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This building is the third Exchange to be built in this area. The first was in the Market Place, near St Ann's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor.

The pond is situated at the junction of the London and Chessington Roads.

'The Queen of Welsh resorts', Llandudno preserves much of its Victorian flavour, with its sweeping promenade faced by numerous hotels, its expanse of sands between the headlands of the Great and Little

Only a few steps further along the High Street brings us to some of the multiple stores. Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.

The Devil’s Arrows is nowadays composed of three stones. They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

From the hill behind the town there is a splendid view of the German ocean.' This was how Morris & Co's Directory viewed Aldeburgh in 1868.

Only a few steps further along the High Street brings us to some of the multiple stores. Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.

Nowhere was this effect felt more strongly that at the paper mills, where a severe downturn in the industry caused grave problems.

'A town built for pleasure' is possibly the best description for Southport.

Near the trees flows the spring waters of Daniel`s Well, which is named after a bishop of Malmesbury Abbey who lived during the 8th century.

In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Herbert family prospered in their family home at Raglan Castle. Three members of the family are buried in this chapel in three magnificent alabaster tombs.

The village of Avebury, population 650, is best known for its impressive prehistoric stone circles, which were recently claimed to be the work of marmalade millionaire Keiller, rather than prehistoric

The battlemented building opposite the North Porch, No 9 Cathedral Green, currently the Cathedral Music School, was originally a canonical house re-built , an Italian scholar.

The architect of the Town Hall, Cuthbert Brodrick, also left many other Leeds legacies, including the Corn Exchange (1860), the Mechanics' Institute (1860), the Oriental Baths (1866)and shops on Cookridge

The Devil's Arrows is nowadays composed of three stones. They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

Nearby, just into the High Street, there is another building of similar antiquity, the Tribunal.

Around AD 120, a mansio was built on a slight rise overlooking the site of the fort.

Lady Pembroke, Sir Philip Sidney's sister, built the house between 1615 and 1621. The Bruce family bought it in 1624 and lived there for nearly 70 years.

ST IVES, Bridge Street1955 S23004 Today, the bridge at St Ives is restricted to pedestrians, but up to fifty years ago, it was possible to drive a cart or a car over the bridge.

By the time of this photograph Cromer had experienced a continuing building boom, which included new premises for fashionable stores such as Jarrold & Sons (left), who are still flourishing both in Cromer

This is said to be the oldest inn in the town. Charles Dickens is reputed to have penned 'The Pickwick Papers' on one of his many visits to Dorking.

WE BEGIN the tour of the city by the Dean's Eye gate-house, the dropping-off point both for mod- ern tour coaches and ancient stagecoaches.

It is 1897, and a golden age for the Clyde excursion steamer industry is dawning: operators sense that the ban on landings at some piers on the Sabbath will soon be broken.

A casualty station was set up there during the air raids on Cowes on the night of 4 and 5 May 1942.