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At No 11 next door to the Capital & Counties Bank (which later became the National Provincial Bank), is the hardware store of Miss Edith Annie Miller.

Jessop's department store on the right is another of Watson Fothergill's richly decorated buildings.

Lying close to the gardens in picture T121004, the bowling green is another representation of rest and recreation in an area surrounded by heavy industry.

Another derivation may be 'Dye Chy', a reference to a dyeing house, which was once located in the area; the Cornish 'chy' means house.

oldest almshouse in England, originally built to house, clothe and feed 'thirteen poor impotent men, so reduced in strength as rarely or never to be able to raise themselves without the assistance of another

Eckington is another north-east Derbyshire town which formerly depended on the collieries which surrounded it, but which now is finding a new focus as a commuter town for Chesterfield and Sheffield.

On the right is the Cliffe post office, with a pillar box outside. The Black Bull pub (centre) was another property of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch.

The Hope was one of the many inns and pubs that lined the course of the canal, at one time or another.

Polesworth has developed on both sides of the River Anker, with the original Saxon settlement on the north bank.

Lainson was both judge and winner of the architectural competition for the extension! The statue of Queen Victoria was erected to commemorate her Golden Jubilee in 1887.

Today, owing to the expense of replacing thatch, both cottages have slate roofs. Not far from here the River Meon passes by Exton church.

He also wrote the inscription on both the Baxter and Hill statues.

boats, which lie in an orderly way upon the mudflats awaiting the next high water, belie the fact that just a few years earlier, Newquay was a major port involved in handling a variety of cargoes for both

Bedford Street is another road that disappeared from the map following the blitz.

The pier, which is the only one of six along the Yorkshire coast to have survived, has just undergone a massive renovation in the hope that it will now survive at least another 100 years.

Another of Oxford's much-loved landmarks is the Hertford College Bridge, or the Bridge of Sighs as it is otherwise known.

Its close proximity to the Dorset border makes it an ideal place to stay for anyone exploring both counties.

In 1905 the council erected both entrance and pierhead buildings.

In 1999 Weobley was named the 'National Village of the Year' and, in order to celebrate both this and the Millennium that followed, a sculpture was erected in the garden area in the foreground of this

Notice particularly the pot plants on the porch of the nearby house, and also the horse droppings in the roadway.

Southend is not where one might expect to find Drake's famous ship. In fact, this is a full-sized replica, built in 1949 by twelve local mariners.

Southend is not where one might expect to find Drake's famous ship. In fact, this is a full-sized replica, built in 1949 by twelve local mariners.

Another is berthed on the opposite bank, identifiable by the wide, shallow hull and very high pennanted mast.

Here we see the lock itself, another busy scene. Only a few years earlier, every head would have been be-hatted.