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Below (right) we can see the remains of the ancient wall defences of the castle.

Here we see the docks with a mixed array of vessels just a year after opening. Our photographer is looking from the very spot where the Lowry Centre on Salford Quay is today.

Here we can see the huge size of the magnificent stained glass window above the high altar. Made in the 13th century, it is larger than a tennis court.

The railway line was dismantled soon after this photograph was taken and you can no longer see the river as the bank is totally overgrown with trees.

We can see the sign for the Black Lion hotel on the last building in the row. The weatherboarded cottages nearby are known as Black Lion Cottages.

Looking down the hill from above the station, we see the bridge carrying the Settle- Carlisle railway line running along the edge of the village.

You can see the iron railings around his grave at the bottom left of our picture. The church is built in Perpendicular style.

Here we can see the huge size of the magnificent stained glass window above the high altar. Made in the 13th century, it is larger than a tennis court.

Dog food and tobacco advertisements are much in evidence on the shop fronts, and we can see the Vallis Tea Rooms above the tobacconist.

We can see the tracks of a coach on the drive in this photograph.

At the bottom of Wells Hill we can see the railway station, which came with the Bath and Bristol line in 1874, succeeding a canal and tramway for carrying coal.

A difficult descent can be made to the golden sand (see the footprints, centre), but this is a very easy place to get cut off by the tide.

Here we see a charabanc on a day excursion with a full load of passengers - a popular way to see the sights.

Here we see the 15th-century cruciform church of St Mary's, its massive tower surmounted by a wooden spire.

A little along from the Town Hall we see the prestigious Cromwell Hotel, embellished with an airy cast iron balcony.

Looking north at the junction of the Crawley and Godstone roads we see the Star Inn, a much re-built 17th-century timber framed house, although little altered since the 19th century.

Behind we can see the existing Blackfriars pub next to the railway bridge. The large building on the right is Printing House Square, home of The Times.

To the right we can see the cupola of St Pancras's Church peeping above the Friends' Meeting House.

In this later view, we can see the memorial cross to the parish members who died in World War I in front of the second window from the right.

Upstream from the lock at Sonning, the 18th-century bridge spans the river, and the recreational use of the water is plain to see. The

From the south you can see the Hall’s plan clearly, with the central Great Hall behind the three timber-framed gables of Hickman’s 1597 stair and corridor addition.

Here we see the front of the Feathers Hotel on the right. The building was erected in 1565, although the top storey was added later.

Here we see the 19th-century cottages of the village; the older part is well inland, and the newer development stretches from the old centre towards the sea.

In this view, almost unchanged today, we can see the essence of a typical Charnwood village. Pretty cottages with iron latticed windows compliment thatches old and new all along the main street.