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The road from Sawley to Waddington crossed the back road from Clitheroe to Slaidburn here, so the cloth produced from local wool could be taken to the markets and fairs on packhorses.

Some of the cottages go back to the 1500s. The local lords were the Lister family, many of whom lie in the small village church.

Next to it towards the camera is the District Bank, later the site of Nat West House, and now up for sale.

The stall backs are fine pedimented panels dating from the 17th century, and came from Oxford Cathedral.

He was inspired by cathedral carvings of a lion, an elephant on the back of a turtle and the curious creatures carved on the misericords in the choir.

Exeter City Basin opened in 1830 as the final stage of a canal development going back to 1563.

The barber's shop with its prominent shaving sign dated back to the 18th century.

This is the westerly end of Lydstep Cavern Beach; here we see the aptly named Saddle Back and Saddle Point, with the cave and fissures worn into the vertical strata of limestone.

Look carefully at the unified appearance of this cul-de-sac as it backs onto Bush Hill Golf course.

For a while, the mansio and its attendant shops were surrounded by a series of banks and ditches.

The business goes back to the 17th century, and was started by the landlord of the Bell, who was also a blacksmith.

It effectively divided the street into two - the High Street and Back Lane (or Tindal Street, as we now call it). Middle Row, of course, still exists today.

It effectively divided the street into two - the High Street and Back Lane (or Tindal Street, as we now call it). Middle Row, of course, still exists today.

The medieval fair was held at the upper end of the High Street (Townhead), but as the town began to spread southward, the fair moved to the north bank of the Clyde, near the Stockwell.

The last one was recorded in 1908, and the curate of St James's Church in Blake Street, HIndpool (pictured here), with the backing of some local businessmen, provided a much-needed soup kitchen to alleviate

Recent research suggests that rituals may have been held here, in fact, on the shortest day of the year, as a way of bringing back the sun at the darkest time of the year.

The home of George Bernard Shaw has remained unchanged since his death: his hat still hangs in the hall, whilst his typewriter stands on his study desk where he wrote 'Pygmalion', 'Back to Methuselah'

This park was the third in Belfast. It opened in 1885, with ten more acres being added later.

Martins Bank (right) was acquired by Barclays in 1969. The elms on the left of Chapel Lane were removed in 1975 because of the ravages of Dutch elm disease.

The photographer stood with his back to the site of the White Horse, which burnt down in the 1860s.

linked the north end of the bridge to the Saltmarket (originally called the Waulcergait (street of the wool- scourers), while the Drygate ran east from the cathedral and terminated on the west bank

This was produced from willow and alder, which was readily available from the river banks. The river also provided water-power for the mills and transport for barges.

The rebuilding took nearly twenty years, and the craftsmen tried to put only the best and finest materials back into Manchester's chief house of God. 192 new traceried panels were fitted to the ancient

Recently, extensive excavations in the garden revealed pottery and ceramics dating back to late Saxon times.