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Hutton was put on the map by the coming of the York to Scarborough railway, which follows the course of the Derwent.

Following the closure of the hospital, the building has been converted into luxury apartments.

He was a well-known local figure, but unfortunately that did not help him when he found himself competing with the chain-stores that followed him into the town centre.

Following a visit by Edward VII in 1902, the town styled itself 'Royal Ramsey', and why not? After all, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had also visited the town back in 1847.

Extensions were added to the palace over the following century after it was first built. Then in 1647 Bishopthorpe was sold to a Colonel White, who added further to the building.

These conditions are not only attractive to visitors, but also to those who have chosen to live in the coastal towns of Sussex following their retirement, some of whom can be seen enjoying a competitive

Following the closure of these buildings, the trade in coal significantly diminished, but an increase in other commodities, like timber imports, redressed the balance.

It was then known as the George and Dragon, but re-christened the Assheton Arms following the elevation of the squire to Lord Clitheroe.

Following a fire, the present building was designed in 1938 by Sir Albert Richardson. It incorporated the original coffee house which the club purchased in 1770 when they moved here from London.

incumbent was the Rev William Davy (1743-1826), who printed twenty-six volumes of his 'System of Divinity' (unreadable, apparently, although you are welcome to try if you can find a copy) and followed

Other sections soon followed, with the Lancaster bypass opening in 1960 and the Thelwall Viaduct, which takes the road high above the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, being completed in

Every year on the Saturday nearest Johnson's birthday, there is an official gathering around his statue, followed by a supper in the Guildhall.

Few streets still follow their original medieval plans, though not all have been lost since 1945. Butcher Row went long ago.

The chief benefactors of the church were the Peel and Hargreaves families, and Peel Street and Avenue Parade follow the route of the carriage drive from Accrington House, one of the homes of the Peels.

Built in the mid 1950s, it was followed into the town by the Ford Engineering Research Centre at Dunton.

He was a well-known local figure, but unfortunately that did not help him when he found himself competing with the chain-stores that followed him into the town centre.

As an illustration of just how far we have civilised ourselves over the past fifty years, consider the following: cycles are parked against the kerb and outside the cycle shop without security.

In return for granting permission to the GWR to build the line across his land, local landowner George Frederick Muntz demanded the provision of a station: houses and shops inevitably followed.

However, it no longer stands, having been demolished following a fire in 1947.

In the one hundred years following the building of the Peak Forest Canal in 1801 the population of Romiley tripled.

Christchurch Castle, of which only the ruins remain, was probably built by Richard de Redvers, a cousin of Henry I, who was given the royal manor as a reward for aiding Henry in his fight for the crown following

It became a hydropathic hotel in 1887 following its enlargement. It was not licensed, and guests had to order their own drink a week in advance of their stay.

Built in 1863 by the well-known architect of the time, P C Hardwick, it still maintains an imposing presence at the top of the town, despite the more indirect route to it now followed by Wellington Avenue

Other wealthy gentlemen followed his example, but it was to be towards the middle of that century before the town achieved popularity as a holiday resort.