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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.

The Castle had long been a romantic ruin, over-run with ivy and brushwood, when Constable painted it.

Frith may have been guilty of a little artistic licence in describing these women as 'cave dwellers' - there are indeed plenty of caves on the beach here, but all are sea-washed at high tide with even

The building on the left was Mr Lemon the vet's, and has a horse's tail hanging at the far end. To the right with the bay window is the sweet shop run by the King family until the 1980s.

This photograph shows a vastly different prospect from that we can see today: the rows of fields on the opposite shore are gone, and the houses of Newton Ferrers extend two-thirds of the way up the hill

The Frome Valley, dotted with mills and with the Thames and Severn Canal running through it, has long been a centre of industry. Chalford itself stands on the steep north bank.

The photographer is standing in the middle of the road, where there was once a gateway into Whitehall Palace. Just out of sight to the right is the Banqueting House. Ahead is Trafalgar Square.

Brentwood stands on the Roman road that ran from London to Chelmsford and Colchester. This view was taken looking west.

The river flowing beneath the 15th-century bridge is the Darent, which rises near the county boundary with Surrey near Westerham and runs through a myriad of Kent villages to the Thames near Long-reach

To the right is the fresh new Triumph Herald 1200 coupe. It had a 25-foot turning circle. The A31 runs through the village, which stands between Farnham and Alton.

Allington is a hamlet on the Medway just to the north of Maidstone. It is best known for its castle, situated hard by the River Medway. This view shows the excellent defensive site of the castle.

Looking down the hill from above the station, we see the bridge carrying the Settle- Carlisle railway line running along the edge of the village.

Situated just behind the clock tower, the bus station was opened in 1960 on a site that had previously been occupied by houses for railway workers.

Norfolk folk were sailing on the winding, slow-flowing rivers and angling and wild fowling on the Broads well before holidaymakers from outside the area discovered its virtues in the late 1870s.

The car dominates this street then and now. The premises on the left include a tobacconist, a public house, a grocer, a draper, a TV and radio shop, a ladies' clothes shop and a footwear shop.

Along Dinder's main street the Doulting Water was diverted to provide running water for the inhabitants.

We are looking out from Wells towards the sea. This photograph was taken at high tide, otherwise extensive mud flats would be visible. The woods on the left-hand side are part of the Holkham estate.

Heading north-east out of Bath on the A4, cross the A46 junction onto the old A4, which soon becomes Batheaston High Street.

The tea room at Jessamine Cottage at Eype, run by Mrs Edith Warren, had a rustic look, accentuated by moss on the thatched roof and the windows open for air in a hot summer.

A convoy of horse-trams trundles along the busy street. Within a year, electric street trams would be running, and the horse-trams phased out.

The bustling centre of Truro is paved with granite setts, and running water flows in the gutters. Barclays Bank dominates the west end, while Lemon Street can be seen emerging on the extreme left.

Houses lie to either side of the lane that runs through Farley Green, but it is the nearby heath where man once made his home.

Southport has the country's longest pleasure pier, which runs for 1,211 yards over the marine boating lake and sands to the sea with attractions that included shows and amusement arcades, as well as a

This is believed to be the oldest building in Bideford, dating from the 14th century. Less than half a mile upstream from Bideford Bridge, it is close by the original river crossing.