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The railway line to Huncoat and Burnley crosses the road here.There was at one time another line down to Rawtenstall, joining what is now the East Lancashire Preserved Railway.As well as having three

It has the usual mixture of banks and public houses on its corners. A National Savings Centre is tucked away on the left of our picture, and the Millstone Hotel is at the far side.

We are looking west as the A387 drops down into the hamlet to the bridge over the River Seaton at the bottom of the hill, before the road climbs up the other side on its way to Looe.

The High Level Bridge spans part of the dock area; it links Barrow Island, which was a separate island, with the mainland.

This view is now partially obscured by a development of old people`s homes.

The four pointed gables were built in 1899 on the site of two small cottages and a plastered building that seemed to be the remainder of an ancient chapel.

When the photograph was taken, this attractive 17th-century house was the headquarters of Wiffen`s Coaches Ltd: note the cavernous garages at the rear, and the petrol pump (left).

Many of the houses along this stretch of the cliff top have decorative balconies overlooking the sea.There was no problem with parking at this time, in what is now a very busy area, within walking

In 1860, intending to make Ilfracombe the `Brighton of the West`, a group of businessmen founded the Ilfracombe Joint Stock Land and Investment Company and commenced the building of villas

Trading schooners are beached, waiting for their cargo to be taken ashore by horse and cart.

At the top of Lantern Hill (centre right), 100 feet above sea level, stands the Chapel of St Nicholas, patron saint of sailors, fittingly enough, and also of scholars.

The substantial stone buildings to be seen in the town here in the Square and also around Salter Street hint at the wealth made by local merchants, who made their money in trade and shipping

It should come as no surprise in Crewe that he was a railway contractor for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). Intended as a cheese market, it had a capacity for 2,000 tons of cheese.

The Albion Hotel (right) was once an important coaching inn, although it was called the New Inn until about 1880.

Whilst Cardiff and Llanelli were, and always will be, the home of Rugby Union, golfing was the Welshman's second love - although in this picture no one was playing, at least not on this tee.

It was built in 1863-66 to designs by Eugenius Birch and was gradually embellished over the years. The West Pier is generally regarded as one of the finest ever built.

The intricately-decorated Market Cross is considered to be one of the finest of its kind in the country.

The cobbled Main Street, with The Sun Inn at the top of the street, remains very much the same today.

This building, erected for Henry VIII, is seen here at the close of Queen Victoria's reign. The gatehouse opens on to the end of Pall Mall, with a view up St James's Street to Piccadilly.

The anchor to the right would hold the boat in the foreground in place when the next tide came in.

The timber-framed Tudor House, one of the city's finest buildings, dates back to about 1500, and has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

A fascinating photograph showing Leigh Road at its junction with Market Street.This corner of Eastleigh has changed significantly: the new buildings interposed with the older ones on the left-hand

In 1627 Richard Foley opened a slitting mill at Hyde in Kinver for the purpose of cutting iron rods into suitable lengths for nailers.At this time nailmaking was an important industry in southern Staffordshire

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.