norman aisle on the same site. On the floor, to the right as we face the altar, is the gravestone of John de Berwick, a dean of the minster, who died in 1312.

Caption For Wimborne, The Square C1955

Cars have now taken over the centre of The Square, but they are facing in different directions; this, coupled with the absence of kerbs and marked parking bays, suggests that this particular car park

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade 1890

The largest seaside town in West Sussex, Worthing began to grow as a fashionable resort towards the end of the 18th century.

Caption For Burgess Hill, Station Road C1950

The dawning of the railway age helped in no small way to put Burgess Hill on the map, and the Railway Hotel can be seen on the right in this picture.

Caption For Folkestone, Clifton Road 1890

The coming of the railway to the town in 1843 not only sparked the massive increase in people arriving from London, seventy-one miles away, en route for the Continent, but also Folkestone's growth as

Caption For Cardiff, Sophia Gardens 1896

In 1857, prompted by continental initiatives, the widow of the second Marquess resolved to set 'a noble example to other towns' and present the people with a pleasure ground of 'exquisite taste and

Caption For Cardiff, Cardiff Arms Park C1960

The Taff-side home of the famous 'Blue & Blacks'. The club forming in 1876, the ground took its name from the nearby Cardiff Arms Hotel demolished in 1878.

Caption For Cardiff, The Hayes Looking Towards Working Street 2004

The upper façade of David Morgan appears unchanged but time is up for the Cardiff store.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1903

The Square lies at the north end of the Long Bridge. The building to the right is the red façade of The Athenaeum, built in 1888, which houses the museum and a collection of fossils.

Caption For Stafford, The Royal Brine Baths C1950

Bore holes were sunk, and during one of these operations salt was struck at a depth of 400 ft.

Caption For Yardley, Blakesley Hall C1965

The half-timbered manor house of Blakesley Hall dates from 1575.

Caption For Ardingly, The Village C1950

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath.The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower.

Caption For Rowlands Castle, Stores And Hotel C1965

We can assume that it is winter by the look of the tree. A lady waits for her husband beside their car. Has he leaned an item of furniture against the telephone box?

Caption For Egremont, Promenade 1912

This is close to the site of the magazines: ships entering the Mersey had to deposit any gunpowder there during their stay in port.

Caption For Wilburton, High Street C1955

Wilburton lies on the Haddenham ridge of the Isle of Ely. The medieval route from the Aldreth crossing to Ely went along the High Street.

Caption For Andover, High Street C1960

Its name refers to its position on the river Anton. In 1945 its population was 16,000, but today it is three times that. High Street remains unchanged, and is still used for markets on Saturdays.