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The Macclesfield Canal passes through the outskirts of Congleton, complete with an elegant iron aqueduct where it crosses Canal Street, and several attractive bridges.

Much of the greenery has gone and the scene on the right is dominated by Camp Hopson's furniture store as well as several other modern buildings.

Work on this magnificent church began in 1928 and the east end was completed in 1933. However, it was the summer of 1993 before the church was finally completed, dedicated and opened.

Five miles east of Wells in the eastern Mendips, Shepton Mallet was a prosperous wool manufacturing town, which declined when northern England's Industrial Revolution got under way.

South of the A39, we climb from lush pastures towards Exmoor and the well-wooded Holnicote Estate and Dunkery Hill, much of which are owned by the National Trust.

The Cloth Mills 1907 A mile west of Wellington, Westford was a mill village with large cloth mills along the River Tone.

Built-in bathrooms for most people were still something of a novelty.

Two arms of the River Wey meet here, and an ancient bridge spans each arm. The bridges were almost certainly constructed by the monks of nearby Waverley Abbey, which was built in 1128.

Batchworth Lake is the easternmost of a chain of four lakes west of the town and sandwiched between the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne.

Some of these warehouses still preside over the docks today.

The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.

Cromer's lifeboat has a reputation which goes far beyond its sphere of operation on the North Norfolk coast.

Here is Larne the holiday resort, with its own segment of the rugged Antrim Coast.

The precursor of Rhyl's amusement arcades, it advertised '... theatre, ballroom, restaurant, waxworks, winter garden, underground canal with gondolas, arcade of shops, zoo, sideshows, all provided on a

As much as any other, this view illustrates the timelessness of North Devon.

Hazel Grove-cum-Bramhall became a civil parish in 1900; it was made up from the older parishes of Bosden, Norbury, Offerton, Torkington, and Bramhall.

This is a charming turn-of-the-century tableau of Salutation Square, which is the main route into the town.

This view of busy Sheep Street shows patient bus passengers corralled into queues by solid metal barriers. On the left the parade of Piccadilly Buildings ends with the George Hotel.

Founded (or refounded) by Sir William Laxton in 1556, a prosperous London grocer, it remained modest until the mid 19th century, when it grew rapidly.

Locally the church is known as 'the Queen of the Marsh'. Its style is classed as early Perpendicular; the chancel was taken down in 1706 and the arch filled in with brickwork.

The whole square is the property of the Duchy of Lancaster, states a notice in the shelter in the middle of the square.

Here we have a summer scene showing part of the Glebe area behind the Promenade. People in the shelters watch the play on the three public tennis courts.

Market Square has some vehicles parked on it, including a Ralph Rossa ice cream van (right), from Leicester.

Founded in 1620, the Merchant Taylors Schools in Crosby operate in similar fashion to old-style grammar schools, but under links with the charitable governance of the Merchant Taylors Company in London