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Photographed from an upper storey of the 1854 steam mill, now converted to flats, the buildings are reflected in the still water of the Ouse.

From right to left, beginning in Mill Lane, they show the embarkation of King William III and his army at Hoylake in 1690; continuing in William Brown Street are King John granting the first Charter to

The River Lagan flows within a few miles of the huge Lough Neagh, which is bordered by four Ulster counties; a lot of work was done to make the river able to take barges, with a link to the lough.

They continued the rebuilding of the Priory church and the monastery, probably at about the same time Baldwin built the constable's hall, next to the Mill Stream at the northeast corner of the bailey

The steps lead down to the Linolite factory, which incorporated C R Luce`s brewery, and the Postern Mill (which was irresponsibly demolished in 1984).

With the mills of Oldham and Bolton preferring to use Egyptian rather than American cotton, the MSC saw its share of total UK imports for Egyptian cotton rise from 21.4 per cent to 33.6 per cent

It still has an ancient church, a working mill and a collection of farmhouses along roads and lanes that have changed very little in the last 200 years.

The textile mills, forges and foundries, and the vast array of factories of all kinds that sprang up in the 1830s, attracted many people from the surrounding countryside, who exchanged the traditional

For instance, during one fair some sturdy youths released a prisoner from the stocks and carried the stocks to the mill pond, which was often (Christopher North) St Peter and St Paul are the

Rowing boats, skiffs, punts, steam launches - every kind and size jostled for position, crossing the course and generally milling about.

This was because the river's upper reaches were crowded with fisheries and mills that impeded navigation.

reminding us of Sir Edward Ford's activities nearby, whilst above them is the imperial Roman eagle (a reminder of Roman roads that ran through Sussex) wearing around its neck a black-painted mill

It finally became known as Barrow Paper Mills Ltd, and it was still a major employer.

Hollins Hill was built in 1909 by William Haworth, as a home for himself and his sister Anne.

There were the lime works, four working corn mills, the breweries, the cattle trade, a brick- works, and an iron foundry; Dorking also had its own water pumping station and gas and light works.

There were the lime works, four working corn mills, the breweries, the cattle trade, a brick- works, and an iron foundry; Dorking also had its own water pumping station and gas and light works.

His son Lester took over in 1927, the time of the Depression, and for a while the windows of the shop were filled with stacks of empty boxes, keeping up an illusion of trade to maintain credit.

As befits a landscape with such a deep heritage, the National Trust has considerable parts of the area under its care, notably Alderley Edge, and Styal with its Mill, accompanying village and walks

At the Little Paxton end of St Neots, many of the old buildings on the paper mills site, rendered redundant by a marked decline in business there during the 1990s, were demolished in 2002 and

Mayhem ensued when it came to paying the bill, for each party believed itself the guest of the other.

In 1742 the town sponsored a Bill to change the course of the Trent, which would have enhanced its position as an inland port.

Portland Bill juts out into the English Channel at the southernmost point of the island. The Pulpit Rock is just one of the many unusual and dramatic rock formations in the vicinity.

Just by way of a little more variety, Bill has been director of Birmingham's Christmas light switch-on, and directed a large performance by school children at the Millennium Dome as well

It was under a churchyard yew at Sunbury that Dickens sets the scene where Bill Sikes and Oliver rest before the burglary in 'Oliver Twist'.