Search Results

Soaring above the High Street is the spire of St Mary the Virgin Church, dating back to the 14th century. The even older tower is 13th-century.

The Wellington Monument 1891 One of the town's most famous landmarks is Matthew Wyatt's magnificent statue of Wellington on horseback.

One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.

As with so many churches, St Andrew's in Impington exhibits an interesting blend of styles.

Popular tunes of the day were played by resident and visiting bands to amuse the visitors, who lounged in the surrounding deckchairs. On Sundays there would be a programme of sacred music.

At the time of this photograph the Convent's first Mother Superior, Sister Alice (Crocker), was still in charge; she died in 1902 aged 72 and her replacement was Sister Erminild, a daughter of J M

The church is an elegant creation of around 1300, with a tall, slim five-bay arcade and clerestorey, creating a tremendous feeling of space.

Weymouth became popular as a seaside resort thanks to the patronage of George III, who came to bathe here for the good of his health.

The Victorian school stands right on the edge of the cliff above the fishing harbour. This view shows the upper part of the village before it was altered by 20th-century developments.

In 1312 England was on the brink of civil war. Robert the Bruce seized the advantage, despatching his brother Edward and James Douglas into northern England where they sacked a number of towns.

The roof of a pagoda can be seen in the centre; it is situated on an island in the main lake. Note the exotic range of trees and shrubs growing here.

Woods were bought by the Council in 1885, and public access extended in 1887, when an additional nine acres were purchased through public subscription and presented to the town in celebration of

This cottage was believed to have been in the Guildford Road, and not demolished until the early part of the 20th century.

It is a peaceful day in Evesham at the end of Edward VII's reign, with some good examples of shop signs, such as Deakin's fruit and marmalade, 'the best that skill and science can provide', and

The beach is one of the nearest to Cardiff and was very popular with parents and young chiuldren and those who thought Penarth too commercialised.

The docks, established in 1814, went on to build some 260 ships here. A branch of Barclays Bank is on the left and WH Smith is on the right of the picture.

Salford was an area of Blackburn; the name derives from 'salix (willow tree) ford'. This is where the old pack horse trail to Accrington and the east crossed the River Blakewater in a shallow ford.

The statue of John Cobden can been seen in the middle of the square: this bronze statue, by Marshall Wood, was paid for by public subscription and was presented to the town on 23 April 1867 by the President

The railway station is on the Midland line from Bradford to Skipton. The railway station was opened in 1856. Titus Salt's Mill, some six storeys high, sits alongside the line.

The well-laid-out Hamilton Square in the centre of Birkenhead is named after the town's founder, John Laird, in honour of his Scottish mother.

Here, from the Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal of 1812, Abergavenny can be seen in the distance.

The magnificent frontage of half-timbered work is the finest in London. Here the plaster rendering shown in the previous photograph has been stripped off revealing a wealth of timbers.

On the sands the business of the day is under way. Men are gutting the catch and a fish 'jouster' negotiates a price for filling his trap.

Large 19th-century houses line the road on the far side of the Common on Chaters Hill. In the grass on this side of the house on the right lies the mediaeval maze.