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This view shows the range of shipping that could once be seen on the MSC. The steamer to the right is the 'Alverton' from West Hartlepool.

A major boating centre to this day, Braunston was the northern end of the Grand Junction canal. At this point it met the Oxford Canal; there used to be a small lock outside the house.

Riffhams Chase was, at this time, still a private road. It was barred from the outside world by a gate - seen here beside the Thatched Cottage.

The park, on the north side of London Road at the junction with Rectory Road, used to be known as Beckney Mead.

The park, on the north side of London Road at the junction with Rectory Road, used to be known as Beckney Mead.

The cannon 'Mons Meg' is said to have been cast at Mons, Belgium in 1486, on the orders of James III.

Chesterfield's most famous icon is the twisted spire of its parish church of St Mary and All Saints.

Cosily tucked away in a fold of the sandstone hills south-east of Godalming, Mare Lane leads to the highest point of the Down at Hydons Ball, where it reaches 593 feet.

In the 17th century there was a popular bear garden at Bankside.This poor creature is urged to dance to bugle tunes played by his owner, who is probably an old soldier.

Apart from making day trips for tourists, and ferrying guests from the railway station at Kingswear to the hotels at Totnes, the paddlers performed another essential function - everyday transport for

Just visible on the far right at the top of the hill is the day beacon, an 80ft stone tower which marks the eastern side of the entrance to the estuary, as the entrance is almost impossible

Beeleigh was a house of Premonstratensians. It was founded in 1180 (replacing an earlier house at Parndon), though it became a private residence after the Dissolution.

Now known as the Shropshire Union Canal, the Ellesmere Canal was built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The system linked the River Dee with the Mersey, the Trent and the Severn.

The area at the front of the Market Hall became a favourite meeting place with its wide pavement, seats and sunny aspect. Proximity to the bus station kept this area busy.

At one time there were, ferries to New Brighton, Egremont, Seacombe, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry and Eastham, and before the tunnel opened, vehicle ferries also ran to Seacombe and Birkenhead.

The Market Place at Ripon is still the scene of the daily 'Setting the Watch' ceremony, when the city Wakeman blows his ancient horn at 9pm to announce that the city is now in his care.

Ruswarp, standing at the tidal limit of the River Esk, was at one time as important a port as neighbouring Whitby, and a mill was mentioned here in the Domesday Book.

Double-decker buses still plied in and out of Selby's bustling Market Place at this time.

At first, Basildon's schools were insufficient to house the surge of New Towners. For some of the primary-age children, there were places in existing schools at Vange and Pitsea.

A boy stands on the old slipway into the sluice. At high tide the basin would fill; it was then emptied through an opening at the other end, keeping the harbour free of silt.

Commissioned by Archbishop Laud, the ragstone church stands at the centre of this lovely village, and according to an inscription over the porch's inner door it was originally built in 1649.

The Aylesbury arm of the Grand Union departs from the main line at Marsworth, and has some 16 locks in 6 miles, very narrow and not for the faint-hearted.

This prosperous small town witnessed a day of rioting on 22 May 1822. Local people gathered in protest at starvation wages and atrocious working conditions.

Here we see a knife grinder at work in this atmospheric picture of a deserted Hartfield. It is a delightful village on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest above the river Medway.