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LEADING up from the pier to the town itself a new ramp was cut in the cliff face and called Pier Gap. In 1887 shops were erected on both sides (see 64239, pages 24-25).

Just in front of the Star is Haywards Heath's town sign, attractively painted and prominently positioned for all to see and enjoy.

Tourism in the area has, rightly, not been encouraged; the balance of nature is too fragile. To the east of the town are similar marshes at the King's Pool, off North Walls.

Tourism in the area has, rightly, not been encouraged; the balance of nature is too fragile. To the east of the town are similar marshes at the King's Pool, off North Walls.

Fish, octopus and mammals unfortunate enough to be swimming too close would meet a swift end in his massive jaws. He was the mighty Fish Lizard, or Icthyosaurus.

Most of the best shops in Walsall are either in the town centre or situated on the edge; between them they pull in thousands of shoppers.

Near the top of Back Lane stood a lock-up, a pillory and stocks. There was even a maypole where HSBC Bank now stands, and beside it a dunghill.

Townley Hall was first opened to the people of Burnley on 20 May 1903. The opening ceremony was performed by the Earl of Roseberry.

He swept into Wales at the head of a strong force, mopped up Tenby en route (capturing another renegade, Powell, in the process), and besieged Pembroke Castle.

The business later became part of the Caffyn chain of garages, and so it remained until 1985, when Caffyns consolidated their premises into their existing building next to the railway station.

Colchester was also visited by the Roman Emperor himself, who considered the capture of this capital vital to the success of the conquest from AD43 onwards.

The 200-foot Royal Victoria Pier (left) was built out from Castle Hill at Butlers Horse, and was erected to coincide with Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897.

Just past the Stepping Stones public house is one of the roads leading to Polesden Lacy.

Dorset's rural heartland is best explored on foot, for walking the lanes and paths which thread from village to village is the only way to seek out the scenes captured at a vital time in their

of the 20th century.

This was the first street in the town to be built, but it had long lost its residents when this view was taken.

Sandwiched between the long established 'tourist honeypots' of the English Lake District and the Scottish Borders, tourism had long been identified as a way of providing a considerable boost to

The library is housed on the first floor of the new centre, leaving the ground floor for retailers.

MANY MORE people know the name of Loughborough than know the town itself, or even where it is. That name is read, said and rings out across the world. Loughborough is unique.

Chancellor had amassed in excess of £40,000 in income paid to the Corporation during that time.

Humanity ordained that the soldiers received basic nursing care, but many of them could not be nursed back to health, and died in a foreign land without family to mourn them.

The line was noted for its steep gradients, which led to the nickname of 'Puffing Annie' for the engine, and even today local people recall the railway, known as the 'Nickey Line', with affection

WALKING AROUND Walsall town centre today there is little to show visitors what the town looked like in its early years.

The house was designed by the eminent architect, Walter Brierley of York (who also designed Dyke Nook, the home of the Blake family on Whalley Road).