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In 1893 the natural lake of Haweswater nestled peacefully in the unspoilt and beautiful valley of Mardale. At this time the road to Mardale village ran along the west side of the lake.

It was served by Evans Corner and this comprehensive parade of shops on the Rush Green Road at Dagenham Road crossroads.

A continuation of Church Street, Chapel Street leads on to the High Street.

The structure behind the drinking fountain is the Simeon Monument, 'erected and lighted for ever at the expense of Edward Simeon as a mark of affection to his native town' in 1804.

In this picturesque of a long-vanished world, chickens are foraging for food and children playing by the pond.

Most of Alcester Street was demolished in the 1960s, but this small part of it survived.

St Peter's was originally a chapel of ease to Cartmel Priory, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on 30 June 1745.

Lympstone suffered economic depression at the end of the Napoleonic Wars when its shipbuilding yards closed. A number of residents moved to Devonport to continue their trade.

Two of Oxford's most famous colleges, Trinity and Balliol, stand on the left side of Broad Street, famous for its bookshops, among which is Blackwell's.

William Julian Courtauld, of Pennypot in Halstead, gave this fountain to the town of Braintree in memory of King George V.

The steeply-sloping cobbled Market Place in the centre of Wirksworth was the centrepiece of the restoration of this former lead mining town, which won a Casa Nostra award in the 1980s.

Here we see one of the unsung heroes of the Fleet.

The trees soften the box-like lines of the church, and the well-filled graveyard contains many monuments to the people of Accrington.

This photograph, looking towards The Nook, highlights the frustration of what could have been.

Glasgow boasts one of the world's finest municipal collections of art, now housed at Kelvingrove.

Church Lane has always been one of the most attractive parts of Stafford. Legionnaire's Disease The most notorious misfortune to affect 20th-century Stafford occurred in April 1985.

Here we have a general view of Halton and its castle from the west. The castle was built by the new Norman lord of the manor of Halton, Nigel Fitzwilliam, in around 1071.

The Devil's Arrows is nowadays composed of three stones. They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

Redevelopment of the Parade started c1870. Lime trees were planted in the 1880s to start the Avenue.

Maidstone was the head of navigation of the Medway for centuries. This was because the river's upper reaches were crowded with fisheries and mills that impeded navigation.

Chancellor had amassed in excess of £40,000 in income paid to the Corporation during that time.

This view shows the large expanse of water at the mouth of No 8 dock, which was the turning circle.

Still close to the Yorkshire county boundary and south- west of Harworth, Oldcotes village is situated at the crossroads of the A634 and A60; Main Street runs east from the A60 Doncaster Road

The Marquis of Granby was another one of the many pubs and alehouses in the town centre that no longer exist.