Maps

181,031 maps found.

1896, Astwood Ref. HOSM36487
1880, Cherrington Ref. HOSM40710
1880, Bosoughan Ref. HOSM38370
1880, Carnanton Ref. HOSM40124
1906, Crantock Ref. HOSM42267
1906, Cubert Ref. HOSM42638
1880, Trebarber Ref. HOSM62242
1880, Trebudannon Ref. HOSM62253
1880, Tregaswith Ref. HOSM62316
1880, Tregoose Ref. HOSM62334
1880, Trebarber Ref. HOSM62347
1887, Hennock Ref. HOSM48157
1886, Ipplepen Ref. HOSM49565
1885, Manaton Ref. HOSM53140
1896, Aycliffe Village Ref. HOSM36722
1884, Dolfor Ref. HOSM43330
1884, Tregynon Ref. HOSM62422
1884, Treowen Ref. HOSM62401
1891, Gatenby Ref. HOSM46118
1884, Northampton Ref. HOSM34993

Books

442 books found. Showing results 3,073 to 3,096.

Memories

29,044 memories found. Showing results 1,281 to 1,290.

Battersea Park

I have great memories of Battersea park. In the school holidays, with mum working days and dad working nights, my sister, brother and I, along with friends were taken to the park every day while dad went home for a sleep. I must ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Jean Wray

Jaywick

I have had a long association with Jaywick - I am the organist at St Christopher`s church in Meadow Way. I was approached by Mrs Elsie Coleman (who was steward 'in charge' then) over thirty years ago to do a `temporary stint`. I loved the ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1978 by Allen Warrender

Sternhold Avenue Memories

We lived in Sternhold Avenue, No 87 I think, and I went to Sunnyhill Road School until we moved to Crystal Palace some two years later. I remember the bombed out old Streatham Theatre and a milk bar call the Blue Riband ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1949 by Alan Baker

Mike's Barber Shop

I knew Mike. I used to go round his house and he would give me health foods and tell me how to stay healthy. I think he lived in Greenstead Road. He was a very nice man, very quiet but friendly. When he told me he was a barber ...Read more

A memory of Loughton in 1963 by Alan Payne

The Ogmore I Knew

I was born in 1940 and attended Tynewydd Junior School then the Park School then Bridgend Tech. Even though we had the constraits dictated by the war, life was happy we had the mountains to explore. We would dam the river for ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by Michael Weaver

The Toy Shop In Queens Road

I remember the toy shop, there was also a dolls hospital at the back of the shop where my beloved dolls were taken to have their broken limbs fixed and also to have the occasional eye replaced.

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1950 by Susan Brainwood

Jaywick Sands From 1954 1960

I first discovered Jaywick when I was just ten years old in 1954. I was taken there by my parents in a 1936 Bedford Van to stay with my uncle Bill, aunt Flo and cousin Bill who was 6 months younger than me. This would ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1954 by James Tyler

Maybury Street, Tooting.

I was born January 1945 and from the age of three I often went to stay with great-aunt Lizzie in Maybury Street, Tooting (possibly house number 23.) My great-aunt, was Mrs Reader, a widow, who lived downstairs in the house, ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1947

Caster Avenue

I was born at 46 Caster Avenue in 1951, my name was then Sue Riley. My mother was Lilly, my grandparents were Jack and Maud Clare who lived at 17 Caster Avenue. I have happy memories of playing on the bloody field and the reck ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn in 1956 by Sue Ford

Working At Litton Mill

I went to work at Litton Mill when I was seventeen. Worked in the Sizing, Charlie Mellor was the supervisor. I met many lovely people and a great lot of characters. The sizing was machines with huge rollers set in a bed ...Read more

A memory of Litton Mill by Elsie Hollis

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 3,073 to 3,096.

Caption For Wells, The Swan Hotel C1920

The frontage of the Swan Hotel hides its 15th- and 16th-century origins.

Caption For Scarborough, The Beach C1885

Punch and Judy hold the attention of the formally-dressed crowd of holidaymakers in the South Bay.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Mill Street 2005

Later this was to become the 'end of the line' for trams from Birmingham.

Caption For London, The Waterfront By St Paul's 1890

This famous vista, taken from Bankside, shows the glorious dome of St Paul’s rising over the roofs of London.The river is edged not with the anonymous and monumental office blocks we see today but

Caption For Belfast, Royal Academy 1897

Situated at the corner with Donegall Street, and very near the parish church, the academy was in a pleasant enough part of the town.

Caption For Bangor, Terraces 1897

The block at the corner is one of the latest boarding houses, and has clearly pushed back some older buildings.

Caption For Southampton, The Andrews Monument 1908

It was purchased by the town from the manor of Shirley in 1228 for ten silver marks - quite a bargain!

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

West of Long Sutton and east of Spalding, Holbeach is another of Lincolnshire's numerous small market towns. It received its first market charter in 1252.

Caption For Epsom, B Division, Woodcote Park 1917

Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the War Office commandeered part of the grounds of Woodcote Park for training purposes and erected a large encampment.

Caption For Rolvenden, Village 1901

The broad street of the village, with its grass verges, is lined with brick and weatherboarded houses.

Caption For Moreton In Marsh, The Redesdale Hall C1955

The clock turret of Moreton's most prominent building displays the date of its construction as 1887, and on the south wall is the coat of arms of the Redesdale family of Batsford Park who

Caption For Burton Bradstock, Cliffs 1922

Bright yellow bands of geological strata known as the Bridport Sands make Burton Cliff one of the most distinctive landforms of the Dorset coast.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cobb 1912

The old tracks from the neighbouring village of Uplyme are the original routes into the town before the construction of the present road along the coast.

Caption For Southampton, The Andrews Monument 1908

It was purchased by the town from the manor of Shirley in 1228 for ten silver marks—quite a bargain!

Caption For Amberley, The Village C1960

We are in a marshy area—Amberley Wild Brooks, beside the tidal and navigable River Arun.The castle was a fortified manor of the Bishops of Chichester; it was crenellated c1377 to defend the coastal

Caption For Redditch, The Post Office, Evesham Street C1955

This detail from R84037 (page 34) is a reminder of how our streets were once filled with a profusion of tobacco advertisements - Capstan, Player's, St Julien, St Bruno, Gold Flake, Senior Service - hardly

Caption For Moulton, Cross Street C1955

Moulton is a village of narrow winding lanes, lined by stone-built cottages and houses, nowadays with traffic calming and one-way systems.

Caption For Charing, High Street 1901

One of Kent's oldest townships, Charing was taken from Canterbury by the King of Mercia in 757 and assigned to some of his favourites.

Caption For Helensburgh, The Esplanade 1901

The coming of the railways put Helensburgh into the Glasgow commuter belt, whilst its steamer connections helped it to develop as a holiday centre.

Caption For London, The Waterfront By St Paul's 1890

This famous vista, taken from Bankside, shows the glorious dome of St Paul's rising over the roofs of London.The river is edged not with the anonymous and monumental office blocks we see today but

Caption For Luton, St Mary's Church C1955

Built on the site of an early Saxon church, the present St Mary's has elements dating back to the 12th century.

Caption For Barlborough, The Church C1955

The parish church of St James is thought to date back to the reign of either Henry II or Richard I, though it was heavily rebuilt about a hundred years after its original construction.

Caption For Knottingley, St Botolphs Church C1960

Here is a fascinating picture taken from the newly built block of flats, Low Cross Court.

Caption For Cheddar, Village And Gorge C1873

In 1873, this wonder of nature had a quarrymen's village at its entrance.