Maps

2,499 maps found.

1901-1902, South Green Ref. RNC834799
1903-1904, South Gyle Ref. RNC834810
1897-1902, South Hackney Ref. RNC834812
1897-1909, South Hampstead Ref. RNC834825
1897-1900, South Harting Ref. RNC834833
1897-1898, South Heath Ref. RNC834862
1901-1904, South Hetton Ref. RNC834870
1899-1900, South Hill Ref. RNC834886
1897-1909, South Kensington Ref. RNC834959
1907-1908, South Kingennie Ref. RNC834975
1898-1899, South Leigh Ref. RNC835020
1901-1903, South Luffenham Ref. RNC835062
1901-1904, South Moor Ref. RNC835109
1902-1903, South Muskham Ref. RNC835128
1903-1904, South Newbarns Ref. RNC835140
1897-1902, South Norwood Ref. RNC835147
1902-1903, South Ormsby Ref. RNC835158
1903-1904, South Otterington Ref. RNC835161
1903-1908, South Parks Ref. RNC835184
1897-1909, South Ruislip Ref. RNC835230

Books

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Memories

1,577 memories found. Showing results 551 to 560.

Doing Grannie's Shopping

On a Saturday morning my sister and I would go and do some shopping for granny. In particular I remember going to get half and ounce of snuff from a little shop near the cinema. Who remembers the Ritz picture house ...Read more

A memory of South Wigston in 1962 by Mary Middelton

Worked In Coop And Armstrong

Remember it well worked London coop south street in bedding and curtains.remember many names including miss peters,Mrs ruff,Mr fantham the manager of department,Margaret perry. Also worked in high street at Richard Armstrong hairdressers.remember names of tony,Jan and the boss richard .

A memory of Romford in 1961 by Peter Bailey

Thornaby Railway Yard

Mt Dad worked in the Thornaby railyard for British railways. Whenever my Mam took us into Stockton on the bus for market day, I would always check with her to see if I could see Dad working and maybe wave to him. I ...Read more

A memory of Thornaby-on-Tees in 1945 by Muriel Redd

Happy Daze, Happy Holidaze

My memories take me back to South Bragar as a young boy of 9. My father, Angus Murray, born in No.30 moved to Glasgow many years before. But then and till this day I still go back with my family and tell them probably ...Read more

A memory of South Uist in 1972 by Norman Murray

Ratnew And Bray

My father was born in Ratnew, Co Wicklow. His name was Joseph Ward. He had a sister Ann who went to live and marry in Wales. My dad came to Liverpool. I am one of eight children but I am lead to believe I may have a half brother born ...Read more

A memory of Bray in 1900 by Ann Richards

Childhood Memories

I first visited Weymouth as a small child during the second world war to see my rather strict widowed maternal grandmother who lived at 10 Carlton Road South, within walking distance of the beach. I particularly recall the ...Read more

A memory of Weymouth in 1945 by Barry Sterndale Bennett

Memoirs

My name is Shirley Dobberson, we moved from eastend of London toSouth Okendon 1957 , lived in south road next to the hostpital.My mum was Maud the rag lady, she used to drive ahorse and cart, my dad was afarrier.l had two brothers ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1960 by Shirley Bristow

Easthampstead, Bracknell

We moved to Easthampstead in 1962 and moved away in 1968. Bracknell town did have the Crossways but I do remember the rest of the town which was still beautiful and old. When we returned in 1969 I was horrified as an 11 ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1962

Good Old Days.

Hello fellow northolters. I was born and raised in northolt. Southwell avenue. St Vincent was my school about 1964-5 till about 1970-1. I used to go to the northolt youth club down car road. Most times just hanging about. I got ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by johnallan7777

The Ferry Boatman Disaster

Sad boat accident Monday morning 26th March 1877 at Ryton. There were two brothers named Scott who lived in a house on Ryton Island, this was just below Moor Court. (You can read about this in my other stories). The brothers ...Read more

A memory of Ryton

Captions

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Caption For Caerphilly, Castle C1955

The main residential block, including the great hall, was sited along the south side of the inner curtain wall.

