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A view of what became Queen's University. It is situated to the south of the city centre, and was first established in 1849.

When tiring of the cosmopolitan delights of the town, visitors could climb onto the South Downs and enjoy sublime views.

This is a nostalgic 1950s scene, with plenty of period cars and typical 20th- century architecture.

This is holiday perfection, with breakwaters, windbreaks, donkeys, buckets, spades and plenty of sand, plus the bonus of the sunshine. What more could one ask for?

Perks and Llewellyn's Mount Pleasant lavender fields, on the western outskirts of Hitchin in 1901.

Serried ranks of bathing tents and a crowded beach spell out summer fun at Broadstairs during the early twentieth century.

Given that this part of the coast had a small number of harbours, the coastal pleasure boats were moored alongside Bournemouth's Pier.

A steel bascule bridge, a portion of the bridge rose upwards, to make a clear path for shipping. Notice the wooden cages around the pillars of the bridge.

The Gothic tower of the university rises above the rooftops.

Diglis Lock is to the south of Worcester on the river Severn. This lifts boats almost 8 ft, from whence they have the whole of Worcester to see. The cathedral on the right dates from 1074.

The lock chamber is to the left of this historic view, and the house beyond the trees can be seen in photograph 43000.

St Peter's Hill climbs out of the village towards Caversham's striking parish church of St Peter, which occupies a pleasant setting above the Thames.

The statue in the foreground is of Thomas Sutton, founder of Charterhouse.

During the early 1920s, Broad Street was a busy part of Reading, bustling with cars, trams and shoppers.

The royal apartments were situated on the west side of the quadrangle. It was here that Queen Margaret kept vigil whilst James IV fought at Flodden. James was between a rock and a hard place.

The castle is famous for its associations with Charles I: he was held here from November 1647 to the autumn of 1648, prior to his transfer to the mainland and his trial and subsequent execution.

Portmadoc handled slate traffic from both south Caernarvon and north Merioneth; the schooners were able to call upon the services of a tug for towing either in or out of the harbour.

This original timber viaduct was replaced in cast iron at the turn of the century.

Gifford House, used as its offices by the BDC, was built in 1924 for the rector of Bowers Gifford, who used it as a college for coaching students for the universities.

Rising on Lamb Hill Fell, the river now runs into the Stock Reservoir and then resumes its wandering in North Lancashire.

It was only a mile away that George Fox, the Quaker, stood on the 'nick' of Pendle in 1652 and declared himself moved to start a religious order, the Society of Friends.

Frith's photographer originally titled this as 'The Walk', which was the old Lyme name for the upper length of Marine Parade long into the 20th century.

Here we see some of the gardens to the west of the main town, much enjoyed by residents and visitors. The land slopes more gently than in the Shrubbery area.

A fine study of the Ladies' Bathing Place, which seems a popular venue for both the women and menfolk of Portrush. A yacht can be seen out towards the Skerries.