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This impressive memorial commemorates the deaths of nine crewmen who lost their lives when the lifeboat 'Beauchamp' capsized on 14 November 1901.

The beautiful bridge at Monmouth is perhaps less famous than its sister Monnow Bridge, but it is still nevertheless performing admirable service here. It was rebuilt in 1617.

Before the influx of tourists, the town was a centre for mining, tanning and cotton spinning.

Large mansions were built here for the wealthy merchants from the prosperous port of Hull. Ferriby House dates from 1775, and both Ferriby Hall and the manor house still stand.

Here we have a detailed view of the premier pre- Domesday minster church of the Dorchester hundred. Its present fabric has grown from a cruciform building of the 11th century.

This is a quiet moment, on what in pre-bypass days was one of the busiest roads in Dorset, apart from the postman calling at No 12 (right).

Along Padleys Lane, which curves north out of the village amid 1950s and later estate houses, we pass Burton Joyce Primary School.

In the south-east corner of the Market Square is its only surviving timber-framed building, Ye Olde White Hart, a superb and rich example of late 15th-century building.

In the south-east corner of the Market Square is its only surviving timber-framed building, Ye Olde White Hart, a superb and rich example of late 15th-century building.

From Southwell the tour heads north-east back to the River Trent north of Newark and on to Sutton-on-Trent.

The driver of the Ford 300E van in the foreground has popped into Haywood's (right) for his morning newspaper. Next door is Sketchley's, the dry-cleaners, and Arthur Rickett.

One of the earliest records of the Town Clock was in 1618, when local townspeople were asked to contribute to its enhancement.

Waterford lies along the North Road from Hertford towards Stapleford and Stevenage - the road follows the course of the meandering River Beane.

This busy mill, powered by the waters of the river Roeburn, ruled the lives of cottagers in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Toll House at St Stephens was built in 1761 by the Launceston Turnpike Trust, which had come into being the previous year with the intention of 'widening and keeping in repair several roads leading

The Toll House at St Stephens was built in 1761 by the Launceston Turnpike Trust, which had come into being the previous year with the intention of 'widening and keeping in repair several roads leading

During the early years of the 18th century, facilities were improved with the construction of a harbour and quays.

Sails are being raised on the clinker-built boat as she prepares to get under way and enter the Menai Strait.

The view is dominated by a fine 17th-century stone-faced house of two bays under a stone-slated roof, with substantial end stacks. The lower, later wing has been given a modern door.

Comparing this view of Friar Street to the similar one taken in 1891, shows that the three-gabled building next to the car has had a coat of render stripped away to expose its timbers, while the shop on

This is one of the main routes out of the city. Behind the horse and carriage is the old Yorkshire Penny Bank (1895). On the left is the Theatre Royal (1864), originally the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

At the top of the High Street, the photographer looks south. The Lime Street/Lurke Street junction is beyond the Swan Hotel's handcart.

This is the original Adelphi Hotel: it was built in c1840 on the site of Adelphi Gardens by the Midland Railway Company, and was in direct competition with the London North Western Railway Hotel, which

To William Wallace Kincaid, the American corset manufacturer, Letchworth was the natural choice of site for his first English factory, and it was the city's biggest employer for almost eighty years