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The Shipwright's Arms on the left is still open for business, and its name gives an indication of one of the old trades in town - until the late years of Victoria's reign the town's main industry was the

In 1913, Hastings Corporation began an ambitious scheme at a cost of £100,000 to improve all aspects of the sea front - including the construction of places of entertainment, pleasure grounds and

A row of mainly Georgian houses gives a gracious air to the village.

A delightful view of Hazelgrove, a popular area of the town for promenading.

Gothic, Jacobean, classical and domestic architecture testify to the history of the town's development. Note the attractive, almost Flemish gabling of the building in the centre of the picture.

As an important cathedral city, Winchester established an important tradition of tending the sick, probably from the days when pilgrims came to the shrine of St Swithun in search of miraculous cures

For some reason best left to the Frith cameraman, one of Bollington's more interesting structures is in fact just off camera to the left.

This autumn picture of Harnham Gate and the southern corner of the Close reflects then, as now, a secluded and quiet area of the Close.The house to the left of the Gate is an integral part of the wall.The

The view from the gritstone escarpment of the Ravenstones above Cross Hills, near Keithley, overlooks the broad Aire Valley and towards the distant limestone uplands of Craven.

These views of the Embankment Gardens clearly show the results of continuing are and attention. The town's War Memorial reminds of the sacrifices of World Wars I and II, and the Korean War.

The magnificent many-pillared clock tower of Leeds Town Hall, opened by Queen Victoria in 1858, dominates this view of The Headrow, one of the city's most important thoroughfares.

This view of High Row looks towards Bondgate. Over on the left is a branch of the Home & Colonial Stores, which, like Freeman, Hardy & Willis, was one of the early high street chains.

The Market Hall, built of red sandstone, dates from the mid 1600s and stands on the site of an earlier hall. The carving between the windows is of a bust of Charles II.

As Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick looked out over his land, he would have seen acres of the Yorkshire countryside full of villages (little changed today).

This view of Birkenhead Road was taken very early in the wartime decade - the parked vehicles lack the white painted edges to the front and rear wings, and none of the windows in the houses

This is a very popular view of the town, showing the three bays separated by rock outcrops. The pier was built on one of these outcrops in 1865, only to be damaged in a storm the following year.

Work on Denbigh began in October 1282 during the second of Edward I's Welsh Wars.

This substantial open space at the heart of the town is the original site of the Charter Market.

The Priory Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation opened its doors soon after the old parish church of St Mary was abandoned.

This stream is crossed by the major A47 in the distance, now controlled by traffic lights owing to the large volume of traffic.

This view illustrates the three main occupations of the people of Borth – seafaring, farming, and tending to the needs of holidaymakers.

Cattle near the water suggest a hot summer's day in the village of Carrog. The fine stone bridge of 1661 has yet to experience the heavy traffic of more recent times.

Safe bathing brought thousands of early visitors to Shanklin, as we can see from the profusion of bathing huts and tents. Many of the boats in the foreground would have been for hire.

There are two of these large man-made ponds at the front of the college. This, the left-hand one, is always full of ducks and other wild fowl.