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When the clock strikes the hour the doors slide open and Godiva rides once again, while Peeping Tom (a mythical figure) leers down at her from a niche in the wall above.

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.

It was commissioned from James Forsyth by the Earl of Dudley, and was displayed at the Paris Exhibition in 1867 before being installed in its present position.

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 hotel on the left here is The Fox and Goose, one of several large pubs on the main road at Penn, a reminder that this has for centuries been a major line of communication.

It is difficult to understand how such a structure could be allowed to replace decent Victorian shops, especially in a street where many of the buildings are listed, but it was probably a source of some

The press of humanity on beach and pier proved the boast of the Council: 'Blackpool will not be left behind in any respect'. The greatest attraction at the seaward end was the Indian Pavilion.

The Clifton Arms Hotel is at the far right. The levelling of the ground to form Lytham Green was done in the mid 19th century, and the Commissioners ordered the laying of turf.

Overspending on civic projects is not peculiar to present-day administrations, for the final bill for Rochdale's Town Hall was over 7½ times the original £20,000 estimate when it eventually opened in 1871

The grandest monument to Harris' memory is the magnificent Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, photographed here as it nears completion.

Now 'The Inn at Whitewell', the place has a reputation for serving good food and was built towards the end of the 14th century as a manor house by Walter Urswyck, a Keeper in the Royal Forest.

One owner, Sir Edward Stanley, fought at Flodden in 1513 and was subsequently created Lord Mounteagle for his valiant service.

Before the advent of cheap, foreign package holidays, Lancashire resorts and beaches continued to draw summer crowds, with donkeys and deckchairs here completing a traditional British scene.

Children are playing at the water's edge and on Ferry Dock; boats rest in the channel; a yacht is being painted; and people relax in the ornate shelter.

This marks the spot on Aldham Common where Rowland Taylor, Rector of Hadleigh, was burnt in 1555. His curate Richard Yeoman was burnt at Norwich in 1558.

This is a general view of Chapel's cobbled market place, one of the highest in the county at 760ft above the sea.

The temperance movement had a strong following in both Godalming and Farncombe, and the Catteshall Coffee Tavern offered an alternative to alcohol, and was open six days a week from 5.30am to 10pm.

Go there today and you will find a delightful little town with handsome buildings, lines of busy shops and pubs and many cars parked at the roadside - all of it creating a colourful, bustling community

The village of Chain Bridge is on the River Usk.

The War Office purchased the island in 1866 with a view to building a fort above South Sands, which was thought to be a likely landing place for the French at a time when there was a perceived

Many of the stone cottages date from the 17th century, and at number 22 lived a cloth merchant, John Brabyn, who founded a Bluecoat school and almshouses in Chipping.

Ber Street leads the traveller out through the southern fringes of the city. This quiet, shaded street offered a little respite from the bustle of the market centre.

The old Town Hall is a dignified building of mellow brick with a clock beneath an elegant cupola.The building looks just the same now as it did in about 1960; nowadays, part of it is a dance and

We are looking westwards to the Victorian skyline of Westgate and along the cliffs to Ledge Point.At the time this picture was taken,Tower House Retreat at Westgate, founded in 1879, was the only