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Looking along the High Street past the beleaguered Burton Memorial, one would see little change today in the buildingscape.

This is the main shopping area of the town; the architecture matches the period of rapid development after the railway arrived.

On the right of the photograph is the 15th-century God's House Tower, formerly the south-east gate of the old town and one of the earliest artillery fortifications in Europe.

Bath Street curves away northwards from the Square and its junction with the High Street.

A water mill has stood here since Norman times, but this red brick corn mill dates from the early 1800s.

A scattered village on a hilltop in the centre of Sussex. Friendly societies began here at the Five Bells Inn in 1782.

Tenby was described thus in a Victorian guidebook of 1895: 'Tenby stands on a tongue of limestone rock, ending in a green promontory, which is crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly

Tenby was described thus in a Victorian guidebook of 1895: 'Tenby stands on a tongue of limestone rock, ending in a green promontory, which is crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly

The Marine Lake covered what had been fifty acres of wet sand, which was one of the favourite haunts of sand yacht enthusiasts.

Aberdour in the Kingdom of Fife, lies between Burntisland and Dalgety Bay, just across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh.

The size of the Looe Hotel in Fore Street reflects the growing tourist industry, which was stimulated at Looe by a railway branch that had been connected to the main line system just seven years before

The camera looks north across the Golders Green Road/North End Road crossing.

This was originally a terrace of very large houses built by Edward Welby Pugin. They failed to sell, and the terrace was converted to a hotel in 1869. In 1873, Pugin was bankrupted.

The church of St Margaret was rebuilt in 1852 and has a tower dating from 1507, which is just visible through the trees. The Pigeon House is a medieval yeoman's house.

As well as excursions up the Fal, ferries operated to Flushing and St Mawes Castle. Larger excursion steamers were employed on runs to the Lizard and Penzance.

The Marine Lake covered what had been fifty acres of wet sand, which was one of the favourite haunts of sand yacht enthusiasts.

This pond with its island is a most attractive feature in the outer part of the town. While it is somewhat municipalised nowadays, it is very ancient.

This old coaching inn is one of many in Daventry which stood on the London to Holyhead turnpike.

Shaw developed as part of Crompton and by the early 1900s it had 29 spinning mills.

This village stands on the south-west edge of the Isle of Ely. In the 17th century the fens around Sutton were drained by farmers with the help of wind pumps.

Seaside bustle on the promenade, built as the old Upper Walk between the town and the Cobb Harbour in 1817; it is now known as Marine Parade.

In thirty years, this scene would be reinterpreted to become the Broadway. Gone would be the village pump, the pond and the water splash.

This village of great beauty is said to be the most photographed in Hertfordshire.

Now around to the south-west side of Glastonbury, where Wearyall Hill lies between the town and the river Brue. The name is a corruption of 'Wirral Hill', a deer-park established by the Abbots.