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Maps

2,499 maps found.

1883 - 1885, South Littleton Ref. HOSM59795
1884 - 1902, South Brewham Ref. HOSM59622
1910 - 1912, South Stoke Ref. HOSM71097
1898 - 1910, South Moreton Ref. HOSM59807
1895 - 1896, South Green Ref. HOSM59672
1895 - 1920, South Shields Ref. HOSM35205
1904 - 1905, South Milton Ref. HOSM59804
1897 - 1913, South Stainmore Ref. HOSM59744
1895 - 1908, South Gorley Ref. HOSM59670
1865 - 1905, South Pill Ref. HOSM59730
1879 - 1898, South Normanton Ref. HOSM59815
1896 - 1897, South Middleton Ref. HOSM59710
1884 - 1885, South Raynham Ref. HOSM59734
1886 - 1887, South Poorton Ref. HOSM59731
1888 - 1889, South Cave Ref. HOSM43537
1887 - 1888, South Molton Ref. HOSM35201
1904 - 1917, South Reddish Ref. HOSM64387
1904 - 1905, South Huish Ref. HOSM59687
1895, South Woodham Ferrers Ref. HOSM59761
1890 - 1929, South Anston Ref. HOSM36025

Books

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Memories

1,580 memories found. Showing results 451 to 460.

Piddock And Smiths

My gt. grandfathers married sisters named Brothers. The three familes have been in and around Deal for centuries Gt. grandfather Maxwell was a Royal Marine, as was grandfather Piddock.  My father 'Phys' Pidddock was welterweight ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1860 by Herbert Piddock

Glasgow Agency Of The Bank Of England

"The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" as the Bank of England is known maintained a small office in Glasgow fir many years. It was on the north side of St VIncent Place and I worked there between 1975 and 1978. ...Read more

A memory of Glasgow in 1975 by John Howard Norfolk

An Evacuee During World War Ii

My name then was Babs Collins and my memory goes back to World War II, when I and others from my school in Victoria, London were evacuated to both East & West Clandon. We had been moved very hurriedly in July ...Read more

A memory of East Clandon in 1940 by Gina Arnold

Portishead Our First House

My wife and I bought our first house at Portishead, South Road, it was £2,200, we could only borrow, so the monthly payment was the same as a week's wages, no overtime or my wife's wages taken into consideration. We ...Read more

A memory of Portishead by burge_john

Freddie Holmes Garage

I attended the primary school, just down the Maldon Road from the garage in the photo, which was run by Mr Holmes.  The sweet-shop behind the pumps was popular with us kids!  Headmaster of the primary school was Mr ...Read more

A memory of Great Totham in 1960 by Peter Saunders

Manor Park

I was born in Cedar Road maternity annexe in Sutton in 1956 and lived in Eaton Road for my first 10 years of life. One of my biggest joys was visiting the library that was situated in Manor Park in a house that I think may still be there, ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by Ann Price

Raf Radar Station Butser Hill

Hi everybody i went to clanfield school it was my first one my dad was in the Royal airforce and i remember he used to take me up there to his work place the radar station and show me cartoon pictures on his radar ...Read more

A memory of Clanfield in 1946 by Chris Girlow

My Lodgings In Timperley

I stayed in lodgings in Timperley in 1966 in a small cul-de-sac called South Meade. I had to find accommodation as I was transferred from London to work at the Bank of England's branch in Manchester and by chance the ...Read more

A memory of Timperley in 1966 by John Howard Norfolk

Ballroom Dancing Days

I was born in 1962  and at the age of 4yrs went to a dance school in blackhall called Hall dance school Does any one know Bob and Doris at the time they may not be alive now they were the Dance teachers at the time. ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1966 by Karen Surtees

Creasey's Coachworks At South Norwood

My Grandad, George Creasey Allen, and my Nana Allen married and settled in South Norwood in 1899. They lived at Addison Road before renting a house at 32 Apsley Road. Grandad got a job at Creasey's ...Read more

A memory of South Norwood in 1900 by John Howard Norfolk

Captions

2,444 captions found. Showing results 1,081 to 1,104.

Caption For Monsal Dale, The Viaduct C1955

The line closed north of Matlock and south of Chinley in 1968. Central station is now Manchester's G-Mex Centre.

