Places in old photographs

Manchester is one of the largest cities in the United Kingdom and has a history that stretches right back to Roman times.

Jarrow has a rich history that spans well over a thousand years.

The Port of Dover is Europe's busiest ferry port and is situated in south-east England.

Almost the entire network of the former Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway system closed at the end of February 1959.

Sefton is one of the most diverse boroughs in England.

The attractive seaside town of Hythe, on the south-east coast of Kent, is one of the famous Cinque Ports.

Cassiobury Park has an incredible history.

This fascinating collection of over 180 images shows, in fine detail, some of the changes that have taken place in Derby over a period of more than 150 years.

Located in the heart of Ayrshire, Kilmarnock was once considered its industrial powerhouse.

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 announced, 'Telford - Birthplace of Industry'.

The south coast city of Brighton has long been one of Britain's most famous and influential places, ever since the Prince of Wales, later George IV, began to visit regularly, constructed the Royal Pavilion and thus encouraged its development as a fashionable seaside resort.

Darlington is rightly famous for its involvement in the introduction and subsequent development of the railways in the UK.

The royal parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of the United Kingdom for the recreation (mostly hunting) of the royal family.

Petersham, or Patricesham as it was originally called, is mentioned in the Domesday Book, while Ham came under the manor of Kingston, so was not individually mentioned.

The ancient Shropshire market town of Oswestry, just to the west of Shrewsbury and close to the Welsh border, has not changed a great deal since the Battle of Maserfield in 642, which is perhaps why the town is so popular among discerning tourists and those in search of a quiet life.

Bournemouth Airport was first opened as RAF Hurn on 1 August 1941, one of the bases established by the RAF to counter the Luftwaffe presence across the Channel in northern France.

The early history of Hayes, alongside its neighbouring village of Harlington, is one of agricultural activity.

The Lake District is one of Britain's most popular tourist gems, nestled at the heart of the North West.

Yeovil rose to prominence in the 1800s as a major centre of glove making.

'The Gateway to the Broads', Beccles is a thriving market town in Suffolk that has been central to local communications for two millennia, prospering as a hub of trade and industry, while still retaining its cohesiveness and welcoming atmosphere.

The Dorset town of Shaftesbury is beautifully sited on a hill overlooking the Blackmore Vale, on the edge of Cranborne Chase.

The picturesque fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay is 5 miles south of Whitby and 15 miles north of Scarborough on the coast of North Yorkshire.

Although it's not the biggest town in the world, a lot has taken place in South Shields.

Salt has been a valuable commodity for thousands of years, and it is because of this that Droitwich - under which lies vast quantities of salt - has prospered, particularly since Roman times.

Birmingham Airport has a history stretching back to the Second World War, when it was requisitioned for use by the military.

Portsmouth Dockyard has a long and distinguished history.

Manchester Airport (EGCC) is a Category 10 international passenger airport located in Lancashire, UK, comprising three passenger terminals and a world freight terminal.

The Midland & South Western Junction Railway was formed in 1884 by amalgamation of the Swindon, Marlborough & Andover and the Swindon & Cheltenham Extension railways.

'The Fair City' of Perth is aptly named.

The Victorian era saw great changes to the nation's capital.

Whitehaven & Around From Old Photographs contains a collection of never-before-seen vintage photographs from the town and surrounding areas, collected together into one volume and spanning Whitehaven's heyday as a mining and shipbuilding town.

Sittingbourne's steady growth from mid-Victorian times began with the construction of a railway line linking London to east Kent port, bisecting the town.

Bramhall is a thriving, bustling and leafy suburb of Stockport, close to Manchester.

The city of Gloucester has been the subject of many publications in recent years that have detailed its long and eventful history.

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

Edinburgh's South Side has contributed much to the rich story of the city.

Bounded by the River Dee in the west and by the River Mersey in the east, the Wirral peninsula is a remarkable place.

As a popular seaside town and resort on the south coast, Weymouth is loved by locals and visitors alike for its rich and varied history.

Ten miles outside Norwich, on the route to Thetford and the rest of the country, sits the Norfolk market town of Wymondham.

Before the development of canals, railways or metalled roads, the quickest and most effective means of transporting goods from one point to another in Britain was by the use of coastal shipping, shallow-draught boats travelling between the ports of the British Isles.

Famous as the birthplace of rugby league and of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson as well as being the childhood home of Herbert Asquith, Huddersfield rose to prominence during the Industrial Revolution as a major centre of textile production.

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

Salisbury is often described as 'the city in the countryside'.

Having been granted city status during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, Stirling is Scotland's smallest city.

Lytham St Annes has always been a bit posh, the yin to its neighbour Blackpool's yang, and home to no fewer than four golf courses, including the illustrious Royal Lytham St Annes.

Before the emergence of the steam railway rocketed the likes of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Robert Stephenson - the great Victorian engineers - into the limelight, there was a 'Colossus' who dominated the engineering scene and laid the foundations for what was to follow.

Monmouth (Welsh: Trefynwy - 'town on the Monnow'), is a traditional county town in Monmouthshire, Wales, and is located on the confluence of the River Monnow and River Wye.

In 1897, Nottingham was granted a city charter to coincide with the celebrations accompanying Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

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

This companion volume to the author's successful Sussex Railway Stations Through Time focuses in vivid detail on the stations located within the densely populated county of Surrey, an area largely unaffected by the drastic cuts of the 1950s and 1960s.