Maps

158 maps found.

1898, Easton Royal Ref. RNE698760
1947, Royal Oak Ref. NPO821374
1947, Royal Oak Ref. NPO821377
1920, Manor Royal Ref. POP773980
1920, Park Royal Ref. POP801219
1945, Park Royal Ref. NPO801219
1895, Tollard Royal Ref. RNE849402
1896, Manor Royal Ref. RNE773980
1896, Royal Oak Ref. RNE821375
1897, Royal Oak Ref. RNE821377
1947, Studley Royal Ref. NPO842259
1947, Mancot Royal Ref. NPO772835
1924, Mancot Royal Ref. POP772835
1925, Studley Royal Ref. POP842259
1899, Easton Royal Ref. HOSM44582
1903-1904, Studley Royal Ref. RNC842259
1890 - 1908, Studley Royal Ref. HOSM60959
1919, Royal Wootton Bassett Ref. POP821393
1924, Tollard Royal Ref. HOSM62021
1897-1899, Easton Royal Ref. RNC698760

Books

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Memories

992 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Happy Days

I went to Wescott Road school in 1950 then St Crispins 1956. I can recall quite a few shops. Herrings furniture where you could buy on HP with no checks, as Mr Herring assessed whether or not you looked trustworthy. NSS newsagents. Next ...Read more

A memory of Wokingham by keithmorshead

Where I Was Brought Up

I was 2 years old when we moved in, in 1950. My dad was the Lock Keeper, Alan Mclean Tait, my mum Florence (Always called Elsie)my sister Christina (Chris), me, Eddie & our spaniel Judy. We also had chickens and a cockrel. ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1950 by Eddie Tait

25 Years In Beaconsfield.

Born in Wembley, I arrived in the New Town of Beaconsfield in 1957 aged 5. With my younger sister and my parents. I left home at 17 but returned occasionally until 1981 when my parents moved to Scotland. I lived in ...Read more

A memory of Beaconsfield by Gordon Cooper

W.H.Smiths Richmond Road.

I worked in W.H.Smiths in 1955. So I could have been in the shop when this photo was taken. The shop opposite on the corner of Shute Road was called Crasters (haberdashery) where I used to buy many a pair of nylons etc. ...Read more

A memory of Catterick in 1956 by Marjorie Taylor

Bognor Childhoo Holidays

I came down to Bognor with my family for a three week holiday every summer in the late 50s early 60s, first from Redhill and then from Godalming, Surrey It was mostly on the train, and the last time we came it was in ...Read more

A memory of Bognor Regis by Canon David Frost

My Home

I lived with my parents and brother, Ray, at the top of the High Street at 2, Grove Cottages, Leatherhead Road.  I lived there until I married Jean Rumming from Hersham, Surrey in 1960. This used to be a public house later closed down ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1943 by Tony Davie

Ledsham Court, St Leonards, Sussex ...Great Memories! By John Franks, (Ex Rascal Boarder).

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

Prefabs

Born in 46 in Oldchurch. Lived at 46 Heaton Avenue. Went to Hilldene Infants then juniors. Royal liberty Grammar then Aveley Tech then Exeter University. Live in Toronto now. Keith Holdsworth.

A memory of Harold Hill by Keith Holdsworth

The Queen And Pantos

I was going from Slough to our favorite pub (The Victoria Arms) on the bus in the 60's not knowing it was Ladies Day at Ascot. The bus ground to a halt at the bottom of Castle Hill, the clippie (young people will have to ...Read more

A memory of Windsor by Dave Hill

Chisholm Cottage

My great-great-great grandparents lived opposite Wesley Chapel in the late 1800s, behind the trees on the right-hand-side of the 1901 Wesley Chapel photo. During the 1830s, Richard JACK (b1813) and some of his brothers moved to ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool in 1880 by Vivienne Hooper

Captions

986 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Leeds, New Briggate C1955

In the week this photograph was taken you could enjoy a performance of the Royal Carl Rosa Opera.The other Leeds theatres were The Royal in Land's Lane,The Queen's in Meadow Road and the Empire Palace

Caption For Greenhithe, Hms Worcester C1955

This floating school set up by the Royal Navy had trained hundreds of ships' crew from all over the world.

Caption For Windsor, Castle Hill 1914

Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee statue of 1887 replaced a market cross, and emphasises the 'company town' nature of Royal Windsor, for the castle has been a royal residence since 1075.

Caption For Brockham, The Green 1958

This view, taken from the start of Tanner's Hill, looks north-east across the green and past the parish pump in its tiled pumphouse to the Royal Oak pub and a fine range of historic houses and cottages

Caption For Whitby, From Tate Hilll 1885

Above them the newly built Royal Hotel (right) and Kirby's Hotel, erected to accommodate the growing number of visitors, dominate West Cliff.

Caption For Preston, Infirmary 1894

As part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Honours, the Infirmary was given a royal prefix.

Caption For Basildon, Town Square C1965

There have been several royal visitors to Basildon over the years.

Caption For London, Buckingham Palace C1890

In the time of James I the leafy grounds where this celebrated royal palace now stands grew mulberry bushes for the silk industry.The palace was built in its original form in the early 1700s and adapted

Caption For Avonmouth, Docks 1901

During 1901 four new cargo liners for the IDWIMS Co entered service at Avonmouth: the 'Port Royal', 'Port Antonio', 'Port Maria' and 'Port Morant'.

Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Pier 1898

Royal Terrace with the Royal Hotel on the eastern corner can clearly be seen at the top of the cliffs. Boats are drawn up on the beach close to the promenade.

Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Pier 1898

Royal Terrace with the Royal Hotel on the eastern corner can clearly be seen at the top of the cliffs. Boats are drawn up on the beach close to the promenade.

Caption For Leeds, New Briggate C1955

In the week this photograph was taken you could enjoy a performance of the Royal Carl Rosa Opera.

Caption For Cowes, View From The Pier 1927

At the end of the Parade, behind the trees on the right, stands the Castle, the home of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Caption For Lancaster, The Grammar School 1891

This is one of Lancaster's establishments which was allowed a Royal connection. Lancaster Royal Grammar School was founded in 1235, and in 1472 it was endowed by one John Gardyner.

Caption For Cardiff, St Mary Street 1893

At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

Caption For Cardiff, St Mary Street 2004

At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

Caption For Ilfracombe, The Harbour C1955

The Royal Britannia Hotel (centre left) was built in the 18th century, and was then named merely the Britannia.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, 1875

The turreted building in the centre of this photograph is Vale Tower, built in the 1830s as Romanoff House, a school run by Thomas Allfree - he had been tutor to the Russian royal family

Caption For Port Sunlight, Lever House C1960

The royal coat of arms above the main entrance is a reminder of the 'By Appointment' royal patronage awarded to the company by Queen Victoria.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta 1890

The Henley Royal Regatta has become one of the key social occasions of the year, on a par with Royal Ascot and Wimbledon.

Caption For Nottingham, Theatre Square 1927

The Theatre Royal on the left was built in 1865 by William and John Lambert, and designed to dominate the view up Market Street.

Caption For Wolferton, On The Station 1921

It is built with many private rooms, some even oak-panelled, which provided the royal family and their guests with a quiet area to rest after their train journey before the arrival of their carriages from

Caption For Walmer, The Strand Looking North 1924

It commemorates the eleven Royal Marine bandsmen killed by an IRA bomb at the Royal Marine School of Music, Deal, in September 1989.

Caption For Mablethorpe, High Street C1955

The Royal Café (extreme left) is now the Café Royale. The Café Regent in the far distance is no more - the whole building has gone in a seafront redevelopment.