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Maps

181,006 maps found.

1902, Marlow Ref. HOSM53193
1883, Peaton Ref. HOSM56215
1883, Twitchen Ref. HOSM62726
1883, Woodside Ref. HOSM65097
1887, Chilton Ref. HOSM40818
1886, Copplestone Ref. HOSM41755
1886, East Leigh Ref. HOSM44460
1886, Westacott Ref. HOSM64026
1888, Crediton Ref. HOSM64193
1899, Audlem Ref. HOSM36655
1899, Buerton Ref. HOSM39406
1897, Goostrey Ref. HOSM46678
1899, Warmingham Ref. HOSM63431
1901, Oathill Ref. HOSM55545
1901, Wayford Ref. HOSM63572
1899, Pentrefelin Ref. HOSM56481
1888, Ynys Ref. HOSM65429
1896, Willington Ref. HOSM64740
1888, Penygroes Ref. HOSM70862
1887, Ashill Ref. HOSM36334

Books

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Memories

29,072 memories found. Showing results 771 to 780.

Innocent Happiness

I was born just after the Second World War and like many people came from a fairly poor working class background. I was, however, blessed in many areas of my life and one of them was having an aunt who lived at 8 Hamilon ...Read more

A memory of New Brighton by Rachel Weatherall

Burrow Hill School

My name is Roger Hibbard from Staveley, Derbyshire, I was at Burrow Hill School from Easter 1952 to Easter 1953. I went there because at that time I suffered from severe asthma but I was never ill once during the wonderful ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1952 by Roger Hibbard

Stanley Jones

I am searching for information about my mother-in-law's cousin Stanley Jones. I believe he was the Principal of Tredegar Technical School. Can anyone help?

A memory of Newchurch by Jennifer Cook

Growing Up In Earl Shilton

I have fond memories of Earl Shilton around the 1950s. My first school was in Wood Street where I lived in a little old cottage, now knocked down. I remember celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's coronation at the school, ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton in 1950 by Maureen Burdett

The First Families

We were one of the first families to move into St Mellons. My first momory was the smell of the building site and my mother taking me to Trowbridge nursery. I was knee deep in mud. And my mother still lives in the same house.

A memory of St Mellons by Mel Newman

Bamford Parish Church No One Cares Anymore

A churchyard  is a place where families can be near their deceased loved ones, a calm and beautiful place surrounded by trees and flowers, but that is not the case in Bamford churchyard. The grass and ...Read more

A memory of Bamford in 2009 by A C

Quarriers Were The Happiest Days Of My Life

My name is Elizabeth Bonner, but then it was Elizabeth Esnol. I lived in Cottage 3 with Agnes, the Mcdonalds and Anne, Margaret, and Josephine Murray, and Aunty Irene Munzy, Aunty Anne (House ...Read more

A memory of Quarriers Village in 1870 by Elizabeth Esnol

Walsh Manor

l too was a pupil at Walsh Manor, unfortunately my memory of the school was not such a happy one. After l left l also went to St Michael's in Uckfield, which wasn't much better, although l made some life-long friends there, who l ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough in 1964

Sittingbourne To Australia

My name is Margaret.  I was born in Park Road, Sittingbourne on 18.4.45. My parents were Flossie and Cyril Neaves. My dad worked as a machine man in the Sittingbourne paper mills and my mum worked fruit picking in ...Read more

A memory of Sittingbourne in 1971 by namscox

Any Memories Of Bill Black

There was music shop on the Thornton Road in the mid 1950s, run by a Ada Lilian Rose who lived there with her three children. It's a bit of a long shot but I'm actually trying to trace someone called William or ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath in 1956 by Annie Barber

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 1,849 to 1,872.

Caption For Topcliffe, Long Street C1955

Seen from its modern bypass on the A168 trunk road south of Thirsk, Topcliffe looks like a modern village of new housing estates.

Caption For Chilham, The High Street C1955

Pollarded lime trees line part of the High Street of this village, which can justifiably claim to be one of Kent's prettiest; it duly attracts hordes of visitors during the summer season.

Caption For Hereford, High Town C1950

All Saints' church on the left is a wonderful example of how churches can continue to be houses of worship, while changing their role slightly to suit modern demands.

Caption For Norwich, Market Place And St Peter Mancroft Church 1891

One of the largest markets in the country, looking across to the church of St Peter Mancroft. one of the largest and most impressive parish churches in England.

Caption For Blackpool, From The Pier 1891

The sea front on a somewhat stormy day. In the centre of the picture is the Prince of Wales Theatre, one of three in the town.

Caption For Styche, Styche Hall. Birthplace Of Lord Clive 1898

Robert Clive, Clive of India, was born in 1725.

Caption For Wooburn Green, The Green 1910

Wooburn Green, in the valley of the River Wye, has a delightful green, and, to the south, the site of a moated palace of the medieval bishops of Lincoln.

Caption For Folkestone, The Leas 1901

In the year of Queen Victoria's passing, these fashionably-clad holiday-makers take the air along the mile-long greensward of The Leas on top of the cliff, and against the backdrop of smart Victorian

Caption For Leverington, The Rising Sun C1965

The Rising Sun pub is on one of the roads that quartered the area north and west of Wisbech beside the sea bank of the estuary of the River Nene.

Caption For Malmesbury, Looking Towards The High Street C1955

The Hartmoor area of Devizes lies to the south. This photograph is a revealing view of old England.

Caption For London, Diamond Jubilee 1897

The team of horses bend under the weight of shining brasses and decorative tackle. Behind the coach stand a gathering of be-robed dignitaries of the Church.

Caption For London, Diamond Jubilee 1897

The team of horses bend under the weight of shining brasses and decorative tackle. Behind the coach stand a gathering of be-robed dignitaries of the Church.

Caption For Wantage, Market Place C1965

The blue and red brick buildings on the extreme right of the photograph serve as perfect examples of the regional building style of the 18th century.

Caption For Ringwood, The Market Square C1950

A pedal cyclist rides through the deserted site of Ringwood's ancient market.

Caption For Southgate, Grovelands Hospital C1955

Its birth was due to the unsatisfactory situation of the previous 100 years, when the governments of the day were mostly supplied with arms from Birmingham, Liege and Hamburg, but these were not

Caption For Bromfield, Church From Bridge 1904

By the age of 21 he was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was a pioneer in the science of anaesthetics, but although he tried to publicise his work, no-one then was interested.

Caption For Windsor, Castle Hill 1914

A number of carriages are seen going up Castle Hill towards the Castle. The livery of the coachmen indicate that the occupants were high-ranking, possibly even Royalty.

Caption For Ampthill, St Andrew's Church C1955

It is entirely possible that Queen Katherine of Aragon worshipped in the 10th-century church during her stay at Ampthill Castle in 1533.

Caption For Mayfield, West Street C1955

A Sussex legend recalls how St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, met with the Devil at Mayfield.

Caption For Tetbury, View From Cutwell C1955

This Cotswold market town possesses one of the greatest concentrations of protected buildings in the country. Among them is the parish church of St Mary the Virgin.

Caption For Lytham, Central Parade 1894

The development of many Victorian towns included the provision of a public baths and Lytham is no exception.

Caption For Castleton, Peverill Castle 1896

A closer view of Henry II's keep at Peveril Castle. It was at Peveril where he accepted the submission of King Malcolm of Scotland in 1157, and he built this splendid stone keep 19 years later.

Caption For Seaton, The Sands 1920

The cliff on the right now has a row of houses at the top.