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The Tything is the northern continuation of Foregate Street and ribbon development began here centuries ago.

In 1900 work began on clearing the slums behind the buildings on the left to create the Aldwych. In the middle on its island site is St Mary-le-Strand Church, which was built in 1717.

The trams began operation the year before this picture was taken, with the Old Steine as their main terminus.

The Austin van facing the camera on the left is parked outside the old Red & White coach station, and no doubt local people of ripening years will recall family holidays that began and ended at this

Blakeney only really began to become popular as a tourist and holiday destination from the mid 1920s.

The Union Canal Bill was approved by Parliament in 1793, and work began in 1794, reaching Fleckney in 1796.

It began as an alehouse. The present building dates from 1760, but there have been additions; the bay windows, for example, were put in around my mother's birthday in October 1888.

At about this time, Rutland villages began to acquire small housing estates, usually on the edges. At first they were council houses, and later private developers came in.

In 1695 Bishop Lloyd began rebuilding the castle, and it continued as a residence until the death of Bishop Lonsdale in 1867.

Physical decline of the church's fabric began as early as the 16th century and accelerated through periods of poverty, damage and indifference.

If we turn left at the junction and cross the railway line, we find ourselves on the shore, from where stagecoaches began their dangerous crossing of the bay to Lonsdale North of the Sands.

Many seaside piers began life as landing stages for pleasure steamers. Thrusting out into the sea they encapsulated the Victorian passion for exotic feats of engineering.

The track along the centre of the street was for horse-drawn trams, which began operating in 1880.

This began in 1961 when Richard Booth opened his first second-hand bookshop. The town's annual Hay Festival is now internationally famous with the literati.

Stockton Heath began to develop as a Warrington suburb with the coming of the tram in 1905. This view towards the Ship Canal shows London Road free of today's endless stream of traffic.

The carpet industry began here in the 1700s, when a Mr Pearsall built the first factory for their production.

Pershore's Fair began in the reign of Henry III to provide funds for the restoration of the presbytery. It was held in the churchyard until the mid 1800s.

It was a big undertaking to flatten such a pile, but work began on 3 January 1975.

With his death began nearly seventy years of Scottish rule until the island was taken by Edward III of England.

It was also a period when wire shrouds began to replace thick hemp.

The cathedral was rebuilt in the 12th century, when it began to assume the form in which we see it today.

Welsh Sports Ltd began its long tenure in the street during this period. Those seeking other recreational pursuits could choose either the Old Dolphin or Old Arcade hostelries.

Sir Edward Goschen was British Ambassador in Berlin in 1914 when the war began. Seacox Park has a magnificent collection of trees and shrubs.

In the early 19th century rebuilding began, but the project was abandoned before completion.