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In March 1902 she sold the hall and its 62 acres to Burnley for the very low price of £17,500, and she gave some of the money back to pay for the art gallery it was to house.

Loughborough University is at the cutting edge of science and technology yet, at the same time, it has a high reputation in sports that themselves stretch back to the ancient world of the original

The impressive edifice of the Midland Bank, number 12 Westgate, is second from the left.

The Sudell family can be traced back to the reign of Edward VI. They owned land in Blackburn and out at Oozebooth. The family built a large town house on King Street.

The old church, which went back in parts to the 12th century, was swept away in 1824.

'Antelope' had been sold in 1913, but by March 1920 the surviving sisters were back on station for the GWR, though both were used for cargo runs only.

In this north-western sector of a remarkable parish it is possible to go back two thousand years at a glance, from the ancient trackway to an abandoned railway line, courtesy of Dr Beeching.

middle of the 19th century, the third (curfew) bell was rung daily at five in the morning and eight in the evening, warning householders to extinguish their fires until morning; this custom dates back

All the local farming families tried to get back to Alderley for Wakes week in the third week of August.

There was a fernery, an orangery and a grotto, and the size of the head gardener's house, with its back stairs and maids' accommodation, illustrates the size of the household and the importance of the

The oldest cottages are based on what is known as a 'cross passage' design, whereby a passage runs straight from front to back door, dividing the house.

of the 1990s Springfield Quay had been transformed yet again, emerging as the foremost leisure and entertainment areas of the city, with an Odeon multiplex cinema and a score of restaurants, bars

In the yard at the back there is a rare survival, a dovecote dating from the 13th or 14th century.

When the High Street was built up, a tunnel was created to maintain access to the court, which has now been opened up onto Little Church Street at the back.

So just look at this picture, and imagine you are back in a time of laughter! In picture L117096, very little has changed.

So just look at this picture, and imagine you are back in a time of laughter! In picture L117096, very little has changed.

RECORDS of a harbour in Margate go back to the 14th century, when it appears to have been a small wooden structure sheltering the local fishing vessels.

Geoff Cox said: 'I think the negative image goes back to Lorraine Chase and the Luton Airport advertisement (for Campari); it led to the naff town idea.

Going back to the beginning of the 19th century, Loakes Manor together with its park was sold in August 1798 to the Right Honourable Robert Smith, Lord Carrington, a prosperous banker and friend

The brick gateway, with its barely discernible royal cipher, is all that remains.

Wells furnishers were related to the brewing family of the same name; the Green Chair sign over the shop is intended as a hark back to the craftsman guilds of medieval times.

From then on, Conduit Square and Back Lane became Tindal Square and Tindal Street, respectively. Market-day was also posing problems for the corn merchants.

He received a severe contusion in the back part of his head, and was otherwise severely bruised.

German prisoners were taken back in return.