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This restricted the number of trams able to operate at any given time, and one of the measures taken to prevent the system from overloading was the introduction of a flat rate fare of 2d.

It was local landowner Colonel Tomline who promoted a railway and a new dock in Felixstowe, in the hope of being able to compete with the port of Harwich across the Orwell Estuary.

Traffic is so light that the photographer has been able to pause on the crossing and look north up Regent Street.

They are surrounded by poppies, which grew in profusion along this cliff top - it is now known as 'Poppyland'.

They would not have been able to afford the fees, for one thing: they were 10s 6d entrance, and a guinea a year subscription.

Twinkle-toed holidaymakers were able to 'Dance to the Melotones'.

The hob was fond of children, and was able to cure ailments.

The hob was fond of children, and was able to cure ailments.

Passengers occupying the roof seats were able to enter the hotel directly through an upper door, saving them the nuisance of having to clamber down from the coach.

This development of 178 dwellings was built in 1952-55, so these children will have been able to go to the brand new school in the village.

Recent archaeological investigations by The National Trust have revealed an arc of at least 15 stones buried in the circle itself.

Here we see busy shoppers, but little traffic - one man (centre right) is even able to pause in the middle of the road to pick something up!

He was able to combine his knowledge of the countryside with his skill as a writer, using prose and imagery to illustrate his great love for creation.

Providing a mixture of both residential and commercial property, Peabody Road was still enough part of the shopping centre to be able to boast Curzon and Son's betting shop, Tottles' newsagents, the

As one old guide book pointed out, 'To every broadsman who quants his wherry along the slow rivers, Acle Bridge is a haven or port of call.

The port was able to send twenty ships to Calais in 1347, thanks to the financial success of the wool trade, but its privileges were curtailed by Henry VIII in favour of Poole, and the

We are looking down the High Street towards Barclays Bank.

narrow passage leading down to St Mary's Street was home in 1900 to a fishmonger and hairdresser, as well as the Hole in the Wall Inn, previously the Coach and Horses (although it is hard to imagine being able

The old rogue lived to a respectable, though gout-ridden, old age, writing his memoirs and receiving a small pension from the respect- able local worthy Lord Rolle, who admired the wily Jack's

They were able to occupy the house again in 1975.

However, if they were able-bodied they had to do menial tasks to earn their keep.

Although expected to be able to withstand the elements on this exposed stretch of coast, it was badly damaged by gales in the winter of 1900, and was finally dismantled by Bournemouth

Perhaps some can just remember the time of this photograph, of being able to sit in a quiet, fairly plain bar with a glass of cold beer, with no machines, and no music.

This view from the water meadows is a very well known one, and relatively little changed today, although it would look very different to a late medieval traveller – he or she would be able to see fourteen