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The Leicester to Northampton road passes through Welford's High Street, parallel with the much more tranquil West Street.

The Borough coat of arms and its motto, 'Arte et Labore', is cut into the stone, along with the name of the park over the entrance arch.

Tradesmen's carts are much in evidence in this view. Although there are several changes to the street, the town hall is still a landmark.

At one of these cottages lived an elderly lady, who spent much time seated at her window, who as a four-year-old girl had been present at the Battle of Waterloo with her father, a colour sergeant in

It is basically a late Norman and early 13th-century building, but it was much changed in the 14th and 15th centuries, including the battlemented west tower; its interior is relatively plain,

Much of this scene had not changed since before the war. The post office (near right) was run by F S Mowlam in the 1950s. Further on we see the gabled end of the White Hart Hotel.

Townsend`s Stores (left) have become J G Clifford, dispensing chemist; the tearooms and cafe are now Riverside Hair Design; Ali`s Tandoori Restaurant lies on the opposite side of the arched

Its lack of sand might be the reason that it did not develop as a traditional family resort, but rather as a refined watering place much loved by residents and visitors, who return year after

Dating from the early 18th century, it has unusual features, 'an undulating Edwardian parapet with 3 blind arches over plate glass sash windows' (The Department of Environment List of Buildings

People sit and watch life go by under the hexagonal arches of the Poultry Cross. For five hundred years commerce has surrounded this area with ironmongers, shoemakers and fish and meat shops.

Much of the exterior was remodelled in the 15th century to give the striking chequer pattern of flint and stone.

Tucked away at the mouth of the little River Wallington is Fareham - much busier around the 18th century than when this picture was taken.

Although much of the building was rebuilt in Victorian times, the tower dates from 1535. The decoration includes the mullet (or star), the badge of the de Veres.

Much of 'David Copperfield' was penned in the crenellated Fort House, visible on the left, which has been renamed Bleak House and is now a commemorative museum.

But the great keep, the inner bailey and much of the curtain walling were built by Henry II between 1168-86, at the then colossal cost of £3,000.

All was much restored by Pearson in the 1880s: he added the battlements, for example. The left-hand and centre archways are least altered.

On the right, facing the village green, stands this old-world inn; the wide arch is the entry to a mews area for horse-drawn carts and carriages.

Buses still use the Broadway and Northbrook Street but today traffic cannot use the section of the latter thoroughfare much beyond Wheelers Garage during the daytime.

This fine seven-arch Grecian-style bridge over the River Don was built in 1850; it linked the village to Warmsworth, and replaced the ferry service.

The Hospital, a set of almshouses founded in 1597 by William Cecil, owes much of its present appearance, including the chimneys, to alterations made in the 18th century.

The area is now very much a tourist mecca. MONTACUTE, Montacute

Much of the market trade was performed in the public houses which lined the High Street.

Many years later, Queen Victoria placed a window in the parish church as a monument to the father who had loved her so much.

Since this photograph was taken in the summer time, there is not as much smoke coming from the dwelling houses along the Crag (which lies behind the houses on the river front), but there