Places in old photographs

A railway arrived on Anglesey in 1848, linking London and Dublin.

Bedworth's long history, from its Saxon origins to its Domesday entry as a small farming settlement, and later to near extinction in the Black Death, has always been marked by hardship and poverty.

Lewes, the county town of East Sussex, started out as a bridging point and market town.

Situated in Wiltshire on the banks of the River Kennett, the picturesque market town of Marlborough is a place of considerable antiquity, with a history dating back to prehistoric times.

Although early records of Hampstead can be found in a grant by King Ethelred the Unready to the monastery of St Peter's at Westminster (AD 986) and it is referred to in the Domesday Book (1086), the history of Hampstead is generally traced back to the seventeenth century.

Taking his cue from this series' title of 'Through Time', life-long Harrow resident and historian Don Walter here attempts something slightly different from the standard book of quick 'then and now' snapshots of his home-town.

The village of King's Norton began to evolve in the medieval period and is continuing to grow and change while retaining its earlier landscape of a village surrounding a green.

The market town of Petersfield lies on the edge of the beautiful South Downs, and it has much to thank its idyllic location for.

Northwood, situated in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is a leafy residential settlement adjoining the ancient Ruislip Woods.

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

Dumfries, a market town in south-west Scotland known as the Queen of the South, is the administrative capital of the Dumfries and Galloway region and has a population of almost 32,000.

The picturesque seaside town of Nairn enjoys a prime location on the Moray Firth coast; in fact, it claims to be the driest and sunniest place in the whole of Scotland.

Dunstable, once a stagecoach centre, then a hat making town, and lately a major base for printing and vehicle manufacture, is once again reinventing itself to adapt to a changing world.

Known as the Heart of the Fens, Spalding is a picturesque town set on the River Welland surrounded by rolling farmlands and fields of flowers.

Nestled in a valley and surrounded by stunning countryside, Henley-on-Thames is a small market town in the heart of Oxfordshire.

Leeds, sited in the heart of West Yorkshire, is the UK's third largest city and is home to a community rich in history, ambition and achievement.

The history of Glasgow extends back into the mists of legend, even beyond the sixth century AD when the city's patron saint, St Mungo, entered its story.

Maidenhead lies on the west bank of the River Thames and forms part of the county of Berkshire.

The River Esk rises in the Cleveland hills and flows east to Whitby, on the east coast of Yorkshire.

The three towns of Paignton, Brixham and Torquay form the area of the Devon coast known as the English Riviera, due to the sandy beaches, mild climate and host of leisure attractions.

The Broads Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Norfolk.

Many parts of Britain are renowned for the 'chocolate box' quality of their pretty villages, but rarely do people include Swale in North Kent, a delightful rural area known as the Garden of England.

Stretching for some 90 miles from the Kent boundary near Camber Sands with its sand dunes to Thorney Island within the sheltered waters of Chichester Harbour, the Sussex coast presents a rich variety of features, from bustling resorts to oases of calm and isolation.

Sunderland Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

The scenic beauty of the canals' route through the Golden Valley provided professionals and amateur photographers of the 1870-1930 period with a plethora of subjects.

This volume completes a trilogy of albums dedicated to capturing as much as possible of the evidence from historic photographs of two famous canals which together linked the rivers Severn and Thames.

Stroud is the capital of the south-western Cotswolds, located at the divergence of the five Golden Valleys, named after the monetary wealth created in the processing of wool from the plentiful supply of water power.

In this fascinating full colour collection of over 200 photographs and postcards, Stratford upon Avon and its surroundings are explored.

This exploration of Stowe through time offers something very different in its pictorial approach.

Stockport in the 16th century was known for the cultivation of hemp and rope manufacture.

Stevenage Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

As long ago as 1720, Daniel Defoe commented on the charm of the Stanmore area and it is not without that charm today.

Stanley, South Moor & Craghead Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

Stamford has a reputation for being one of England's finest stone towns.

Staffordshire's county town was home to Iron Age settlers before the Romans and then the Saxons contributed to its history.

St Austell Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Cornwall.

The splendour of Victorian and Edwardian life in St Annes is today nothing more than a fast-fading memory.

St Andrews in the 'Kingdom of Fife' in its beautiful setting of St Andrews Bay with the Angus hills to the north and Grampians in the far distance, has been known to Helen Cook since childhood.

As one of the earliest recorded towns in Britain, St Albans has had a long, colourful and distinguished history.

The part of the Suffolk coast that embraces Southwold and Aldeburgh has a rich history in its relationship between its inhabitants and the North Sea.

Three hundred years ago Southend was an insignificant hamlet at the south end of Prittlewell parish.

Southampton Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

South Cotswold Pubs Through Time is the perfect combination of English inns and quintessential Cotswold scenery.

Ivybridge, South Brent, and their surrounding villages and hamlets, occupy that part of South Devon which borders the outskirts of Plymouth to the west, and the southern slopes of Dartmoor to the north.

Somerset is justly renowned for its varied landscapes from the wild uplands of Exmoor to the expanses of the Levels.

Historically a part of Warwickshire, Solihull is today one of the most prosperous parts of the West Midlands conurbation.

With its trendy bars, quirky shops and historic restaurants, Soho is an exciting cosmopolitan slice of London's entertainments district.

Soham is a proud town.

Soham and Wicken Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Cambridgeshire.

By the turn of the twentieth century Small Heath and Sparkbrook, two adjacent inner city districts of Birmingham, had been transformed from a rural environment to an urban one.