Maps

459 maps found.

1946, Berry Down Cross Ref. NPO639011
1898-1899, Odd Down Ref. RNC795927
1898-1899, Horsey Down Ref. RNC740765
1901-1904, Hetton Downs Ref. RNC732019
1897-1898, Fleet Downs Ref. RNC706646
1898-1899, Claverton Down Ref. RNC669731
1898-1899, Down Ampney Ref. RNC692545
1899-1900, Down Thomas Ref. RNC692635
1898-1899, Buckland Down Ref. RNC654742
1877 - 1906, Connor Downs Ref. HOSM41659
1886, Down St Mary Ref. HOSM43548
1886 - 1887, Rampisham Down Ref. HOSM57416
1878 - 1879, Carnon Downs Ref. HOSM40146
1895 - 1896, Emery Down Ref. HOSM44933
1905 - 1912, Down Thomas Ref. HOSM43449
1877 - 1906, Treswithian Downs Ref. HOSM62425
1886 - 1906, Mithian Downs Ref. HOSM53881
1873 - 1897, Hadlow Down Ref. HOSM47332
1897 - 1913, Stormy Down Ref. HOSM60665
1882 - 1883, Down, The Ref. HOSM61472

Books

47 books found. Showing results 433 to 456.

Memories

8,147 memories found. Showing results 181 to 190.

Evacuee

My name was Evelyn Smith "Eve".  I was evacuated to my uncle and aunt's home during the war.  My uncle was Sidney Smith - he was station master.  We lived at 3 Coombe Lea.   Miss Richardson was our school teacher - a really beautiful ...Read more

A memory of Tipton St John in 1940 by Eve White

1960s Shopping In Uxbridge Road, Hatch End

On the left of this view is the pub sign for the "Railway Hotel" - a popular drinking venue for older members of St Anselm's Youth Club and the Hatch End Young Conservatives!  Next door is a garage ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End in 1965 by John Howard Norfolk

Forge Cottage (Blacksmith's Cottage)

My family and I lived in Forge Cottage (known to us as the Blacksmith's Cottage) from about 1962 to 1964, whereafter we emigrated to Canada. I have fond memories of the cottage and its low ceilings, the Aga ...Read more

A memory of Easthampstead in 1963 by Susan Cann

Old Blokes In White Coats!

Sometimes on the way to the Green we would watch the men walking up and down the Bowling Green. They really took things seriously! The Green was mown to precision and I'm sure the bloke that cut it measured the length of ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell in 1967 by Denise Masters

Walderslade Thoughts

I live in the house where I was born in Walderslade. I have a huge collection of memories as, being 64 things that linger in the memory are triggered by living in the place you grew up. Kit Hill Avenue was originally cut ...Read more

A memory of Walderslade by Dave Tutt

Probably My Finest Hours But Never Knew It

I started at Oughtrington as a very shy and quiet 12 year old in 1955. My first impressions were that I had been dropped off the bus, from Altrincham into a holiday hotel, not school. Progressing ...Read more

A memory of Oughtrington by lesandve

Rochester Dwellings.

I used to live in 10 U Block. I was born in 1935 and now at 87, I live in Katsuura, Japan. When the war broke out in 1939 I was evacuated to Dukes Wood Boarding School in Hexham. An excellent school where I received an excellent ...Read more

A memory of Walker by John Curran

The Fair

Christmas and birthdays were an under-whelming time of year in our household. However, Eastertime, coincided with the arrival of Stanley Thurston's fair (and a big dollop of rain). l lived opposite Manor Rd Park (or reck) from 1956-64, and ...Read more

A memory of Luton

Graham Kinnear Memories Of Brandon High School From Australia

Brandon High School, Motherwell, Scotland. Reminiscences by Graham Kinnear May 2023. Living in Australia since 1980. I was so fascinated by fun and games and adventures, that ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell by thebeild

The Junction Of Hogmoor Road And Oakhanger Road Opposite Bolley Avenue

On this corner, where there’s now a pair of detached bungalows built, there used to be in the 1960s/70s a purple/red tin building which was called The Penny Cafe. Further down ...Read more

A memory of Bordon by D Toovey

Captions

2,258 captions found. Showing results 433 to 456.

