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Maps

175 maps found.

1898, Manor Park Ref. RNC773973
1900, Manor Parsley Ref. RNC773975
1921, Burton Manor Ref. POP657166
1919, Walton Manor Ref. POP860240
1919, Manor Bourne Ref. POP772949
1923, Manor Park Ref. POP773965
1919, Manor Parsley Ref. POP773975
1946, Burton Manor Ref. NPO657166
1947, Sutton Manor Ref. NPO843241
1945, Weston Manor Ref. NPO866347
1896, Manor Bourne Ref. RNE772949
1896, Manor Park Ref. RNE773969
1896, Manor Park Ref. RNE773971
1947, Manor Estate Ref. NPO772955
1947, Manor Park Ref. NPO773966
1946, Manor Park Ref. NPO773967
1899, Wightwick Manor Ref. RNE870114
1898, Manor Park Ref. RNC773969
1919, Cliton Manor Ref. POP670814
1923, Sutton Manor Ref. POP843241

Books

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Memories

726 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Walsh Manor

l too was a pupil at Walsh Manor, unfortunately my memory of the school was not such a happy one. After l left l also went to St Michael's in Uckfield, which wasn't much better, although l made some life-long friends there, who l ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough in 1964

1970's And 1980's East Ham Memories

I left East Ham behind around 1983 for Essex, my mother and father told me we were moving because East Ham was changing, becoming dirty and run down, I was devastated. Recently I have met up with old class mates ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1983

Fond Memories

I think it was around this time (1993) that I attended St Clots! I was sent there as I had been enjoying, to date, my time at bording school in Berkshire. My mother and my auntie had spent many many happy years here when my ...Read more

A memory of Lechlade on Thames in 1993 by Kate Norris

Born In Fenny Stratford

I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera  Cusack.                      Just after the begining of the war my mother, ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford in 1948 by Kathleen Roberts

Croydon Thornton Heath And Norbury

I was born and brought up in Croydon and although I now live in the Channel Islands I still regard it as my home. I remember living in Northborough Road, Norbury and attending Norbury Manor Infants School only ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1963 by Annie Deuchar

School Holidays At Abington Park

I was born in 1951 in Lutterworth Road, Northampton just a 5 minutes' walk from one of the most beautiful parks in the country - Abington Park. Originally part of the Wantage family estate, it boasted a ...Read more

A memory of Little Billing in 1959 by Andrew Beardsmore

Middlezoy Manor? Question.

Please, does anyone from the area know about Middlezoy Manor? I assume it no longer exists... am having difficulty discovering its fate, or much by way of more modern reference to the property. Our interest is due to the ...Read more

A memory of Middlezoy by Agnes Varda

Hounslow 1970's

I was born in West Mid Hosp and we lived in Worton Way which was technically Isleworth but very close to Hounslow High Street. Our surname was Pritchett. I went to Spring Grove Infant School in Star Road from 1962-1969 and then ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Christine Callow

Wallington Green.

I lived in nearby Harcourt Road. My late grandfather used to mow the grass and prepare it for the annual remembrance parade and open air service. During the hot summers the green would be packed by drinkers from the "Dukes ...Read more

A memory of Wallington in 1963 by Alan Chewter

Holiday By The Sea!

I was about 6 when I went to St Mary's...never knew why I went. I can remember going on the train with other children; my mum & dad did not visit and I'm not sure how long I was there. There was a secret passage down to ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1946

Captions

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Caption For Stone, High Street 1900

The Manor of Stone was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, though it was given by William the Conqueror to one Erasmus de Walton. His family held it until the reign of Henry I.

Caption For East Quantoxhead, 1929

Close to the Court House, an Elizabethan manor, lies this tranquil pond, constructed to hold water for a mill.

Caption For High Wycombe, The Abbey 1906

Originally Loakes Manor, a 17th-century manor house in grounds laid out by Capability Brown, the house was remodelled by James Wyatt in 1803 for the then Lord Carrington, acquiring the romantic

Caption For Merriott, Lower Street C1955

To the right of the lorry are the Swan Inn and Manor Farmhouse and Manor Cottage, dated 1663 and haunted by a coach and horses.

Caption For Malmesbury, Baskerville C1955

This is Culver House, which once housed the servants for the manor house and also a pigeon or dove cote - the pigeons were bred for the lord of the manor's table.

Caption For Yardley, Blakesley Hall C1965

The half-timbered manor house of Blakesley Hall dates from 1575.

Caption For Sutton, Manor Park Road 1903

Manor Park Road runs along the east side of Manor Park. This view is taken a little way north of its junction with Carshalton Road.

Caption For Rochdale, Manor House 1898

Rochdale adopted this red brick building, correctly named the Orchard, as the Manor House because it was the residence of the Deardens before they purchased the manor from the poet Lord Byron.

Caption For Cloughton, Wyke C1955

It was said that there was a secret tunnel from here leading to the manor house. The area was once known as Clotune, and was in the manor of Walsgrave.

Caption For Lechlade, The Convent Of St Clotilde C1960

Lechlade Manor was built by George Milward. The architect John Pearson completed the designs in 1872, and the shell was erected for a modest £8,850.

Caption For Warboys, Weir And High Street C1955

The manor of Warboys was held by the Cromwell family until 1622, when it was sold to Sir John Leman, Lord Mayor of London in 1616.

Caption For Cothelstone, Cothelstone Lodge 1906

On the northern slopes of Cothelstone Hill, Parkend Lodge overlooks an entrance to the estate, which takes its name from the Norman de Coveston family who first held the manor.

Caption For Snaith, Selby Road C1950

The earliest of Snaith's three manors existed in 1086, and for most of its early life was owned by the Crown.

Caption For Plaxtol, Village 1901

To the east of the village is Old Soar Manor, a manor house built in the 13th century.

Caption For Prestbury, The Manor House 1903

At the bottom of the street is the bridge over the River Bollin and the Manor house.

Caption For Berrynarbor, The Village C1955

Hurtisberie, Berry Narbert, Berry-in-Herber, Bury Nerber - the village has had many names, but the constant component of all of them has been Berry, the name of the family who built their manor

Caption For Yardley, Blakesley Hall C1965

The half-timbered manor house of Blakesley Hall dates from 1575.

Caption For Wilburton, High Street C1955

The original manor house, The Burystead, is late Elizabethan. A new manor house built in c1650 was replaced by one built in 1850 by Pugin.

Caption For Sutton, Manor Park War Memorial 1932

East of Throwley Road is Manor Park. It grew in area as a result of purchases and gifts, but started out as a war memorial park.

Caption For Swanbridge, The Manor House C1955

The Spinney, as the manor house of the parish of Sully, was sold at auction in 1938 as part of 164 acres of land that included Sully Island.

Caption For Leek, Market Place C1955

It was Roger de Swinnerton, Lord of the Manor, who obtained a charter from Edward I to hold a market here every Wednesday and an annual fair on the feast day of Our Lady's assumption.The manor later

Caption For Swynnerton, The Village 1900

It was Roger de Swinnerton, Lord of the Manor, who obtained a charter from Edward I to hold a market here every Wednesday and an annual fair on the feast day of Our Lady's assumption.

Caption For Croscombe, The Church 1899

The 17th-century screen bears the Royal arms of James I and those of the Fortescue family, lords of the manor, whose 15th-century manor house rose behind the church.

Caption For Chesham Bois, The Church 1906

The manor of Chesham Bois, one of the three manors of Chesham and named after William de Bosco or Boies who held it around 1200, became an independent parish during the Middle Ages.