Maps

181,070 maps found.

1898, Piltdown Ref. HOSM56644
1883, Achnahaird Ref. HOSM35489
1911, Greenodd Ref. HOSM47159
1912, Lakeside Ref. HOSM50728
1911, Marton Ref. HOSM53288
1912, Satterthwaite Ref. HOSM58578
1895, Upminster Ref. HOSM35354
1900, Tregare Ref. HOSM62311
1880, Burlawn Ref. HOSM39512
1908, Moseham Ref. HOSM54136
1908, Wallcrouch Ref. HOSM63289
1890, Durkar Ref. HOSM44094
1891, Sandal Ref. HOSM58447
1890, Warmfield Ref. HOSM63429
1885, Bentley Ref. HOSM37515
1883, Shire Oak Ref. HOSM58475
1883, Shelfield Ref. HOSM59004
1885, Houghton St Giles Ref. HOSM62703
1885, Waterden Ref. HOSM63494
1898, Whatcombe Ref. HOSM64240

Books

438 books found. Showing results 12,745 to 12,768.

Memories

28,746 memories found. Showing results 5,311 to 5,320.

My Life At Selgars Mills, Uffculme, Devon

I was an evacuee during the Second World War and was sent to Devon I wasn't quite 4 years old. I remember staying with Auntie Hetty and Uncle Jack I think their surname was Gay. I was there from 1939 until 1943 ...Read more

A memory of Uffculme by maureencaroline

My Late Husbaand

Hi, does anyone in St Cleer have any fond memories of my late husband, Arthur Mitchell? He was raised in Rose Cottage and he is buried in the chapel in St Cleer with his late parents, Alice and Len. Arthur was driving for Darley ...Read more

A memory of Liskeard by Susan Mitchell

My Husband´S Home

My husband, Mike Kirton, lived in the second house on the right as a small boy with his parents and younger brother. A number of his family also lived on this stretch of the Parade. I moved to Sleaford in 1963, but lived further up the Parade at No 90. Even then it looked the same.

A memory of Sleaford by Sue Kirton

My Hometown

Brynmawr is a quiet little town on the edge of the valley roads. These photos bring back memories of all the hills I climbed, picnics on the mountain, paddling in the pond across from our house in Warwick Road. Snow 6ft deep in Winter. ...Read more

A memory of Brynmawr by Jackie Haynes

My Home, 2012

Me and my partner, Michael, moved in to number 1 Lion Cottages in March 2012. We love the house and its history, the village is quaint and idyllic, a perfect setting. Michael is 6 foot tall and cannot stand up in all areas of the house, but this adds to the character, a small sacrifice to make.

A memory of Farningham by Rachel Holcroft

My Home Village

I was born in bonymaen in Myrddyn Gardens, I was brought up by my grandparents Mrs and Mr Tantram. I can still recall a very bad winter, I think 1947, when being woken by my gran, no school that day...11 foot of snow! After it ...Read more

A memory of Llansamlet by David Bradbury

My Home Town..

My family moved to COPTHALL GARDENS around 1955/6. I attended St James School (behind the police station) with my elder brother and younger sister. I have been back to see the school (the only known school with a playground on the ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham by michaeldaubney

My Home Town Of Rugby

I was brought up in Rugby 1949 - 1970. My parents owned Tudor Bakeries at 3 Regent Street. At first we lived above the shop with the bake-house in Oxford Street. Then we moved to Bloxam Gardens off Bilton Road and converted the ...Read more

A memory of Rugby by bob

My Home Town

I was born at 39 Bywell Road at the end of 1953, but we moved to Rugeley in Staffordshire some time in 1954. My mum who was born in Bedlington Station met my dad when she was an army cook during the war and we moved to be closer to his ...Read more

A memory of Ashington by shellymay

My Home Town

I lived in potters bar all my life, until marrying in 1973 and moving to ware. My grandparents had lived here since the twentys, my dad joined the RAF in 1942, to serve his country during the Second World War. I remember well the Ritz ...Read more

A memory of Potters Bar

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Captions

29,398 captions found. Showing results 12,745 to 12,768.

Caption For Brixham, Prince Of Orange Monument 1891

Brixham is located at the south end of Tor Bay.

Caption For Ludham, The Village C1930

Old vehicles in the centre of Ludham village have their spare wheels attached to the side of the bonnet.

Caption For Corby, Market Square C1965

Many new buildings sprang up in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Civic Centre of 1965 and the Technical Library of 1959.

Caption For Daventry, The Burton Memorial And Moot Hall C1950

Dominating this photograph are the tall Moot Hall, now the Daventry Museum and tourist information centre, and the monument, which was erected by members of the National Hunt committee in memory of Edmund

Caption For Lilbourne, The Green C1955

This is a classic English village setting, with rows of cottages overlooking a green and an old red telephone box.

Caption For Wellingborough, Silver Street C1950

This photograph was taken at the junction of Silver Street and Oxford Street.

Caption For Blackpool, The Big Wheel 1896

The ride cost 6d and lasted for one complete revolution of the wheel.

Caption For Oxford, Lincoln College 1906

Founded in 1427 by the Bishop of Lincoln, Lincoln College has a chequered history.

Caption For Irthlingborough, Bull Hotel And Cross C1955

Another view of the Market Cross, this time looking north, shows its knobbly crockets to their best advantage.

Caption For Wellingborough, Midland Road C1955

All the buildings on the left have been replaced by the modern Swansgate shopping centre.

Caption For Saxilby, High Street C1965

The whole of the shop extension has been removed, the chimney has gone from the house behind the shop, and it has all been redeveloped.

Caption For Tewkesbury, Mythe Bridge 1891

Constructed in 1826, and with a single arched span of a hundred and seventy six feet, it was considered an engineering marvel at the time of its completion.

Caption For Dawlish Warren, Mount Pleasant 1906

Mount Pleasant Inn still stands above the marshlands of Dawlish Warren, though it has changed somewhat since this photograph was taken.

Caption For Worcester, The Shambles C1950

The most famous Shambles is in York but many towns had their shambles or meat market at one time.

Caption For Hawkshead, The Pillared Cottage 1930

The rather unusual construction of the front part of this old cottage, which stands beside the slope leading up to the church, is not entirely apparent from this picture, which groups it with an adjacent

Caption For Wisbech, High Street C1965

Comparing these views gives an inkling of the decline that was to befall the street in later years.

Caption For Ellerby, Ellerby Hotel C1960

At that time the group of buildings was a smallholding with a bar.

Caption For Hunmanby, Bridlington Street C1950

A chemist and tobacconist stand on the left, while on the right near the parked car is a petrol pump - of course, it would not be allowed so close to buildings now.

Caption For Scarborough, View From North Cliff C1955

The tram lift saves a long, tiring climb to the top of the hill.

Caption For Stamford, St Mary's Church C1960

The 'No Waiting' sign suggests that car parking has become something of a problem.

Caption For Tiverton, Old Cottages, Little Silver 1920

Nestling at the foor of St Andrew Street, they were demolished after the last war when slum clearance was the watchword.

Caption For Bampton, White Horse Hotel C1950

This was once an important stopping place on the main road from Taunton to the north Devon area; now, a new road further south has removed much of the traffic from this place.

Caption For London, Piccadilly Circus C1895

To tread the stage of the London Pavilion, shown behind, was the loftiest ambition of the music hall artiste.

Caption For London, Chelsea, Cheyne Walk 1890

This tranquil street of handsome houses fringing the river was built in 1708.