Places
17 places found.
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- Bridge End, Oxfordshire
- Bridge End, Lincolnshire
- Bridge End, Essex
- Bridge End, Bedfordshire
- Bridge End, Clwyd
- Bridge End, Warwickshire
- Bridge End, Surrey
- Bridge End, Durham (near Frosterley)
- Bridge End, Northumberland (near Hexham)
- Bridge End, Hereford & Worcester (near Tirley)
- Bridge End, Hereford & Worcester (near Bosbury)
- Bridge End, Shetland Islands
- Bridge End, Cumbria (near Carlisle)
- Bridge End, Northumberland (near Hexham)
- Bridge End, Devon (near Kingsbridge)
- Bridge End, Devon (near Sidmouth)
- West End, Yorkshire (near Pateley Bridge)
Photos
40 photos found. Showing results 741 to 40.
Maps
524 maps found.
Books
2 books found. Showing results 889 to 2.
Memories
1,926 memories found. Showing results 371 to 380.
Bank Holidays
I remember walking from the bridge onto the ox hay as a teenager, there was a fete and barbeque during the day and a dance at night under a big marquee, complete with a wooden floor. A liitle further along the bridge were ...Read more
A memory of Burton upon Trent in 1960
The 50s At School
I remember starting school at the 'old' school and then after 3 years moving to the new school - it seemed huge and daunting and many of us got lost in the first few weeks. Pyrford was great to grow up in then - we had fields to ...Read more
A memory of Pyrford in 1959 by
My Family In Woolston
My Grandparents lived in Oakbank Road, My Aunt lived in Laurel Road. I can remember going to work with my Nan in the evenings. She used to be a cleaner for Knaptons Bookies and Malizias Bookies (Bridge Road). My Aunt worked ...Read more
A memory of Woolston in 1959 by
Great Horton
Our family lived in Lidget Green, near the Great Horton railway station. I was born in 1949 near Bradford (Wakefield), and lived in Lidget Green from toddlerhood until we emigrated in 1960. The neighborhood provided many memories ...Read more
A memory of Bradford in 1959 by
Happy Days In Latimer
It was only two years or so, from 1959-61, aged 6-8, but it still seems as if the happiest period of my childhood in Latimer was one long, endless, glorious summer. My dad was in the army, in the King's Own Scottish ...Read more
A memory of Latimer in 1959 by
The Hub Of My Young Universe
London's main railway stations truly are wonderful and Charing Cross was the one that I frequented the most as I travelled every weekday from Woolwich Arsenal in SE London to Green Park Underground, near the great ...Read more
A memory of London in 1959 by
Davenhill School
I used to live in Aintree Lane, by St Giles's Church in the only council houses. I'm one of twelve children - the Ferrie's, and everyone knew at least one of us. I remember playing in Aintree race course, skating around the ...Read more
A memory of Old Roan Sta in 1959
Farm Trailers
I went to school at St Mary's down Horncastle Road and we would sit by the Maud Foster and wait for the trailers of peas to go by on their way to the canners by Bargate Bridge, then grab arms fulls of pea vines then sit and eat them at the side of the road - we always ate our veg!
A memory of Boston in 1959 by
Growing Up In Trent Park
I remember the day we moved to Rookery Cottages, Trent Park. A fine warm spring day. I had just turned 7 years old and the date was 7th May 1959. At least I'm sure it was the seventh. Dad opened the door and the smell ...Read more
A memory of Cockfosters in 1959 by
Captions
1,770 captions found. Showing results 889 to 912.
There was always a flurry of excitement and activity at the Bridge Restaurant and Tea Gardens on Nags Head Island when the pleasure boats arrived, especially during the summer.
The clock tower on the far side of the bridge belonged to an important tin smelting works which operated throughout most of the 18th and 19th centuries before closing in 1891.
In 1890 the timber-framed buildings on the west side of High Bridge were in a highly decayed state, as seen in this 1890 view.
Like Bridge Street, this is now pedestrianised. Rodwell's the solicitor's, on the left, has been lowered to two storeys.
In 1890 the timber-framed buildings on the west side of High Bridge were in a highly decayed state, as seen in this 1890 view.
Torpoint is actually in Cornwall, and its ferry still makes regular journeys across the Tamar, taking workers across to Devonport Dockyard and the City of Plymouth.
It was a popular place for holidays, even though the village had been spoiled by the ruins of an alum works and an iron bridge that carried the railway line between Whitby and Saltburn.
The view from the suspension bridge towards Leigh Woods.
The Warren House Inn, at over 1400 feet above sea level, has the distinction of being the highest pub in Devon and one of the highest in the country.
Bridge Street, Eastgate Street and Watergate Street have Rows on either side. The only other place in Europe with a similar type of arrangement is Thun, in Switzerland.
The winding hole (where boats are turned) lies to the east of and adjacent to the Great Wharf. Odiham Common is on the northern bank.
The view here from the old railway bridge has greatly been changed from 1955. The farmyard is now expansive lawn and garden. Trees now almost entirely hide the house from view.
Built between 1772 and 1778, the three-arched Prebend's Bridge replaced a mid 16th-century footbridge that had been washed away during the floods of 1771.
In this view we are looking towards the level crossing and Dunraven Terrace. The signals and level crossing gates were operated from the signal box.
The builder, Thomas Telford, believed in cutting through hills and bridging valleys. The boats to the left are early examples of leisure boating.
The mill and bridge were built in 1790, with warehouses being added to the right of the main building in the 19th century.
This overhead view of the Broomielaw area of the city shows the George V bridge in the foreground.
The elegant, five-arched ashlar bridge of around 1830 is named after the Countess of Wilton, whose husband - a well-known figure in the hunting world - bought Egerton Lodge and entertained the rich and
Wherries were the workhorse cargo boats, often very fast, with the mast hinged and counterbalanced to pass under the numerous bridges spanning the rivers.
Built of rose-red sandstone, Perth Bridge was completed in 1771. The city then had a population of nearly 8,000.
We can also see the railway bridge carrying the main line to London King's Cross, which links up with the Nene Valley route, and the Fletton brick sidings.
This was the main road into St Austell from Truro and the west before the building of the ring road.
Horses pulling the narrowboats would have climbed up the bridge on the right and down on the left, thus changing from one side of the canal to the other at this point.
The path extends south right to the recreation park, and to the north, by crossing the bridge to the right hand bank, into the area known as Scot's Garden at the foot of Castle Hill.
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