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The wood came from Scandinavia, Russia and Canada, and was used in the city's furniture and match-making industries.

Chalybeate Street on the right led to the chalybeate well, which was used by visitors who came to drink its waters.

Held in the Square in the 19th century, six hundred stallholders came from all over the country, and great crowds from the Fylde turned up.

650 years of shipbuilding on the Wear came to an end with the closure of North East Shipbuilders' Southwick yard in 1989.

Golders Green was farmland until the turn of the century; prosperity came in 1905 with the arrival of the Northern line. It is famous for its crematorium, partly designed by Sir Ernest George.

Old deeds of many of the East Cliff houses often included particulars of 'drying grounds', the rights of which came with the building in question.

Fortunately for the village, this was also the time of the new tourist industry: Victorians came in search of peace and tranquillity away from the industrial West Riding.

The name Hodder means 'pleasant stream'. It is a Celtic name, and it describes the river well.

Already 21 years old when he came to Epsom, he had by then earned £25,000 at stud.

Aytoun Street gets its name from Roger Aytoun (known as Spanking Roger), who came to Manchester from Scotland as an officer in the army.

In 1777 an Act of Parliament allowed for the founding of Exhibitions and the appointment of assistant masters, and thus in 1778 Dr Thomas James became the first Headmaster.

The lords of the manor, who took their name from the village, came here in the time of Henry II; John, son of Ybri de Belaugh, had a large estate.

Different businesses produced hats, dresses, watches and clocks; a team of rat-catchers came from the village, and were well-known across the county.

Marks & Spencer, who came in 1931, occupy the building to the left of the High Bridge Restaurant; Burton's (left) are still there, and have been joined by Dorothy Perkins.

In 1730 Mrs Orton ensured the village's undying fame, for although she sold it at Stilton in Huntingdonshire, it was here that she created Stilton cheese.

Marks & Spencer, who came in 1931, occupy the building to the left of the High Bridge Restaurant; Burton's (left) are still there, and have been joined by Dorothy Perkins.

After an enquiry Essex County Council duly authorised the new Board which came into being as the Great Clacton Local Board on 17 June 1891.

There are several stories as to how the zulu got its name, but the first of the type does appear to have been built around 1879 at the time of the Zulu War.

This extremely attractive village lies in the heart of mountainous Snowdonia on the Glaslyn river, and this fine bridge has been a magnet for visitors, who came in increasing numbers following the war.

Sefton Park has always had much to delight its visitors, and when the Palm House opened in 1896 thousands came to see it, along with the other glories of the Park.

This view shows the 'sublime horrors' of the waterfall that the first visitors came to see.

St Patrick himself is said to have been shipwrecked on the head; years later, monks came from his monastic foundation in Ireland and built this chapel in his memory.

Further expansion came in the 1890s and in 1904, keeping pace with the expansion of the railway works as the major employer.

This interesting photograph should ideally be read with that taken from almost the same spot in 1906.