Fully illustrated description of Blackpool's many well-known, and lesser-known, attractions and buildings that have have been lost over the years.

Medieval Kingʼs Lynn (Bishopʼs Lynn before 1537) was a premier English port, a position it retained until the Industrial Revolution. Its maritime economy was undermined by the coming of the railways, which were the harbinger of modest industrialisation. The major watershed in the ancient boroughʼs fortunes arrived in 1962 when it was designated a London overspill town. Though the new industrial and housing estates were located on the townʼs outskirts, its historic heart was partly redeveloped for a new shopping centre, and the old cattle market closed. By 2000 Kingʼs Lynn was no longer...

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The Gloucestershire town of Cirencester has a rich and diverse history dating back to Roman times when, known as Corinium, it was the second largest settlement outside London. Today, apart from its heritage many visitors are drawn here by the townʼs enviable location amid the glorious Cotswold countryside. In Lost Cirencester, author Robert Heaven, who writes for the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard, offers a fascinating visual ride though the last 100 years of the townʼs history. Here is a snapshot of life as it was, before and after the wars. Through a series of archive...

Like many cities in the UK, Manchester has changed dramatically over the years and continues to do so. The ‘Second City of Empire’ was a powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution, especially in textile manufacture, and for a time was the most productive centre of cotton processing in the world. The boom ended as dramatically as it had begun, with the death of the textile industry and waning of the city’s role as a major inland port, and the post-war decades were marked by industrial decline, urban decay and mass unemployment as factories and warehouses lay dormant and derelict. By the end...