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Here we see pretty brick and stone cottages of the 18th century and earlier, which went to make up the Ashby referred to by Camden as 'villa amoenissima'; they pre-date the dramatic launch of the town

This terrace of almost picturesque millworkers' cottages now sits quietly, adjacent to the isolated and decaying great water wheels which once powered the mills.

Almost out of shot on the right-hand side of the photograph is probably the best-quality structure in the town.

A policeman on point duty sets the tone of this well-regulated scene.

On the right is a statue of Richard Oastler, who fought against the use of child labour in the mills.

entrance to the family home as it was approached from St Peter's Road (New Way), William Jolliffe provided £500 in his will, together with any further sums considered necessary, for the erection of a

Queen Victoria much admired the town of Dartmouth and its beautiful estuary, recording in her journal that '...the place is lovely, with its wooded rocks and church and castle at the entrance.

Here we have a reminder of those quiet days on English roads when motorists could park wherever they liked, and when trolley- bus lines adorned many an urban street.

Middle class children enjoy games of cricket. Their parents relax over newspapers and novels in the lounges of comfortable hotels.

To the right of Balliol College is the famous Martyrs' Memorial, commemorating the 16th-century Protestant martyrs Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer, who were burned at the stake in nearby Broad Street.

Because of the many dykes and staithes around the edges of the Broad, small sailing boats are the handiest for exploration.

Mevagissey's steep, winding streets and alleys, cobbled with beach stone, formed a useful maze in which smugglers could escape the attentions of the revenue men.

The large building is the Whitsand Bay Hotel; it used to stand at Torpoint on the banks of the Tamar, but was dismantled and re-erected here.

Today it is smaller than in the past and many of the cottages are holiday homes. The Post Office closed in June 1990 because of the decline in trade.

Along with Woodhouse Moor to the north, the park was considered the chief lung of the city, where for a few hours at the weekend factory workers had an opportunity to get away from the dust

Another five years have passed since F9087 (above) was taken, and the main difference is in the appearance of the North Camp Hotel.

Built after the First World War as part of the village's memorial to the men who fought in the conflict, standing above the Mobberley Brook and the main road through the village, the

Another view of the beach at Canvey Island shows children busily playing around the many deckchairs. Most of the older holidaymakers are well wrapped up against the cold.

Grange is the hamlet at the foot of Borrowdale, where the River Derwent, seen on the left of this photograph, meanders through water meadows into mighty Derwent Water to the north.The name 'grange

This scene nowadays would be dominated by the A55 Expressway, but only a little over a hundred years ago many of the buildings in this photograph would only have recently been erected, built

Epping Forest's pleasant vistas and the opportunities it offers for a quiet escape from the busy troubles of London are the attractions that brought people here – and no doubt the romantic name of

The chapel, at the abbey's east end, was completed in 1512 after ten years of building work.

WYE, Bridge Street 1903 The half-timbered cottages and the church opposite were originally the site of a priest's seminary founded by Cardinal Kempe.

Nine miles south-west of Norwich, Wymondham is noted for its fine priory church.