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Atherstone is one of only two places where the game of Shrovetide football is played; the other is Ashbourne in Derbyshire. In 1846 the game was finally banned from the streets of Derby.

Before the railway came in 1838 and today's town began to grow, this was the centre of Woking. Here it appears as though it is completely deserted with not a soul to be seen.

The clock tower shown here, partly enclosed by an hexagonal shelter and situated at the centre of a traffic system, stands on the site of what once was a wayside chapel.

In the churchyard is the grave of the great Victorian Liberal Shaw Lefevre, Lord Eversley, who worked closely with the long-serving Prime Minister Mr Gladstone.

In this picture we can already see the growth of the congestion that was soon to become a problem in the centre of the town.

This view takes in the east end of the Market Place and Front Street. On the right is G W Roy's fancy repository and the post office, and just beyond that is the Black Horse pub.

The church was dedicated to St Mary the Virgin during the Norman period; it had belonged to a former Benedictine priory founded by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury.

The village lies inland from Hastings; its medieval church of St Leonard is isolated away from the houses among the trees.

The Victoria Statue 1902 Thomas Brock's superb 13ft high bronze statue of Queen Victoria, which stands at the seaward end of Grand Avenue, was unveiled in 1901.

The red and white lighthouse at the foot of the cliffs is pictured here. It was started in July 1899 and was completed in 1902.

The 12th-century foundations were uncovered during the extensive restoration of 1874- 75. There are several Norman features inside including the south doorway and chancel arch.

We are now standing in a position to the east of the Cross and are looking towards West Street, with Church Hill on the immediate right of the pantiled lean-to building and the Star Inn

The old market cross stands on a grassy verge to the left of the pub sign. Behind the cross is the entrance to the pub car park.

The main route into the city from the east is a fine illustration of the refurbishment and diversification of redundant 1960s office space.

Viewed from above the River Roeburn, the scene overlooks the roofs of the village cottages, most of which were put up during the 17th and 18th centuries.

This street is composed of a myriad Victorian architectural styles and sizes. Three- and four-storey buildings jostle for position, selling all kinds of goods and services.

Elderly residents and visitors relax on the Esplanade in the last summer of the Great War, when most men of fighting age had responded to the call to serve king and country.

The church of St Mary and the Holy Rood has many historical connections with Donington's famous son, the great explorer Matthew Flinders.

Wirral fishermen are loading mussels into jute sacks ready for transportation to the restaurants of Cheshire and Liverpool. The Boat House is visible at the end of The Parade.

Sandlea Park nestles in the centre of West Kirby, but the swings, see-saw and climbing frame have long gone, probably as a result of EU health and safety regulations.

Here we can see a range of mid to late Victorian architecture. The road is unsurfaced, but the tramlines are clearly visible - there is a tram in the distance.

This must have been taken very shortly before work began on the demolition of Evesham Street. E A Hodges has become just another branch of Dillons, presumably as a result of a take-over.

The Old Lion and Lamb was formerly a coaching inn, one of the oldest posting houses on the Great North Road, and associated with the Bishops of Lincoln's palace at Buckden Towers.

The post box still stands in the garden of the shop at the corner of Station Road and Woodside Road, but the telephone box, peeping into the left of the photograph, has disappeared.