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There is still a petrol station here today but it is linked to just one company.

cell block, where Conscientious Objectors were imprisoned in 1916, stands the Sebastopol cannon, long since gone, brought to the town in 1858 and accompanied on its journey from the railway station

The nearby airfield was used in World War II for bombers and then for training, with the 39 Regiment of Royal Engineers stationed here from 1966 onwards.

In the distance Crabbe Street, named after the local poet the Rev George Crabbe, who inspired the work of Benjamin Britten, leads down to the beach and the lifeboat station.

Owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the pier was rebuilt and extended between 1892 and 1894, and more than £20,000 was spent by the company on alterations to the pier railway station.

Owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the pier was rebuilt and extended during 1892-94 and more than £20,000 was spent by the company on alterations to the pier railway station.

So busy was London bridge at peak times that the authorities were compelled to station police constables along the central rib of the roadway to encourage a smooth flow of traffic.

The Chalk Pits industrial and historical museum is nearby, next to the main line railway station.

Each morning he would set off for the station along Victoria Road, his smart attire and confident stride telling everyone that he was `something important in the City`.

High Street c1965 Famous for its RAF station, Benson grew during the turnpike and coaching era.

This view, closer in from the junction of North Parade and Pierrepont Street, shows the site of the Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, now a bustling bus station.

Between the parish church of St John and the Guildhall was the old police station (right), demolished in 1963 when the old Market Place was revamped.

Initially a defensible tower, it was later given over to civic purposes: a court and a police station were housed here. Until 1974 the council used to meet in the room above the clock.

Initially a defensible tower, it was later given over to civic purposes: a court and a police station were housed here.

It was also important in draining the nearby Isle of Axholme and the two steam pumping stations once controlled the river level.

The stores is Broadway Service Station now, with a modern forecourt. Just across the road is the Gigmill pub, a reminder of Stourbridge's days as a wool town in the 17th century.

The old Laindon High Street had about 120 shops spreading in twos or threes from the Fortune of War down past the station to Langdon Hills.

York was a military centre, and over 1,000 men were stationed here when the barracks were built. They had their own hospital and a soldiers' institute.

Botley once had numerous inns, because it was a kind of coaching station where drivers rested before crossing the Hamble River.

Botley Station (entrance on the left of the photograph), which is approached via Mill Hill, is well outside the village. One descends to it from a road bridge.

We can see the first Blackfriars Station on the south side.

The former nearby station took the name of Roebuck.

The station, which lies a short distance to the left along Market Street, was used as a set during the filming of 'Brief Encounter'.

On the left, the east pier reaches out across the harbour towards the railway station complex, with the long stone pier carrying the line continuing on towards the small lighthouse at its end.