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As with several other fishing villages along the Yorkshire coast, Staithes clings alpine-like to the sides of steep cliffs and ravines.

The Wharfe was prone to flooding, and the Victorians were forced to move a church further up the bank out of reach of the invading waters.

Owing to the frequent heavy seas, the Perch Light, which had stood on Perch Rock since 1683, was often washed away, and so in the 1820s Liverpool Corporation decided to build a more substantial lighthouse

Owing to the frequent heavy seas, the Perch Light, which had stood on Perch Rock since 1683, was often washed away, and so in the 1820s Liverpool Corporation decided to build a more substantial lighthouse

Posed on Goscar Rock on Tenby's North Beach, these women were paid for their work as models.

Talgarth is a small town a few miles south of Hay-on-Wye. Its narrow streets today are almost always congested with passing traffic.

The bold black-and-white half-timbering of G Sedgwick's draper and outfitters shop in the centre of the picture (the owners are proudly standing outside) is in marked contrast to the same shop which can

It is always a sight worth watching, as the bridge swings open to allow the passage of a paddle steamer. Note the tramlines visible on the roadway of the bridge.

This view shows the ornate cast-iron balcony of the Saracen's Head Hotel, now shops, and the tower of St Peter at Arches beyond Stone Bow, built in 1720, demolished in 1933 and largely rebuilt in Lamb

Very little of the Roman occupation of Dorchester, Durnovaria, remains.

The landlords of the Bridgend Inn, the rear of which is on the left, were George and Betty Dobson, and the busy boat hire business operating from the hut further down the towpath was owned by a Mr

Perched on the summit of Ludgate Hill at almost the highest point in the City,Wren’s masterpiece is the pride of London.

The chapel replaced a Norman aisle on the same site. On the floor, to the right as we face the altar, is the gravestone of John de Berwick, a dean of the minster, who died in 1312.

Cars have now taken over the centre of The Square, but they are facing in different directions; this, coupled with the absence of kerbs and marked parking bays, suggests that this particular car park

In the distance are the ruins of a once great mansion, Scotsborough, dating back to the 14th century.

East of the Central Avenue/Bridgford Road junction is Bridgford Park; the house's extensive grounds are now a very popular public park.

Gone are the sailing vessels, and in their place are the fishing smacks of the town.

It has been said of Bebington that 'though the town centre is lacking in character, it is also open, green and wholesome', and that description still works well now.

The half-timbered manor house of Blakesley Hall dates from 1575.

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath.The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower.

In 1857, prompted by continental initiatives, the widow of the second Marquess resolved to set 'a noble example to other towns' and present the people with a pleasure ground of 'exquisite taste and

The Taff-side home of the famous 'Blue & Blacks'. The club forming in 1876, the ground took its name from the nearby Cardiff Arms Hotel demolished in 1878.

The upper façade of David Morgan appears unchanged but time is up for the Cardiff store.

Greasbrough was once described as a pleasant village 'situated on a delightful eminence'; by the early 19th century it was a farming and mining community of over 1,000.The skyline is dominated by the