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Bancroft, looking north. It is 1955 and bicycles are everywhere. Motorcars are for the more affluent, though they are becoming more common.

Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

At that time, the border between an England firmly under Norman control and those still willing to fight lay just a few miles to the north.

A splendid open car heads north, driving in the middle of the road. The house on the left had belonged to Dr Atkinson, who died in 1917.

The screen to the north chapel. Immediately above this viewpoint is part of the 14th-century roof that once covered the chancel.

Several of them can be seen in this picture: the two in the background with white patches on their bows are North River wherries, which traded to places like North Walsham, but were limited because

Portmadoc handled slate traffic from both south Caernarvon and north Merioneth; the schooners were able to call upon the services of a tug for towing either in or out of the harbour.

Looking west along the High Street, we see buildings which are characteristic of North Norfolk: flints set in mortar, with brick facings.

The pho- tographer is looking towards North Road.

Here we see manually-operated lock gates in the River Cam at Waterbeach, north of Cambridge. These days the lock is electrically operated.

Sutton is 4 miles north east of Biggleswade. This Ford is spanned by a 14th-century packhorse bridge classified as an ancient monument.

The cliff walk along the North Shore. The walk features heavily in the annual illuminations; many of the set pieces are erected along it.

The Forest of Dean was an extensive royal hunting ground between the Wye and the Severn, extending as far north as Ross and Gloucester.

The District Bank, in the distance on the right by the pedestrian crossing, North West Electricity, next to J T Gilchrist chemist, and Lakeland Cleaners.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Thirsk was one of the posting stations serving the Great North Road; The Fleece was the main coaching inn.

Caversham Heights lies to the north of the Thames and began to expand up the valley slopes when Caversham became a fashionable suburb of Reading.

On his retreat north in 1745, Prince Charles Edward Stuart held a council of war in Crieff at the Drummond Arms.

Carmarthen stands on rising ground on the north side of the Towy. The site was occupied by the Roman settlement of Maridunum, meaning 'sea fort'.

Here we see North's House (centre), and Polly Miller's (left) - both named after fondly remembered former

The bed level of the North Beck was raised five feet by the accumulation of rubbish.

The transporter bridge connected Runcorn with Widnes on the north shore. The transporter remained in use until 1961, when it was replaced by a road bridge.

Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

The village is tucked away in the Vale of Mawgan, five miles north-east of Newquay. The Falcon Inn stands at the bottom of the lane.

They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.