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The couple in the deckchairs sit just above the high tide mark, shown by the line of

In 1844 it was acquired by the Dean and Chapter to use for St Peter's School, which had outgrown its former site. It is now the oldest public school in England.

Henry I gave the village and living of Burton Bradstock to the great Normandy abbey at Caen in exchange for the royal regalia of William the Conqueror, which the monks claimed had been gifted to them by the

This sumptuous rebuilding, supervised by the seventh Duke of Devonshire, was designed by Paley and Austin of Lancaster, and has been described as their most outstanding domestic work.

This fascinating photograph shows an assortment of individuals all of whom appear to be mesmerised by the camera.

Weston House and its grounds were sold by the Harrison family to the Corporation in 1873, the house itself being converted into a museum; the Mappin Art Gallery was added in 1887.The war memorial

It is still used for offices, but no longer by the War Department. A horse must have recently passed by, as it has left a deposit on the side of the road.

It was rebuilt in 1908 to plans by the architect Arthur J Stedman of Farnham in the mock-Tudor style prevalent at that time.

The view was taken looking down Church Road from Cartmel Road by the crossroads, and is still much the same in appearance.

Today the size of this pub (built in 1938) reminds us that by the 20th century Hoylake had become a holiday resort.

There was a forge in the area by 1273, and glassmaking was well established by the early 14th century. John Glasman supplied stained glass for the East Window of York Minster.

By the time this photograph was taken Ironbridge was no longer the industrial heartland it had once been.

Judging by the quantity of lines carried on the telegraph poles, it would appear that a number of telephones had been installed in the area.

Most of them appear to be cobles, a traditional Yorkshire open boat easily identified by the square transom which has a reverse slope.

There is no change in this beautiful and tranquil scene as the river gently flows by the lovely thatched house onwards to Gibraltar Point.

By the mid 18th century, Whitby was involved in whaling; blubber warehouses were erected along the inner harbour.

During the Civil War, the parish church of St Nicolas was occupied by the Parliamentary troops and used as a prison, a hospital, and a guard room.

Another is berthed on the opposite bank, identifiable by the wide, shallow hull and very high pennanted mast.

One gets the distinct impression that all the children here have been carefully posed by the photographer.

We forget what a recent introduction this is; a comparison of this photograph with the next one (of the same street but from the other direction) shows that by the early 1960s the 'Keep Clear' signs had

The old hillfort of Buckland Rings was certainly occupied by the Romans - nearly 2 hundredweight of Roman coins were found there in the 18th century.

Leeds Town Hall, designed by the Hull architect Cuthbert Broderick, has been described as one of the best examples of the Classical revival style in England.

When lead was discovered in Weardale, the mining rights were granted to the bishops of Durham; by the 13th century, mining, smelting and charcoal burning and so on were on a large scale for the period.

Delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War, the programme continued in the 1940s and included plans to build 53,000 new homes. However, building always lagged behind demand.