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Photos

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Maps

181,031 maps found.

1879 - 1880, Alveston Ref. HOSM36038
1901 - 1902, Beach Ref. HOSM37270
1901 - 1902, Bitton Ref. HOSM37978
1881, Coalpit Heath Ref. HOSM41354
1881 - 1901, Doynton Ref. HOSM43478
1884, East Harptree Ref. HOSM44384
1880 - 1900, Elberton Ref. HOSM44692
1880 - 1901, Filton Ref. HOSM45501
1879 - 1880, Grovesend Ref. HOSM47194
1879 - 1880, Itchington Ref. HOSM49522
1882 - 1902, Keynsham Ref. HOSM49911
1883 - 1902, Langford Ref. HOSM50713
1880, Little Stoke Ref. HOSM51620
1880 - 1901, Filton Ref. HOSM55375
1881, Old Sodbury Ref. HOSM55770
1880 - 1901, Patchway Ref. HOSM56161
1883 - 1902, Portishead Ref. HOSM57076
1879 - 1881, Rangeworthy Ref. HOSM57447
1883, West Town Ref. HOSM63992
1880 - 1881, Winterbourne Ref. HOSM64810

Books

442 books found. Showing results 16,369 to 16,392.

Memories

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Tinker Tailor Solder Sailor 1916

Lynette Carter nee Evans My grandfather was Romany Gypsy, Stephen Evans, who better known as (Stinny)? During 1916 he lived in Gorseion, while his wife; my grandmother Mary Ellen Boswell lived in Gowerton. ...Read more

A memory of Gorseinon in 1900 by Lynette Carter

The Railway

I was born in 1941 in Cefn Coed House, Pentwyn, Upper Cwmtwrch. The house I was brought up in was one of five my grandfather, Richard Lougher, had built for his chiidren. At that time there was a road, a railway, and the River ...Read more

A memory of Upper Killay in 1940 by David Lougher

Good Times

I came across this site today and was taken back to my childhood. I was born in Netherfield at 21, Hodgkinson Street in September 1957, the daughter of Brian and Barbera Pritchett, and 2 years later had a brother ...Read more

A memory of Netherfield by Sue Hart

Like An Old Friend Keeping Us Safe

Amazing to see a photo of this beautiful church from 1901! I spent many, many years walking around it and through the grounds as a child on my way to the playground. A beautiful and peaceful place. My sister ...Read more

A memory of Rawdon in 1980 by Pippa Perilleux

Baldock Hostel

I lived in the hostel in the 1960s and liked the area very much. I was a member of the working man's club, the cinema always had up to date films. The town boasted good pubs, there was plenty of work in nearby Letchworth. I had ...Read more

A memory of Baldock by First Name Last Name

Evacuated Fro Newcastle To Camp In1940

Mr Scott was Head Master. Very much run on Military lines, but have good memoriies of that time. I was in Beeches house, my younger brother was there too. Anyone from that era out there and want to share the good old days with Chilton?

A memory of Hexham in 1940

The Bellas Sisters

Before emigrating to Australia in 1927, my uncle Michael Samuelson (1898-1975) lived for about a year in Rosgill and made a living taking farmers' eggs to market. On leaving England, he was given a photo of the Bellas sisters ...Read more

A memory of Rosgill in 1920 by Maurice Samuelson

Ravenfield Street Tickhill Street Denaby Main

I loved living in Denaby, when I was a nipper, should I roam into the ajoining streets; I remember neighbours giving me a friendly shove back to my own end with their walking sticks! We never ever ...Read more

A memory of Denaby Main in 1956 by Pat Gomersall

Growing Up In Yearby

Hi, I lived in Yearby from 1951 to 1966, I went to the village school, teacher was a Miss Lord, I had lots of fun. Children from Dunsdale joined in to make around 20 attending. Fond memories of all the people who lived there ...Read more

A memory of Yearby by Sue Williams

To Wheatley And Back

After the Second World War and during the austere period of rationing, among the items that were in short supply was coal. People would burn anything in order to keep warm, and many were the trips that I ...Read more

A memory of Intake in 1947 by Frank Mowforth

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Captions

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Caption For Spilsby, Market Street C1955

The name of the pub on the left is still the same - Nelson Butt – but it is now a Free House and no longer belongs to Bateman's.

