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At the end of the 19th century it acquired this splendid arcade of shops off Friar Street opposite the Town Hall. Severely damaged by a bomb, its site is now occupied by Bristol and West House.

From Saxon times Feckenham was the administrative centre for the Forest of Feckenham, which once covered most of north Worcestershire.

Hanbury sprawls along the B4091, which runs north from the Saltway to Bromsgrove.

Romanby Green at Northallerton, a little town on the River Wiske on the western edge of the North York Moors, gives the impression of a village green.

In the mid 19th century the wealthy Rev John Lance built himself a large vicarage and replaced the small 15th-century church with one so large that it was nicknamed the 'Cathedral of the Blackdown Hills

In 1888, when the site for the new library at Old Cross was being dug, a jumble of stones from the 13th-century St Mary the Less were uncovered.

This is one of the final stretches of golden sand that once graced the foreshore at Parkgate before the estuary totally silted up and salt marsh encroached. Parkgate was a popular yachting centre.

This late Victorian scene is typical of many of the towns and villages in England at the time.

Stevenage was the first of a series of post-Second World War new towns ringing London. Initially, Knebworth had been suggested, but it was felt that railway provision was better at Stevenage.

Many of the Abbey ruins remain, and some of the buildings are still in use.

What a contrast to the previous photograph this view of Kirkgate, Otley is. The lovely market town lies at the entrance to Wharfedale.

This ancient mill was working up to the 1930s, when it was bought by the National Trust and run as a youth hostel.

The post office and general store were essential parts of village life, so not surprisingly they feature on many of Frith's postcards; these were later sold at the post office counter and the village store

The thatched extension at this end has been demolished. The imposing brick building beyond is the Colman Almshouses of 1731. The River Brett flows parallel to the street on the right.

Entering the hamlet, the main A483 crosses the River Camarch en route to Builth Wells.

These views (below and pages 40-41) up and down Church Street would have been familiar to Dylan Thomas, who lived near New Quay in 1944, and to many visitors, who have to park their cars at the top of

When it had become unsafe in 1904, the stone lion on the roof of the Lion Hotel was brought down to stand on the pavement.

The Orange Tea Rooms (we can see the projecting sign) is now a florist, and the slate-hung shop on the right, in this picture Miss Whitford's, selling pots and pans, china, paraffin and other useful items

The Prison Governor's House, now the home of the excellent Town Museum, built in 1779 at the same time as the first prison, was built within the Castle precinct.

It is time for a paddle—two well-dressed ladies rather daringly show their legs. In earlier days, during his visit to the Highlands, Dr Johnson was entertained at Inverary by the 5th Duke.

The Victorian shops on the right were among the first to be built in Dorridge, and fortunately their upper floors are largely unspoilt, though they have been re-roofed.

The miniature railway at Cofton Wood was nearly as popular as the tea room, though one cannot help wondering if the adults in this picture are not just the teeniest bit embarrassed.

The catalyst for the subsidiary settlement mentioned in the caption to N203006 was the building of two turnpike roads through Northfield, one of which was eventually to become the A38 (

Lying at the estuary of the River Helford, this small port was important in days gone by, for it supported the tin mining industry.