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By the mid 1980s, most of the mines had shut, with dire consequences for the communities here. However, all that was still to come at the time when this photograph was taken.

Land around here was once one of the royal hunting grounds. The White Horse, a chalk hill figure, was carved in 1857. It is still a major attraction and can be seen for miles.

In medieval times the town also supported the Hospital of St John the Evangelist, founded in 1189 for a chaplain and twelve poor people.

The flour mills (B399087, left background) are a reminder of the port's heyday when the trading vessels of the world would have queued to unload.

They lived in a cluster of mud-daubed cottages built of wreck timber close to the walls of the church - hence Church Town.

In 1997 a statue of William Webb Ellis was unveiled by the rugby player Jeremy Guscott in front of the New Quad building.

This motor historian's delight contains many cars and vans typical of its date.

The slate-hung buildings are 11 and 13 High Street, two of the oldest in town.

The slate-hung buildings are 11 and 13 High Street, two of the oldest in town.

In medieval times the town also supported the Hospital of St John the Evangelist, founded in 1189 for a chaplain and twelve poor people.

Ranksborough, to the west of Langham, is the most famous of the Cottesmore hunt coverts, looking out over the choicest pastures and flying-fences.

This photograph (and D69029) show the impact of 1960s development and the architectural mores that governed the town.

Outdoor swimming pools were a feature of the concern for health and fitness in the 1930s.

The small village based around the manor of Rossington was enlarged to its west side once coal reserves had been found.

The dramatic 150 ft spire of this church dedicated to St Mary soars over the Tenby rooftops, and is reputedly the largest parish church in Wales.

This is a tale of two paths. A growing army of walkers now take the wide path which snakes up the Sugar Loaf to the left.

Looking down from the White Horse can be seen the flat-topped Dragon's Hill where, legend has it, St George slew the Dragon; the white markings on the side are where the blood of the Dragon ran down in

Ipswich, at the head of the Orwell Estuary, has been a major port for centuries. Here, a sailing barge negotiates the lock gates.

In this view, the horse and dog troughs are still attached to the Dryland Memorial, and a row of sitters is taking advantage of the shade. The war memorial is on the extreme right.

A green lung in the centre of the town, the park was given to Whitby by Alderman Pannett.

There is just space to bring a few open fishing boats between the rocks to a slipway at this little cove down by the granite cliffs of Gwennap Head.

St Blazey is a modest town that sits inland from the port of Par in St Austell Bay.

Situated almost a mile inland from the castle, Tintagel village has a single plain street, a confusion of antique slate buildings and tawdry modern bungalows and shops.

The ladies of the town used to meet in Main Street at the Loft Café.