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The newly completed school welcomed its first 180 female pupils on 3 May 1938 and was formally opened seven weeks later by the then President of the Board of Education, Earl Stanhope.

Solid evidence of Victorian endeavour and values, Stephenson's great viaduct carries the Liverpool/Manchester railway over the Sankey Canal.

Only the steam train (centre) interrupts the tranquillity of this scene. This view from Grip Wood shows the rear of the Tithe Barn, which defines the southern edge of Barton Manor Farm.

This must be one of the last photographs of the old military hospital at Netley before most of it disappeared from the shores of Southampton Water in a huge heap of rubble.

Cable Street is one of the older streets of Lancaster, though not one of the medieval streets.

The North Gate is the only part of the town's defences to survive, apart from the remains of the 12th-century castle.

This was the site of many an execution and the location of the Porteous Riots in 1736. John Porteous was appointed captain of one of the companies employed to keep the peace.

The original core of the White Lion—to the left of the picture—is thought to date from the 15th century.

Rebuilt in 1867 by John Loughborough Pearson, the architect of the eastern extension of Wakefield Cathedral, the parish church of St Helen looks down on the town's market place.

To reach our final village, Pilton, we must leave our straight route at East Pennard and travel almost due north for a couple of miles or so.

The parish church of St Helen stands sentinel over the bridge in the village of Stillingfleet, south of York.

This Tudor Balcony is to be seen in one of the cloisters on the north side of St George's Chapel. It is of no historic significance, but is very attractive and picturesque.

The attractive old streets of St Peters are still one of the most delightful aspects of Broadstairs.

This photograph of the lovely interior of the church gives a good indication of how the former decay in the fabric of the church described in 1779 by Thomas Beaufort as “a large, old, ugly wretched

This view of the northern end of the Parade gives some idea of just what a prominent landmark St John's Church is when seen from out to sea.

Burrator Reservoir was created in the valley of the River Meavy in 1891 to supply the growing city of Plymouth; it was enlarged in 1928 to a capacity of 1026 million gallons.

Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared.

In 1887 the Board of Governors of the newly reconstituted Guisborough Grammar School commissioned Alfred Waterhouse, an eminent Victorian architect, most famous for designing the Natural History Museum

Having completed the tour of Daventry town centre, we now look at some of the 20th-century housing and industrial development.

Fishing and agriculture played an important part in the economy of the area, but it was the opening up of the Western Highlands to tourism that gave the town the boost it so desperately needed.

This is the best preserved part of the medieval cathedral.

Begun in 1225 and completed in 1472, York Minster is considered to be one of the finest cathedrals in all England.

Here we see one of Formby's older properties, a fine example of the type of cottage that was once common to this part of the coast.

The resurrection of the narrow gauge railways in Wales has been one of the success stories of the tourist industry, and has rewarded the determination of the army of enthusiasts that operate them.