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The original unveiling date in May 1926 had to be postponed because of the General Strike. There had been a Boer War memorial on this site before this, but it was moved to Avenham Park.

His books were once as popular as those of Agatha Christie, although nowadays few people know of him or his work.

The village features in the story surrounding Wulfhere of Mercia and his two sons Ulfred and Rufin.The two claimed to be going hunting, but came instead to Eccleshall; here they were baptized by

We are looking east along Newgate promenade towards the Highcliffe Hotel (visible on the left), with groups of Victorian holidaymakers strolling in the sun.

Snowdon consists of four rugged and precipitous ridges separated by deep hollows, and is formed of slate and porphyry.

East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker towards houses beside East Road (centre).

John Jefferson was the Victorian chief officer of the coastguard station.

This wonderful view from the walls was taken before the onslaught of the motor car, and when gas lamps were still in place.

Stevens's Boatyard withdrew to the west parts of Nag's Head Island beyond the bridges, and the Abingdon Bridge Restaurant and Tea Rooms took over their buildings to serve river- borne

This view shows the close connection of the town with the river. Bewdley was an important trading centre where road traffic met river traffic.

Many visitors come to the church to see the 13th-century tomb of Ralph Wysham, his feet resting on a dog - which is supposedlyhow his body was found, feet resting on a favorite hound, when the Lord of

The park is the home of Abergavenny Rugby Football Club, and their grandstand can be seen in the middle distance.

In the centre of the picture, in Water Street, is Priory Farm, which once belonged to Earls Colne Priory in Essex.

It was designed by James Wilding, a Liverpool man who was associated with a number of buildings in the town and who also played an important part in the development of Runcorn Hill as a park once the

The Holy Well is probably the oldest known well on the Edge.

This photograph hardly does justice to the most magnificent of all British hillforts. Sir Mortimer Wheeler excavated it between 1934-38.

Old Sarum is a hillfort built by the people of the Iron Age, who came to Britain from around 500BC. Its spectacular ramparts and ditches enclosed their community.

The small village of Leeds is dominated by the presence of its large romantic castle. The castle is Norman, but there was an earlier Saxon castle on the site.

The camera is on top of the Victoria Tower above the House of Lords. Immediately below is the abbey's chapter house, where parliament once met.

Most of the architecture is Victorian, including the fine Market Hall in the middle distance, slightly left of centre. The central church has gone, to be replaced by a store.

The sign for the King's Head Inn is on the right of the picture, although the King's Head itself is in fact on the opposite side of the road standing next to the International Store.The old Town

The ornamental cannons, mounted on far too new-looking carriages, add a romantic if not very realistic contribution to this scene.

The river weaves its way southwards from the pastures of Quorn and Cossington into the almost solidly developed northern edge of the city between Birstall to its west, and Thurmaston

Since Saxon times, Canterbury has been the spiritual capital of England. The cathedral was rebuilt in the 12th century, when it began to assume the form in which we see it today.