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When W H N Nithersdale wrote his book on the Highlands of Staffordshire, he was impressed by the number of public houses in the village, all of which did a roaring trade during the summer months and

About a hundred years before this picture was taken, Tunstall market was always busiest on Saturday evenings, and like the one at Crewe probably stayed open until 10pm.

In the latter part of the 19th century, several colleges run by various religious denominations opened around Leeds.The Leeds Clergy school and the Roman Catholic Seminary were both opened

A substantial shingle beach this may be, but it offers no protection to the sandy cliffs. All Saints' Church now stands at the edge, soon to join the lost medieval town in a watery grave.

A variety of impressive cars have parked, possibly marking the advent of day trippers, which Ogilvie did not really want.

Some of the small boats here were almost certainly built at Lidstone's, whose South Town Yard started business in 1824.

Motor launches are moored at the landing stages and are taking on passengers. These stages had to be manhandled up and down the beach as the tide went out and came in.

Royal visitors included the Empress Eugenie, the King of the Belgians and Edward VII - who discreetly entertained his mistresses Lilly Langtry and Mrs Keppel at a hotel on the East Cliff.

The bus, on the its way from Baker Street to Waterloo, has stopped behind Nelson's Column.

Green Park, situated opposite the north end of Buckingham Palace, was a burial ground for nearby St James's Palace at a time when it was a hospital, but since Tudor times this has been parkland.

A view of Kingsley's ' Little White Town' from across the Torridge, at East-the-Water. Bideford's Market Charter was granted in 1272 by Henry III.

The small beach to the left is at Prechers Rock.

Llanfairfechan is regarded with increasing favour by tourists and holiday-makers, who frequent the out-of-the-way parts of Wales.

The Forge 1903 At a time when farming still depended on natural horsepower, rather than the mechanical variety, the local forge was an integral part of any local community.

On a steep hillside commanding views of the Weald, north-west of Ashford, this charming village was near the seat of the Dering family at the now-vanished Surrenden Dering a mile away.

At the foot of Boley Hill stands the 15th-century College Gate, one of three surviving entrances to the precincts of the Cathedral, whose modest spire (added to the original tower in 1904) rises behind

Weymouth esplanade winds round to the pier and pavilion theatre, a favourite stroll for the Edwardian visitors seen here.

This great house near Fowey was the seat of the Rashleigh family. It was surrounded by its own wooded grounds, leading down to the sea at Polridmouth Bay.

Large sailing ships are moored at the buoys opposite the town waiting to go up river to load china clay.

From the village of Cawsand, at the entrance to Plymouth Sound, the seas stretch out to Penlee Point, where the famous hooter alerted fog-bound sailors to the perils of this treacherous coast.

This view from the hill top on to North Road is now blocked by trees planted to prevent erosion. The tram is at the junction of Cotes Avenue.

While the harbour area is well known to tourists, the true village of Boscastle climbs a steep hill to the south, where it was by-passed in 1886.

Sharpham Point and nearby Bass Rock were important fishing spots - Stoke Gabriel, on the opposite shore, had twenty salmon boats working at the end of the 19th century.

Some, such as Lady Nelson, widow of the Admiral, never left. She lies buried in the churchyard at nearby Littleham.