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At the time these photographs were taken, Warrington was still part of Lancashire but, after the boundaries were changed in the 1970s, it became part of Cheshire.

Originally, St James', Altham had served the Clayton-le-Moors area, but the expanding population of Clayton led John Mercer, a devout Methodist, to realise the need for an Anglican church.

Note the tram lines running down the middle of the street. On the left is the imposing Georgian church of All Saints, built in 1795.

This picture looks towards the castellated Victorian pile of Kingsgate Castle, with the white houses of Kingsgate Bay Road on the right.The largest of these is Holland House, built for Lord Holland

The building of a lavish pavilion at the end of this pier motivated the Central Pier to build a theatre at the end of their pier.

Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton. It is at a junction on the old Caton to Claughton road, which we can see going off to the left.

It passed down through the Jocelyn family, whose monuments can be seen in the church of St Mary the Great. Hyde Hall was extended in 1806 and completely refurbished in 1869.

This photograph was taken from the corner of Caroline Street and Queen Street. Davies's Buildings containing the post office was built in 1892 on the site of the Mackworth Arms (demolished 1890/91).

At 1,424 ft long, this was one of the world's longest buildings; it was the first and the largest army hospital.

Birchington is three miles west of Margate. The artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti lived here until his death in 1882, and he was interred in All Saints' churchyard.

The building in the picture was built c1910 on a site of an alehouse and barn; similar hostelries had stood here for almost a century.

This photograph was taken during high summer (note the open windows), but we wonder how many of today's pupils have ever seen Cross Lane so devoid of traffic at any time of year.

Although flocks of sheep and herds of cattle no longer congregated at Tregaron ready for the walk to England, the town continued to serve as a market place for livestock for many years.

The amount of change since 1929 is surprisingly small, although Cookes the stationer's has become Austin's.

Raby is first recorded in the 11th century, and is reputed to have been a royal residence of King Cnut. The castle dates from the 14th century, and was once the seat of the powerful Neville family.

Dedicated to St Mary and St Stephen, the parish church was rebuilt in the late 1840s; all that is left of an earlier 12th-century structure is the lower part of the west tower.

Leading to the cathedral, this narrow alleyway with its overhanging shop fronts was the usual route by which pilgrims approached the climax of their journey.

In the distance is the tower of St Lawrence's parish church. Probably built on the site of a Saxon predecessor, it displays some of the best 12th-century Norman carving in the county.

Restoration of the by-then derelict pier began in 1996. The elegance of the pier was echoed by the broad streets of the town, which were built to resemble fine boulevards.

Open to both men and women, Whitby became one of the most influential monasteries in the Celtic world.

From almost any direction this is one of the most spectacular ruined castles in Britain. The Normans built Corfe on the site of a Saxon fortress, and subsequent Kings added to it.

The fine 14th-century church of St Mary, built of local sandstone, has a Perpendicular tower with dumpy crocketed pinnacles and full-length aisles of the same width as the nave and chancel.

On the right are the Saracen's Head and the Clinton Arms Hotel, which once boasted stabling facilities for no less than ninety horses.

The beautiful village is thronged with visitors in summer, and the river full of small boats and canoes.