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In 1784 it was recorded that a young man, William Roberts, was stripped to the waist, placed on horseback and flogged all the way to the port and back for stealing.

Records of an iron and wire works here go back to the 16th century, and production continued until around the end the 19th century.

Just above the horse's back is the narrow entrance to Cheyne Lane (S177062, page 24).

The first known reference to the chapel was found in a document of 1552, though the original structure probably dated back to the 14th century.

Its first house, Green Bank, is bigger than the rest and has a bay window, being built for a mill manager or the owner of the row.

This illustrious and sublime town is on the east bank of the River Ouse, two miles from the Wash.

Photographs taken before 1965 reveal it to have been a truly magnificent structure; documentary records indicate that it was built about 1600, though its predecessors can be tracked back as far as 1460

The Butter Market of 1853 (centre) is now Achurch Hardware Store, and the snack bar next door is now a pizza and kebab house.

Second left is the Pilot Boat Inn, where the publican's dog, Lassie, licked back to life one of the sailors from the battleship HMS 'Formidable' on 1 January 1915.

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

It was he who brought purpose back into Bright's life when he reminded him that hundreds of people were dying of starvation due to the iniquitous Corn Laws.

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides.

Goodmanham lies around 2 miles north-east of Market Weighton, and its history dates back to the Stone Age.

Bowness Bay opens out into the north basin of the lake; Hen Holme island is backed by wooded Claiffe Heights and the mountains around Langdale.

Back at ground level, this view looks across the pond near the church, past the railings alongside the A283 to the houses on the south side of the Green.

This view shows the sea front before the construction of the modern sea wall that holds back the sea on stormy days.

The original Town Hall building in Newbury dated back to 1742 and included a part known as the 'shambles'.

The amount of water held back by the dam can apparently supply 555 million baths!

However, one concession was that being in a village you deserved a big garden at the back.

Model sailing boats ply back and forth across the pool.

The earthen banks of several protective blast-barriers still pockmark the site.

This is East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (far right), looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker.

This photograph looks eastwards along East Street from the southern pavement, with the Midland Bank opposite (left).

The National Provincial Bank commenced business in Bridgend in 1835.