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The Royal Cumberland Cavern was one of several public show caves in Matlock Bath during the 1950s, and was well known for its formations of calcite and traces of the work of former lead miners.

This crossroads west of the village of Calver is known as Calver Sough - a sough (pronounced “suff”) being a drainage tunnel designed to take water out of lead mines.

As well as the Midland Bank on the left and the Windsor Arms on the right, this picture also features a branch of Thomas & Evans on the right-hand side of the picture.

This nine-storey block was a typical example of housing designed for single people. The first one was built on the corner of Mark Hall Moors in open parkland in the midst of seven magnificent oaks.

This jumble of stones, just to the north of St Thomas's Church, is all that remains of a priory so wealthy that it once lent money to the King.

This jumble of stones, just to the north of St Thomas's Church, is all that remains of a priory so wealthy that it once lent money to the King.

On the east side of the village, this is an undernourished Non- conformist chapel, in a sense a poor relation of the Methodist church in Castle Donington.

The Cotswolds reach their highest point at West Down, 1083 feet above sea level, above this parish of Cleeve Hill, east of Cheltenham.

The story is told (which may or may not be true) that in 1154 thousands of people lined the old bridge to herald the arrival of Archbishop William Fitzherbert, later to become St William of York.

This very detailed photograph depicts one of Northampton's busiest streets.

Runswick Lane leads out of Hinderwell High Street to Runswick Bay, a local beauty spot much beloved by many Clevelanders.

As we move further eastwards, the vista concludes with this dramatic portrayal of Penarth Head and its cliffs.

Known today for its caravan parks and the long sandy beach of Black Rock sands, Morfa Bychan, just west of Porthmadog, was long celebrated for the story of Dafydd Garreg-Wen, the blind harpist, known for

Waddington is now noted more for its large Royal Air Force station to the east of the village, but it grew up on a diversion of Ermine Street to the western scarp of the limestone ridge.

During the summer of 1894, Oscar Wilde and his family occupied this house overlooking the sea at the eastern end of the extended Esplanade.

Visually unaltered, the memorial is still the focus of remembrance in the city.

The focal point of Forty Hill in the 16th century was the great house of Elsynge, which lay between the site of Forty Hall and the Turkey Brook.

This good view of the village pump captures some of the feel of the old village of Ickenham. The road has been widened substantially since this communal water supply was in regular use.

At the height of the coaching era, Maidenhead was littered with posting inns either side of the High Street. Some of these hotels continued to thrive during the age of the motor car.

Even before the arrival of the railway, Ware was home to a population of rising middle-class entrepreneurs who demanded the most modern housing.

Modern 1950s and 1960s houses of various different styles can be seen on the right of Great Houghton High Street in this photograph.

The Welds of Lulworth were one of the leading Roman Catholic families of England.

In 1965, the municipal borough of Twickenham was merged with those of Barnes and Richmond (against the wishes of many residents) to become the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames under the

The lines of parked vehicles on both sides of the road tend to detract from the architectural riches of the fine Tudor, Georgian and Victorian buildings that adorn this spacious street; they are evidence