Places

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Maps

38 maps found.

1920, North Sheen Ref. POP793898
1921, Sheepy Parva Ref. POP829440
1901, Sheepy Magna Ref. HOSM58983
1901, Sheepy Parva Ref. HOSM58984
1897-1909, North Sheen Ref. RNC793898
1901-1903, Sheepy Magna Ref. RNC829439
1901-1903, Sheepy Parva Ref. RNC829440
1906, Sheerness Ref. HOSM35172
1895, Sheerness Ref. RNE829448
1921, Sheerness Ref. POP829448
1898, Sheering Ref. RNC829443
1919, Sheering Ref. POP829443
1897-1898, Sheerness Ref. RNC829448
1899, Sheepy Magna Ref. RNE829439
1946, Lower Sheering Ref. NPO769718
1898-1899, Lower Sheering Ref. RNC769718
1897-1898, East End Ref. RNC697183
1894, East End Ref. RNE697183

Books

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Memories

226 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Burgh Heath

My grandparents always considered that Burgh Heath was the best village to live in. At one time, it had two swimming pools, two tea rooms and pubs for locals to meet. One pub had a projection room and offered children a free Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath

Our Life At Llangwstenin Hall 1983 1986

When we moved here in the summer of ‘83, we were so enchanted with the hall and grounds that even included a gaggle of geese in the adjoining field. They were great ‘guard dogs’ so to speak, as we ...Read more

A memory of Llangwstenin Hall by Jamie Cuthbert

Life As A Young Boy In Saltdean

THE LIFE & TIMES OF DONALD CHARLES WILLIAMS Personal recollections from Don Williams from Hailsham who lived in Saltdean from 1937 to 1952 - Many thanks for these wonderful stories & photo's of Saltdean in ...Read more

A memory of Saltdean in 1940 by Don Williams

My Banbury Grans Village

My grandmother's name was Amelia Gough and she lived in the second cottage on the right at the bottom of the green on the road to Mollington. Water was collected by bucket over the road from a tap in the vicarage wall. ...Read more

A memory of Warmington in 1940 by Michael Bennett

Floral Gardens Penperlleni Goytrey

I noticed a memory about Violet Fryer and Herbert Morgan. I often stayed with my grandparents, Artie and Floss Messenger, and they used to know people of that name. Our house was called Floral Gardens. It was their ...Read more

A memory of Goytre by Avola Lancaster

Brampton Road Primary School

I began my school days during the 1950's at Brampton Road Primary School, Bexleyheath. My over-riding memory is a time of innocence, wonder and happiness, where we were given freedom to learn and be creative in a ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

My Memories Of Burnt House Farm Alfriston Circa 1938

I remember being taken down to Alfriston in the 1930s before the Second World War. My great-aunt and great-uncle, Polly and Arthur Newell, had a smallholding on the downs, about half a mile ...Read more

A memory of Alfriston by Margaret Mosley

Farming Pub And Family

Because of the rural nature of Llanfihangel GM memories stretch across the village hub - the Crown pub on the bend by the bridge through to the small cemetary near Ty Ucha farm - through to Cerrigydruddion and ...Read more

A memory of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr by Shirley Jones

Boyhood Memories From 1952

It was around this time that the tram lines were taken up from Sunderland Road in Gateshead. The men stored the old lines in Somerset Street and Devonshire Street. As boys we would dig up the tar from around the ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1952 by Dave Southern

Those Were The Days 2

It didn't change until the sixties when the station was rebuilt and opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1961. I watched the whole building project from start to finish from the comfort of my bedroom window. When it ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

Captions

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Caption For Jervaulx, Chapter House 1896

The abbey was established in 1156, and it gained its revenue from sheep breeding and mining for coal and iron. The monks were the first to produce Wensleydale cheese, using sheep's milk.

Caption For Kettering, Parish Church C1955

The approach to the church is from Sheep Street, along a gravelled tree-lined avenue through memorial gates.

Caption For Masham, St Mary's Church 1927

Masham received its market charter in 1250 and became known for its sheep fairs; you can see the pens in the background.

Caption For Gloucester, Cathedral North East 1891

This view of the cathedral from the north side shows sheep grazing in what is now almost the city centre.

Caption For Shipston On Stour, The Bridge C1960

It is many a year since sheep were herded across the bridge to the local market.

Caption For Buttermere, The Village 1889

The small stock enclosure which goes across the Sail Beck was probably used for sheep washing in the summer, before shearing.

Caption For Buttermere, The Village 1889

The small stock enclosure which goes across the Sail Beck was probably used for sheep washing in the summer, before shearing.

Caption For Ingleton, The Railway Viaduct C1960

A sheepdog gathers a flock of white-nosed Swaledale sheep in the foreground. On the horizon, the brooding summit of Ingleborough can be seen, while a caravan site occupies the field under the viaduct.

Caption For Melton Mowbray, Sheep Market C1955

The sheep, destined to become English mutton, may look bored, but to these men they are living money.

Caption For Gloucester, Cathedral North East 1891

This photograph shows sheep grazing in what is now almost the city centre.

Caption For Newtown, New Road C1950

Horses have a statutory right of way over motor vehicles, but that is irrelevant to these sheep, who have made their own rules - the black car will have to be patient.

Caption For Ashford, High Street 1901

The broad High Street, once the site of the market established under a charter from Edward I, was, at the turn of the last century, still very much a rendezvous for the cattle and sheep farmers of the

Caption For Camelford, Bridge 1906

A few sheep wandering in the road are watched over by a lad sitting on the bridge parapet in this view looking west along what is now the busy A39 through the village.

Caption For Willingham, Church Street C1955

Situated on the edge of the Fens, Wilingham is a typical example of the 'shoreline' villages that prospered through their access to better grazing for their sheep.

Caption For Goring, The Lock 1896

Centuries ago drovers herded sheep and cattle across the river at this point.

Caption For Buckden, The Village C1955

In this charming photograph, a collie sheepdog marshals a flock of white-nosed Swaledale sheep past the village green at Buckden.

Caption For Kettering, Parish Church C1960

From Sheep Street the driveway to a tier of wide steps approaches the church.

Caption For Blandford Forum, The Market Place 1950

The market place at Blandford held important sheep fairs until well into the 20th century, with the town council taking a toll on all sales.

Caption For Chatteris, High Street C1955

This small fen town was originally built on an island surrounded by seasonal sheep-walks. The buildings cluster around the church.

Caption For Butser Hill, 1898

Over the years sheep have grazed the slopes of this famous chalk hill, which rises to 888 ft.

Caption For Burford, High Street C1955

The discerning visitor with a taste for architecture will wander off into the neighbouring streets—such as Sheep Street—to see Cotswold buildings of the very highest quality.

Caption For Wellingborough, Zoo Park C1950

Off the west side of Sheep Street, a plaque informs us that the Zoo Park was opened in the grounds of the historic Croyland Abbey in 1943.

Caption For Princetown, Dartmoor Prison 1890

The sheep pens in the foreground are probably part of the prison farm.

Caption For Castleton, The Winnats 1909

A flock of sheep block the unmade road through the Winnats.