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Then there was the shop of Harvey Pearse, bookseller and stationer; John Hurst the music seller, pianoforte and harmonium dealer; Williamson's the jewellers and silversmiths; and F C Greenwood, boot and

The 'Millie Walton' was sent to Cromer for evaluation in 1945 before she was sent to her station on the Isle of Man.

The villas formed part of a Victorian suburb which grew up near the town's railway station, which opened in 1854.

The scenic St Ives branch railway follows the coast, with a four-arched viaduct crossing the little valley behind the beach; the station platform is just beyond.

On the right is an entrance to Bank Station. The Union Jacks flying on the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange suggest that this picture was taken on a royal birthday or Empire Day.

Opposite is the shop of George Booth, bookseller and stationer, who produced the Woodbridge Almanac. The overhanging jetty is supported by two cast iron Doric columns.

Ahead are the Station House, the theatre, shipyards, and cranes on the dock.

To the east of Waddington is a vast Royal Air Force station, but the old village core with its mellow limestone houses and cottages remains remarkably unspoilt.

The coffee merchant E W Coleman's van is parked outside his shop (centre); beside its window is an LNER train timetable - Station Road is off to the left.

It was built in 1849 a short distance from Penistone station. In 1916, disaster struck: the second and third arches collapsed, causing a tank engine to crash down into the debris.

Shadow falls across the pavement and the chatting mums, and the roadside filling station reflects an age when even the name of the fuel had dignity.

Just a couple of miles from Haywards Heath railway station is the attractive and ancient village of Lindfield, named after the lime (or linden) trees which flank the village High Street.

The village was soon to become quite industrialised with the Vulcanised Fibre Works at nearby Broadford and also the engineering firm Nelco, in Station Road.

Beyond is the noble dome of St Paul's Cathedral, while behind the photographer Shakespeare's Globe Theatre has recently been entirely reconstructed, and the massive Bankside Power Station of 1960 is being

In 1896 Groudle Glen opened its own railway from Lhen Coan station to a terminus at Sea Lion Cove, and at less than one mile in length it was one of the shortest passenger-carrying railways in the world

Glen Wyllin was only a few minutes walk from Kirkmichael station, and in summer special excursions were run to it from Douglas and Ramsey.

A branch line was promised as early as 1841, but until July 1844 the only way manufacturers could get their products to a rail-head was by horse and cart to Elland station.

The villas formed part of a Victorian suburb which grew up near the town's railway station, which opened in 1854.

Around the time this photograph was taken, the village station and the line were axed, and a stillness descended on Woodford Halse once more.

In this 1950s view it has become an exclusive antique shop but in Victorian times it was a rather dingy emporium owned by H Poole, a jobbing stationer.

A branch line was promised as early as 1841, but until July 1844 the only way manufacturers could get their products to a rail-head was by horse and cart to Elland station.

This view looks from London Bridge Station approach towards St Saviour's Collegiate Church, which eight years later became Southwark Cathedral.

As we look at this mundane street as it drops down towards Pinner Underground Station, under the railway bridge and on towards Harrow-on-the-Hill, there is little to herald the wonderful surprise of turning

The road rises gently before swinging to the left into the station yard. The pleasant sunshine seems to have forced the owner of the shop on the right to lower the blinds.