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Shortly after its completion, Lexden House on the right was occupied by Rees's builder Mr Smith, and today it retains many of its original architectural features and details.

The 15th-century tower with flushwork battlements and pinnacles had a short spire until 1845. The clock dates from 1841, and the bell hangs above the tall stair turret.

It is said locally that its top was cut off and removed in the 19th century to Culbone, where a short shingled spire rises from the nave roof (see picture 82194).

With a history stretching back to the Romans, and a short period as a 19th-century spa, Ilkley's situation on the edge of the famous Ilkley Moor was always its greatest asset.

The photograph was taken shortly after the High Street was closed to through traffic; the untidy houses on the left will soon become desirable town residences and shops.

Beyond is Ollerton Hall, late 17th-century and derelict for some years, but shortly to become a Sue Ryder Home.

Demolished shortly after the First World War, this magnificent structure was the brainchild of Joseph Paxton; at the time of its completion in 1840, it was the largest conservatory in the world.

In this photograph the main road looks quiet, but traffic between Leicester and Loughborough would, in a few short years, build to a crescendo through the narrow streets.

In 1634, Charles I attempted to re-establish the Scottish Episcopal Church, and St Giles's was for a short period elevated to the status of a cathedral.

The tailor's shop to the left was shortly taken over by Fells, Cycle & Wireless dealers (see W115023 on page 38-39), who also had premises in Norfolk Street, and until recently was Belfast's linen store

The girls are wearing light short dresses - quite a contrast to their Victorian and Edwardian predecessors, who wore several layers of clothes, even on the beach.

One can imagine that the group in the lower left of our picture is one of farewell after a short stay.

A fence now hides the short castellated turret of the lodge on the road leading away from the castle.

market is crowded.The very loading of these wagons is a wonder, and the wall-like regularity with which cabbages, cauliflowers and turnips are built up to a height of some twelve feet is nothing short

Services in Lyme Bay were reinstated for a short time after a break during the Great War, from Weymouth via West Bay on summer Tuesdays and Thursdays, and went on to Seaton, Sidmouth and Torquay.

The canal was still busy, with a barge taking coal loaded into a series of 'Tom Puddings' - short containers that can be coupled together in any length.

Families are leaving the beach and strolling to the roadway, which is a short distance from the village centre.

Shortly afterwards Henley was sacked and burnt. The church of St John the Baptist, the Guildhall and parts of the Blue Bell Inn date from the 15th century.

In the event, the main line from Taunton was built as a tub boat canal with a very short life, and an 11-mile stretch from Loudwells to Tiverton was built as a barge canal.

The daughter of King Edgar the Peaceful and Lady Wulfrith, Edith was born in the village in 961, but lived most of her short life at Wilton Abbey in Wiltshire.

After that, there was a flight of 21 before a short dash to the company's base, where the cargo would be pumped out. The boats used to take a week to do the round trip of some 160 miles.

Heading south-east through winding country lanes, our short tour reaches Ampthill.

Shortly afterwards, the nave arcades, north aisle and the north porch, shown in the photograph, were added. During the 1860s, Sir George Gilbert Scott redesigned and rebuilt the chancel.

The shop has closed and the telephone kiosk moved a short distance. Stone quarrying is a local industry and fossils have been found.