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To save time, an off-the-shelf Laird's design was chosen; the three-ship deal cost the GWR £100,000.

The building in the foreground was the Chequers, an alehouse since the early 15th century, which closed in 1939.

Until the early years of the 20th century, a thriving brewery, which was run by the Brown family, stood on the green.

As the High Street runs down toward the medieval town wall gate and through to the harbour, the influence of Robert Wynn's Plas Mawr can be seen in the transomed stone mullions of the Castle

This is at the end of the village street, cut off by the bypass which nearly runs between the two 'goal posts' (left) - this idyllic view cannot be seen today.

The Talbot Arms pub on the right hand side of the photograph has now been renamed the Tunnel Top because there is an air vent nearby for the canal tunnel that runs under the present-

The Earlswood Lakes are on Earlswood Common, south of Redhill. In spite of its name, the New Pond was dug back in the 14th century, and was once a popular bathing place.

The house occupied by Oliver Cromwell whilst he was governor of the Isle of Ely between 1636 and 1647 was at one time the vicarage for St Mary's Church, and is now the Ely Tourist Information Centre.

This road runs south to Stokesley, some five miles away. The Mobil petrol station is just off to the left - they were evidently offering Green Shield Stamps in return for purchases at that time.

The A29 that runs in a straight line through the village follows the course of the Roman Stane Street.

Traffic restrictions and the roundabout by the Whyteleafe Tavern are still many years away, but the post office remains at 217 Godstone Road on the right.

Higham Ferrers is undoubtedly the smartest town, architecturally, in the boot and shoe belt that runs east along the River Nene from Wollaston to Thrapston.

The town had two brickworks, the one on the Warren operating from 1750 to 1919 and one on the Porlock road operating from 1897 to 1947.

This view of the Upper Harbour in the ancient port of Whitby situated where the River Esk runs into the North Sea has hardly changed since the 1950s.

This shot was taken at the southern end of Market Street, which leads to that area of town that was traditionally the main shopping centre.

The building behind the concrete bus shelter, No 17, was a shoe maker's run by John Lewis & Son from the late 19th century until 1914.

The church occupies a particularly idyllic location. It is of 14th-century origin, and has some 16th-century and Victorian restoration work.

We are looking downstream from the lock towards a bridge over the river by-pass channel.

A big sea is running into the famous cove, as if to emphasise the rugged grandeur of the west coast of the Lizard.

Boar Lane bissects Briggate and runs along the southern edge of the commercial heart of the city between Kirkgate and Park Row.

The High Street runs along the east side of the market place.

The long village High Street running down from the ridge overlooking the Weald and the 13th-century church of St Peter is lined with picturesque tile-hung cottages.

The High Street runs along the east side of the market place.

The 17th-century Red Lion (right) was a Cobbold pub, run by J E Smith. The single-storey extension hides the Old Manse, the post office and John Constable's first studio.