Maps

181,031 maps found.

1946, Blakenhall Ref. NPO643739
1945, Brook Ref. NPO651805
1946, Cinderhill Ref. NPO668993
1946, Compton Ref. NPO676338
1945, Woodside Ref. NPO874009
1898, Ashton Ref. RNE627887
1899, Aspley Ref. RNE628081
1895, Bassett Ref. RNE634567
1899, Bradmore Ref. RNE647981
1895, Colwell Ref. RNE675872
1895, Cranmore Ref. RNE681395
1899, Blakenhall Ref. RNE643739
1946, Werrington Ref. NPO863590
1945, Pyle Ref. NPO811921
1945, Thorley Ref. NPO846902
1945, Thornhill Ref. NPO847186
1946, Whitemoor Ref. NPO869015
1946, Southway Ref. NPO835831
1946, Stapleton Ref. NPO838686
1898, Newark Ref. RNE790487

Books

442 books found. Showing results 817 to 840.

Memories

29,041 memories found. Showing results 341 to 350.

My House On The Hill!

We lived in Innellan for about 3 years and I have very fond memories of being there. My husband was in the Navy stationed aboard the U.S.S. Hunley in Dunoon at the time and we found this lovely 2 storey house right on the ...Read more

A memory of Innellan in 1964 by Judy Ringle

Growing Up In Somersham

I was born in Somersham in 1940, in my grandmother's house, which was 1 West End. My own house was known then as 6 Trinity Terrace, since changed to 90 High Street. Until the mid 1950s a lot of the houses were quite ...Read more

A memory of Somersham in 1940 by Frances Marshallsay

Embassy Cinema

I returned from 2 years in Malta where I had been a Nanny to 3 little girls who were all about to go to boarding school. I needed a job quickly so applied for and got the job as an usherette in the Embassy Cinema. At the time my ...Read more

A memory of Fareham in 1959 by Gaynor Boyd

Fivehead Parish Somerset

My wife and I visited your lovely church in July 1982 where we discovered that our family bible was used on the pulpit every Sunday. The Bible was donated by my ancestor, Mary Corpe in approx. 1854. We were told Mary ...Read more

A memory of Fivehead in 1982 by Robert Corpe

Illuminations

The illuminations were a yearly event in Roker Park and it was magic as a young child to visit each year - particularly scarey was Marley's Ghost in a cave in the ravine. The other memory was of fishing for tiddlers in the pond or having rides on the little train.

A memory of Sunderland in 1954 by Julie Skinner

Working In Dartmouth Road

I worked at the gas board showroom on Dartmouth Road. It was next door to the bank on the corner of London Road. As well as selling gas appliances and receiving payment on gas bills we used to sell bags of "shillingsis!" ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Raymond Day

The Donkey Path

Re The Donkey path. I think Joanne is wrong - I know the embankment you speak of, there used to be a miniature railway which ran along the bottom of the embankment from the Prom entrance of Erias Park along to the Pier. The ...Read more

A memory of Old Colwyn in 1980 by Andrew Jones

Gellideg Isaf Farm

I was born in 1958, onto the farm namely Gellideg Isaf of which now sadly only the farm house exists. The farm in 1958 did have some twenty one acres, and as I got to the age of eight I started to help my parents with the hay ...Read more

A memory of Maesycwmmer in 1958 by Roy Williams

Conversion To Faith

I have great memories of the Church of St Luke and St Teresa. After instruction I was received into the church by Fr. Paul O' Sullivan, I had my confirmation there the following year. My husband and I were married at St Luke ...Read more

A memory of Wincanton in 1957 by Audrey O'halloran

Early Days Of Blackhill

My name is Stephen Yallop. I lived in Blackhill from the early 1960s. I used to live in Gallagher Terrace. I went to the Tin Mill infant school, I remember the teachers as Mrs Dunne the headmistress. Mrs Ferguson ...Read more

A memory of Blackhill in 1966 by Stephen Yallop

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 817 to 840.

