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The grounds were being sold of for development at beginning of the 20th century; Lebanon House was being used for furniture storage when it burnt down in 1909.

Parts of the bridge fell onto the tankers, the gas main was fractured, and the resulting explosion brought down yet more debris onto the vessels.

At that time the village was known as Thomas Town.

There were numbers on the posts running down the hall, and letters on the posts across the hall, so businesses could co-ordinate where to meet in such a busy and packed room.

We are standing underneath the market cross and looking down the High Street.

IN 1908, in his Round About Wiltshire, A G Bradley wrote an idyllic description of the five mile 'run' between Beckhampton and Calne: 'One is on the wide open down, traversing the north-western

The Townley family owned the hall for over 500 years; it was given to the people of Burnley by the last occupant, Lady O'Hagan, the widow of Lord O'Hagan, former Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Further down, Esso Royal Daylight Oil and Calor Gas are advertised. Was this part of Alec Bilsdon's business?

Bideford was a busy little quay both for traffic up and down the Taw and Tamar rivers, and for general coasting trade between the north Devon and north Cornwall ports, the Bristol Channel and South

In 1916, the L31 Zeppelin was shot down and crashed in the farm estate of Oakmere House. The local people rushed to the house and woke Mrs Forbes, who appeared at the door in her night clothes.

The fortress was built by William Fitz Osbern between 1067 and 1071, and was one of a chain of strongholds erected to hold down south-east Wales.

James O' Neill bought the living for himself when St Mary's had become run down; he remained there for 35 years. St Mary's had been the centrepiece of the old order, but could it remain so?

recalled walking to St John`s School, Bradmore Green from Hooley: `We used to walk up to the Star [near Star Lane], turn left over the railway bridge, through lanes and across Farthing Down

The steps lead down to the Linolite factory, which incorporated C R Luce`s brewery, and the Postern Mill (which was irresponsibly demolished in 1984).

This magnificent building has a history all of its own. 'No part of Henry VI's scheme for a college was of greater importance than that of a church', according to the Eton guide book.

In the Middle Ages the settlement at Twickenham was a cluster of houses in streets around St Mary's Church and in narrow alleys nearby leading down to the river.

The painter J M Whistler visited the fashionable seaside town of Lyme Regis in 1895.

By 1891 the local fleet was down to 174 boats employing 860 men and boys and landing an annual catch valued at just under £3000.

The structure jutted 1,240 feet out to sea and a small rail link brought passengers and their luggage down to landside porters.

Geoff Cox said: 'I think the negative image goes back to Lorraine Chase and the Luton Airport advertisement (for Campari); it led to the naff town idea.

The town's original swimming pool was built in Mereway in 1896, and used for many years before closing due to pollution of the water.

hill of lime or loose stones' is one meaning suggested in a recent book, or if we believe the name has a Celtic derivation, we end up with 'the shelter on a rock'; but no one can really pin the meaning down

The local population in the Middle Ages made a living from agriculture, fishing, boat-building, and ferrying traffic up and down the river.

When Basildon New Town was built, the plotland houses were torn down by the thousand.