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Frank Butcher`s newsagent and tobacconist shop at the north end of High Road has a well stocked window but alas has now been demolished, and the other shops have closed.

A wealth of timbers, tiles, gables, chimney-stacks and a thatched gateway make another attractive High Road house north of Ruffetts Cottages. It is now obscured by trees and hedges.

Half Moon Bay, which lies north of Heysham Docks, was a popular destination for a day on the sands.

Edward I was renowned for his military strongholds, especially in North Wales. In 1254, as a young prince, he was granted the trilateral castles of White Castle, Grosmont and Skenfrith.

A Benedictine priory belonging to Westminster Abbey was established here to the north of Sudbury c1130. This is the 15th-century chapel with nave and chancel in one.

The 12th-century keep is on the north side. The curtain walls are built in a triangular pattern because of the shape of the site.

This view from the north west clearly illustrates the enormous length of St Albans Cathedral, which is longer than any in England except for Winchester.

The design is Z-shaped, running from north to south to catch as much sunlight as possible, with a square at each end.

Beyond the boats is the north bank of the river, and behind the trees is the large Russell Park, laid out in the late 1880s.

Historically the Great North Road made Stilton a busy place, though here in the 1950s it looks rather quiet. A huge Bell sign marks the ancient stone inn.

The beach is lined with numerous beach yawls; these did all the fetching and carrying for the cargo-carrying ships which plied the North Sea, as well as competing for lucrative salvage prizes when they

Anton Mill 1906 A child gazes wistfully into the tranquil waters of the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, which rises to the north of Andover and runs through the heart of the town.

The church of St Giles, with its north tower and unusual octagonal spirelet, was rebuilt between 1857- 8 by S S Teulon, and overlooks the Uley valley.

The journey took over thirty hours, and was an acceptable alternative to being shaken and bounced along the Great North Road in a mail-coach.

North-east of Northampton, Overstone is a linear village dating back to the 18th century.

Until 1771, the North Gate of Oxford spanned the Cornmarket, adjacent to the tower of St Michael's Church. This was also the site of the Bocardo prison, where the Oxford martyrs were held.

This view from an upper window across Eastgate shows the north side of the minster with the back wall of the cloisters on the left.

The trees in the distance on the left mark its forecourt in this tranquil view looking north. The main change nowadays is the rather necessary addition of pavements

The view north up the village appears little changed today. To the left, Bartley`s is still selling flowers on the corner of Boxall Road.

A picnic party in a meadow in the hamlet of Loweswater are enjoying the splendid view north up Crummock Water.

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and south-east

Taken close to Junction station, this photograph shows the North Devon Infirmary, the white building below the church tower.

The ferry has long gone, but this view from the Oxfordshire bank looking north-east captures the river's character well. To the right is the ferry slipway behind the St George and Dragon pub.

This view is from Odney Common, an island along the north side of one of the channels, here named Lulle Brook. This view south is little changed, apart from a footbridge in the middle distance.