Maps

2,499 maps found.

1899, Upper Morton Ref. RNC857662
1898-1899, Wapley Ref. RNC860418
1899, Warmley Hill Ref. RNC860827
1946, Acton Turville Ref. NPO619758
1946, Alveston Ref. NPO624726
1946, Badminton Ref. NPO630078
1904-1905, Auchengray Ref. RNC628537
1904-1905, Cadzow Ref. RNC658529
1904-1905, Carluke Ref. RNC661554
1904-1905, Carstairs Ref. RNC663273
1899, Catbrain Ref. RNC664423
1899, Cowhorn Hill Ref. RNC679478
1899, Cromhall Common Ref. RNC683834
1898-1899, Codrington Ref. RNC673229
1904-1905, College Milton Ref. RNC675506
1905, Colmonell Ref. RNC675697
1905, Dipple Ref. RNC691042
1904-1905, Biggar Ref. RNC639854
1901-1904, Boldon Colliery Ref. RNC645510
1946, Frenchay Ref. NPO709279

Books

23 books found. Showing results 1,801 to 23.

Memories

1,578 memories found. Showing results 751 to 760.

Barrage Balloon

Does anyone in the Sheriff Hill area remember, or know of, a barrage balloon breaking loose and doing some damage at St John's Church? My grand-parents are buried there, and as a choir boy I remember their gravestone, which ...Read more

A memory of Sheriff Hill in 1942 by Robert Hall

Afternoon Drive To Visit The Mast And Enjoy The View.

Not too sure of the year; visiting my grandad and granny Haywood who lived up South Lane. As a child it was an adventure to go out in grandad's Morris Minor, it had a nodding dog in the back ...Read more

A memory of Holmfirth in 1974 by Clare Ginns (Parratt)

Arnherst House

In the 1911 census my great grandparents lived in this house - Arnherst House. John & Alice Upstone; John was a postman. Their son, John Alfred, married Lilian Blackstone Adams (from Foest Row). Then they moved to London ...Read more

A memory of East Grinstead in 1910 by Lynn Hunter

Orange The Tailors/Pawn Shop In Frederick St. South Shields

Can anybody remember my grandad's shop in Frederick Street? Does anyone have any information about him, his family or his shop? I am trying to research my father's side of the family tree and only have a limited knowledge.

A memory of South Shields in 1940 by Lesley Charlton

Childhood Days

My family moved from Portsmouth to my father's home town of Hebburn in the mid sixties, we lived at No.47 Byron Ave and I have many happy memories of my life in Hebburn. Sadly, my father died in 1968 and my mother and I moved back ...Read more

A memory of Hebburn in 1968 by Audrey West

Mishaps In South Croydon

The pub in the middle distance on the right is The Red Deer. On the triangle, which is formed by the junction of Brighton Road & Sanderstead Road, where incidentally I later lived & two of my children were born, ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1959 by Tony Arkell

At School In Tidworth Bulford And Tidworth Down.

We came back to Tidworth in 1944 from South Africa where we had been evacuated to from Egypt via Palestine in 1940. Father had been repatriated from Stalag VIIIB and was posted to BMH ...Read more

A memory of North Tidworth in 1944 by John Weeks

Illingworth Remembered

I lived in Keighley Drive, opposite Crossleys sportsfield until I got married and moved to Bradford with my husband. I have so many lovely memories of Illingworth and Ovenden. My brother went to St. Thomas More school and I ...Read more

A memory of Halifax in 1965 by Sylvia Moore

Jones Family

My great grandfather, Moses Jenkin Jones was born in Pentwynmawr 29/9/1863 - he was a miner. His father was James Jones (b.1836), mother Mary Jenkins (b.12/7/1837 d.1867) - they had 2 children. Moses came to Australia I think ...Read more

A memory of Pentwyn-mawr by Kay Armstrong

Re Betty Harris Memory

I was in Mrs Waddington's class at Wath Park Road from 1946 - 1950 and I have many happy memories of her. She was a great english teacher, always a happy smiling face, and she spoke of her daughter Betty many ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne in 1948 by Jack Thirlwell

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 1,801 to 1,824.

