Maps

181,045 maps found.

1903, Top Of Hebers Ref. RNC850118
1909, Bridge Of Don Ref. RNC649966
1906, Bridge Of Orchy Ref. RNC649987
1912, Booth Of Toft Ref. RNC646010
1903, Bottom Of Hutton Ref. RNC646689
1919, Chapel Of Ease Ref. POP666539
1920, Isle Of Dogs Ref. POP744494
1947, Pass Of Aberglaslyn Ref. NPO801863
1896, Vale Of Health Ref. RNE858409
1898, Vale Of Neath Ref. RNE858416
1896, Row-Of-Trees Ref. RNE821271
1896, Forest Of Dean Ref. RNE707947
1899, Pass Of Aberglaslyn Ref. RNE801863
1911-1912, Strath Of Kildonan Ref. RNC841341
1897-1898, Vale Of Health Ref. RNC858409
1906-1908, Back Of Keppoch Ref. RNC629640
1909-1910, Backhill Of Fortrie Ref. RNC629732
1906-1908, Newton Of Pitcairns Ref. RNC791944
1908-1910, Muir Of Alford Ref. RNC785598
1908-1909, Mill Of Kincardine Ref. RNC780470

Books

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Memories

28,746 memories found. Showing results 71 to 80.

Sunday Mornings

My mother in law, then Marie Elizabeth Burston born 1921 in Wales, whilst in service at Hartlebury House used to go to church every Sunday morning. The postman played the big organ. Every morning she had to give him and the ...Read more

A memory of Painswick in 1930 by Peter Royal

Matthews Opticians

To the left of this photo, the first shop you can see was Reg Matthews opticians. You can just make out the entrance and the window above which is a V shape. As a trainee dispensing optician working there around 1971, I used to ...Read more

A memory of Worksop in 1971 by Sue Houghton

Growing Up

First real memories of Leighton Buzzard was being ‘put down’ for my afternoon nap as a child of about 5, and listening to the Church bells just the over the road. Another memory must be an early one as I remember the Stock market ...Read more

A memory of Leighton Buzzard by Amanda Pike

My First And Last Jobs In Hull

This is a photo of the Derringham Branch of the Hull Savings Bank where I started as a junior bank clerk at the age of 16 on 31st August 1965, probably around the time when this photo was taken. It certainly ...Read more

A memory of Kingston upon Hull in 1965 by David Farrow

Stepping Back In Time

It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of ...Read more

A memory of Cinderford in 1995 by Brenda Mccartie

Summer 1980

My memories of the heath are from 1980 when my mother - Kathleen (Topsy) Whybrow and father bought me and my brother to the heath in the summer of 1980 for five months.   My parents had emigrated to NZ and gave myself and my ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield Heath in 1980 by Sarah Mc Gee

The 50s At School

I remember starting school at the 'old' school and then after 3 years moving to the new school - it seemed huge and daunting and many of us got lost in the first few weeks. Pyrford was great to grow up in then - we had fields to ...Read more

A memory of Pyrford in 1959 by Ron Hardie

Where We'd Spend Our Tuck Money

As a child aged 7 in 1955, I used to holiday with the Shaftesbury Society at a camp, just round the corner.  The camp had several dormitories, each accommodating about 10 children.  The fortnight I'd be there would ...Read more

A memory of Seasalter by Maggie Killin

Coopers And Booths

My Great, Great Great Grandfather, William Booth, used to push a cart up and down the streets of Clayton le Moors with his son John Booth, selling shellfish. He was known as 'Muscle Bill' and his son, 'Oyster Jack'. (This ...Read more

A memory of Clayton-Le-Moors in 1890 by Donna Cooper

Greys Drapers

Grandfather William Grey owned a number of shops in Wingate, Co. Durham one was at 47 North Road West, Wingate, it was a drapers shop. Grandfather died in 1962, his last remaining shop was closed by my mother Winnie England and made ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1957 by Naomi Donbavand

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Captions

29,161 captions found. Showing results 169 to 192.

Caption For Norwich, Market Place 1929

This broad open space at the heart of the city is a kaleidoscope of noise and colour on market day.

