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Cudworth was never a pit village, although it is surrounded by collieries at Monk Bretton (opened in 1870), Carlton (1879), Grimethorpe (1897), Frickley (1905) and Ferrymoor (1917).

The Severn at Shrewsbury is the haunt of pleasure craft. Here the ferryman is carrying guests from the Boat House Inn across the river.

At the landing stage a pleasure steamer is about to depart on an afternoon excursion.

The tower at Edge Hill was built in 1750 to commemorate the battle. The mock-Gothic edifice was later used as an inn.

The new mills and factories not only changed the skyline of Carlisle: they had a radical impact upon the very nature of the city.

A sailing barge makes its way along the Orwell, with lush wooded hillsides coming down to meet the broad tidal mudflats at the water's edge.

A scene of a typical village pub: quiet, unassuming and somewhat down-at-heel, but an essential part of the fabric of English rural life.

At its height the tramway systems serving Manchester and the surrounding area operated over 300 route miles.

At the time of writing it is the Council Offices for Fylde Borough.

The village was created at the turn of the century to house construction workers for the very large brick-built Christ's Hospital school nearby.

This is the High Wall of the harbour, with Higher Walk on top and Lower Walk below, with the Gin Shop alcove and steps (left).

This full frontal view shows the name clearly written on the building itself in addition to a mural over the main entrance.

A builder balances on a plank across two ladders (centre right) to carry out a meticulous repair to the stone balls on the gate to the Manor.

We are looking south-eastwards across the centre of the village towards the Springhead home of environmental guru Rolf Gardiner and the hills of Cranborne Chase.

Roman remains are extant at Caldecott, but it is the later thatched and slated farmhouses, and rows of cottages (some with date panels) fronting onto the High Street which present a unified entity

Leading from the High Street to the Square, Bell Street is lined with shops and public houses.

Despite a number of attempts at regeneration, the Lido at Ainsdale was an early casualty of the national move to overseas holidays.

By 1965 the docks at Birkenhead were in severe decline, as we can see from the sparse shipping in these views.

A young girl looks up at the Western Gate as she poses for the photographer.

The River Nene is wide and calm here; at this time, England was busy rebuilding and looking to a brighter future.

A trip on the river was particularly popular at this time.

The region's strong agricultural tradition is reflected in this view of livestock at market. Note the dog jumping the railings in the middle of the picture.

This thatched cottage sits at the northern end of the village and was once a pub whose custom came from those travelling to and from Shropshire.

This street, broad and uncluttered by traffic, is lined with Georgian and Victorian houses, and dominated by the splendid Victorian clock tower at the far end.