Maps

181,031 maps found.

1922, Monkton Ref. POP782693
1919, Lower Town Ref. POP769827
1947, Melbourne Ref. NPO777769
1924, Milton Keynes Ref. HOSM34919
1906 - 1907, St Lawrence Ref. HOSM60163
1947, Wansford Ref. NPO860383
1947, Watton Ref. NPO862094
1897, Goxhill Ref. RNE718299
1897, Greenway Ref. RNE721930
1898, Hurn Ref. RNE742618
1898, Kirkburn Ref. RNE748853
1895, Lane End Ref. RNE752082
1899, Merry Hill Ref. RNE778364
1898, Grovehill Ref. RNE723123
1897, Moulton Ref. RNE784666
1898, St George Ref. RNE823829
1896, St James Ref. RNE823930
1895, School Green Ref. RNE826423
1897, Pitcot Ref. RNE806689
1895, New Town Ref. RNE790399

Books

442 books found. Showing results 1,201 to 1,224.

Memories

29,041 memories found. Showing results 501 to 510.

1901 Census

This is actually a memory of my father, who is listed in the census of Wales for 1901 as being a quarryman, lodging at Cidwyn View, Betws Garmon aged 21. I hope to visit the village (?) this Sept. and also the quarry. I would love to know if this house still stands.

A memory of Betws Garmon in 1900 by Eleanor Kurrein

Mill Street Clowne. 1950

The gentleman pushing a cart in the foreground of this picture is my grandfather, Ernest Pearce (1895-1970). The cart was used to transport bundles of sticks that he cut for sale as firewood. They were sold for 4d a bundle. ...Read more

A memory of Clowne in 1950 by June Harvey

My Grandparents Home

My grandparents Isabella and Jack Lymer and my Uncle Victor Lymer lived above the cafe until my nan's death in 1968. When I was young it was the flat to the left as you look at the picture. It is now the hairdressers.  My mum ...Read more

A memory of Newbiggin by Mary Wood

1901 Wickhambreux

Sarah Clayden Rudd nee Wacey and her daughters lived in Wickhambreux.  They were listed there at the time of the 1891 census as living 'the green' and in 1901 she and her daughters, Sarah and Rebecca, are living there and ...Read more

A memory of Wickhambreaux in 1890 by Mrs L Byrne

North Road Looking North From Church Street, Fen Street Junction

Previous memories talk about The Talbot Inn and on the left hand corner (Church Street Corner) Marshall's the newsagents . Before the village was bypassed around 1956 the Newsagents ...Read more

A memory of Stilton in 1954 by Bruce Allen

Even Better Today

I still visit this church, although it is locked much of the time. It looks even better today than it did way back then. The village of 'Send' was supposed to have been built around this church (I am told), however it ended up a ...Read more

A memory of Send by John Jelly

Where I Grew Up

I lived most of my life in Sible Hedingham, as a family we moved there from London in 1962.  I was just 2 years old at the time. My father Robert Farren, "Bob" as he was best known and my mother Ivy, took over the licence of ...Read more

A memory of Sible Hedingham in 1962 by Anne Elder

Living In Wickford

I lived in Wickford until 1963. My sisters and I would walk down London Road to the high street, first stopping at the little sweet shop and then looking into the windows of Prentice. I got my first 2 wheeler there in 1954. We ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1954 by Kathleen Aguirre

Growing Up In Westend In The 70s And 80s

I was born in 1965 and grew up in Westend.  I moved  to America in 1988 and have only been back to visit once since then back in 1989/90.  I can't really imagine how much the village has ...Read more

A memory of West End by Andrew Barnett

Inherited Postcard

I have an original postcard of this picture from the Frith Series. It is unstamped and printed on the card is "Affix Half Penny Stamp". Handwritten on the card is "The seat of Mr Tremayn & about one mile from here" Also printed on the card is F. Frith & Co Ltd, Reigate, No 21284

A memory of Morval by Reg Dennis

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 1,201 to 1,224.

