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Following the end of the Second World War, a large number of returning servicemen and women opted for a university education, and by 1947 Sheffield university's student population had more than doubled

Dhoon Glen is now a Manx National Heritage site of special ecological importance, as there are plants here which are not found anywhere else on the island, and others that are rare in Man.

Maiden Newton stands on the high road between Dorchester and Crewkerne, probably on a very old route between Dorset and Somerset.

The new entertainment venue quickly eclipsed the other small halls around the town, offering a variety of plays all the year round to an audience of up to 1100 people.

Many famous personalities, such as Lawrence of Arabia, came here to pay homage to the grand old man of English letters. The poet and novelist died here in 1928.

Puddletown is the 'Weatherbury' of Thomas Hardy's 'Far From the Madding Crowd'. This area is rich in Hardy associations.

Liphook had begun to expand by the time this photograph was taken; its streets were characterised by neat rows of Victorian and Edwardian houses.

'England expects every man to do his duty'- Nelson's immortal words adorn the side of this stone plinth upon which stands the original anchor of HMS 'Victory'.

There was once a Shirwell Hundred - that ancient administrative division of English counties that was supposed to contain a hundred families or freemen.

Here we have a range of hotels for those who could afford the comfort. The Grand was almost brand-new, and the Royal was rebuilding.

The slate-hung buildings are 11 and 13 High Street, two of the oldest in town.

The sign between the upper windows boasts that the shop was patronised by HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), the second son of Queen Victoria, who died before his mother.

As with so many other towns in the area, it was the Leeds and Liverpool canal which brought about the growth of Burnley, and there is a large piece of that canal history alive and well at the

In 1964 this beautiful and historic bridge, built in 1617, finally bent to the increase of traffic and was demolished and replaced with a modern concrete structure.

A little to the west of here, near the weir, is the old mill, also now luxury houses.

Opened in 1823, the Bude Canal served a large area of north Cornwall. The canal itself extended some 35 miles inland, though by the time this picture was taken much of it had already closed.

On the left of this scene we see R H and J Follett, a grocer's, and then Messrs Brown - notice the man in the plus-fours with his two dogs, and the window cleaner up the ladder.

W Heath Robinson, whose son was a monk at the abbey, painted a cartoon of the restoration work.

However, if the visitor looks at the upper storeys or, if opportunity presents itself, at the rear elevation of the buildings, they give the clues to their origins.

The flour mills (B399087, left background) are a reminder of the port's heyday when the trading vessels of the world would have queued to unload.

The houses on the right survive, but those to the left of the monument were swept away and replaced by a small park, just one of many 'improvements' after 1963.

At 127 miles, this is the longest canal in Britain, and creates a vital trans-Pennine crossing between the mill towns of Yorkshire and the seaports of the Mersey.

High on the hill are the abbey ruins and over to the left, the lovely Norman church of St Mary. The church is reached by a climb of 199 steps that leaves the fittest visitor beathless.

Girls or boys? East side or west side? Twins or not? After the Whitby Gazette was kind enough to publish their picture, we received help from several sources.