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This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crossed the Thames.

Brighton Pavilion is a fitting reminder of this town's emergence as a seaside resort.

A glorious array of colour greeted visitors to this part of the town, which had something for everyone.

This rough-cast, three-storied and three-gabled public house was built in 1615 beside the 12th-century flint church of St John the Evangelist, and its ales quenched the thirst of race-goers who flocked

Some fascinating reminders of village life a century ago crop up in this charming picture.

It became a parish in 1880, but before the local vicar gave it a name and an identity of its own, it was little more than a scattered collection of houses and cottages.

The approach to Barmouth along the estuary is one of the most spectacular scenic routes in Britain, and it has inspired artists and visitors for centuries.

This spacious village was built around the estate of the Coates family, who lived at Helperby Hall.

The sad remains of this once great tree have suffered further since this photograph was taken. The branches have now gone, with only the trunk remaining.

This attractive town was the site of a timber castle belonging to the Montfitchet family, from whom it takes its name.

Further up Castle Street and at its junction with Bristle Hill to the right and Elm Street on the left, the photographer is looking towards the great east window of the parish church.

For generations, Lever House has accommodated the main offices of Lever Brothers. Lever ensured that although they were closely linked, the factory and the village did not intrude on one another.

Corfe Mullen is one of the largest parishes in Dorset, but until the middle of the 20th century it was a modest village.

Judging by the number of cars parked outside, Blinkhorn & Son are having a good day. However, 1931 was a bad year for British motor manufacturers, with a combined output of just 159,000 cars.

A major change was the demolition of the old Stockton Literary and Philosophical Institute - the tallest building to the right - not long after this picture was taken.

Aberystwyth became a popular resort for the well-off, who came here to bathe and socialise from the late 18th century.

Designed and built by George Stephenson, Stockton & Darlington No 1, 'Locomotion', achieved a maximum speed of 15mph when she hauled the 34-wagon inaugural train from Shildon to Stockton on 27 September

Built by Adam de Rupe in the second half of the 13th century, Roch is noted for its distinctive D-shaped tower.

Situated to the south-east of the town on the left bank of the river Teith at its junction with the Ardoch, Doune Castle derives its name from the Gaelic word 'dun', meaning a fortified place.

James III inherited his father's passion for heavy ordnance and commissioned the construction of Mons Meg, a brute of a weapon for its time that made a great hole in James's defence budget as well as anything

The splendour of the Conservative Club building dominates the 'town' end of Castle Street, although the narrowness of the roadway belies its importance as the main road leading to London.

Once upon a time there was a house on the site of the Town Hall called Rosehill.

St Ives is seen from Draycott Terrace, overlooking cottages in Primrose Valley below and the curving sweep of the railway station beyond, most of which is now a car park.

At the south end of Cheap Street, seen on the right, were the premises of H R Hughes; the building has a narrow three-sided front and a stone-tiled roof, also with three planes.