Maps

432 maps found.

1898, Castle Acre Ref. RNE663677
1897, Castle Carrock Ref. RNE663713
1895, Castle Donington Ref. RNE663748
1898, Castle End Ref. RNE663767
1898, Castle Frome Ref. RNE663841
1898, Castle Morris Ref. RNE664046
1897, Corfe Castle Ref. RNE677500
1910, Rowlands Castle Ref. HOSM70997
1896, Barnard Castle Ref. HOSM34109
1886 - 1902, Castle Bromwich Ref. HOSM40349
1883, Castle Acre Ref. HOSM70214
1886, Castle Frome Ref. HOSM40283
1901-1903, Hopton Castle Ref. RNC740269
1899, Fenny Castle Ref. RNC704419
1921, Castle Bromwich Ref. POP663701
1919, Castle Combe Ref. POP663726
1922, Castle End Ref. POP663767
1921, Castle Gresley Ref. POP663856
1921, Castle Hedingham Ref. POP663867
1920, Castle Town Ref. POP664147

Books

4 books found. Showing results 97 to 4.

Memories

826 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

Ilderton Road

I became a Bermondsey boy after moving from a prefab where I was born in the big snow in 1947. We lived at 14 Caulfield Road, Peckham, just around the corner from Jordans Dairy in Lugard Road s.e.15. (The last dairy farm in London). ...Read more

A memory of Bermondsey by Terry Baker

Growing Up In Brentwood

My name is Viv Bayliss, I was born in my nan’s house opposite the Alexandra public house in 1948. Mum and dad moved to a prefab in Costed Manor then to Pilgrims Hatch. Who remembers Preslands fair and listening to them playing ...Read more

A memory of Warley by Viv Bayliss

Hilton Terrace Fondly Remembered

i went to fallin primary school i was born in 1952 Capt Gracie was the headmaster at fallin school, i lived in the wooden house in Hilton Terrace number 19 , auld Hailey Mghee was our next door neighbours, my late dad ...Read more

A memory of Fallin by June Mc Allister

The Boomtown Gang

Hi to children of Dunstaffnage, do you remember the funeral of the Captain of Dunstaffnage and the procession of the horse drawn carriage to the chapel at the castle where he was buried. I have many fond memories as a young boy to share ...Read more

A memory of Oban by Andrew Longridge

Growing Up In Seaton Sluice In The 1960s

I moved from Blyth to Seaton Sluice into a newly built house in Cresswell Avenue in 1957. Life as a child in the village was exciting; most days we would either play on the beach and harbour or the new ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Sluice by Stuart Mc Leod

All Uphill

Our Dad used to take us for a walk up to Mow Cop Castle on a sunny Sunday. We would set off from Talke with our bottle of pop and a jam butty and walk along the canal for a while then through the lanes in Scholar Green past the Three ...Read more

A memory of Kidsgrove in 1973 by Tina Stanyer

The Churchyard At Ludgvan

My father, Joseph Martin and Ruth, my mother, are buried at Ludgvan, together with his parents (Joseph and Sarah). The latter died in 1949/1950 and had lived at Castle Gate (Badgers Cross). My father attended school in ...Read more

A memory of Ludgvan in 1950 by David Martin

The Abandoned Car.

This photograph shows my father's car reg EDE 3 at the traffic lights in Castle Square. He was William Gywther Thomas, Divisional Highways Surveyor. The reason the car looks as if it has been abandoned was that the traffic ...Read more

A memory of Haverfordwest by Claire Allen

My Most Memorable Corner

I lived at Corbieton Cottage for 22 years between 1939 & 1961 and this is the view I saw as I came down the hill to go to school, to Sunday school, to Scouts, to the Kirk, to the pub, the Hall, the bowling, the ...Read more

A memory of Haugh of Urr by Jim Cook

Buy My Lily Of The Valley.

