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The Museum housed a collection of fine art, drawings, rare books and geological specimens aimed at awakening an appreciation of art in Sheffield's skilled tradesmen.

The Museum housed a collection of fine art, drawings, rare books and geological specimens aimed at awakening an appreciation of art in Sheffield's skilled tradesmen.

It was built at the expense of local MP David Chadwick, who also paid for the initial stock of 10,000 books.

A late Victorian guide book noted that 'of the fine climate of Colwyn Bay there can be no doubt. Flowers bloom here until well on towards Christmas, and are out again in some profusion in February'.

In 1841 Thomas Cook organised the earliest-known Sunday excursion with a trip from Leeds to Hull. The train comprised 40 carriages and carried 1,250 passengers.

He gave the title of the book to his house, Shandy Hall, on the western edge of the village. Halfway down the village street on the left we can see the white-painted Fauconberg Arms.

The amount of change since 1929 is surprisingly small, although Cookes the stationer's has become Austin's.

Books and postcards of the literary sisters are on sale at the Haworth Post Office.

The church was once home to what must have been one of the earliest lending libraries in England: in 1492 Geoffrey Downes lent his books to the church, with specific intstructions that gentlemen should

Rattenbury wrote of his experiences in his book Memoirs of a Smuggler; he spent his latter years living on a small pension provided by the local landowner, Lord Rolle.

The Pitched Stone Court at Raglan took its name from the pitching or cobbling of its surface.

A book has been published giving the story of Leigh House.

In June 1840, Thomas Cook arranged a members' excursion to York by way of the Leeds & Selby and the York & North Midlands Railways.

Situated in one of the most picturesque valleys in this part of the county, and spelled as Cidihoc in the Domesday Book, this peaceful view of the village street lined with well-built cob and

The ducks on this creek are well fed by motorists who stop to feed them from the coast road which runs in front of Bob Cooke's house (left), where he sold fresh bait and samphire, known as 'the poor man's

The village became Increasingly popular with visitors because of its proximity to Blackpool, but caravans and a holiday camp seem at odds with a village recorded in the Domesday Book.

A young James Cook started his working life here as an apprentice grocer, before the lure of the sea took him around the world on his voyages of discovery. Coastal Yorkshire

The last view in the book looks south-east along the High Street past the long terrace of 1850s cottages on the left. Market Square is in the far distance.

Booksellers and stationers T W Atkinson even operated a library from which books could be loaned at 2d a time.

It also has two rather precious books. One is a Breeches Bible that dates from 1560.

The workers were paid on a piece- rate, and here the overseer is seen entering the result of one family's endeavours into his record book. Central Kent

The village is listed in the Domesday Book as Bodeton. The great age of the market cross, with its uneven steps and remains of the punishment stocks, is apparent.

When the Domesday Book was being compiled, Kenilworth came under the jurisdiction of the royal manor of Stoneleigh.

According to the guide- book of your choice, Bourton is billed 'Queen of the Cotswolds','the Venice of the Cotswolds', or 'the jewel in the Cotswolds' crown'.