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An early traveller from Worcester bound for the Westside would first cross the bridge, then follow a causeway across flood meadows before trudging up narrow, winding Cripplegate to St John's.

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 workshops

Following the Norman Conquest, it was given to William de Braose, and in 1617 it became a corporate borough with a common seal and elected bailiffs.

One of Scotland's greatest royal fortresses, Stirling Castle was taken by William Wallace in 1297 but was surrendered to Edward I in August 1305 following a siege.

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort for

The village grew from about the 14th century as people migrated into Weardale following the discovery of iron ore and further veins of lead.

Poore's Victorian brewery office became Handel House around 1920, with a wide altered shop-front sellling pianos, followed soon after by A B Scott's shoe shop.

The landscaping of these gardens was only completed in 1964, following the pur- chase of Linda Vista House and gardens by the council in 1960.

Next on the list were the Caledonian, the Station and the Royal, followed by the somewhat cheaper Royal British, the Douglas and the Bedford.

Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and so it became popular for runaway marriages of English couples following the passage of Lord Hardwicke's act in 1754.

The path through the park was supposed to follow the route of a Roman road.

Following a fire in 1973, this was rebuilt as two conventional storeys. The front to Union Street is dramatically austere, in the Aberdonian manner.

Following a two-year building programme, the £670,000 National Sports Centre opened in 1971 on a site near the Pavilion - the culmination of a ten-year effort to create a central home for

The Georgian style can be seen following along the left side of Leys Avenue and on Station Road at Lloyd's Bank (left).

It was opened on 28 October 1829 with a dinner for over 200 people followed by a grand display of fireworks.

Following the closure of the post office and stores in March 2003, a community shop and post office opened in the barn of the Swan in December 2003.The single-decker bus is approaching another now

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

Not many years later, following the Haweswater Act of 1919, Manchester Corporation would be given the right to acquire the lake and its surrounding catchment area for a major reservoir.

It was in Victorian times that Stretton became popular with visitors, following the building of the railway line.

For instance, the timber building on the right was built the following year.

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.

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.

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