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Dick Turpin supposedly galloped through the village on his horse, Black Bess, en route to his aunt's cottage after a hold-up on the Bath Road.

In the centre two women, one holding a baby in her arms, watch the photographer at work.

In the background is the Old England Hotel, one of many which sprang up in this little town as tourism took hold in the Lake District at the turn of the 19th century.

In the background is the Old England Hotel, one of many which sprang up in this little town as tourism took hold in the Lake District at the turn of the 19th century.The ivy-covered facade has

A smartly-painted Windermere steamer sets out, with the Old England Hotel, one of many which sprang up in this little town as tourism took hold in the Lake District at the turn of the 19th century, in

The town was granted its right to hold a market during the 14th century, and bull-baiting was carried out in the Market Square until 1840.

The bags are called 'pokes', and each holds 12 bushels. The man in the centre is probably the tallyman, who was responsible for recording the harvest.

A Holy Communion service is still held every Friday, and St Margaret's residents hold meetings and birthday celebrations in the chapel.

This quiet village road is now a 'rat run' for motorists avoiding hold-ups on the A14.

In the far left background is the Bolton Arms Hotel, a fine Georgian building complete with a Long Room where the Leyburn Market Club holds its dinners.

This very early postcard view of the Borrowdale Hotel, with Grange Crags behind, shows the Lake District as it was before the tourist invasion really took hold.

This view shows Westcott's Quay before Pednolver Walk, popularly known as Lambeth Walk, was built above the beach in the 1930s to mask a drainage system that led to large holding tanks further along The

The right to hold a market in the High Street was originally granted to the lords of the manor by Charles II, and afterwards confirmed by his brother James in 1685.

In fact, there were several weirs all along this stretch of the River Teme; they were built to hold up the river so that there would always be water available to power the mills.

The town holds an annual Dickens festival when people dress up in Victorian costumes and listen to readings from Dickens's books.

The village was once known as Shamble Lea, and Oliver Cromwell granted it a charter to hold an annual fair.

It was around this time that tennis became something of an event, with most spa towns starting to hold annual tournaments.

The young man holding the wheelbarrow worked for a local grocer and used the barrow for delivering goods, or, as can be seen here, for giving a local youngster a jaunt.

Around AD 870 Tynwald Hill was selected by the Vikings as a suitable location, or 'vollr', to hold their open-air assembly, the 'Thing', held annually on old Midsummer's Day.

The centre of the village is used to hold the annual May Fair.

Most Brixham trawlers were owned by shareholders, with family and friends holding shares. Brixham enjoyed a prosperity rarely seen during the hard times of Victorian England.

The Woolacombe Hotel (centre) was built in the 1880s, and was subsequently extended to hold 150 guests; the original part of the hotel is the left-hand gable.

The village still holds its annual fair - it is now situated on Grange Meadow.

This small market town on the banks of the Sow was entitled to hold four annual fairs, mainly for the buying and selling of horses and cattle.