Maps

181,031 maps found.

1909-1910, Dundarg Castle Of Fort Ref. RNC695328
1922, Isle Of Anglesey Coastal Path Ref. POP744488
1895 - 1906, Isle Of Grain Ref. HOSM49605
1904-1905, Old Bridge Of Urr Ref. RNC796264
1947, Isle Of Anglesey Coastal Path Ref. NPO744488
1899, Isle Of Anglesey Coastal Path Ref. RNE744488
Historic Map Of St George's, St George's Ref. HOSM70856
1903-1910, Isle Of Anglesey Coastal Path Ref. RNC744488
1904-1905, St John's Town Of Dalry Ref. RNC823995
1894 - 1895, London Ref. HOSM65578
1896 - 1913, Bishopston Ref. HOSM37948
1902, Easton Ref. HOSM57570
1902, Redland Ref. HOSM57586
1881 - 1902, Stapleton Ref. HOSM60350
1902, Stockwood Ref. HOSM60527
1902, Whitehall Ref. HOSM64381
1895 - 1907, Bromley Ref. HOSM34228
1885 - 1902, Bradley Ref. HOSM38589
1899, Eastfield Ref. RNC698535
1901-1902, Etton Ref. RNC702077

Memories

29,041 memories found. Showing results 181 to 190.

Great Grandma's Childhood Home

The house in the centre of this photo, Mill House, was the childhood home of my Great Grandmother, Sarah Jane Bushnell. My mother said that a photo similar to this was displayed on trains to advertise beautiful ...Read more

A memory of Whitchurch by Gaynor Wingham

Looking Back

I was born in St Peters St, Islington, 1935, bombed out late 1943, with nowhere to go, had a makeshift home in Aloysius College for a time until we were given a place in 4 Montague Road, Honsey, N8, that's where I knew what it was like ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1944 by George Burton

David Green Snr.

Not only do I remember Martin Green, his brothers and his parents but I was one of the Assistant Scoutmasters under Mr. Green having been a Senior Scout with the Byfleet Group after leaving school.

A memory of Byfleet in 1956 by Alan Fairlie

Raf Middle Wallop

1946, I was stationed at RAF Middle Wallop and remember the village with watercress beds. Rationing was of the vogue but next to the aerodrome was a bungalow that always supplied eggs and chips to ever hungry airmen. If anyone remembers me please get in touch. Jack Lawford.

A memory of Middle Wallop in 1946 by Jack Lawford

Hugh Bell Teachers

Reading John Culberts memories, I was reminded of my own time at Hugh Bell from 1947 to 52. I believe Hugh Bell to have had the most significant influence on my future career together with the Southfield Road Baptist ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1940 by Norman Jackson

Sunday Treat

I remember travelling over to Nantymoel in an Austin 7 from the Western Valley. It was very cramped with my mother and father, younger brother and a friend of the family. This was a regular family outing to see my grandparents, ...Read more

A memory of Nant-y-moel in 1948 by David Thomas

Tyldesley Recreation Club

My grandfather (A E Rahr)  donated a silver cup for competition on the Crown Green Tyldesley recreation club.  This was competed for in the 1930s and the winners were:  1933  J Baker,  1934  J Hodson,  1935 E Lythgoe and ...Read more

A memory of Tyldesley in 1930 by Peter Rahr

School Days

Before becoming the home of George Harrison of the Beatles, Friar Park was run as a school by sisters of the St. John Bosco order. This was my first school and I remember having to walk all the way to the main door along the ...Read more

A memory of Henley-on-Thames in 1960 by Mandy Lester

Early 1950 Before I Left For Australia

Thurnscoe was where I was born, back in 1941, and I attended the Hill secondary school, these are some of my fondest memories.

A memory of Thurnscoe in 1950 by Thomas Steele

The Hut Grounds

Seeing this photograph reminded me of the name by which we used to know this site, namely 'The Hut Grounds'. Nowadays it is mostly referred to as 'Bradda Glen Cafe', but in my childhood it was 'The Hut Grounds'! In the height of ...Read more

A memory of Port Erin in 1962 by Anthony Archibald

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 433 to 456.

