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Photos

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Maps

896 maps found.

1919, Beechen Cliff Ref. POP636434
1919, Belluton Ref. POP637975
1919, Bishop Sutton Ref. POP641083
1898, Marksbury Ref. RNE774743
1898, Hunstrete Ref. RNE742290
1898, Hallatrow Ref. RNE725519
1898, Moorledge Ref. RNE783467
1898, Rotcombe Ref. RNE820351
1898, Rush Hill Ref. RNE822839
1898, Saltford Ref. RNE824640
1898, Park Corner Ref. RNE800483
1898, Radstock Ref. RNE812765
1898, North Wick Ref. RNE794081
1898, Norton Hawkfield Ref. RNE794650
1898, Nailwell Ref. RNE787033
1898, New Town Ref. RNE790388
1946, South Stoke Ref. NPO835285
1946, Hicks Gate Ref. NPO732270
1946, The Common Ref. NPO846334
1946, Peasedown St John Ref. NPO802342

Books

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Memories

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Robert Elwell

I am looking for information on Robert Elwell or family in Stoke Abbott around 1610. Robert Elwell sailed on the ship Recovery in March 1633 to the Massachusetts Bay in America.

A memory of Stoke Abbott by Lee Elwell

Rhuddlan Railway Station

In November 1880 my grandfather then aged 16 years was Apprentice Booking Clerk at Rhuddlan Station. There was only one other member of staff that being the Station Master. After four months training he was sent to Bangor ...Read more

A memory of Rhuddlan in 1880 by John Rippon

Researching My Family In Pembroke Dock

As a six year old in 1949 I was taken to Pembroke Dock to visit my Grandparents, from whom we were almost estranged. My only memory of the visit is looking out of the upstairs window above their butcher’s ...Read more

A memory of Pembroke Dock by julie.lingwood

Remembering "The Good & The Bad"

I well remember "Stasher" (Murray) the PE teacher and at the time I thought he was a real "sadist" but, on reflection, I have to thank him for instilling in me the fact that physical exercise is "nae bad thing". I also ...Read more

A memory of Irvine in 1951 by Ian Norquoy

Reighton. Sea View Store.

I lived at Reighton Gap from early 1948 to 1951. The picture of the shop brings back many memories as I worked in it  aged 11 during the summer school holidays. My jobs were to handle the dirty jobs, handling of potatoes, ...Read more

A memory of Reighton in 1948 by Frank Archer

Reighton Gap Holiday Bungalows, 1960s

The holiday bungalows on the cliff top at Reighton Gap, overlooking Filey Bay, were demolished, when their leases ran out. None fell into the sea. There is very little movement on the cliff as there is a gravel quarry forming a plateau between the cliff, and the sea,

A memory of Reighton in 1960

Reighton Gap

In the 1950s we  had relatives who had a bungalow on the cliff top at Reighton, this was an old railway carriage that had been converted into a holiday bungalow, I can still remember the leather seats. I believe my parents, Tom and ...Read more

A memory of Reighton in 1955 by First Name Last Name

Real Holton Sparkes Of Cary In Castle Cary

My great uncle Mr Arthur Real who was born at Axmouth Devon in 1886 and grew up there, started a business in Castle Cary Somerset with Mr Walter Holton from Trowbridge Wiltshire in the 1930s. They ...Read more

A memory of Castle Cary in 1940 by Kay Foulger

Raw Pastures At The Top Of The Hill Leading Down To Village

I was born in 1953 in a cottage at the top of the very steep hill leading down to the village. My mother ran a B & B from this address and we kept chickens and a pony. The ...Read more

A memory of Robin Hood's Bay in 1953 by Hilary Greenstreet

Re Howes And Son Butchers.

I have many, many happy memories of the 1950s, my dad was your grandmother's brother? Reg Allen. I have memories of your granddad Joe and Ethel and the shop, they were always busy on a Saturday afternoon so I would ...Read more

A memory of Shirehampton in 1950 by Betty Peachey

Captions

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Caption For Saxmundham, Market Place C1955

At the end of the street is Gardener's, the gents' outfitter's. On the right is the Oddfellows Office, here since 1933, and Barker's, fishmongers since 1946.

