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This sturdy bridge over the River Wharfe, linking Boston Spa with Thorp Arch, was built in 1770. Along the banks to the east is the old Spa Baths, now converted to housing.

The Victorian Fossil Depot was first run by James Dollin. He was followed by Thomas Seager, who may well be the gentleman smoking a pipe (centre left).

For us today, with water spurting from taps in sinks, basins and baths, it is hard to imagine the time and labour that used to be involved in collecting and fetching water.

Outdoor swimming pools were a feature of the concern for health and fitness in the 1930s.

Its quays were once the heart of Belfast the port, and there is no doubt that the remains of Chichester Quay on the right and Hanover Quay on the left will be found below the cobblestones.

St Peter's Church, Nevendon is an ancient church built in the 13th century by a member of the Fitz-Lewis family.

For us today, with water spurting from taps in sinks, basins and baths, it is hard to imagine the time and labour that used to be involved in collecting and fetching water.

The extensive remains of Ratae Coritanorum, the origins of the city, and a Roman regional capital, are not only to be seen exposed on the surface, but extend under surrounding build- ings.

Punch and Judy hold the attention of the formally-dressed crowd of holidaymakers in the South Bay.

Its official name is the Church of St Thomas and St Luke, but everyone in Dudley knows it as 'top church.'

This great fortress was built by Hamelin Plantagenet, half-brother of Henry II.

Benjamin Beale, a local glovemaker and a Quaker, invented the bathing machine in 1751 to conserve ladies' modesty while they took a dip in the briny.

The River Beane runs close to the church, and is liable to heavy flooding.

Street names intially included 'Reform Place 1835' to commemorate electoral changes after the Boundary Commission had reported: 'The chief trade arises from the manufacture of hemp and flax, and Allington

One is outside the Stepping Stones pub. The main road, which includes The Broadway, which we see here, was built in 1765. Baxter's is now Bath Travel. The railway bridge is at the far end.

At Christmas 1557, Oxwich would be the scene of an incident that would result in litigation before the Court of the Star Chamber. Sir Rhys was distantly related to Sir George Herbert (?

This building is the third Exchange to be built in this area. The first was in the Market Place, near St Anne's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor.

This building is the third Exchange to be built in this area. The first was in the Market Place, near St Ann's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor.

Looking across the Menai Straits to Anglesey, the city of Bangor is the largest town in the north-west corner of Wales, the former principality of Gwynedd, and home to an ancient diocese and the University

Benjamin Beale, a local glovemaker and a Quaker, invented the bathing machine in 1751 to conserve ladies' modesty while they took a dip in the briny.

Brighton made the seaside fashionable for the upper crust, and its wider popularity was settled when the railway made the connection in 1841.

The village in which John Bunyan once lived has almost become a place of pilgrimage.

William Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, added every amenity he could think of to the village. A club-house, library, hospital, youth club, gymnasium and swimming baths, all were included.

'The sands', says the Frith title, but as you can see, central Morecambe has always had a pebble beach, especially at high tide.