Search Results

John Sell Cotman, who founded the Norwich School of artists with Crome, was born in this riverside village in 1782.

Godshill is one of the most photographed villages in England, with a wealth of fine thatched cottages.

The museum contains a collection of cutlery dating from the 16th century and the world's finest collection of Sheffield plate.

Once largely occupied by stoneworkers from the nearby stone quarries, this village stretches along the highway for a considerable distance, hence its name, a corruption of 'Longtown'.

Outside Chester stands Eaton Hall, seat of the Duke of Westminster. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse in grand Victorian Gothic, the hall and estate even had its own railway.

This is very much an archive photograph, for only the bank on the left survives from 1890: Queen Victoria's statue, commemorating her Golden Jubilee of 1887, was moved to the abbey park in 1946, while

Laygate Lane is one of a number of sturdy Victorian terraces in South Shields; many of them were built speculatively by developers as the town expanded thanks to the coal and alkali industries.

This view is slightly upstream of the locks that give access to the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal. The area in the foreground is today a large amusement park.

With the river at about half tide, a collection of boys lounge in the river bed. A few hours ago, this was covered in sea water: the state of their clothing can only be guessed at.

This picture is taken from rowing club premises on the Stapenhill side of the river.

The beach was the centre of fun and frivolity. The flags are flying and a throng of holidaymakers waits to board a fleet of row boats for a trip along the coast.

Lord Brotherton donated his collection of rare books and gave £100,000 in cash.

Dublin Castle remained the centre of British power in Ireland from King John's time onwards. The Norman castle burnt down in 1684 and little survives.

Part of the village is clustered around the top of a ravine. Notice the steep steps in the lower foreground, dropping away toward the sea.

A later view of St Ann's Gate, with motor cars in evidence in the street scene - now, the gate can be used by pedestrians only.

On the right are the masts of sailing vessels in Par harbour, while the very tall chimney was for a lead smelting works. Erected in 1866, this 'Par Stack' was demolished in 1907.

Victorian visitors to this coast had to be more adventurous than those who opted for the genteel delights of, say, Sidmouth or Torquay.

This cottage, probably 16th- or 17th-century, is typical of those found on the eastern side of Dartmoor.

Piers allowed the visitor to travel easily over the sea and obtain views of the resort which otherwise would be only possible from a boat, but without any of the attendant discomfort!

Warnham parish lies mainly on Wealden clay about 2 miles north-west of Horsham.

The present Market Street, formerly the Butchery, is a reminder of Rye's early market. The Town Hall, part of which can be seen on the right, was built in 1742 on the site of the Market Hall.

During the reign of Henry V (1413-22), several pools were constructed, probably for the Earl of Warwick, in what was later to become Sutton Park. Wyndley Pool was almost certainly one of them.

Modelled on Rome's Fontana di Trevi and carved from Portland stone by the local firm of R L Boulton, this first gushed on 30 October 1893.

Here in the right foreground we see the Tolsey building raised on columns, with its broad clock projecting from the gable.