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The parish church of St Peter at Huddersfield was built on a Norman foundation, but was extensively restored and remodelled by J P Pritchett of York in 1836, in the Victorian Gothic style.

The fountain in the centre was built at the beginning of the 17th century by Italian craftsmen.

What makes the Wet Dock so useful is that it is a non-tidal section of the port. Water in the dock is held at a con- stant level by the lock gates.

Holidays at British resorts were thriving in the 1940s. Large stacks of deck chairs punctuated the prom- enade.

There have been weekly markets at Ormskirk since 1286; the ancient market cross was replaced by this clock tower in 1876. It contains the town's fire bell, given by Lord Derby in 1684.

Today this view hasn't changed at all.

Today this view hasn't changed at all.

The red-brick Tudor manor house of Kentwell Hall stands at the northern end of Long Melford. Today it is best known for the striking Tudor Rose brickwork maze set into the courtyard.

The beach at Spiddal has always been popular with Galway folk and other tourists. In this scene, the beach is quiet, with bathers enjoying a summer swim. The village is in the distance.

A picture postcard view of Goudhurst, looking up the hill to the church peeping out at the top. This view is little changed today.

The prominent sign at the top of the hill is that of the Jubilee Inn.

By the 1950s, with the advent of popular motoring, Broadway was starting to attract car-borne tourists in considerable numbers.

Named after Mary Somerville, a Scottish mathematician, Somerville College boasts two prime ministers among its graduates—Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher.

This village is on Watling Street at the junction with the Northampton to Warwick Road. The older village, Lower Weedon, is to the south-west of Watling Street.

A spacious green lies at the heart of this charming Sussex village. The church stands on rising ground, and has a distinctive off-centre tower.

Grange is the hamlet at the foot of Borrowdale, where the River Derwent, seen on the left of this photograph, meanders through water meadows into mighty Derwent Water to the north.

The newly-opened Grammar School at the end of Windmill Avenue. A ceramic mural on the front by William Mitchell demonstrated the progressiveness of the architects.

Erosion is a real problem here, and it can be quite difficult to get down to the beach.

This small church on the outskirts of Portsmouth dates from 1872, and the north aisle from 1875.

Weymouth's importance as a naval anchorage meant that it was heavily defended until relatively modern times.

The 15th-century tower of St Mary's church overlooks the Market Place. The roof is decorated with angels bearing the marks of shots supposedly fired at them by Puritan soldiers.

Dublin had an extensive tramway system, the oldest route from College Green to Garville Avenue dating from 1872.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Moffat attracted tourists wishing to sample the delights of the nearby sulphureous-saline wells.

As Granby Street sweeps right towards the Clock Tower, the photograph clearly illustrates the unspectacular variety of buildings to be seen in the city centre.