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The railway came to Burton in 1839 with the opening of the Birmingham & Derby Junction.

This architecturally busy Tudorbethan house, built after 1871, is now (in 2000) a hotel and conference centre set in tranquil parkland; that parkland came into being through the 1440s destruction of a

It served riverside traffic - initially boatmen, and later excursionists from Arundel to Littlehampton; they came in large numbers to view Arundel Castle and to enjoy dancing, bowls, croquet and the tea

Under a stone in the chancel is the body of John Saintpyere, who was rector here before the Armada came.

The money for its construction came from John Butler, the squire of Pleasington Hall, who was almost killed in an accident nearby. He made the gift as a thanksgiving to God that his life was spared.

Many of Odiham's houses are a mixture of Georgian and Tudor; some are timber-framed, which was common before local bricks came into general use in the 18th century.

Dickens, Carlyle, Gladstone and Florence Nightingale all came to Malvern to 'take the cure'.

Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine were crowned in the Cathedral, King John is buried there and his son Henry III came in great state for the re-dedication of the building.

Until the 1540s, much of the church`s revenue came from its troupe of resident players, who put on shows at Christmas, May Day and Corpus Christi.

The anchor to the right would hold the boat in the foreground in place when the next tide came in.

A tablet on the Pier commemorates nine seamen of Margate lost in 1857 when the 'Victory', a lugger, went to the assistance of the American vessel 'Northern Belle', which came ashore on the Foreness

The show came to an end when a gale destroyed the stage in August 1912. By this time, in any case, Pierrots were being supplanted by non-costumed 'fol-de-rol' entertainers.

Porth means 'harbour', and sailing traders came in here to be beached and unloaded at low tide. The private hotel and boarding house (right) has stables available for visitors.

After the dissolution came a short period of disuse before Sir Walter Mildmay restored parts of the friary for use as a college.

As more and more injured men came back from the front, a larger hut hospital was built on the playing fields of King's and Clare Colleges, with 'open-air' wards such as this one housing the patients.

The bay, with its wide sandy beach, was almost certainly the landing place of the Danish brothers Hengist and Horsa, who came to Britain in 449AD to fight for the British king Vortigern against the

Much trade came for the dyeing facilities, especially for one major landowning family, the Beevors.

Wetherby was famed for its ancient Thursday market and fair, sanctioned by the Knights Templar. The town hall was built in 1845.

The house, first mentioned in 1429, was originally built for the four priests serving the four altars in nearby St James's church.

How many of these men came back wounded to be cared for at Frensham Military Hospital, based at a large mansion, Frensham Heights? How many were to return alive by the end of the following year?

William Cobbett came to Botley in 1805 and purchased the Fairthorns Estate, comprising 300 acres. In later life he became bankrupt, and the land was sold. In 1854, Fairthorne Manor was built.

Sherborne House School was established in 1933 by Mrs E Wise, whose family came from Sherborne in Dorset.

Built to serve as a school for the children of workers who came into the region to work on the Manchester Ship Canal, it was closed in 1902 after the canal was completed and these families

Weymouth became popular as a seaside resort thanks to the patronage of King George III, who came to bathe here for the good of his health.