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At the time of our photo, its three echelons included ABC Wallpapers, Forbuoys newsagents and Robinson Rentals at the bottom; Peter's gents' hairdressing and Hart's store in the middle; and offices for

Cromwell's family farmed at Slepe Hall in St Ives, but by all accounts they were not particularly successful at it; they were even thought to have contemplated emigrating to America at one point.

Guests were always welcome at hydropathic establishments, even when they were not taking water treatments.

Cornwall's cathedral city is at the centre of a mining district and sits comfortably in a broad valley, at the junction of the rivers Kenwyn and Allen.

As well as being a market town, Ormskirk has a long association with the Earls of Derby who lived at Knowsley Hall.

A much earlier bridge was replaced by this one in 1853; at that time, the harbour was being improved for the export of copper ore and import of coal.

Carlisle and Sons' delivery van waits at the level crossing near Silecroft Station on the west coast route between Barrow and Workington, which opened to traffic in 1848.

Almost in Gloucestershire, Bushley lies but a couple of miles from Tewkesbury.

At the beginning of the 20th century a room at the Queen's Hotel cost 4s a night, breakfast 3s and dinner 5s.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Kenilworth was a small town with about 4,500 inhabitants.

This view shows St Ives' smallest beach bursting at the seams at a time when beach holidays were at the height of their popularity.

Miners' cottages overlook the buildings and railway lines associated with the colliery at Cwmtillery, which opened in 1850.

Though Dr Boddington was most famous for his work with TB patients, he also cared for mentally ill patients at Driffold House Asylum at the corner of Wyndley Lane and The Driffold.

There are various family portraits inside the castle, some of them dating back to the Wars of the Roses.

In an area that once relied on agriculture and fishing, thatched cottages were once a common sight.

At one stage, there were piers at both St Anne's and its close neighbour, Lytham. The latter's pier, however, was pulled down in 1960.

The white-framed door towards the left, by the direction sign, belonged to the offices of Martin & Stratford, surveyors, auctioneers and estate agents.

Carlisle and Sons' delivery van waits at the level crossing near Silecroft Station on the west coast route between Barrow and Workington, which opened to traffic in 1848.

A top-hatted and frock-coated gentleman surveys the garden front of Haddon Hall.

As well as being a market town, Ormskirk has a long association with the Earls of Derby who lived at Knowsley Hall.

MAIN ROAD c1965 A monastery stood at Hanbury in Anglo- Saxon times, when the land came into the possession of the Church at Worcester.

This was one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city. At one end was the Caledonian Railway station, where trains could be caught for Oban, Perth and the north; at the other was St Enoch Station.

Charles I visited the castle after his defeat at the hands of the New Model Army at Naseby on 14 June 1645, arriving on 3 July from Abergavenny.

At least the students here did not suffer the timetable imposed upon the Grammar School by Dr Magnus. He recommended that the school day should begin at 6.00?am and go on till 9.00?