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The Epsom Downs railway line was opened in 1865, and branched south from Sutton station to its first stop, which was Belmont.

A bus to Pedders Lane and Ashton-on-Ribble plies down Fishergate, but so busy has Preston become, that drastic alterations in regulating traffic have had to be made.

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 to Merrow Downs

close to Cheltenham that it is often mistaken as a suburb; but there is nothing suburban about it, for it has plenty of old-world charm and the identity of a long-established village in its own

We are looking westwards down East Hill, towards the parish church (centre).

The view shows the centre of Domesday Anstige, as the road drops down from the heights of Bradgate Park.

The town, now more peaceful since the A303 bypass was completed, is mostly built in the warm golden Ham stone with Georgian and 19th-century frontages.

We are in a valley of the Downs near Beachy Head. Here we see a workplace with an open-air view; the craftsmen are taking a breather.

There was still an empty beach, apart from a few out-of-season bathing machines, between the town and its northern hamlet which begins with Cliff Cottage and Shore Cottage (upper left

The view down the street in 1950 is not greatly different from 50 years before, although a car has replaced the pony and trap.

It can be a long dangerous slide down the tiered sea walls to the sands and pier. The smart new flight of steps allowed ladies in long dresses to make a dignified descent.

At this time, local industry was closing down; Bacup, which was off the beaten track, was looking for residents to commute to work in Burnley, Manchester or other towns.

The lock chambers on this canal had their own individual size, 64ft 9in x 9ft 2ins – a most peculiar gauge. The canal became disused in 1930.

During the first half of the 20th century, whole families from the poorer parts of London travelled down to the hop picking areas of Kent for a week or two's 'holiday' whilst earning money hop picking

On the right, sitting down amongst his wares, we can just see a basket-maker at work.

Pier Hill leads down to the sea front esplanade, with the Palace Hotel on the left. Below the hotel, facing the sea, are many small shops.

Now we look westwards down the south side of West Street, from Knight and Son, tailors (far left). The next building housed stationer and printer W Frost who published the 'Bridport News'.

Their canted full-height bay windows step down the hill in an elegant rhythm.

The photographer has now moved west down the High Street, a superb long and wide street lined by timber-framed and brick houses - one of the best historic townscapes in Buckinghamshire.

Boys used to arrive on the railway located down Old Station Road behind the photographer. The village shop seen here dates from 1856.

Situated in Market Street and close to Apiary Gate, the church design echoes that of Non-conformist chapels up and down the country.

Old Sally Spencer walks with her stick down the steep lane into Cheddar in 1908. In the background are the spectacular contours of Lion Rock.

Old Sally Spencer walks with her stick down the steep lane into Cheddar in 1908. In the background are the spectacular contours of Lion Rock.

By 1819 the designer John Rennie had constructed a canal from Kendal in the north down to Wigan, a canal remarkable for the ingenuity of its design.