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Maps

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1883, Littleton Ref. HOSM51691
1902, Pill Ref. HOSM56720
1881, Pucklechurch Ref. HOSM57203
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1882, Barrow Ref. HOSM37119
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1898, Addington Ref. HOSM65742
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1906, Leckhampstead Ref. HOSM50973
1938, Radclive Ref. HOSM57353
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1905, Dizzard Ref. HOSM43278
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Books

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Memories

29,072 memories found. Showing results 731 to 740.

Schooldays At Arley Castle

I went to Arley Castle as a boarder in 1943/44. It made a lasting impression on me. The Arboretum was my favourite place and we had names for many of the trees which we would climb from time to time. Miss Kell and ...Read more

A memory of Upper Arley in 1943 by lucyontheinternet

Grimsby Bull Ring

I was a teenager at the time of the photo. I remember cycling through the Bull Ring at a heck of a pace having picked up speed coming down Deansgate Bridge, then having to brake hard to negotiate the chicane into Victoria Street. ...Read more

A memory of Grimsby in 1965 by David Sykes

Brimington Boys

I remember some of the teachers from your time. Mr Clarke was still deputy head with Mr Bates in English, Mr Petit was science and mr Peppit in metalwork.John Moody taught sports and it was a great school to go to if you were ...Read more

A memory of Brimington in 1976 by Steve Squires

Ivybank Childrens Home

I thought I would leave a message here also, I was a child at Ivybank Children's Home in Nightingale Lane. Sadly though I don't think it is there any longer. We were an all-girls children's home, with a range of ages from 5 ...Read more

A memory of Farncombe in 1958 by Dorothy Laker

Growing Up In Lower Belvedere

My first real memory of Belvedere was that of starting school at St Augustines Primary around 1954. I can recall a wind up gramaphone which the teacher would frantically wind up to keep the music playing, even a ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1950 by Ken Mulley

The 'valet' Shop In Brampton In The 1960s

Does anyone remember the 'Valet' shop that used to be near the High Street entrance to the Village Park? It was sort of a haberdashers but the lady also used to take in dry cleaning and shoe mending. It was ...Read more

A memory of Brampton by Susan Wade

Earl Shilton

My memories are of Earl Shilton and similar to those of Eric Johnson. I started at Earl Shilton Infant School in 1959 and the headmistress was called Mrs Cloe. When I was in her class she would read Brer Rabbit books to us at the ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton by Lindsey Snowdon

East Ham In The 1960s

In February 1963, when I was six and a half, my parents bought their first house, in Thorpe Road, East Ham. It was and had been a very cold winter, and when we moved in we had difficulty opening the back door, as there was so ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1963 by Jackie Craig

1951 1979 Life In Aldbrough St John

Reading Carol's memories brings to mind a lot of happy times in the village, especially the bus shelter and phone box. We managed to make up a lot of our own entertainment, especially the 'village youth ...Read more

A memory of Aldbrough St John in 1972 by Jeff Auton

Dancing

My memories are of dancing in the Castle Hotel, in the upstairs ballroom before the new vilage hall was built.

A memory of Hornby in 1956 by Edward Holmes

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 1,753 to 1,776.

Caption For Great Mitton, Churchyard, Old Cross 1899

The inscription on the base of this ancient cross tells us that it was renovated and re-erected 'To the glory of God and to commemorate the XIII hundredth year of the re-introduction of Christianity into

Caption For Lowestoft, Children's Corner C1945

Punch and Judy (centre right) first arrived in Lowestoft in 1886, but they moved to the south side of the pier in 1902.

Caption For Ampthill, Market Place C1960

All the main roads converge here, and Ampthill's history as a coaching stop is still visible in the form of the White Hart hotel on the right of this picture.

Caption For Bradford, Cartwright Memorial Hall C1950

The Cartwright Memorial Hall in Lister Park, Bradford, built during the time of Bradford's pre-eminence as one of the major woollen manufacturing towns of the world, now houses one of the city's best museums

Caption For Edinburgh, Castle From Princes Street Gardens 1897

This view shows some of the 18th-century buildings and defences. Butt's Battery (1708-13) is just out of the picture on the lower right.

Caption For Penruddock, The Village C1955

Penruddock is a small village on the edge of the Lake District National Park, about five miles west of Penrith. Its name is thought to be Celtic in origin.

Caption For Congleton, The Cloud And Timbersbrook C1950

The houses shown here are part of the tiny village of Timbersbrook. The chimney belongs to the Silver Springs Dye works, established here because of the purity of the water.

Caption For Leek, Market Place C1955

Swynnerton lies about three miles south of Trentham.

Caption For Normanton, Church Walk C1965

A short walk from the old Grammar School is the parish church of All Saints.

Caption For Aylesford, Kit's Coty C1960

There has been much debate about the age and significance of these four giant stones a mile north of the village of Aylesford.

Caption For Sandbach, Market Place 2003

The surviving remains of these two Saxon crosses must rank amongst the country's finest Saxon artefacts.

Caption For Chartham, Paper Mills & Hatch 1906

A splendid panoramic view, taken early in the year, of the Stour Valley looking across to the Julliberrie Downs, with the 14th-century tower of Chartham church rising above the trees.

Caption For Godalming, Boarden Bridge 1906

Looking south across the River Wey, with a group of children posing for the photographer in front of the wooden Boarden Bridge, the centuries-old crossing point.

Caption For Sheffield, Barker's Pool C1955

On the right is the Gaumont, a classic example of the super cinema of the 1930s. In those days many people went to the cinema at least once a week.

Caption For Corby, Rockingham Road C1955

This long terrace of shops with flats above is typical of the earlier growth of Corby.

Caption For Exmouth, Maderia Walk And Bowling Green 1931

In olden days a beacon fire was lit on the headland to alert the countryside to threats of raids and possible invasion.

Caption For Birmingham, Corporation Street 1896

Described in 1890 as a ‘handsome modern thoroughfare’, Corporation Street was the result of a massive redevelopment of 93 acres of slums.

Caption For Port Soderick, The Hotel 1893

On the left of the picture is a poster advertising a sacred concert at the Bijou Theatre, one of a number of ways in which Victorian holidaymakers could celebrate their Christian faith.

Caption For Swynnerton, The Village 1900

Swynnerton lies about three miles south of Trentham.

Caption For Newcastle, C1965

The wide end of the Ironmarket was also known as Butchers' Row; even its supply of water came to the surface courtesy of the Butchery Pump.

Caption For Biggleswade, Market Square C1955

This closer view of Market House also reveals the Crown Hotel (on the other side of the High Street and next to Larkinson's shop) which was the source of the Great Fire of Biggleswade in 1785.

Caption For Dursley, Union Street C1950

The narrow steeply- sloping Union Street, east of the church of St James, leads the eye northward out of town and towards the stark ridge of Peaked Down; its visible notch gives the down

Caption For Binfield, All Saint's Church C1955

An hourglass on an elaborate iron stand carries the arms of the Farriers' Company, London, and is a unique expression of the blacksmith's art of the time - 17th century - with leaves and grapes, a

Caption For Durham, Old Elvet 1914

This area was once the site of the city's horse fair.