Maps

181,031 maps found.

1895, Birtley Ref. HOSM37838
1895, Plawsworth Ref. HOSM56749
1895, Waldridge Ref. HOSM63253
1896, Chichester Ref. HOSM34319
1896, Boxgrove Ref. HOSM38579
1896, Charlton Ref. HOSM40690
1896, Halnaker Ref. HOSM47420
1896, Mid Lavant Ref. HOSM50863
1896, Strettington Ref. HOSM60812
1899, Brinkworth Ref. HOSM38962
1919, Colerne Ref. HOSM41600
1919, Grittleton Ref. HOSM47161
1899, Kellaways Ref. HOSM49660
1899, Preston Ref. HOSM57108
1899, Easton Ref. HOSM59182
1899, Stanley Ref. HOSM60260
1898, Chadlington Ref. HOSM40490
1898, Churchill Ref. HOSM41037
1898, Enstone Ref. HOSM44857
1898, Fulwell Ref. HOSM45909

Books

442 books found. Showing results 1,969 to 1,992.

Memories

29,041 memories found. Showing results 821 to 830.

Living In Teddington

It's nice to see this old photo of Teddington where I lived, in Church Road, no 38.

A memory of Teddington in 1960 by Peter Heward

Derry Hill Wiltshire

I did not live in Derry Hill, but rented a cottage there, Primrose Cottage, in 1990. I was introduced to Wiltshire in the 1980s by my husband's mother who had been based near Pewsey in the Land Army during the Second World ...Read more

A memory of Derry Hill in 1990

Ashby Broadway

I lived in Ashby as a child, and when I started attending Ashby Girls' School on Ashby Turn, I had to walk from the bottom of Ashby to the top every day, rain or shine. When I was 11 in 1948, Broadway was nothing more than an ...Read more

A memory of Ashby in 1958 by Vivienne Johnson

Dr Nuttall 1859 1863

I am trying to trace an ancester, James Nuttall, who was born in Rochdale in 1820 and became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He is listed as living in Little Sutton, Cheshire, in the Medical Registers of 1859 ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Richard Suthers

Colindale The Early Years

I was born in the house on the corner of Woodfield Avenue and New Way Road in 1944 and lived there until the end of the 1970s. My birth was in fact on Friday the 13th of October, which coincided with the dropping of a ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1958 by Jack Richardson

Rev Kenneth V Kenny Povey Nbsp C Of E

I am trying to find Kenny Povey, his mother lived in Little Sutton, Kenny was in Neston area, then I was told he was in Blacon area and then moved down south, would anyone have any idea of where he would be? Many thanks, Valerie Waring

A memory of Blacon by Valerie Waring

Horney Common As A Child

I was born in London in 1938. When war broke out the following year my father sent my mother and myself down to Devon but soon after that he, and many of his regimental colleagues in the Army, rented a large country ...Read more

A memory of Horney Common in 1940 by Juliet Baxter

Early School Years

My name is Andrea Parkinson. I was born in 1962, I went to Greetby Hill Primary School until I was 9 years old. The swimming pool was not ready when I left. My headmaster at the time was Mr Pilkington (I think). My family moved ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk in 1972 by Andrea Parkinson

George Edward Ramsden Coopers And Crate Makers

I have been told that my grandfather and great-grandfather had a business at Longton as coopers and crate-makers for the potteries. This business ceased I believe in the 1950s but would have been ...Read more

A memory of Longton by Brian Ramsden

Fun Times

I was born in Lower Aire Street in 1944, my brother was born in 1942. I left when I was 8 years old but can still remember the street. We lived next door to Mr and Mrs Wiley on one side and Mrs Hargreaves on the other ...Read more

A memory of Windhill in 1944 by Christine Thomas

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Captions

29,395 captions found. Showing results 1,969 to 1,992.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Cornhill C1950

On the right is the Corn Exchange of 1861, now with shops on the ground floor. Beyond is the Provisions Market of 1834, later the School of Art, fire station and library, now also shops.

Caption For Debenham, High Street C1955

On the left is a Wealden-type house of c1400; it was restored in 1974-76.