Caption For Low Hutton, Swing Bridge C1960

This elegant little suspension or 'swing bridge' over the River Derwent is a pleasing feature of the Plain of York village of Huttons Ambo, near Malton.

Caption For Littlebourne, Village 1903

Littlebourne is one of the charming little villages in the heart of the orchard country which stretches between Canterbury and Wingham; its cottages present an unusual mixture of architectural styles

Caption For Ealing, New Broadway C1965

A famous resident of Ealing was Sarah Trimmer, a friend of Dr Johnson, and writer of children's versions of the Scriptures.

Caption For Langdon Hills, The High Road C1950

The plotland development of this part of Basildon stemmed from the agricultural depression of the 1870s.

Caption For Kirkby In Furness, Beckside C1955

The tower of the parish church dominates this view of Beckside, a small hamlet on the slopes of the Furness Fells above the village of Kirkby-in-Furness on the Duddon Estuary.

Caption For Littlebourne, Village 1903

Littlebourne is one of the charming little villages in the heart of the orchard country which stretches between Canterbury and Wingham; its cottages present an unusual mixture of architectural styles

Caption For Cousley Wood, The Village 1899

An evocative picture of this attractive village some two miles north east of Wadhurst and now close to Bewl Bridge Reservoir.

Caption For Middleham, Racehorses At Exercise C1965

Middleham, a medieval township at the mouth of Wensleydale, is famous for breeding and training racehorses and for its historic castle, once the home of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and later of King

Caption For Middleton Tyas, The Shoulder Of Mutton And Post Office C1955

Copper mining in the 18th century brought an influx of workers into this quiet spot just to the east of Scotch Corner on the Roman Watling Street.

Caption For Coventry, The Cathedral Ruins C1955

On the night of 14 November 1940, German bombs destroyed the ancient cathedral church of St Michael.

Caption For Grantham, Market Place C1955

This section is a tour of the rolling oolitic limestone south-west part of Lincolnshire, until 1974 the County of Kesteven.

Caption For Old Sarum, From The South 1913

This picture is taken from the area of Hudson's field, looking northwards to the hill of Old Sarum.

Caption For Portland, Chesil Beach 1890

This is a spectacular view from the top of Portland, with the expanse of the Chesil Bank on the left, stretching 16 miles along the Dorset coast to Barton Cliff, and the broad expanse of Portland Harbour

Caption For Shefford, High Street C1950

Shefford is a corruption of Sheep Ford - possibly the title bestowed by herders as they moved their flocks across the River Ivel at this point to stay ahead of Danish invaders.

Caption For Newnham, High Street C1955

During the Civil War, Newnham, like many Royalist garrisons surrounding Gloucester, was on the receiving end of a raid mounted by Colonel Edward Massey's forces.

Caption For Gunnerside, The Bridge C1955

Gunnerside lies in the heart of Swaledale.

Caption For St Donats, 1937

The present St Donat's castle stands on the site of a previous fortification.

Caption For Send, The Canal Lock 1909

In 1651, Sir Richard Weston of nearby Sutton Place embarked on his great enterprise to create the Wey Navigation and make the river commercially navigable from Guildford to the Thames, by straightening

Caption For Llandudno, The Promenade 1898

'The Queen of Welsh resorts', Llandudno preserves much of its Victorian flavour, with its sweeping promenade faced by numerous hotels, its expanse of sands between the headlands of the Great and Little

Caption For Bucklers Hard, The Village C1960

This village was one of Britain's major naval shipbuilding centres in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Caption For Bingley, Five Rise Locks, The Leeds & Liverpool Canal 1894

One of the wonders of the waterway system, the five rise locks at Bingley in West Yorkshire are part of the Leeds & Liverpool canal.

Caption For Newport, View From Transporter Bridge C1950

This picture, taken from the walkway of the bridge, gives us a panoramic view of the Alexandra Docks and the residential area of Pillgwenly.

Caption For Edgbaston, Hagley Road 1949

Edgbaston is the most famous of all Birmingham’s suburbs.