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The library stands on the site that was occupied by a field gun when the memorial gardens were opened following the First World War.

The tower in fact belongs to James Wyatt's rebuilding of the whole church following the medieval tower's collapse in 1785.

At a riot following the execution of a man named Robertson, Porteous ordered his men to fire on the crowd.

Note the sign for the National Assistance Board Area Office (bottom right), set up to assist those who slipped through the net following the establishment of National Insurance contributions in the 1940s

These had been opened in 1923 following the clearance of the wharves and warehouses; the river had become a leisure amenity rather than a commercial highway.

In 1322 the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

There has been a great deal of concern locally following the severe decline of old Runcorn that resulted from all the investment in the new town development around Halton Lea.

St Athan is home to RAF Athan, and has formed part of the local community and economy for many decades, particularly following the Second World War.

'The one desire of every true Briton on first coming to Dorking is to follow Sam Weller as he descends from the Arundel coach to the Marquis of Granby.

At a riot following the execution of a man named Robertson, Porteous ordered his men to fire on the crowd.

Following defeat at the Battle of Dunbar, Major General David Leslie and several thousand survivors of his army took shelter in Stirling.

Families followed the country fairs and markets and often ventured into London for the festivals and fairs held on the commons.

On the left-hand side, W Cushen, a silk mercer and undertaker's office, is followed by a fruiterer and greengrocer's, a stationery shop, a barber's, and a fishmonger.

At the northernmost point away from Hailsham we reach Crowborough, a village that became a health resort in the 1870s when Lord Abergavenny followed the advice of a Dr Prince.

A branch line soon followed, and Eastbourne station opened in 1849, but Polegate grew, and until it was by-passed recently it was something of a bottleneck on the Bexhill Road, the A27.

It reminds us that Buntingford High Street and Royston Road follow the line of the Roman Ermine Street.

The GNR cut the return fare from Sheffield to just 5s; the Midland followed suit, and thanks to Thomas Cook tearing up his written agreement, the latter could reduce the fare to just two or three shillings

The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist, but it was known in 1488 and in 1755 as the church of SS Peter and Pawle, a name used by the followers of St Augustine in around 600AD.

At almost three-quarters of a mile in length, it was the second-longest pier in England after Southend's, but was damaged by a severe storm in 1978 and pulled down the following year.

The new factory was commissioned in 1912, and was built over the following eight years.

Following the move of the gaol and assizes to Bodmin in 1842, the grounds were landscaped and turned into a pleasure park by the Duke of Northumberland.

The Victorian Gothic mansion of Tortworth Court, with its distinctive welcoming gatehouse, was built in the mid 19th century following the elevation to the peerage of the first Earl of Dulcie

The castle, at the medieval limit of navigation for the River Rother, was presumably licensed in 1385 following French raids on Rye and Winchelsea.

The National Provincial Bank, as banks do, took advantage of this 'additional wealth', followed later by Doug Taylor's garage and the inevitable council roundabout.