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The Lickey Hills were declared a royal hunting forest in the 11th century, but they were sold by the Crown to the Earl of Plymouth in 1682.

Set in 98 acres of parkland, St Fagan's was donated for use as a National Museum by the Earl of Plymouth and now houses the Welsh National Folk Museum.

The War Memorial itself, dedicated in June 1921, was built with the proceeds of public subscription and designed by the architect, J Burmester.

Teas with Hovis bread, Ellis Wilkinson's mineral waters, Pyper's Ices, sweets, fruit drinks, teas and refreshments were all obtainable by the cross at Hurst Green.

St Chad's College, the smallest of the Durham colleges, was licensed in 1904 by the Durham University Senate as the first independent hall of the university.

Recently the college operations have been moved to a new site by the River Tees, and these extensive buildings have been demolished.

Out of sight by the café sign is a large roadside pub, The George Inn. This dates back to 1927, replacing an older inn demolished as part of a road widening scheme.

The park, situated along the Yarm Road, was the gift of Sir Robert Ropner, and was opened by the Duke and Duchess of York on 4 October 1893.

This Jacobean building was owned by the Morland family, who had a long-standing connection with the Indian Army; the Lodge held many mementoes of the days of the Raj.

This was occupied by the Rev Harpur, who was here from 1937 to 1950, and after whom the nearby road was named.

It was acquired by the Corporation in 1900, and they rebuilt the pier with a pavilion and promenade in 1903.

Single and two-horse traps wait by the roadside.

It was designed by the celebrated engineer John Rennie, and is a smaller-scale version of the Waterloo Bridge in London that he designed later.

Now owned by the National Trust, Waddesdon Manor is a massive French chateau deposited on a windswept hilltop for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, famed for its superb porcelain collection, fittings

The houses are now surrounded by the new Croesonnen Park estate, which was begun in 1965. In 1955 the land to the left of the road was part of Chandler's market garden.

Now owned by the National Trust, Waddesdon Manor is a massive French chateau deposited on a windswept hilltop for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, famed for its superb porcelain collection, fittings

The company ignored the protests, but failed to drum up trade, and the canal was derelict by the 1860s.

The company ignores the protests, but failed to drum up trade, and the canal was derelict by the 1860s.

It went in the 1920s, to be replaced by the present Lido, a ring of amusement arcades around an open-air stage.

Top right: Ecclesall Church, an important landmark in this sprawling suburb, dates from 1788 and replaced an ancient chapel that was served by the monks of Beauchief Abbey.

Whilst doubtless helping moorings to be taken by the man standing in the smaller craft, this boat could well be used afterwards as a tender to take both ashore.

commemorating Thomas Pile and his wife, 1560 and 1561: this is a large composition of two recumbent figures and a younger couple, Sir Gabriel Pile and his wife, kneeling at their feet, with children by the

Most of the old houses here were built in the 18th and 19th centuries using stone from the remains of the De Vaux College, which was established here by the Bishop to train the clergy as early