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A mill has stood on this site for over a thousand years. It was owned by the Benedictine monks at nearby Ramsey Abbey, whom the local farmers tended to regard as crooks.

The NatWest (left) has not changed. The Central Café (facing us, left) has gone, to be replaced by New Look.

A few improvements have been made in the ten years since the previous pictures of Port Soderick were taken.

The Swan Inn advertises 'Good Accommodation for Cyclists', and another sign offers 'Horse and Trap or Wagonette for Hire'. Cycling would have been hard going on the rough roads.

Pwllheli (the name means 'saltwater pool') was granted its charter in 1355.

This spacious town lies at the head of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), the largest natural lake in Wales, with a narrow-gauge railway running along its south-eastern shore.

Fifteen years earlier, this scene would have looked very different: the houses and shops on the right were still open farmland.

At Knaresborough the river scenery is magnificent. The waters glide under the noble railway viaduct with its lofty arches and embattled parapet.

Full tide brings its own burst of activity, as small passenger boats in an orderly seamanlike manner position themselves to approach the slipway.

This view shows the higher part of the town. Note the Rees, Baker & Co., Fishguard delivery cart and the Great Western Hotel on the left.

Titus Salt's Victorian idealism led him to believe that a happy, healthy and fulfilled workforce was a productive workforce.

This splendid branch railway ran from Ulverston to Newby Bridge and Lakeside at the foot of Windermere.

It was here at this fen-edge settlement that William the Conqueror and Geoffrey de Manderville made their defensive stand for the island of Ely.

For decades a major problem facing the Bristol Health Board was how to combat the daily stench during the summer months created by tons of horse droppings.

The Manx Electric Railway was quick to capitalise on the popularity of Sulby Glen by offering personally conducted tours.

Rebuilt in 1856-8 on a medieval site, this church has fragments from the old church on display. The architect was Woodyer of Guildford, and the builder Holdaway from Wherwell.

This village is set high up close to the Sussex border. The village pub, the Hare and Hounds, has barely changed since this photograph was taken 35 years ago.

The underground streams and lakes, which swirled around to form caverns, finally emerge as the river Axe. Until 1948 divers had only been able to reach and explore Chamber 9.

The site of the Marquis of Montrose's execution was not here, but at the Mercat Cross in the High Street. Having been declared a traitor in 1644, Montrose was not given the benefit of a trial.

The local textile industry blossomed, and people moved into the village from the surrounding areas to work in the new mills. Quarries sprang up, and jobs were created.

This was the first commercial building completed in the square to accommodate the rail travellers.

We are north of the junction with West End.

This is not the original Wesleyan church in Horsforth - it replaced a building of 1786. It is an unusual structure, with a double-doored porch, and was built in 1868.

This view looks south-west along the canal past the last lock, No 16, Hills and Partridges Lock, to Park Street Bridge. (Hills and Partridges works have now long gone.)