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A few stalwart holidaymakers are enjoying the giddy sport of roller-skating on the holiday camp rink. Some go gingerly round in pairs in an effort to keep their feet.

The village below the Crag was once owned by Fountains Abbey, and was the site of a manor court. The Crag itself is probably Wharfedale's most famous landmark.

Fishing has always been a mainstay of Whitby's local economy. By the mid 18th century, the town was even involved in whaling; blubber warehouses were erected along the inner harbour.

The painted advertisement for Bass on a window is the only indication that this farmhouse beside Acle bridge is an inn.

It was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571 at the request of Hugh ap Rice, who endowed it and provided scholarships for Welsh students; the college chapel and library date back to the 17th century.

Designed by James Gibbs and completed in 1749, the Radcliffe Camera was paid for by a bequest from John Radcliffe, and originally housed a collection of books provided by him.

Note the variety of roof lines on the left. Fred Dickinson , newsagent and tobacconist, owned 'The Lile Bacca Shop' (left).

The Great Stone Inn is one of Northfield’s older drinking establishments, as is the Old Bell House, Bell Hill.

Here we see Baxtergate at the junction of St Sepulchre Gate and the High Street.

The village was laid out from 1790 by mill owner Samuel Greg to house his mill workers, and was one of a number built in east Cheshire by industrialists.

Hugh's Crag Bridge is on the Penrith to Cockermouth line.

Many Northumberland resorts are famed for the quality of their sands, but alas for Newbiggin - both pollution and wave action have taken their toll.

Here we see the town bridge in Maidenhead with an elegant steamer - the 'Empress of India' - tied up in the foreground.

The party in the bottom left-hand corner seem to have abandoned their boat for a rest on the bank. This view is upstream of St Catherine's Lock.

These passengers have just alighted from a train out of Southampton. Lord Beeching closed this branch line in 1964.

The old rectory, of warm red brick, with its tall chimneys and light-gathering broad bay windows has creeper running rampant all over it.

He is apparently travelling on two wheels, as he is wearing bicycle clips. His straw boater is in the fashion of the time.

The picture shows some of the well-kept flower beds.

It was most likely built by William Lightfoot, mayor of Salisbury in 1451 and later MP for Salisbury. Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon.

The church, castle and market hall, the historic heart of the town, remain at the centre, but more modern housing fans out from it in this scene.

Nowadays there has been a dramatic increase in car ownership and commuting, as many of the local companies have closed down.

Most of the pictures have been acquired by the Council, though the Hall has some pictures formerly in the Towneley Collection.

Shore and Portchester Harbour have been dated from the Mesolithic period (10,000 BC to 4,000 BC), while flint and stone artefacts from Titchfield and Wallington provide evidence for the existence of

On the left is the rear of the Swan Inn; a car park has replaced the buildings ahead.