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Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

We are looking from the start of the High Street towards the green.

The castellated entrance to Townley Hall, on the A671 Todmorden Road at Burnley Wood, was photographed when it was still a private estate.

The small section with the bell tower is the only remaining part of the old Freeston High School; it was built in 1592 with an endowment from John Freeston, who lived at Altofts Hall.

At this time, Nether Alderley water mill was still the estate mill for the Stanley estate.

This wonderful photograph could be used to illustrate any romantic 19th-century novel.

A Roman milestone was excavated at Thurmaston, but the name is Anglo- Scandinavian.

This fine pink granite church, mainly of the 15th century, is well sited at the head of Church Street. Its solid clasping buttressed and battlemented tower rises in four stages.

The fight to save the docks was a long and bitter battle. The council had been losing money for year on year, and felt that the drain on council rates was not good for the town.

We can also see St Luke's Church at the top of the street. This church was designed in 1802 by John Foster Senior.

Records show that St Lawrence stands on the site of a Christian church dating back to at least 1108.

Amesbury dates back to at least 973; it is the nearest town to Stonehenge, and has a population of about 6,000. In 980, Amesbury Abbey was founded for Benedictine nuns.

Situated at the edge of a wild tract of limestone country, the town was generally called Skipton-in-Craven.

The foundation stone was laid on 29 October 1852 by Joseph Fielden, but it was 30 October 1856 before it opened.

High on the hill are the abbey ruins and over to the left, the lovely Norman church of St Mary. The church is reached by a climb of 199 steps that leaves the fittest visitor beathless.

Here we see Grainger Street before work began on electrification of the street tramway.

This village has grown around a road junction on the Horsham to Brighton road.

In translation, Tal-y-Llyn means 'the end of the lake': that aptly describes the location of the village, with its little church and inns in the shadow of Cadair Idris.

The scooters behind the fountain are a symbol of the 50s and 60s.

In 1905 The Vauxhall Iron Works moved to Luton from its London base. Thereafter it enjoyed some considerable sporting success and built cars for the wealthy and influential.

This view of the western end of the High Street, seen from the forecourt of the Spread Eagle, is dominated by the clock tower built by Butler and Hedge in 1847-48, which commemorates the passing of the

The pond is situated at the junction of the London and Chessington Roads.

Perhaps it is the time of one of the annual fairs, rather than an ordinary market day, as stalls can be seen on both sides of Trinity Church Square.

Opened in June 1904, this elegant structure, sited at one end of the harbour, was designed to cater for pleasure- seekers in all kinds of weather.