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Owned by the National Trust, the building houses a number of literary relics, which these visitors have come to peruse.

The domed tower topped with a weather vane housed the public baths, whilst the grandiose hotel catered for the wealthy merchants.

Mansion House, the lavish building on the left, has been the official residence of the Lord Mayor for two centuries. It was built by George Dance on the site of the old stocks market.

Lobster pots, small fishing boats and flint cobble walled fishermen's cottages survive the tide of modern housing.

Here were the magnificent municipal buildings, completed in 1888 at a cost of £540,000, including the post office, the Bank of Scotland, the Merchant's House and several hotels.

Mansion House dates from 1826. The Mayor of Leeds, John Barran, the pioneer of mass clothing, bought it at auction in 1871; he then sold it at cost to the Leeds Corporation.

The house was divided into three parts in 1919, and is now used as offices by a major building company.

We can see the steepness of the streets by comparing the level of the Laurel Inn with the houses rising up behind.

They were designed by the local architect William Legg and were built in 1801, incorporating in their design elements from both Burghley and Wothorpe Houses, to celebrate the 10th Earl's elevation to the

There is little apart from the Mini van parked in front of the terraced house on the bottom right of the picture to give away the date of this view, which looks north over Abergynolwyn.

In 1840 a long conservatory was built, and 12 years later the palm house was added.

Towards the bottom of the hill The Gaiety Bazaar may be seen, a treasure-house for holiday gifts. Nearby the well-known Rossi ice creams are sold.

The chapter house was completed in about 1306. Behind the pillar is the bishop's seat, and each member of the chapter has his own stall.

Single and two-horse traps wait by the roadside.

The buildings replaced a large Victorian house. The sloping site was successfully incorporated into the design of the blocks of flats, allowing for garages to be unobtrusively accessible.

Frith's photographer has moved into the High Street and is looking south towards The White Horse pub - which is little changed today.

To the right is the town hall of 1867, now the Guildhall Centre, while the house to its right was replaced by a library and museum in the 1950s.

Coningsby, on the south bank, has lost much of its historic character: in this view of Silver Street the house in front of the mill survives, but not the mill; all to the left has gone, and the road at

Here we look along the High Street, where most of the houses and cottages survive on the left but only No 62, then an antique shop, on the right.

On the west coast of England, the old fishing communities tended to be housed in cottages with thatched roofs.

Further up is the Mechanics' Institution, or Institute of Literature and Science, which now houses the Wakefield Museum.

The house left centre was St Agnes, and became a doctor's surgery. The River Inn has now been built there.

The popular composer Noel Coward later owned one of the small houses here.

Most of the houses on the left survive, although the leaded casements have been replaced.