Maps

9,439 maps found.

1898, Wistow Ref. RNE871840
1898, Tollerton Ref. RNE849415
1889, Ryton Ref. HOSM58361
1889 - 1909, Sherburn Ref. HOSM59051
1886, Howsham Ref. HOSM49057
1891, Londonderry Ref. HOSM52195
1895, Chirton Ref. HOSM40848
1891 - 1892, Shipton Ref. HOSM59112
1888 - 1906, Stainburn Ref. HOSM71055
1884, Sandford Ref. HOSM58464
1907, Denton Ref. HOSM43024
1888 - 1906, Stainburn Ref. HOSM60169
1889 - 1907, Weston Ref. HOSM64221
1890, Wilton Ref. HOSM64789
1892 - 1893, Girsby Ref. HOSM46246
1885 - 1905, Gunthorpe Ref. HOSM47246
1890, Catton Ref. HOSM40383
1890 - 1891, Stutton Ref. HOSM47141
1889 - 1890, Biggin Ref. HOSM37698
1892, Moulton Ref. HOSM54194

Books

39 books found. Showing results 1,993 to 2,016.

Memories

1,548 memories found. Showing results 831 to 840.

Earl Of Strafford Opens 1984

It's nearly 25 years since the Earl of Strafford hotel opened in Hooton Roberts. I wrote an M.A. dissertation on Thomas Wentworth, the First Earl of Strafford after whom the pub is named, so I was naturally very ...Read more

A memory of Hooton Roberts in 1984 by John Tarttelin

Canon Peter Nicholson

I loved Catfield, my home village, and the little school which, in my time there had almost 100 pupils up to the age of 14. Mrs M A Batchelor was head teacher and Miss Drake taught the infants. We learned such a lot and I ...Read more

A memory of Catfield in 1920 by revpnicholson

Canon Peter Nicholson

I was a pupil at the Paston Grammar School from 1936-42. It was a wonderful school where boys from all over N.E. Norfolk made many friends so that when they left school and started work in the area, they co-operated in ...Read more

A memory of North Walsham by revpnicholson

Smith Family Of Tedsmore Bank

and died in 1883, Emma had a son, Thomas Leonard Smith, and he was brought up as one of the children and became a butler in North Wales and died in 1915, he left a widow and 2 daughters but never knew Emma was his ...Read more

A memory of West Felton in 1880 by patriciahughesbrynymaen

Wading In The Bristol Channel

It is quite possible that the the little boy to the right in this picture is me at age six. My family used to stay at a friend's caravan in the park above the cliffs. During the summers of 1954 through 1958 we ...Read more

A memory of Lavernock in 1955 by Phillip Armour

Ss Channel Queen

This vessel was built by Messrs Craggs of Middlesbrough - launched 13th July 1895. 185 ft long - Gross tonnage 386 tons with full electric lighting. She ran a regular service across the Channel calling at Guernsey, Jersey and St ...Read more

A memory of Salcombe in 1890 by Colin Vosper

The Croxley Elm Trees

The 1947 council house development that was built on the north side of Baldwins Lane, west of Manor Way became my home area after moving from Rochester Way in 1948. I loved the beautiful tall Elm trees that lined ...Read more

A memory of Croxley Green in 1947 by Leon Moore

Entertaining The Tring Christmas Shoppers With Morris Dancing

Tring hosts a lovely Christmas shopping evening each year when the High Street is decorated, the shop windows have illuminated Christmas displays and stay open late and the place is ...Read more

A memory of Tring in 2004 by John Howard Norfolk

Those Were The Days!

We lived above a shop in Northolt Road, South Harrow close to the station for two years. We had no hot water, no bathroom, and very limited space. It was our first married home. Traffic outside was constant. Despite all this ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1963 by Peter Lay

Bagpuss

A section of this photograph was used by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate for one of the opening sequences in the programme Bagpuss. This was confirmed in 1978 when a Horrabridge resident wrote to the Bagpuss programme and received a ...Read more

A memory of Horrabridge by Sharon Riggs

Captions

2,676 captions found. Showing results 1,993 to 2,016.

