Search Results

An ancient ford and footbridge, an abandoned cartwheel and the splash of water running over a tiny weir - this delightful photograph of stone cottages and attractive gardens reminds us that

Nearby Hampton Court became the home of the Arkwright family, the well-known cotton spinning industrialists. The family were great benefactors to the village, hence the name of these almshouses.

Monzie stands to the north-west of Crieff near the village of Gilmerton.

Within the Leeds city boundary most of the open areas between the townships gradually dispersed under an urban sprawl of industrial and housing development.

Within the Leeds city boundary most of the open areas between the townships gradually dispersed under an urban sprawl of industrial and housing development.

The arrow-straight course of Queen's Avenue can be seen here looking north towards its eventual junction with Lynchford Road in North Camp.

Despite the prominent date of 1631 in the centre of this door, the glorious ironwork depicting lions and trees is thought to date from the 13th century; the later date is probably that of a repair.

The church of St Cyriac is built largely in the Perpendicular style, and is full of interest.

Westgate dominated the western defences of the old city. It dates originally from the 12th century, and was reinforced during the Hundred Years War in anticipation of an attack by the French.

Little has changed since picture No 33024 was taken, save for the building of a lifeboat station. St Mary's was rebuilt in the 1830s, replacing the church built by Bishop Thomas Wilson in 1701.

The older part is naturally more interesting, with its quaint old buildings clinging to the banks of the Hamble.

The long promenade to the pierhead - about a third of a mile - had continuous seating each side; the tube forming the top rail of the backrest on the south side doubled up as a gas pipe to provide lighting

Behind the Cow and Calf rocks is this desolate valley from where most of the stone to build the town was quarried.

This photograph is taken from the spot where the Job Centre now stands, or the car park just down the hill.

The church of St Winwalloe is hidden below the cliffs in the foreground.

Looking across the lake in St Stephen's Green to the portico of the Royal College of Surgeons. It was designed by Edward Parke in 1806 and completed in 1829.

With its colourful display of carefully tended flowers, spreading chestnut tree and white picket fences, this scene makes for an archetypal illustration of what most people visualise when thinking of

In the background is the ruined tower of the chantry church founded in 1327 by Sir Guy de Bryan, one of the first Knights of the Garter.

Greyfriars Green is dominated by the spire of Christchurch (c1350), all that remains of a monastery established in 1234 and demolished in 1539.

Before that, ships tied up at the churchyard wall of St Saviour's, the tower of which, built in 1631, can be seen in the centre.

A party of guests has boarded a coach outside The Globe Hotel, probably to enjoy a day's excursion to Torquay or the wilds of Dartmoor. The hotel is now reduced in status to a furniture warehouse.

This elegant Elizabethan mansion was originally built for the Secretary of the Council of the North in 1568.

Where the bus mean- ders westward, the dual carriageway of Balkerne Hill removed a number of buildings on each side of the road on its noisy way to the Southway roundabout, cutting Crouch

In about 1512, one of the biggest warships then in existence was fitting out at Newhaven. She was 'The Great Michael; she was 240 ft long, and carried a crew of 420 and 1,000 soldiers.