Maps

9,439 maps found.

1925, Burradon Ref. POP656850
1924, Calton Ref. POP659840
1919, Bourne Ref. POP646874
1947, Stonegate Ref. NPO840487
1947, Stutton Ref. NPO842350
1947, Tollerton Ref. NPO849415
1947, Well Ref. NPO862861
1947, Thimbleby Ref. NPO846704
1947, Thorganby Ref. NPO846887
1947, Thornthwaite Ref. NPO847272
1947, Stainburn Ref. NPO837795
1903-1904, Moulton Ref. RNC784663
1925, Litton Ref. POP758409
1925, Netherby Ref. POP788841
1924, Poole Ref. POP808810
1925, Norby Ref. POP792643
1947, Calcutt Ref. NPO659453
1947, Calton Ref. NPO659840
1947, Denton Ref. NPO690146
1947, Farlington Ref. NPO703442

Books

39 books found. Showing results 1,585 to 1,608.

Memories

1,544 memories found. Showing results 661 to 670.

Universal Stationers!

Back in my very early days as a rep for a greeting card company called Rust Craft one of my North London accounts was Universal Stationers in Harrow. My store contact was the redoubtable greeting card department manageress, Mrs May Fernyhough! Happy days!

A memory of Harrow

The Mystery Bridge Across The Mill Brook In Baguley.

The Mystery Bridge across the Mill Brook in Baguley. I was born in September 1946 and lived in Overdale Road Benchill before moving to Fouracers Road in Baguley about 1951. The Lanes, Farms ...Read more

A memory of Wythenshawe by christopher.bowden

Frenchies

Hi David Rowe ,only just found this site ,so apologies. Re W&C French, you may have remembered my father and my grandfather working at Frenchies. My dad Ron Dent ,drove cranes and brought the first 20 ton mobile Coles crane to ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by peter.dent3

A Million Miles From A Game Of Football.

I wrote this piece for a writing group exercise in April/May 2019, near my home in NE Scotland. LIttle did I know then that some of the memories would form part of my Mum's Eulogy just three months later. The ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by shea.carol

The Bells Of Aber Dovey

My brothers and I would cycle from Borth to Ynyslas sand dunes from where we could see the village of Aber Dovey nestled on the other side of the estuary. We were told that on a clear day if you listened carefully you would ...Read more

A memory of Aberdyfi

Silver Jubilee 1977

We moved to the Grove in North Cray from Edgebury Chislehurst in 1965. I went to the Boys side of Alma Rd School in 966 and later to Bexley Lane School. I have mixed emotions of attending Bexley Lane school, (now Cleave Park ...Read more

A memory of Sidcup by stevefmatthews

1 Five Houses, North Street, Winchelsea Tn36 4 Hn

When I was born in 1949, my family were living in the above referenced house. Does anyone have any history on these houses, and perhaps who now owns 1?

A memory of Winchelsea

Thornborough, North Yorkshire In 1950's

My grandparents lived at The Bungalow, in Thornborough & I would look forward with excitement to our visits (from Middlesbrough) during school holidays. Me & my sister enjoyed the ...Read more

A memory of Thornborough by joycemmiddleton

The Ferry Boatman Disaster

Sad boat accident Monday morning 26th March 1877 at Ryton. There were two brothers named Scott who lived in a house on Ryton Island, this was just below Moor Court. (You can read about this in my other stories). The brothers ...Read more

A memory of Ryton

Recollections Of Ash Vale By Lt Col Taylor

RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by nemeton2

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 1,585 to 1,608.

Caption For Hartlepool, Memorial Gardens C1965

It was built in 1899 for the London and North Eastern Railway Company.

Caption For Stockton On Tees, High Street And Parish Church C1955

We are looking in the other direction, to the north end of the High Street.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Sherborne Lane C1955

The north-eastern end of Sherborne Lane descends to Lym House and the Angel Inn (centre left).

Caption For Congleton, The Canal C1965

This view shows some of the locks at Bosley, three miles north-east of the town.

Caption For Luccombe, The Village 1901

West Luccombe, a hamlet a good mile north-west of Luccombe itself, has some good cottages on the lane from Hawkcombe, with Inglenook on the left and the yellow ochre-washed Rose Tree Cottage on the

Caption For North Curry, The Square C1955

Continuing south-west, the route reaches North Curry, a village on the low ridge that separates West Sedge Moor from the Tone valley.

Caption For Pilton, Tithe Barn C1955

To reach our final village, Pilton, we must leave our straight route at East Pennard and travel almost due north for a couple of miles or so.

Caption For Bothenhampton, From The South C1945

This view is north-eastwards, towards Bridport, with Hyde Plantation glimpsed on the distant rural skyline (far right).

Caption For Skegness, The Park 1910

The broad pathway on the left was the main route through the Park, leading from Scarbrough Avenue to Sea View Road, and is now the line of the present Park Avenue.

Caption For Skegness, North Shore Golf Links 1910

The substantial clubhouse pictured here cost £3,000; it is now the North Shore Hotel.

Caption For Chester, Suspension Bridge 1914

Chester sits on a sandstone spur north of the Dee, which winds past the ancient castle, begun in 1069, but now much modified by late 18th-century additions.

Caption For Oxford, 'the Eights' 1922

Here, we are on the tow path along the west bank, looking north towards Christchurch Meadow; it is the end of May, and the annual Eights Week, when the college boats race each other, is in full swing.

Caption For Chirk, Aqueduct And Viaduct, Ceiriog Valley 1939

Here we are looking north across the valley, along Telford's 70ft-high aqueduct of 1801, which carries the Ellesmere Canal.

Caption For Llanrhian, Abereiddy C1960

This whole beautiful stretch of the North Pembrokeshire coast is studded with small settlements like Abereiddy, where low, single-storied stone cottages squat in sheltered coves and on the exposed clifftops

Caption For Midhurst, North Street 1921

Midhurst is a town of contrasts, with an early medieval core around the church, west of the Norman castle earthworks on St Anne's Hill, and the wide North Street, a later medieval planned market place.

Caption For Leicester, Belgrave Gate C1949

The fine spire of St Marks Church of 1870 makes a worthwhile visual stop to this view north.

Caption For York, The Minster 1908

Though the lines were owned by the North Eastern, no less than five other companies had running powers into the city.

Caption For Monsal Dale, The Viaduct C1955

A private steam company has already opened six miles of track north of Matlock, and intend one day to get right through to Buxton.

Caption For Earls Barton, The Village C1955

The church dominates views from the south while behind it, to the north, are the remains of the Norman motte and bailey castle.

Caption For Doddington, Church 1906

The stone walls of St Peter's Church, to the north of the forecourt to Doddington Hall, are a marked contrast to the mellow red brick of the Hall, which might be by Robert Smythson, the architect of Hardwick

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, The Beach C1955

This view looks north towards Chapel Point and the Coastguard Station.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Gardens And Square 1935

Looking north into The Square, the taxi rank is still in the same place and little has changed save the fashions.

Caption For Orchard Portman, The Church 1888

To the north of Pitminster is Poundisford Park, once a hunting ground for the Bishops of Winchester.

Caption For York, The Minster 1908

Though the lines were owned by the North Eastern, no less than five other companies had running powers into the city.