Maps

181,031 maps found.

1902, Garthorpe Ref. HOSM46068
1883, Ragdale Ref. HOSM57380
1902, Somerby Ref. HOSM59566
1886, Merriott Ref. HOSM34909
1903, Heolgerrig Ref. HOSM48177
1890, Swinton Ref. HOSM71109
1913, Linthorpe Ref. HOSM51292
1897, Middlewich Ref. HOSM34913
1896, Minsted Ref. HOSM53853
1911, Hale Ref. HOSM47369
1924, Atterbury Ref. HOSM36501
1898, Beachampton Ref. HOSM37271
1924, Blakelands Ref. HOSM38052
1924, Brinklow Ref. HOSM38961
1924, Eaglestone Ref. HOSM44135
1898, Greenleys Ref. HOSM47039
1924, Willen Ref. HOSM64628
1902, Bossington Ref. HOSM38447
1902, Horner Ref. HOSM49047
1901, Mitcheldean Ref. HOSM34924

Books

442 books found. Showing results 2,977 to 3,000.

Memories

29,043 memories found. Showing results 1,241 to 1,250.

Looking For Anyone Who Knew Me

Hi, I was born in 1945 at 9a Rectory Road, Gateshead. I was adopted 6 weeks later by Edna and Jack Dixon. My name then was Joy Dixon. I attended Brighton Road school for 10 years. I left the the north when I was 19 ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1950 by Joy Shaw

Royal Signals 1954 56 Grand Depot Road

Hi there, I wonder if anyone remembers a coffe house in Woolwich - all the solders on demob pinned their shoulder flashes on the wall - it was coverd in them. We were stationed at Connaught Baracks. It was ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1955 by Ken Moore

Car Intoxicated

Kilbirnie man, James Fairly, better known as JIMMY went on a camping holiday with four others to Fort William. We had car trouble on the way and had to pay the cost of that. This left us with reduced spending power and on the way ...Read more

A memory of Kilbirnie in 1965 by John Allan

Arthur Hanford Military Medal

I have an old wristwatch which belonged to my great uncle, which was bought by the people of Abergwynfi, presented to rifleman Arthur Hanford on being awarded the military medal 1914.

A memory of Abergwynfi in 1910 by Robert Hanford

Sir Richard Ludwig Bagge

My grandfather was the owner of Gaywood Hall; my mother lived here with her four sisters. I still have old photos and I'm hoping to visit for my 70th birthday in September 2013 with my two children. I cannot remember ...Read more

A memory of Gaywood in 1910 by Gillian Barallon

Home

i was brought up on big Cullamores Farm in the 50>s and 60<s , which borders the downs banks. I have many happy memories of roaming the Downs with school friends, it was our play ground. I am at the moment researching the farm and ...Read more

A memory of Oulton Heath in 1959 by Pat Mason

Sec Mod School

Does anyone remember the school opening in 1957 (I think), everyone was a little bewildered as to where our classrooms were. Mr. (Chalky) White was headmaster. I recall Mr. Stewart (history), Mr. Palmer (Geography), Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Stoke's Hall by Audrey Pamplin

Revistiing

I revisited Edern & Morfa Nefyn after my last visit which was in 1954 with my Mum and Dad as a 12 year old child. I remembered everywhere and my husband was worried I would be disappointed as things would have changed, but they had ...Read more

A memory of Nefyn in 2005 by Iris Bland

Pauldens Fire

My mum and dad married in September 1950. They had their reception at Pauldens. The week after, they were back, at the funeral of my dad's dad who passed away the day after the wedding. My mum said Pauldens burnt down ...Read more

A memory of Hulme by Gail Prestwich

A Town Connected To My Family

My mother, Ena Bassett, was one of 9 children of Alice and William Bassett. She attended Tibberton School on the 25th September 1928 and is pupil number 294 on the Tibberton School Admissions ...Read more

A memory of Tibberton in 1920 by Margaret Brown

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 2,977 to 3,000.

