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The date 1960 is inscribed on the side of the bridge, which is now a fixed bridge with rolled steel joists and a wooden deck.

This view looks north from above the Memorial Park, with the huge Facit New Mill on the right. Built of Accrington brick, it replaced a mill demolished in 1904.

Just to the left of All Saints' Church the Railway Bridge can be clearly seen standing where Queen Ethelfleda's castle was built to control and watch the Runcorn Gap and protect her kingdom

The road through the Hough towards Wilmslow snakes into the murky distance, while in the foreground are the swing boats in the field of the cottage, a favourite venue for Sunday school outings

The Carrs are part of the meadow land along the River Bollin that once provided pasture land for Wilmslow`s residents.

However, a few months later the Archbishop of York ordered the scheme abandoned on the grounds that 'it would not be desirable to proceed for some years to come'.

It was erected on the site of the old Mixed Cloth Hall, which was opened in 1756.

The apron, or uniform, on the lady in our photograph reminds us that these almshouses were also referred to as Waddington Hospital.

At this time, local industry was closing down; Bacup, which was off the beaten track, was looking for residents to commute to work in Burnley, Manchester or other towns.The town stands on the young

Facing us in the distance is Barnett's the fishmonger's, a local business in the Market Place of long standing - it closed in 2000.

The garage in the centre of the photograph has been demolished to make way for a new post office and convenience store, but the building in the foreground, the Cosey Social Club, still remains

It was formed as a hollow in the ground filled with melted ice at the end of the Ice Age. There were many such hollows, but most of them have long since dried out.

An unusual view of the Abbey Gateway—in the centre—and the bridge over the Cornmill Stream, a tributary of the River Lea, with people relaxing around the broken walls.

On the right-hand side is The Golden Cross Hotel, rebuilt in 1932 on the site of one of Bromsgrove`s oldest coaching inns.

Recent archaeological investigations by The National Trust have revealed an arc of at least 15 stones buried in the circle itself.

A boy appears to be sitting for the photographer, perhaps wanting to lead him in to reveal some of the caves' secrets.

By 1903, the Red Lion, seen on the far left, has replaced a row of fishermen's cottages, but those beyond mostly survive, one being now The Old Harbour House Tea Rooms.

Wellington, about ten miles south-west of Taunton at the foot of the Blackdown Hills, is an attractive market town with its focus where South, Fore and High Streets meet.

This view is taken from the railway bridge on Brunel's Great Western Railway line from Paddington to Bristol, opened in 1841.

There has been a hostelry on this site for many centuries, but this version was originally built to cater for the navigators who built the canal.

Set back from the A66, the King's Arms with its stables and courtyard to the rear was once a coaching- house serving travellers on the Penrith to Darlington turnpike, a route linking the

The central lamp standard dates from 1873: the globe is supported by fishes and surmounted with the crown and arrows of St Edmund, to whom the church is dedicated.

Lying in the valley of the Severn, the town does not seem particularly Welsh. Its original name was 'Pool', with the 'Welsh' prefix added to distinguish it from Poole in Dorset.

The No 14 bus chugs up Dee View Road from Heswall Village, passing the Dee View Inn on the right, which stands on the junctions of Dee View Road, The Mount and Dawstone Road.