Maps

370 maps found.

Books

Sorry, no books were found that related to your search.

Memories

10,342 memories found. Showing results 661 to 670.

Infants School

Born and bred in Red Houses (then Red House Estate) at a time when everyone took time and effort to keep their home and gardens beautiful.  Everyone knew everybody and it was a community that looked after each other.  I remember ...Read more

A memory of High Etherley in 1957 by Marjorie Richardson

Apprenticeship

C&W Walkers Ltd Gas & Constuctional Engineers - I worked here from 1964- 1976 when I did my apprenticeship as a welder/fabricator. Unfortunatly it was demolished in 1993 and turned into a housing estate.

A memory of Donnington in 1964 by Anthony Ardis

My Childhood In Coldharbour

In July 1959, I was born at home, to Eric and Ann Shields in Coldharbour village.  My father was the village policeman; we lived in what was then the police house, which was situated next to the village shop opposite ...Read more

A memory of Coldharbour in 1959 by Rosemary Shields

100 Melody Road. Wandsworth S.W.18

In 1943/4 My mother, brother and myself were bombed out of our home in Summerly Street. In that house we had a Morrison shelter and the night the bomb hit, a few houses away from our house, it affected our shelter ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by jcunife

Phil Munton

Hi, I've recently discovered this while doing research on a book I am writing and was interested to hear how many people from Selsdon remember their childhood and, in most cases, enjoyed the village as I knew it as a good place to grow ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by philmunton48

Cheslyn Hay 1960 1977

My parents moved from Essington to Cheslyn Hay in 1960. We briefly lived in one of the cottages in Hollybush before moving to Low Street. I remember Harry Bates selling fruit & veg from his horse & cart and people ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay by andyandjan35

Un Expoded Bomb In The Back Garden!

My family and I have lived at 48 Streatham Common North for the last 30 years. Next door to me at one time lived an elderly spinster who often regaled me with stories. She particularly loved to talk about her ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by teresatunstall1

A Real English Village

My parents moved to Wickham Bishops in 1948 to help friends run the village Post Office Stores which sold everything - stamps, paraffin (you brought your own can and it was filled from a barrel at the back), vinegar ...Read more

A memory of Wickham Bishops in 1948 by Carol Argyris

A Long Time Ago

I lived in Codsall Wood between 1944 and 1952. I attended Albrighton Infants School between 1950 and 1952, I still have my school cap, the only names I can remember was the dinner lady a Mrs Orange and 2 other pupils Darryl ...Read more

A memory of Albrighton in 1951 by Reg Wilkinson

St Michaels School

I used to go to the school here - St Michaels.  Every week we walked up to the church, two by two, past the farm where Wild Ridings is now. I remember when there were cows grazing there and harvest festival service was ...Read more

A memory of Easthampstead in 1964 by Alex Ruffer

Your search returned a large number of results. Please try to refine your search further.

Captions

6,914 captions found. Showing results 1,585 to 1,608.

Caption For Shrewsbury, The Boat House Inn And The Ferry 1911

Here the ferryman is carrying guests from the Boat House Inn across the river.

Caption For Clydebank, Glasgow Road 1900

Some still exist, but many houses have been replaced by new buildings.

Caption For Kettering, Station Road 1922

Large late Victorian houses lined Station Road, the adjacent Queensberry Road and the Headlands, built for businessmen who 'commuted' to London.

Caption For South Wigston, Countesthorpe Road C1960

These red brick terraces were built to house the employees of hosiery and shoe manufacturers at the turn of the century.

Caption For St Issey, The Village 1906

A lone farm wagon trundles between the houses in a village built of local slate. Only some chimneys and window surrounds are finished in brick.

Caption For Luton, The Vauxhall Motors Canteen C1950

This building also housed management dining facilities, the Social Club, and private meeting rooms.

Caption For Hillsborough, The Courthouse C1890

Originally built in 1760 as a market house, the courthouse, which stands in the centre of the square, was enlarged in 1810.

Caption For Bakewell, The Church C1955

This view of the church is taken from South Church Street, probably within the garden of what is now the house 'Braeside'.

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Honest Lawyer Inn 1925

The architecture is vaguely Dutch, in line with that of many East Anglian houses, with its double pitch roof.

Caption For Stanwell, The Rising Sun C1965

Perhaps their parents are seeking a different kind of refreshment in the nearby Rising Sun public house.

Caption For Hadleigh, Old Houses In High Street 1922

The Coffee Tavern came into being around thirty years previously - in an attempt to provide people with an alternative to nearby public houses.

Caption For Ipswich, Ancient House 1921

On the corner with St Stephen's Lane stands the Ancient House, a remarkable building which is probably the best surviving example of medieval pargetting - decorative plasterwork - in Britain.

Caption For Abberley, The Elms Hotel C1960

Admiral Malin occupied the house in 1854, but its ownership changed when a local racehorse dealer, Sir Richard Brooke, took over; he transformed the mansion by adding two wings and building historic

Caption For Ribbesford, Church C1940

Admiral Malin occupied the house in 1854, but its ownership changed when a local racehorse dealer, Sir Richard Brooke, took over; he transformed the mansion by adding two wings and building historic fireplaces

Caption For High Salvington, 1919

Here we see newer housing in a location on top of the Downs, amongst gorse bushes. Wooden sheds stand in the gardens.

Caption For Kidderminster, Harvington Hall C1960

The view of teh back garden across the moat, the Georgian chapel on the left and the Malt House on the right.

Caption For Gumfreston, Scotsborough Ruins 1890

Scotsborough House was the home of the Perrott family from c1300 to 1614, wherupon it became the home of Rhys ap Thomas.

Caption For Sandringham, House From The Lake C1955

The estate in which the house stands is very beautiful, its heath and forest land described as a 'piece of Scotland south of the Tweed'.

Caption For Newmarket, High Street 1922

This street, broad and uncluttered by traffic, is lined with Georgian and Victorian houses, and dominated by the splendid Victorian clock tower at the far end.

Caption For Stapleford, London Road, Post Office Stores C1960

The house and shop were possibly built in the 1930s. The busy post office is also a Spar shop. Nearby is a nicely framed bus shelter.

Caption For Macclesfield, The Victoria Park C1955

From the bowling green we can just see the High School and the houses on Fence Avenue through the trees on the right.

Caption For Dunnottar, Castle C1900

It was Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who built a tower house at Dunnottar in the late 14th century, and is said to have been excommunicated for his troubles by the Bishop of St Andrews for

Caption For Epsom, Meadway 1927

But the view from the Downs had changed since then; fields were giving way to housing everywhere between Epsom and London.

Caption For Gloucester, Southgate Street And Robert Raikes House 1948

This view of Raikes' house also shows the New County hotel and grill room. Note the man outside the hotel in trench-coat and hat - a typical fifties outfit.