Places In Old Photographs

Nestled in the English countryside lies Ely, a small city within eastern Cambridgeshire. Its top tourist attraction is a stunning medieval cathedra...

Hailsham, the largest of the main towns in the Wealden District of East Sussex, is an inviting market town, rich in industrial and agricultural his...

The city of Leeds, self-proclaimed Capital of the North, has come a long way since receiving its first charter in 1207. From its early developments...

The district of Wimbledon has become synonymous with its world-famous tennis tournament held here since 1922. This part of south-west London has be...

Blackrock is well known as an affluent and well-loved suburb of Dublin, situated on the picturesque east coast of the city. It was once an independ...

Having been granted city status during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, Stirling is Scotlands smallest city. Despite this, it has an enthra...

Around Orpington Through Time invites you to explore the fascinating history of Orpington and its district through 'then and now' photographs. The ...

As soon as we set foot in Chester we are taken back to the Middle Ages; time seems to have slipped backwards. Is it a dream? Or are these decorated...

Felixstowe owes its existence to the 19th-century fashion for seaside holidays when the gentry and businessmen chose to build their summer residenc...

The story of Hartlepool is, of course, the story of three towns: the ancient Hartlepool clustered around the Headland, the thriving new Victorian t...

The route covered by this book dates from 1849 onwards. It ran from Manchester to Altrincham, utilising the infrastructure of the Manchester South ...

The significant historical and social differences between these two neighbouring towns are vividly brought into focus by the variation in pubs and ...

Hong Kong was first captured on camera when the British arrived to lay claim to its fragrant harbour in 1841. Its fascinating history has been docu...

Daniel Vickery, the editor of the Western Flying Post, wrote in A Sketch of the Town of Yeovil (1856) that The town is surrounded on the South East...

Hebburn History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this South Tyneside town. This is an exciting guided walk around the well-...

Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the delightful East Neuk, with its string of picturesque fishing and farming villages, is one of the...

Evesham is a picturesque market town that sits within a loop of the River Avon roughly halfway between Stratford-upon-Avon and Tewkesbury. The name...

Fleetwood and Thornton Cleveleys are well known for their proximity to the coast. Developed during the Victorian era, Fleetwood retains a lot of th...

As you walk around Bradford it is not difficult to spot the rich Victorian architecture, a legacy from the time when Bradford quite literally contr...

Around Manchester in the 1960s - a look around in pictures of what would later become Greater Manchester supported with informative captions and pe...

Central Swindon is the retail core of the modern town and its residential environs. It began in the 1840s, when the model village for railway worke...