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The last mill burned down in 1905, though at one point there had been two mills here - one paper, one wheat. Coal, timber, lime and dung were the other major cargoes passing through.

Down below at the foot of the hill, the wind blowing off the summit on a cold day can make the village of Clee seem bleak.

The cottages down Abbey Street to the left of the memorial have gone, and the United Counties Bus Company now have a garage there.

The former post office is now called Journey's End, taking its name from the best known work of the playwright Robert Cedric Sherriff (1896-1975); he retired here to Downhouse Farm below Eype Down (background

The Bute Arms (further down the street on the left) gets its name from the Marquises of Bute, great landowners in South Wales and important nationally.

Compared to the new road bridge (left) the railway bridge on the right seems so clumsy – its foundations had to be built under the water, and go down some 45 feet below the low-water mark

Pier Hill leads down to the sea front esplanade, with the Palace Hotel on the left.

Though it now looks like a typical early 20th- century roadhouse, the Prince of Wales has much older origins: the earlier thatched hostelry was burnt down in 1930.

On race days this intersection was crowded with pedestrians and traffic making their way to the racecourse on Epsom Downs.

This picture looks down the village of Wales towards Kiveton Park, both pit villages which boomed from 1867 during the heyday of the South Yorkshire coalfield.

As we look south down High Street we can see that many of the buildings survive today, including the dormered building on the far left.

The lane down to Skinningrove village runs off at the bottom left-hand corner. On the skyline we can just see the overhead tramway carrying buckets of ironstone from one of the mines.

The tower of the church of St Peter was rebuilt in the 18th century after the previous one fell down.

From the work-yard of George Dixon, builder and mason, we look down on a surviving Penrith institution, Brunswick Road Junior School.

In 1959 a pedestrian bridge (C294083, pages 48-49) was built on the Cooperative side to the rear of the new shops; it was used until 1964, when it was taken down.

The lock chambers on this canal had their own individual size, 64ft 9in x 9ft 2ins – a most peculiar gauge. The canal became disused in 1930.

Here they load up with china clay brought down by rail from St Austell. Fowey, although packed in the summer with leisure craft, does retain the atmosphere of a bustling, working port.

The River Wye frames the town centre, running in a loop around the western and southern sides.

Behind the disused mill was the Wharfedale Brewery, which supplied many of the town's 15 taverns. The brewery closed during the First World War, and was then used as billets for troops.

Narrow boats entered a caisson along the trough to the left and were lowered down to the river. One such can be seen sandwiched between two barges.

Admittedly, these are replicas dating from 1880 – the originals burned down in 1711. Southwell Minster became the Cathedral Church of the diocese in 1884.

It prospered in medieval times as an important halt for pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, since it lies just off the North Downs Way.

Since this photograph was taken, the street has become much busier with traffic; these days it would be difficult to stroll about without fear of being knocked down.

The tower of the church of St Peter was rebuilt in the 18th century after the previous one fell down.