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Designed by Henry Edward Kendall in 1839, and situated to the west of Cockfosters Underground station, this stock brick church was financed by the Bevan family who owned Trent Park, and whose origins were

In direct contrast to the Pavilion by James Tate in Abbey Park, here is a brick and render symmetrical watered-down vision of the future as seen through the eyes of the Council of the early 1960s in

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

A view of the 19th century colonnade at the Market Buildings in Earl Street.

We are standing on Magdalene Bridge looking at the Cam.

Lee Tower was built at the end of the pier in 1935; it was Art Deco in style, and 120 ft tall.

Weyhill is a roadside settlement of little more than a pub, a post office and the church of St Michael.

Baron Serlo de Burg built the first castle at Knaresborough, and during the reign of King John the fortress was also a royal arsenal for the manufacture of crossbow quarrels.

At this time, all but the uppermost section of the east window had clear glass.

This road runs between Coggeshall Road and Bradford Street; it replaced the old road, which ran 30 or 40 metres back from the left-hand side of this picture, when Sydney Courtauld built Bocking Place

Long Wittenham village is noted for its large number of late medieval cruck buildings - crucks are massive curved timbers that go from ground to ridge in one piece.

One of the famous open-air services which proved so popular with holidaymakers is in full-swing at old Kirk Braddan, the mother church of Douglas.

This old view gives a fine impression of how long the cathedral is.The magnificent row of arched openings nearer the camera is the ruined priory infirmary.

While many houses burned down in the fire of 1659, the 15th century church of St.

These gardens were laid out in 1814; to this day they are a small haven of peace away from the bustle of this busy market town.

Compare this photograph of the tennis courts with that of 1895.

Marnock was appointed curator and he laid out the gardens in the fashionable 'gardenesque' style in which each shrub or tree was displayed to perfection in scattered plantings.

Beyond we can see the façade of the Midland Bank, now HSBC.

It was a busy area thronged with those whose business was the buying and selling of commodities.

Exeter City Basin opened in 1830 as the final stage of a canal development going back to 1563.

Far from maintaining the sort of quietude suggested here, today both are major access roads to local public transport, the oil storage installation and the beautiful Country Park.

On the right is the Pharos lighthouse, designed by Sir Decimus Burton, and on the left, alongside the river frontage, is the new railway station, one of the finest in the country at that time.

The board on the side of the Town Hall is for the Municipal Camping Ground.

This picture looks westwards down the north side of West Street, with its lollipop limes, from the Post Office to Victoria Grove (right of centre).