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In 1846 the Shropshire Union Canal Co was formed by the amalgamation of several companies.

This view looks towards Kingsgate Castle—now cleaned of its ivy—some 60 years after the above photograph was taken.

Some of the shops on the right of this photograph have Georgian fronts, while others date from the Queen Anne period.

It took a number of years to carry out the process of dividing up the land, laying out roads, digging drains, planting thorn hedges, improving the land, and harvesting the crops from more and more

The famous statue of Daniel O'Connell (1775 - 1847), the 'Liberator', which stands at the foot of O'Connell (in those days, Sackville) Street.

From the 17th century through until 1922, Cassiobury Park was the home of the Earls of Essex.

The Backs of Cambridge are probably as well known as the colleges themselves. Immaculately kept lawns sweep down to the peaceful River Cam.

The Thames can be seen meandering through Caversham, on the outskirts of Reading.

Mary, Queen of Scots was born here in 1542, and Prince Charles Edward Stuart stayed here in 1745. The palace is thought to have been burnt down accidentally in 1746 by some of General Hawley's troops.

This view, taken from St Peter's Street, shows the great parish church which dominates the west side of Norwich's great market-place.

The picturesque church of Hinderwell is set amidst the churchyard, which contains many old and interesting sandstone gravestones.

The ruined gatehouse of Llandaff Castle was probably built in the early 14th century, though it was remodelled a couple of hundred years later when mullion and transomed windows were installed in its western

This peaceful and idyllic rural scene, with the horse and cart behind a small girl pushing a pram outside the church of St John the Baptist, belies Crawley's mid 19th-century expansion into a railway town

By the mid 1950s, post-war rationing was coming to an end, and local shops were once again offering a choice of goods.

The ivy-clad Western Terrace at Bolsover, built by Charles Cavendish's son, William, commands fine views over the valleys of the River Rother and Doe Lea.

The asymmetrical frontage of the palace was designed by Sir Jeffry Wyattville, who later went on to work on the re-construction of Windsor Castle (for which he was knighted), and the Pantheon and St Anne's

Serpentine - one of the many rocks that make up the complex geology of the Lizard Peninsula - is soft, attractive and easily worked into ornaments and even furniture.

The ancient battlemented church of St Edmund King and Martyr has windows inscribed 'Iohn Hutton Sqvir 1683'.

The ancient battlemented church of St Edmund King and Martyr has windows inscribed 'Iohn Hutton Sqvir 1683'.

We are looking towards the domestic buildings of the Benedictine monastery: the cloisters, dormitory, refectory and kitchen.

In the middle distance is the Jubilee Clock Tower, built to commemorate the long reign of Queen Victoria. The ladies are carrying parasols to protect their complexions from the heat of the sun.

Large numbers of gulls gathered in the harbour even in those days, but unlike today's gulls, many of which nest on St Ives' rooftops, these gulls returned at night to nesting colonies on the sea cliffs

As with so many churches, St Andrew's in Impington exhibits an interesting blend of styles.

Several 18th-century stone facades are apparent in these pictures, and some of the other old houses are disguised by contemporary shop fronts.