Caption For Uley, From Uley Bury 1900
Standing some 800ft up, rising in green terraces above the village, it affords
panoramic views with the erosion caused by rivers and frost action during the Ice Ages evident in
the isolation of the
Caption For Reading, The Maiwand Memorial 1890
gigantic lion snarling at the onlooker, was erected in 1884 to commemorate the sixty-sixth Berkshire Regiment's heroism and losses in the Second Afghan War of 1879 to 1880, particularly their rearguard action
Caption For Edgware, The By Pass, Moat Mount C1960
days as traffic now reaches saturation point, potholes get deeper and deeper, and road repairs are always carried out at the most inconvenient spot on the road, invariably with scant evidence of work in action
Caption For Guildford, Castle 1895
The only action the castle ever saw was in 1216, when it was occupied by the French at the invitation of the Barons rebelling against King John.
Caption For Liverpool, The Ferry Boats C1965
At one time there were ferries to New Brighton, Egremont, Seacombe, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry and Eastham, and
before the Mersey Tunnel opened, vehicle ferries also ran to Seacombe and Birkenhead.
Caption For Felpham, The Village 1903
A four-wheeled cart is pulled by
two horses in tandem and appears to be loaded with brushwood
faggots; all of the action is halted whilst waiting patiently for the
photographer.There is a fine flint
Caption For Shefford, North Bridge Street C1960
Before local government was established, Shefford was fortunate in the action of a 16th-century resident called Robert Lucas, who left his property for the benefit of the citizens of Shefford.