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Overlooking the water, the town's war memorial, styled as a 7th-century Celtic cross, was designed by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley, whose work appears in many of the area's churches

By the mid-1950s, Leek had become a major centre for the knitwear industry: three-quarters of all the scarves worn in the UK were said to have been manufactured in the town.

The manor of Bamford was owned by the de Bamford family from the 13th century until 1816, when it was sold to Joseph Fenton of Crimble.

The first ferry was established in 1178 by the baron who owned Halton Castle on the southern side of the estuary.

The view looks north-westwards from a peninsula that is rounded off by the great stone walls of the Nothe Fort.

Nearby are the famous Ness Botanic Gardens, maintained by the University of Liverpool

Admired by a lady sitting in the area later to be occupied by the National Museum stands the City Hall, a year after the bestowal of Cardiff's city status.

The only person on the street is a girl holding a baby by the house opposite the barn.

It had been replaced by the 1960s.

The shelter below the tower was also used for performances by the band. The statue is Wales's National Monument to Prince Albert, and was unveiled in 1865.

Only three miles from Larne, and hard by the Lough, there was the complete rustic setting of winding streams and picturesque ruins.

At this time only some 10 per cent of the county's agricultural land was in the hands of owner-occupiers; the majority was still controlled by the great estates.

Over to the right, the Cross Keys had been superseded by the Regent Theatre. Chelmsford was considered something of a theatre-loving town at this time.

Around 350 years before this tranquil scene was captured, horses like these would have been ridden around the village by the knights of King Henry VIII.

It was commissioned from James Forsyth by the Earl of Dudley, and was displayed at the Paris Exhibition in 1867 before being installed in its present position.

On shore it was the Blackpool Tower, closely followed by the big wheel.

Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, they set up business in a former silk mill in Sheep Street. To this day the town remains a centre of fine craftsmanship.

The Chinese-style tea-room above the promenade has changed too, being replaced in 1902 by the Mount Pavilion, to which a clock was subsequently added commemorating those killed during the First World War

A competition produced this French Renaissance style building, which was submitted by the Manchester architects, Smith, Woodhouse and Wiloughby.

In the centre stand good examples of cottages thatched with Norfolk reed, and beyond are roof pantiles brought over by the Dutch. The village store has a good range of gardening tools on display.

The Market Square, which we can partly see bottom left, is more open today, and is dominated by the Town Hall, built in 1838 by George Wilkinson.

Judging by the rows of sweet jars on display in E W Winfield's Cash Stores, it must have been a popular shop with the local youngsters.

Old Bridge Road c1955 The hilltop village of Bloxham has a striking parish church with an intricately designed late 14th-century tower and spire, possibly completed by the same masons who worked

It was built by Sir John Brownlow, using Lincolnshire's own superlative building stone, the Ancaster limestone, and was acquired from the seventh Lord Brownlow by the National Trust in 1984.