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It was nothing for 4,000 plus to visit New Brighton on a warm summer day in the mid 1950s.

The manor house (known by locals as 'The Palace') was an E-shaped building facing north. The ground floor comprised a hall, a parlour, a buttery and a kitchen.

In Lyme today nothing of Govier remains, and where his smithy once stood, and where the town children gathered to watch the steam hissing from the white-hot shoes, Woolworth's now stands.

Other than the addition of a modern sunblind and signage, nothing had really changed for over 75 years.

Baden-Powell, who served with distinction in South Africa, and Lord Roberts, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in South Africa, are both honoured in the street names of Vickerstown.

Baden-Powell, who served with distinction in South Africa, and Lord Roberts, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in South Africa, are both honoured in the street names of Vickerstown.

The changes did not, fortunately, lead to a bland uniformity in the way in which the town appeared. Denhams the jewellers has retained its flamboyant, Byzantine-style mosaics.

Although there have been several references to a light that was exhibited from Beachy Head in around 1670, the records state that this was not for maritime purposes but as a fire beacon which would

The broad steely sea, marked only by faint lines, which had a semblance of being etched thereon to a degree not deep enough to disturb its general evenness, stretched the whole width of his front

This last alludes to the town's on-going military associations, from the North York Militia, through the Green Howards to Catterick Camp.

This last alludes to the town's on-going military associations, from the North York Militia, through the Green Howards to Catterick Camp.

William decided to shut this 'back gate' to his kingdom by building a royal fortress at the entrance to the valley.

TO THE modern visitor, Mobberley appears to be strung out along Town Lane between Alderley and Knutsford, with at least three centres to the village.

Tourism in the area has, rightly, not been encouraged; the balance of nature is too fragile. To the east of the town are similar marshes at the King's Pool, off North Walls.

Tourism in the area has, rightly, not been encouraged; the balance of nature is too fragile. To the east of the town are similar marshes at the King's Pool, off North Walls.

Built on the south side of the town in over 13 acres of park, Hollins Hill commanded a fine view of the hills. The formal rose garden was reputed to be one of the finest in Lancashire.

Here we see another corner of the King's bedroom. Both the bed canopy and the chair look somewhat tired, and are almost certainly dust-laden. Both have seen happier days.

The Spread Eagle was re-fronted in 1932 and another storey added; it has recently closed its doors as a public house.

The Gaiety Girl figure became an iconof the 1890-1900 decade, which was called both the Naughty Nineties and the Gay Nineties after the rumbustious music hall shows and the Paris-style chorus girls.

to the east, this building is now part of the Corby Health Complex, which includes the Lakeside Surgery and an occupational therapy/health centre, both out of view to the west.

The large weather-boarded buildings on the left are the silk mills of Warner & Sons, who had taken over the business of Walters & Co in 1894.

To the right the spire of Holy Church stands out above the centre of Daventry.

Another of Cheshire's cotton towns, Hyde was to be the scene of great industrial unrest when in 1848, a local group of Chartists marched through the town to disable the boilers, bringing all

Like the Old Canonry, this is another 13th-century building, its medieval vintage being visible both inside and out. it is currently a public house serving real ales and an imaginative menu.