Caption For Boosbeck, Lockwood Beck C1960

The Lockwood Beck Reservoir is situated at the junction of the A171 Guisborough-to-Whitby moor road with the road to Castleton.

Caption For Kettering, Sheep Street C1955

One of the older United Counties single-deckers parks outside the library.

Caption For St Mawes, The Castle 1938

St Mawes is one of the coastal defence castles built by Henry VIII in the 1540s. It has a central tower and three smaller lobes, so that from the air it resembles a clover leaf.

Caption For Bembridge, The Old Windmill C1955

It was winded by hand by means of an endless chain which hung from a chainwheel at the rear of the cap down to the ground.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, On The Sands 1898

Of the fine climate of Colwyn Bay there can be no doubt whatsoever. Flowers bloom here until well on towards Christmas, and are out again in some profusion in February.

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, The Beach 1925

Thanks to the absence of the railway, this charming little spot retains much of its primitive simplicity.

Caption For Newark, Wesleyan Church And Barnby Gate 1904

On the right is the Wesleyan Chapel. John Wesley visited Newark on six occasions between 1743 and 1788.

Caption For Newark, Great North Road And Castle C1955

In those days the Frith cameraman would be under instructions not to take the picture until the view was relatively free of traffic and pedestrians.

Caption For Horley, Station Road 1905

The railway is now behind the photographer, who is looking down High Street at the height of its Victorian expansion with the street dominated by tall telegraph poles.

Caption For London, Tower Bridge 1910

Mock Gothic turrets were added, a profusion of sharply arched windows and much other sham detailing. To many the stupendous structure had the look of an ornate medieval castle.

Caption For London, Clerkenwell, St John's Gate C1870

‘The newest fashion newspaper and the oldest-style tavern still jostle each other now as they did a century or more ago.’This bustling street was once the home of the British press.The working day

Caption For London, Buckingham Palace, Diamond Jubilee 1897

The royal coach heads out across the courtyard of the Palace bound for The Mall. A throng of carriages waits to join the procession across London.

Caption For Rudston, Water Lane C1950

This beautiful Elizabethan house is four hundred years old, and is still owned by the descendants of Sir Henry Griffith, who designed and built it.

Caption For Rochdale, Technical School 1895

This Accrington brick school was opened on 26 April 1893 and among its impressive facilities was a huge weaving room.

Caption For Rhymney, Bute Town C1955

Bute Town (Drenewydd), on the top left-hand side, was modelled after a rural Cumbrian village.

Caption For East Meon, Church Street C1965

Looking north to the church a sense of nostalgia is created by the old style 'T' junction road sign.

Caption For Potter Heigham, The Bridge 1934

Today the village is mainly the province of pleasure craft, who clog the quays in the months of summer.

Caption For Maltby, High Street C1955

Despite being an ancient settlement, Maltby was still little more than a village at the beginning of the 20th century. Then things changed.

Caption For Sheringham, The Church 1894

The ancient church of All Saints is in Upper Sheringham. It has a 15th-century rood- screen, loft and bench ends.

Caption For Weymouth, The Parade 1898

Weymouth became popular as a seaside resort thanks to the patronage of King George III, who came to bathe here for the good of his health.

Caption For Havering Atte Bower, The Village 1908

The house on the right where the lady is standing is now called Ruskin House. But this view is very much changed.

Caption For Chigwell, Disabled Person's Unit Grange Farm Centre C1965

The centre was of particular importance to London's disabled as a resort. The Winged Fellowship used it as a centre for respite care and holidays for the disabled.

Caption For Ilfracombe, The Cairn From The West 1911

At 511ft, Cairn Top is the highest of the hills overlooking the town.