Maps

9,439 maps found.

1940, North Warnborough Ref. NPO794046
1946, North Waterhayne Ref. NPO794053
1946, North Woolwich Ref. NPO794121
1899, North Cadbury Ref. RNC793007
1903, North Cave Ref. RNC793031
1912, North Collafirth Ref. RNC793070
1899, North Corner Ref. RNC793094
1900, North Corner Ref. RNC793095
1898, North Cray Ref. RNC793132
1903, North End Ref. RNC793237
1903, North End Ref. RNC793243
1898, North Fambridge Ref. RNC793277
1903, North Featherstone Ref. RNC793282
1900, North Heasley Ref. RNC793474
1898, North Lancing Ref. RNC793608
1903, North Ormsby Ref. RNC793790
1903, North Reddish Ref. RNC793853
1898, North Shoebury Ref. RNC793902
1911, North Tolsta Ref. RNC794000
1911, North Uist Ref. RNC794018

Books

39 books found. Showing results 385 to 408.

Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 161 to 170.

Childhood In The 1950s

It breaks my heart to see how the years, short-sighted councillors and rapacious businessmen have ruined this once noble and beautiful seaside resort. How could anybody have countenanced destroying this view for the ...Read more

A memory of Bridlington by Geoffrey Harrison

A Yokels Tale

A Personal Recollection of growing up during the last days of the pedestrian era in rural England by Tom Thornton A Yokel's Tale My earliest recollection of my Thornton grandparents, Alice and Tom, dates back to my pre-school ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1941 by Tom Thornton

Childhood Memories

My father, Bertram Whittingham was a native of Hemsworth, born 1892 and I am the remaining son of the family born August 1926 in a small miner's cottage located at No. 7 North View. My father was a coal miner, working at ...Read more

A memory of Hemsworth in 1930 by George Whittingham

Newbottle Village

I remember coming from school and running up to the hillside fields helping Wheightman to load the hay onto his tractors and building the haystacks on North Pasture, off down to the yard pond looking for frogs and ...Read more

A memory of Newbottle in 1956 by Richard Leadbitter

The Good Old Days

I lived in Streethouse but when I was 4 we moved to the newish estate at the top of the 'Knob' (North Featherstone). We lived at 49 Manor Drive, next door to the Simkins. My dad was a miner at Sharlston and Snydale ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone by Cyril Woodhead

Does Any One Remeber

Does anyone remember Park Road North in the 1960s? Well, I think it was the 60s as that was the year my mother was born. There was a shop along there, I'm not too sure of the name, but it was attached to a house, the ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1960

My Father

My father, Lenny Griffin, used to put these out every morning and store away in a shed at North Lodge Park every night in the summer. I used to go with him and when they got the smaller binoculars I was allowed to carry one. The big telescopes my fther used to carry one on each shoulder.

A memory of Cromer by Jacky Regis

Cargo Fleet

I lived in Cargo Fleet as a young child, having moved from Australia. My grandmother was born in Cargo Fleet, and she ended up returning with my grandfather, where they purchased a shop on the corner of Bristol Street. We lived up ...Read more

A memory of Cargo Fleet in 1977 by Andrew Catton

Picture Ref W132016

I was a pupil at Woodford Green Prep form 1945 to 1951. During that time I remember watching the demolition of the north wall of the the bombed building which was pulled down, and I suggest took place in '48/9? For ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green by Anthony White

Opera

A friend of mine (Len) said we should go to Hanslope one weekend to meet a girl he used to go out with when she lived in Kensington in London. We drove up to Hanslope one Saturday morning to see her. Her family lived in a massive white ...Read more

A memory of Hanslope in 1964 by Paul Overton

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 385 to 408.

Caption For Kelly Bray, 1908

An architect-designed villa on the left has probably recently been built in this settlement, which is just north of Callington and at the terminus of the railway branch line from Plymouth.

