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The town developed in the 19th century as a suburb of Manchester for those who could afford to live away from the smoke and grime, and could also spare the time to travel.

While St Andrew's was still a smoking ruin, someone wrote the word Resurgam (Latin for 'I will rise again') above the door of the north porch (left), and ever since it has been known as

The smoking chimney of the paper mill is in the middle foreground, with the cottages of Chartham Hatch just behind.

Although cumbersome to handle, a paddle tug still manages to turn her charge professionally in the centre fairway of the River Arun, whilst a stiff breeze catches smoke from the funnel and

Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railway, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.

'Locomotion' was one of the stars of the S&DR centenary celebrations in 1925, though the old girl was not quite herself; her power came from a hidden petrol engine, and the smoke from her chimney was burning

Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railways, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

By the beginning of the 17th century those Englishmen who could afford it had taken up the craze for smoking tobacco in pipes made of clay.

The smoke emerging from the chimney indicates that the furnace is alight, and the stooped figure of the blacksmith is visible in the open doorway.

The programme of urban clearance started in 1923 may have been prompted by comments like that of John Thompson, who spoke one hundred years previously of the 'very depressed and profligate inhabitants

The Angel Hotel, an old coaching inn, can be seen on the left, and Collier's hardware store stands beside the bridge.

The Village 1908 Of the houses and cottages in this view, only the slate- roofed row with the chimney smoke survives.

Dense smoke from a distant inward-bound steamer is caught by strong winds and blown across the horizon towards the dockside shipping in this busy commercial port.

Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railways, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railways, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

The old brewery chimney smoked for the last time in 1937, and was taken down brick by brick by two skilled chimney jacks.

Dense smoke from a distant inward-bound steamer is caught by strong winds and blown across the horizon towards the dockside shipping in this busy commercial port.

The building seen in the photograph appears as an atmospheric drinkers' dream pub, with its low doorway stepping down into a dark panelled bar, with its inevitably yellowy-brown smoke-stained ceiling.

Since this photograph was taken in the summer time, there is not as much smoke coming from the dwelling houses along the Crag (which lies behind the houses on the river front), but there

The smoking chimneys tell of the cramped homes of the river people - in their parlance they were at 'Molly Ward's Lock'.

By 1894, the smoke and fog of London eventually prompted the Trustees to move their residents to Ashford, and these new buildings were opened in March 1895 - their occupants arrived by train from Waterloo

The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.

He was followed by Thomas Seager, who may well be the gentleman smoking a pipe (centre left).