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Opened in 1836 by the Bristol General Cemetery Co, Arnos Vale became the city's main burial ground until augmented by the opening of Greenbank Cemetery during the 1870s.

By the 1950s, Southbourne had been almost completely swallowed up by the expanding Bournemouth district.

Wonderful as this view is, admiration is tempered by the knowledge that the road leading to the south transept was created by the demolition in the 1830s of the mainly 12th-century monastic dormitory and

The castle was the scene of the first action by the barons against Edward II. At the time the castle was held by Piers Gaveston, Edward's despised favourite.

Originally a wooden Saxon fortress built on two islands in a natural moat formed by the river Len, it was transformed into a solid stone castle at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron

Famous Citizens: The Council's Commemorative Plaques Attached to a number of buildings in the town are circular Westmoreland green slate plaques erected by the council; they are carved by the nationally

Its foundation stone was laid by the Prince of Wales in May 1921, and the memorial was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall before a huge crowd on 30 October 1921.

St Paul's was built in the Early English style by the Earl of Devon in 1861. The font was donated by the Bishop of Exeter and the lectern by local railway workers.

This beautiful hilly country, now owned by the Duke of Westminster, was part of Old Fylde when it stretched as far as Preston.

The town has suffered a great deal over the centuries: it was regularly ransacked and burnt - sometimes by the Welsh, sometimes by the English. There are therefore only a few really old buildings.

The flat-roofed properties along the Promenade were built by the ubiquitous W H Gould in 1880.

The railway station by the arrival point is little altered from when it was first opened by the Furness Railway Company.

Belvoir was rebuilt by the first Earl of Rutland.

Although yet early, the mill by the roadside is already at work, and the forge of the blacksmith's shop at the Reigate Road corner is in full blast.

Georgian additions on the left, since reduced in size, were designed by the York architect John Carr for Sir Lawrence Dundas.

Georgian additions on the left, since reduced in size, were designed by the York architect John Carr for Sir Lawrence Dundas.

However, by the time of this early photograph the harbour seems already deserted by the fishing fleet, perhaps in favour of Mevagissey on the far side of the bay.

Tavistock's wealth was generated in early Victorian times by the nearby Devon Great Consols mine, which was dug on land owned by the 7th Duke of Bedford.

The light from the third model of 1904 was obscured by the buildings of the nearby power stations: therefore, although it still stands, it was replaced in 1961 by the taller black and white striped edifice

Here we see the front view of the already spacious Lowood Hotel, with a horse and carriage waiting by the main door.

Fed by the artificial 120-acre lake behind it, this picturesque cascade was created in 1746-68 as part of the extensive landscaping carried out by the artist brothers Thomas and Paul Sandby for the Duke

By the 1880s the shoeblack societies had four hundred boys on their books. A number were given cheap board and lodging.

Originally a village, Eastleigh expanded rapidly around Bishopstoke Junction after the London and South Western Railway Company's carriage works moved here in 1889-90, followed by the locomotive workshops

The original church dates back to about 1480; it is thought to have been built by the monks of Abingdon Abbey.