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Maps

2,499 maps found.

1898-1899, Charfield Ref. RNC666735
1904-1906, Dalmilling Ref. RNC688048
1904-1905, Dalton Ref. RNC688199
1899, Cadbury Heath Ref. RNC658370
1904-1905, Cambuslang Ref. RNC660167
1899, Downend Ref. RNC692667
1898-1899, Dunkirk Ref. RNC695530
1905-1906, Dunure Ref. RNC695877
1899, Cribbs Causeway Ref. RNC683143
1904-1905, Crossford Ref. RNC684491
1898-1899, Acton Turville Ref. RNC619758
1899, Alveston Down Ref. RNC624727
1904-1905, Auchentibber Ref. RNC628625
1904-1905, Auchinraith Ref. RNC628699
1899, Aust Ref. RNC629094
1898-1899, Badminton Ref. RNC630078
1905-1906, Barassie Ref. RNC632801
1905, Barrhill Ref. RNC634022
1899, Beach Ref. RNC635167
1904-1906, Belston Ref. RNC638076

Books

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Memories

1,580 memories found. Showing results 951 to 960.

Bob A Job Milton Scouts

I remember choosing Farm Lane South, Barton on Sea to doing my Bob-a-Jobbing for the Milton Scouts Group. It was a very cold April day in 1970 and my 11 year old fingers were feeling a bit numb. I was rewarded with a ...Read more

A memory of Barton on Sea in 1970 by Colin Burnell

St Peters About 1958

I went to St Peters in about 1958, my brother must have been there 2 years before me. I joined Mrs Fox's class in the old school and remember the chalk and slates. Mrs Rogerson was the head teacher and I moved on via ...Read more

A memory of South Weald by Peter Appleby

Lowestoft From The 1920s

I have come to know Lowestoft only quite recently but the name has happy memories for me having heard it spoken of so fondly when I was a child. My father's family moved from London to Pakefield between 1921 and 1924 ...Read more

A memory of Lowestoft by Carolyn Traynor

Gordons Cottage Australia

My wife and myself are caretakers of Adam Lindsay Gordon Cottage, Dingleydell, near Port Macdonnell, South Australia, built 1862 and purchased by ALG in 1864. I am the present president of the Adam Lindsay Gordon ...Read more

A memory of Esslemont Ho by Allan Childs

South Petherton

I grew up near South Petherton and have fond memories, i lived in South Petherton as did my parents in the 1990's. My grandfather Frank White was born in South Petherton in 1895 as was his father Amos and his grandfather ...Read more

A memory of South Petherton by Yvonne White

Sheriff Hill

To add to the latest entry, I was born in Sheriff Hill, born on Windy Nook Road, and my grand-parents lived in Hewson Street, and my grand-mother lived on Windy Nook Road. My memories are a little earlier than the last entry. ...Read more

A memory of Sheriff Hill by Robert Hall

Family History

This is not about my memory, this is about my family history, that dates back to 1827. My father has been working on his background for 40 years now, he has so much information about his family in Cudlipptown, it feels like I ...Read more

A memory of Cudlipptown by Kim Cudlipp

Childhood Memories

Childhood memories The 'flowerpot men', 'weed', Amos and Andy, Big Ted, little Ted, Loopy Lou, Andy Pandy, Woodentops, spotty dog, gently 'supervised' by 'ma and pa', Jack and Jill, Miss Moffet, 'twinkle,twinkle little ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Allen Warrender

It Looked Brand New

I remember moving to Burnt Oak in April 1974, I was born in Lambeth, South London, then my parents moved back to St Lucia when I was about three years old. hen we returned to England my parents had already found a home in ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by Jennifer Tobie

South Chingford War Years

I was born in 1939 in the Chingford Mount Hospital. My late father Sam Shapiro (later Shepherd) owned the business Chingford Mount Radio near the corner of Chingford Mount and Larkswood road next door to one of ...Read more

A memory of South Chingford in 1943 by Ron Shapiro

Captions

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Caption For Walkern, The Church Of St Mary The Virgin C1960

The church stands on a slight mound to the north-east where it is safe from damage, although photographs of flooding show water lapping up against the path leading to the south porch.

