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The heart of the Square Mile. City life looks as frenetic as it does today. Job mobility was unheard of in the Victorian office.

A bewildering number of morning and evening newspapers was available to the Victorian reading public, including The Daily Chronicle, The Times,The Evening News and The Morning Advertiser.

The landlords of the Bridgend Inn, the rear of which is on the left, were George and Betty Dobson, and the busy boat hire business operating from the hut further down the towpath was owned by a Mr Price

Opened in 1934 on the site of the former Middleton Hall corn mill, these gardens became another focal point for the town and a much-loved asset.

Merthyr Tydfil still has the ruins of a medieval castle. Gilbert de Clare, Lord of Glamorgan built it on land claimed by Humphrey de Bohun, Lord of Breconshire.

The bridge was opened by Princess Alexandra on 21 July 1961. More than 5,000 tons of steel was used in its construction.

One of the most attractive features of Astle Park was the lake, now almost silted up.

Restoration of the pier began in 1996. The elegance of the pier was reflected in the broad streets of the town, which were built to resemble fine boulevards.

This photograph, probably taken from the top of St Mary Woolnoth Church, shows the view west down Poultry which leads directly into Cheapside.

The Museum housed a collection of fine art, drawings, rare books and geological specimens aimed at awakening an appreciation of art in Sheffield's skilled tradesmen.

Barnsley was founded by the monks of St John's Priory, Pontefract, after they had been granted the manor and rights to hold weekly markets and annual fairs.

In this, the most interesting of all the houses in York, a young apprentice plumber stated that while he was working in the cellar, he heard a trumpet playing; then he saw an army of Roman soldiers

In the 1920s, the owner of a chain of grocery stores had two carved cats placed on the upper front of his shop - they were supposed to frighten the rats away from the river bank.

The Prince Albert stands further south on Horley Road, actually in South Earlsfield rather than Salfords, and north of the junction of Horley Road with Woodhatch Road.

The covered stalls and amusement tents are huddled together in the shelter of the cliffs.

The lights have been hung ready for the summer illuminations.The pier was always a spectacular sight at this time of year.

This is the second public house of the village, and a lot less famous than the Maypole. It was originally a beer house, which was established as the village grew.

The Museum housed a collection of fine art, drawings, rare books and geological specimens aimed at awakening an appreciation of art in Sheffield's skilled tradesmen.

A large hoarding advertising Fry's Chocolate on the side of the building replaces the signwriting.

Many of the houses along this stretch of the cliff top have decorative balconies overlooking the sea.

Between is the flat farmland running inland from Porlock Bay between the wooded northern edge of Exmoor's sandstone hills and the hills west of Minehead.

The village takes it name from Smallfield Place, an estate given to John de Burstow in the reign of Edward III for services rendered during the French wars.

The pier, one of the few surviving Victorian piers in the country, has recently undergone extensive restoration.

The town developed in the 19th century as a suburb of Manchester for those who could afford to live away from the smoke and grime, and could also spare the time to travel.