Maps

181,006 maps found.

1896, Bladbean Ref. HOSM38011
1896, Shottenden Ref. HOSM59173
1896, Stodmarsh Ref. HOSM60531
1896, Waltham Ref. HOSM63328
1896, Womenswold Ref. HOSM64958
1916, Castleton Ref. HOSM40324
1916, Llanedeyrn Ref. HOSM51815
1915, Whitchurch Ref. HOSM64338
1904, Cippyn Ref. HOSM40976
1899, Aiketgate Ref. HOSM35694
1899, Cotehill Ref. HOSM41958
1899, Cummersdale Ref. HOSM70147
1899, Dalston Ref. HOSM42932
1899, Durdar Ref. HOSM44085
1900, Smalmstown Ref. HOSM45958
1899, Garlands Ref. HOSM46028
1899, Hethersgill Ref. HOSM48231
1899, Kirkbampton Ref. HOSM50333
1899, Newtown Ref. HOSM55058
1899, Westlinton Ref. HOSM58528

Books

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Memories

29,050 memories found. Showing results 851 to 860.

Poplars Farm

I would like to ask if anyone knows of Poplars Farm and its use during the Second World War as a training camp for the war, as my dad started his training there. I am trying to get photos and memories of all my dad's camps, and this is one of them. His name was Sapper Gordon Redman. Vicki.

A memory of Rettendon in 1940 by Victoria Manning

Hollybush Lane

When I was a child in the early 1950s Hollybush Lane, from Woodhall Lane to Great Ley, was quite literally a lane. On one side the council had built houses, but on the other were the farm cottages that were built around ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City by Rod Sharp

The Castle School Stanhope

I think I must have talked to about three ex-Castle School kids since I wrote my memories about the the school. It was opened by an Act of Government during the Second World War in 1942. I can remember one of the ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope by Michael Purves

Researching Ann Fraser Or Other Area Fraser

I have a death notice for Ann Fraser, beloved wife of John Fraser who died Sat. November 10, 1894 at age 44. Interment at Harrington Church, on Wednesday, leaving Rose Hill at 2:30. I believe this is ...Read more

A memory of Harrington in 1890 by Jim Buchanan

My Early Days

I was born in Abercych and lived there until I was 10 in 1947. I returned every year in the summer for over 20 years. My grandfather and his brother used to make coracles and did a lot of salmon fishing, and frequented the Nags Head ...Read more

A memory of Abercych in 1947

Buses

We moved to Leonard Road Chingford in 1951. I particularly remember the trolley buses and how the poles on the top used to come off and the conductor would get a long bamboo cane from under the bus to rehook the pole onto the ...Read more

A memory of South Harefield in 1951 by Alan Mowbray

Laleham Abbey

My sister Kathleen Taylor (former name) was cook in the kitchen for the retired old ladies. I was always staying with her during school holidays. Her husband then (now deceased) was Barry Taylor and they had two children, Sarah born ...Read more

A memory of Laleham in 1970 by Stuart Mitchell

Travis Street Hyde

I was born in 1963 in Travis Street, Hyde, my parents Joan and Stan Smith owned a small shop at the time. I think it may have been a general grocers. They moved to Newton shortly after I was born. They then bought a ...Read more

A memory of Hyde in 1963 by Gillian Hullock

Longleat

My grandfather Cecil Welch, who was the local estate agent and auctioneer based at the Old Town Hall in the High Street, bought several old cottages next to the blacksmiths in Church End for his son John and wife Peggy, at the vast ...Read more

A memory of Great Dunmow in 1948

Perry Springs

I was born in the 'Potter Street' Perry springs in the 1960s, wow how Harlow has changed from my day, I remember Wellford's corner shop also Wrights Dairy... And it was great going to the schools in Potter Street. Now the ...Read more

A memory of Potter Street by Graham Nash

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Captions

29,158 captions found. Showing results 2,041 to 2,064.

Caption For Lullington, Church 1891

This tiny flint and stone church, capable of housing only some 20 worshippers, is one of the smallest churches in England.

