Search Results

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal; it dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.The famed Kendal bowmen at

Centuries ago, an arm of the sea came up to Wareham from what is now Poole Harbour.

Kirby was the most blitzed English village during the last war: a lone bomber came over following a raid on the Midlands and destroyed many buildings.

This hotel became well known in the 1970s when it was associated with Eric Morecambe (of Morecambe and Wise fame); more recently it has become a Thai restaurant, where I am afraid you would need to pay

In the early 17th century it came into the possession of the Sandys family.

In fact, by the end of the 13th century half of England's entire revenue came from wool.

The remarkable Miss Mary Anning brought fame to Lyme when she discovered an ichthyosaur near Charmouth in 1811.

The overhanging storeys were a feature of town architecture, which came into use some time in the late 13th or early 14th centuries.

The hall was founded as a religious institution in 1357, and eventually came into the hands of the most powerful and wealthy traders in York.

'Jesus came to them walking on the sea' is carved over the twin doorways below the bell cote.

It was also famed for its absentee rectors, including Edward Trafford Leigh, who took himself off to Italy for his health in the 1830s.

The railway finally came to the village in 1902 with the opening of a line to Skipton.

Depending where you came from, the ride in the middle of picture was known as a copper's helmet, and the nearest one on the left was called the nut cracker.

The Victorians loved York, and before the railway came, travellers could get here either by stage or mail-coach; there was also a steamboat service to and from London.

The Victorians loved York, and before the railway came, travellers could get here either by stage or mail-coach; there was also a steamboat service to and from London.

At this date, buses came up Market Street, around the Square and then proceeded up Market Street towards the Castle and turned left into King Street southwards, towards the south of the city.

The cost was covered by sugar refiner Sir Henry Tate of Tate & Lyle fame.

Replacing much smaller and increasingly inadequate local facilities dating back to the 1830s, the requisite funds came in from across the social spectrum.

It was only 10 ft long, ran on 10 inch wheels, and came with front-wheel drive and independent suspension.The battery was in the boot.

The abbey came to a sudden end in 1506 when all its occupants died of plague within a week.

The silver sanctuary lamp came from the chapel at Dunkenhalgh, and so did the silver thurible and a large crucifix.

Jane Austen came with Miss Beckford of Chawton House to visit Dr Newnham here in 1811.

In 1950 the paper came out on a Friday and cost 2d (less than 1p), but by 1958 it was published on a Thursday and had gone up to 3d.

The show came to an end when a gale destroyed the stage in August 1912.