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The Widnes-Runcorn railway bridge is seen from the West Bank Docks, Widnes.

St Lawrence's Hospital, to the west of Caterham and east of the tiny hill hamlet of Chaldon, was built in 1869 as the Metropolitan Asylum for London's insane; it accommodated 1,000 men and 1,200 women

Roman armies invaded Britain in AD 43, moving north-west. They founded their town of Corinium by the River Churn, in an area occupied by a native tribe called Dobunni.

The village itself is on the west bank of the River Trent; from the 12th century it provided the King's Ferry to carry the doctor, the vicar and the mail across the normally placid waterway which eventually

All Saints' Church looks out over the marshes by Church Farm, and stands at the west gates to the castle (not now the public entrance, which is from the Wartling Road).

Boston was not only the largest town and the commercial capital of Lincolnshire in the early 19th century but was also the first town in the county to industrialise.

Swindon - 'swine down' or 'pig hill' - is Wiltshire's largest settlement; it grew from the two villages of Old and New Swindon of about 2,000 inhabitants in 1900 to its present size of about

The village of Avebury, population 650, is best known for its impressive prehistoric stone circles, which were recently claimed to be the work of marmalade millionaire Keiller, rather than prehistoric

Bristol developed to become a major centre for the importation of timber for use throughout the west of England.

Slightly further west, and just one minute away from the town centre, the 300 acres of wet grassland that are Doxey marshes remain largely unspoiled.

Slightly further west, and just one minute away from the town centre, the 300 acres of wet grassland that are Doxey marshes remain largely unspoiled.

Just in front of the Star is Haywards Heath's town sign, attractively painted and prominently positioned for all to see and enjoy.

An aqueduct carries the canal over the river, the main road crosses over the canal and a railway runs over the road.

Beverley's beers were certainly best at the Horse and Jockey (left) back in 1959. Now the village's oldest pub is almost the only remaining building in this picture.

A hundred years after this photograph was taken, there appears to have been little change to the overall shape of the town, for Ilkley today retains the charm of the Wharfe Valley and the splendour of

Standing on rising ground on the west bank of the River Gwendraeth, Kidwelly and its fortified town were founded by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury during the reign of Henry I.

We are looking south-west from the Memorial Park; John Street and St Anselm`s Church and school are behind Market Street. Three air raid shelters are in the field in front of the church.

The old church had a medieval nave and chancel, and its brick west tower, built around 1800, replaced a medieval timber bell tower.

In late Victorian times the town expanded south-west.

The ferry originated for the use of monks from the priory, to cross to their farmland on the west bank.

The sundial was removed from its original mounting on the gable of the south transept in 1891 and re-erected near the west tower three years later.

His remains were brought back in an earthenware pot decorated with Russian script and buried in the family plot at West Meon. The service was held after dark to avoid reporters.

Protected from overwhelming traffic by the encirclement of the Upton by-pass to the west and the M53 motorway to the east, Upton has changed little since these views were taken.

Stonemasons and glaziers from France and Italy built St Wilfred's first stone church on this site in 672. Reconstruction began in 1069, followed by the building we see today from 1180.