Caption For Osmington, St Osmond's Church C1955

Osmington is an ancient manor founded by the Saxon King Athelstan, though most visitors pass through the village to see the chalk figure of a later king, George III, carved on the downlands to the north

Caption For Ringwood, Somerley House 1891

To the north-west of Ringwood is Somerley House, sometime residence of Lord Normanton. In the valley to the east are the winding waters of the River Avon, to the west the trees of Ringwood Forest.

Caption For North Littleton, C1960

The Littletons - North, Middle and South - form almost one long village in the countryside close to Evesham.

Caption For Dublin, Grafton Street 1897

This busy view looks north along Grafton Street, which links St Stephens' Green to the Liffey. In the foreground, the road curves to the left round Trinity College.

Caption For Caversham, The River Thames 1890

There are only two bridges on this stretch of the river, which probably explains why Reading has not expanded on the north bank.

Caption For Runcorn, The Railway Viaduct 1900

The London & North Western Railway viaduct over the Mersey.

Caption For Maids Moreton, The Leys C1955

North of Main Street, the dignified 1950s council housing was built on The Leys field.

Caption For Askrigg, Railway Station 1911

Askrigg station is on the North Eastern Railway route between Northallerton and a conection with the Midland Railway at Hawes.

Caption For Edinburgh, Palace Of Holyroodhouse And Arthur's Seat 1897

Work on the palace began during the reign of James VI, when the north-west tower was built up against the nave of Holyrood Abbey.

Caption For Witchampton, Village 1904

This fine brick-built village is one of north Dorset's loveliest, its cottage gardens a delight all year round. Even with modern day traffic it seems a place lost in time.

Caption For Coalville, The Calvary C1965

This dramatic view of the Calvary, which lies to the north of the Abbey buildings, was taken shortly after its completion, with the addition of the figure of Christ in 1965, although it was begun in 1847

Caption For Oving, Manor Road C1955

Looking north along this lane which leads to the main street, Tinker End Cottages on the right are a fine group of 18th- and 19th-century labourers' cottages.

Caption For Askrigg, Railway Station 1911

Askrigg station is on the North Eastern Railway route between Northallerton and a conection with the Midland Railway at Hawes.

Caption For South Cerney, The Manor, Park And Church C1965

At the north end is Edwards College, built in Tudor-Gothic style as a home for clergy widows, founded by the will of Anne Edwards in 1834.

Caption For South Cerney, Silver Street C1960

At the north end is Edwards College, built in Tudor-Gothic style as a home for clergy widows, founded by the will of Anne Edwards in 1834.

Caption For Dublin, Sackville Street 1897

A view of O'Connell Street (then Sackville Street), looking north with the bridge over the Liffey in the foreground. The O'Connell and Nelson monuments are prominent.

Caption For Chester, The Suspension Bridge 1888

In 1852 a suspension bridge was built over the Dee to link the suburb of Queen's Park with the Groves on the north side of the river. The bridge was rebuilt in 1923.

Caption For Wolverton, Stratford Road, Men Leaving The Wolverton Works C1910

The 775 employees at Wolverton Works in 1851 grew to 2,000 by 1860, with the LNWR the largest single employer in North Bucks; a company engine driver earned nearly four times as much as an agricultural

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, St Mary's Church, Suffolk War Memorial 1929

To commemorate 300 years of the regiment in 1935, the north chapel was converted into the Suffolk Chapel, designed by Sir Ninian Comper.

Caption For North Berwick, Quality Street 1897

The opening of the railway branch line put North Berwick within easy reach of Edinburgh, making it a popular place for people working in Edinburgh to live; it was also a popular place for holidays and

Caption For Dersingham, Hunstanton Road C1965

Dersingham is on the ridge running north towards Hunstanton; many of the houses are built of local carstone.

Caption For Betchworth, From The Church 1900

Modern buildings have crowded in along the northern part of Betchworth's long village street, but the line of the North Downs and the big chalk pit remain much the same, although the downs are far more

Caption For Milton Keynes, The Pennyland Boat Basin 2005

She led an army of charioteers to sack Colchester, London and St Albans before heading north through Milton Keynes city area along the high streets of Fenny and Stony Stratford.