Caption For Colchester, High Street 1891
These views show the town from the 1890s to the
1960s; they record both the many changes that
have taken place and also, paradoxically, how
much of the old town survives.
Caption For Godalming, High Street 1924
At number 68, on the extreme left, Grimmond's Bakery and teashop is now visible, but Luxford's has become Eastman's the butchers, losing the lovely stained glass decoration from its plain frontage.
Caption For Longleat, The House 1907
Ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bath, and sometimes described as the first true Renaissance house in England, Longleat was built by
Sir John Thynne between 1547 and 1580.
Caption For Basildon, Allders Liquidaton, The Eastgate Centre 2005
Since 1958 when the first
shops began opening, Basildon town centre
has been the home for a whole host of
differing consumer needs.
Caption For Basildon, Pipps Hill Retail Park 2005
Since 1958 when the first
shops began opening, Basildon town centre
has been the home for a whole host of
differing consumer needs.
Caption For Margate, Marine Sands C1950
Communal action and a progressive Town Council
aided development with the building of promenades,
bandstands, concert halls and the provision of a good
water supply and drainage.
Caption For Chelford, Astle Hall 1896
CHELFORD is better known as a village that is
passed through rather than a destination in itself
for it stands on an important crossroads, where
the route between Manchester and the Midlands
crosses
Caption For Glasgow, Remains Of The Flint Mill On The River Kelvin 2005
The textile mills, forges and foundries,
and the vast array of factories of all kinds
that sprang up in the 1830s, attracted many
people from the surrounding countryside,
who exchanged the traditional
Caption For Chelmsford, Roman Centurion 2005
And fair enough - the road signs to
Chelmsford do not shout 'Historic Cathedral
City' - they say things like 'County town
since 1250', or 'The birthplace of radio'.