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The Mill C1960 Izaak Walton fished here in the Meon, reflecting that the valley 'exceeds all England for swift, shallow, clear, pleasant brooks and store of trout'.

The Frome Valley, dotted with mills and with the Thames and Severn Canal running through it, has long been a centre of industry. Chalford itself stands on the steep north bank.

The line closed north of Matlock and south of Chinley in 1968. Central station is now Manchester's G-Mex Centre.

The charnel house used to stand here and centuries of burials caused the ground to rise by 4 feet so that one had to descend steps to enter the cathedral.

A monument of John Garth is dated 1761: it is a portrait bust in an oval medallion hanging from an obelisk.

The chalets were spartan, but there was the certainty of meeting new friends as well as a plethora of free activities. A good time was assured for all.

He was using the name of Palmer, and it was not until he was imprisoned that his true identity was discovered.

At the turn of the 20th century Princes Street boasted a number of hotels. The most expensive to stay at was the North British at Waverley Station.

Characterised by pointed arches and fine stonework, the old gate is also renowned for its statue of George III gazing down the High Street, dressed as a Roman and wearing a toga.

The timber-framed Tudor House, one of the city's finest buildings, dates back to about 1500, and has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

Most of the buildings in this view survive, and even the painted lettering on Atlas House can be seen through later paint.

Bayons Manor was built by the uncle of Lincolnshire's famous son, Alfred Lord Tennyson.

The original pele tower erected by William, Lord Greystoke in 1353 can be seen here at the rear of the building.

The church of St Peter and St Paul is like many churches built in Norman times - it is situated near a spring. This adds 'purity' to the Christian message.

The church of St Lawrence was built in 1867. It is situated next to the primary school in wooded country on the chart ('la chert' means 'common').

A good strong 'Maid of Kent' carries her shopping home, right, while the pedestrians, left, look as if they would rather wait for the bus!

From the late 19th century the agricultural estates of Castle Bromwich were sold off for house building to accommodate overspill.

Stanway Road was created in the 1930s along with several other roads in the area, and is absolutely typical of the development which took place at that time.

George Milward went bankrupt in 1886, and after changing hands a number of times, Lechlade Manor was sold to the nuns of St Clotilde in 1939. The house remained a girls' boarding school until 1997.

Back into Whitehall, our tour continues north to Trafalgar Square, which was laid out in the 1820s; numerous houses in front of St Martin-in-the-Fields church were demolished.

Here, carriages wait to take passengers along the seafront or to the nearby small, inland villages of Bare and Torrisholme.

This picture is, perhaps, more representative of working-class Rochdale and shows telephone wires and electric tram cables strung like knitting above the street.

Linked by rail to Euston, Fleetwood developed as a major port, handling passengers and cargo bound for Ireland, the Isle of Man and Glasgow.

Built of Yorkshire stone, its pillared balconies and balustrades are an imposing sight, befitting the town's claim to the 'Capital of the Pennines'.