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In photograph 79501, right, we can see the white scar of the Brockham limeworks, worked at first by the Brockham Brick Company Ltd, and later by the Brockham Limes & Hearthstone Company Ltd.

In this delightful and evocative view, we see the north or `top' side of Westgate.

If you look around you'll see the emblem incorporated into various designs, including one of the walkways by the Gracechurch Centre.

This young man was to see the end of the old Irish landlord/tenant relations. Sale to the farmer was not yet compulsory, but a 100% loan could be obtained, with the repayments less than the old rent.

Before us we can see the church of St Asaph and St Cyndeyrn, and the building on the right is the former Gyrn Arms Hotel.

Here we see the White Star liner 'Adriatic' in the Mersey. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, she was launched in October 1871 and made her maiden voyage to New York in April 1872.

Here we see the stand of the Lancashire Cricket Ground, called Old Trafford, as it looked just over a century ago.

In this picture we can see the remains of the two-storey rectangular fortified hall built by Fitz Osbern on the narrowest part of the ridge. It is not a keep, as its walls are only 3-6ft thick.

In this view of the park we can see the helter-skelter, the water chute and the big dipper.

Here we see the main street, with a policeman on traffic duty at the junction with Accrington Road outside the Whalley Arms.

Here we see the tram bridge, which was built in 1803.

nestles in the steep sided wooded valley of the River Bollin, now welcoming hordes of visitors, especially school children, who come to experience what it was like to be a child worker and to see the

Looking across the green at the airy and spacious village, we see the Old Rectory (left); the tallest of the next three buildings is the old police station and court house, with the White Heifer pub on

Here we see the two square towers flanking the archway; these are in turn supported by a pair of octagonal towers. Between the two sets of towers there was once a moat spanned by a drawbridge.

In the distance, we can see the original buildings between Crown Street and the old Merry Lane.

Here we see the offices and entrance gates of Horrockses, Crewdson & Co on Stanley Street.

On the left, by the Hillman Imp, we see the opening created by the demolition of cottages in the early 1960s to make way for the town's Register Office and Library.

As well as the 'Victory', visitors to Portsmouth can now also see the Victorian battleship HMS 'Warrior', and the remains of Henry VIII's 'Mary Rose' and the exhibition of items salvaged from

Below and to the right of St Mary's Church we can see the gable end of the Old Post Office.

At the far end on the right we can see the canopied Astoria Cinema.

Here we see the overgrown and sadly-neglected ruin of Monmouth Castle as it looked in 1893.

Working with the local firm of Laings (who progressed to international fame), and other local contractors, the council oversaw an ambitious housing expansion programme that would see the city grow

We can see the Bay Horse Hotel on the right of our picture, with just the single word Salford on the road sign above the window. The Royal Commercial Hotel can be seen behind it.

Here we see the diamond in the crown that is the centre of Preston.