Photos

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Maps

195 maps found.

1898, Town's End Ref. RNE851247
1947, Town End Ref. NPO851008
1947, Town End Ref. NPO851013
1946, Town's End Ref. NPO851247
1946, Town's End Ref. NPO851245
1945, Town's End Ref. NPO851246
1945, Town's End Ref. NPO851249
1898, Town's End Ref. RNE851249
1919, Town's End Ref. POP851246
1919, Town's End Ref. POP851250
1898, Town's End Ref. RNE851246
1903, Town End Ref. RNC851012
1903, Town End Ref. RNC851013
1925, Town End Ref. POP851006
1947, Town End Ref. NPO851015
1946, Town End Ref. NPO851016
1897, Town End Ref. RNE851000
1897, Town End Ref. RNE851006
1898, Town End Ref. RNE851008
1925, Town End Ref. POP851000

Memories

3,719 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

Stonehills 1958.

I lived next door to the police station which is just to the left of this photo from 1952 until 1959 when my father (the local police station sergeant) retired. This photo is very evocative of memories I had as a young ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1958 by Kenneth Street

Borehamwood Shops

This picture is of the shops in Leeming Road and not the main shopping centre in Borehamwood, fondly known as the village. Leeming Road shops are in fact about a mile away from the main town. I would love to see any photos of the "village" if anyone has any.

A memory of Borehamwood by Margaret

Long Service

I remember as a child being taken to see my uncle Ewart who was employed at Calne Railway Station for 55 years. My cousin Jean (his daughter) told me that he also used to use a long pole to put out the gas street lamps when on his way ...Read more

A memory of Calne in 1953 by Michael Ponting

Teignmouth Folk Festival 2008

A weekend long folk festival in June attracted crowds of spectators to the street entertainments around Teignmouth and also to the concert performances in the Carlton Theatre. Many of the entertainers were morris ...Read more

A memory of Teignmouth in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

International Stores

A previous shared memory recalling International Stores reminds me that my father worked there, as a roundsman. He would cycle every day from Leiston,  then do the equivalent all over again in Saxmundham, several times a day ...Read more

A memory of Saxmundham in 1930 by John Fisher

Childhood Memories

We moved into Tighnabruaich when I was almost 8 yrs old. Our 1st house was on the Ardmarnock Est between Millhouse and Otter Ferry. We stayed there for around a year before moving into Corra Farm on the Ardlamont Est near ...Read more

A memory of Tighnabruaich in 1970 by Tim Hosey

Evacuation Ww2

I recall being evacuated to Llansaint from London as a child of 7. I lived in a small sweet shop in the the village with a family named Phillips, or Philips. I am now 74 so my memories are not too sharp with regards to names and ...Read more

A memory of Llansaint in 1941 by James Hepting

Clifton Park

I used to live in tree-lined Lister Street. All I had to do was climb over the back wall to the rear of my house to get into Clifton Park. I remember Sunday School held at the Bandstand: 'Sunshine Corner always jolly fine, is for ...Read more

A memory of Rotherham in 1940 by John Wigglesworth

Shaftesbury's Bad Reputation!

Shaftesbury's position high on a hilltop with only a meagre water supply meant that water had to be brought up to the town from wells at the bottom of the steep slopes, usually by horses and donkeys carrying ...Read more

A memory of Shaftesbury by Julia Skinner

Hop Fields

   Horsmonden - the end of my hop picking days.  I was born in east London 1939 and hop picking was four weeks in the country, camp fire cooking in the evening, a sing along and down to the Gun or the Town House on Saturday evening. ...Read more

A memory of Horsmonden in 1959 by Brian Long

Captions

5,111 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Caption For Penzance, Alverton Street 1908

We are looking east towards the town centre; the Market House dome is just visible at the end of the street.

Caption For Lyme Regis, 1890

Lyme Regis, seen here from the heights of Timber Hill, is situated at the westernmost end of Dorset.Walking through the fields and cliffs of Lyme the visitor can never be quite sure whether he or

Caption For Eynsham, The Village C1965

Eynsham has developed from a small agricultural village, and is now almost the size of a small town. We are looking along Acre End Street.

Caption For Romsey, General View 1920

The town of Romsey is known for its associations with two distinguished Englishmen.

Caption For Yarm, High Street C1965

Just behind the camera at the north end of the town lies Yarm Bridge, reminding us that for centuries the River Tees was navigable; Yarm operated as an important port, until it was superseded later by

Caption For Crewe, Market Street 1956

This shot was taken at the southern end of Market Street, which leads to that area of town that was traditionally the main shopping centre.

Caption For Corby, Kingswood Grammar School C1965

Newly opened in November 1965, the school stands in Gainsborough Road at the southern end of the town, and takes its name from the ancient stretch of woodland opposite its gates.

Caption For Redruth, Fore Street 1922

Today, it would be difficult to stand for long in the middle of this road junction at the bottom of town; here West End meets Fore Street and Penryn Street (right).

Caption For Preston, Docks 1893

Preston (which means 'the priest's town') stands on the River Ribble. It is famous for its Guilds, and the Preston Guild Celebrations are held every twenty years.

Caption For Saffron Walden, The Church From The Golf Course C1955

The golf course was laid out in the deer park of Audley End House. From the course there is a fine view of the town.

Caption For Eccles, Church Street C1955

Many of these buildings have been demolished to make way for retail development and road alterations, whilst the Broadway Cinema out-lived its silver screen only to end its days as a supermarket.

Caption For Great Dunmow, High Street C1965

This is the High Street`s southern end. Stokes the butcher`s (right) still has the wooden sign on its roof to this day.

Caption For Stamford, Old St Peter's Gate Bastion C1955

Although isolated fragments of Stamford's 13th-century town walls can still be found around the town, often incorporated into later buildings, St Peter's Gate bastion or angle tower is the only recognisable

Caption For Cricklade, St Mary's Church C1955

Cricklade, ten miles from the Thames source, is an ancient town with evidence of Anglo-Saxon town walls as well as of Roman occupation.

Caption For Preston, Fishergate 1903

The town's main commercial institutions and shops occupied many of the elegant three-storey buildings along Fishergate.

Caption For Brinklow, Broad Street C1955

Brinklow was one of 400 new towns deliberately created between 1066 and 1349, when the Black Death brought an end to the practice. Like many of them, Brinklow never really took off.

Caption For Finedon, Church Hill C1955

Finedon has had a market charter since at least 1294 and the older part of the town, pictured here, lies at the west end.

Caption For Totnes, High Street 1896

The ancient town of Totnes was once second only to Exeter as a prosperous merchants' town, but declined in importance in the 19th century.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, Town Hall And Church C1955

We can see the squat tower of St Bartholomew and All Saints' church rising over the roofs. Note the railings underneath the Town Hall, which have now been removed.

Caption For Chorley, Market Street C1960

The shops on the left bring back many memories, and F W Woolworth is there as well. Chorley Town Hall, with its clock and spire, show up (right) at the north end of the street.

Caption For Thaxted, Town Street C1950

Under the two awnings on the left are Foster`s bakery (advertising Hovis above) and Clunas the chemist (advertising Iron Jelloids). Further down, on the pavement, is the town`s pump.

Caption For Bridport, South Street 1897

This is looking northwards up South Street, to Stag House at the top end of West Street and the Town Hall (centre).

Caption For Bridport, South Street 1897

This is looking northwards up South Street, to Stag House at the top end of West Street and the Town Hall (centre).

Caption For Margate, Nayland Crescent 1890

This superb picture shows the magnificent sweep of Nayland Crescent at the western end of town, close to the Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital and the infamous Nayland Rocks.