Search Results

George Street was once the very heart of the old city but was almost entirely destroyed in the blitz. Today, a short section behind the Theatre Royal is all that is left.

The sweep of the sandy bay and the railway along the shore are clearly visible here. The Blenheim Hotel, shown in the centre, is now converted to holiday flats: a sign of the times.

The picturesque cottages of the east side surround the 199 church stairs. This was probably a Monday, as the washing is laid to dry on the sands.

The oldest of the town's three piers, this one dates from 1863, and when it opened was known simply as Blackpool Pier.

This scenic stretch of the Thames, overlooked by Christ Church Meadow, has long been a rowing reach; at one time the bank would have been lined with eye-catching college barges, which were used as

This view is taken from the Vinefields side of the river, on the footpath leading from the Grammar School into the Abbey Gardens. The bridge was built and the footpath laid down in 1883.

This short, 2-mile canal was opened in 1773, and is an extension of the River Ure. In this view of the stone-walled canal basin we see the cathedral rising over the roofs, and the old arched bridge.

The 14th-century cross, on its original base and at the top of eight stone steps, underwent restoration in 1878.

It was here on 2 February 1645, after a forced march covering 30 miles in 36 hours over difficult terrain in the worst weather in living memory, that the great Marquess of Montrose, with fewer than 2,000

A dense procession of top-hatted gentlemen hurry along the pavement to their city offices.

The absence of traffic allows the children to loiter safely in the street.

Narrow streets, pretty cottages (some of them thatched), fishing boats on the beach, and all in a beautiful setting on the Lizard peninsula, put Cadgwith on the list of places to visit once road transport

It is remarkable that until the Eastern Avenue arterial road was built in the 1920s, the main trunk road from London to the port of Harwich and East Anglia passed through the narrow confines

Warren Drive with its neat bungalows and semi-detached homes provides the northern border of the Elm Park Estate, an impressive residential development inspired by the extension of the District Line

The owners of Gayton Flour Mill built all these properties to house their workers.

Tylers Green was the centre of a major medieval tile-making industry whose decorated floor tiles were used at Windsor Castle in the 14th century and for paving numerous Chiltern churches.

It can just be seen on the west wall of the tower, through the branches of the tree.

Three children play against the superb backdrop of some of the best ecclesiastical architecture in Worcestershire. Evesham's two churches share the same churchyard.

This is the southern or `t`Cheshire side` of the lake, with the roof of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Hotel, which opened on 17 December 1875, just visible in the centre.

Malmesbury is virtually surrounded by the two tributaries of the River Avon.

Their Christmas display had four tiers of dressed poultry hanging from the outside of the first storey, and staff had to remain on duty overnight to prevent chicken rustling.

This view of the Cross is taken from the road going to West Meon. In fifty years this road has seen traffic increase tenfold (making the taking of this photograph somewhat hazardous).

A floral crown marked the Coronation of King George VI in 1937, and in 1953, to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, a fragrant raised garden was created for the blind with a descriptive

Close-range torpedoes could carry a warhead of about 220 lbs of gun cotton and travel at about 32 knots; long- range torpedoes carried a lighter warhead and at travelled at a slightly slower speed