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It was the opening of James Nasmyth's engineering works that led to the growth of Eccles and Patricroft.

650 years of shipbuilding on the Wear came to an end with the closure of North East Shipbuilder's Southwick yard in 1989.

The area around Binstead, particularly the waste tips of the old quarries, is a rich source of supply for the fossil-hunt- er.

Former inhabitants of Ibsley must have been generous souls.

The ford and footbridge are in the centre of the estate village of Settrington, three miles east of Malton.

The area around Binstead, particularly the waste tips of the old quarries, is a rich source of supply for the fossil-hunter.

Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind.

The Shipwright's Arms on the left is still open for business, and its name gives an indication of one of the old trades in town - until the late years of Victoria's reign the town's main industry was the

In 1913, Hastings Corporation began an ambitious scheme at a cost of £100,000 to improve all aspects of the sea front - including the construction of places of entertainment, pleasure grounds and

A row of mainly Georgian houses gives a gracious air to the village.

A delightful view of Hazelgrove, a popular area of the town for promenading.

Gothic, Jacobean, classical and domestic architecture testify to the history of the town's development. Note the attractive, almost Flemish gabling of the building in the centre of the picture.

As an important cathedral city, Winchester established an important tradition of tending the sick, probably from the days when pilgrims came to the shrine of St Swithun in search of miraculous cures

A lady walks briskly across Station Way towards Cheam Court and the local branch of Teekoff, which had a sister establishment in the Cheam Road at Sutton.

It is possible that the Battle of Brunanburgh in AD937 took place near here; 50,000 warriors perished in the battle. En-Le- Morthen translates as 'place of death'.

North of Fir Tree Road and just beyond Banstead railway station is Cuddington Park Golf Course; the name is a reminder of the parish and village of Cuddington, which was cleared for Henry VIII's Nonsuch

Despite the heavy rainfall, the supply of clean drinking water was once a problem in Merthyr Tydfil.

East of Stoke Park, the medieval church of Stoke Poges is famous beyond its architecture: this is reputedly the churchyard of Thomas Gray's, 'Elegy from a Country Churchyard', one of the most well

Kendal Castle, originally a 13th-century structure, was owned by the family of Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, in the 16th century.

The fine tower and spire of St Peter's Church dominated much of central Bournemouth, until unkind planners allowed the construction of too many large buildings nearby.

In this view the trees are more mature and obscure the long facades of this eleven hundred foot long road.

The crowded and busy pavements on both sides of the street, and the pedestrian crossing marked with belisha beacons in the middle of the photograph, show little indication of the enormous weight of motor

The parish church interior enshrines much of Warrington's history through its memorials.

Stockton Heath began to develop as a Warrington suburb with the coming of the tram in 1905. This view towards the Ship Canal shows London Road free of today's endless stream of traffic.