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This lovely pastoral scene on the Nonsuch Park estate demonstrates that although the internal combustion engine was making rapid progress in the years following the First World War, most farming communities

Now a hotel, the Old Court House was built by Sir Robert Brooke - he had bought the estate for £946 (an enormous sum of money for the times) following the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII

brought heavy industry to the region (indeed, they were for a long time the major employers in the town), it was not long before other industries associated with engines and heavy machinery followed

Following the forfeiture of his lands in 1600, it passed into the ownership of Sir David Murray of Gospetrie.

The following year, a Fylde girl, Lucy Morton, won the Olympic swimming race in Paris.

It has acquired even greater prominence following the loss of the Pier Pavilion and the pier itself.

Following Newark's surrender, the Parliamentarians smashed the bowl of the 15th-century font in St Mary's; it was eventually replaced around 1660.

Following the battle, 300 clansmen were herded into Inverness town jail and left without food or water for two days.

The Ragged Schools, Saffron Hill, set up the first society, and nine others followed.

In the following years many buildings were added to it with major reconstruction in the 1930s.

The High Street was one of the principal shopping areas of the city to be damaged during the air raids of December 1940.The front of the C & A store collapsed into the street following three direct

All Souls' is still in scaffolding following bomb damage.

A primary school followed in 1846, hidden by the trees to the left.

It was here that the head of Richard Duke of York was displayed following the Battle of Wakefield.

It was in a hospital here that Lawrence of Arabia died following his motorcycle crash in 1935.

The main road from London follows the Fosse Way here into Bath.

Newport was founded by a group of beachmen or salvagers in 1841; nine of the founders were drowned attempting a salvage operation in the following year.

Following the closure of the hospital, the building has been converted into luxury apartments.

Hutton was put on the map by the coming of the York to Scarborough railway, which follows the course of the Derwent.

The hotel's grounds covered 70 acres, so that with the decline in interest in medicinal treatments following the Second World War they became a prime site for development.

A single-decker is closely followed by a double-decker.

One of Scotland's greatest royal fortresses, Stirling Castle was taken by William Wallace in 1297 but was surrendered to Edward I in August 1305 following a siege.

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort for

The village grew from about the 14th century as people migrated into Weardale following the discovery of iron ore and further veins of lead.