Straddling the Derwent River, the cathedral city of Derby, its foundations in the Roman occupation of Britain, can directly attribute its contemporary status to the Industrial Revolution.
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.
In this comprehensively illustrated guide, Watford History Tour takes the reader on a nostalgic journey around the old market town, coupled with a useful location map showing the various places of historical interest, highlighting the tremendous changes that have taken place in the town over the last 100 years.
King's Lynn History Tour is a unique guide to the captivating past of this market and port town, located in the ceremonial county of Norfolk within the east of England.
The county of Northamptonshire, the southernmost county in the East Midlands, is characterised by its attractive market towns and villages, its historical connections and numerous ancient churches, and large country houses and gardens.
The history of Orpington reaches back to the Stone Age, but it was during the nineteenth century that the suburban town and surrounding areas began to take shape into something we would recognise today.
Newcastle in 50 Buildings takes us on a journey through the city's proud architectural heritage, from its earliest existing building - the twelfth-century Norman castle which gives the city its name - through medieval religious institutions and Jacobean buildings on the Quayside to the Georgian-era houses and shops - often referred to as 'Tyneside Classical' - built by the famed developer Richard Grainger.
Demolition and redevelopment over the past seventy-five years have done great damage to Worthing, and relatively few of the town's historic buildings survive.
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.
From its birth as a settlement at the lowest crossing point of the River Taff, via periods a Roman garrison, Anglo-Norman fortress, feudal lordship, booming coal port and post-industrial invalid, through to today's confident capital of a fledgling Welsh democracy, Cardiff has accrued layer upon layer of fascinating history.
