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Maps

9,439 maps found.

1895, Kelfield Ref. RNE745776
1898, Killerby Ref. RNE747151
1898, Milton Ref. RNE781141
1898, Sandford Ref. RNE824975
1895, Santon Ref. RNE825476
1895, Poole Ref. RNE808810
1897, Preston Ref. RNE810617
1898, Otterburn Ref. RNE798265
1898, Woodhill Ref. RNE873351
1895, Wressle Ref. RNE874928
1947, Poole Ref. NPO808810
1947, Londonderry Ref. NPO766204
1947, Leighton Ref. NPO754854
1947, Stainburn Ref. NPO837795
1947, Stonegate Ref. NPO840487
1947, Stutton Ref. NPO842350
1946, Kenn Ref. NPO746129
1947, Thimbleby Ref. NPO846704
1947, Thorganby Ref. NPO846887
1947, Thornthwaite Ref. NPO847272

Books

39 books found. Showing results 1,801 to 1,824.

Memories

1,550 memories found. Showing results 751 to 760.

Seaton Sluice Billy Mill

My grandfather John Johnson was born around 1900 and lived all his early life around Billy Mill and Seaton Sluice. He told me that as a boy of about eleven he spent two weeks' holiday with his friend, the lighthouse ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Sluice in 1900 by Neil Johnson

Tappa's Tump Nw Morris Hold A Dance Workshop In Loddon Hall Road

What an amazing day! One moment Twyford is enjoying a quiet Sunday morning on a cool February day and then dozens of cars arrive from all over the south of England delivering Morris ...Read more

A memory of Twyford in 2010 by John Howard Norfolk

Preston,Fishergate. C.1965

I knew and worked with P.C. McGinty (P.C 100) in Preston Borough Police from 1965 to 1968, when I worked there as an Inspector, before moving again on promotion. By that time P.C. McGinty had, very sensibly, got himself a ...Read more

A memory of Preston in 1965 by Robert Dale

Those Were The Days 5

Come out of there and you were at the Magistrates Court in the square I remember a big tree in the back behind black iron fencing and thinking that's where they did the hangings right in front of Barking indoor swimming pool ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

Wonderfl Memories Of My Childhood

I was born in March 1947. I believe it was snowing heavily! My mother and father ran their butchers business in the village and my Uncle Don had a commercial painting and decorating business. My Aunty ...Read more

A memory of North Somercotes in 1955 by Cheryl Clarkson

Bungalow Farm Hull Road North Newbald

My husband, Bill Carr & I moved to Bungalow Farm with two of our sons, Michael & James, in August 1984 from Market place South Cave. Denis, our eldest son had bought a cottage in Broomfleet with ...Read more

A memory of North Newbald in 1984 by Jean Carr

Nothe Cheam In The Thirties

My parents moved to North Cheam from Balham in, I think. 1936. My father lived there until his death in 1970. After I left school in 1949, I used to travel up to London, via Morden underground station which was a ...Read more

A memory of North Cheam in 1930 by Peter Johnson

Good Old Days

I was a boy 8 years of age when my family fled the bombing of Belfast to the small community of Cardy which is approx. 3 miles from Carrowdore on the road to Ballywalter. The year was 1940 and times were tough with worries of the ...Read more

A memory of Carrowdore in 1940 by Joe Murphy

Peterlee The Place To Be.

My mother had a few problems back in 1979 in a small village called Glossop in Greater Manchester, so she placed an ad in our local paper asking for an exchange of houses. We never knew that we would get a response from ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 1979

School Days

I was a pupil here from 1954 until passing the 11+ in 1959 & going to Calday. My teachers were: Mrs Sullivan - year 1 Mrs Bentham - year 2 Mrs Nettle - year 3 Mr Jarvis - year 4 Miss Earl - year 5 I remember Miss Earl used to come ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1954 by Peter Bufton

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 1,801 to 1,824.

