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Today a ring road loosely follows the line where the old city walls once stood, criss crossed with radial roads.

Repair costs were felt to be unjustifiable, and demolition followed in 1927.

When the half-timbered Queen's Head Inn was being built in Newark in the 16th century, the largest town in the East Midlands was probably Leicester, closely followed by Nottingham.

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

Many small, enterprising landowners attempted to lay out 'zoos' and farm parks in the decades following the Second World War, and most vanished.

The suffix 'Regis' was added to the name of this seaside town in 1929 after George V spent some weeks recuperating in the area following a major illness.

Large houses follow the Terrace and Trelyon Avenue, and on the extreme left the vacant grassy plot is the site of the Porthminster Hotel.

Following the demolition of the garage, the clock now adorns the outside of estate agents Chancellor and Sons in the High Street.

Bognor's growth from a tiny fishing village started in the 1780s, with Sir Richard Hotham's grand scheme inland (immodestly named Hothampton) aimed at the nobility and gentry, but was followed by piecemeal

The initial phase was in 1884, followed by the next a year later in tandem with a change of name – the Boat Club becoming the Yacht Club. The third section was not completed until 1905.

The construction of the new St Augustine's began in 1865; dedication by the Bishop of Llandaff followed the next year.

In the decades following the First World War, Exmouth reached the heights of its fame as a holiday resort, thanks to the greater mobility offered by railway trains and motor vehicles

Following a disastrous fire in 1950, only the tower and west window now survive.

This part of Sunderland developed into the commercial and civic heart of the town following the opening of Fawcett Street Station by the North Eastern Railway.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.