Search Results

A view along the north basin of the lake, including the islands of Belle Isle, Crow Holme, Maiden Holme and the two 'Lilies of the Valley'.

The chimney at the summit is that of the Cape Cornwall mine, whose workings ran far out under the sea to the north-west.

The sandhills to the north of Perranporth are constantly shifting; they are held in check by marram grass, reputed to have been introduced by Sir Walter Raleigh.

The castle was built by the newly-arrived Norman invaders to control the only landward entrance into the town, from the north.

The North and West gates were demolished in 1832 and 1812 respectively. The Plymouth and Devonport Inn, whose sign can just be seen to the right of the arch, is now the Newmarket.

To the north-east of Masham and three miles south of Bedale, Snape Castle was once the home of Katherine Parr, sixth and last wife of Henry VIII.

The cobble-edged wide Market Place of Kirkbymoorside, on the edge of the North York Moors, is still the setting for a market every Wednesday, just as it has been since medieval times.

These are Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union Canal north of Leighton Buzzard. The lady is using the rope over the gate to take the last forward movement off the butty boat.

The church of St Lawrence is superbly positioned on the brow of a narrow spur offering splendid views to the north of the Greensand Hills.

The road rises up from the south, past the parish church, to enter Ibstock, gateway to industrial north-west Leicestershire.

North of Daventry and close to the border with Warwickshire, Welton stands on a hillside above the Grand Union Canal. Its name comes from the springs and wells in the area.

In the background is the North Pier, with an excursion steamer alongside its landing stage. This picture was taken from the South Jetty.

The next two views were taken around the swimming pool north of Overstone Manor. They are typical scenes from the more hardy 1950s, when the country was dotted with open air pools and lidos.

In the past it was an important coaching stop on the roads to the North. The Waverley Cafe, opposite the Cross, advertises Lune Salmon Teas, no doubt freshly caught from the local river.

Created in the International Art Deco style, its north facing entrance (pictured here) housed the nurses' quarters.

Hove's genteel grandeur continued to appeal to those who found Brighton somewhat too lively, and the town expanded north into the Downs in tides of suburban housing.

These are Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union Canal north of Leighton Buzzard. The lady is using the rope over the gate to take the last forward movement off the butty boat.

Known today for the nearby open prison situated on an old RAF camp, Eastchurch's claim to fame in earlier days was that it was the site of the first British airfield.

We are looking north along the A5, with the Town Hall tower on the grey horizon.

In 1900 the Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co secured an interest in the Dinnington Main Coal Co, which had been formed to exploit the coalfield to the north of Kiveton Park.

This view of the Mill House, further north along the Buckinghamshire bank, captures wonderfully the curious formality of late Victorian leisure activity as the fishermen sit stiffly in

To modern eyes the phalanx of cyclists and two visible policemen lend an essence of quaintness.

Now they are closed, along with most other collieries in the north-east Derbyshire coalfield, the town has reverted to the kind of calm seen in this mid-50s view of the Main Street.

It is also rightly famous for being on the new (1905) branch line from Prestatyn, which was the first in North Wales to use the new motor train.