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The corner of the window has a mirror in it, and the photographer and his tripod are just visible in the reflection - the photographer, photographed.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Thirsk was one of the posting stations serving the Great North Road; The Fleece was the main coaching inn.

Some are quite tiny, while this example is one of the more spectacular ones.

South from Aysgarth we travel over the hills to the source of the Wharfe, and nestling below Buckden Pike we find this charming little village.

This view through Westgate's archway would have been glimpsed by generations of early travellers. Properly garrisoned medieval cities could sustain lengthy sieges by marauding armies.

Overdressed holidaymakers in sun hats enjoy the sands in this view from Great Western Beach towards the Atlantic Hotel on the headland of the Beacon.

There were once various mills situated on the river at Loose. Note the laden waggons in the foreground, redolent of a long-vanished rural scene.

Rugby was originally a hamlet within the parish of Clifton-on-Dunsmore; but by the time the Domesday Book was compiled, it was treated separately.

It is a modest example of a common enough style, with vaguely Corbusier elements. This shot was taken shortly before the first residents moved in.

The Quethiock cross is a fine and typical example of a tall freestanding Cornish Celtic cross with a plain shaft and a wheel-headed cross.

Rising to 1433 feet, the boss of Kestor serves as a prominent landmark with its outlying granite rocky basin, as seen when approaching from Chagford.

The distinctive water tower, in Park Lane, constructed in 1931-2, is one of Tilehurst's most famous landmarks and can be seen from miles around.

Cod and ling laid out on the quayside create a great deal of interest. Behind the man on the cart is William Old's hairdressing establishment.

It is a quarter of a century after the above photograph , and there is absolutely no change to note - apart from the vehicle, that is.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan when the town was a popular Victorian spa complete with pump room and baths.

In the foreground is the castellated bulk of the prison. The old Calton burial ground just beyond is where the philosopher David Hume is buried.

The width of the pathway in this photograph compared with the width today shows how much further east the choir was rebuilt in the 1960s

This view of the path into Stamford from Station Road shows the old George Bridge over the River Welland before it was replaced in 1978.

From this view of the crossroads, one can see The Redes on the left, and on the right, Japonica Cottage, which housed Netherbury Post Office.

With a bustle of children and hardly an adult in sight, this shows that there was little need in 1901 to watch out for traffic!

Further 'up street' we now meet the junction of Westgate with Chaloner Street, which leads off to the right.

Only a few steps further along the High Street brings us to some of the multiple stores. Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.

The delightful steam boat is the 'Maid of Athens'. A trip round Waterloo lake was 2d for adults and 1d for children.

This red-brick Georgian house, with bay windows and surmounted by a small white cupola, was coveted by the author Charles Dickens ever since he was a boy living at Chatham; he often passed it on long