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was in something of a decline, therefore, but was determined to recover – or regenerate, as we say now – and in 1990 a plaque was unveiled that proclaimed the 'Revictorianisation of Llandrindod Wells Station

Dugdale also designed the tram depot on Great Northern Street and the new 'Renaissance style' Police Station on Peel Street, opened in 1898.

Next are Groom's stationers and booksellers run by the Groom sisters; Hilton's Shoes and Collis the jeweller occupy the building with Venetian-style oriel windows.

Originally built as a semaphore station at the end of the 18th century, relaying messages from the Downs to London in two minutes, the time ball was added in 1855.

By 1879, railway mania led to a second station being built in Hellifield as the Midland Railway raced ahead with its planned Scottish route via the Settle to Carlisle line.

Also deep under Manchester were the GPO's switchboards and underground telephone lines, and there was a railway line that took mail from Victoria to London Road Station.

High on the 600ft cliff and looking towards Robin Hood's Bay is the Raven Hall Hotel, once the site of a Roman signal station.

By 1880 water was being piped from Grizedale reservoir, and a new railway station was ready in the same year.

The tower was a lookout tower, and many a sailor has been grateful after being rescued by the men who once manned this station.

Fred Butler, who ran the petrol station on the left, started business in the 1890s as a bicycle retailer.

Knighton is so close to the border that its railway station and hotel sit in England.

On King Street and the corner of Station Road is an old cricket square. This is said to be where the first Lancashire versus Yorkshire match was played.

local government, with the Board of Health taking over key responsibilities involving water supply, care of the poor and the establishment of a regular fire brigade - Luton got its first fire station

and just behind the Bull's Head), the White Hart, the Jolly Butchers, the Malthouse (formerly the Rising Sun), the Spotted Dog, the Cricketers Arms, the Queen's Head, the Pilgrim (formerly the Station

Originally built as a semaphore station at the end of the 18th century, relaying messages from the Downs to London in two minutes, the time ball was added in 1855.

The local airfield, with its attendant aircraft firms, became an RAF station and a base for aircraft manufacture – indeed, some of the famous Mosquito fighter bombers were built there.

To the right is the site of the Lancashire and Yorkshire line Market Place railway station, which was here from 1867 to 1930.

By the beginning of the 20th century, Tavistock, Lydford and Okehampton in the west had stations, and in the east Bovey Tracey, Lustleigh and Moretonhampstead all benefited from the construction of

by other businesses: during the General Strike of 1926 the wood mill supplied 500 police batons; later it became Oxley's Mineral Water factory, and in 1943 even produced Coca Cola for American troops stationed

A bus is parked outside the Cross Keys, maybe delivering passengers from the railway station - the inn advertised `meeting every train` in the mid 19th century when the coaching business

He came to Haywards Heath in 1920, and established his practice at Boltro Chambers - this was just a stone's throw from the railway station.

To the north of the town, Crendon Lane was gated near where the station now is, and a track wended its way towards Amersham over Wycombe Heath, an area infested by highwaymen.

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

When the Town Hall opened, it also contained a police station complete with cells. By 1895 there were three statues in Albert Square as well as the Albert Memorial.