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Louth was a prosperous, compact market town serving a large area of the central Wolds.

Presiding over the town's broad High Street is the 120 feet high, pinnacle-topped tower of St James', which dates from the 15th century.

This photograph is elegant in every way, from the smartly dressed family in the foreground (who are in need of a pushchair or pram), to the pony and traps and elegant Georgian and Victorian buildings.

A few miles from the old port of Pwllheli, this small village on the side of the river Erch would seem to offer little to the passer-through; but a few houses, a church and a small shop offering anything

The village was developed by Mr McDougall of the flour company at the end of the 19th century as part of his estate, and Fairbourne has become a popular destination for holidaymakers from the Midlands

In the foreground there appears to be an event at the YMCA, and the general view over the municipal park shows another gathering in the gardens, perhaps related to the same event.

The church of All Saints at the east end of the village began as a chapel in 1847, increasing in size fifty years later.

In the early-1850s, an old soldier lived in Tunstall who, because he was a veteran of Wellington's army at Waterloo, went by the name of 'Waterloo'.

This lovely view of the Promenade looks north towards Hest Bank, with the Central Pier in the background.

Just north of Richmond are the remains of this old Norman castle. Inside the keep, the massive fireplaces needed to keep this rather desolate monument warm can still be seen.

Kirkgate (its name comes from the Danish words for 'church way') is seen here from the west end of the cathedral.

This is not the original Wesleyan church in Horsforth - it replaced a building of 1786.

The 13th-century church with its 15th-century tower stands on the north side of the square.

James Hargreaves was connected with Robert Peel through helping him to introduce mechanical processes at Brookside Mill, so it was appropriate that the James Hargreaves memorial should be unveiled in July

On the left is Hawkins the butchers, with an interesting mix of periods: the building is late 17th-century with early 18th- century re-front and extension.

Ellington lies on the present A14 road to the west of Huntingdon. At Domesday, the manor was held by the Abbot of St Benedict`s, Ramsey, and the parish had a population of about 150.

Little survives to the left of The Carlton Printing Works, nowadays Threshers wine merchants, and the shop-blinded two-storey building at the far left.

Kelly's Directory for 1898 lists the Parish Church as 'the church of St Michael, formerly All Saints, ...' so it is obvious that an incumbent and the Church council during the intervening period decided

The pinnacled and canopied Clock Tower, designed by Joseph Goddard in 1868, dominates the forefront of the photograph, while its four stoney local worthies, Simon de Montfort, William Wyggeston,

This is Wirral's tallest mill at 80 feet; it is constructed from materials salvaged from mills that had previously stood on the site.

Here we see boats from a variety of ports, including Hull and Penzance.

Burnt Oak will never be at the cutting edge of the tourist industry, but as we look north towards Edgware, we can see that the buildings on the left of this view are of some interest.

Born in Cambridge in 1882, Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs was undoubtedly the world's greatest cricket batsman of his time.

The street follows the course of the Roman road Ermine Street, and is typically without any sign of a bend.