Search Results

The Bellevue Hotel at Pegwell is pictured here in its clifftop setting.The structure that is visible on the left was an artificial lagoon offering visitors sea-water bathing in safe, sheltered

Travelling towards Church Hill we come to Brackendale Road; this is a pretty road, with many pine trees. Before the opening of the M3, it used to run right through to the Portsmouth Road.

At the time of Domesday Book, this part of Worcestershire was described as a 'wilderness', with 'numerous and vast thickets'.

This was the earliest English settlement of the Knights Templar, who were given the manor in 1135. Cressing is known today for its medieval barns at nearby Cressing Temple.

The Girls' High School was founded in 1918 in Brueton House at Mount Pleasant, but moved to this purpose-built accommodation in Green Lanes in 1930.

Shoppers at John Harrison's would have been paying something in the region of 6s 11d a pound for sirloin, 2s 1d for brisket, 2s 11d for streaky bacon, 4s 11d for a dozen eggs and around 3s 5d for a pound

After the purchase of Sandringham House, the tiny station at Wolferton became the stopping off point for visiting members of the Royal family.

Along with Woodhouse Moor to the north, the park was considered the chief lung of the city, where for a few hours at the weekend factory workers had an opportunity to get away from the dust, grime, noise

Sixty years earlier the village had five inns and taverns, all of which took in paying guests; the Crown & Anchor, the Jolly Sailor, the Red Lion, The Ship, and the White Swan.

A superb haymaking scene which shows the manpower once required on the land at this hill-top farm, to the south west of Haslemere.

Looking away from the Queen's Hotel, we can see one of Cheltenham's grandest open spaces. In the foreground are cannons captured from the Russians at the siege of Sebastopol.

At some of the weirs, salmon ladders have been provided to help them ascend to their spawning grounds.

At the far end of the street, dominating the picture, is Jesus Church, built in 1879 by Arthur Blomfield. He also carried out various improvements to Oundle School.

At the bottom of Chapel Street, visitors ready for a stay in the nearby hotel unload their suitcases from a cart.

Standing out in the distant centre is an attractive house where beer was once sold. It is situated at a crossroads, with Winchester Road on the left and Church Lane on the right.

After a service at St Paul’s, the ageing Queen was driven in her state coach past Parliament and across this crowded bridge, escorted by her loyal troops. The bridge is decked with garlands.

Some of the earliest mining on the island was carried out at Bradda Head.

Such is the unbroken nature of the West Dorset coastline that artificial harbours had to be constructed at Lyme Regis and West Bay.

Grange is the hamlet at the foot of Borrowdale, where the River Derwent, seen on the left of this photograph, meanders through water meadows into mighty Derwent Water to the north.

The Pier Pavilion advertises 'Bubbles', a popular show at this time. Crowds have been attracted to The Miniature Race Track. For many, watching was as enjoyable as taking part in the racing.

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

Loading outside the Co-op is a mobile fish shop.

It is entirely possible that Queen Katherine of Aragon worshipped in the 10th-century church during her stay at Ampthill Castle in 1533.

This scenic stretch of the Thames, 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 clubhouses and