Caption For Haverfordwest, From Prendergast 1898

Looking across the town into Haverfordwest, the tower of the Church of St Thomas à Becket can be clearly seen on the skyline towards the centre of the picture, and the main body of the Castle with its

Caption For Norwich, Ber Street 1891

This photograph shows a mixed bag of buildings, many of which have since come down in the course of development.

Caption For Bibury, Arlington Mill C1955

Just off the Fosse Way, this village, once the site of a Roman settlement, clusters around the banks of the wide, shallow Windrush, which is crossed by a number of simple footbridges, some

Caption For Billesdon, C1955

This view, taken from the fields beyond the village, shows the broach spire of the church of St John the Baptist, rebuilt in 1861, rising above the very attractive slate and stone roofscape of a village

Caption For Frimley, 1901

The White Hart has dominated the High Street, allegedly since the middle of the 16th century.

Caption For Dartmouth, Kingswear And Mouth Of The Dart 1906

There has probably been a ferry of one sort or another plying its trade across the mouth of the Dart for millennia, but the first mention of one is in the Court Rolls of 1365, when it was run by one

Caption For Burwash, The Village 1889

After the iron industry ceased production, the locality was less prosperous; the common became notorious for 18th-century lawlessness.

Caption For Chippenham, The Weir C1960

The buildings behind were attached to the rear of the mill and also contained stabling.

Caption For Burnley, St Peter's Church 1895

This is an unusual photograph of Burnley's parish church in that it is taken from the north, where the trees make photography difficult.

Caption For Canford Magna, The Manor C1886

In the early 19th century this was the home of William Ponsonby, brother of Byron's lover Lady Caroline Lamb. Ponsonby's wife, Lady Barbara, was the sister of the reformer Lord Shaftesbury.

Caption For Canford Magna, Village 1904

In the early 19th century this was the home of William Ponsonby, brother of Byron's lover Lady Caroline Lamb. Ponsonby's wife, Lady Barbara, was the sister of the reformer Lord Shaftesbury.

Caption For Ashwell, Chantry House 1951

The thatched roof and plastered walls of the Chantry House typify the construction of the houses and cottages in Ashwell. Even the barn (left, behind the delivery van) is thatched.

Caption For Bridport, Bradpole Road 1903

A horseman rides north-eastwards, along what is now St Andrew's Road towards Bradpole, when this was part of that parish before boundary changes brought the northern suburbs into Bridport borough.

Caption For Paignton, Torbay Road 1896

The large shelter and the Jubilee fountain replaced the grand wrought iron gates of Torbay House as the focal point of Torbay Road.

Caption For Belfast, Corn Market 1897

This street-name reminds us of Belfast the market town: the view looks from Arthur Square (another Chichester name).

Caption For Bangor, Main Street 1897

The workaday appearance of the street shows how it had been overtaken by the success of the resort.

Caption For Perth, From Barnhill 1901

An ancient royal burgh, Perth was once capital of Scotland.

Caption For Braemar, Castle C1960

This five-storey, L-plan tower-house was built by the Earl of Mar in 1628. It was here in August 1714 that a so-called hunt was assembled by John Erskine, sixth Earl of Mar.

Caption For Southgate, Technical College C1965

WHAT of Enfield's future? We have already seen that in the first years of the 21st century, redevelopment is probably going to be the by-word.

Caption For Houghton Conquest, Houghton House 1897

This view of the ruinous west front of John Bunyan's 'Palace Beautiful' atop the 'Hill of Difficulty' shows why historians are excited by the building.

Caption For Newlyn, Landing Fish 1906

Putting ashore the catch is a perennial attraction for bystanders on any jetty. These, judging by the smartness of their dress (complete with pocket handkerchief), are clearly not fishermen.

Caption For Pontefract, Castle Entrance 1964

Pontefract Castle has played more than its fair share in some of the murkier episodes in England's history.

Caption For Penrith, St Andrew's Church, The Giant's Grave 1893

The 'Giant's Grave' in St Andrew's churchyard is a collection of two badly-weathered 10th-century cross-shafts and four Norse 'hogback' tombstones.

Caption For Ranmore Common, The Post Office C1955

West of Dorking up on the chalk and just inboard of the North Downs escarpment, and west of the valley cut by the River Mole, is Ranmore Common.