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Cheshire, England : Classification : Photographs / Pictures


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Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:1820 British Settlers to South Africa
Link:https://www.1820settlers.com/
Description:1820 British Settlers to South Africa
Extra Info:Information about the 1820 British settlers to South Africa, including transcribed letters, photographs and pictures of some of the settlers and a forum.
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Audlem Online - Audlem, Cheshire, Village Website
Link:https://www.audlem.org/
Description:Audlem Online - Audlem, Cheshire, Village Website
Extra Info:Scroll down main screen to archive section for many photographs, documents and newspaper articles about the history of Audlem. Use the period or subjects to narrow down search.
Classification:Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Beamish Collections Online
Link:http://collections.beamish.org.uk/
Description:Online Collection from Beamish Museum
Extra Info:Includes photographs, advertising materials, trade catalogues and lots of information about the social history surrounding our ancestors.
Classification:Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:British Pathe Film Archive
Link:https://www.britishpathe.com
Description:British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970
Extra Info:All sorts of social history on film as well as royal visits, wing walkers, early pictures of heathrow, swimming galas and much more.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Cheshire Churches
Link:http://www.moston.org/churches.html
Description:Photographs of more than 450 of the historic church buildings of Cheshire.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Churches of Britain and Ireland
Link:http://www.churches-uk-ireland.org/
Description:Churches of Britain and Ireland
Extra Info:Photographs of the churches your ancestors attended.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Coal Mining History Resource Centre
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20160305062046/http://w...
Description:Coal Mining History Resource Centre
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer available. Most information still seems to be available, although the layout is not good in parts. Search does not work. May be slow to load. Includes picture of the mines and details of the mines rescue crews.
Classification:Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Connected Histories
Link:https://www.connectedhistories.org/
Description:British History Sources, 1500-1900
Extra Info:From the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield. Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more...
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:County Asylum
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110708195950/http://w...
Description:Rediscovering the Asylums and Mental Hospitals of England and Wales
Extra Info:This site is no longer active, however an archived copy of the site is still available to view (may take a few moments to load). There may be some pages that do not work. Lists architects' names and more.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:DUCKETT One Name Study
Link:https://duckett.one-name.net/
Description:Research News for Duckett, Ducat, Duckitt, Duggett & other Variations of Duket
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Farndon Local History Pages
Link:http://www.roydenhistory.co.uk/farndon/
Description:Farndon Local History Pages
Extra Info:Includes Farndon pages from a History of the County Palatine 1882 and a photo archive.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Genealogy Photo Archive
Link:https://deadfred.com/
Description:Free Genealogy and Family History Photo Archive
Extra Info:Free genealogy family history photo search by surname.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Geograph Britain and Ireland
Link:http://www.geograph.org.uk/
Description:Geograph Britain and Ireland
Extra Info:The project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland. Use the search to find areas and topics of interest.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Getty Images
Link:https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/
Extra Info:Many Photographs easy to search. For example images of Welsh Chapels, workhouse, Sunday school. Lots of modern and historic images.
Classification:Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:HARTAS One Name Study
Link:http://hartas.name
Description:A One Name Study for HARTAS and its variants, HARTASS, HARTIS, HARTUS etc.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Historic Churches of Great Britain
Link:http://www.historicchurches.co.uk/
Description:Maps of locations of many Historic Churches of Great Britain
Extra Info:Helps you find the location of the churches where you ancestors were baptised, married or buried. Their long-term aim is to add photographs to accompany each map.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Historic Photographs of England
Link:https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos...
Description:Historic Photographs of England
Extra Info:Lots of interesting images of England's social, industrial, architectural and archaeological history.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Sports Clubs and Associations, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Hurst and Surrounding District (Ashton-under-Lyne)
Link:http://www.c5d.co.uk/hurstpages.php
Description:Hurst and Surrounding District (Ashton-under-Lyne)
Extra Info:Includes Hurst United Methodist Football team, maps of old Ashton and Hurst, many old photographs and more.
Classification:Information, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Landed families of Britain and Ireland
Link:https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/
Description:Research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Mary Evans Picture Library
Link:https://www.maryevans.com/
Description:Mary Evans Picture Library
Extra Info:Over 2 million historical and cinema images. Easy to search - can limit by type of photograph and century. From pictures of asylums, workhouses, churches, memorials, wars, schools, ships and much more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Memorials around Cheshire
Link:http://www.carlscam.com
Description:Photographs around Cheshire
Extra Info:Includes many photographs of churches, street and pubs around Cheshire as well as a gazetteer.
