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He used to preach with the church door open so as not to miss fellow cock fighters passing by on their way to matches at Darlaston Fields - and would cut short his sermon to follow them.

Salvin returned to Greystoke in 1868 to carry out restoration work following a fire.

The hall was greatly altered in the 17th century, and in 1955, following its restoration, it was officially opened by the US ambassador. It is now in the care of the National Trust.

Originally built by Archbishop Islip in the mid 14th century, it was subsequently altered by Archbishop Morton during the following century.

The 35ft statue of Queen Victoria, designed by the architect J S Gibson and the sculptor H C Fehr, dominated the centre of the new city square following its unveiling by the Prince of Wales on 12 May

Famous for the quality of its beaches, Millport developed as a resort following the construction of the harbour and the introduction of a ferry service to and from Largs.

On 24 June Cabot discovered mainland America, and the following year his son Sebastian explored the American coast from Newfoundland to Florida.

This is the corner of the Bowness boating area which is used by rowing boats for hire, following the onset of mass tourism from the mid 19th century.

Cheshire's bowmen were the best in England, and land here was granted to two archers in 1365 following the Battle of Poitiers.

The street is now a cul-de-sac, following the opening of the by-pass in the 1980s.

However, the erosion below Pillar Mine was too great for this restored path to follow the old line and it now has to twist and turn to reach the top of the crest.

Following Law's closure, the top three shops became Lancaster's shoe shop, selling a wide range of shoes and boots; they are still trading there, but with an expanded range of goods.

He followed Dr Cotton in increasing the size of Marlborough from a modest establishment, providing good cut-price education to the son of clergymen, to one of the great public schools of the

Up until the inquiry which followed the 'Titanic' disaster in 1912, lifeboat capacity on steamers was based on the ship's tonnage rather than the actual number of people carried.

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

The bulk of the present castle dates from its rebuilding following a fire in 1816.

It was here and on the Market Place that local people met to protest about unemployment and hardship in the years following the defeat of Napoleon.

Here Miss Gibson followed the Bishop's suggestion to open a school for high-class girls, and here Nurse Edith Cavell taught.

The village has recently grown enormously following the building of a dual carriageway linking the area with Wrexham and Chester, and many people from here now commute to those towns.

Thought to have been used since the Bronze Age, the track through the valley was one of several routes followed by packhorse drivers, who carried goods across the moorland hills between Lancashire

This is Main Bay, which changed its name to Viking Bay following the arrival in 1949 of a replica Viking ship, the Hugin.

When the canal was built and linked the town with Manchester, new industries soon followed.

The hills at the back are Mellor Knott and, to the left, Totridge Fell, along which the old border looped, climbing from the river to follow the watershed.

Back across the river, via the Batheaston toll bridge, follow the Avon south before turning right to Monkton Combe, a delightful village nestling in the valley of the Midford Brook.