Caption For Devizes, St Mary's Church, Interior 1898

The wood sculpture of a pelican over the south door could have been a roof corbel.

Caption For Mablethorpe, High Street C1955

In this later view, taken a little further south-west from photograph 26717, Dales' premises, Lindum House, on the corner of Wellington Road, has been rebuilt, but the former hotel beyond, now shops, can

Caption For Tillington, In The Village 1912

In the shadow of the 13th-century church of St Mary, to the south of Petworth House, the two young girls and the driver of the horse and cart pose for the camera in one of the innumerable nooks and crannies

Caption For Beachy Head, Lighthouse 1912

At the eastern extremity of the South Downs, the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse at the foot of Beachy Head warned shipping of the hazards of the chalk cliffs, which now lie under the sea.

Caption For Ticehurst, The Square 1925

The village was built around a crossroads to the south-east of the church. On the right is the 14th-century Bell Hotel, used as the headquarters of the British Legion from 1921.

Caption For Churchtown, The Village C1955

The village cross dates from the 18th century and, at the top of the column on its south-facing aspect, its a sundial, from which the village took its time.

Caption For Ribchester, The New Bridge C1955

The photograph looks to the south bank, where a footpath follows the river downstream through Marles Wood to Salesbury Hall.

Caption For Hailsham, Recreation Ground C1965

On the south side of Western Road is the Recreation Ground; it was enclosed in 1885, having formerly been part of Hailsham common. In this view the road is off to the right out of shot.

Caption For Rugby, Rugby School 1922

The school was originally located in premises opposite the parish church, but had moved to its present site to the south of the town by 1750; rebuilding began in 1809.

Caption For Chideock, Gathering The Hay 1922

This was taken from the slope below Newfoundland Coppice, looking south-eastwards to Eype Down (centre), with Doghouse Farm in the dip below (right).

Caption For Parham, The House 1894

The wonderful setting, deer park and views of the South Downs enhance its beauty. Little has changed here since Tudor times.

Caption For Angmering On Sea, The Foreshore C1960

The wonderful setting, deer park and views of the South Downs enhance its beauty. Little has changed here since Tudor times.

Caption For Burgess Hill, View From Ditchling Beacon C1965

One of the region's great landmarks, Ditchling Beacon reaches a height of over 800 feet and is the third highest point on the South Downs.

Caption For Honiton, High Street C1960

Before the days of motorways and bypasses, Honiton was the gateway to Devon for travellers coming from the south and east of England, who passed along this long straight road.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Gun Cliff And Cobb Gate From Back Beach 1890

This view looks south-westwards from Broad Ledge to Long Ledge (foreground) below Gun Cliff to the Guildhall (top right), the Fossil Depot beside Buddle Bridge and the Assembly Rooms (centre), with the

Caption For Clent, Early Morning Over Clent Hills C1955

Along with the nearby Lickey Hills, the Clent Hills (which rise to 1,000 ft above sea level) form a clear boundary between rural countryside to the south and west and the man- made industrial

Caption For Warrington, Park Gates And Town Hall C1955

Two identical versions of the fountain still survive in a Glasgow park and Pretoria city zoo in South Africa!

Caption For Warrington, Queen's Gardens C1955

On the left is a fountain commemorating Queen Victoria, and on the right is a monument to Warrington soldiers of the South Lancashire Regiment killed in the Boer War.

Caption For New Quay, The Harbour 1939

New Quay became an important ship-building settlement from the late 18th century (244 ships were built here between 1779 and 1882), and since it was well protected from south-westerly gales, it was one

Caption For Maidstone, River Medway And Church C1955

This view looks south from the bridge over the River Medway. The lofty tower of the 14th-century All Saints church rises behind the Archbishop's Manor House and grounds.

Caption For Hereford, Commercial Road C1950

The old city of Hereford was contained by the River Wye to the south and the town walls to the north.

Caption For Geddington, Boughton House C1955

Boughton House lies about one and a half miles to the south-east of Geddington. Situated in its own magnificent parkland, the house has been described as the 'English Versailles'.

Caption For Wellingborough, Market Street C1955

This view looks south along Market Street past the Midland Road junction towards Sheep Street.