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Uppingham School had a sports ground to the south, known as the Middle; and another to the east known as the Upper.

Butchers Row is on the left. The Sydney Harper building is now a travel agent. Note that next door is another tradesman called Prideaux.

In 1854 his heir, Alexander Beresford-Hope, cased the house in Wealden sandstone and added another storey in the English Gothic style. Today it is a private school.

Perhaps the man in the cap (left), riding one heavy horse and leading another, is on his way to stock up on water from the local river?

This is another view of the High Street, although here the road is much wider. The London Co-operative Society shop can be seen on the right.

Across the road from the Lion is another coaching inn, built originally with a courtyard plan but re-fronted in the early 18th century. It has galleried timber-framed rear wings.

Until a by-pass came in 1990, it carried both the A36 and A361. In 1927 a recreation ground was built at the end of the road to keep children from the heavy traffic.

Because the River Cam itself is not wide enough for conventional races, races called 'Bumps' are held.

The Leeds/Liverpool Canal and the railway both increased access to new markets across the Pennines and down to the south.

The River Cam itself is not wide enough for conventional races, so races called 'Bumps' are held.

It is interesting to note that, other than the bus, there are only two motor vehicles in the view. The same scene today would present both kerbs of the road lined with

Vandalism was soon rife and its inhabitants preferred to call it by another name: San Quentin.

The regimental museum in Tower Street has displays of medals, uniforms and weapons, and models showing the battles that both this and other Yorkshire regiments fought in many parts of the world

Vandalism was soon rife and its inhabitants preferred to call it by another name: San Quentin.

The Presbyterian Church, Frederick Street, was built in 1847; Holy Trinity, Laygate, was earlier, having been built in 1832-34 to the designs of Anthony Salvin.

This downstream view, taken from almost the same vantage point as N50079, shows the ugly and large hotel built in the intervening fifteen years close to both Trent Bridge cricket ground and Nottingham

All the cottages on the left were demolished by 1910. Both sides of the water were reached by stairs from the High Street.

All the cottages on the left were demolished by 1910. Both sides of the water were reached by stairs from the High Street.

A proud pose by both man and horse in front of the Church of the Ascension. The red brick church was built in 1886 at a cost of £2,000 and seated 250 worshippers.

The two men were fighting over the Gawsworth estate, but it did not do either of them any good - both men were killed in the duel.

When this picture was taken, most of the villagers would have earned their living from agriculture or fishing, or both.

John Rennie's gorgeous bridge, built in 1817 as both river crossing and monument to the battle, was demolished in 1923.

North Walk was destroyed when the Lynton and Barnstaple railway came through in 1898. Subsequently, a road was built linking The Strand with the end of High Street.

A shop, a café, a guest house and two pubs feature in this view, and all are still there today in one form or another.