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Not far from Wool are the ruins of Bindon Abbey, though little remains except for the stone foundations and a gatehouse. Its site offers some lovely walks for both locals and visitors.

Balsham is situated at the opposite end of Fleam Dyke to Fulbourn. Fleam Dyke is a three mile long earthwork built in the 7th century to defend East Anglia from the Mercians.

The lofty-aisled Norman nave of St Mary's was extended in the 13th century. It was at nearby Sawston Hall that Mary Tudor spent a night with the Huddleston family in 1553.

The original spire collapsed in 1661, victim of a hur- ricane which swept across the town.

Several grand Georgian houses on the Green were probably built for the master clothiers who marketed the famous Uley Blue cloth, which was used for the superfine uniform of the British Navy

There are no encroaching buildings and road systems yet in this view of the fortified Manor House, started in 1480 by Lord Hastings. It was never completed - Hastings was executed in 1483.

Gilfachreda is situated on the road between New Quay and the main coast road. The road may well have been built or widened to ease the transport of caravans to New Quay.

The library was donated by the town's other benefactor, Thomas Blake, in 1873 – it is located towards the bottom of Broad Street.

In Victorian and Edwardian times, when most seaside resorts came into being, part of the entertainment would involve listening to musicians performing in specially constructed bandstands, like this one

Recently renewed, the thatch on this row of cottages is exquisitely neat and tidy. Thatch is not a common roofing material in these areas; stone or slate tiles are much more usual.

This view shows the river to the south of Bakewell, around the Granby Court area. The recreation ground is in the distance. Note that even then a board prohibiting cycling was prominent.

A ferry crosses the Exe from here to the village of Starcross on the opposite bank.

Again, this building is typical of the 1960s. Everything looks unused in this photograph, the 'Old folks' home looks unloved in as yet, and the trees seem to have been just planted.

Both the buildings in the foreground are now part of the Roy empire; the battlemented one, oddly named 'Miss Roy', sells clothes. The original store is now a food hall and restaurant..

Though well-maintained and kept in top-flight condition, Lytham Pier was of a somewhat functional design when compared to the one at St Anne's, or to the South Pier at Blackpool.

The drinking fountain was a gift from the Marquis of Bristol in 1870; it was moved to the Abbey Gardens in 1939 (see B258040, page 70).

This chapel is sited just above the abbey ruins, which we can just see in the centre of the picture beyond and below the church tower. The tower has since been removed.

The River Oughton rises from springs to the west of Hitchin, with its common land it still provides a pleasant riverside walk, as it did in 1901 when these photographs were taken.

A coach full of sightseers passes its most important hotel, the Gors-y-Geddol.

One of the very best ways to explore Worcestershire is to journey along its rivers.

Chorley's oldest building is the parish church of St Lawrence, which was built in the 14th century. The centre aisle is the original church; the two side aisles were added in c1860.

There does not appear to be much here that a blink of the eye would not miss, yet postcards depicted Flint Mountain as a place to stop and visit during these years.

This building is now a busy public house, for a new state-of-the-art library stands not far away.

This is another view of Stanifield Lane, but further out from the village. The pre-war houses stand neat and square on the lane. Farington is a parish in South Ribble Borough.