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A few miles west from Grimsby, the village of Laceby once appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as possessing the two closest pubs – The Waterloo and The Nags Head.

This murky view looks west from the Pool of London towards what was to become one of the mechanical wonders of the late 19th century.

Here we see a quiet road, with rather neglected grass verges outside the houses. In the background, on the right of the picture, is the spire of the church of St Mary the Virgin.

Cliff lifts became a popular solution to the problems of beach access in the later years of the Victorian period, and were used at a number of seaside resorts.

By 1894 Brighton's West Pier had been extensively rebuilt, and a landing stage had been added together with a new pavilion.

In this view we can clearly see the old fishing village at the water's edge and the later developments associated with the resort of Port Erin.

Looking west towards Pidley cum Fenton, we see Somersham before the start of the building programme which has brought an industrial estate and several large housing developments.

There was a thriving trade in excursions along the coast and to France. This view shows a ferry, probably the 'Brighton Queen', leaving the West Pier.

This house stands a mile or so west of Dorking, and dates from about 1610, with alterations from about 1864 when the roofline was changed. The translator of Euripedes, Jeremiah Markland, died here.

This tower was built in 1322 as an outwork to the tower on the north-west corner of the wall.

The West Cliff was one of the hotels in the Westcliff area and was always a popular venue for wedding receptions.

In the part-Norman parish church of this large and attractive village the great Isaac Newton was baptised.

Portrush harbour is situated on the west side of Ramore Head. In this view, steamers are moored along the quayside.

The little valley of Trenarren reaches the coast just to the west of Black Head, and the stream cascades over the cliff onto the beach.

This was the main road into St Austell from Truro and the west before the building of the ring road.

This classic view shows to good advantage Worcester Cathedral's splendid central tower and the west window (designed c1870 by Sir George Gilbert Scott).

The Ilminster by-pass now takes traffic from this street, and little has changed here. The shop and garage on the left are now houses, and new houses stand high on Strawberry Bank beyond.

Dedicated to Our Lord and St Mary the Virgin, Durham is considered to be the finest Romanesque church in Europe.

The south tower is ashlar-faced, with big buttresses; it is Perpendicular, as is the north arcade and the clerestory.

The village church, dedicated to St Nicholas, is Norman in origin and was partially rebuilt during the 13th century.Within a few decades the church was extended; the west tower with its octagonal spire

Ravenstown was built during the First World War as an estate for workers at a close by airship factory, and was originally known as Flookburgh West.

Lansdowne Terrace, now the Lansdowne Hotel, and, at the right, the Wish Tower Hotel, was the first major devel- opment west of the Wish Tower; it is in the style of the earlier stucco terraces, with

A view looking north west, past the tower and along the east wall of the harbour, to Ireland's Eye.

The North and West gates were demolished in 1832 and 1812 respectively. The Plymouth and Devonport Inn, whose sign can just be seen to the right of the arch, is now the Newmarket.