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The church of St Peter and St Paul, another of the marshland churches, is located by the side of the A158 main road to Skegness - during the summer this is a very busy road indeed.

Backed by the tall 52-year-old buildings of the Esplanade, the Parade was Rhyl's only real attempt at elegant seaside architecture.

All three villages greens here were bought from the Duchy of Lancaster in 1926 for £5. St Leonard's Church was built in 1878 on the site of earlier ones dating back to 1220.

This is looking northwards up South Street, to Stag House at the top end of West Street and the Town Hall (centre).

This is looking northwards up South Street, to Stag House at the top end of West Street and the Town Hall (centre).

We are now further along Leigh Road and looking back towards the station. Trees planted c1900 are now mature, and more modern lighting has been installed.

This isolated petrol station and café three miles from Ffestiniog proclaims itself the highest petrol station in Wales.

St Teresa's Convent was established in Effinghamhill House, a stucco early 19th- century mansion in the chalk hills two miles south of Effingham village.

Back at the Victorian eastern end of the village, the photographer looks north-east across the Recreation Ground, where mothers and children are enjoying the summer afternoon.

Here we see two fine old coaching inns - the Lion, on the left, dating back to 1500, and the 18th-century George Hotel on the right.

This 'Happy Days' wagonette or country-style horse bus, harking back to transport in earlier days, is taking a party on a jaunt on a sunny day.

Firmly back in Bedfordshire and heading south, our route passes through Blunham, a most attractive village, where the poet John Donne was rector from 1622 until his death in 1632, although he was also

Near the Wharfe and overlooking the 1592ft Simon's Seat, Appletreewick was the resting place of monks on their journey between Bolton Abbey and Fountains Abbey.

40 years later and further back on the Wey Lane junction, we see the far cottage, No 23, on the right, has been largely rebuilt.

This is the A631, although it does not look like an A-class road. The telephone box has gone, and so have the telegraph poles and wires.

The dramatic cliffs and ruined castle at Tintagel have been photographed from many angles over the years.

During the floods of 1947, the River Ouse rose over the gardens of the twelve houses in River Terrace and drenched the ground floors.

Many of the delightful houses in this photograph of the north side of St Paul's Street originated in the 13th century, but their fronts were rebuilt later.

This view shows the large expanse of water at the mouth of No 8 dock, which was the turning circle.

This view looks back towards the site of photograph No 77098.

St Mary's Church is on rising ground west of the town, with Lowndes Park to its north and east and The Bury to its west. The large cruciform church dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries.

The Red Lion changed its name to The Venture (a ship) in 1997. The 1880s red brick house beyond with veranda under the gable was part of the Berners' estate at Woolverton Hall.

Built in 1249 to defend the town from French raids, by the late 14th century the castle was used by the town corporation before being sold in 1430 to one John de Ypres; it was bought back by the corporation

The attractive village of Bromham is now bypassed, so the old bridge over the Great Ouse is mercifully much quieter than it was a few years ago.