Search Results

Visit today, and see that the pub has gone, and that offices and shops of little architectural merit have come to dominate the street scene.

There could even have been some Frith postcards in the rack; among many other things for sale are ice cream, Coca Cola, pork pies from Pork Farms of Nottingham, Kodak films, cigarettes, newspapers and

The car park has gone, and many of the buildings have also disappeared.

East Street used to lead from the Common Acre past a number of big houses. On the right, three dormers mark the roof of the Manse to the Congregational Church, built in 1780.

Smarden is an attractive Wealden village in H E Bates country, with a number of fine old timbered houses. At one time it had a substantial trade in linen and woollen goods.

A Roman settlement on Stane Street and the navigable River Arun. The village encompasses riverside and hillside, and has a main line railway station. The 15th-century church is on the hillside.

This was the site of much activity, including horse fairs, which continued regularly until the mid-20th century. The Green is today architecturally unchanged from this photograph.

There were already several schools in the town when the Minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Belfast advertised the arrival of a new academy.

Its expenses were met by the subscriptions of the members, fees from letting others use the park, and an exhibition hall.

After the Rothschilds sold the estate in 1917, a consortium of local councils bought 200 acres and opened it to the public in 1926.

It was already famous for the manufacture of linen and cloth. Its character changed in 1845 on the arrival of the railway when the population could easily travel to other towns and villages.

The Gwyn Hall, on the left, was built in 1887. The land was donated by Hywel Gwyn, and a statue of him was unveiled outside a year later.

A steep road from Sabden leads to the well-known pass of Nick o' Pendle.

It was sold by the 10th Lord Middleton, still a Willoughby, to the City of Nottingham in 1924.

South of Ollerton is Rufford Country Park, run by the County Council.

The parish church of All Saints is unusually wide, with a tiny tower and high arched windows.

In the days of horse-drawn travel, Tewkesbury was an important coaching town.

Legend has it that this church was founded by Adeliza, the wife of Roger de Montgomery. Montgomery had come to England with William the Conqueror, and had been given control of Shropshire.

We are looking northwards towards the Square (centre), with 18th-century brick and tile houses on both sides of Wimborne Street.

The Goldfish Pond from the South This portion of the gardens is situated near the south-eastern arm of the perimeter path.

As well as dwellings, one or two factories provided work for local people.

'Jungle Jim' was one of the worst of the 'Jungle' film genre - one reviewer wrote that 'Jungle Jim' had 'no particular personality or background'.

Now it is a unique part of Lincolnshire's history.

Hanson's Bakery is beyond in the shop that was Bayston's, who were farmers, purveyors of meat, bakers and confectioners.