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The Old Smithy c1955. By the time when this picture was taken, Coldbeck's Old Smithy had already been converted to a gift shop.

The post office we see here on the right is now a private house; the door between the windows has been blocked up, leaving an entrance only from the side.

Up to the Second World War about 250 people from the village were employed in the herring and mackerel industry. From the late 1940s, the emphasis of business turned towards tourism.

We can almost feel the peace and tranquillity typified by a road deserted apart from a solitary horse-drawn delivery cart, standing near an attractive row of brick-built thatched cottages.

This view shows the approach to the village from the south, with the open space of Ellerthwaite Square having no shortage of motor traffic even at this early time, including an omnibus (right).

For a time the building housed the Lever family's growing art collection before its eventual removal to Thornton Manor.

A collegiate church was founded here by the Neville family of nearby Raby Castle in 1410.

At the time when this photograph was taken, the village green at Malham was the scene of regular sheep sales attended by farmers from the surrounding fells.

The name of this small settlement on the slopes of Wansfell Pike between Windermere and the Kirkstone Pass means exactly what it says - 'the trout stream' - and it stands above a stream of the same name

It was said that there was a secret tunnel from here leading to the manor house. The area was once known as Clotune, and was in the manor of Walsgrave.

On the edge of Bodmin Moor, near Liskeard, are several important archaeological sites with Celtic remains. This is St Cleer's Holy Well in the village named after him.

This later view of the pond is worth comparing to the earlier photograph of the same scene.

Many parishes on the Lizard are rich in ore but St Keverne folk have a superstition that 'no metal will run within the sound of St Keverne's bells'.

Even when they were not fishing, fishermen always had work to do, repairing nets and maintaining the boats.

Situated within the remains of the Rockingham Forest, Stanion has thatched and stone-tiled cottages looking towards the graceful tower and spire of its 13th-century church.

Close to the county's southern boundary, the village of Yardley Gobion is flanked by the Grand Union Canal and the River Tove.

South of Kettering, the village of Isham's best parts lie east of the main Wellingborough Road. Here we look along Middle Street with Little Thatches on the left, its windows now painted white.

Even when they were not fishing, fishermen always had work to do, repairing nets and maintaining the boats.

This view looks down the hill into the village. The Old Crown Inn and the adjoining cottages are faced by the Georgian houses on the other side of the green.

Llandysul was an important Dark Age and medieval settlement, and the 13th-century church tower exemplifies this.

The houses nearest us were once commercial premises—a hardware store and a tailor's. To the right of them lies Swan Meadow, once home to the village fair.

It was built to serve as the women's dining hall, and could seat almost two thousand people. During the evening it doubled as the village hall.

These 18th-century stone cottages were built for workers at the nearby mill, which was originally water-driven - its wheel was second only in size to that of Laxey on the Isle of Man.

Pictured from outside Hornby's Anglican church is the Castle Hotel. During the 18th century, the village was a halt for stage coaches travelling between Lancaster and Kirkby Lonsdale.