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This was the main route through the town until the by-pass came into being.

He earned more than local fame when he stayed at his post, transmitting the new 'SOS' signal until the ship sank.

They take place around the war memorial (left, in front of the white building); farmers, merchants and millers came from all areas of Norfolk.

Samuel Pepys studied here between 1650 and 1653, and on his death in 1703 his library came here, including the original manuscript volumes of his famous diaries.

Early visitors came on horseback but a motor train (1905) brought passengers from Prestatyn for 3d.This picture must be one of the best photographs, clearly showing the falls and the well-kept setting

Its majesty was attenuated somewhat when the Great Western Railway line from Wolverhampton to Chester came along and was built even higher.

A newer Shanklin grew up along the seashore to cater for the demands of both visitors and those who came to settle.

When the tower itself came down in about 1912, the tower building continued to be a centre for entertainment.

Perhaps the man who made the bell had other things on his mind when it came to putting in the inscription, as he forgot to invert the words laterally in the mould, and they appear backwards on the finished

Working people usually had one set of clothes for work and another for best, and for a trip to the seaside the best clothes came out of the closet - or the pawn shop.

Then came Mrs Gristwood's bakery shop, which was replaced by Howe & Son, and ultimately by Spurriers.

With the colliery came rows of miners' housing, such as those in Stephenson Street, Bessemer Street, Rennie Street, Davy Street, and Newton Street.

Cookes next door was a printer and stationer selling postcards, and then came A G Metcalfe, a baker with café, and R S Corner, a confectioner.

'Locomotion' was one of the stars of the S&DR centenary celebrations in 1925, though the old girl was not quite herself; her power came from a hidden petrol engine, and the smoke from her chimney was burning

Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland, the origins of the cat are said to go way back in time, and no-one knows where the story of the grinning cat, now always associated with Cheshire, originally came

This type of elegant windmill came into its own during the spring and autumn when the marshes were often full of flood water; during this time it was literally 'all hands to the pump' to ensure the safety

The stone came from a quarry on the estate's land. The house was divided into three parts in 1919, and is now used as offices by a major building company.

In the decades following the First World War, Exmouth reached the heights of its fame as a holiday resort, thanks to the greater mobility offered by railway trains and motor vehicles

The railway came in 1848, and by 1890 the town had links with Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds, giving fast access to major trade markets.

The railway came to Elland before Halifax: it was on the Manchester to Leeds line from 1839.

The castle passed into the hands of the Neville family, and in 1471 Richard, Duke of Gloucester, came here to be tutored by the Earl of Warwick.

Just eleven years later the railway came to Whitby, altering trading patterns completely.

By adopting a strategy that combined aggressive advertising with special offers, discounts and sales on specific lines, Lewis's was an immediate success; shoppers came from miles around in search of a

Old Sarum is a hillfort built by the people of the Iron Age, who came to Britain from around 500BC. Its spectacular ramparts and ditches enclosed their community.