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So important were the mines that in Edward I's reign 300 miners from Derby were brought down to work them.

area between the White Cross and the photographer is now occupied by Richmond Riverside, a splendid collection of 1980s Georgian-style office blocks by Quinlan Terry above a zig-zag of ramped terraces down

In this view we look down Pearson Street, with the High Street off to the left beyond the cart.

Power was provided at these points, and the tubs were hauled up (or down) to change water levels.

Loose is situated just south-east of the Medway; it is an unusual village that spills down the hillside towards the valley bottom, and is surrounded by hop and fruit gardens.

The ladies then made their exit down a flight of steps to the rear, straight into the water.

On the left are steps leading down to the beach, the Castle Hotel is centre right and a trumpet player is practising front right!

Milborne Port lies east of the Dorset town of Sherborne.

Looking down the lane, towards Cannock Chase, note the railway bridge which carried the line between Colwich junction and Macclesfield.

People first settled here at the foot of the North Downs because of the fresh water springs emerging from where the chalk meets a band of clay.

Prior to this development, only Marlpit Farm would have been visible from the slopes of Farthing Down. A

The tramway ran for the last time in 1981, with vandalism causing the entire pier to shut down a decade later. Money continues to be spent on upkeep, and the pier opens on special occasions.

This lane dips precipitously down into the valley of the Kensey and St Thomas's Church. On a rise in the distance is the church of St Stephen.

The massive limestone buttresses of Shining Cliff look down on the junction of Middleton Dale with the road to Eyam on the left of the photograph.

This view looks down on the A6 trunk road, which passes across the centre of the picture, at Whatstandwell, seven miles west of Matlock.

Located at the western end of the South Downs, Buriton captures the essence of the traditional English village. The pond, the pub and the church are all here.

Woolworth's store, seen here at the end of this section of Kirkgate (centre), draws shoppers down this precinct past the shops on the right, built in the early 1960s.

An easier way to get from one part of town to the other would be to take the cable car. It was opened in 1892, when a ticket up or down cost 1d (one old penny).

This view looks from Market Square down Friargate.

Looking back down towards the market square in the distance, this view shows the old High Street prior to the 1980s modernisation.

Down the street on the left is the Octagon: originally a Georgian chapel, it was restored in 1951 as an exhibition centre and is now a photography gallery.

This view looks north-west down Ennerdale from Great Gable's sister peak, Green Gable.

This view, taken from the station, shows the town and Cadair Idris, the River Wnion, the famous 17th-century bridge and tollhouse, and the tower of St Mary's church.

Today there are fewer sheep on the downs, and visitors and residents, like the family in the picture, enjoy this rural amenity.