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On the right is a statue of Richard Oastler, who fought against the use of child labour in the mills.

The triangular cutwaters were shaped thus so that at road level they created a pedestrian refuge in which people could stand as horses crossed the bridge.

Only a small part of Middle Row is seen here: No 12 at the east end, with Normans (Outfitters and Camping Equipment) occupying Mann's old premises.

This idyllic picture of the Brixham fishing fleet gives some idea of just how much the fishing industry dominated the town for hundreds of years.

Queen Victoria much admired the town of Dartmouth and its beautiful estuary, recording in her journal that '...the place is lovely, with its wooded rocks and church and castle at the entrance.

All Saints' Church contains a memorial to the Reverend Lyte, author of 'Abide With Me' and 'Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven'.

Ealing remains an attractive place to live and was, at the time this photograph was taken, a leading centre of the British film industry.

A haunting and unusual picture of a marching band at Frensham during the First World War. How many of these men came back by the end of the following year?

The war memorial, surmounted by the stag, which is the county symbol, stands at the junction of St Andrews Street and Fore Street.

It was during the Victorian era that Southsea estab- lished itself as a fashionable holiday resort for the mid- dle classes.

In recent years, the buildings at the far end of the street have been joined by a section which forms an archway.

Aveton Gifford (pronounced Auton, meaning the settlement on the Avon) stands at the head of the estuary.

The 17th-century historian Sir John Oglander remarked in his famous work that 'I knew when there were not three or four houses at Cowes'.

Here farmers were once required to pay for the right to take their livestock across this bridge. At least the people of Newport were apparently exempt from the payment of tolls.

The origins of the Judges Chair, sometimes called the Druids Chair (although there were no druids on the moor), are vague.

Known today for its massive castle (begun in 1285), one of Edward I's chain of fortresses built to subdue the Welsh, this town on the shore of the Menai Strait at the mouth of the River Seiont is now staunchly

At the head of Silver Street stands the 15th century hexagonal Poultry Cross. There were once three other market crosses in Salisbury: Barnwell, Cheese and Wool.

Before the days of a piped water supply, the well to the left would be the focus of a village life well known to the little boy standing at the doorway just beyond it.

The bakery of Mr Christmas stands at the junction of Kennel Lane and Church Road, to the right. The shop on the right is that of Boyce the fishmongers.

Up to the reign of Henry VI Stourbridge was called Bedcote, not taking its present name until 1454.

On the right, Pearson Bros, Farmer's music store, TN Parr's pork shop and the Cavendish furniture store were well- established businesses.

At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.

The Roman road from the bridge over the Wye at Chepstow ran through what is now the racecourse, which stands on land formerly belonging to the Clay family of Piercefield House.

The lovely red sandstone Caldy parish church was opened on 1 November 1907 and dedicated to the Resurrection and All Saints.