Maps

711 maps found.

1897, Port Tennant Ref. HOSM56933
1880, Port Quin Ref. HOSM70308
1899, Amlwch Port Ref. HOSM35943
1897, Ellesmere Port Ref. HOSM34484
1895, Port Solent Ref. HOSM56930
1880, Port Quin Ref. HOSM70911
1899, Amlwch Port Ref. HOSM38837
1913, Port Mulgrave Ref. HOSM56926
1897, Port Talbot Ref. HOSM35061
1896, Port-Eynon Ref. HOSM70940
1902-1903, Ellesmere Port Ref. RNC700628
1905-1907, Port Bannatyne Ref. RNC809240
1904-1905, Port Dundas Ref. RNC809288
1908-1909, Port Henderson Ref. RNC809326
1906-1908, Port Mòr Ref. RNC809393
1902-1903, Port Sunlight Ref. RNC809535
1900-1901, Port Talbot Ref. RNC809537
1901-1902, Shepherd's Port Ref. RNC829760
1898, Port Sutton Bridge Ref. RNE809536
1905, Burry Port Ref. HOSM34258

Books

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Memories

301 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

Growing Up Miss Patricia May

My memory is my first day of school. I hated it - all I wanted to do was go home, I did not want stay there. My family lived in Port Isaac all my life and generations before us. Myself and my sister were very happy ...Read more

A memory of Port Isaac in 1959 by Miss Patricia

Old Port Bannatyne

This is a favourite view of photographers taken from McIntyre's Boatyard. In the distance you can see St Bruoc's church which burnt down in 1956. In the foreground is a boat hiring station, one of three in the village. ...Read more

A memory of Port Bannatyne by John Stewart

193940 School Days

I remember the Town Hall at Cowbridge.  In those days there was no one way system around it like today.  The school boy interest was the Merryweather Fire Engine that was kept in a garage at the side of the Town Hall. Great fun ...Read more

A memory of Cowbridge in 1940 by Roy Newton

Sedgmore's Grand Colliery Exhibition

The Bull Ring, Sedgley, that is the location where on a fateful night in April 1906, The Sedgmore’s Grand Colliery Exhibition Travelling Show, set up in Sedgley on its way to the Wolverhampton Annual Suntide ...Read more

A memory of Sedgley in 1900 by John Sedgmore Blundell

Rivacre Baths.

For those who never saw (or may have forgotten), the photo shows the view you had after coming in through the main entrance. The large fountain can be seen in the foreground, and was enjoyed by many children as they ran around ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1947 by David Copnall

A Tiny Hamlet Lost In Time

The year was 1970. Myself and a friend were typical 15 year old youths of the time, well, typical for our type of neighborhood. We had long hair, pierced ears, denim jeans and jackets and owned but a couple of shillings ...Read more

A memory of Trelights in 1970 by Rod Templar

The Mersey Tunnel

To visit Grandma and Grandad McCann we travelled this way from Ellesmere Port. They lived in Scotland Road and he had a cobbler shop.

A memory of Liverpool in 1955 by Edna Carson

Home Farm Marske

Home Farm has been in the Simpson family for many generations. My family and I spent many happy holidays over the years with my aunt and uncle, Lena and Maurice Simpson. I have such wonderful memories of haymaking, milking cows etc, ...Read more

A memory of Marske in 1951 by marj-wl

Cissiess Memories

Cissie's memories: I came to Barry in 1900.  Holton Road was muddy and planks of wood were put down to enter the shops. We had a shop in 26 Holton Road, and later at the bottom of the block on spare ground Johnson's opened a ...Read more

A memory of Barry in 1900

Priory Road 1962 To 1988

My father, William J Smith (Bill) had a newsagent at 47 Priory Road between 1962 and 1988 which was opposite Ports the Bakers. I remember seeing queues of people coming out of the Bakers on a Saturday morning to get ...Read more

A memory of South Park in 1970 by Julia Boxall

Captions

781 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Staithes, Church Street 1925

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Staithes was a fishing port of some standing, a centre for cod, haddock and mackerel, but it fell into decline with the development of steam trawlers, which tended

Caption For Staithes, Church Street 1925

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Staithes was a fishing port of some standing, a centre for cod, haddock and mackerel, but it fell into decline with the development of steam trawlers, which tended

Caption For Orford, Village 1909

Orford was a prosperous medieval port which declined as the shingle spit of Orford Ness grew, which gradually cut it off from the sea.

