Search Results

For most of the century there had been daily steamers from Belfast to Bangor, and as the holiday traffic increased the County Down Railway took over the service.

This pleasant market town sits on the road from Thetford to Norwich, and was once a resting place for pilgrims - it still has a fine Guild Chapel dedicated to St Thomas a Becket.

The complete sign on the left, Tetley's Fine Ales, was fixed to the old Bowling Green Hotel; it marked the narrowest point on the London to Edinburgh Great North Road.

Port Sunlight was the dream of William Lever, a man who believed that there was good in everyone; only the best would do for his workers and employees.

It was from here that four knights set off one winter evening in 1170 for Canterbury to murder Thomas Becket.

Gargrave is a crossing point for all forms of transport. An aqueduct carries the canal over the river, the main road crosses over the canal and a railway runs over the road.

The present nave dates from the later 12th century, and of the abbey's east end only the superb Lady Chapel survives.

Another quiet day in the High Street; perhaps the photograph was taken on a Wednesday, which was early closing day.

Almost exactly the same view as No 39994 (pages 16-17) shows that little has changed: even the bicycle, albeit a little more modern in design, seems to form the main method of transport.

It is an amalgamation of up to five domestic properties, which can still be seen from the rear courtyard.

On the left, standing proudly above the other roofs, is Fisher's butchers shop. In 1881, Francis Fisher had the cottages on the site demolished and erected this imposing new shop.

The Franciscans came to Richmond in 1258, and built a small church befitting their commitment to poverty, but this elegant belfry tower was slotted into the crossing of the church between the nave, choir

The wide, swinging jetty curve leads the eye into the activity of boats and men in both the middle ground and the foreground.

At the end of the 20th century, unfortunate changes were inflicted on this view.

the Ebbw and Kendon valleys to join the Taff Vale and Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford railways together, the 200 foot-high Crumlin viaduct was a 19th-century testimony to the economic power of

They were originally part of the Portmore Park estate, which belonged to the Duke of Norfolk in the 17th century.

This young man looks out from between these famous rocks towards the magnificent estate of Denton Park.

Grindleford follows the banks of the River Derwent, as this distant view from the Hathersage road shows.

When Chelmsford became the centre of a new diocese, it pipped several other applicants at the post.

This is where Shakespeare and his friends met their match at the hands of the Bidford Sippers.

These splendid decorative iron gates were made by the Davies brothers of Bersham between 1719 and 1721.

The inscription on the fountain commemorates Lord Ashton's generosity to the inhabitants of St Anne's-on-Sea.

This beautiful glen is situated to the north east of Snaefell with steep slopes on either side.

This shows the heart of the Victorian holiday town, with the required esplanade and gardens for strolling.