Caption For St Austell, Crinnis Beach C1955

As at Par, the Crinnis Beach is also largely a result of the deposition of waste from the mining and china clay industries.

Caption For Hest Bank, Marine Drive C1960

If we turn left at the junction and cross the railway line, we find ourselves on the shore, from where stagecoaches began their dangerous crossing of the bay to Lonsdale North of the Sands.

Caption For Castleton, Main Street C1955

Solid sandstone terraced houses line the Main Street of Castleton in Eskdale, on the northern edge of the North York Moors.

Caption For Runswick, A Fisherman's Cottage 1936

Lobster pots dry in the fresh air outside one of the tiny cottages that cling to the dramatic cliff swooping down to the sea. Coastal erosion is a constant peril around Runswick bay.

Caption For Flookburgh, The King's Arms 1903

There is a poster for cocoa in the window of the Co-op on the left. The Kings Arms signboard in a blanked window (left) proclaims post horses for hire.

Caption For Polkerris, C1950

Here we see the village tucked away in its valley, with the great expanse of the bay reaching beyond to Black Head (centre) and the Dodman Point (left).

Caption For Dunster, Market House 1890

The octagonal building standing in the centre of the high street was erected in 1609 as a market from which the famous locally-produced broadcloth was sold.

Caption For West Bay, 1907

These are the gaunt Victorian lines of the Coastguard Station at West Bay, looking eastwards towards East Cliff, with Rocket Houses seaward from it (right).

Caption For Kents Bank, From The Sands 1894

Note the signal box in the centre of the picture with the signals to its right.

Caption For Broadstairs, Thames Barges, The Harbour 1902

This view looks across the Main Bay from the pier, with two Thames sailing barges in the centre of the picture. Note the line of bathing machines under the cliffs.

Caption For Charmouth, The River Char C1960

The pebble beach beside Lyme Bay acts as a dam at Charmouth, and prevents the River Char from having a conventional estuary.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill C1960

A Panorama south-eastwards across Allington hamlet and West Allington street to the Rope Works, St Michael`s Works and Priors Mills (middle distance, left).

Caption For Abersoch, The Estuary 1894

From a scattered fishing village based around two sandy bays on the southern coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, Abersoch has developed into a busy resort.

Caption For Berkeley, High Street 1956

Delightfully neat and compact in appearance, the buildings that jostle shoulder to shoulder along the street are deceptively older than they look.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, New Promenade 1897

Extensive and beautiful sandy beaches brought ever- increasing numbers of visitors to the North Wales coast.

Caption For Rame, Whitsand Bay 1906

Three-quarters of a mile offshore from Whitsand Bay, visible only through the buoy marking her position, is the wreck of the 'James Egan Layne', an American liberty ship which was torpedoed on 21 March

Caption For Hayle, Towans 1927

With such a fine view across the bay to St Ives, it is little surprise that holidaymakers should have come to camp at Hayle Towans.

Caption For Windermere, Wray Castle And The Boathouse 1886

A lone elderly oarsman reflects on life on the still waters of the little bay below Wray Castle and its impressive ornate boathouse.

Caption For Lydstep, Smugglers Cave 1890

The Lydstep caverns are only accessible at low tide, with the exception of the Smuggler's Cave, which was probably so named because of the high incidence of smuggling along the rocky

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Caption For Lynmouth, C1890

Ships from South Wales carrying lime and coal were once regu- lar visitors to the town.

Caption For Masham, Silver Street 1908

Masham straddles the River Ure. One of Masham's distinctive features is its large market place, where fairs would see as many as 70,000 to 80,000 sheep and lambs up for sale.

Caption For Leicester, Lancaster Road C1955

Along with the Ambulance Service, the Fire Brigade has earned and retained public respect.

Caption For Faversham, West Street 1892

The crowd in this picture look as if they are waiting for the trader on the corner to open his doors for business.