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Formerly the prime harbour for the export of Welsh slate for shipment round the coast, Porthmadog is now a thriving holiday resort.

Hundreds of houses in old Taunton were torn down during Victorian times and throughout the 20th century, particularly in the aftermath of the First World War.

Peaslake has had its fair share of colourful residents down the years. These have included yeoman farmers, gipsies, smugglers, and the Victorian gentry.

Here we see the tower of the church after the rebuilding works, showing the change that was made to the architectural style of the top of the tower.

This stretch of the river to the left of the bridge is now Riverside Gardens, but in 1893 it was known as Gunstock Wharf.

This view, showing the wonderful friezes of blind arcades, and with the 19th-century additions largely concealed, gives a good sense of the power of the keep on its mound.

This view, showing the wonderful friezes of blind arcades, and with the 19th-century additions largely concealed, gives a good sense of the power of the keep on its mound.

At the end of the strip of land known as the Shingles is the lighthouse at Hurst Point, warning ships of the mudbanks and shallows that line the nearby coastline.

This is a superb view of the mill. We can clearly see the mill race and weir. Note also the spire of the church in the centre of the picture.

It changed the look of the town. Ormond House, on the corner of the new road, now had its garden view dominated by a huge engine shed, and the price of the house fell accordingly.

In the 1890s Deansgate was one of the main shopping streets and commercial districts.

Two miles south of Bulbarrow, one of Dorset's highest summits, Hilton and neighbouring Milton Abbas share some of the most beautiful countryside in the county.

Other pictures of Swimbridge looked north towards a hill, from which this view is taken. Of note is the amount of tree surgery that has taken place, particularly around the church.

Essex Bridge was built by the Earls of Essex of Chartley to provide access for hunting parties to Cannock Chase.

There is another explanation of Mullion's name - it was at one time called Porth Mellin, 'the cove of the mill', and a mill existed here until the 19th century.

Among the old boys of Blundell's are Jack Russell, the famous hunting parson of Swimbridge, Archbishop Temple, and the author R D Blackmore, who was sufficiently impressed to send his most famous character

A view of the steamer at Belfast Docks. There are still summer sailings from Belfast to the Isle of Man.

From Palace Pier looking east, beyond the terminus of Magnus Volks' 1883 Electric Railway, we can see the late 1890s arches of Madeira Terrace, halfway up the sea wall in front of Marine Parade, with Kemp

It is believed that Bainbridge was a settlement for woodsmen working in the great forest of Wensleydale.

Here the workmen are carrying out their highly-specialised craft surrounded by the tools of their trade. Note the bundles of thatch standing to the left of the picture.

The man handling the tiller of the furthest boat moves swiftly away from the nearer craft.

One of a number of attractive coves on the length of coastline between Torquay and Babbacombe, Anstey's Cove has been a favourite retreat for holidaymakers since Victorian times, when the proprietor would

This busy mid 20th-century street scene shows a fine collection of shop fronts.

By Victorian times it had been transformed into a tea garden of some renown, on the itinerary of all visitors to the Isle of Wight.