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After the spire was removed in 1802 numerous schemes were drawn up to restore the building's former grandeur and in 1860 it was hoped to add a further 20 feet in order to give it a 'minster-like

But in the 20th century the concept of 'total war' meant that everyone could be involved, and this affected Boston as much as elsewhere.

By the time the railway arrived in Blackpool in 1846, the town was already a resort attracting several thousand visitors a year.

The present St Donat's castle stands on the site of a previous fortification.

With such a large working class it is no surprise that Wycombe's traditions of religious dissent continued; there were numerous nonconformist churches and chapels built in the town.

Most people travelled by public transport, as car ownership was not yet widespread.

Dorset's rural heartland is best explored on foot, for walking the lanes and paths which thread from village to village is the only way to seek out the scenes captured at a vital time in their

The 200-foot Royal Victoria Pier (left) was built out from Castle Hill at Butlers Horse, and was erected to coincide with Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897.

It never fully recovered; although it remained a prosperous town, Londinium, the more natural focus for the province, rapidly outstripped it as the premier settlement of Britannia.

General Sir E Hamley was another who was afraid of an imminent invasion.

The company was now ready to bring in electric trams, and had an act of parliament approving the work.

AT LAST he [Troy] reached the summit, and a wide and novel prospect burst upon him with an effect almost like that of the Paci?

Sited on an old cattle market, the Sands Leisure Centre was opened in 1983 to provide much valued modern gym and leisure facilities, as well as acting as a well-used venue for theatre and musical

A tall, marble-paved concourse runs behind a sheer glass wall that looks out onto the entrance square.

It is a small market town in the East Midlands of England, yet it has a university with an international reputation for excellence in sciences and sports.

The family crest, a sparrow hawk, can be found in many places around the building.

Cromwell undertook their subjugation personally, as he was outraged by what he saw as blatant treachery from former comrades-in-arms.

were set up where 120 boys and 120 girls were both clothed and educated; 20 scholars from further afield were granted aid; ten almshouses were built; 50 blankets were given to poor inhabitants; a

This was the first street in the town to be built, but it had long lost its residents when this view was taken.

From there they fall away in a picturesque series of steps, rising again to the same level as Leith Hill at Hindhead and Black Down.

By 1848 the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway were keen to promote Brighton as a cross-channel port; they funded the Brighton & Continental Steam Packet Co, though it was soon found that Newhaven

Yet the Bailiwick at times of public celebrations, such as Queen Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilees, and with the help of public donations, never forgot the poor, usually in the form of

Leather working still goes on in the town but on a much smaller scale.

Hollins Hill was built in 1909 by William Haworth, as a home for himself and his sister Anne.