On this day

1945 2000

The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, officially announces the end of the war with Germany

The world’s largest modern art gallery - the Tate Modern - opens its doors to the media in London.

At the foot of the Wolds stands Horncastle, with its twin rivers, the Bain and the Waring. This Telegraph aerial photograph from 1961 covers a considerable area of the market town, with the tree-lined market place in the centre.