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A smartly-painted Windermere steamer sets out, with the Old England Hotel, one of many which sprang up in this little town as tourism took hold in the Lake District at the turn of the 19th century, in

At the time this photograph was taken, Ulverston was still a busy commercial port linked to the River Leven by the mile-long Ulverston Canal, England's shortest.

As well as indoor facilities (see R84059, above), an athletics track, tennis courts, soccer pitches and a bowling green are all available at the sports centre, which occupies a semi-rural site not far

The outside stalls made way for flower planters and trees, and neat railings direct foot traffic to safer road crossings.

The domestic buildings of Warwick Castle are situated on the southern side of the fortress overlooking the river.

Holiday time at the beginning of the 19th century. The meeting of two worlds is illustrated by the seine net boats still drawn up on the sand.

The statue at the end is of Lord Byron. The library houses many famous manuscripts, including ones by Milton, Macaulay, Thackeray and Tennyson.

The Manor of Lymington was created at the time of the Conquest, and was granted to Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.

Two of the buildings in this narrow main street are former inns: the one on the right, with its fine 19th-century shopfront, and the large building at the end of the street, which was built in the early

The 'Holiday Camps Express' ran from London to Caister and the other Norfolk holiday camps at California, Scratby and Hemsby every Saturday in summer from 1934 to 1938, and again from 1948 to 1958.

This photograph shows the impressive footbridge which spans the lake, but it also reminds us that Burnley is an industrial town; the chimneys are those of the Burnley Brick and Lime Co Ltd, which had works

At the beginning of the 20th century, Moffat attracted tourists wishing to sample the delights of the nearby sulphureous-saline wells.

Despite the rapid population growth and relentless outward expansion, the countryside, in the form of ancient woodlands, riverside walks and moorland, was still within relatively easy reach of

The railway line continues past the houses and the stone bridge of East Row, whilst the flow from the beck makes a tempting paddling pool.

It is said that this point on the River Bure has seen various means of crossing from one bank to the other for the last thousand years.

This view looks towards Lendal Bridge and the towering bulk of the Minster.

Only a few years after removal to this site, the new school building was in place. But it was not quite complete.

This overhead view of the Broomielaw area of the city shows the George V bridge in the foreground.

Horner Water winds through a steep, densely- wooded vale, which lies below the abrupt northern slopes of Dunkery Hill, Somerset's highest point.

Today Albrighton is known to most people because of its proximity to the RAF base at nearby Cosford.

Looking westwards along the village street from near the Loders Arms (far left) we can see the Farmers' Arms Inn (centre) and trees at Loders Court, behind Church Farm House (centre).

The domestic buildings of Warwick Castle are situated on the southern side of the fortress overlooking the river.

From 1874 there was a long period of depression, and farmers found it increasingly difficult to make a living on the land through a series of wet summers and bad harvests.

The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.