Caption For Lancaster, Castle Warden, John O'gaunt's Chair 1927

The only Norman parts of today’s church are the stones used in the re-building of the south doorway.

Caption For Lancaster, Parish Church, King's Own Memorial Chapel 1927

The only Norman parts of today's church are the stones used in the re-building of the south doorway.

Caption For Swindon, Bridge Street C1955

The View South-East This view is little changed from S254006 (previous page).

Caption For Bedford, Town Bridge C1955

In one form or another is has stood on the site for centuries; it carries the main road from the south; it is a symbol of the involvement by the town's citizens with their river.

Caption For Hampstead, Heath From Parliament Hill 1898

The Heath, extending from Kenwood House in the north to an area around Parliament Hill in the south, occupies some 800 acres; it has been popular with artists and authors (and the Gordon Rioters) since

Caption For Kings Norton, The Church Of St John The Baptist C1955

From the south the full beauty of the church can be seen as it floats above the fields.

Caption For Rugby, School House C1955

By 1740 the original premises were very dilapidated; the Manor House at the south end of High Street was purchased for £1,000 to provide a new Master's House.

Caption For Liverpool, The Overhead Railway 1895

Here we have a close-up view of the Overhead Railway, which ran from north to south in the city and yet did not hold up traffic going down to the Pier Head.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill 1897

The main street of Allington village (bottom left) leads into this panorama of Bridport, looking south-east from the town's open country, with St Swithun's Church the prominent building (centre right).

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1897

On the south side is London House, the store of house furnishers Walter Baker Northover & Son. Colmer's Hill is the distinctive distant hilltop (centre).

Caption For Preston, New Road 1924

Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

Caption For Cheam, The Lumley Chapel, Interior 1890

The carved alabaster tomb of the first Lady Lumley, who died in 1592, dominates this view of the chapel's south side.

Caption For Swindon, The White Hart, Oxford Road C1950

The original inn stood on the opposite side of the road, on the south- western corner of what is now the busy Oxford road into Swindon.

Caption For Bransgore, The Crown Inn C1960

It employed 600 staff in and around Romsey, and its bitter appeared in almost every pub in the south of England. Strong's was taken over by Whitbread in 1969 and ceased trading in 1979.

Caption For Preston, New Post Office 1903

The original Preston Post Office had been at the south end of Wide Shambles in a building leaning on the side of the shambles.

Caption For Uttoxeter, Cattle Market C1965

Uttoxeter cattle market was the biggest market south of Nantwich. Before the foot and mouth outbreak of 2001, it hosted fat and store cattle sales on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Caption For Birkenhead, Charing Cross 1967

The ornate building on the right was built as the North & South Wales Bank. On the left is the Grange Hotel, a large and well-known pub.

Caption For Westbourne, County Gates 1913

The building was demolished in 1975, but the pedestrian archway can now be found in Branksome Chine (just south of Wilderton Road).

Caption For Barnstaple, From The Railway Station 1894

To the right, a London & South Western Railway meat van waits to collect meat from the slaughterhouse (centre left).

Caption For Bridlington, Harbour 1903

The paddle tug 'Frenchman' was built at South Shields in 1892 as the 'Coquet'.

Caption For Winchcombe, North Street C1950

Unusually, this river flows north to join the River Avon at Evesham; most Cotswold rivers flow south-east to join the Thames.

Caption For Walkern, The White Lion, High Street C1960

By 1955 they made only soft drinks, and they closed in 1980; the factory, at the south end of the village, is now housing.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Crown Street 1929

This view is taken from the Norman Tower looking south. Beyond Westgate Street lies woodland and countryside, including Hardwick Heath.