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The station was decommissioned by British Rail and was saved and restored by the children and teachers of the local school, who still continue to run the ticket office as part of their 'work experience

The 'Paris' was a three-funnelled passenger liner. It was one of the first twin-screw ships to grace the north Atlantic run. The

The harbour was begun in 1817, and ever since has been the principal terminus of the Holyhead run. The

Another important source of income for the locals was smuggling.

Milton Street forms one of the main commercial areas of Saltburn, and is characterised by some fascinating glazed canopies across the shop fronts that survive to this day.

Old Warden is best known nowadays for the Shuttleworth Collection of vintage aircraft and other vehicles.

The crews of several Lowestoft-registered trawlers take advantage of low water to carry out maintenance on the hulls of their vessels. Note that the capstan fires are kept lit.

Here we see the approach across the narrow stone causeway which crossed the fosse. The keep was positioned in such a way as to command this entrance.

Scarborough Castle, on the skyline, once stood 100 ft tall, with walls 12 ft thick; the keep was positioned in such a way so as to command the approach to the causeway leading to the castle.

Scarborough Castle, on the skyline, once stood 100 ft tall, with walls 12 ft thick; the keep was positioned in such a way so as to command the approach to the causeway leading to the castle.

This is a section of the Trent and Mersey Canal lying to the west of the village. On the other side of the village is the famous Anderton Boat Lift, which was built in 1875 by E Leader Williams.

When Harlech was built, the sea lapped around the base of the rocky crag upon which it stands. At sea level there was the water gate, which allowed the fortress to be reinforced or supplied by ship.

Epsom Downs with its close-cropped turf and easy access from London was the place for it.

It was already happening in the 1980s, when Royal Mail cleared the wharves on the south side of the river at Kingston and developed the largest mechanised letter office in the United Kingdom.

The horse-drawn trams were a long-established feature of the city, and the system was still being extended up the Cregagh and Anderstown Roads.

The roads were kept in a good state of repair, enabling high speeds to be maintained by the best of coaches.

In the late 1700s, Bass (after whom the Bass Strait is named) had been apprenticed to Mr Francis who had premises in Strait Bargate, probably on part of the site now covered by Oldrids.

Upper Rushall Street and Peal Street running north and south from the bottom of the church steps indicate ancient routes to Lichfield and Wednesbury.

This watery way running through the village is where the stream was diverted to run along the road specifically to wash the wheels of carts and wagons and the feet of the horses.

This is Avoncliff, with the aqueduct running over the river and railway at Avoncliff Halt. This part of the canal has been recently restored.

These immaculately thatched cottages still exist, although they are rather run-down nowadays. Today the three villages of South, Middle and North Littleton all virtually run into each other.

The Old Ouse river runs through both Upwell and Outwell, the next village downstream.

This is Avoncliff, with the aqueduct running over the river and railway at Avoncliff Halt. This part of the canal has been recently restored.

Here the River Somer runs along the middle of the High Street, flowing over small weirs known as 'flashes'. It emerges from under the Island in the Square and runs down to Radstock.