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It is recorded that the site of the present St Peter's Church was used as a place of worship as early as the 9th century at the time of King Bertulph of Mercia.

Constructed of wrought iron and completed in 1879, the Severn Bridge was the longest tied-arch, bowstring truss bridge on the British railway network.

Those still trading are the Surrey Yeoman (see 46016 overleaf), the Bull's Head (Rose Hill, which we can see in 54666, right, with its entrance on the corner of the High Street and just behind the

HOW pleasing to end this visual and historical journey at Aldeburgh.

The modern Milford Haven grew in the 1790s and the port was to cater for the needs of the whaling ships, as they brought their cargoes here to be processed in blubber oil.

centre with interpretative displays about the households and lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury who lived here.

Behind the disused mill was the Wharfedale Brewery, which supplied many of the town's fifteen taverns. The brewery closed during the First World War, and was then used as billets for troops.

St Peter's was the name of this church, which gave Church Street its name. Built in 1704, St Peter's was a very popular church and well attended.

Leicester grew rapidly in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it continued to be governed from its small medieval Guildhall until 1876.

This 1903 view looking south down the High Street is full of detail. It seems to have been taken one warm morning - note the open windows, and the summery dresses of the girls on the right.

In the photograph, Tom Metcalfe oversees one of the men, who is about to use his punt to collect osiers and reeds.

The first was the building of the Aldwych and Kingsway at the beginning of the 20th century. This caused the Sardinian Chapel to be moved several hundred yards north.

During the 1920s and 30s, Worthing continued to rapidly expand.

This book takes us to a failed spa, a Pierrot show, and a water-tower named after an elephant. It incorporates turn-of-the- century markets and 1950s beaches.

Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared.

All Saints' is known as the cathedral of the Nadder Valley. Its crossing tower is possibly of the 14th century; it is buttressed by simple moulded half arches at the east end of the nave.

We are looking from the second floor of the Victoria Hotel. Manchester Exchange Station (technically in Salford) is on the left, the Cathedral on the right.

In October 1964 the Russian MV 'Igarkales' caught fire while it was still half unloaded.

Much that can be seen to the left and right in this photograph was swept away in redevelopment during the 1960s, with the exception of St Edmund's Church and the buildings adjoining it.

Most of the coastal trading vessels working out of Padstow were schooners or ketches, and many earned their keep beach trading.

Old Sarum was one of a number of ancient sites refortified by the Normans; others included Thetford (Norfolk), Rochester (Kent) and Carisbrooke (Isle of Wight).

Newport has a rich history, with Roman occupation at Caerleon, a medieval castle, and the Chartist Rising of 1839, which was put down by troops.

A few yards south of the paper mill, the trackway crosses the River Rib through a gently flowing ford.

The conglomeration of boats assembled closely within the harbour are under the supervision of two men, one on the far left, the other on the right.