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The road was developed in the Victorian period, and most of the houses and shops, like those on the right, are of that date.

The first English branch of Woolworth's was opened in Liverpool in 1909, and before long there was a branch of F W Woolworth on virtually every high street in the country; but many have disappeared

The shopping parade was built between 1960 and 1966 by Wallis, Finlay, Smith & Ball on the site of a house of some historic interest called Fountainville.

The church was built in the Gothic style in 1859-60 of Kirkby slate with red sandstone dressings. It was largely financed by the Duke of Buccleuch and the Duke of Devonshire.

There is a poster for cocoa in the window of the Co-op on the left. The Kings Arms signboard in a blanked window (left) proclaims post horses for hire.

It is just three years after No 41609, above, and the Porthminster Hotel has been given an extension in the form of a smaller version of the original building.

As at Par, the Crinnis Beach is also largely a result of the deposition of waste from the mining and china clay industries.

The tiny church of St Olaf at Wasdale Head is said to be among the smallest in England; but surrounded as it is by the dramatic mountains of Wasdale, it is also one of the most visited.

The spire in the background is that of St Mary's, and this view has not changed.

This infamous headland, at 536ft the highest cliff on the south coast, marks the point where the South Downs plunge into the English Channel.

On the left is Bognor's pier, one of the town's more familiar features. Constructed in 1865, the structure later became something of a liability and had to be rebuilt in 1910.

If we turn left at the junction and cross the railway line, we find ourselves on the shore, from where stagecoaches began their dangerous crossing of the bay to Lonsdale North of the Sands.

This was one of Bala`s most famous inns.

The traditional, stone-built market town of Dolgellau has developed at a crossing point on the river Wnion.

Set in the midst of particularly fertile part of the county, Ottery had a market for centuries.

Viewed from the west, the façade of the west front is dominated by the Great West Window and the Triple Arch Door.The west front of many cathedrals were intended to be showpieces.

This shows the view from the roof of Bent's Brewery. In the 12th century there was an Augustinian priory in the village.

Wrexham stands on the tributary of the River Dee. It is a town full of history - the founder of Yale University in the US (Elihu Yale), came from the Wrexham area, and is buried at St Giles's church.

A further view of the High Street taken eight years after photograph 35669, this time from closer to the columns of the Town Hall.

From Saxon times Feckenham was the administrative centre for the Forest of Feckenham, which once covered most of north Worcestershire.

A Rover 80 is parked to the left of the yellow brick Grosvenor Hotel, the headquarters of the Houghton Club, a fishermen's club controlling fishing on the River Test.

It was not only Wordsworth who could see daffodils; we in Lincolnshire can see millions of them at the appropriate time of the year.

Solid sandstone terraced houses line the Main Street of Castleton in Eskdale, on the northern edge of the North York Moors.

Here are some splendid examples of Victorian shop fronts. W J Bacon's general store has awnings and a covered walkway to protect customers from both sun and shower.