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The first county council was formed in 1889, with the 4th Marquis of Bath as chairman. It used to rotate meetings around the county.

Preston was a County Borough until 1974. County Hall was built in 1882 and was the administrative headquarters of Lancashire County Council.

County Hall is seen from Victoria Embankment. At the time of the photograph, it was the home of the London County Council.

Nottingham Forest and Notts County soccer teams are based here, as is the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Forest and the Cricket Club are to the right beyond the bridge, Notts County to the left.

On the extreme right of the picture is Northampton's County Hall headquarters. The Hall dates back to 1678, and was the first public building to be constructed after the fire of 1675.

He inherited estates amounting to 75,000 acres in County Down, 16,000 in County Wicklow, 4,000 in Kings County, 9,500 in County Antrim, 2,100 acres in Kilkenny and 1,355 acres in Kildare.

Overlooked by the cathedral, New Road is one of the most attractive grounds in the country. There has been a county side since 1847 but the present club dates from 1865.

The town of Kingston was awarded County Town status in 1893, which it retained even after becoming a London Borough in 1964.

To the right of County Hall is the Bell Hotel, a Regency building which was recast in 1919 with the addition of a dormered roof storey.

The Cavendish County Theatre to the right has since been demolished and this area is now the site of the new County Offices.

Despite the importance of nearby cities such as Bath or the cathedral city of Wells, Taunton proudly remains the County Town of Somerset.

The first cricket match was played at Headingley in 1890, and Yorkshire County matches transferred to to the ground from the previous county pitch at Sheffield. Test cricket began at?

The County Library, opened by Sir Percy Meadon when Mr Raymond Irwin was County Librarian, continues to give excellent service.

The first cricket match was played at Headingley in 1890, and Yorkshire County matches transferred to to the ground from the previous county pitch at Sheffield. Test cricket began at?

The opening in 1912 of the County Hall in Cathays Park provided a much-needed centrally contained administrative centre for Glamorgan.

In August 1874, Derbyshire County Cricket Club played Lancashire at Chesterfield, using Chesterfield FC's facilities at Saltergate recreation ground.

A local labourer and his dog pose obligingly for the camera on the sandy path leading from the summit of Leith Hill, at 967ft the highest point in the south-eastern counties.

The opening in 1912 of the County Hall in Cathays Park provided a much-needed centrally contained administrative centre for Glamorgan.

In 1345 it became the county gaol, and for the most part was not to play a great role in the county's history. It now houses a splendid museum.

By the eve of the Great War there were about 49,000 tied miners' houses in the county housing 260,000 people, or 20 per cent of the county's population.

Today, Worcestershire County Museum is housed in the north wing.

In 1345 it became the county gaol, and for the most part was not to play a great role in the county's history. It now houses a splendid museum.

Today, Worcestershire County Museum is housed in the north wing.

Beyond is now 'Fred's Folly', the 1960s County Council office tower block, a landmark for miles around.