Search Results

The summit at 1083 feet is at the head of West Down at the southern point of Cleeve Common.

We are at the foot of the Downs by the route of the London to Brighton main line railway.

This view looks down Castle Gate and the road to Leicester and Nottingham.

We can see Pendle Hill and Black Hill in the background.

Beneath it is a sign that reads 'Black Beauty Shag, excellent for making your own cigarettes, costing 8d and 4d'.

Standing 533 metres above sea level, this hill is made up of a stone known as dhustone (from the Welsh word 'dhu', meaning black).

The old town of Cliffe, destroyed by fire in 1520, was revived briefly by the cement industry in the second half of the 19th century.

Bounded by Gosmoor and Charlton Roads, Priory Park was a favourite spot for picnics and Sunday afternoon strolls down to the banks of the River Hiz close to Brick Kiln Lane, Charlton, which runs behind

At the time this photograph was taken, the bend in the road was a notorious accident black spot: here heavily laden lorries often came to grief on the long descent down Blakeney Hill into the village

The Brown Cow public house is on the right, and the Black Bull Hotel can just be made out further down the road.

This wonderful nostalgic photograph shows steam engine 'black 5', the work-horse of the LMS region, heading south with non-corridor stock on a local, probably to Bamber Bridge and on to Blackburn.

The black-and-white timbered building on the left of the picture is Old Mother Redcap's Inn, steeped in history, with stories of shipwrecks, sailor's gold and smugglers.

The large black poplar tree in the centre of the photograph was cut down in 1962, as it had become a hazard.

They had blacked-up faces and wore a sort of clown outfit with pom-poms down the front.

On the right, the black and white building became the garage, Eadingtons.

On occasions at dead of night, staff are convinced they have seen a lady with long, dark hair and wearing long black period clothes walk down this corridor to what was the arched front door of the

Here we can see the red brick church of Flemish design, and beyond it the attractive black and white timbered Priests House.

The town clock has been given a number of nicknames, including `the Iron Duke of Tredegar`, because of the small profile of the Duke of Wellington on the base.

Newport has a rich history, with Roman occupation at Caerleon, a medieval castle, and the Chartist Rising of 1839, which was put down by troops.

We are looking from the Town Hall down the grand vista of the largely 18th-century Market Place; it was known as the Shambles in the previous century, and designated for the sale of fresh meat

he downs are mostly of chalk, and otherwise of sandstone, and each has its own special flora.

The photographer looks back down the hill past 19th-century houses towards the village centre.

This is the scene looking back down Kirkby's Main Street towards the Royal Hotel, which can just be seen in the distance.

Formerly, it was a sea mill: the tide entered the pool, now ornamental, above it and then drained back down again.