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Now being gradually subsumed into Aldershot's 21st-century sprawl, Tongham was once an important part of the brewing business in the Blackwater Valley, as the chimney of the oast house at this crossroads

Hipperholme is at the busy intersection of roads from Brighouse, Halifax, Denholme and Leeds. The Co-op store (1889), left, is now a motorcycle showroom.

The long, narrow High Street, with the Rose & Crown Inn on the right, is at the foot of a steep hill overlooking the sea.

East Runton cliffs were noted for their unusual 'contorted' strata containing huge masses of chalk.

This was the fishing area of Folkestone: note the fishing nets on the right-hand side by the steps.

Leysdown is the most easterly village of the Isle of Sheppey.

A family pose with their fine-looking pony by the village pond, or mere, at Hartington.

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort

Chamberlain Gardens occupy part of the land given to the parish by the Misses Chamberlain, who lived at Bury House. On the left, the Vicarage was built in 1989-90.

The Welsh slate industry developed in the heart of the mountains, and this resulted in settlements in some very bleak and exposed places.

There was once a railway running down the middle of this street and around the corner at the end. It went to Westward Ho! and Appledore, and ran for sixteen years, closing in March 1917.

Wonderland was conveniently situated next to the railway station, and when railway excursions to the seaside were at their height, it was ideal for the day tripper.

The Fauconberg Arms was built in 1662, and carries the name and the coat of arms of Earl Fauconberg of the nearby Elizabethan Newburgh Priory.

The needle-thin 15th-century spire of St Mary's parish church at Hemingborough seems disproportionate to its low, 13th-century central tower.

This view looks north up Regent Street, with Beak Street on the right and Burlington Street on the left. Most of the buildings survive, but many shops have changed.

The docks at Barry were established between 1884 and 1899 by David Davies, a coal exporter who objected to paying levies to Cardiff.

The most famous inhabitant of West Runton died some 600,000 years ago: the skeleton of a giant elephant was found in the cliffs after erosion in the 1990s.

At the time this photograph was taken, it was the home of the Guest family, the Lords Wimborne. In 1923 it became a public school for boys.

Fore Street is still one of St Ives' busiest thoroughfares.

The modern Old Town Street runs more or less on the path of the old one.

One of the three surviving 15th-century entrances to the cathedral precincts, College Gate stands at the foot of Boley Hill, and is banded with stone and flint, with a timber-framed upper storey.

A range of houses this side of the telegraph pole has been demolished. The two ladies are at the turning to Maulden's Mill, whilst the children are outside Brackenbury's Tarpaulins.

Victoriana and mock-Tudor set the scene around the unmade road of the Crescent. The large shop in the foreground specialises as a clothing and outfitting emporium.

Wonderland was conveniently situated next to the railway station, and when railway excursions to the seaside were at their height, it was ideal for the day tripper.