Caption For Southborough, High Street C1955

Gradually absorbed to become a suburb of Tunbridge Wells over the first half of the 20th century, this section of village shops and businesses along the main highway running between London and Eastbourne

Caption For Tadley, The Parade C1965

It looks as if the Austin A30 has hit the post box!

Caption For Aylesford, Village From The River C1960

One of Kent's most ancient villages, Aylesford occupies a strategic crossing of the Medway, and dates from the time of the Saxons. The parish church crowns a hillock and is principally Norman.

Caption For Blaenau Ffestiniog, Oakley Quarries 1901

This was one of Blaenau's major quarries; it closed after the Second World War. Ffestiniog slate is of very high quality, and can be split into very thin sheets of great length.

Caption For Bromfield, Church From Bridge 1904

By the age of 21 he was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was a pioneer in the science of anaesthetics, but although he tried to publicise his work, no-one then was interested.

Caption For Windsor, Castle Hill 1914

A number of carriages are seen going up Castle Hill towards the Castle. The livery of the coachmen indicate that the occupants were high-ranking, possibly even Royalty.

Caption For Ampthill, St Andrew's Church C1955

It is entirely possible that Queen Katherine of Aragon worshipped in the 10th-century church during her stay at Ampthill Castle in 1533.

Caption For Mayfield, West Street C1955

A Sussex legend recalls how St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, met with the Devil at Mayfield.

Caption For Tetbury, View From Cutwell C1955

This Cotswold market town possesses one of the greatest concentrations of protected buildings in the country. Among them is the parish church of St Mary the Virgin.

Caption For Lytham, Central Parade 1894

The development of many Victorian towns included the provision of a public baths and Lytham is no exception.

Caption For Castleton, Peverill Castle 1896

A closer view of Henry II's keep at Peveril Castle. It was at Peveril where he accepted the submission of King Malcolm of Scotland in 1157, and he built this splendid stone keep 19 years later.

Caption For Seaton, The Sands 1920

The cliff on the right now has a row of houses at the top.

Caption For Marske, The Hall C1955

This was formerly the seat of the Hutton family, who produced two archbishops, both called Matthew, of York in 1595 and Canterbury in 1757.

Caption For Darlington, South Park 1911

South Park was renowned for its trees, a number of which were planted to mark special occasions: the sequoias, for instance, were planted in 1863 to commemorate the wedding of Prince Edward and Princess

Caption For Gainford, The Corner Shop C1955

Gainford is noted for its 13th-century church, Georgian houses, narrow streets and one of the finest village greens in the southern part of the county.

Caption For Gravesend, The Clock Tower C1950

John Johnson's imposing Gothic clock tower, built in 1887 of white stone with sporadic red bands and gabled clock faces, was originally intended to form the centrepiece of a new building development, some

Caption For North Creake, The Bridge C1960

The river Burn runs through the villages of South and North Creake too. The road at the centre of the picture leads to the ruins of Creake Abbey, which lies in a beautiful setting beside the stream.

Caption For Ivy Hatch, The Village 1901

Dunk's Green 1901 Some fine stone and brick cottages and an oast house stand along the road leading towards Mereworth Woods near the village centre of Plaxtol, on the edge of the Ragstone Ridge

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, The Pier 1929

The steamer 'Swift', launched in 1900 as the then largest boat on the lake, sits at the end of the pier, whilst a cluster of yachts, possibly racing, passes between the boat station and

Caption For Chatham, Town Hall And Military Road C1955

The virtual absence of motor traffic suggests that this photograph may have been taken in 1956, during the Suez Crisis petrol rationing, which did not end until the following year.

Caption For Gillingham, Darland Banks C1960

In 1933, 70 acres of chalk downland were acquired by Chatham and Gillingham councils to create this beautiful open countryside nature reserve between the two towns.

Caption For Troutbeck, The Valley C1880

The Troutbeck valley is one of the quietest in the Lake District, and in this view, taken from the old coach route between Windermere and Penrith, the essentially rural nature of much of the district