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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 15 Aug 2011 05:24

Do you know about this site??


www.geograph.org.uk/


It's an incredible site



Just please be sure that you always credit the photographer for any photo(s) that you use.




sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 15 Aug 2011 09:34

Absolutely brilliant site which I didn't know about so thank you for the link.

There are some great photos on there.

Kath. x

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 15 Aug 2011 21:16

it is great isn't it?

I can spend hours just browsing



but I've also printed off photos of several churches, including the one where my gt gt grandparents married in 1835 ...... having walked some 15 miles or so from their home town.


not to mention churches connected with our families snce the 1600 or 1700s



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 15 Aug 2011 22:13

Wow... thank you for this link.

I've just 'journeyed' back to childhood haunts and even viewed the font where I was Christened.
Will definitely be back to look at more.....

Gwyn

Joy

Joy Report 15 Aug 2011 22:20

Wonderful http://www.geograph.org.uk/ :-)

Joy

Joy Report 15 Aug 2011 22:41

Looks like where I used to work :) http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1947541

Joy

Joy Report 15 Aug 2011 22:52

I am immersed :-)

My junior school http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2315358

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 15 Aug 2011 23:16

great site, on my first search for a picture of my local area i found what i was looking for and got a supprise!! It was submitted by a mate that i used to work with who lives miles away, so i used the link to send him a message/email

its a small world

Roy

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 15 Aug 2011 23:48

I've just spent the last hour looking at photos of the villages where my paternal ancestors came from in Wiltshire.

It's about a 5 hour drive from where I live and although I visited the area when I first started my family history research in 2003 I haven't been able to visit again, and the photographs bring back lots of memories.

I can see me spending a lot of time on this site looking at all of the areas where my other ancestors lived.

Kath. x

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 16 Aug 2011 05:34

The first time I went on that site, I found a fantastic view of my high school, showing just how isolated it was on the top of a hill outside the town, and with one of the town's reservoirs near by.


The school only opened in 1951, but has been replaced by an "academy", and the plan is to demolish it before too long.

Pity ........ it had wonderful wood floors, and glorious views over the town and the moors!



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 16 Aug 2011 22:01

Hi Joy,

As an Elvis Fan, I thought you may appreciate this (or maybe not lol)

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2294340

Joy

Joy Report 16 Aug 2011 22:14

:-D :-) ;-) Lesley

~flying doctor~

~flying doctor~ Report 18 Aug 2011 22:13

Thanks, this is a super site I am going to put some photos on it as I have been taking pics of the countryside around my home for years. I can do the before and after pics marking the changes over the past 30/40 years. GREAT :-D

~flying doctor~

~flying doctor~ Report 18 Aug 2011 22:13

Thanks, this is a super site I am going to put some photos on it as I have been taking pics of the countryside around my home for years. I can do the before and after pics marking the changes over the past 30/40 years. GREAT :-D

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Aug 2011 06:32

nudge, in case this is of interest to others

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Rambling

Rambling Report 26 Aug 2011 14:19

Thankyou :-D I have put it in my favourites , but had a quick look and it's fascinating.

Researching:

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 26 Aug 2011 16:18

It' s addictive ! :-)

Thank you