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Consequently, it was one of the first Roman-British towns to have complete city walls.

Twenty years after photograph No 30484 was taken, the coach and horses in the centre of Ambleside have been replaced by open motor cars and charabancs.

Scarborough's expanse of golden sands are well concealed by a particularly high tide.

A pleasure boat is tied up alongside the Lighthouse Pier, and the helter-skelter of the funfair on east pier can just be picked out.

The cars rattled and juddered around the circuit, and on hot days there was always the pervading smell of burning oil.

The Victorian drinking fountain at the far end of the Market Place was given to Wallingford in 1885 by Alderman Hawkins, who ran a draper's shop, Field and Hawkins, in the town.

Near Broadhaven and amidst unwelcoming military ranges, the village of Bosherston caters for visitors who enjoy walking and touring.

In 1888 the Hoe became a park and the Armada Memorial (left) was erected to mark the tercentenary of Drake's great victory. The Naval Memorial was extended considerably after World War Two.

Swallownest is a charmingly-named former mining village on the outskirts of Rotherham. This view shows the Swallownest Inn (centre) next to the petrol station with its old fashioned Esso petrol pumps.

Not far from Wool are the ruins of Bindon Abbey, though little remains except for the stone foundations and a gatehouse. Its site offers some lovely walks for both locals and visitors.

Balsham is situated at the opposite end of Fleam Dyke to Fulbourn. Fleam Dyke is a three mile long earthwork built in the 7th century to defend East Anglia from the Mercians.

The lofty-aisled Norman nave of St Mary's was extended in the 13th century. It was at nearby Sawston Hall that Mary Tudor spent a night with the Huddleston family in 1553.

The original spire collapsed in 1661, victim of a hur- ricane which swept across the town.

Several grand Georgian houses on the Green were probably built for the master clothiers who marketed the famous Uley Blue cloth, which was used for the superfine uniform of the British Navy

There are no encroaching buildings and road systems yet in this view of the fortified Manor House, started in 1480 by Lord Hastings. It was never completed - Hastings was executed in 1483.

Gilfachreda is situated on the road between New Quay and the main coast road. The road may well have been built or widened to ease the transport of caravans to New Quay.

The library was donated by the town's other benefactor, Thomas Blake, in 1873 – it is located towards the bottom of Broad Street.

In Victorian and Edwardian times, when most seaside resorts came into being, part of the entertainment would involve listening to musicians performing in specially constructed bandstands, like this one

Recently renewed, the thatch on this row of cottages is exquisitely neat and tidy. Thatch is not a common roofing material in these areas; stone or slate tiles are much more usual.

This view shows the river to the south of Bakewell, around the Granby Court area. The recreation ground is in the distance. Note that even then a board prohibiting cycling was prominent.

A ferry crosses the Exe from here to the village of Starcross on the opposite bank.

Again, this building is typical of the 1960s. Everything looks unused in this photograph, the 'Old folks' home looks unloved in as yet, and the trees seem to have been just planted.

Both the buildings in the foreground are now part of the Roy empire; the battlemented one, oddly named 'Miss Roy', sells clothes. The original store is now a food hall and restaurant..

Though well-maintained and kept in top-flight condition, Lytham Pier was of a somewhat functional design when compared to the one at St Anne's, or to the South Pier at Blackpool.