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In the hey- day of the woollen industry, shepherds and their families came from Wales to live here and tend sheep in the surrounding countryside.

Before the factory came, there was nothing here but farmland, moorland and Fenton Cawthorne's tower.

Regular bus services came about rapidly; Victoria Road was the main route. It was once known as Ramper, a high dyke built (along with the draining of Thornton Marsh) to keep back the sea.

Dorothy Wordsworth described the visit she made with her poet brother to the loch: 'We came up to that little lake, and saw it before us in its true shape in the cheerful sunshine.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842 and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.

Because so much change has taken place, the Bull Ring was not recognisable; when I asked where it was, the answer came 'You're standing in it !'

The estate was held in the 12th century by Sir Robert Croc of Neilston, and it is from him that the castle derives its name.

Most of the clay came from Fowey, Par or Charlestown; the traffic remained one of the last strongholds of coastal merchant sailing ships well into the 20th century.

The town developed as a Victorian watering hole for the well-to-do, especially after the railway came in 1863, but in post-war years it has been the destination for mass-tourism, mainly from the south

Stone came from the Crosland Hill quarry. During renovations in 1960 the top section was removed, and the tower now stands at a height of 996.7 feet above sea level.

Despite the fact that they were supposed to be on the same side when it came to defending the Borders, the Herons of Ford and the Manners of Etal did not always see eye-to-eye.

Small Hythe was a harbour as late as the 16th century, when the sea came up this far from Rye. The long and spruce black and white cottage we see here was home to the harbourmaster.

This view shows the 'sublime horrors' of the waterfall that the first visitors came to see: the hotel provided for their needs.

In 1898 the town's landlord was Lord Shaftesbury; the estate came to him from his father marrying the surviving Chichester daughter.

There was a bandstand which was converted into a café; later came a putting green.

It later came into the possession of the Vane family, though it was temporarily lost by them to the Royalists during the English Civil War following a surprise attack.

It is thought that the name Knot came from the sea bird, as there used to be flocks of them here—Knott End assumed the extra 't' only in recent years.

The Hall was famed for its oak carvings, panelling, plaster work, and handprinted wall papers.

The Franciscans came to Richmond in 1258, and built a small church befitting their commitment to poverty, but this elegant belfry tower was slotted into the crossing of the church between the nave, choir

Some of the plate came from Imber church - the small village was taken over by the Army during the last war.

At the foot of Langho Fells and in sight of Pendle Hill stands the Saxon village of Old Langho; its church, St Leonard's, was built with stone that came from Whalley Abbey in about 1530.

Perhaps because of this, the initial programming had a very classy feel - André Previn came with the Musikverein Quartet in 1984 - but though the public liked the prestige this bought to the

Also, in the same year a North of England XI entertained the Australian team. In the first Yorkshire cricket game in June 1891 the home team lost to Derbyshire by 45 runs.

Its claim to fame are the Siamese twins pictured on the village sign (not visible on the photograph); known as Eliza and Mary, they were born joined at the shoulder and hip and lived together like this