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It was formed by the Arkle Beck, which rises high on Sleightholme Moor and passes through some lovely hamlets such as Arkle Town, Whaw and Langthwaite, where The Red Lion (centre) is a welcome hostelry

While Salcombe is an old settlement - its name derives from Saltercombe, a reference to the saltings that are recorded in the Domesday Book - Holy Trinity Church is a relatively recent addition, dating

In the middle distance is the Exeter Inn, and to the left is P J White's grocer's shop and mini- market - supermarkets were a relatively new concept in the 1960s.

A stone pillar remains as a relic of the old hall.

A number of troopships set out from here in June 1944 to play a role in the D-Day landings.

Castleton's war memorial cross in the Market Place was still a relatively new feature when this photograph was taken.

Inside the main window a displayed poster warns 'Don't Help the Enemy, Careless Talk Costs Lives' - no doubt a relic from the Second World War.

Here we see a vanished scene.Two draught horses are led over the old bridge by the ford on the river Chelmer.The photographer appears to have left his car parked up the road on the left and walked

The whole complex was a focal point of entertainment, with a theatre, ballrooms, a roller-rink, snooker rooms, a skating rink, a menagerie, various refreshment stalls, an aviary, a monkey house and a lake

Further up the Arkle Beck is the pub-less hamlet which glories in the entirely-inappropriate name of Booze.

Here we see a relatively quiet harbour for the time - the fleet numbered around 200, and the crews 1600.

But this port, too, soon suffered from silting, so that todayNeston is once again a relatively quiet town.

The tramway had a relatively short life-span - it was closed in 1926.

South of the bypass are late 19th- and 20th-century housing and a large industrial area leading down to Eling creek. Nearby is the brick church of St Winifred, built in 1937.

A relative of the author once divulged that is should have been called 'The Gossip House' for obvious reasons.

Launching from here is a relatively simple matter. When it was across the road, horses had to drag the boat out to meet the tide.

The medieval grid pattern remains, but here the shops and houses are late Georgian and Victorian. To the left, Wilson's façade is a fine example of Victorian decorative brick work.

Two troopers are led out of the stables ready for a turn at guard duty in the sentry boxes facing the main street. The equivalent block on the south side was built for the foot guards.

Glyn Ceiriog remained a relatively unspoilt place, even after the Prime Minister's recommendation.

With the camera a relatively unknown instrument in those days, the photographer invariably attracted a gaggle of village children as he went to work.

This is a relatively modern development, while a mile and half away is the older village of Headley. There are still plenty of trees here.

The statue in the centre of the Square is the town's war memorial – Crewe was a new industrial town with a relatively youthful population, so that many of the town's men were called up to serve in both

The concert pavilion was later used as a theatre and cinema and survived into the early 1960s; the conservatory was relegated to a roller-skating rink before being demolished in 1933.

The old water pump, seen to the right with its ornate shelter, is a reminder that mains water, something we now take for granted, is a relatively modern luxury.