Caption For Newdigate, The Church 1906

The church of St Peter, with its 14th-century tower made entirely of wood and supported inside by a framework of huge oak timbers, also has a 13th-century chancel and a south aisle added a hundred years

Caption For Moreton In Marsh, The Redesdale Hall C1955

The clock turret of Moreton's most prominent building displays the date of its construction as 1887, and on the south wall is the coat of arms of the Redesdale family of Batsford Park who

Caption For London, Fore Street And St Giles, Cripplegate C1880

This view looks south towards St Giles Cripplegate Church.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road 1954

Haywards Heath grew up as a commuter town on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, whose isolated 1841 station for Cuckfield formed its nucleus.

Caption For London, Ludgate Hill And Circus 1897

A train has just left Holborn Viaduct Station and thunders south over the bridge, steam ballooning out over the roofs. Below, traffic crawls miserably up Ludgate Hill.

Caption For Wilsford, St Michael's Church C1955

The timber porch is later, 1869, and the stained glass includes a small 15th-century crucifixion in a south window.

Caption For Crackington Haven, 1931

Being one of the few beaches south of Bude that can be accessed by car ensured that Crackington Haven had its compliment of holiday facilities, such as the hotel we see here with players just visible on

Caption For Cheddar, Village And Gorge C1873

Cheddar Gorge is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in south-west England.The gorge cuts its way out of the carboniferous limestone as if it was in the Peak District of Derbyshire; it is an

Caption For Stamford, Town Bridge C1955

The chimneystacks of Lord Burley`s Hospital are an eye-catching feature along the south bank of the Welland.

Caption For Taunton, Fore Street 1902

Fore Street and the triangular medieval market place are the heart of the town: here we see the south side, behind the Market House's stand of horse-drawn cabs.

Caption For Lower Slaughter, The Mill C1960

The River Eye flows through the village on its way to join the River Dickler, which in turn feeds the Windrush to the south of Bourton-on-the-Water.

Caption For Hayling Island, The Ferry C1955

Hayling Island is 4 miles long and 10 square miles in all, with popular sandy beaches in the south.

Caption For Woolverstone, The Church C1955

In 1888-90 a new nave and chancel were built over the north aisle of 1830, which left the earlier church as the new south aisle and chapel.

Caption For Misterton, High Street 1958

East and south of the church, the High Street has a number of good houses, including the 18th-century Elm Farmhouse in the distance.

Caption For Southborough, The Parade 1896

Since it was gradually absorbed to become a suburb of Royal Tunbridge Wells, this small village south of Tonbridge supported a number of businesses in its commercial centre.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Pavilion C1955

The newer Bournemouth International Centre, with its 3500 capacity auditorium, has now joined the Pier Theatre and the Wessex and Tregonwell Halls to make the city the entertainment capital of the south

Caption For Doune, Castle From Bridge 1899

Situated to the south-east of the town on the left bank of the river Teith at its junction with the Ardoch, Doune Castle derives its name from the Gaelic word 'dun', meaning a fortified place.

Caption For Ashover, Eastwood Grange C1955

Nether End c1955 Baslow, situated 8 miles west of Chesterfield and 12 miles south of Sheffield, was once a part of the parish of Bakewell, but became independent in July 1869, taking with it

Caption For Bournemouth, The Pier 1908

Bournemouth Pier stands above the original mouth of the River Bourne. Its construction marked the town's commitment to its role as a resort.

Caption For Frome, Oldest House 1907

At the south end of Cheap Street, seen on the right, were the premises of H R Hughes; the building has a narrow three-sided front and a stone-tiled roof, also with three planes.

Caption For Broom, The Village 1901

Situated to the south of Alcester on the Midland Railway line, Broom railway station was the interchange for a cross-country route linking up with the Midland main line from Rugby to Bedford.

Caption For Ferring, The Village C1960

In the picture we can see a bus stop sign on a concrete post, for Southdown route 106 only, Worthing to South Ferring.

Caption For York, Minster C1890

The south face was undergoing repair work at this time. Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railways, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

Caption For Great Cornard, Church 1895

The apparent terracing between the river and the church is actually hedges on either side of the Marks Tey to Sudbury railway line and of the road from Bures to Sudbury running south to north across