Caption For Hubberholme, St Michael And All Angels Church C1960

The squat tower of Hubberholme's parish church of St Michael and All Angels occupies a lovely setting in the valley of Wharfedale, where it turns into Langstrothdale in its upper reaches.

Caption For Thundersley, Weir Roundabout C1955

The so-called Rayleigh Weir—the source of one of the tributaries of the River Roach—gives its name to this busy junction on the Southend arterial.

Caption For Redditch, Evesham Street C1955

This is the south end of Evesham Street, but none of this survives.

Caption For Tavistock, 1893

Tavistock, one of Devon's three original Stannary Towns, lies on the banks of the Tavy, which rises high on the moors near Cut Hill and flows into the Tamar upstream of Tamerton.

Caption For High Force, 1892

Situated five miles north-west of Middleton-in-Teesdale, High Force offers stunning scenery and the spectacular sight of the Tees plunging some seventy feet over the cliffs of Great Whin Sill.

Caption For Aldborough, The Black Boys C1955

Shop and inn make up the heart of this village, built round the edge of an enormous village green. There was a market here from at least 1280.

Caption For Hythe, School Of Musketry 1903

Standing in Military Road, north-west of Red Lion Square, is the School of Small Arms, the main school of army musketry, founded here in 1854.

Caption For Charminster, The Church 1922

The 15th-century tower of Charminster's church dominates the valley of the River Cerne, and was built under the direction of Sir Thomas Trenchard. Parts of the building date back to the 12th century.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Promenade 1923

In common with many seaside resorts, Saltburn enjoys a wide swathe of promenade and in this delightful view we see a group of ladies and children strolling along the Promenade, taking in the sea air

Caption For Colchester, High Street And Town Hall 1901

The impressive Victoria Tower of the Town Hall rises to a height of 162 feet.

Caption For Market Harborough, Canal Boathouses 1922

The canal with its towing path, a symbol of an industrial age, has taken on a mantle of leisure.

Caption For Cheam, Whitehall 1925

Here we have another view of Whitehall, and the adjoining properties of Laurel Cottage and Vault Cottage along the Malden Road, with the elegant rectory beyond which, in its earliest parts, dates back

Caption For Chapel En Le Frith, View From Station C1940

The name of the Peak District town of Chapel-en-le-Frith means literally 'the chapel in the forest'.

Caption For Hartlepool, The Harbour Wall C1960

The Pilot's Pier light sits on a long promontory extending from the sea wall, and cargo shipping and the associated tug boats pass by it on their way in and out of the port.

Caption For Barry, Castle 1899

There is no known record of the history or appearance of this castle, which is situated eight miles south-west of Cardiff.

Caption For Chester, On The River, Suspension Bridge 1891

Hugh Lupus, the first of the Norman earls of Chester, is said to have ordered the construction of a weir so that the mills would have a regular source of water power.

Caption For Lympstone, The Village Square 1904

Lympstone is still a secretive little village on the estuary of the River Exe, once a haunt of fishermen and smugglers and now beloved of artists and birdwatchers.

Caption For Accrington, Blackburn Road C1915

This part of Blackburn Road was a hive of activity with lots of shops.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Market Street 1898

This photograph is taken from the junction of Market Street and Upper Market Street, looking down towards the High Street.

Caption For Chideock, 1927

From the slopes of Quarry Hill, above Park Farm (centre), we look south-westwards to Golden Cap (left of centre) and Langdon Hill.

Caption For Mobberley, The Bird In Hand C1955

Because of its history of divided land ownership, it is difficult to determine the real centre of Mobberley village, but each nucleus has at least one inn.

Caption For Rowton, Rowton Hall Hotel C1955

Built in the 18th century, the Rowton Hall Country House Hotel and Health Club, as it is now called, stands at the southern edge of the city of Chester.

Caption For Cottesmore, The Village C1955

This view of Cottesmore is typical of Rutland's visual feast of limestone and ironstone villages, set in a rolling, spired landscape of hedges and walls which the hunt can, in the main, take in its stride