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Originally a village, Eastleigh expanded rapidly around Bishopstoke Junction after the London and South Western Railway Company's carriage works moved here in 1889-90, followed by the locomotive

This elegant Elizabethan mansion was originally built for the Secretary of the Council of the North in 1568.The hall changed hands many times over the following centuries before being almost rebuilt

All of this coastline can be walked by following the South West Coast Path, ancient routes originally taken by the coastguards who patrolled the lonely coast.

The three-storied and broad-fronted architecture in this section of the village indicates a predominance of wealth and large families among the original owners, following the rebuilding after the fire

The Grange Hotel was built following the coming of the railway.

Following its closure in 1982 the school stood empty for five years apart from occupation by some squatters. The site was redeveloped and Redvers Court was completed in May 1989.

Later in the year the boats pursued herring, followed by mackerel in the spring.

Turning left out of Castle Hill, Bailgate follows the course of the Roman Ermine Street towards the old Roman north gate from the city, the Newport Arch.

Neglected throughout the Great War, it was declared unsafe in 1918, and was demolished the following year.

Clarkes printing works survived, as the following view shows. On the left, the tall chimney was attached to the Albert Hall - now The Queens Theatre.

Brunel, showing considerable foresight, did not cut Dawlish off from the sea when he built his railway, but incorporated its walls into a splendid promenade which can be followed all the way to Dawlish

The elegant Abbey Crescent was built in 1858 in anticipation of the opening of the nearby railway station the following year.

There was once a proposal to link Buxton and Macclesfield by light railway, by a route following the road.

Following an amalgamation with several other connected waterways, the Grand Union was formed in 1929. A Thames Trader lorry is crossing the iron bridge.

It was to here that Mary Queen of Scots and Henry, Lord Darnley came following their marriage in July 1565. The castle was owned by Henry's father, the Earl of Lennox.

The house dates from the reign of Elizabeth I, but was largely rebuilt following a major fire which undermined the structure in 1886.

It was at Catterick in AD 625 that Paulinus, first Bishop of York, baptised converts to Christianity, following the marriage of King Edwin of Northumbria to Ethelburga of Kent.

A great deal of building took place during the years that followed; the population increased three-fold during Queen Victoria's reign.

Broadmead runs between Union Street and Penn Street, and was a part of the regeneration of the city centre following the destruction of the Second World War.

Penrith Castle was built by William Strickland, later Bishop of Carlisle, who was given permission to build Penrith Castle in 1397, following the sacking of the town by raiding Scots in 1354.

Bedford Street is another road that disappeared from the map following the blitz.

The new ground floor shopfront of Plumpton's is on the left, followed by three shop signs on Oliver's, Burdon's and Thurlow Champness.

In 1999 Weobley was named the 'National Village of the Year' and, in order to celebrate both this and the Millennium that followed, a sculpture was erected in the garden area in the foreground of this

After the Norman Conquest, the lands belonging to those theyns who had either fought for Harold or were implicated in the Northern rebellions were confiscated and awarded to William's followers.