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We are looking north along the A5, with the Town Hall tower on the grey horizon.

In 1900 the Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co secured an interest in the Dinnington Main Coal Co, which had been formed to exploit the coalfield to the north of Kiveton Park.

This view of the Mill House, further north along the Buckinghamshire bank, captures wonderfully the curious formality of late Victorian leisure activity as the fishermen sit stiffly in

To modern eyes the phalanx of cyclists and two visible policemen lend an essence of quaintness.

Now they are closed, along with most other collieries in the north-east Derbyshire coalfield, the town has reverted to the kind of calm seen in this mid-50s view of the Main Street.

It is also rightly famous for being on the new (1905) branch line from Prestatyn, which was the first in North Wales to use the new motor train.

Facit, to the north of Whitworth, was elected for a church under the Rochdale Vicarage Act, 1866.St John`s was consecrated on 1 December 1871.

Yacht moorings lie off the Nothe Gardens (foreground).

Marble Arch, in the corner of the picture, was placed in the north-east corner of Hyde Park in 1851.

Situated along Ayston Road, to the north of the town, it was bought in 1895 by C R Haines who added a wing.

Looking from Cirencester Road into High Street This photograph, taken from near the High Bridge over the River Thames, shows the entrance to Cricklade from the north.

This view of the minster's north side from the High Street also shows the railings which once surrounded it.

Formerly known as the Griffin, the Bold Arms takes its name and heraldic device from one of the two families that owned most of North Meols for many centuries.

French-derived names are common in North Devon; there was an influx of Huguenots from France in 1685 when they were being persecuted.

If you think something is missing amongst the buildings overlooking North Pier you are right, for Blackpool Tower was not begun until 1891.

To the north-east lies the Second World War airfield which has been the centre for army flying since 1958.

Southwards, between the River Whitewater and the North Downs, the land rises to 700 ft, one of the highest points in Hampshire.

The small hamlet of Rosedale Abbey sits in the heart of Rosedale on the southern edge of the North York Moors, seen in the background.

North of Grantham, set in its seven hundred acre landscaped deer park, Belton House was begun in 1685; it is architecturally conservative for that date with its cupola and balustraded flat roof.

Perched on rocky cliffs five miles north-west of Camelford, Tintagel probably owes its survival to its association with the Arthurian legends.

Built for the Seaham Harbour Dock Co in 1909 she spent her entire working life at Seaham before being scrapped in 1962.

Just to the north of Odiham runs the Basingstoke Canal, completed in 1794.

Much of the woodwork came from old ships' timbers - this was at a time when newer wood was taken for the building of warships.

This imposing edifice, with a front porch of great style, is perhaps surprisingly grand for such a small village on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.