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The resurrection of the narrow gauge railways in Wales has been one of the success stories of the tourist industry, and has rewarded the determination of the army of enthusiasts that operate them.

Its peal of eight bells is well-known to campanologists. Money was left for the building of the stone church and tower in the will of Jane Salisbury, tragically killed on the railway in 1922.

West Bradford gets its name from being west of the broad, shallow ford of the River Ribble.

This chapel takes its name from Dr David Lewis, the son of a vicar of Abergavenny, who became the first principal of Jesus College, Oxford. His tomb is on the left.

This view of All Saints' Church looks from Park Road.

It was built using subscriptions from workers in all departments of the LNWR Company 'as a token of their appreciation of the generosity of their Board of Directors (who) presented

Although built in a typical Eliizabethan style, this building dates to the time of the accession of Queen Victoria - it was completed in 1838.

The Floating Harbour was created in the early years of the 19th century to give Bristol a tide-free dock.

Stodman Street leads out of the south-west corner of the Market Place. Its most famous building is the Governor's House, a 16th-century timber-framed house with three storeys of coved jetties.

At the opposite end of Chapel Lane stands the post office (left), which originally offered a full counter service, but is now relegated to sorting and parcels distribution.

Here we have a clearer view of the tall Town Hall building to the right, and beyond it lies the premises of the National Provincial Bank.

The new Williams' Shaft, begun in 1895, is at the time of the photograph still being sunk to develop new sections of the main tin lode, and it was to reach a depth of 550 fathoms (3300ft) when the mine

In the years immediately prior to the Great War, a number of British car manufacturers got round the problem of the poor state of most of the country’s roads by offering ‘colonial’ versions of

This view shows the large expanse of water at the mouth of No 8 dock, which was the turning circle.

Still close to the Yorkshire county boundary and south- west of Harworth, Oldcotes village is situated at the crossroads of the A634 and A60; Main Street runs east from the A60 Doncaster Road

The Marquis of Granby was another one of the many pubs and alehouses in the town centre that no longer exist.

Westgate, dating back to the 14th century, provides access to the south-west corner of the old walled town.

Copthorne was a new parish, formed in 1881 out of Worth and Crawley Down.The church of St John Evangelist was built in 1877 and is just in Sussex.The picture shows local shops with a proliferation

This quiet north Hertfordshire village offers teas in the garden - or something a little stronger at the Three Horseshoes (left). The pub had been the village school in 1873.

This ornate green and gold-painted cast iron fountain was presented to the town in May 1900 in honour of Peter Walker, founder of Walker's Brewery.

This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.

The camera has been set up on a triangle of land at the junction of the A444 Burton Road with the road to Sheepy Magna, which drifts out of shot to the left.

On the south side of this view is the London House store of house furnishers Walter Baker Northover and Son. Colmer's Hill is the distinctive distant hilltop(centre).

This was once the site of the bishops' vineyard. Proof of this was a very old vine found in the grounds of a house in the 1960s, but unfortunately it was removed by new tenants.