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Rising to 1433 feet, the boss of Kestor serves as a prominent landmark with its outlying granite rocky basin, as seen when approaching from Chagford.

The distinctive water tower, in Park Lane, constructed in 1931-2, is one of Tilehurst's most famous landmarks and can be seen from miles around.

Cod and ling laid out on the quayside create a great deal of interest. Behind the man on the cart is William Old's hairdressing establishment.

It is a quarter of a century after the above photograph , and there is absolutely no change to note - apart from the vehicle, that is.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan when the town was a popular Victorian spa complete with pump room and baths.

In the foreground is the castellated bulk of the prison. The old Calton burial ground just beyond is where the philosopher David Hume is buried.

The width of the pathway in this photograph compared with the width today shows how much further east the choir was rebuilt in the 1960s

This view of the path into Stamford from Station Road shows the old George Bridge over the River Welland before it was replaced in 1978.

From this view of the crossroads, one can see The Redes on the left, and on the right, Japonica Cottage, which housed Netherbury Post Office.

With a bustle of children and hardly an adult in sight, this shows that there was little need in 1901 to watch out for traffic!

The delightful steam boat is the 'Maid of Athens'. A trip round Waterloo lake was 2d for adults and 1d for children.

This red-brick Georgian house, with bay windows and surmounted by a small white cupola, was coveted by the author Charles Dickens ever since he was a boy living at Chatham; he often passed it on long

The Lincoln Co-op (centre left) is no longer located here, but in a more modern store at the other end of the village. There are very few shops along the canal side now.

Since 1958 when the first shops began opening, Basildon town centre has been the home for a whole host of differing consumer needs.

The Lincoln Co-op (centre left) is no longer located here, but in a more modern store at the other end of the village. There are very few shops along the canal side now.

This red-brick Georgian house, with bay windows and surmounted by a small white cupola, was coveted by the author Charles Dickens ever since he was a boy living at Chatham; he often passed it on long

This is a close-up of the many and varied shops that graced Fishergate just a year after the first Preston Guild of the 20th century.

The village school is an integral part of a rural community, allowing children to be educated close to home. Older youngsters often have to go further afield to complete their education.

Another view of the Market Place, but this time from the opposite direction to photograph No 31073. The first grant for a weekly market was given by King John in 1196.

Upstream from the docks, the river which flows through Ipswich is called the Gipping (hence the Saxon origins of the town's name - Gippeswic). Clearly, the prospects for rowing here look good.

It was built on land given by the 5th Lord Braybrooke of Audley End House, and cost £5,504 to build.

These ruins stand between the cathedral and the River Severn and are those of the monks' reredorter, or lavatories, conveniently sited to enable the drains to discharge straight into the river.

This is a charming piece of old Kent. Note the typical Kentish architecture - hung tiles and a hipped roof - and the big conservatory and the round oast house to the right.

Henry Bell, the pioneer of steam navigation in Europe, is buried in the churchyard at Rhu. In 1812 Bell launched the steamboat 'Comet' on the Clyde, where it operated until 1820.