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The building on the left, with the large window facing the street, is the Corn Exchange, then acting as a cinema — we see it as it was before the alterations that were made following a 1925 fire.

Waterford lies along the North Road from Hertford towards Stapleford and Stevenage - the road follows the course of the meandering River Beane.

Wing Commander Gibson won the Victoria Cross following the raid.

The second section of this chapter starts to the west of the city in Stapleford, close to the Derbyshire border, which follows the River Erewash southwards to the River Trent.

Two railways touched the town: the North West line was followed by the famous Settle-Carlisle line in 1876.

Opposite are Apple Tree Cottage (far left) and Providence Place, followed by Sandpiper, Little Tern and April Cottage (centre), with the latter still thatched.

Charles Ashton from Thornton-le-Fylde post office had to walk from there to Inskip on most days, and in snow he followed the telegraph poles.

Following Godric's death, Finchale passed into the hands of the priors of Durham Cathedral. A Benedictine priory was built here around 1196 by Henry Pudsey, son of Hugh, Bishop of Durham.

Following the closure of the line by British Rail in 1968, the station has been brought back into use as part of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway; the building has been replaced, and only the

Later it was dissected and, following a Yorkshire custom, her skin was tanned and distributed in small pieces to those who applied.

The back lane alongside the church follows the original north edge of the market place. Bletchingley also had a castle, which was destroyed in 1264, and from 1285 to 1832 it had MPs.

A bitter dispute followed, but the Bishop of St Asaph had to relinquish the church. Funds were raised, and St Michael's Church was built in Brynffordd in 1853.

The keep is 14th-century; it was rebuilt in 1840 to house students following the creation of Durham University in 1832. The castle was turned into a university college a few years later.

Following the death of Sir Robert Gordon in 1847, his brother the Earl of Aberdeen suggested that Victoria and Albert might like to take over the lease on Balmoral. There was a problem.

The town has its share of Victorian and Edwardian hotels, but the trend has followed the pattern of many such seaside towns, in having to decide what its market was and never quite succeeding in doing

The opening of the steelworks was followed by the building of a chemical plant at Baglan Bay by British Petroleum.

The rest of the village follows the high road above the River Ribble.

Inverkip joined in the burnings, becoming a notorious centre for following the Bible's demand that, 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live'.

There are two mill streams, one known as the Barton River, from which water is provided for the Itchen Navigation Canal, and this branch, which follows the Fair Oak Road with Montague Terrace on the right

A firm believer in the authority of civil power, he was instrumental in securing the restoration of Charles II following the collapse of Richard Cromwell's protectorate.

Following the collapse of Sir Thomas Bouch's first Tay Bridge in December 1879, the Severn enjoyed the status of being the country's longest railway bridge until 1887.

Its replacement was this column, 60 feet high and bearing the following inscription: 'This column was erected by the trustees of the Liverpool Docks, by the permission of John Shaw Leigh, Esq,

In 1322 the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

This 1950s photograph somehow captures the spirit of that austere period following the war.