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The Eastham Gardens, down by the ferry, were very popular, and over the years attracted thousands of visitors.

It is the 12th- and 13th-century work which raises All Hallows' above the ordinary, but the restoration of 1874 by the uninspired Cambridge architect W M Fawcett did little to enhance the interior

This red-brick Georgian house, with bay windows and surmounted by a small white cupola, was coveted by the author Charles Dickens ever since he was a boy living at Chatham; he often passed it on long

To the left, Mark Mitchell confirms his claim as poulterer judging by the chickens hanging outside his shop and the cart loaded with baskets and hampers waiting outside.

In 1994 a major renovation programme was carried out by the Priory Trustees.

The trees around the church were planted around 1950, the same time as the nearby forests were established by the Forestry Commission.

Cars are parked by the town hall; it was home to the Galaxy Club from 1964 to 1966, and Screaming Lord Sutch and his Raving Savages, Lulu, and John Mayall's Blues Breakers featuring Eric Clapton, Mick

On the official adoption by the Guisborough Urban District Council of the spelling of the town's name as Guisborough, the Chaloner family elected to retain the old spelling of Gisborough, which

The Rock Cinema, built on land once owned by the Rock House farm, opened in 1928 showing silent films. It premiered its first talkie on July 1930.

Lingard Hatter & Outfitter was just by the Preston Gas Company; their two best-selling lines when our photograph was taken were boaters from 1s 6d to 6s 6d and the 'Stanley' top hat, 10s 6d to a

The School was declared open by the Countess of Derby in September 1897, and was an immediate success.

Another effigy portrays a knight who probably fought in the Wars of the Roses, for the links of the chain attached to his armour are joined by the roses of York.

Gatward's is still there, but John Jackson's business has gone: replaced by the Midland Bank.

Now observe the same buildings overtaken by the urge to tidy up our villages as they shift their emphasis from the land toward the city.

Many villages have road bypasses, but Thorpe has a river bypass: through traffic uses a stretch of river created by the railway builders in 1844, and only leisure traffic calls here.

It has since been renovated with a new roof and turned into a lovely one-bedroom residence by the owner, Mr Blackburn, who lives in the cottage just visible to the right of the mill.

Arnold de Boteler was awarded the manor of Dunraven by William de Londres as a reward for his defence of Ogmore Castle when it was attacked by the Welsh.

In the early days of private aviation, the company's founder Tom Wilson often serviced the string-and-sealing-wax aircraft flown by the pioneers who used Freshfield beach as a landing strip

Summerhill School was founded here in 1924 by the child psychologist Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883-1973). As described in his autobiography 'Neill! Neill! Orange Peel!'

Behind the Coronation Stone (centre) are the Municipal Offices, which were replaced by the Guildhall in 1935.

The workers on the right are putting the world to rights, and bread was brought to the door by the van of J G Jones.

The school was established by the church in 1842, and its design is typical of others found in villages hereabouts.

There are dewponds alongside the road by the Beacon.

The track up to the left was the route to Braunston for the horses while the narrow boats were 'legged' through the tunnel by the crew.