Maps

181,031 maps found.

1885, Brumby Ref. HOSM70060
1905, Kingsgate Ref. HOSM70573
1892, Rivington Ref. HOSM70964
1909, Leasowe Ref. HOSM70622
1881, Donington Ref. HOSM65751
1884, Nedging Ref. HOSM70787
1896, Brook Ref. HOSM70019
1913, Mayes Green Ref. HOSM70444
1895, Pyrford Green Ref. HOSM70800
1913, Camberley Ref. HOSM70926
1912, Runnymede Ref. HOSM70993
1886, Packwood Ref. HOSM70935
1899, Wigton Ref. HOSM35431
1899, Biglands Ref. HOSM37704
1885, Harriston Ref. HOSM38747
1899, Brocklebank Ref. HOSM39067
1899, Caldbeck Ref. HOSM39896
1899, Dundraw Ref. HOSM43976
1899, Fletchertown Ref. HOSM45528
1923, Greengill Ref. HOSM47024

Books

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Memories

29,044 memories found. Showing results 1,401 to 1,410.

We As A Family Arrived In Rickling In 1943 To Avoid The Bombs.

I was brought up on Rickling Green in 1943 from the age of eight and we stayed for 10 years. I went to school there and the teachers were Miss Chapman, Miss Newton and Miss Grey. I ...Read more

A memory of Rickling in 1943 by Brian Elliman

Toast Rack. Motorcycles.

Where the pushbike is, The Toast Rack cafe was, a favourite place for us 'rockers' to meet for coffee and a smoke (back in the days when we all did). This was the meeting place on a Sunday morning to ride to Box Hill and ...Read more

A memory of Sutton in 1961 by Peter Leonard Norcott

Childhood In Eckington, 1950's 1960's

Myself and my brother were brought up in 50's by our grandparents as mum had died around Xmas '53. School was Camms, we joined the church choir and blessed with a decent voice I became head chorister singing ...Read more

A memory of Eckington by David Breeze

1939 1949

RE: Holmeleigh Horncastle Childrens Homes and School Years I was in the "Homleigh" from 1939 to 1949. For anyone there at that time I was always known as 'Bunny'. Someone mentioned about two boys getting to London; well, I was one ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle in 1940 by John Austin

The Goat Forty Hill.

I used to play piano in The Goat on Saturday nights, I was only 15, but don't tell anyone! Wally Reid was the Governor, and his son Norman used to play drums too! We lived in Russell Road, number 69, and opposite our house ...Read more

A memory of Forty Hill in 1951 by George Nash

How I Found Abbotsley

My Dad, a countryman born and bred, went to London in the late 1920's for work - since there was a huge depression in his type of country work (farm labourer). He met my Mum, and I was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, in ...Read more

A memory of Abbotsley in 1930 by Alan Cross

Broad Street School

I too, went to the Nursery School on Broad Street. I remember Miss Massey who slammed the desk down on my fingers squashing my signet ring, which resulted in my finger swelling and the ring having to be cut off! Such a nice lady ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1956 by Lynn Bryan

The Tin School And Thurlow Family

I was a pupil at the Tin School in Gilesgate Moor staring in 1954, leaving in 1961. It was at the crossroads of the road that now leads to Tesco, but opposite was the Durham District Services garage where my dad ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1954 by James Coatham

Burgh Heath

l remember when at the school l was not well, so was taken to Miss Marshall's house and was looked after by her elderly mother (I thought she was so old but probably wasn't). She told me about when they had the tea rooms and there ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath in 1958

Chillblains, Door Bells, Bethams And Costons

Born at 14 Greenford Gardens, my late parents Dr & Mrs Erskine founded Greenford Surgery at 297 Greenford Road. Earliest memories were of chilblains, no proper heating at home, and the door bell ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1956 by Robert Erskine

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 3,361 to 3,384.

