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The Jolly Miller on Hook Road has a skittles evening each week. It has ten bedrooms, all with televisions - they would not have had these in 1955. A single bedroom costs £39 including breakfast.

This is a quaint corner of Loftus, which here looks totally unsuited for the traffic of the present day.

The elegant brick railway station is at the far end, and the Grand Hotel is on the left. On the right is the Taliesin Hotel.

The arrival of the railway in 1866 gave this market town a boost, and it rapidly developed to serve a large hinterland.

The sign above the entrance of Cambridge Hall indicates that the picture was taken around 1901-02 following the accession of King Edward VII.

A number of English kings stayed at the castle on their frequent visits to Hastings. William Rufus held court here, at the head of his army, awaiting a chance to slip across to Normandy.

This modest building of red brick is attributed to T H Rushforth and was built in about 1864. The windows are 13th century and show a variety of designs in two-bay arcades.

In the 1920s, the owner of a chain of grocery stores had two carved cats placed on the upper front of his shop - they were supposed to frighten the rats away from the river bank.

It was out of this college that Leeds university was established in 1904. Leeds Mechanics' Institute was also noted for its high standards.

Since the 18th century, the town has been a centre for the brewing of beer. The breweries used the Wharfe to bring in raw materials and transport finished products.

To the left of York's city wall stands the station opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1877.

Also known as St Sampson's, Golant on the west bank of the Fowey was cut off from the main estuary, save for a bridge, by the embankment of the Lostwithiel to Fowey railway in 1869.

Church Cove is on the east side of the Lizard. The building on the left is the lifeboat station, erected in 1885; it is unusual that it is set at right angles to the beach.

To its right stands the cathe- dral-like front of the Baptist church, built by George Morgan in 1877 at a cost of £4200.

The arrival of the railway in 1866 gave this market town a boost, and it rapidly developed to serve a large hinterland.

At the Stamford Road end of the street, the newly-built showroom of Tutty's sold kitchen units and appliances. Newman's next door was an old-fashioned ironmongers, which has resisted change.

There is no general consensus as to the origin of 'St Nicholas' as a place name.

This fine bridge is one of the most dazzling structures spanning London’s river and was constructed in 1862 at the cost of £250,000.With the waters at low tide as they are here, critics have suggested

In 1907 plans were approved for this combined tram shelter, toilets and office, said to be one of the best in the British Isles.

The statue was designed by Sir Bertram Mackennal, who also designed the 1908 Olympic medals and the coinage of George V in 1910. The statue is eight-and-a-half feet high on a Portland stone plinth.

We are looking down Castle Hill, by the wall of Lancaster Castle. St Mary's Parade is to the left, going up to the church. The Judge's Lodgings are at the bottom of Castle Hill down the lane.

In 1949, the question of having a bowling green in the Public Gardens was raised with the Urban District Council, but it felt that it was not the right moment.

There are no medieval churches in Leeds.The church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1634 and retains its oaken interior and a great screen which is considered to be one of the finest of

This bridge is a railway bridge, and is now part of the west coast main line.Another railway bridge (to Blackburn) can be seen in the distance.