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Just past the South Walney nature reserve on Haws Point is the impressive structure of the Walney lighthouse, erected in 1790 as a plain wooden tower.

of Carlisle Castle were renovated in order to house the latest cannon technology; the Botchergate gateway was moved and the Citadel constructed in its place to defend against attack from the south

At one time the High Street stretched to the west, to the south of Gadebridge Park, when the land there formed the grounds of the Bury.

The potato famine of the Hungry Forties brought in vast numbers of people particularly from the south and west of Ireland, but even by 1841 (as the census returns of that year testify) the number

Apparently out of favour during the reign of Edward VI, he returned to royal favour with the accession of Queen Mary and was appointed her chamberlain and also chancellor for the south of Wales.

Other notable changes in town before the Second World War were the straightening of Marlow Hill in 1936, which involved demolishing buildings on the left side of the road south of St Mary's Street

Facing the south door is a bust of Stafford's best-known son, Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler'.

Facing the south door is a bust of Stafford's best-known son, Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler'.

THE MAIN EAST-WEST thoroughfare in Bearsden, one of Glasgow's northern suburbs, is named Roman Road, for it follows the line of a roadway constructed by the Romans in AD 142 along the south side

industry, but the old town was also increasingly surrounded by rows and rows of terraces in Pitsmoor and Hillsborough to the north, in Walkley and Crookes to the west, in Sharrow and Heeley to the south

In South Teddington a mission church was formed in 1880, which later became St Mark's Church in the 20th century.

The houseboats also lined the banks as far south as Marsh Lock. They are now a thing of the past. Besides the houseboats, the river itself was a scrum of small boats.

In South Teddington a mission church was formed in 1880, which later became St Mark's Church in the 20th century.

Before the centre opened, some two-thirds of the businesses in the town were Epsom-owned; now it is about half, and these are at the periphery of the main shopping areas in South Street, Waterloo

He later built Burghley House just south of Stamford.

The procession of floats meant that some of the main streets (particularly the Broadway and South Road) were closed to other traffic for the duration of the festivities.

Some parts of the south-east wing go back to the 14th century, yet the other side dates from c1600. The clock over the entrance has been marking the passing of time for about 350 years.

THE golden sands have always been one of Margate's main attractions and have given the resort an advantage over the more common shingle beaches of South-East England.

The nave and clerestory were added in 1489, and the final details - the chancel, tower and south porch - were added in the early 1500s.

The river valley of the Soar lies to the south of Loughborough. Water, and waterpower, have played important roles in the founding and development of Loughborough.

To the north is the old town of Hemel Hempstead, to the west lies Boxmoor, which derives its name from the moor, with Apsley established to the south.

From now on the southern half south of the Solway, including Carlisle, would be regarded by the kings (and queens) of England as a permanent part of their kingdom, and was eventually divided

Blythswood Square, lying to the south of Sauchiehall Street, was the first of the city squares laid out as a formal garden.

The Midland Bank (now HSBC) was one of the first businesses to come to the Broadway, and it stayed in the Broadway until 2004, when it moved to new premises in South Road.