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In the late 19th century this area of Norfolk Street offered such delights as Mrs Elizabeth Cockerill, china, glass and earthenware dealer, Plowright & Pratt (extreme right), ironmongers by

The public house on the right is The White Horse; the statue of a horse can be seen rearing above the Tower Ales sign.Towards the bar old stonework still remains, with a sign for Pullman's

The village of Halsall is situated near to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The village once had its own grammar school; the building is now the choir vestry of St Cuthbert's.

1950 it may be, but the heavily laden cart on the right could come from an earlier age. Dominating this view, however, is the beautiful St Nicholas's Church on The Cross.

This view looks towards Barker's Pool, where Sheffield's first reservoir was built in 1434 to collect water from several springs on the hillside above West Bar.

Originally a 13th-century farm, the building became a halt for packhorse trains carrying wool across the hills.

The public house on the right is the White Horse; the statue of a horse can be seen rearing above the Tower Ales sign. Towards the bar old stonework still remains, with a sign for Pullman's Coaches.

The stream is actually the River Cober, which used to regularly flood this area of Lower Green.

Transatlantic passenger ships berthed here, many built in the town's own boat yards. However, the gradual silting up of the Doom Bar outside the harbour has limited the size of ships that can berth.

Monk Bar on Goodramgate is one of the finest gates in the York city walls, and the closest to York Minster. It is vaulted on three floors and still has a working portcullis.

The public house on the right is The White Horse; the statue of a horse can be seen rearing above the Tower Ales sign.Towards the bar old stonework still remains, with a sign for Pullman's

The photographer is further east than he was when he took F11038, looking west along The Borough towards West Street.

This photograph shows the Cannon Street end of King William Street, which heads south-east from the Mansion House towards London Bridge.

This view looks towards Barker's Pool, where Sheffield's first reservoir was built in 1434 to collect water from several springs on the hillside above West Bar.

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice because two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor.

The spire was removed in 1962 after being weakened first by an exploding mine out at sea, and then by a lightning strike, leaving only the square-topped tower that we can see today.

Monk Bar is one of the finest gates in the city walls and the closest to the Minster on Goodramgate. It is vaulted on three floors, and still has a working portcullis.

‘The newest fashion newspaper and the oldest-style tavern still jostle each other now as they did a century or more ago.’This bustling street was once the home of the British press.The working day

This was Wilmslow`s main shopping street after the war, and by 1955 the traffic restrictions had started to appear, with the no-waiting signs at the top of the street.

Many of the buildings in Southampton's historic High Street were destroyed during the Second World War, more than 30 years after this photograph was taken.

Many of the buildings in Southampton's historic High Street were destroyed during the Second World War, more than 30 years after this photograph was taken.

In the Middle Ages silt formed the Doom Bar and cut off the harbour for the larger sailing vessels, but Padstow still continued to be a very important trading port.

Fishermen regularly brought their creels of pilchards and herring from the creek (Paignton Harbour - see photograph right and P2046, page 24), along the sand bar (Sands Road - see 81150, page 27), to a

At the centre of the photograph stands the then new College building.