Caption For Chobham, High Street C1955

As we head north-west, we should find Chobham village to be a relief after the rather drear urban townscape of Woking; but the traffic levels in Chobham prevent a true village atmosphere prevailing

Caption For Drayton, Gravel Lane C1955

A little north of the High Street Junction, off Abingdon Road, is Gravel Lane, which has a number of farm buildings on each side at its west end.

Caption For Wrotham, The Village 1904

The 13th-century church with its 15th-century tower stands on the north side of the square.

Caption For Godmersham, The Church 1906

The church, whose Norman tower stands on the north side of the building, has an eastern apse constructed through it, indicating that it was used as a separate chapel.

Caption For Leigh, Cyder Press Farm C1955

The tiny hamlet of Leigh lies on the east bank of the River Severn, perched on land just high enough to raise it from the floodplain, a few miles north-west of Cheltenham.

Caption For Symondsbury, 1899

This beautiful view, seen from the path up the hill towards Miles Cross, looks north to the Manor House (top left) and its thatched 17th-century barn (right of centre).

Caption For Bridport, West Allington 1912

Opposite, on the corner with North Allington, the principle towns on the cast-iron road sign are Exeter (straight ahead) and Chard (right). West Court is behind the trees.

Caption For Chester, King Charles I Tower 1888

The north and east walls follow the line of those of the Roman fortress; those on the west and south were moved so that more land could be incorporated within the city's defences.

Caption For Dunstable, High Street North 1967

This is the follow-on view from photograph D69002, looking north along the A5 - the Watling Street.

Caption For Scarborough, From The Fish Pier 1890

The ability to remain at sea for several days meant that the yawls could exploit less crowded areas of the North Sea beyond the busy herring grounds.

Caption For Burnt Oak, Edgware Road C1955

Burnt Oak will never be at the cutting edge of the tourist industry, but as we look north towards Edgware, we can see that the buildings on the left of this view are of some interest.

Caption For Buntingford, High Street C1955

It is said that Queen Elizabeth I stayed at the Bell on a journey north. Contemporary with her visit are a number of unique wall paintings.

Caption For Clevedon, Walton Castle 1887

Walton Castle stands to the north-east of Clevedon in the middle of what is now a golf course.

Caption For Bourne, Edenham Village C1955

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

Caption For Hucknall, Co Operative House C1965

The north side of the Market Place (still a car park) was dominated by the Co-op, which expanded into the right-hand corner building of 1898. The statue in the niche on the left is of Byron.

Caption For Swindon, Fleet Street C1955

We are looking north-east from Fleet Street towards Milford Street, with the junction of Bridge Street to the right.

Caption For Ushaw Moor, Ushaw College C1960

The famous Roman Catholic seminary of Ushaw College is the main centre in the north of England for the training of Roman Catholic priests.

Caption For Bridport, West Street C1965

This picture looks westwards down the north side of West Street, with its lollipop limes, from the Post Office to Victoria Grove (right of centre).

Caption For Boroughbridge, The Devil's Arrows 1895

They lie in a north-south axis on the western edge of the town; they measure as high as 22ft 6in, and are as big as the stones at Stonehenge.

Caption For Martock, Cross And Town Hall 1900

To the north-east is the charming market town of Martock with its triangular market place.

Caption For Morecambe, Central Pier And Esplanade 1899

This lovely view of the Promenade looks north towards Hest Bank, with the Central Pier in the background.

Caption For West Bay, Looking Towards Bridport 1937

This view looks north-eastwards from East Cliff, over the older administrative and commercial heart of what used to be called Bridport Harbour.

Caption For Byfleet, High Road C1960

Further north, at the A245 Parvis Road junction, the photographer looks back down High Road with Lloyds TSB on the left and the Dutch-gabled fire station of 1885 on the right, complete with its siren

Caption For Warlingham, Limpsfield Road C1955

The Green is out of view to the right; the buildings we see here are on its north side - the houses are dated 1898.