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Sheffield in the Victorian period also saw a very large expansion of its housing stock not only to house the rapidly growing number of workers in the light and heavy steel industries but also to

Holy Trinity Church, built in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, has a register dating back to 1563.

The village of Muker, set toward the western end of the dale, dates back to 1274.

The route diverts briefly to the east side of the Quantocks to visit Dodington, a small and peaceful hamlet just north of the busy A39.

On the right is the Rutland Arms, a commercial hotel.

This is the Birkenhead entrance to the Queensway Tunnel.

Here we see one of Formby's older properties, a fine example of the type of cottage that was once common to this part of the coast.

This old woman is 'scratting' (scratching) the sands for the dark-coloured Devon cockles.

Here we see the well-treed street looking more mature; the photographer is looking south back towards the town centre.

During the 15th century, Headcorn was a cloth-making centre which prospered with the arrival of Flemish weavers, and its single, long street has several fine buildings dating back to that time.

Looking back to Aird Snout, the hexagonal structure of the Giant's Causeway can be clearly seen.

Benjamin Beale, a local glovemaker and a Quaker, invented the bathing machine in 1751 to conserve ladies' modesty while they took a dip in the briny.

Birkenhead, the largest town on the Wirral, was the dream of one man, John Laird.

The view of teh back garden across the moat, the Georgian chapel on the left and the Malt House on the right.

The name of the street harks back to the days of the medieval walled town.

The church at Painswick has a right-angled, almost fortress-like chapel, which dates back hundreds of years.

The history of St Hilary's church spans the centuries since the Norman Conquest, and it may even go back to the earliest days of Christianity in Britain.

This shows the view looking along Reading Road, past the current Post Office and the Shell petrol pump, to the junction with Friday Street and into Duke Street as it heads towards the Market Place.

This was one of the finest grammar schools in Leicestershire.

The store advertised nine floors of business, but as the last three floors were in the towers I think that was an example of over-advertising.

Benjamin Beale, a local glovemaker and a Quaker, invented the bathing machine in 1751 to conserve ladies' modesty while they took a dip in the briny.

Empty barges waiting to be towed back down the river are tied up at the embankment alongside the Portsmouth Road where it becomes the High Street.

The boating lake covered 30 acres.

Slough dates back to the 12th century, when it was a hamlet on the London to Bath road.