Classification:Information, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Photographs / Pictures
Title:Military Badges and Military Images
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110721011946/http://w...
Description:Military Badges and Military Images
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site which is no longer available. May take a little while to load. May not work correctly in all browsers.
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Photographs / Pictures, Journals / Diaries
Title:Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20140407043350/http://m...
Description:Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information and photographs still seem to be available.
Classification:Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Museum of Policing in Cheshire
Link:http://www.museumofpolicingincheshire.org.uk/
Description:Museum of Policing in Cheshire
Extra Info:Includes a list of public executions in Chester. Also includes pictures of WWII bomb damage around Cheshire.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Music Hall and Theatre History
Link:http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/
Description:Music Hall and Theatre History
Extra Info:Information and images of the history of music hall and thatre in the UK and Ireland. Includes histories of the theatres, biographies of some entertainers and many playbills.
Classification:Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:New Brighton History
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20160319055557/http://w...
Description:New Brighton History
Extra Info:An archived copy of the pages that are no longer live. All the pictures and history still seems to be available to view. Includes pictures of the tower, fort and open air pool.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Old UK Photographs
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20140705201147/http://...
Description:Old UK Photographs
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most photographs are still available to view. Lots of old photographs of interesting locations around the UK, many are taken from old postcards.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Photographs / Pictures
Title:P & O Heritage and Archives
Link:https://www.poheritage.com/
Description:P & O Heritage and Archives
Extra Info:Includes British India Steam Navigation Company, the Orient Line and other companies absorbed into P&O. The archive contains photographs, ephemera, fact sheets on the individual ships, with the shipbuilders' details and more.
Classification:Information, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Parliamentary Archives
Link:https://archives.parliament.uk/online-resources/re...
Description:Historic documents (including photographs and illustrations) from the UK Parliament
Extra Info:Includes Protestations Returns, the closest thing we have to a census for 1642. The Returns list the adult men residing in a parish.
Classification:Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Peterborough and The Great War
Link:https://peterboroughww1.co.uk/
Description:Peterborough and The Great War
Extra Info:Two visitors' books from the tea stall on Peterborough East Railway Station 1916 and 1917. Servicemen wrote messages, poems and pictures as they stopped on their journey. Search or browse Some with mini biographies.
Classification:Newspapers, Photographs / Pictures, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk
Title:Romany Genes Website
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20210427155917/http://...
Description:Romany Genes Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Some photographs and pictures are not available.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Saughall and Shotwick Park Parish Council Website
Link:https://www.saughall.gov.uk/
Description:Saughall and Shotwick Park Parish Council Website
Extra Info:Includes modern and historic photographs of the area.
Classification:Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Science and Society Picture Library
Link:https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk
Description:Science and Society Picture Library
Extra Info:Over 50,000 images from buildings, such as textile mills, to pictures of historical fire engines.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Stockport Image Archive
Link:https://www.stockport.gov.uk/stockport-image-archi...
Description:Stockport Image Archive
Extra Info:Over 60,000 pictures of the borough dating back to the late 1800's.
Classification:Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:The Army Children Archive
Link:http://www.archhistory.co.uk/
Description:The Army Children Archive
Extra Info:Information about what it was like to be an army child, includes sections on schooling, healthcare and hospitals.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Photographs / Pictures
Title:The Children's Homes Website
Link:http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/
Description:The Children's Homes Website
Extra Info:The Children's Homes website aims to provide information on all the many and varied institutions that became home for thousands of children and young people in Britain. Also USA, Canada, Jamaica and Australia.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Photographs / Pictures
Title:The Children's Society Archive 1881-1918
Link:http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/
Description:The Children's Society Archive 1881-1918
Extra Info:Some records and the history of each home, many photographs.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Register & Rent Rolls, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Link:https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county...
Description:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Extra Info:This site provides free access to local history materials. A variety of material, some counties covered more than others.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Victorian and Edwardian Photographs
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~victorianphotograph...
Description:Victorian and Edwardian Photographs
Extra Info:Includes famous victorians, actresses, family albums and much more. Also how to date photographs.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Waymarking - Interesting Locations
Link:https://www.waymarking.com/default.aspx
Description:Waymarking - Interesting Locations
Extra Info:Pictures of all types of interesting places and features including prisons, churches, pubs, schools and more. Easy to search.

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