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St Ives is still famous for its cats. In the fishing era, every household had at least one cat, for the very practical purpose of keeping the net cellars free of mice.

St Leonards Pier opened in 1891 at an initial cost of £30,000 as a companion for the pier at Hastings.

The English Civil War ended at Stow-on-the-Wold when the parliamentarian Sir William Brereton defeated the aged royalist Sir Jacob Astley in 1646.

The Domesday survey does not mention a mill at Over. Even if it did, the mill would have been a watermill, as windmills did not appear in England until the mid 1100s.

Originally High Street, its approach from the ford across the Roach was via Bull Brow. This old route to Yorkshire was widened in 1897 when the building on the left was demolished.

This view of Waterhead shows the Waterhead Hotel, built to serve the increasing numbers of tourists who were arriving by train at the lakeside station at Bowness, and catching a steamer up the

West Pier, now sadly derelict and awaiting restoration, was enlarged at the seaward end in 1890 to accommodate a larger pavilion.

The advent of the power-loom, however, brought about a decline, but by 1900 new industries had sprung up, including printing at Locher Mill, a laundry at Glentyan Mill and flax and paper mills at Johnstone

Today, its steel descendant carries the A379. At the far end is the church of St Peter, still under construction at this time; it was not finished until 1902.

The shops have changed little with the passing years, and at least two still have these distinctively styled awnings. High prams with large wheels were popular at this time.

Using local timber from the woodlands along the estuary, the shipbuilders of Bucklers Hard, who would have lived in these cottages, built at least three of the ships which fought at the Battle of Trafalgar

St Ives harbourside is crowded with holidaymakers, at a time when the town was probably at its peak as a tourist destination.

This little hamlet lies on the River Llugwy, at the foot of Snowdon.

A small boy in a rowing boat gazes at his reflection in the waters of Windermere in this summer photograph.

In this charming photograph, a collie sheepdog marshals a flock of white-nosed Swaledale sheep past the village green at Buckden.

A small boy in a rowing boat gazes at his reflection in the waters of Windermere in this summer photograph.

Bathing is possible along some of the beaches at Cowes, particularly at Gurnard Bay. However, the currents are strong and the shoreline shelves steeply.

By the 1870s, many Lancashire cotton workers received three day's unpaid holiday a year, which was tacked onto a weekend to give a five-day break.

For most of the century there had been daily steamers from Belfast to Bangor, and as the holiday traffic increased the County Down Railway took over the service.

Stand in the corner of the churchyard and you can see that this view of All Saints' Church has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

A classic harbour scene taken at low tide.

Passengers have plenty to look at whilst they await the arrival of their ferry.

The Virginia creeper-clad gritstone walls of the Blue Lion Inn at East Witton, at the eastern entrance to Wensleydale. The inn has served the needs of the villagers for centuries.

The 17th-century mill at Harlow was part of the manor of Harlowbury. It was the main source of power to grind corn and other purposes for the parish at that time.