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As at Tipton and Wednesbury, the 30 ft seam of Thick Coal was near the surface at Bilston.Though there is evidence for coal pits at the time of Edward I, Bilston came into its own during the 19th century

Originally unveiled at Forgeside in 1960, this obelisk in memory of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas is now at the Blaenavon ironworks.

The grand old West End Hotel looks out over the promenade and Cardigan Bay at Marian-y-mor.

At this time the Castle was being used as a Catholic preparatory school for boys.

Standing at the head of the Eastern Valley, in an industrially ravaged landscape, Blaenavon was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000.

Bracebridge Pool was formed around 1420 and leased to Sir Ralph Bracebridge at a yearly rent of £10 or 120 bream.

Mr and Mrs Raines ran an efficient postal service from this humble shed at the bottom of their garden for many years - there was surely hardly room to swing a mail sack.

Visit the church at Yateley, and have a look at the glass in the 13th- century east window: it depicts Peter and John, and is the work of William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones

This view shows the Archbishop of Canterbury's official residence; at the time of the photograph, Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher, who crowned Queen Elizabeth II, was Primate.

The Circus at the top of Bridge Street is now a pedestrianised area.

Now called Stanley House, this beautiful timber-framed house is relatively recent compared to many in the area - above the window in the gable end there is a plaque that reads '1859'.

Most of the delightful old houses along this street were constructed during the 15th century, at a time when the village prospered as part of the profitable cloth trade centred on Cranbrook.

Romantically titled King's Parade, it is sited at the southern end of Edgwarebury Lane as it strikes north to cross open farmland at Edgware Bury, and on to Elstree.

Behind The Sun Inn (right) was a small industry where chairs and bobbins were made.

At about this time, the occupier was W J Pilbeam.

When Dick Turpin was arrested and tried it was for horse stealing, although his crimes included robbery and murder.

An office block has replaced those quaint shops, but the Duke of York survives, now minus its covered porch, at the junction with the Frimley Road.

At that time, around 1860, it was considered bad for your health to attempt the whole journey without an overnight stop half-way, which happened to be at Preston.The Park Hotel cost £46,000 to

Washington, at the crossroads of two ancient routes, lies at the northern head of a 'wind gap' in the undulating chalk downland of high ridges and dry valleys.

A horse and cart waits patiently behind the fence, left.

This famous landmark situated at 22a Clifton Drive has always had this name because of its pure white exterior.

St Peter's at Formby was built in 1739 to replace the 12th-century chapel at Raven Meols which was gradually being covered over with shifting sand.

This row contained a general and sweet shop (note the Oxo advertisement in the window), with another general store and a teashop at the far end.

Prestatyn's station on the Chester and Holyhead section of the L & NWR meant that it became increasingly popular with holidaymakers, especially with those from the Liverpool area.