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This was the older of Whitby's two shopping streets. Puckrin's chemist's shop (the white building on the right) stood for a further forty years.

In 1824 the Royal Manchester Institution was hoping to move into a new headquarters in Mosley Street, and in the accepted practice of the day invited architects to submit their ideas by means of open competition

As well as being in the West Riding, Saddleworth was also in the wapentake of Agbrigg. Wapentake literally means 'show of weapons', and was the old Danish way of voting.

The village street shown in this picture is now a busy part of the town. The two cars, a motor cycle and one bicycle reflect a slower pace of life.

The Town Hall, opened in 1960 by Clement Attlee, is part of a group of buildings in the Civic Centre. The sculpture is 'Bronze Cross', by Henry Moore.

The summer of 1914 was long and hot; the hottest day of the year in Lancashire was 28 June.

Behind and to the right is the turreted tower of the parish church. Built in 1851, it replaced the original church dating from the reign of Richard III.

This school, on Stanedge Road, still exists today. The only real change has been the construction of the headmaster's house to the right hand side of this view.

The magnificent sweeping curve of the station at York, the railway city of the north. During excavations beneath the platforms, human remains from the Roman period were found.

Another view of Derwent Terrace and the Promenade. This shows the Jubilee Bridge crossing the Derwent - the bridge was erected to mark the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign.

The old fort seen on the headland of Castle Point was completed in 1781 and boasted eight cannons, each capable of firing a nine or twelve- pound shot.

This used to be the most genteel of the Yorkshire seaside resorts, a view that is exemplified by the promenading of the nouveau riche in this 1920s photograph.

The clock tower was built in 1887 to commemorate the Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It was built of red brick and locally-made white bricks called 'Warboys whites'.

Here we see another view of the long, straggling street with its delightful half-timbered cottages and the brick Baptist Chapel on the opposite side of the road.

Newton Poppleford is a good base for exploring the Vale of the Otter, with footpath, bridleways and ancient green lanes heading out to all points of the compass.

We are further eastwards on Clifton Street, and the majority of people are shopping on the sunny side. On the right of the picture is the Talbot Hotel.

Here was built one of the earliest stone keeps in Wales, a rectangular affair of two storeys, later raised to three.

The tower of the church dates from the 14th century. Otherwise, much of the church was rebuilt in the late 1800s.

Here we see South Bay with a plenti- ful array of bathing machines.

This photograph shows Cornmarket Street running down to Carfax, with the outline of Tom Tower dominating St Aldates on the far side.

This row of twelve cottages bears a large crest in the centre with the date 1905.

This replica of Sir Francis Drake's flagship was built 1947-48. Standing beside the pier, it housed Louis Tussaud's Waxworks, a major attraction in this area.

This view shows The Promenade, or the New Wharf Road as it was also known, before railings and pavements were added.

The Harrow stands on the road to North Ockendon.