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Maps

7,034 maps found.

1891 - 1892, Denton's Green Ref. HOSM43029
1892, Parr Ref. HOSM56143
1892, Hill Top Ho Ref. HOSM57395
1892, Denton's Green Ref. HOSM64726
1891, Eccleston Park Ref. HOSM44544
1896, Blackbrook Ref. RNE642282
1896, Chadwick Green Ref. RNE666029
1896, Derbyshire Hill Ref. RNE690231
1896, Haydock Ref. RNE729213
1896, Parr Ref. RNE801681
1896, Peasley Cross Ref. RNE802360
1896, Tithe Barn Hillock Ref. RNE848902
1896, New Boston Ref. RNE789437
1896, Vulcan Village Ref. RNE859277
1947, Ravenhead Ref. NPO813704
1947, New Boston Ref. NPO789437
1947, Newtown Ref. NPO792062
1947, Kings Moss Ref. NPO747941
1903, Brownlow Ref. RNC653116
1903, Houghwood Ref. RNC741083

Books

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Memories

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Singehurst Pond

Singehurst pond was the place for both girls and boys to go fishing with their bags of dampened bread and makeshift fishing rods. Throughout the season we caught loads and then returned our catch at the end of an outing, ...Read more

A memory of Ticehurst in 1974 by Anne Lynch

Building The Bridge

I was sat in my classroom at the parish school in church street and I had just put away my plastic counters after a hard maths lesson ,I was only 5 ( and 1+1 was very hard)my teachers name was mrs oats she was lovely and as I ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn in 1961 by Carol Cooke

Coney Hall 1950/60s

This picture brings back many memories. I was born in 1953 and lived in Coney Hall until 1972, attending school at Wickham Common and then Hawes Down Secondary. The view from where this picture was taken is not dramatically ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham by Peter Leach

Discos And Status Quo

A college full of young female teaching students on my doorstep - what more could an 18 year old ask for? Yes, Coloma College was , for a short while , a weekend hotspot for me and my friends. There were regular discos , ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham in 1971 by Peter Leach

Waltham Abbey The Place I Call Home

I was born in Waltham Abbey and lived there until I was twenty eight. It is the place I call home, where my roots are. Many times I remember going into the Abbey Church; there is such a feeling of ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey in 1962 by Christine Brooker

Cragg Farm

This photo shows Cragg Farm painted white and Sweetbriar Cottage attached. My mother was Margaret Jane Carr and was born and raised at Cragg Farm. She was 16 years old in 1926 when this photo was taken. She married Roland Calverley ...Read more

A memory of Starbotton by Joyce Billingsley

Saxby Street

Does anyone remember Harry Wright's Coalyard. We lived immediately opposite at No. 54, on the corner of Pomfret Street. I came home early from school one day and realised I didn't have a key, so thought nothing of asking ...Read more

A memory of Irlams o' th' Height by Kay Rogers

The Howard Family Of Barnes And Hammersmith

My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations of my ...Read more

A memory of Barnes in 1870 by John Howard Norfolk

Boyhood Memories Of Peperharrow Road.

It was the summer of 1946 and we used to go swimming in the river at a spot called "The Ginny" which was up the road a little (towards the camera) on the opposite side of the road to these houses. This part ...Read more

A memory of Godalming in 1946 by Michael George

Born Here In 1947

I was born around the corner from the photo, at 15 Eastcote Lane, just off the Northolt Road, in 1947 (born at home, too, not in a hospital!) Remember going to school on Northolt Road, maybe a quarter mile west of the ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1954 by Ray Perkins

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Captions

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Caption For Calstock, Viaduct 1907

At this date the building of the new 12-arched viaduct across the Tamar is nearly finished, and the construction yard can be seen below on the Devon (right) bank.

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Caption For Porth, 1907

At low tide Porth Beach becomes a sandy inlet on the east side of Newquay, but here the tide is in, with Porth Island and Trevelgue Head seen across the water.

Caption For Southport, Lord Street 1900

The Frith archive consists of photographs taken for possible use as a postcard.

Caption For Skegness, Pier 1899

In 1978 the section of the pier between the concert hall at the end, from which this view was taken, was destroyed in storms.

Caption For Grimsby, The Docks 1893

Grimsby is a major port, lying at the southern entrance of the River Humber.

Caption For Beer, Pillow Lace Workers 1901

A lace maker works at a floral sprig of Honiton lace outside her cottage door at Beer in South Devon.

Caption For Porthcurno, The Station C1883

The Eastern Telegraph Co's large cable station was established in the valley just inland from the beach at Porthcurno, where undersea cables came ashore.

Caption For Looe, From The South 1893

The narrow sheltered harbour at Looe is seen to good effect from near Hannafore.

Caption For Weymouth, Beach Show 1899

The coast here, turning to the south, forms a wide, open bay. The esplanade extends for about a mile, and is lined with elegant houses and defended by a substantial sea-wall.

Caption For Wakefield, The Chantry C1953

This 14th-century chapel was built on the bridge as a memorial to Richard, Duke of York, who was killed at Wakefield.

Caption For Leeds, Cookridge Street C1955

A view of Leeds Mechanics' Institute. This imposing Italianate building, with its lofty round-arched windows, was built by Cuthbert Brodrick in the late 1860s. It later became the Civic Theatre.

Caption For Pinner, Memorial Gardens C1960

A famous resident of Pinner was Horatia Ward, the illegitimate daughter of Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton.

Caption For Fairhaven, Promenade 1913

At this time there was not a lot for the children to do, other than paddle, dig trenches and make castles on the sandy beach.

Caption For Steeton, The River And Bridge C1960

This bridge over the River Aire linking Silsden and Steeton was built in 1806 at a cost of £3529; it opened up trade between Wharfedale and Airedale.

Caption For Aughton, Church Lane C1960

Mature trees line the lane leading to ancient St Michael's church, which has a Norman doorway. A fine view of the Welsh mountains can be had from the 14th-century spire set on a tower.

Caption For Staining, Thornfield Holiday Camp C1955

We can see the 19th-century church of St Luke in the background amidst the trees.

Caption For East Bergholt, Gaston End C1955

The elderly men discussing their roses over the garden fence at Heatherstone would find it difficult to recognise this view today.

Caption For Trowbridge, Trinity Church C1955

Known locally as 'the church on the roundabout', Trinity Church stands on its own island at the interchange of Stallard Street, Wingfield Road and Newtown.

Caption For Wells Next The Sea, The Quay 1929

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides. The quay at Wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea.

Caption For Penshurst, Village 1891

The village is more well-known for its much-visited stately home, Penshurst Place - its entrance arch can be seen at the bottom of the lane.

Caption For Farningham, The Bridge And Lion Hotel C1955

Farningham is just a short distance from Eynsford, set at another pretty crossing of the Darent between ridges of chalk hills.

Caption For Congleton, Havannah, The Deserted Village 1898

Just outside Congleton, and now adjoining its suburbs, is Havannah (named after a contemporary military victory in Cuba).

Caption For Framlingham, The Castle 1909

The castle, built between 1190 and 1210, is amongst the earliest castles in England to be constructed with a fortified curtain wall.

Caption For Borough Green, Quarry Hill C1955

Borough Green was once a hamlet in Ightham and Wrotham parishes, six miles to the east of Sevenoaks.