Places In Old Photographs

The Black Country can be something of an enigma. Where exactly is it and how did it acquire such a name? The answers to these questions and many mo...

Dorset is renowned for its beauty as well as its history. Home to the Jurassic Coast, and with over half of the county designated as an Area of Out...

When the new town established in East Shropshire acquired the name Telford in 1968, sign boards set up on major roads entering the designated area ...

Southampton is now part of a huge metropolitan area running along the south coast in Hampshire. The city has seen massive changes over the years an...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands finest counties. It provides a nostalgic look at Durhams past and highlights the special characte...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands finest major cities and some of its county towns and villages. It provides a nostalgic look at Le...

In the years following the invention of photography in 1839, practitioners in France gave shape to this intriguing new medium through experimental ...

In 1800, Bude would have been lucky to have a population of 100, but people flocked to the town for work when the canal opened. When the canal clos...

Bury St Edmunds History Tour is a unique guide to the illustrious past of one of Suffolks finest historic gems. Originally called Bedricesworth, th...

With an older foundation than Hereford, Leominster has a rich history. The Priory dates from about 660, and by the time of Domesday, it was already...

Abergavenny grew up around the Norman castle, on the site of a Roman fort. The town also has an ancient market that prospered, and it was known for...

The Derbyshire town of Chesterfield has a long and interesting history. It has been a market town for the surrounding area since receiving its char...

This illustrated history portrays one of Londons most fascinating areas. It provides a nostalgic look at the East Ends past and highlights the spec...

Norfolk in the Great War explores the story of the county of Norfolk, its military forces and the impact of the war on local people through a fasci...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands most historically significant cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Bradfords past and highligh...

Situated on the 'Sunshine Coast' of Essex, the seaside towns of Walton-on-the- Naze and Frinton-on-Sea have a rich history. Beginning as just a sma...

Aberystwyth History Tour is a unique guide to the illustrious history of this picturesque market town on the West coast of Wales. With roots tracea...

Middlesbrough and Teesside are renowned for their association with the iron and steel industry. Iron has been produced there on an industrial scale...

Darlington is rightly famous for its involvement in the introduction and subsequent development of the railways in the UK. As such, it carries resp...

The Lancashire town of Oldham was a boom town of the Industrial Revolution and among the first ever industrialised towns in England. At its peak it...

This wonderful new book by local author Malcolm Hitt and local historian Gary Firth, takes a comparative peep into how Titus Salt's model industria...

Using an historical perspective to enrich the journey, Wales: A Walk Through Time describes a unique walk through a remarkable country. Illustrated...

This dazzling collection of rare and previously unpublished photographs takes you to the heart of Florida- the Sunshine State. Hundreds of fascinat...

In the early nineteenth century, a few scattered farms and cottages were all that could be seen on the site of what is now Crewe. However, the arri...