Search Results

The medieval borough and market town of Bala is still loved for its wide streets in this most rural part of Meirionnydd.

Barnard Castle had a fulling mill by 1316, which suggests that there was a local cloth industry, and there were three corn mills operating in the 1390s.

In 1933, 70 acres of chalk downland were acquired by Chatham and Gillingham councils to create this beautiful open countryside nature reserve between the two towns.

Just behind the road sign is an entrance to the Feathers Hotel, once an important coaching inn linking the town with Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester and on to London.

The clock tower of Burnley Town Hall can be seen in the distance (right), and on the extreme right the Kwik Snaks café is visible.

A crowded steamer passes Kepax Ferry on the northern edge of town, close to the old waterworks. There were six houses at Kepax and around 1906 all were occupied by the Bailey family.

This is the administrative centre of the city, with the late 19th-century County Hall, the Court House and the Town Hall.

Hangman's Cottage, seen here on the left, was the home of the town's resident executioner in the 19th century.

It was not until 1920 that the Corporation allowed band concerts in its parks on Sundays; they were light years behind many other towns and cities.

On the Buckinghamshire bank (since 1974 in Berkshire) Henry VI's great foundation, Eton College, has rendered this another 'company town'.

More national chain stores have moved into the town by now; they include K shoes, and Timothy Whites where Boons once traded.

The finest feature is its tower with angle volutes and vases crowned by a slim spire.

Dudley High Street is quite short compared to those in neighbouring towns. This view up towards top church takes in about half of it. The prominence of the church tower is emphasised well.

The Lion, a fine and historic building, had been largely demolished in the late 1930s and replaced by the pallid neo-Georgian Woolworth's building seen on the extreme left of the photograph and the more

By the mid 7th century around 16,000 tonnes of coal were being brought annually to Newark by river, where they were exchanged for malt and corn.

Another interesting scene of the town taken from the steps in Hill Lane looking towards the castle.

The top part of the cross was discovered in the 19th century at Tresmarrow Farm, and was put in the town museum.

The Butter Market of 1853 (centre) is now Achurch Hardware Store, and the snack bar next door is now a pizza and kebab house.

We are now in the centre of Eastleigh; in fact, we are looking from the station along Leigh Road, originally a farm track but steadily improved and extended as the town grew.

The village of Cranley originally took its name from the craneries at Baynards and Vachery to the south, but it was renamed Cranleigh in 1867 at the instigation of the Post Office because of confusion

Looking towards the Town Hall It is a busy summer's day in the 1960s.

During the revolt of 1294 the Welsh won a victory at Denbigh: it is unclear as to whether this refers to a pitched battle, taking the castle, or the town, or any combination of these three.

This pond with its island is a most attractive feature in the outer part of the town. While it is somewhat municipalised nowadays, it is very ancient.

The Midland Bank is prominent on the left, facing the National Westminster and Barclays, which was a few steps from Lloyds' palatial building opposite the Royal Hotel.