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Behind the bird house on the left is a wonderful great barn with a sweeping roof of Kerridge stone slabs.

The building occupied by Routley's Stores is Poole House, once the home of Thomas Poole.

Right of the Westminster Bank stands Manor Court, which was built as a merchant's house in 1550; in the upper rooms, some ceilings still retain their fine plasterwork decoration.

Across the road large trees obscure the front of Montague House, whilst on this side, pollard trees mark the edge of the road and in the foreground a thick green hedge can be seen in front of The Elms

St Anne's Church tower is visible behind the handsome Stepping Stones House. The stepping stones themselves look less serviceable now, but there is also a footbridge today.

Panama-hatted Tom Roe, 'Dealer in Worn-out Horses' (perhaps a grand name for a rag and bone man), clip-clops his way down the Skipton Road through Keighley.

Walsh's Camp at Roman Bank is pictured here against the background of the Winthorpe housing estate; it is still there, but it has been updated and has many more caravans.

The goods sidings and the horse-drawn covered wagon complete this typical station scene. In the background rears Carn Brea, with its monument and castle.

The Huer's House is identical today, even down to the granite railing posts. Sited up on the headland near the harbour, this is where the huer waited to spot incoming pilchard shoals.

It later became part of Brighton College; Scott also designed its headmaster's house and chapel in the 1850s.

Kington was also once described as having a 'maze of narrow streets … where too many of the old houses have been refronted, but still have the attraction of a wildly irregular skyline'.

This curious old slate-hung house next to the church dates from 1638.

A few houses and chalets line the clifftop to ensure the best views.

Terraces of miners' houses form a triangle in Fore, Scorrier and Telegraph Streets. Here in Fore Street the shops include the post office and a hairdresser.

In this view from the pier virtually all the houses still survive, many now in a state of serious decay and others drastically altered.

The fine bay windows of this house have been filled in with concrete and adorned with graffiti, while other windows have been boarded up.

In this early view of the beach, there are already signs of local businesses capitalising on the new influx of visitors, with terraces of newly-built lodging houses and cheap hotels.

It was decided to house them somewhere so that they could be close to the Minster, but out of the way of trouble.

A horse-drawn omnibus can be seen in the distance in this Edwardian photograph.

The distinctive cafe now houses a hairdresser's shop.

This remarkable and historic view from high on the Houses of Parliament shows Queen Victoria's open landau leading the procession across Westminster Bridge.

This photograph of the town was taken from the tower of St Thomas's church at the top of the High Street, depicting an elegant mix of Georgian houses, bow-fronted cottages and covered shop fronts.

Mapledurham House - behind the trees - has been used as a film set in Inspector Morse mysteries, and also in the film 'The Eagle Has Landed'.

At this point it met the Oxford Canal; there used to be a small lock outside the house. This building is now British Waterways offices.