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Tradition alleges that a naval lieutenant called Lamb trysted here with his sweetheart Miss Boys. Their relationship met with family disapproval, hence the secret meeting-place.

A boy in the boat to the right, engrossed in his task, remains unaware of events happening around him.

A little further down the street, a boy carries a billboard advertising 'Hilton's Boot Sale'. Note the building in the centre by the attractive street lamp - we will see it again.

In 1905 it became the duty of the hotel boots boy to pull and tie down a cord which silenced the quarterjacks during the hours of darkness.

This looks like a day out for the men, boys and one woman in the picture. They have chosen a lovely spot at the bottom of Clydach Vale.

Note the fine carriage on the right, the Victorian family stepping out and the delivery boy in the centre.

A solitary boy on a bicycle passes the village shop.

The poet William Wordsworth became acquainted with them as a young boy and later, after a visit in 1833, he was inspired to write his sonnet entitled 'Nunnery'.

Later it became a boys' club known as the St Nicholas Club and games such as billiards were played here.

Upstairs was the Blue Coat Charity School (the name came from the uniforms given to the boys to wear). The cupola on top is thought to have come from St Leonard's chapel in nearby Corve Street.

The boy is carrying oars – most intriguing! Behind him is the small church of St Agatha.

The boy has his bucket and spade, the girl a bucket, and dad has his pipe.

Others included the provision of libraries, new schools, such as the Christ Church Boys' School of 1850 and the Girls' School of 1856, and a spate of chapel building in the 1860s and 70s.

Delivery boys are everywhere, and had to work in rain or shine, dashing between hotels with provisions. Mr Buck the wholesale dealer is calling at St George's Hall, the china and glass emporium.

There is a fine statue of General Charles Gordon of Khartoum in the grounds of Gordon School, that was built here as a boys' school in 1885.

Note the gas street lighting and the dress of the boys in the foreground.

It was just one of a number of generous donations made to the city during the 16th century; others included Bond's (Bablake) Hospital for poor men founded in 1506, and Bablake Boys' Hospital in 1560

It is a day preparatory school with about 175 pupils for girls aged 3 to 11 and boys aged 3 to 8. It is in delightfully wooded grounds of four acres.

Two small boys can be seen riding along on the pavement by the George Hotel. The pub is still there today, and so is what is known as the Desborough Cross to the right of it.

No doubt it looks tame to the present generation reared on the terrors of Alton Towers, but to a boy in the 1950s it was quite scary enough.

The climbing boys, often from the Workhouse, earned 2d or 3d a day, but were sometimes given an extra 6d by grateful householders.

A young boy pauses on his way to buy a jug of beer.

Delivery boys gather outside the main doors, carrying parcels to and from the city's shops and businesses.

A boy and girl on a bicycle not made for two make an arresting combination, though they are more likely to receive a lecture from the man in blue.