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At the end of the road from Countersett is Stalling Busk, looking out over Semerwater.

This photograph, taken from the bridge at Clare House Pier, shows a busy scene, with eight boats of varying sizes gathered around.

On 4 January 1859 the railway arrived; it was to join Godalming and Havant stations, and as a consequence, it was possible to travel from London Waterloo to Portsmouth direct.

Lincoln suffered a lot of demolition in the 1950s and 1960s, including No 12 on the far left, now drab 1970s offices, and the buildings beyond which made way for the Stonebow Centre shopping mall of

Charles Towneley, the 'great collector' as he is sometimes known, had plans for the housing of his collection of classical antiquities at Towneley Hall.

At the time when this picture was taken, a holiday in Blackpool represented a considerable outlay for the average factory or mill worker.

A local guide points out the stalactite formation known as the Organ in Stump Cross Cavern, one of the Dales' popular show-caves, at Greenhow Hill on the Pateley Bridge to Grassington Road.

When this photograph was taken, the old pantiled forge at Thornton Dale on the A170 east of Pickering had already diversified into pottery, postcards and gifts, as well as its more traditional metalwork

There is just space to bring a few open fishing boats between the rocks to a slipway at this little cove down by the granite cliffs of Gwennap Head.

Situated almost a mile inland from the castle, Tintagel village has a single plain street, a confusion of antique slate buildings and tawdry modern bungalows and shops.

At the foot of Boley Hill stands the 15th-century College Gate, one of three surviving entrances to the precincts of the cathedral, whose modest spire (added when the tower was rebuilt in 1904) rises behind

Bathing machines were designed to be pushed into the sea, allowing bathers to change and enter the water with maximum decorum.

The ladies of the town used to meet in Main Street at the Loft Café.

Cars begin to clog the roads, even in the sixties. Pontefract was a major coaching town, and many inns were established for this trade.

Without doubt the best known building in Ipswich, the Ancient House (or Sparrowe's House) with its incredible plasterwork.

Originally there were six postern towers; the one at Fishergate is now the only one that remains unaltered. It once overlooked the King's Fishpool.

The presence of ladies in hats, and of skirts below the knee, point unmistakably to a date in the mid-1960s, reinforced by the presence of a Silver Cross pram.

At No 11 next door to the Capital & Counties Bank (which later became the National Provincial Bank), is the hardware store of Miss Edith Annie Miller.

Linthorpe Road was at one time the town's only road south.

At this time in its history the Dinham Bridge was probably still known locally as the New Bridge.

Hotels and yacht chandlers line the seashore at Cowes.

The esplanade with its wide pavements proved an excellent place for exercise and recreation - goat carts (like the one on the left) were a common amusement at seaside resorts.

This is the highest lock on the River Thames, which was at one time an important artery of commerce and trade. By the time this photograph was taken, though, only pleasure craft plied these waters.

At this time camping holidays were extremely popular. Both touring and permanent caravans were used.