Caption For Chepstow, Marriott St Pierre Hotel And Country Club 2004

This view of the golf course and clubhouse from one of the lakes shows the old mansion in the background, with the tower that forms the entrance to the courtyard visible to the right of the

Caption For Teignmouth, From Torquay Road 1890

An overview of Teignmouth, taken from Shaldon Hill, across the estuary of the river Teign. The town is said to be Devon's oldest resort.

Caption For Cowes, Victoria Pier 1923

The Victoria Pier was a hub of waterfront activity, with sailing clubs making full use of its facilities, especially during Regatta week.

Caption For Liskeard, Barras Street Parade 1893

This distinguished market town lies at the head of a valley.

Caption For Romsey, The Abbey, From The South East 1898

The great Norman church is one of the most impressive in Europe and certainly the finest in Hampshire.

Caption For York, The Railway Station 1909

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.

Caption For Romsey, The Abbey, From The South East 1898

The great Norman church is one of the most impressive in Europe and certainly the finest in Hampshire.

Caption For Lyndhurst, High Street 1908

Note the hay rake, coal-scuttles and assortment of piping and rope adorning the window of the local ironmongers in the centre of Lyndhurst.

Caption For Romsey, General View 1920

The town of Romsey is known for its associations with two distinguished Englishmen.

Caption For Burley, Cross And Post Office C1960

A penny-farthing can be seen leaning against the front of the cycle stores in the centre of Burley, which John Wise described in 1863 as 'one of the most primitive of (New) Forest hamlets'.

Caption For Betws Y Coed, Miner's Bridge 1953

This wooden bridge lies on the line of the Roman road, Sarn Helen.

Caption For West Marden, Village C1955

This sizeable hamlet on the Downs south of Harting has no church, but boasts some attractive flint cottages and fine scenery.

Caption For Neath, New Street C1965

A Mini, a Wolseley, a Ford Capri and Cortina, a Morris Traveller and others all suggest the age of the motor car is finally with us; this street is dominated by the motor vehicle.

Caption For Pilling, Olde Ship Private Hotel C1955

This 18th-century inn was associated with smuggling - this isolated part of the coast was notorious for the illegal trade.

Caption For Gilfach Goch, Danybryn C1955

The complete breadth of the hillside supports a great acreage of woodland, which seems a little too neat for nature and thus could well be a forestry plantation.

Caption For Broughton Astley, Ye Olde Bulls Head Inn C1967

The pub fronts Main Street, sitting prominently at the junction of Cosby Road and Station Road, and appears to be the bad conversion of a former row of cottages.

Caption For Saddington, St Helen's Church C1955

Situated on the south-west side of the village, the church was heavily restored by Frederick Peck of Maidstone in 1872.

Caption For Windermere, The Baddeley Clock C1955

This clock is a notable landmark by the side of the road connecting Windermere with Bowness.

Caption For Ollerton, Thoresby Hall, Library Fireplace C1960

The main suite of rooms is south of the Great Hall. The library has an ornate chimneypiece carved in oak by a highly skilled carver from Mansfield.

Caption For Hyde, Market Street 1968

Another of Cheshire's cotton towns, Hyde was to be the scene of great industrial unrest when in 1848, a local group of Chartists marched through the town to disable the boilers, bringing all

Caption For Swanage, The Globe 1894

The Globe at Swanage was carved out of a great mass of Portland Stone, ten feet in diameter and forty tons in weight.The Globe is positioned to represent the position of the earth in space, with nearby

Caption For Halkyn, The Castle C1955

This 1820s structure, built by the Grosvenor family, required the remodelling of the old nuclear village of Halkyn, including its church, to accommodate it.

Caption For Odiham, Chalk Pit 1903

This view, looking north towards the entrance (in the Alton Road), shows several cottages built of chalk, some of which have since been demolished.

Caption For Abbots Ripton, The Flower Gardens C1955

The parish of Abbots Ripton lies a few miles north of Huntingdon. At the time of the Dissolution it was held by Ramsey Abbey.