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The Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway was a single broad-gauge line, which opened in April 1867, and connected with the Bristol & Exeter Railway at Bedminster.

In 1890 the John Ruskin Museum relocated from a house at Walkley to Meersbrook House in Meersbrook Park.

In 1896 Groudle Glen opened its own railway from Lhen Coan station to a terminus at Sea Lion Cove, and at less than one mile in length it was one of the shortest passenger-carrying railways in the world

One mile inland is the church of St Mary, which includes the nave of the Augustinian priory founded here in 1119 by Walter de Gant.

Bognor's growth from a tiny fishing village started in the 1780s, with Sir Richard Hotham's grand scheme inland (modestly named Hothamton) aimed at the nobility and gentry being followed by

The monks needed to extend and develop the old buildings at Prinknash. Soon after their arrival in 1928 the transept shown here was added to the chapel.

An excellent small history of the village has recently been published by the Local History Group, which looks in the main at Billesdon's evolution since the 18th-century enclosures.

Harry Bebington was the first chairman of Billericay Urban District Council (established 1934). He was also a land-agent, who sold plots at Laindon and Langdon Hills for £5 a time.

Here we see a knife grinder at work in this atmospheric picture of a deserted Hartfield. It is a delightful village on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest above the river Medway.

At the time when this photograph was taken, the village green at Malham was the scene of regular sheep sales attended by farmers from the surrounding fells.

At the time when this photograph was taken the village green at Malham was the scene of regular sheep sales attended by farmers from the surrounding fells.

The castle at Castle Bolton was built by Richard, Lord Scrope during the reign of Richard II.

The most famous Shambles is in York but many towns had their shambles or meat market at one time.

North Stoneham Church c1960 North Stoneham Church was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century in the Gothic style.

The upper floors of the buildings on the right have hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

Here we see steamers and pleasure craft on the Thames at Oxford. This photograph was taken from Folly Bridge, which originally had a tower and gatehouse.

Sadly, this magnificent hall no longer stands, at least on the hillside above Burnley.

The point from which this photograph was taken, Seed Hill, was at that time in Yorkshire, but looks over the border, defined here by the Hodder, across a corner of Lancashire.

Mill Street was so named because it was at the bottom of this street in 1743 that Charles Roe established his silk mill (not visible here).

Situated at the western end of the main street, All Saints Church has dormer windows with carved barge- boards and a diamond-shaped clock with a gilded crown.

At the centre is the magnificent Cloth Hall building at the head of Cross Street. The Bull Ring is now partly pedestrianised, offering a relaxed starting point for a walk to the cathedral.

At St Helen's Church the corbelled, pinnacled and crocketed tower stands out in more ways than one: it seems curiously at odds, in size and style, with the rest of the church.

At the other end of Grove Street, Bank Square took its name from the Union Bank of Manchester, with its fine clock and cupola.

At one time there were three public houses in Bentworth - the Sun, the Star and the Half Moon, The latter, which was owned by J F Complin and leased to Farnham United Breweries, was closed in 1911.