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At the time of this photograph, the statue and its pier and chain railings is still crisp and fresh-looking, and the replanted limes are young.

It was extensively modified and augmented between 1835-46 by Sir Charles Barry, at the behest of W J Bankes, the friend of Lord Byron, who had amassed a superb collection of paintings and

Many camped on site, and have fond memories of halcyon days spent in the bright summer air. These workers seem so neatly dressed that they have surely put on their best clothes for the photographer!

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

OF ALL the villages in this collection, Nether Alderley perhaps gives us the best impression of what a north-eastern Cheshire village was like before the Industrial Revolution changed both the

In 1824 the Royal Manchester Institution was hoping to move into a new headquarters in Mosley Street, and in the accepted practice of the day invited architects to submit their ideas by means of open competition

The royal apartments were situated on the west side of the quadrangle. It was here that Queen Margaret kept vigil whilst James IV fought at Flodden. James was between a rock and a hard place.

With business looking good, and the founder long gone from Vauxhall's, the company sought room to expand and happened upon Luton, where the council welcomed them with open arms.

The castle began its life as a far humbler structure than we enjoy today, once described as "... a slender fortress of stakes and earth".

The department store Shirer & Lance's was founded in the 1830s, and occupied most of the Colonnade. It ceased trading in 1979, but it is remembered by many.

In front of the church is the County Museum; nearer the camera, behind the 'No Waiting' sign, is one of Aylesbury's best town houses, with arched sash windows to the ground floor.

In the terms of his will, however, he left instructions that his estate - which now consisted of Moulsham and Chelmsford - should remain in one piece as it passed to his successive male heirs.

The buildings round the green date from the 18th to 19th centuries, with the exception of the 17th- century barn with a hipped and thatched roof to the right of the church.

We can just see the second Hunsdon public house, the Fox and Hounds, in the distance on the left, with houses in Tanner's Way (on the opposite side of the road) behind.

Although Church Street has had much rebuilding in recent years it still retains its character and is one of the best streets in the old town.

of accommodation, eating haute cuisine food and drinking the very finest of wines.

Wilfrid is a northern dedication, and usually denotes an ancient church. Ribchester was once a Roman fort (Bremetennacum), and it was situated by an important ford of the River Ribble.

The street names survive to this day, but only a tiny section remains of the walls themselves, moved and repositioned near the former East Gate.

Later public buildings included the employment exchange in West Street, built in 1939 in place of rented accommodation, and later the tax office in Norfolk Street, with hutments out in the back

The original front of the building dated from c1500, but in 1700 it was removed and used for additions to the north-west wing. Townley Hall really is a gem in the history of Lancashire.

Bold Street was for many years an elegant and elite shopping area. Here, taste and refinement were more important than price. We can also see St Luke's Church at the top of the street.

In the 1950s Kettering was still an important boot and shoe town, specialising in heavy work boots. It also had a significant engineering and clothing industry.

Boudicca, or, as she used to be known, 'Boadicea', queen of the Iceni and daughter of King Prasutagus, ruled much of what is now East Anglia and rose in revolt after being flogged and her daughters

Here is a wonderfully atmospheric shot, typical of the best of late 19th-century photography, illustrating the beautiful view from which Belvoir derives its name.