Caption For Windsor, Castle, From The Meadows 1895

A collection of pleasure craft are tied up on one of the river's many backwaters. Windsor racecourse is close by here.

Caption For Hartley, The Black Lion C1950

Daniel Defoe lived in a cottage that was once part of this fine old inn. It is said that he wrote 'Robinson?Crusoe' in a back-room above the wash-house.

Caption For Lincoln, School Of Art 1890

Here Broadgate starts to climb out of the valley. Whites Mineral Waters was rebuilt in 1994 as a county library, but the battlemented and towered former Drill Hall of 1890 survives.

Caption For Kenilworth, The Queen And Castle Hotel C1960

Here we see a quiet corner of Kenilworth.

Caption For Dumbarton, Castle 1897

South of Dumbarton rise the massive twin peaks of the volcanic plug of Dumbarton Rock.

Caption For Newton, Newton Hall Holiday Centre C1955

Close to Blackpool, Newton was popular, especially at the time of the Blackpool Illuminations. Rows of holiday caravans do not conjure up history, but this corner of the Fylde has its share.

Caption For Mold, High Street C1955

The charm of post-war rural Britain is captured perfectly here.

Caption For Sherborne, The Post Office C1960

The Cotswold village of Sherborne lies between Northleach and Burford. It is an ancient fording point on Sherborne Brook, a tributary of the River Windrush.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, The Water Gardens C1963

Mills and rows of cheap housing were swept away during the development of Marlowes in the new town of Hemel Hempstead.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Town Hall C1960

The Urban District Council of 1895 needed a home, and in 1899 the council offices were built and occupied. In 1928 it was decided to add a town hall and modify the western end of the building.

Caption For Oakwood, Bramley Road C1965

With the arrival of the Piccadilly Line came an influx of commuters, and with this influx came the promise of commercial profits.

Caption For Waltham, The Mill C1960

The appointed King, Godrich, Earl of Cornwall, takes care of Goldborough, and promises to fulfil the dead King's wish - to marry Goldborough to the strongest man in England when she is of age.

Caption For Ushaw Moor, Ushaw College C1960

The famous Roman Catholic seminary of Ushaw College is the main centre in the north of England for the training of Roman Catholic priests.

Caption For Dudley, The Entrance To Dudley Zoo, Castle Hill C1950

A castle at Dudley is first mentioned following the arrival of 'a great and powerful prince of the Kingdom of Mercia' called Dudd, Dodo or Dudo c700.

Caption For Goring, Village 1899

Goring is a riverside village lying between the beech-clad hills of the Chilterns and the windswept slopes of the Berkshire Downs.

Caption For Taunton, High Street C1940

It was at the northern end of High Street that the unfortunate Duke of Monmouth was declared king in 1685.

Caption For Loftus, Woods C1960

Being on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Loftus is surrounded by some lovely countryside and the woods on the outskirts of the town have long provided a place of peace and tranquillity

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1955

Shop signs beyond the Three Cups Hotel include those of a Co-op store, the Tudor Cafe, and the Nook.

Caption For Great Chart, The Church 1901

By the gate leading into the churchyard are the overhanging eaves of the old priest's house, later to become the centre of the local Girl Guides troop.

Caption For Luton, Upper George Street C1950

Originally called Dunstable Street, there is no available record of the reason for the change of name apart from the coincidence of the accession to the throne of King George V.

Caption For Pitsea, View From Church C1955

The cemetery reportedly has a gravestone dedicated to a lady described as 'a weak and sinful worm, the vilest of her race'!

Caption For Devonport, Hms Magnificent 1898

A unit of the Majestic class of nine battleships completed between 1895 and 1898 at a cost of approximately £1 million each.

Caption For Malmesbury, Abbey Ruins 1924

Here we see the south transept of the abbey before the restoration had taken place, with the spire of St Paul`s in the background.

Caption For Manchester Ship Canal, Runcorn Pierhead 1894

During its first year of operations the MSC handled exports totalling 299,407 tons and imports of 386,751 tons; in 1897 the figures rose to 494,862 tons and 1,053,637 tons respectively.