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A large crowd has gathered to hear the band, including the lady in the invalid carriage in the centre of the photograph. Further on, people are promenading.

On the right the large bay windows of the clock and electrical shops have been entirely removed.

The house on the left was the bakery of William Kenny; hidden behind the next building is the Reading Room of 1858. To the right is Harry Nunn's hardware shop, which closed in c1980.

A mixture of near-derelict and beached craft gives this working slipway an untidy appearance that will certainly have been at odds with the fact that the majority of the boats represented someone's

Despite the obvious assumption that this sculpture adorns a pub, there was never a pub of that name in this area.

Close to Northwich, Weaverham straddles an old Roman road, thus reminding us of the importance of the salt mines in this area nearly 2,000 years ago.

This detail from R84017 (page 40) provides a close-up view of the former home of the Redditch Benefit Building Society.

The foundation stone was laid in October 1954 by the late Princess Margaret and blessed by the Lord Bishop of St Albans.

Close to the village of Nettleden is one of the most beautiful places in the county.

The station (left) was built on the site of the old rectory; it closed in 1968, and is now used as offices. The fine set of old cottages on the left were probably owned by the railway.

Paddington first emerged as a district in the mid 19th century as the invention of a local soap manufacturer.

The Town Hall, with the clock tower, was built on the Cornhill in 1867.

The ship, which visited many parts around England, is dressed with flags of all nations, showing the spread of the Gospel throughout the world.

The railings of St Mary's churchyard are on the right. In the distance the post office and house remain, but the next house has been demolished.

The New Inn can be seen in this photograph, on the right-hand side of the road.

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left of the picture.

The hugely impressive mountain of Ben Cruachan—its summit 1126m above sea level—boasts two Munros, and it is one of the most celebrated mountains in Scotland, with its dramatic ridges and steep, soaring

St Lawrence's stands on Meriden Hill, aloof from most of the community it serves, but close to a small cluster of old houses and with views towards Coventry.

This shopping parade was built for Shirley's growing commuter population in the mid 20th century, but today it is part of a seemingly endless string of commercial premises along both sides of the road.

The most unusual feature of St Matthew's is an arched passageway underneath the chancel.

Willenhall has changed less than many Black Country towns, despite the impression created by this picture.

The young man resting his oars in the right-hand boat of the four boats on the left, wisely assesses the movements of the other craft before manoeuvring, taking account of their progress.

The small boy in the sternsheets of the boat being rowed by the white-bearded man in the peaked cap seems singularly unimpressed by photography, unlike the youth in the stern of the rowboat

A set of stone steps leading nowhere might seem a rather odd thing to have on the roadside.