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In 1929, the house was given to Cowes by the Ward family, and is now used for office space and functions by the Medina Borough Council.

The English name associates the bridge with a story in which the devil is tricked, while the Welsh name (Pontarfynach) suggests that it was built by the monks of Strata Florida.

St Paul's rises above the bridge, which was opened in 1817 by the Prince Regent. It was replaced in 1942 by the present crossiing designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Separated from the old town of Warrington by the Mersey and also (since the 1890s) by the Manchester Ship Canal, with Thelwall we are now back in that part of the county that was always Cheshire.

On 31 July 1833, the royal yacht 'Emerald' was towed into Lyme by the steam packet HMS 'Messenger' to meet the royal party.

Cab fares were regulated by the council: a Hansom cost one shilling for the first mile, each additional half-mile costing 4d.They could also be hired by the hour at 2s 6d for the first hour and 6d

The stalls were provided by the stall holders until the 1930s, when uniform stalls were supplied by the Borough Council.

The historic core of Charlwood is to the west of the view seen in photograph No 54172, by the medieval parish church of St Nicholas which was restored by William Burgess in 1858.

The church was originally built by the Grand Junction Railway Company in 1845.

By the date this picture was taken, Doncaster had been a racing centre for nearly three hundred years and had been the home of the oldest classic race, the St Leger, since its first running in 1778

The line of concrete lamp standards, surmounted by the new sodium streetlights, delineates the edges of the A24 as it ascends from its crossing over the Pyl brook towards Morden.

Situated on one of the main crossing points of the Tyne, Corbridge was occupied by the Scots in 1138 and burnt by them on at least three occasions; by William Wallace in 1296; by the Bruce in 1312;

The New Inn, sporting its new Watney's Red Barrel sign by the door and the sign board with the house style lettering, stands up the hill in Road Weedon on the old London to Holyhead turnpike.

Unfortunately, this village is affected by the unrepentant roar of traffic from the A33 and the M3 and by the trains.

The cottages in this idyllic scene by the River Ribble were at one time connected with a calico mill; they were later purchased and renovated by the Spread Eagle Hotel.

This view of St George's Plateau shows the London & North Western Railway Hotel; it was built by the London & North Western Railway Company, and opened in 1871.

A car is turning by the King's Head, with the eccentric Hadlow tower looming over the roofs in the background.

Bozeat, now by-passed by the A609, has since regained some of its tranquillity.

The wharf is closer to Droitwich than Hanbury, next to the place where the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (opened 1815) is joined by the Droitwich Junction Canal.

The wharf is closer to Droitwich than Hanbury, next to the place where the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (opened 1815) is joined by the Droitwich Junction Canal.

Carlisle was also deeply affected by the Second World War.

King Stephen failed to capture the stronghold in 1139, and the fortress was held by the forces of Simon de Montfort during his conflict with Henry III.

During the war Scotch Farm was taken over by the RAF, and developed as an airfield from October 1941.

The twin-towered gatehouse, or Le Gemeltour Supra Portram as it was called in a survey of the castle undertaken in 1343, is flanked on the right by the Prison Tower (Le Prisontour), and on the left by the