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Positioned alongside the old course of the Great North Road, the unusual and impressive 'Bottle Lodges' at the entrance to Burghley Park must have been a familiar sight to travellers approaching Stamford

Next to St Andrew's Methodist and United Reformed Church (left of photograph) is No 8 Long Street, originally the home of Joseph Needham, a surgeon who was described in his obituary as 'perhaps the most

On the left can be seen two of the three archways, and between them is some of the oak panelling that rises to the height of the archway cornices.

Situated 4.5 miles south of Birmingham, Bournville was chosen by George Cadbury in 1879 as the site for his new factory and for a model village for his workers.

The abbey was founded by Benedict of Auxerre, who was instructed in a vision to go to Selebaie in England. Armed with one of the fingers from St Germain, Benedict set off.

It was the coming of the railway that transformed Whitley Bay into a resort and commuter country.

One of the Swiss-built steam locomotives propels the standard single coach up the final leg; the railway starts near the Victoria Hotel, 350ft above sea level, and there are four intermediate stations

Behind the pillar is the bishop's seat, and each member of the chapter has his own stall.

Helensburgh was described as 'a favourite watering place situated at the mouth of the Gareloch, laid out with the mathematical regularity of an American city'.

The environs are very beautiful, and comprise one of the finest reaches of the Thames, flanked by gentle hills or cliffs covered with hanging woods.

A sharp contrast is seen here, with the profile of the Cod & Lobster pub and the natural phenomena of the Nab to its right.

Most of the houses are positioned around the large green where there were once old archery butts. In the 12th century King John had a hunting lodge in the area.

The village shop (centre) does a good trade in cycle parts, but at certain times in the religious calendar, pilgrims arrive on foot from all over Europe.

The Coln runs alongside the village street, where ducks waddle along the tops of low stone walls and spotted trout nose their way through the waving waterweeds.

This is not the original house or even the location of the original house, which until the 1970s was situated behind the present building.

Running parallel to the south of the road, the Great Ouse meanders between the two towns, and Houghton took advantage of both road and waterborne trade.

By the 16th century the old river channel had become so blocked with sandbanks that the town burghers had to enlist the help of Dutch engineers to cut a new river mouth.

Most of the houses are positioned around the large green where there were once old archery butts. Just off the main through road, H Kemp, Stores and Post Office, is still trading.

Except in this enclave, it is difficult to imagine that Kingsbury did not originate in the 1930s as part of the engulfing suburban sea.

The thirty years since photograph 72307 (page 38-39) have left the Callis unchanged, but the area on the right of the photograph, which included the remains of the castle mound, has been levelled and developed

This street scene has not changed very much except for the names of the occupants.

Unlike the Stanhoe Hotel, the Clear View was typical of the small to medium-sized hotels that had been built on the former open spaces and lawns of the Georgian resort.

Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison was born on 16 January 1832, the eleventh child and tenth daughter of the rector of Hauxwell.

The aftermath of the recession left businesses striving to become more efficient.