Search Results

This small elevated village lies about a mile to the north-east of Melton Mowbray on the A607 Grantham road.

The Victorian stepped gables, porch and Tudor-style windows of Old Castle House beyond mask a timber building of c1600. The adjoining Victoria Cottage with round-topped windows is dated 1839.

The huts are arranged just above the high tide mark along the length of Par Beach. Much of the sand has been derived from waste entering the bay from mines and china clay works inland.

Simply elegant, this is the last of a superb series of 1930s underground stations extending along the northern section of the Piccadilly Line, including Arnos Grove, Southgate and Oakwood, all designed

Originally called 'Ac stede', 'the place of oak trees', old Oxted now has the busy A25 sweeping through its High Street, and it is unlikely that the two mothers with prams would envisage making such casual

Silverdale is a beautiful limestone village in the midst of woods and craggy outcrops.

The coming of the railway in 1856 prompted a rapid expansion of this village: in 1851 it had a population of only 437, which within twenty years had grown to 3,577.

The Causeway leads from the town of Buntingford to the original, and now derelict, parish church of St Bartholomew, Layston.

The King's Guard Chamber contains one of the world's greatest displays of weaponry.

The street lighting has been upgraded, though the gradient of the road still forced the cyclist to dismount to push his bike.

The show of horses and horned cattle was exceedingly great. Cattle sold quick and at liberal prices.

Ellesmere was once part of the dowry of King John's illegitimate daughter, Joan.

It was the principal seat of the Mortimer family, one of whom became Edward IV.

Frederick Barker was born at Baslow on 17 March 1808, and followed other members of his family by becoming a churchman.

The narrow cobbled streets of Staithes still wind down to the North Sea just as they did in the 1950s.

The hillside town of Yeadon lies to the north of Bradford, and is today perhaps most famous as the site of the Leeds-Bradford Airport.

This modest resort of broad beaches and spectacular rock scenery can be reached along the sands from Newquay.

Largs was well-served by steamers from all parts of the Clyde, and by the Glasgow & South Western Railway to Ardrossan, via Fairlie and West Kilbride.

A view of one of the city's best narrow medieval streets, lined with tall, overhanging shops and houses.

Opened in June 1900, the immense hotel block dominates Fistral Beach on the edge of Newquay. A horse and open carriage are about to take guests on an excursion.

Originally built by Sir Drummond Wolfe in the early 18th century and later extended, this luxury hotel with 80 rooms, three acres of gardens and its own well, was immensely popular with the leading stars

The Shipping Chemist on the corner of Swanpool Street (left) reflects the maritime function of Falmouth.

Largs was well-served by steamers from all parts of the Clyde, and by the Glasgow & South Western Railway to Ardrossan via Fairlie and West Kilbride.

A steam tugboat hauls a barge into the docks on the right. St Katharine's Dock was built in 1828.