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IMAGINE an area of low-lying marshland riddled with secret smugglers' paths and tales of Wat Tyler's doomed revolt.

Some time during the second half of the 19th century, Bracknell became a town, helped by the coming of the railway in 1856 and the development of market gardening and brick-making.

The deep, sheltered valleys of this part of the coast were at one time noted for their market gardens, which grew a variety of produce, but were most famous for their strawberries.

Staithes beach is being enjoyed to its full in this charming view, and reminds us of the allure of the north east coast before the advent of package holidays to warmer climes!

Glasgow also took a lead in other aspects of communications.

Market Bosworth was granted the privilege of a Wednesday market in 1285, and the small town was one of 29 in the country to combine this with an annual fair.

Although the Gothic style flint and Bath stone cruciform church was completed in 1886, it was not consecrated until 1888 due to strong and often bitter opposition from the rector of Broadwater and

This photograph was taken on 10 September 1961, the last day of passenger services on the former Midland & South Western Junction Railway line that connected Andoversford (near Cheltenham

Pigot and Co's National Commercial Directory, published in 1830, gives an interesting snapshot of the town just before its rapid decline (the building of the Great Western Railway killed both the

of the road.

supplies of various kinds to the London market.'

Inskip was the cradle of Methodism in the Fylde along with Elswick, which was reckoned the headquarters of non-conformity.

It was modelled on the farm created by Louis XIV for Marie Antoinette.

The camera looks at the early 16th-century Great Barn, which was originally one of four opening onto the farmyard; a second smaller one has quite recently been particularly well restored from a skeletal

In early 20th century guides, walkers were advised to leave the train at Port St Mary and go by way of the Chasms and Spanish Head to Port Erin..

Here the 1903 widening of the bridge has just been completed, hence the pristine stonework.

At this time boys were often in their teens before they got a pair of long trousers. Jeans were unheard of, and the design of children's clothes had hardly changed for thirty years.

Founded in the late 1100s, St Mary's was re-roofed in oak at the beginning of the 16th century. Pictured here is the east window, three lights with quatrefoils in roundels above each one.

The 35ft statue of Queen Victoria, designed by the architect J S Gibson and the sculptor H C Fehr, dominated the centre of the new city square following its unveiling by the Prince of Wales on 12 May

Within the short span of 40 years (1220AD-1260AD) the Cathedral was built uniquely in one Gothic style, Early English.

The Collegiate Church built in 1851 was consecrated as the Episcopal Cathedral of Argyll and the Isles in 1876.

Prince Charles Edward Stuart landed at Glenfinnan on 19 August 1745. Here, with a few loyal retainers, Prince Charles waited for the clans.

This monumental glass pleasure dome was created in Hyde Park by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 2,000 workers erected it at high speed, bolting and welding together 3,300 iron columns

William the Conqueror, having beaten and killed the Anglo-Danish King Harold on Senlac Hill in 1066, vowed to found an abbey on the site of the great battle, known as the Battle of Hastings.