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By the 1950s the town of Ringwood began to grow dramatically, being within commuting distance of places of employment such as Bournemouth.

Barges towing rafts of sawn timber head past the Archbishop's Palace and All Saints' Church. Formerly, a ferry crossed the Medway at this point.

The huge growth in Middlesex's population has meant the creation of many golf courses on the green fields and heathlands of the county.

Thatched cottages are comparatively rare in this part of Derbyshire; to see Baslow's examples, you have to follow the signposted path for Chatsworth, which starts at the car park.

The buildings have not changed much, but the street has lost its hustle and bustle. Car parking was allowed at this time.

The black and white half-timbered frame of the building at the rear of the inn shows the influence of the Warwickshire Vale building methods on this Cotswold village.

Dedicated to St Peter the parish church stands approximately at the northern entrance to the village. Originating in the 13th century, the six-bell toer was rebuilt in 1877.

Two identical cowgirls and a dog on a sunny day at the Flying G Ranch. This scene could almost have come from some remote spot in the American west.

This photograph lets us have a closer look at the Venetian-style town hall standing on Cornhill. The four figures below the clock represent Commerce, Agriculture, Learning and Justice.

Easily recognisable today, this thoroughfare is still at Hinckley's heart. The ornate Billiard Hall, advertising full size tables, along with Parsons Sherwin and Co's buildings, have disappeared.

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.

On the left, the high walls at the rear of the gardens give an indication of the flood problems associated with living on a river.

The front of this charming Georgian house, with its bay windows and portico at the front door, is now obscured by the addition of a single-storey annexe which provides a riverside eating area for customers

Although the Manchester and Leeds railway opened in 1841, Halifax was bypassed; the nearest station was at Elland.

Studland's most famous resident was Sergeant William Lawrence, who fought with Wellington in Spain and at Waterloo. He spent his retirement running the village inn with his French wife Clothilde.

Although the Manchester and Leeds railway opened in 1841, Halifax was bypassed; the nearest station was at Elland.

This rare photograph shows the interior of the convalescent home at the end of Queen Victoria's reign.

St Anthony-in-Meneage is a tiny hamlet at the mouth of Gillan Creek. It has a beautiful 12th-century church reputed to have been built by shipwrecked Normans in thanks for their lives being spared.

There is still a thriving sailing club at Ogston Reservoir, near Ashover, just as there was when this photograph was taken.

Kingsgate, surmounted by the little church of St Swithun- upon-Kingsgate, is one of just two surviving medieval gateways at Winchester.

The sightseers on the coach arriving at the hotel reveal that the village was a 'must see' for visitors.

It was from the top of the Goblin Tower that the keys to the castle and town were hurled at the feet of the Parliamentarian commander Major General Mytton upon the surrender of the Royalist garrison.

Within the lead-mining area there were smelting mills at a number of locations, including Blagill, Nenthead, Allenhead, Jeffries, Tynehead, and Bollihope.