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This scene remains virtually unchanged today, but it has been cut off from the High Street by an ugly ring road.

In later years it was the headquarters of Ambrose Stapleton, vicar and leader of the local smuggling gang. It is reputed to have secret rooms and passageways where contraband was

Backbarrow Cotton Mill was notorious for its bad treatment of the children who worked there. Originally, it was a corn mill, and then a paper mill, before becoming a cotton mill.

Bendlowes held various official posts under the Tudor monarchs, some of whom had to turn a blind eye to his Catholicism. The Cottage is one of several almshouses he endowed.

It ceased its working life in 1910 and has spent the past thirty years undergoing a series of restorations, the most recent of which should be finished in April 2004.

Outdoor holidays are being pioneered here, with just a few tents and caravans on the edge of the beach at Sconhoe Farm.

Eamont Bridge, just south of Penrith on the A6, takes its name from this splendid three-arched bridge across the River Eamont.

The church of St Mary Magdalene stands opposite the pub, which is named the Ship Aground for obvious reasons.

Along Moor Lane is one of the types of view that appealed mightily to Frith's photographers. In this case it is the smallest cinema in England, formed by converting an outbuilding.

Standing on what was once a Roman site, the first manor house was erected in 1176 by William de Erleigh, whose family remained in possession for some 350 years.

It is thought that the 'Lud' element in each placename refers to a man of that name. This was the ford by Lud's burial mound (or 'low') which sat on the top of the hill under the present church.

The Court House gets its name because it was once, in the 16th century, the home of a leading lawyer and speaker in the House of Commons.

A contingent of Grenadier Guards is seen coming through the Henry VIII Gate into Castle Hill. The entrance, which still contains emblems relating to Henry VIII, was built in 1511.

Being originally a market place and meetings venue, the focal point of the Corn Exchange was often used to highlight social campaigns such as the National Savings promotion shown here.

The ironwork suspended cross, by Sir George Gilbert Scott, was removed in the early years of the 20th century, possibly because it was considered to be too 'high church'; it is now in the parish church

Cyclists pedal along in comparative safety, and a lady is happy to stand in the middle of the road and ask a policeman for directions.

On the corner of Michaelgate is The Harlequin, again a good timber-framed and jettied building; it was formerly the Harlequin Inn and is now an antiquarian bookshop.

Down the High Street on the left, Robt W Edgar`s Bristol Outfitting Stores was part of the block sacrificed for the road widening.

Tram wires and tracks are evident in this view of the county town. With five important roads making this junction, it proved to be one of the most complicated tramway configurations in the world.

Since 1955 a new residential block has been built in the background of the picture, whilst a new library to the south of the chapel has appeared.

This secluded community lies in a wooded valley on the outskirts of Guisborough.

Norton High Street is one of the surprise features in Teesside, with several elegant period houses nestling behind the trees which line the road verges.

Formerly home to a branch of the Legh family, Swineyard Hall was sold off by Lt Colonel Cornwall Legh in 1919.

The Vine Tavern competes for trade on the corner of Market Street and Lyme Street to the right.