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The large building is the Whitsand Bay Hotel; it used to stand at Torpoint on the banks of the Tamar, but was dismantled and re-erected here.

Today it is smaller than in the past and many of the cottages are holiday homes. The Post Office closed in June 1990 because of the decline in trade.

Along with Woodhouse Moor to the north, the park was considered the chief lung of the city, where for a few hours at the weekend factory workers had an opportunity to get away from the dust

Another five years have passed since F9087 (above) was taken, and the main difference is in the appearance of the North Camp Hotel.

Built after the First World War as part of the village's memorial to the men who fought in the conflict, standing above the Mobberley Brook and the main road through the village, the

Another view of the beach at Canvey Island shows children busily playing around the many deckchairs. Most of the older holidaymakers are well wrapped up against the cold.

Grange is the hamlet at the foot of Borrowdale, where the River Derwent, seen on the left of this photograph, meanders through water meadows into mighty Derwent Water to the north.The name 'grange

This scene nowadays would be dominated by the A55 Expressway, but only a little over a hundred years ago many of the buildings in this photograph would only have recently been erected, built

Epping Forest's pleasant vistas and the opportunities it offers for a quiet escape from the busy troubles of London are the attractions that brought people here – and no doubt the romantic name of

The chapel, at the abbey's east end, was completed in 1512 after ten years of building work.

WYE, Bridge Street 1903 The half-timbered cottages and the church opposite were originally the site of a priest's seminary founded by Cardinal Kempe.

Nine miles south-west of Norwich, Wymondham is noted for its fine priory church.

During the latter half of the 20th century, Holdenhurst became more or less a suburb of Bournemouth and was blighted by some ugly new development.

The town centre of Coniston shows a quieter scene than today, with just one car on the road and a pair of ramblers (right) setting out purposefully for the hills.

Berrynarbor sits on the side of the Sterridge valley. St Peter's Church is the main landmark. It is mainly a 15th-century building, with the sandstone tower dated to 1480.

It is all bustle at the Market in this picture of the large Thames-side town, properly called Grays Thurrock.

The restoration of the castle was started in 1930 by the Ministry of Works. The central tower has an impressive vaulted ceiling.

This traffic-free view of the town centre from Bridge Street conveys the history and feel of the place instantly.

Margaret Dobson's book 'Bradford Voices' has a picture of the pre-stressed concrete sections being lowered into place in October 1962.

A fragment of the medieval Town Wall, this postern gate allowed the townsfolk to obtain drinking water from springs at the Greyfriars.

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

Completed in 1731, Rokeby was designed by its owner, the amateur architect Sir Thomas Robinson, son-in-law of Lord Carlisle of Castle Howard.

Looking eastwards along the river Bure, this photograph shows a wide range of sailing and motor boats.

Here we have a good view of the sweep of river which provides an extensive water frontage for Horning.