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We are looking eastwards back down the street. The centre house with two-storeyed mullion windows is 16th-century. Note the excellent thatch.

An extensive view down the valley of Great Langdale, with Harrison Stickle (2,403ft) and Gimmer Crag prominent on the skyline.

We are looking down the main street of the charmingly-named hamlet of Appletreewick in Wharfedale, with the prominent 1,550ft fell of Simon's Seat in the background.

She made regular trips up and down the Bristol Channel in the early 1960s, but she was damaged in 1967, and it was considered uneconomical to repair her.

This view is looking down Gravel Hill. This is a quiet mid-afternoon picture, deserted save for workmen re-fitting the shopfront to the post office on the left.

Here a lady can be seen trying to coax a child down the steps to the beach.

This view was taken looking west down Gold Street from in front of All Saints' Church. Boots the Chemists have now left County Chambers on the opposite corner.

The palace was accidentally burnt down by General Hawley's troops in 1746.

The Red Lion Hotel, on the right of the picture, gives its name to the square in the centre of the village, now dominated by traffic in a one-way system.The two cyclists meandering down the middle

Hundreds of houses in old Taunton were torn down during Victorian times and throughout the 20th century, particularly in the aftermath of the First World War.

Peaslake has had its fair share of colourful residents down the years. These have included yeoman farmers, gipsies, smugglers, and the Victorian gentry.

Runcorn is now the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, but there was a time when it continued down a massive flight of locks to connect with the Mersey and the Ship Canal.

There is not much traffic - a car and a motorcycle with pillion passenger - in this view of the road running down from Dunmail Raise into Grasmere.

We are at the foot of the Downs, with fine views nearby. Holy Trinity Church was built in 1866 in the Decorated style, on the site of a medieval church.

The rustic bridge, now rather more plain, points the path towards Panorama rocks, from where visitors could complete their circular tour of southern Ilkley, down Heber's Ghyll, passing the Chalybeate springs

The stately council offices reflect 1930s ideas of grandeur, and the pylon reminds us that the river and the power station are not far down the road.

In this view the original hospital buildings show the stripped-down classicism used for the 1930s main block.

Mechanization might well have reached market traders, but down on the farm things were different. Here a sled is being put to good use during haymaking near Hawes.

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.

Further down are Woolworth's and Dewhurst Butchers.

The Slaughter brook runs down the middle of this village - one of the loveliest in the county, despite its ugly name.

We can see the tiny River Brennand running down to join the Whitendale River to make the River Dunsop, which gives the town its name.

Main Street c1955 Victorian visitors had a number of inns to choose from when seeking sustenance in the town, some acting as fully-fledged hotels.

Cosily tucked away in a fold of the sandstone hills south-east of Godalming, Mare Lane leads to the highest point of the Down at Hydons Ball, where it reaches 593 feet.