Caption For Birkenhead, Docks C1965

The flour mills (B399087, left background) are a reminder of the port's heyday when the trading vessels of the world would have queued to unload.

Caption For Birkenhead, Docks C1965

The flour mills (B399087, left background) are a reminder of the port's heyday when the trading vessels of the world would have queued to unload.

Caption For Donaghadee, Beach 1897

A busy port became the Royal Mail route, and then came the beautifully-engineered harbour and a lighthouse. That was nearly 80 years before this photograph was taken, and it was the days of sail.

Caption For Felixstowe, The Promenade 1904

Although already developed as a port, it was primarily the railway which brought holidaymakers to enjoy the town as a seaside resort.

Caption For Preston, Dock, East Side C1955

Union troubles did not help the port, which in all honesty was never a great success - at best it broke even.

Caption For Grimsby, Fish Pontoon 1906

In its day, Grimsby was the biggest fishing port in the world. Here, the local fish merchants wait alongside creels of freshly-landed cod to start bidding for the best fish.

Caption For Exmouth, The Pier 1896

Exmouth is still a busy little port, though merchant vessels are now outnumbered by sailing boats. A ferry crosses the Exe from here to the village of Starcross on the opposite bank.

Caption For Port Soderick, The Caves 1893

An 1896 official guide states that Port Soderick is the most popular pleasure resort on Man, 'Romantic, Natural and the only FREE Glen on the island'. Even the smugglers' caves are free.

Caption For Fleetwood, The Harbour 1894

For a short time Fleetwood was in effect the northern terminus of the L&NWR line from Euston, and the connecting stop for steamer services to and from Belfast, Ardrossan and various west coast ports

Caption For Plymouth, Royal Marine Barracks, Stonehouse 1890

As a naval port, Plymouth has always had a large contingent of military personnel stationed around its various districts.

Caption For Hull, The Humber 1903

As well as general cargo shipped through the port, the amount of fish landed at St Andrew's Dock during this year, amounted to 1,580,959 cwts.

Caption For Ellesmere Port, Dock Street C1955

The Ellesmere Canal was busy, and more and more workers were needed to handle the goods and repair the barges; thus the port grew.

Caption For Plymouth, The Barbican 1890

The Barbican lines Sutton Harbour, long a fishing quay and the original port of Plymouth.

Caption For Scarborough, The Lighthouse 1890

A sail-powered fishing boat returns to port, ready to unload its catch. Note the smoke stack of a paddle steamer tied to the Lighthouse Pier.

Caption For Hull, The Humber 1903

As well as general cargo shipped through the port, the amount of fish landed at St Andrew's Dock during this year, amounted to 1,580,959 cwts.

Caption For Rye, The River Rother 1901

Rye was an important port in the coastal trade, and had extensive shipbuilding yards.

Caption For Newlyn, The Harbour 1895

Cornwall's greatest fishing port is seen here at high tide with a number of fishing vessels.

Caption For Axmouth, The Village 1898

Axmouth, in East Devon, was an important port until its river entrance silted up.

Caption For Rothesay, The Esplanade 1897

A horse-tram from Port Bannatyne makes its way along Rothesay Esplanade. The tramway extended to Ettrick Bay on the west coast and was electrified in 1902.

Caption For Whitchurch, The Greyhound 1958

The pub sign, showing a greyhound, has a lower sign advertising Sandeman port and sherry.

Caption For Port Erin, 1897

In this view we can clearly see the old fishing village at the water's edge and the later developments associated with the resort of Port Erin.