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The fountain, also by Thomas, was added the following year. The mansion was described by Pevsner as one which 'could hardly be drearier'.

The Edinburgh Castle we see today is, with a few additions, that built by the Earl of Morton following the siege of 1572. Here we see a battalion of the Black Watch parading on the castle esplanade.

This and the following three photos, although from the same vantage point, span a period of 60 years. They show many changes in some of the buildings and in the mode of transport.

It was constructed in 1850, and as demand outstripped supply, others followed in 1871 and then in 1929. Today the Ridgegate Treatment Works can process 2 million gallons of water each day.

Nearby there is a 5½-mile trail, the Whitegate Way, that follows an old railway line built in the 19th century to transport salt.

The main A177 road south from Shincliffe leads to Coxhoe; it may follow the course of an old Roman road.

In 1968 the roof was removed, and in March 1969 the church was re-hallowed following restoration.

Following bomb damage in the 1940 air raid, the building was altered in 1956; its outward appearance took on an Elizabethan style in contrast to this austere Gothic design.

The front of the C & A store collapsed into the street following three direct hits, and around seventy people died in the Marples Hotel when it too took a direct hit and was destroyed.

Built in the mid 1950s, it was followed into the town by the Ford Engineering Research Centre at Dunton.

Few streets still follow their original medieval plans, though not all have been lost since 1945. Butcher Row went long ago.

Decades of genteel decline followed, and in 1976 the hotel was demolished, despite a 16,000-signature petition and a letter from Sir John Betjeman bemoaning its loss.

The landscaping of these gardens was only completed in 1964, following the purchase of Linda Vista House and gardens by the council in 1960.

Following the New Towns Act of 1964, 37 farms and 7,500 acres of land were taken over and absorbed as the new town developed.

His legendary performances won him a huge following, and he has been described as 'a Margate institution'.

This particular mill, built in 1850 following a fire, was driven by water and steam. It ceased working shortly before the Great War, and has recently been converted into five flats.

First local schools have closed, and then shops, post offices and pubs have followed suit. Sometimes the only way to retain these facilities has been to combine them under one roof.

The maltings were part of the development that followed; the surviving kiln of the maltings would originally have included the malting floors, where the barley was allowed to germinate before being heated

This wonderful atmospheric view looks through Stonebow into the continuation of High Street which follows the line of the Roman road to London, later known as Ermine Street.

This was followed by a match between four open winners, James Braid, then the current champion, J N Taylor, Harry Vardon and George Duncan.

How many were to return alive by the end of the following year? Frensham is known for its ponds and its common – now Frensham Country Park.

The castle, which dates from 1282, was left to slide into decay following its siege during the Civil War in 1645. It held out for the king, and was thereafter slighted by Cromwell's men.

The park pale (enclosure) can still be seen by following the footpaths out of the village.

There used to be a cross with a brass plate on it on which the following was inscribed: 'Whoso is hungry, and lists well to eat, Let him come to Sprotbrough, for his meat, And for a night and for a day