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The name lives on in the Godolphin racing stable (ironically owned by Sheikh Makhtoum); it is named after Godolphin Arabian, one of the three Arab stallions from which all British racehorses are descended

Part of the roof is covered with corrugated iron - this was used when thatchers were difficult to find.

The charcoal produced had a multitude of uses, particularly in the smelting of iron.

Though the North East is readily identified with coal mining, shipbuilding and iron and steel, among its lesser-known industries was the construction of railway locomotives and rolling stock.

It was a boom town during the 19th-century iron-mining era.

In 1900 the Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co secured an interest in the Dinnington Main Coal Co, which had been formed to exploit the coalfield to the north of Kiveton Park.

There was a timber bridge here by 1172, but the present one with cast-iron spans dates from 1821.

The brick barn on the left at Red House Farm and the iron field fence remain, but the houses on the right have been altered and a few demolished, including the single-storey one on the corner of the quaintly-named

The picture shows the glass and cast-iron winter gardens built on the back of the Library and Museum. This ornate structure was destroyed by enemy bombing during the Second World War.

Just behind, and visible by the telephone box, is an ornate Victorian cast-iron pump.

Then, it was a small town serving an agricultural area, but the arrival of the iron road changed all that. This picture was taken when the railways were at the height of their popularity.

In the background is the third bridge at Hampton, opened in 1865; its wrought iron lattice girders of five spans were replaced with the present bridge in 1933.

Dartmouth could quite justifiably claim to be responsible for the Portuguese national dish of salt cod, for in the 16th to 18th centuries local ships traded clothes and iron goods for Newfoundland

The District Council's policy of tree planting is in evidence here, with young saplings protected by iron cases lining the road.

These seem to have more in common with Nelson's navy than with the iron-clad battleships that were starting to dock at Devonport at this time.

A little along from the Town Hall we see the prestigious Cromwell Hotel, embellished with an airy cast iron balcony.

Spanning the street are a pair of open decorative iron arches on which are hung the town lamps. On the left is a formidable display of boots and shoes cascading over the shop facia.

This picture shows the glass and cast-iron winter gardens built on the back of the Library and Museum. This ornate structure was destroyed by enemy bombing during the Second World War.

This photograph is taken inside the walls of the Iron Age hillfort of Worlebury.

The town was founded on a ford over the River Aire, near Kirkstall Forge, where the monks of Kirkstall Abbey once smelted iron ore.

The houses on the north corner of Laura Place became an hotel in 1866 and acquired the ornate iron and glass porch early this century.

With the decline in industries such as iron, steel and coal, many villages such as this went into steep decline. There are still signs of life, however!

Various Iron Age sites and encampments illustrate the area's wealth of history.

On the left is Mr Kerrison the butcher's ornamented shop front, with a refined iron balcony overhead.