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Dunham Mill dates back to the medieval period; it was one of only a handful of mills in this part of Cheshire.

These cumbersome devices were backed into the sea by horses, and the incumbent then disembarked down steps at the rear, protected from cold winds and inquisitive stares by a collapsible umbrella

Its list of vicars goes back to 1316, and it records bishops back to the 7th century. The Eastham Gardens, down by the ferry, were very popular, and over the years attracted thousands of visitors.

Pallister Road is the impressive Bank Building built in 1899 to house the London & County Bank as well as a number of shops, including the Home and Colonial Stores.

On the left, Marks and Spencer established a bazaar in 1932, later enlarging and heightening the building several times. The Co-op Bakery and Elite Café (now Saxone) has its awnings out.

The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks. One William Case, on behalf of the people of Sellergarth, sued him in court in 1516.

Then a bank, it is now an estate agents. The building protruding at the end of the row, in Wellington Square, is now a bank.

When this photograph was taken, the richly pargetted Ancient House, which dates back to medieval times, was occupied by Fred Pawsey, selling books and stationery.

To the left of centre are Blackbourn's shoe shop and the Nat West Bank, partly hidden by trees.

By the time this photograph was taken, Crowthorne was firmly established as a community, though the centre of the village really only dates back to the 1860s.

The smaller lake, for younger children, was separated from the larger one by a hump-backed bridge (K13007, pages 76-77).

St Michael's has a south aisle dating back to the early 14th century, its windows with Y and intersecting tracery, but the brick tower with clasping buttresses is 1737.

This view, taken from the seafront looking back to the town, shows the quieter aspect of 'Belfast by the Sea', Bangor's affectionate nickname.

The gap leading off to the right between the buildings is Back Lane.

In the distance is the parish church of St Wilfred's, which is noted for its Norse hog-back gravestones and a Norse font dating from the 11th century.

This was the main road through the village, before the advent of by-passes; we are looking back in the direction of Blackwater. This was the A327.

It did have areas of back-to-back houses for the newly-imported workers, but there were never the slums of the older towns and cities. Soon Birkenhead became a town.

The name of the street harks back to the days of the medieval walled town. The gate itself was demolished in 1781.

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

Beyond we can see the façade of the Midland Bank, now HSBC. The neo-Georgian building beyond was to be rebuilt as the Granada Cinema (see K13065, pages 36-37).

They called the main railway line from Crewe to Glasgow the West Coast Main Line, but here at Hest Bank is the only spot where you can actually see the coast and the sea beyond.

Barclays Bank (left) was the Bank of Leatham and Tew before 1906, and from 1776 to 1801 the Black Bull Inn occupied this 18th-century private house.

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.

When this photograph was taken, the richly pargetted Ancient House, which dates back to medieval times, was occupied by Fred Pawsey, selling books and stationery.