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This view of the cathedral from the north side shows sheep grazing in what is now almost the city centre.

Much of the large area included in the centre is woodland. Here the ‘camp’ title is well justified by the neatly erected tents, with two people folding ground sheets (left).

Off a northward loop from the main road is the Three Cranes, again in the estate style with some leaded windows and some timber framing.

It looks north over the wide, flat, formerly marshy valley of the River Arun and the Amberley Wild Brooks, and west to the narrowing valley as the river cuts through the South Downs.

The Town Hall, on the west side of St Paul's Square, started life as a school, a school originally founded by Sir William Harpur (a key name in Bedford's history) in 1566.

A final view of the Cathedral in all its glory. So much has changed around the world, but St Peter's lives on, looking solid as a rock.

The building, whose simple Doric doorcase we see here, stands near the council offices at the end of Glynne Way, and dates from the 1740s.

Among other features, the college is renowned for its magnificent hall, impressive timbered roof and fine collection of portraits, including Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey.

The lake and reservoir have been stocked with trout and coarse fish for the benefit of local anglers.

Branthwaite Brow is one of the three streets which meet Kent Street as it leads up the steep hill opposite Miller Bridge.The others are Finkle Street and Stramongate.

This is looking northwards up South Street, to Stag House at the top end of West Street and the Town Hall (centre).

This woman is carrying out another of the Gower Peninsular traditional occupations, cockle picking. Note her unusual dress: loose trousers (or is it a skirt tied at her knees?) and footless socks.

Having Avenham Park in the background does enhance the pleasure of a walk over the bridge. Avenham Tower can be seen in the trees to the right, and the paths lead away to Frenchwood.

All the local farming families tried to get back to Alderley for Wakes week in the third week of August.

The Wesleyan church on the right dates from 1844, and is typical of the big town chapels at that time.

The older part of the town is to the left, with the resort on the cliff in the background.

This small steamer might be one of the craft based at Chester for summer excursion work along the Dee, though it is possible that it could be a privately owned craft, as her carrying capacity is somewhat

There is a classic three-wheeler car on the right of this photograph.

All three views taken by the Frith photographer in 1899 are south of the Regatta course, which from 1886 had its finishing line near Phyllis Court.

The route was later incorporated into the Nelson's Pillar to Terenure route, and this is a picture of a tram at the Terenure terminus.

A field known as Joiners Hill on the south corner of St Nicholas Lane at the entrance from High Road is shown on the 1839 Laindon Tithe Map, and it is thought that the route via Laindon High

The Shoulder of Mutton Inn, on the extreme left, flanks this view taken from the shoreline.

This 204ft (63m) high obelisk on the south side of the main road was designed by Robert Smirke and believed to be the highest in the world at the time.

Cricket too arrived in the 19th century - the first recorded match played by Twickenham Cricket Club was on July 29th 1833 against Thames Ditton - but it was in the next century that the world