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More civic architecture here in the shape of Queensway Hall in Court Drive; in line for this era of betterment, the Hall is housing an improvement grant exhibition.

In the churchyard of All Saints' Church are the graves of Herbert Asquith, Liberal Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916, and Eric Arthur Blair, who may be better known as the novelist George Orwell.

Wallasey was very proud of its Corporation Transport Department, and would do anything to match or better Birkenhead's efforts.

Sad to say, nothing looks at neat and tidy as it did in 1955, but it looks a lot better than it did a couple of years ago.

Sad to say, nothing looks at neat and tidy as it did in 1955, but it looks a lot better than it did a couple of years ago.

There has been much rebuilding of this part of the High Street, none of it for the better, since the 1950s; continuity has been achieved only by the building at the far left, which is still

More modern infill is much better, and mostly in the more appropriate stone.

This view is not particularly attractive, because it shows the rear views of the properties on the right, which face the sea front, and are better seen from that direction.

The gables on the right mostly belong to the Blue Boar, one of the town's oldest inns and nowadays in a better state of repair than in the 1960s.

He designed it to face seawards, but turned the plans y 90 degrees when he realised the battering it would receive from the elements.

But the Exford smith is still carrying on his traditional business, although his forge has seen better days – the thatch has worn wafer thin and will soon be letting in water.

This is the west side of the market place; we have a better view of the church with its massive tower and noble parapets.

This is the west side of the market place; we have a better view of the church with its massive tower and noble parapets.

On the right is the 1000-year-old yew tree, which was battered by the great storm of January 1884, but still survives.

Hermitage Road was opened in 1875 to give the people of Hitchin better access to the railway station. The land was given by Frederick Seebohm, who owned the Hermitage Estate.

Woking should not be confused with Old Woking a mile south on the banks of the River Wey, a battered remnant of a medieval market town.

Here an 18th-century Oby drainage windmill near Acle wheezily turns its battered sails. The mill was built in 1753 and is the oldest standing windmill in the Broads, although now derelict.

Behind the camera is the Leicester- Nottingham railway line, with Swithland village, better known for its slate quarries, sited at the south end of the water.

A famous resident from the 12th century was Gerald de Barri, born here in 1146, and better known to us as Giraldus Cambrensis, the author of the 'Itinerary of Wales'.

It is in an ornate Renaissance style and better in the flesh than it looks in this photograph; it is still very fresh and hard-edged.

It was also lined by gruesome 1960s office blocks that replaced older and better buildings.

Arthur Hilliar did even better with Drove Cottage and its two acres, which he secured for £800. Both received a round of applause.

A heavy storm in 1877 battered the bridge, and we see it in its repaired state in photograph 36076 (above).

The Institute was opened in 1855 by Colonel Charles Townley; it was a haven for apprentices taking on night-school to further their careers, and for youngsters wanting to better themselves.