Caption For Heswall, Telegraph Road C1955
The centre of Heswall was originally much
closer to the shoreline, probably in the area
around Village Road and St Peter's Church,
but the advent of Telegraph Road - the
A540 - has moved the commercial
Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1911
The figures that now look down are
Nicholas Langton, a Lord Mayor, a mason holding a model of the bar
and a medieval knight.The coats of arms are the Stuart Royal Arms and
the City Arms; these were
Caption For Richmond, Castle Hill 1929
In the centre is a fish and chip saloon; to its right is the narrow wynd called The Bar, and on the railings is an advertisement
for wet fish on sale in the basement of No 1 New Road.
Caption For Richmond, Castle Hill 1929
In the centre is a fish and chip saloon; to its right is the narrow wynd called The Bar, and on the railings is an advertisement
for wet fish on sale in the basement of No 1 New Road.
Caption For Belfast, High Street 1897
The shape of things to come is the brand-new National Bank building; this bank had a London base boasting capital of £7m, and several branches in Ireland.