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The original gate was probably a duplicate of the Norman Tower. It was destroyed during the riot of 1327 and rebuilt in the Decorated style.

The Urban District of King’s Norton and Northfield had a population in excess of 78,000 and covered 22,000 acres.The plans would give Birmingham a population of 850,000, making it the second

Doddington, west of Lincoln, is a delightful small village, very much focussed around its Hall, a large late Elizabethan mansion built for Thomas Taylor, Recorder to the Bishop of Lincoln.

This is one of the unmade roads to the west of Rectory Road—perhaps Hillcrest Chase or Rectory Park Drive. St Michael's church looms in the background.

The great Norman undercroft of Chester Cathedral.

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and south-east

A little back from the shore in the older part of the village, we see a rural-looking scene along a dusty, unmetalled road.

This opened in 1826, and lasted until a new one was built on the edge of town in 1978. The finger to the right of the tower on the river bank is an obelisk, marking the opening of Rock Park.

Nunney, lying just south- west of Frome, has a fine medieval church and the romantic ruins of a castle. The George Inn sign spans the entire road, clearly indicating its position.

In 1984 Dacorum District Council, under the leadership of Councillor John Buteux, successfully petitioned the queen and borough status was awarded in May 1986.

Here some of the staff and patients are having a game of croquet on the front lawn while others look on, perhaps enjoying the benefits of a sunny day.

Nestling between Bradda and the lower slopes of Cronk-ny-Irree-Laa, Fleshwick Bay is less than two miles north of Port Erin and reached by way of Ballaglonney.

The IOMSPCo's 'Mona's Queen' eases out of Fleetwood on a summer sailing.

The Red Lion Hotel, on the right of the picture, gives its name to the square in the centre of the village, now dominated by traffic in a one-way system.

Ashington is just one of hundreds of places in England that owes its existence to the age of industrialisation.

In the days of horse-drawn coaches, this quiet lane would have seen considerable traffic.

The buildings on the right were once part of Middle Farm and date back to Tudor times.

The mostly 15th-century church of St Nicholas rises above the narrow street of stone cottages.

When W H N Nithersdale wrote his book on the Highlands of Staffordshire, he was impressed by the number of public houses in the village, all of which did a roaring trade during the summer months and at

All the way across the bridge are pedestrian refuges built atop each of the bridge's triangular- section cutwaters.

The principal Catholic church in Dublin, the Church of the Conception of the Virgin Mary. Since the 1880s, the church has been known as St Mary's Pro-cathedral.

A young girl stands to pose in front of the fountains. Whitefield Church in the background stands in Park Road.

The right-hand side of New Street is today still largely intact, with some interesting architectural features such as red brick decorations, first floor bay windows and jettied overhangs.

A view of the parade of shops that once graced this elegant road.