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Robert Peel, William Gladstone and W H Auden were among the college's more distinguished students, and when John Fell was dean here, one of his scholars based a famous Latin epigram on him following a

The last Scottish national parliament was held here in 1646.Oliver Cromwell lived at the palace for several months following the Battle of Dunbar in September 1650.

The Grand has recently undergone a complete refurbishment and modernization, so this photograph reveals a little of its former tarnished glory following its heyday in the 1930s.

The road follows the line of the old Roman road which linked North Gate and Head Gate, both entrance points to the original Roman walled town.

Broadway and its continuation, the High Street, almost certainly follow the line of an ancient trackway that crossed the River Itchen during the Iron Age.

Now the tower of St Michael`s Church is more obvious, following the destruc- tion of numbers 1 and 2 Esplanade (the Berkeley and Esplanade Hotels) in September 1942.

Following the opening of the Forth Bridge, the North British Railway Co decided that they could dispense with their ferry services.

The elegant Abbey Crescent was built in 1858 in anticipation of the opening of the nearby railway station the following year.

A great deal of building took place during the years that followed; the population increased three-fold during Queen Victoria's reign.

It was at Catterick in AD 625 that Paulinus, first Bishop of York, baptised converts to Christianity, following the marriage of King Edwin of Northumbria to Ethelburga of Kent.

Slough began to expand following Slough Estates' acquisition of 700 acres of derelict land in 1920.

Demolition of the Grammar School began in June 1998, and by the following January plans were approved for the building of these modern homes.

The elegant Abbey Crescent was built in 1858 in anticipation of the opening of the nearby railway station the following year.

The rebuilding which followed left nine greens - effective firebreaks against any future catastrophe - and it is these which give Southwold its unique character.

In October 1644, during the Civil War, Cromwell's men camped in the fields surrounding the village of Chieveley before doing battle at Newbury the following day.

After taking a tram or trolley-bus ride to Wilford Bridge, a walk to Clifton would perhaps be followed by tea at a cottage on the Green.

Following the castle's capture in the Civil War, the original stone gatehouse was destroyed. This timber gatehouse therefore dates from the late 1600s.

Work began in 1864, but in 1868, while still under construction, it was badly damaged by a storm; it was not until the following year that Tynwald voted funds for repairs and completion.

There were a whole range of shops along the Broadway, ranging from a chemist's, a sweet shop, a gentlemen's outfitter's, a garage, a bank and the gas showroom, but competition was to follow from

The cliffs to the south of Perranporth are riddled with the adits of old mine workings, which followed the rich veins of tin and copper that ran from the granite intrusion of Cligga Head into the surrounding

A good introduction to Dorset would be to follow the course of the River Piddle from its source to the sea, passing through some delightful villages along the way.

A great deal of building took place during the years that followed; the population increased three-fold during Queen Victoria's reign.

Howe Bridge was closed by the NCB in 1957; Gibfield followed in 1963, and Chanter in 1966.

Brunel, showing considerable foresight, did not cut Dawlish off from the sea when he built his railway, but incorporated its walls into a splendid promenade which can be followed all the way to Dawlish