On one day of the year, through the forties and probably the fifties, my grandmother Ethel Glazier, would pick all the lily of the valley she had, in a square bed about three foot square, in her back garden in Rowledge. She ...Read more

A memory of Farnham in 1941 by Raela Croft

Captions

1,894 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Haverfordwest, The Castle From The River 1890

An evocative view from the north-east of the part of the town immediately below the castle and the impressive castle and prison itself.

Caption For Bodiam, The Castle 1890

Bodiam is dominated by one of the most picturesque castles in England, set within a broad moat filled with golden carp.

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.

Caption For Tamworth, Castle 1949

Soon after the Conquest, the Normans built a wooden motte and bailey castle at Tamworth on the site of the Mercian fortifications of 913.

Caption For Tamworth, The Town Hall C1950

Soon after the Conquest, the Normans built a wooden motte and bailey castle at Tamworth on the site of the Mercian fortifications of 913.This was replaced by the shell-keep and tower, which still

Caption For Harlech, Castle And Snowdon C1960

Harlech Castle, built 1283-1290 for Edward I by Master James of St George, the military achitect, as a statement of his military power.

Caption For Maybole, Culzean Castle 1904

Patterson's other work included Chillingham Castle (1803) and the rebuilding of Brancepeth Castle (1817) for William Russell of Sunderland at a cost in excess of £120,000.

Caption For Skelton, Church Lane C1965

These old stone cottages lie on the approach to Skelton Castle, and the wide gateway to the left beyond them is the start of the driveway up to the castle.

Caption For Knaresborough, The Castle 1892

Baron Serlo de Burg built the first castle at Knaresborough, and during the reign of King John the fortress was also a royal arsenal for the manufacture of crossbow quarrels.

Caption For Dalton In Furness, Market Cross 1966

The cross stands in front of Dalton Castle at the top of the town.

Caption For Doune, Castle From Bridge 1899

Situated to the south-east of the town on the left bank of the river Teith at its junction with the Ardoch, Doune Castle derives its name from the Gaelic word 'dun', meaning a fortified place.

Caption For Maidstone, Leeds Castle C1955

Built on the site of a 9th-century royal manor house, Leeds Castle became a royal fortress on the accession of Edward I.

Caption For Eynsford, The Street 1905

The gateway on the right, facing the Eynsford Castle Inn, leads to the ruins of the Norman castle which was the property of William of Eynsford.

Caption For Dunoon, Castle 1897

Visitors clamber over the site of the old castle. Little of its fabric survives, and it is thought to have been one of the very earliest of Scotland's stone castles, dating from the 12th century.

Caption For Doune, Castle From Bridge 1899

Situated to the south-east of the town on the left bank of the river Teith at its junction with the Ardoch, Doune Castle derives its name from the Gaelic word 'dun', meaning a fortified place.

Caption For Portland, Rufus Castle 1890

This view was taken from the churchyard of ruined St Andrew's Church below the sycamore trees of Pennsylvania Castle grounds.

Caption For Robertsbridge, High Street C1955

Bodiam Castle was constructed in 1388, the last castle to be built in England for coastal defence.

Caption For Eastnor, The Castle C1950

Despite its Medieval appearance Eastnor Castle was built between 1810 and 1824. The whole castle cost £85,923 13s 11d, or nearly £9 million in today's money.

Caption For Eastnor, The Castle C1950

Despite its Medieval appearance Eastnor Castle was built between 1810 and 1824. The whole castle cost £85,923 13s 11d, or nearly £9 million in today's money.

Caption For Dover, Castle Keep From The Walls 1890

This fine study of the castle shows the vast curtain wall and the medieval Castle Keep. It was built by Henry II and is the main residential building.

Caption For Kirby Muxloe, The Castle C1965

If one has time to glance westward, the castle is just visible from the M1 motorway as it heads northward into the Charnwood Forest.

Caption For Luton, Chapel Street C1955

This is the junction of George Street, Castle Street and Chapel Street - three titles that follow the 19th-century fashion for objective street names.

Caption For Rockingham, The Castle C1960

By complete contrast, our tour now enters feudal Northamptonshire with this fine castle.

Caption For Kendal, The Castle 1894

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century.