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It was the Market Square that hosted the Blackburn Fair, which was held by Charter every Easter Monday, and then on 11 and 12 May, and also the Winter Fair every 17 October.

Next to him is Elizabeth's the outfitter's and then Mr Winter's jeweller's shop.

Apart from the need for something stronger, it was believed that the small arches restricted the flow of the Ouse and led to the formation of ice during the winter.

In the 1980s, the Historical Society made a good job of tidying up the approach to Sawley Abbey, and one enthusiast is in attendance on Sundays (not in winter) to explain the ruins.

Also appearing in 1902 were Thornley Dodge and Madame Isa Stanley; for those who liked to show off their expertise there was dancing at the Winter Gardens.

It was laid out as 'winter gardens' with flower beds, where deck chairs could be hired.

The Wensleydale Railway reached here in 1877 and lasted until 1954 - although a service was reintroduced in the tough winter of 1963.

Robert left an endowment of £1 a year for the clock in the tower to be wound, and ten shillings (50p) for the curfew bell to be rung daily at 5am and 8pm in summer, and at 6am and 8pm in winter

Rugby Club won the Sussex Trophy in 2003, and their home ground is in nearby Cuckfield, which is also used by athletes from the Haywards Heath Harriers during the summer months - during the winter

Seaforth, Bootle, Crosby, Brighton-le-Sands, Blundell Sands and Formby were easier to reach along the firm sand during the wet winter months.

In 1800, canal and river was the easiest way of travelling from Manchester to Liverpool in the winter.

Gently flowing, that is, until the winter showers or the spring sun melts the snow, when the Rib becomes a raging torrent.

By 1937 the town was being promoted as both a summer and winter resort, and hotels now occupied much of the sea front and the area behind it.

They appear to have been on the point of surrendering when one of them, said to be a servant of Sir John Winter, put a match to a barrel of gunpowder.

The tower was thought to date from the 12th century, but repairs in the winter of 1994 revealed a much earlier window, dating from about AD 980, in the south wall of the ringing chamber on the second

The winters during the Great War were particularly cold, and when the lake froze over Mrs Forbes gave permission for the local people to skate there.

Richard Edmondson made an application under the General Pier and Harbour Act; his plan was to have a pier 307 yards long, with a grand pavilion, a conservatory or winter gardens, a theatre, a concert room

This was the period of 'the Little Ice Age', when there were severe winters and the Thames frequently froze over, so farming life was hard.

This was the period of 'the Little Ice Age', when there were severe winters and the Thames frequently froze over, so farming life was hard.

In January 1905, whilst laid up at Milford for the winter, she caught fire and sank under the weight of hose water in her hull.

The heavy clay soil, known to farmers as 'three-horse land', held water in winter and became deeply cracked in dry summers, and was difficult to work.

The property is looked after and maintained by English Heritage; it is open for visitors every day during the sum- mer, and is closed on Monday and Tuesday during the winter.