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Most of the shops on the right have been demolished or modernised, and the double tram track (laid in 1913) is long gone.

Frogmore Street begins near the bank on the right, site of the medieval north gate. The pedestrians walking towards the camera are heading for the High Street and, no doubt, the market.

The Old Plough was opposite but closed in 1948, the licence being transferred to the 'new' Plough.

The hotel later provided another service for travellers – BP petrol from the three tall cylinders by the door (left). The building looks the same today, but it has fewer chimneys.

The photograph shows the alterations that were made to the hall by Colonel Harding: the north wing (right) was rebuilt with a stair turret, and the original stair turret on the south side was raised by

Inside are several striking memorials; one is to pupils of the former public school next door who were killed in the World Wars, while another commemorates all those who contributed to the building

On 5 September 1890, 'Lynx' was rammed by the tanker 'Oevelgonne', which did not stop - she was subsequently arrested on a visit to Falmouth.

Both of them managed to preserve their roodloft, unlike most of Hampshire's churches, which lost them during the Reformation. The church has a bell turret and two windows containing Tudor glass.

The advent of parcel post in 1883, and the right of delivery to every household introduced in 1897, would have increased both the weight of the postmans sack and the length of his round.

Clothes are drying sluggishly behind the figures on the right-hand jetty. Just eleven years later the railway came to Whitby, altering trading patterns completely.

Two more were built after one another; the second was washed away by floods.

In 1908 another historian recorded that 'many modern red-brick cottages are now in process of building to supply the needs of the men who are employed in the Eastleigh Railway Works'.

Towyn (or Tywyn) means both 'an extent of land' and 'a thing that shines', a good description of the sand and marsh around the town.

Another delightful view of the Cat Nab area of Saltburn, with the distinctive profile of Huntcliffe beyond.

This is another hospital recently demolished; it has been replaced by 95 homes. It was built in 1900 as a workhouse for the Hursley District Council at the northern end of Hursley Road.

Here we have another view of the pavilion and miniature golf course at Fleming Park, where there were also football, rugby and hockey pitches and tennis courts.

A partially-thatched hut on the right of the picture, with a beautifully thatched cottage behind and another example of fine thatching on the building at the left show the ultimate use of nature's gift

On the extreme right of the picture is Northampton's County Hall headquarters. The Hall dates back to 1678, and was the first public building to be constructed after the fire of 1675.

Clothes are drying sluggishly behind the figures on the right-hand jetty. Just eleven years later the railway came to Whitby, altering trading patterns completely.

Both the 'Teal', and her sister ship the 'Swan', launched in 1938, are diesel-powered. The islands we can see are Hen Holme and the larger Lady Holme.

So we evidently have here a reminder of an early community with both Welsh and English living together.

Here we have another view of the Bridgewater Canal, this time in Lymm.

There are two massive bridges in the town, and before the line east reaches another viaduct at Golcar, it passes over these smaller seven arches opposite the town of Linthwaite.

Another view of the High Street at a less congested point and on a very hot and sunny summer's day: the shopkeepers have lowered their sun-blinds to protect their wares, and the lady on the left has