Caption For Manorbier, Castle 1890
In 1890 it
would appear that fields
immediately next to the
castle were grazed, whereas
today the fields to the right
and foreground around the
castle are covered with trees,
bushes and undergrowth
Caption For Chepstow, High Street 1925
The businesses on the left
have all gone, but Barclays
Bank, the impressive
building on the right, and
Lloyds Bank farther up
the High Street remain
in the town - although
Lloyds has moved
Caption For Eton, College And Street 1895
At the junction of Common
Road and Slough Road, two
College schoolboys, one
carrying a cricket bat over
his right shoulder, are seen
walking past the 'Burning
Bush'.
Caption For Mullion, Poldhu Hotel 1899
It is on an extremely windswept location with not a tree or bush in sight, but no doubt the sea views and bracing air were deemed beneficial to guests.
Caption For London, Buckingham Palace C1890
In the time of James I the leafy grounds where this celebrated royal palace
now stands grew mulberry bushes for the silk industry.The palace was
built in its original form in the early 1700s and
Caption For Runcorn, Transporter Bridge C1906
It was built by John James
Webster who was born in
Warrington and was later to
build the Shepherd's Bush
Stadium in London for the
Olympic Games of 1908.
Caption For Mobberley, The Bird In Hand C1955
'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush', goes the old saying; hence the landlord could be warning visitors that a coin in his hand is worth any number of promises - in other words, no credit will