Maps

108 maps found.

1920, Cox Green Ref. POP679663
1919, Cox Hill Ref. POP679667
1946, Box End Ref. NPO647436
1947, Cox Green Ref. NPO679661
1947, Cox Moor Ref. NPO679669
1898, Box Hill Ref. RNE647443
1924, Cox Green Ref. POP679661
1919, Cox Green Ref. POP679662
1919, Box End Ref. POP647436
1921, Box Trees Ref. POP647451
1946, Cox Hill Ref. NPO679667
1895, Cox Green Ref. RNE679662
1896, Cox Green Ref. RNE679663
1896, Box End Ref. RNE647436
1896, Box Hill Ref. RNE647444
1897-1909, Cox Green Ref. RNC679662
1902-1903, Cox Moor Ref. RNC679669
1921, Lower Cox Street Ref. POP768958
1898-1909, Box Hill Ref. RNC647444
1896, Fobbing Ref. RNE707048

Books

37 books found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Memories

837 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

Living In Chilton

My family moved to Chilton Foliat and took over the "Old Post Office". I was still young then and went to the old school run by Mr & Mrs Hassall who lived next door to the school. Two classrooms and very fond memories. ...Read more

A memory of Chilton Foliat in 1964 by Steve Elliott

Horney Common As A Child

I was born in London in 1938. When war broke out the following year my father sent my mother and myself down to Devon but soon after that he, and many of his regimental colleagues in the Army, rented a large country ...Read more

A memory of Horney Common in 1940 by Juliet Baxter

Fun Times

I was born in Lower Aire Street in 1944, my brother was born in 1942. I left when I was 8 years old but can still remember the street. We lived next door to Mr and Mrs Wiley on one side and Mrs Hargreaves on the other ...Read more

A memory of Windhill in 1944 by Christine Thomas

Boyhood Memories From 1952

It was around this time that the tram lines were taken up from Sunderland Road in Gateshead. The men stored the old lines in Somerset Street and Devonshire Street. As boys we would dig up the tar from around the ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1952 by Dave Southern

Childhood Memories Great Bardfield 1969

My late parents were the landlord and landlady of the Vine public house. I was just coming into teenage years. Friends came from the base who lived in the village. The pub itself was refurbished in ...Read more

A memory of Great Bardfield in 1969 by Dawn Willshere

A Quiet Haven Of Peace.

I lived next door to Davenham Church, and one summer's day, when I was about 7, I went for a walk around the churchyard. Hearing a rustling noise on the ground, I crouched down, parted some long grass, and found a baby ...Read more

A memory of Davenham in 1959 by Lynn Quigley

Happy Times In Maldon

My family and I moved from London in 1955 to Maldon, following a visit the year before with our Sunday School outing, and we moved near to the Prom. We had such happy times living there and as children my friends and I used ...Read more

A memory of Maldon in 1955 by Yvonne Borrett

Raf Radar At Inverbervie

I was based in Inverbervie from March 1957 till March 1958 with 977 Signals Unit of the Royal Air Force. 977 SU operated radar from an underground site on the hill a couple of miles north of the village. Height finding ...Read more

A memory of Inverbervie in 1957 by Martin Dilly

Rayne In 1950 1960

I was born in Rayne and in the 1950s.I have fond memories of being able to play various sports in the road at School Road with my brother Peter and friend Richard Dodd, gaining a few more players as word got around! We used to ...Read more

A memory of Rayne by Hugh Walker

Captions

235 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Old Newton, Finningham Road C1965

The first, opposite the telephone box (in the distance on the right), was kept by Ella Kemp, the second was in the house with the posting box (centre).

Caption For Wickhambreaux, The Post Office 1903

Today, the property is called The Old Stone House, and all that remains of its Royal Mail connections are a pillar box set in a wall and a telephone box.

Caption For South Tidworth, Old Cottages C1962

In front of the Reading Room is a red telephone box. To the left of the telephone box is the Royal Ordnance depot that issued clothing and equipment to Army personnel.

Caption For Exmouth, The Esplanade C1955

There is the more familiar red telephone box on the traffic island, a modern post box, and Belisha beacons to aid pedestrians wishing to cross the road.

Caption For Hitchin, Hemitage Road 1929

The fine avenue of box trees was removed - box wood was in great demand by the Luton hat makers for use as blocking moulds - and houses and shops were built.

Caption For St Ives, The Harbour 1890

The quay side is piled high with fish boxes.

Caption For Box Hill, The Summit 1906

The popularity of Box Hill, once called the White Hill from its chalk bluff and affording a splendid view across the Weald from its summit of just over 600ft, reached an apogee during the late Victorian

Caption For Dorking, Fort Tea Gardens C1955

A marvellous view of the once bustling scene at the tea rooms near the summit of Box Hill, close to the Monument. The Old Fort itself was built against the French.

Caption For Teignmouth, The Promenade C1955

Ice cream was delivered in aluminium boxes, some can be seen beneath the serving hatch.

Caption For Redditch, Alcester Street C1955

Although it still survives, it no longer looks quite the same; a box-shaped extension was added to it in the 1970s, replacing its attractive three-storey brick-built neighbour.

Caption For St Ives, Wills Lane C1960

A more modern view of St Ives, with flower boxes gracing the windows of the houses and with smart whitewashed walls. Today, there is a very fine art gallery here, the Wills Lane Gallery.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Esplanade 1894

The beach is covered with the detritus of the fishing trade - barrels, boxes and buckets, neatly juxtaposed with bathing machines for the hardy swimmers.

Caption For Old Warden, Church And Thatched Cottage C1955

This chocolate box view has been carefully preserved by the beneficial presence of the local landowners, the Ongley and Shuttleworth families, for almost 200 years.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Box Moor 2005

The Statute or 'Statty Fair' was a hiring fair for farm servants that took place on 3 September under the control of the Bailiff.

Caption For Frinton On Sea, Connaught Avenue And Free Church C1955

This is a busy road for both cars and pedestrians. In the foreground, in front of the Galleon (selling confectionery) and Constance Williams's shop, is a small garden with a telephone box.

Caption For Treen, Village C1955

Down the hill to the left lie the delights of the Logan Rock Inn, while turning right after the telephone box leads to a beautiful campsite high above Porthcurno beach.

Caption For Sudbury, Market 1904

In the foreground horses and ponies are tethered for sale. Do the tiers of boxes contain haberdashery items, seeds or corn samples?

Caption For Andover, Bridge Street From Level Crossing 1939

Buildings opposite the signal box have all gone, but some shops and the Post Office with its domed cupola still remain.

Caption For Culham, The Stores C1965

The post box is still there.

Caption For Chepstow, Cocktail Bar, Meads Hotel And Country Club 1950

The large barrel on the left would seem at odds with the notion of a cocktail bar today, not to mention the array of fuse boxes and meters on the wall.

Caption For Helston, Wendron Street 1906

Prior to Lennox Lewis, he was the last Englishman to win the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship when he defeated Jim Corbett in 1897.

Caption For Glasgow, The Broomielaw 1897

Black hull and paddle boxes with white saloons and lifeboats. The funnel colour was red, with two white bands enclosing a black one. The top of the funnel was also painted black.

Caption For Dunsop Bridge, C1960

To mark the spot, they erected a public telephone box.

Caption For Accrington, St James' Parish Church C1955

The trees soften the box-like lines of the church, and the well-filled graveyard contains many monuments to the people of Accrington.