Caption For Glastonbury, Market Place 1896

The town was laid out north and west of the Abbey precincts, with the Market Place at the junction of High, Magdalen, Benedict and North Load Streets.

Caption For Salisbury, High Street And Matron's College 1906

To the right of the picture is the foliage-covered Matrons' College, built in the 1680s as a refuge for the widows of priests who were ordained in the Salisbury dioceses.

Caption For Tewkesbury, High Street 1891

Lack of major industrial development in Tewkesbury meant that the town retained much of its 17th- and 18th-century character and did not experience much of an explosion in its population.

Caption For Newark, The Ossington Coffee Palace C1965

The Palace, designed by the illustrious London architects Ernest George & Peto and built in 1882 at the then enormous cost of £20,000, was funded by Viscountess Ossington, sister of the 5th Duke of

Caption For Holyhead, South Stack Lighthouse 1892

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.

Caption For Coventry, The Cathedral C1965

When Basil Spence designed the new cathedral, he incorporated the ruins of St Michael’s into the scheme of things: the old church in effect became the new cathedral’s vestibule.

Caption For Bridport, Almshouses 1903

Magdalene Almshouses (left), were rebuilt in 1877 on the site of a lazar-house or leper hospital, apparently founded by a member of the de Leyes or Legh family, in the early 13th century.

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Archway, Broad Walk C1965

We have two items of interest in this picture: the archway, the Gannock Gate, and the Red Mount Chapel behind the trees on the left.

Caption For East Finchley, High Road C1965

To the south-east of mediaeval Finchley, the High Road drops down from the North Circular Road between an almost standard series of parade shops built around the turn of the century, and past the Rex Cinema

Caption For Hatch End, The Broadway C1960

The placename is derived from Haecc or gate. The village is on the north-west edge of Pinner Park, itself a 14th-century deer park owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Caption For Cuddesdon, Denton Hill C1955

Denton Hill is part of Cuddesdon. The name of the village is Saxon and means 'Hill of Cuthwine.' From the churchyard there are wonderful views across the plain of Oxford to the Chilterns beyond.

Caption For Ventnor, Esplanade 1892

A sheltered location and mild climate have brought generations of holidaymakers to Ventnor. The town lies at the foot of an eight hundred feet hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.

Caption For Port Isaac, Fore Street 1906

Another important source of income for the locals was smuggling.

Caption For Fawley, Ashlett Creek C1955

Fawley stands on the western bank of Southampton Water, just where it flows out into the Solent.

Caption For Mundesley, General View C1955

One of the attractions of this coast was the health-giving quality of the sea air. There were two sanitoria in Mundesley, one of which advertised revolving shelters for TB patients.

Caption For Broad Hinton, The School And Thatched Corner C1955

The Church of England Primary School, founded by Thomas Benet of Salthrop in 1743, has been part of village life for over 250 years.

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, View From Ferry Hotel 1896

A view along the north basin of the lake, including the islands of Belle Isle, Crow Holme, Maiden Holme and the two 'Lilies of the Valley'.

Caption For Laindon, Church Road C1955

The bungalows along Church Road are fairly representative of the kind of housing to be seen in Laindon before the New Town came. Several of them are still there.

Caption For Hereford, St Peter's Square C1950

Standing beyond the market area of High Town, near to the Shire Hall, St Peter's is the civic church of Hereford.

Caption For Harlow, Mill 1903

The 17th-century mill at Harlow was part of the manor of Harlowbury. It was the main source of power to grind corn and other purposes for the parish at that time.

Caption For London, Westminster Abbey 1908

Behind are Big ben and the Houses of Parliament.

Caption For Asfordby, Church Lane C1960

Apart from All Saints, little of architectural quality has survived, except for a few rather handsome houses, including the Rectory of 1808 and the Old Hall.

Caption For Poole, The Park And War Memorial 1931

We see the war memorial just four years after its completion in honour of those from Poole who .

Caption For Fernworthy, Farm 1907

Much of this area is now submerged under the waters of Fernworthy reservoir, built in 1936-42 to supply Torquay.