Caption For Spaldwick, Church 1906

The parish church of St James stands inside a banked enclosure that was once the Bishop of Lincoln's manor. From here his estate of four nearby parishes was managed for more than five hundred years.

Caption For Chippenham, New Road From The Viaduct C1960

This view was taken from the top of Brunel's railway viaduct and looks down New Road to the bridge and the beginning of the High Street.

Caption For Chiseldon, The Church C1960

Inside, there are many monuments, including a number of interesting tablets of the Georgian period to members of the Calley family of Burderop Park.

Caption For Tarbet, Loch Lomond, The Pier 1899

Loch Lomond became a popular destination for day trippers from around Clydeside, especially after the opening of the Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Railway.

Caption For London, The Monument C1890

At the foot of King William Street is Wren's mighty fluted Doric column of Portland stone, erected to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666.

Caption For Warrington, The Knutsford Road Swing Bridge C1960

The city of Manchester was the powerhouse of northern industry.

Caption For Rushton, Hall, The Lodge Gates C1955

From industrial Desborough we move three miles east to the quiet village of Rushton.

Caption For Warrington, The Knutsford Road Swing Bridge C1960

The city of Manchester was the powerhouse of northern industry.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Ship Inn And Cat Nab C1955

An excellent view showing the wide sweep of Saltburn Bay, with Huntcliffe and the Ship Inn and the cluster of cottages around it which formed the original Saltburn.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, Hocombe Road C1955

Hocombe Road is the northern boundary of Hiltingbury, and indeed of the borough. It is also the boundary of Cranbury Park, the Chamberlayne family estate.

Caption For Eastbourne, The Pier 1912

To convey any notion at all of this watering-place to those who have never visited it, one must mention that there are noble tree-planted streets and shady avenues, an imposing sea-front of about three

Caption For Northwich, Witton Street 1903

By this date the town was on the tourist map, being one of the recommended excursions for visitors staying in Chester.

Caption For Lamberhurst, Old Hill And High Street C1955

This scene shows the delightful variety of sizes and styles of weatherboarded houses in the village. The Horse and Groom pub is now a private house.

Caption For Chelwood Gate, Beaconsfield Road 1928

We are at the eastern edge of the Ashdown Forest.

Caption For Hadleigh, The Castle C1955

Hubert de Burgh was granted a licence in 1230 for the construction of the castle. However, it was completely re-built in the time of Edward III.

Caption For Titsey, Botley Hill Farmhouse C1950

Much of the land hereabouts is owned by the Titsey Foundation. This is Botley Hill Farmhouse, which has been a restaurant for a number of years. Today it is a popular pub and eatery.

Caption For Hartlebury, Gypsy Caravans, Worcester County Museum C1960

Hartlebury Castle has been the home of the bishops of Worcester for over a thousand years. Today, Worcestershire County Museum is housed in the north wing.

Caption For Overstone, The Swimming Pool C1955

Behind the thatched building are some of the fine trees of the park. The north-east quarter of Overstone Park is heavily wooded.

Caption For Easby, Abbey 1898

The abbey is set at the end of a narrow, winding lane a mile out of Richmond, and sits comfortably in the peaceful valley of the River Swale.

Caption For Southborough, The Parade 1896

Since it was gradually absorbed to become a suburb of Royal Tunbridge Wells, this small village south of Tonbridge supported a number of businesses in its commercial centre.

Caption For Haddenham, Banks Pond C1960

Haddenham was one of the chief breeding areas for the Aylesbury duck; its network of streams and ponds was of immense value to this industry, even if the village was famously foul-smellling in a hot summer

Caption For Chideock, Village 1903

Situated in one of the most picturesque valleys in this part of the county, and spelled as Cidihoc in the Domesday Book, this peaceful view of the village street lined with well-built cob and

Caption For Worcester, Guildhall And High Street 1904

On the west side of the High Street stands the impressive frontage of Worcester's Guildhall.

Caption For Flint, The Castle C1965

The construction of Flint Castle began within days of the signing of the treaty of Rhuddlan; it was the first of the Edwardian fortresses built to impose a new order upon Wales.