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This magnificent stone bridge was built in the early 1800s to replace another that was washed away in the floods of 1797.

St Mary's is another restored Norman church. Dating from around 1200, additions were made in the 1400s; a transept was demolished at that time. Restorations were made by John Colson in 1862.

Another great Nonconformist preacher dominates the Square at the opposite end of the High Street to John Bunyan.

The Swan Inn advertises 'Good Accommodation for Cyclists', and another sign offers 'Horse and Trap or Wagonette for Hire'. Cycling would have been hard going on the rough roads.

Both the 800-tonne Swing Aqueduct and the swing road bridge have been opened to allow the passage of a steamer on the MSC.

Another two pennies bought a bus ride back to New England'.

It was thanks to the generosity of cotton manufacturer William Atkinson that Southport got a Free Library and Art Gallery; he paid for both of them.

This village was once on the Darlington to Richmond railway line before its closure in 1969. The once thriving mill closed in 1947, and the Manor House, later used as a brewery, went in 1956.

By 1821 the population had passed the 850 mark; the church had both a rector (Rev Richard Lacy) and a curate (Rev Benjamin Birkitt).As well as village constable, blacksmith, and millwright, there

The Bower House on the left is quintessentially a Sussex- style house with its attractive tile-hung upper elevation and small dormer windows in the roof space.

This view is flanked on the left by the shop front of Greenwoods chemist's and druggist's shop.

Both railways served quarries, mines and the china clay industry.

He also, it must be said, made a fortune from the slave trade, both for himself and for the city of Liverpool, where there is a street named after him.

One Victorian landlord, Edwin Snow, rests in the nearby churchyard with his baby daughter - both died within a few months of each other.

National Trust land extends along the cliffs in both directions.

It seems as though the photographer was the centre of attention, as both ladies (left) are smiling for the camera.

The building on the left was home to the offices of the East Suffolk Gazette, with the ground floor taken up as a shop.

It was the home of the Chamberlain family, who had an impact on both the development of Birmingham and the history of Britain; the headquarters of Warwickshire County Cricket Club; and the site of

Back towards the Market Hall we have another view of the King's Arms, the left hand part and the chimneys dating from the 1936 remodelling.

Another older pub, the Fishing Boat, dates from 1840. There is no pier here, but East Runton attracts people who prefer quieter beaches and country scenery.

Besides a devastating fire, the original village of Cockerham also experienced flooding from the River Cocker, another reason to move to higher ground.

Here we have another view of the White Bull Hotel, with Thomas, the grocer's, J N Kelley, and G L Owen the newsagent's nearby. A weekly farmers' market is held in the Square.

The climb to the pass of Nick o' Pendle is another favourite.

Local dry stone walling, brick and Swithland slate are all here in abundance, as the road drops down from Maplewell Hall to the village centre.