Places
36 places found.
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- Shanklin, Isle of Wight
- Ventnor, Isle of Wight
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Sandown, Isle of Wight
- Port of Ness, Western Isles
- London, Greater London
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Killarney, Republic of Ireland
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Plymouth, Devon
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Southwold, Suffolk
- Bristol, Avon
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Cromer, Norfolk
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Maldon, Essex
- Clacton-On-Sea, Essex
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Colchester, Essex
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Hunstanton, Norfolk
- Chelmsford, Essex
- Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Brentwood, Essex
- Glengarriff, Republic of Ireland
Photos
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Maps
181,031 maps found.
Books
442 books found. Showing results 2,881 to 2,904.
Memories
29,044 memories found. Showing results 1,201 to 1,210.
Happy Days In St Albans Road, Late 40's And 50's.
I lived at 90 East Hill just by the corner of St Albans. In St Albans lived all my little pals; Robert Ball, David Shaw, Peter Richardson, Frankie Taylor and Graham Wilson. We played in the street ...Read more
A memory of Dartford in 1948 by
Living In Harold Hill
I lived in 71 Hailsham Road off of Straight Road till we sadly moved in the April of 1971. I always remember; the Grammar School, at the back of Appleby Drive we used to have Saturday fetes with the small steam train ...Read more
A memory of Harold Hill in 1967 by
Eastern Electricity Board Apprentice Training School
I attended the 'boards' training school based at Harold Hill, along with 79 other apprentices during 1960/61... I shared lodgings at Collier Row for the first year of the apprentice training ...Read more
A memory of Harold Hill in 1960 by
Family Tree
My grandmother and mother were born at Adwick Le Street. Lucy Simpson in 1916, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Simpson. Lucy married John Sargent from Thyristor and my mother Joyce was born in 1937. They emigrated to Australia where our family is today.
A memory of Adwick Le Street in 1910 by
Growing Up
Remembering my childhood memories in Cossall, what fun we had. I lived on The Glebe from 1953 for 50 years. I remember the cold winters, waking up in the mornings with ice on the inside of the bedroom windows, going to Top School and ...Read more
A memory of Awsworth in 1953 by
Highgate Village In The 1960s
What I am most interested in writing about is how Highgate Village has changed so much since my school days, growing up there in the 1960s. Today most of the shops are coffee shops, ...Read more
A memory of Highgate in 1965 by
Coronation Year
I moved to Holme on Spalding Moor, just after Easter 1953. My gran had a pub in Hull called The Black Boy, and she retired to Holme to run the Railway Inn in Holme and as I then lived with her I moved too. I was very ...Read more
A memory of Holme by
The Cedars Childrens Home Barnsley Rd Hemsworth
I resided as a child at The Cedars for 14 years. I would like to know the history together with details of other children that were there from 1953 to 1964.
A memory of Hemsworth in 1955 by
The Amazing Vaughan Family
Stan and Helen Vaughan met me at the Leicester Train station after my long journey from California. I had won a Rotary International Scholarship and the Vaughans were my host family. I was a scared young girl and I ...Read more
A memory of Desford in 1986 by
Churchers Cadet Corps
Thinking of my time in the aforesaid Cadet corps I clearly remember an exercise on the Heath when we were playing soldiers. To make things realistic we were using thunderflashes. Unfortunately the weather was hot and dry ...Read more
A memory of Petersfield in 1945 by
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Behind them are the spired buildings of the new town cemetery, which was to be opened in 1894. The shadowed slopes of the Blorenge dominate the skyline.
Behind them are the spired buildings of the new town cemetery, which was to be opened in 1894. The shadowed slopes of the Blorenge dominate the skyline.
The yacht is passing by the north side of the Broad, with 1930s bungalows along the frontage. The yacht is typical of those developed since the 1930s for use on the Broads.
The small stone village of Beddgelert stands at the confluence of the Colwyn and Glaslyn rivers. It sits in the shadow of Snowdon, and is a favourite tourist spot.
Just a few yards up the hill from All Saints' Church, Barn Hill is a far cry from the commercial bustle of Red Lion Square.
Dunstanburgh is the largest castle in Northumberland, built by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster; the licence to crenellate was granted shortly after the loss of Berwick to the Scots.
Just in front of the Star is Haywards Heath's town sign, attractively painted and prominently positioned for all to see and enjoy.
The vast majority of day visitors to the island rarely strayed beyond Douglas and Onchan, but the opening of the first section of the Manx Electric Railway in September 1893 brought Groudle Glen within
The column, mounted on a base of octagonal steps, supports a stone ball which was originally topped by a metal spike, constituting the market 'cross'.
Hobby Drive was completed just before his death in 1829 by Sir James Hamlyn as part of his project to landscape the cliffs to the east of the village.
Just up the hill is the Dartmoor Inn, and on the skyline is the rocky mass of Great Staple Tor, one of the southernmost outliers of the plateau of the north moor.
The practice of climbing the rock is now strictly forbidden, not only on grounds of safety but also to protect the landmark from erosion.
Porthleven's large harbour was built in 1811 to load copper and tin; it is an important haven on the exposed east shore of Mount's Bay.
Taken from high ground close to the Biskey Howe viewpoint, this scene includes tennis courts at the foot of the knoll.
The age-old tradition of pony rides on the sand is captured in this photograph of South Lancing beach. The nearby road has houses either side, which limits public access in places.
The nave of Tideswell church dates from the 14th century, and its size and standing give the building the air of a much larger church or even a cathedral.
St Andrew's Cross was part of old Plymouth, much of which was destroyed in succesive bombing raids by the German Luftwaffe during the last war.
Once again, having crossed the bridge, we are back in that area of Cheshire that was once part of Lancashire until the county boundary changes of 1974.
The rocks stand at the end of what was during World War Two the runway of RAF Harrowbeer, so called because of worries that 'RAF Yelverton' might sound too much like 'RAF Yeovilton' on the crackly
To the north of Borth lies Ynyslas, which consists of a fine series of sand dunes, many now protected as a National Nature Reserve.
Fairford was the birthplace of the 19th-century Christian reformer and hymn-writer John Keble, who would often walk along the banks of the River Coln seeking inspiration for his verse.
Partly visible on the left of this photograph is Oxford's Taylor Institute, dedicated to the study of modern languages at the University.
Over to the right is the unmistakable façade of the Sheldonian Theatre, designed by Christopher Wren and opened in 1669.
The magnificent sweep of York station dates from the completion of the Doncaster-Selby-York line. Opened in 1877, the station allowed through running of trains.
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