Caption For Fleckney, The Grand Union Canal C1965

The canal bypasses Fleckney on its eastern side; the photograph looks north east across Second Lock, towards Kibworth bridge and Bridge House, as the waterway winds towards Newton Harcourt

Caption For Swindon, Coate Water C1955

Looking West to the Diving Board Coate Water was originally constructed in 1821-22 as a reservoir, and was designed to overcome water shortages on the canal system around the town when the North

Caption For Swindon, Regents Circus C1955

The View North from the Town Hall This view, taken from the Town Hall, shows the layout of Regent Circus leading to Regent Street in the 1950s.

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, View From Belsfield Hotel 1896

Bowness Bay opens out into the north basin of the lake; Hen Holme island is backed by wooded Claiffe Heights and the mountains around Langdale.

Caption For Sheringham, Fishermen On The Beach 1901

Sheringham fishermen gather round a lobster boat for the camera. They ventured out in open boats in all weathers. Fishing was a rough and dangerous way to earn a living.

Caption For Broadstairs, North Foreland Lighthouse 1894

The 85-foot high functional-looking white tower of the North Foreland Lighthouse was built in the late 17th century.The light, 188 feet above high water, is visible for 19 miles.There is said to

Caption For Burton Bradstock, The Village 1902

The village is viewed from the inland side of Burton Cliff, looking north-eastwards from above Dove Inn and Southover, to St Mary's Church (right).

Caption For Symondsbury, The Village 1930

The direction is north-eastwards from the slope above the Ilchester Arms Inn (bottom right), which was named for the landowning Strangways family who held the Ilchester earldom.

Caption For Eynesbury, Church Of St Mary The Virgin 1897

The remains of the original Norman church can be seen in the north arcade of the nave, where the capitals to the piers have a scalloped decoration.

Caption For Edwinstowe, High Street C1955

This view looks north along the High Street past the now 'improved' junction with West Lane.

Caption For Willington, High Street C1960

This typical High Street view could be of any village in the north-east. This is the 1950s version of today's modern superstore, where you can buy everything from ice cream to petrol.

Caption For Glenfield, The Square And Church C1960

Growth has seen Leicester all but engulf this large commuter village on the city's north-west outskirts. The small Co-op has given way to a superstore nearby.

Caption For Yardley Gobion, Moorend Road C1965

Frith's photographer has focussed on the north side of the street with its interesting variety of stone cottages, while opposite, out of view, are modern 1960s houses which clearly did not grab his attention

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

The 180-foot spire of All Saints' can be seen beyond, but the most remarkable feature of the church is the north porch: this seems to be a re-used castle gatehouse, perhaps from Moulton Castle, five miles

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

The north side of High Street, on the right, has some dignified late 18th- and early 19th-century three-storey houses, including the Bell and the Chequers Hotels.

Caption For Clovelly, Post Office, Transfer Of Mail 1936

Beside him stands the post donkey, who was vital to efficient and regular deliveries in this isolated village in North Devon.

Caption For Eype, The Village 1899

This view is from the lower slopes of Thorncombe Beacon, looking north-east, to Lower Eype Farm (left) and Lower Eype hamlet (centre), with the adjacent farmstead of Bonville (right).

Caption For Hackbridge, The Triangle C1955

Here the photographer looks north from the southern part of The Triangle.

Caption For Latimer, The Church 1897

To the north is a housing estate that replaced the army buildings when the National Defence College, based on Latimer House, closed in the 1980s.

Caption For Chesham, The Broadway 1897

Looking north into the continuation of the High Street, the Cock pub on the left survives while on the right is the 1886 Congregational Chapel, an Early English Gothic style front flanked by pinnacled

Caption For Mill Hill, The Golf Club, Barnet Way C1955

Corner and past Mill Hill Golf Club bordering Thistle Wood and Scratch Wood (a rural name now adopted by the local motorway service station), and take a moment to reflect on a pre-dual carriageway Great North

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

The 180 foot spire of All Saints can be seen beyond, but the most remarkable feature of the church is the north porch: this seems to be a re-used castle gatehouse, perhaps from Moulton Castle, five miles

Caption For Wainfleet, Woolpack Hotel C1955

North from the Market Place, the High Street curves away past The Woolpack, now rendered and roughcast.

Caption For Crayford, Saint Paulinus Church C1955

The earliest parts of the north nave date from c1100, and another nave and chancel were constructed in the 14th century. The tower dates from the 15th century, and the vestry from the 16th century.