Caption For Dinas Powys, The Tennis Courts C1955

The following year, interest in this already popular facility soared owing to its inclusion in a series of BBC programmes based on South Wales clubs.

Caption For St Margarets At Cliffe, 1898

This little village stands on the edge of a cove in the chalk cliffs of South Foreland, where the road drops steeply down to St Margaret's Bay; it clusters around an impressive Norman church, built around

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 Pennard, The Castle 1893

Pennard stands high above a tidal creek some eight miles west-south-west of Swansea. The ruins are of a late 13th-century castle built on the site of an earlier stronghold.

Caption For Caernarfon, Castle From The Ferry C1890

Here we can see clearly the banded masonry along the south front, which was designed to impress, and the Eagle Tower, the Queen's Tower, the Chamberlain's Tower, and the Black Tower.

Caption For Chichester, Cathedral West Front 1906

It shows the cathedral's twin west towers: the south one was partially rebuilt in the early 13th century after a storm in 1210, and the other was rebuilt in 1900 after being ruinous since collapsing in

Caption For Newlyn, Fishermen 1906

Although the harbour is accessible in all states of the tide, south-easterly winds cause a heavy swell to enter the harbour, necessitating caution when navigating the entrance.

Caption For Foxton, The Grand Union Canal C1955

Silhouetted against the skyline, the south lock- house does not immediately appear to be a part of one of the county's major tourist attractions.

Caption For Chorley, Market Street C1965

This is Chorley's main street, the A6, Lancashire's main north to south road; it used to get very busy in the summer.

Caption For Arundel, Castle And Town From The Air C1955

Like Lewes, Arundel was established by a Norman baron, this time Roger de Montgomery, to guard a river gap in the South Downs, in this case the Arun.

Caption For Cambridge, Childrens Paddling Pool 1931

Also nearby and out of view is the Scott Polar Research Institute, founded as a memorial to Captain Scott and his colleagues who died in their expedition to the South Pole.

Caption For Peasmarsh, High Street C1955

The parish of Peasmarsh is situated between the River Rother on the north and the River Tillingham on the south. The village, about three miles north-west of Rye, lies on the Beckley to Rye road.

Caption For East Farleigh, The Bridge 1898

With its five arches, this ragstone bridge over the River Medway is said to be the finest medieval bridge in the south of England.

Caption For Knowle, Warwick Road C1965

Knowle, one mile south-east of Solihull, contains several interesting old buildings, including the medieval Chester House, and the heavily restored 17th-century Red Lion.

Caption For Capel, The Crown 1924

To the south of the village, brick making has been an important local industry.

Caption For Stoborough, Garage C1955

Wareham's South Causeway (centre right) is glimpsed between the thatched cottage and the coach. The building beside the latter is the King's Arms (right).

Caption For Abergavenny, Cross Street C1965

On the opposite corner of Monk Street the agricultural merchants has gone, to be replaced by the new South Wales Electricity Board building.

Caption For Chorley, Chapel Street C1965

This is Chorley's main street, the A6, Lancashire's main north to south road; it used to get very busy in the summer.

Caption For Canford Magna, Canford School 1936

The Guests, who made their fortune in the South Wales iron industry during the industrial revolution, sold Canford Manor in 1923, when it became a public school.

Caption For Cardiff, High Street 1925

As retailers of pianos, organs and gramophones they faced stiff competition from their rivals Thompson & Shackell whose two Cardiff branches underpinned their dominance of the South Wales

Caption For Redditch, Market Place C1955

The market originally took place on the Green, but was confined to the south side of it after the Chapel on the Green was built in 1805.

Caption For Sutton, Congregational Church 1894

The Congregational Church stood to the east of the police station on the south side of Carshalton Road, until it was demolished in 1976 as part of a scheme of road improvements.

Caption For Aberystwyth, Rheidol Valley Railway 1903

This 12-mile-long railway was constructed along the south side of the Rheidol in 1901 to transport lead ore from the mines to the harbour, but it became a very popular tourist attraction for those wishing