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The boats were built to a high (and expensive) specification, the original 22ft-class later being supplemented by the more affordable and manageable 17ft-class.

Our picture was taken eleven years before Wenvoe was so badly damaged by fire that the owners could not afford to restore it.

To the left of the photograph a glimpse is afforded of a weather-boarded timber barn converted relatively recently to restaurant use.

of 1894 was added to an older building, recording that from these offices Mr Thomas Cook arranged the world's first cheap day rail excursion (to Loughborough) in 1841, and went on to provide affordable

Situated by the side of the main road through Alford, the church of St Wilfrid is built mainly of Lincolnshire green stone, which does not wear too well.

We had family holidays each year at Chapel St Leonards, and in the days before cars were affordable we went by train to Skegness and onwards by 'bus to the caravan.

We had family holidays each year at Chapel St Leonards, and in the days before cars were affordable we went by train to Skegness and onwards by 'bus to the caravan.

The one thing that has not changed about Dudley Castle is the spectacular views afforded from Castle Hill.

The story goes on that the duke, surprised that his tenants could afford such a memorial, immediately put their rents up.

Storms in that year destroyed most of their equipment, and they were unable to afford replacements.

The boats were built to a high (and expensive) specification, the original 22ft class later being supplemented by the more affordable and manageable 17ft class.

Here we have a range of hotels for those who could afford the comfort.

Co-operative stores sprang up everywhere in places like Bedwas to bring affordable shopping to the valley areas, where they were often the main or only source of groceries and goods.

As always, the railway made all the difference; the mansions on the skyline were followed by accommodation for those who could afford to get away from it all for a spell.

The popularity of Box Hill, once called the White Hill from its chalk bluff and affording a splendid view across the Weald from its summit of just over 600ft, reached an apogee during the late Victorian

But they have gone; a double dose of death duties and an extravagant sixth Lord Stanley meant they could not afford to continue living on the estates they had owned since the 15th century.

Reid's offered a wide choice at modest and affordable prices.

Though some might earn a living building them, ordinary working people could not afford cars, and public transport was urgently required.