Places
32 places found.
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- Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire
- Kensington, Middlesex
- Chelsea, Middlesex
- Sloane Square, Middlesex
- Kensal Town, Middlesex
- Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire
- Easton Royal, Wiltshire
- Hook Green, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
- Studley Royal, Yorkshire
- Notting Hill, Middlesex
- Royal's Green, Cheshire
- Manor Royal, Sussex
- Mancot Royal, Clwyd
- Park Royal, Greater London
- Royal Oak, Durham
- Royal Oak, Lancashire
- Royal Oak, Yorkshire
- Royal British Legion Village, Kent
- Preston, Wiltshire (near Royal Wootton Bassett)
- Hawkenbury, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Stone Cross, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Lower Green, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Green Hill, Wiltshire (near Royal Wootton Bassett)
- St John's, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- Lower Green, Kent (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- The Common, Wiltshire (near Royal Wootton Bassett)
- Park Corner, Sussex (near Royal Tunbridge Wells)
- West Kilburn, Middlesex
- Knightsbridge, Middlesex
- South Kensington, Middlesex
- North Kensington, Middlesex
Photos
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Maps
158 maps found.
Books
2 books found. Showing results 385 to 2.
Memories
992 memories found. Showing results 161 to 170.
Living In North Boarhunt 1965 1968
My parents moved to North Boarhunt in 1964/65. We lived at the top of Trampers Lane - sideways to what was then Doney's Garage. Our house was called "Tryfan". I went to Newton Primary School and have very ...Read more
A memory of North Boarhunt in 1965 by
Kingussie Holidays
Kingussie always was one of my favourite places as a young boy. My aunt and uncle lived in King Street, near the sawmill and I can still remember the smell of the wood shavings burning. I loved going down to the station and ...Read more
A memory of Kingussie by
Shotley Bridge Hospital
My father was deputy head porter at the hospital, he worked there for 40 years. When I came out of the Royal Air Force in 1959 I did not work for a few months until early 1960 when my father gave me a job as a porter ...Read more
A memory of Shotley Bridge in 1960 by
My 18th Birthday.
This photo was taken at the time I was at Shooter's Hill GS and my stepfather was stationed here as it was the HQ for the RAEC (Royal Army Education Corps). As officer's family we occasionally visited the Palace, which had then an ...Read more
A memory of Eltham in 1960 by
My Time With The Army At Honiton 1968 1969
From 1968-1969 I was posted to Honiton with the Royal Welch Fusiliers. I was an army cook aged just 19 at the time. I thought that it was a lovely place, posted to Hong Kong. I also remember an old ...Read more
A memory of Honiton in 1968 by
As A Child
As a child my life was with the army. Warmwell was a transit camp for some and my father was leaving the Army. We had to live there whilst he looked for work outside the army. My brother went to Dorchester Grammar, as I was much younger ...Read more
A memory of Moreton in 1954 by
My Memories
I remember the year of 1968 well, as it is when I left the village of Colden Common; although my Grandfather and Grandmother still lived there (on Main Road) up until their deaths. Colden Common in my time had no Scout Troop, so I ...Read more
A memory of Colden Common in 1968 by
Pier Walk
When we were at Shoebury on holiday Mum and Dad always took me on the pier. We went out by train and usually walked back providing the weather was good. I can still remember the platforms either end and the green trains with the ...Read more
A memory of Southend-on-Sea by
Sundays
Sundays were memorable, after a proper Sunday roast we would walk from our house at Chingford Hatch, up to the Royal Forest Hotel, then through the woods to the Owl pub, we would sit in the gardens with a drink and a bag of crisps, they ...Read more
A memory of Chingford in 1956 by
Paper Boy
As a 12-year-old I sold newspapers every morning outside the cookhouse where hundreds of National Servicemen were going through the horrors of their initial training in the Guards regiments. I believe they earnt 28/6 per week, much of ...Read more
A memory of Caterham in 1950 by
Captions
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This view looks in the opposite direction from photograph No 79102, from outside the Royal Hotel (left).
We are in the centre of Ambleside; Lamb's Royal Oak Hotel is on the left, and the White Lion Hotel is in the centre.A coach-and-four has pulled up outside the White Lion, while bustle in the main street
This view, closer in from the junction of North Parade and Pierrepont Street, shows the site of the Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, now a bustling bus station.
A land dispute in 1814 led the Royal Navy to abandon Milford and relocate the Pembroke Docks. A similar story applies to the Irish steam packet, which operated from here until 1836.
Beyond and to the left is the lifeboat station, built in 1903 and still in use for the inshore rescue boat and as a visitor centre for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Originally called the Carrington, St Bride's Hotel was requisitioned by the Admiralty during World War II and became the Royal Marines School of Signalling until after VJ-Day.
The spot where the carriage is driving is now on the pavement to the west of the Roundabout at St Andrew's Cross and on the south side of Royal Parade.
In early days the royal manor of Lyndhurst was often granted to the queens of England. Henry III gave it to Eleanor of Castile, the wife of Edward I.
The two Cowes, situated on the west and east banks of the River Medina, are famous throughout the world as a centre for yachting and as the home port of the Royal Yacht Squadron.
Once known as Vicar's Lane and then Little Alice Lane, the street branches off to Minster Yard, where the Theatre Royal opened in 1730 - it was the first theatre in York.
Today, the property is called The Old Stone House, and all that remains of its Royal Mail connections are a pillar box set in a wall and a telephone box.
When this photograph was taken, the four-story building facing the camera with three gabled windows in the roof was The Royal George Hotel, which looked onto King Street Parade.
The Royal Brine Baths were opened in 1892.
Beyond Victoria Tower is the great royal abbey, Westminster Abbey, with its pair of west towers and the centrepiece of the medieval palace, along with Westminster Hall.
In Saxon days this was a borough in its own right, and a Royal Mint was located in the town.
To the left of the telephone box is the Royal Ordnance depot that issued clothing and equipment to Army personnel.
As we move further down the main street, no less than three hotels are now in view: the Queen's peering round the corner (centre left), the impressive White Lion and the more humble Royal
The floral bed to the left of the picture highlights the work of the Women's Voluntary Service before that organisation received royal recognition and became the WRVS.
Since then it has served as an inn, a grocer's shop, a chemist's, a tea room, a community centre and a royal bailiff's residence.
At first glance this picture looks exactly the same as the other photograph of the Royal Hotel, No 72228, but a closer look reveals subtle changes.
Nearby there was once a royal hunting palace, though nothing remains of it apart from some fragments in the church.
Whitegate is named for an old white gate which would once have marked the entrance to the former Vale Royal Abbey.
The castle remained a royal palace for centuries afterwards, and was left to the nation in 1974. Since then it has become a full-blooded tourist attraction, set in its 500-acre park.
The Royal Hotel of 1849 is on the right, and in the distance are the villas along the Esplanade.
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