Caption For Cambridge, Pembroke College C1955

This view looks south down Trumpington Street, with the Front Court of Pembroke College on the left with its distinctive classically designed Wren Chapel.

Caption For Emery Down, Christ Church 1892

Not far from Lyndhurst is the village of Emery Down, blessed with a number of attractive cottages and a row of quite beautiful almshouses.

Caption For Caterham, 1925

A fine prospect of Caterham, taken looking west from the steep scarp slope of the north downs above Crescent Road.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, Esplanade Gardens 1899

Two miles west of Margate, Westgate on Sea has two bays; sea walls built along the curves of the bays form two promenades with steps down to the beach, and gardens are laid out for the benefit of visitors

Caption For Sandown, Beach 1918

Behind the coastline are beautiful gardens and walks to attractive spots in the locality, such as Bembridge Down and the Culver Cliffs.

Caption For Glasgow, Science Centre 2005

sheds of the Irish boats, has become a prestigious apartment block; it is appropriate that the 'Waverley' is still berthed there - residents of the penthouse flats can virtually look straight down

Caption For Carisbrooke, Main Street C1955

Victorian visitors had a number of inns to choose from when seeking sustenance in the town, some acting as fully-fledged hotels.

Caption For Truro, Victoria Place 1897

This bustling scene reveals the pressures for change that beset the Victorian provincial town in the 1890s. This street of small shops is showing signs of commercialism.

Caption For Delabole, The Square 1933

To reach this popular bathing cove with its old inn, travellers must thread a path down a deep lane between hills bright with heather and wild flowers.

Caption For Launceston, Fore Street 1893

This photograph is taken from the spot where the Job Centre now stands, or the car park just down the hill.

Caption For Devizes, Hartmoor 1899

It is a listed building and is described as '2 storeys, rough cast on brick with thatch roof, the eaves swept down on west side to form veranda with flint and rubble columns'.

Caption For Bingley, From Ferncliff 1894

A century after his visit, the town had been transformed from a quiet village to a vibrant part of the textile industry.

Caption For Beachy Head, Coast 1910

It is amazing that this headland, notoriously dangerous and strewn with shipwrecks down the centuries, did not have any permanent lighthouse until the Belle Tout was erected in 1832.

Caption For Lydney, Newerne Street C1950

This is down-town Lydney in the days when books could be loaned from the newsagents for a few coppers a week via the Argosy Lending Library, and a liquid night out at the Fleece could be had for less than

Caption For Rottingdean, The Village C1965

Rottingdean has a long history; it is named after the valley - 'dene' - which runs down to the sea. The view has not changed substantially in the past 30 years.

Caption For Much Dewchurch, Church Of St David C1955

Unfortunately, it was blown down in a gale in 1980. Of the five pubs that used to be found in the village, only the Fountain Inn, pictured here, survives today.

Caption For Lakeside, The Terminal 1907

The original railway station building with its clock tower, the terminus of the line from Ulverston, looks down Lake Windermere.

Caption For Collier Row, The Church Of The Ascension 1908

A country lane, a straggle of houses and open countryside is all we see as we look down Collier Row Road with the Church of the Ascension on the right.

Caption For Penrith, Lowther Castle 1894

Much of the original castle burnt down in 1726, and what was left was plundered by Prince Charles Edward's men in 1745 - they also plundered the town.

Caption For Whitchurch, High Street C1955

This is a view of the same street looking down the hill. Notice how in this and the other pictures of Whitchurch, the street lights are suspended above the centre of the street.

Caption For Washford, The Village 1919

Pictured from the junction with the main road, the lane leads down past the cottages towards the village school.

Caption For Addlestone, Crockford Bridge 1904

A view across the River Bourne, a tributary of the Thames, with a hay cart fording the river and horse and cart and mounted horseman looking down from the bridge at the lower end of Brighton Road.

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Caption For Paul, C1955

Paul is the mother village for Mousehole, which lies down on the coast below.

Caption For Whitby, Watching The Fishing Fleet C1955

The Friendship Rowing club have moved their pontoon down river from their previous anchorage, as seen in