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A Celtic cross was chosen by the village for their war memorial.

The elegance of the pier was echoed by the broad streets of the town, which were built to resemble fine boulevards.

After being destroyed by the Danes in 867, Whitby was not refounded until 1078, when the Benedictines began building their abbey.

It was surveyed by the celebrated engineer John Rennie. The lock gates, through which 944 vessels passed in 1846, were concreted up in 1949.

In our post-industrial age you can now follow the same road out of Risca to the Dan-y-Graig nature reserve, which is situated on land given to the Gwent Wildlife Trust by the Risca

It is a replica of the ancient Ruthwell Cross, and was placed here in 1892 by the efforts of Canon Rawnsley, one of the founders of the National Trust.

The Town Council has its office here, and it also contains Whitby Museum, renowned for its collection of extant fossils, which is run by the Literary and Philosophy Society, colloquially

The rebuilding of All Saints' church in the 15th century was largely funded by the Brownes, a family of wealthy wool merchants.

The monument was erected in 1823 by the local lord of the manor.

The charmingly rustic stone lion at the left has been replaced by a corner turret and all the buildings are now shops, many of which have been rebuilt, but the view is still terminated by the Jubilee Clock

It continued in this capacity until 1969, when it became a training centre for British Leyland, and it was later used as a marketing institute and conference centre by the Rover Group.

Lexden Terrace (centre) was built in the Georgian style in 1843 by the builder and developer Captain John Rees.

The visitor may well be struck by the quality and preservation of the details of the carving of so many of the tombstones in the churchyard both here and in many nearby churches.

His estate was confiscated by the Crown and later given to Margaret Tudor and her husband the Earl of Lennox.Their son married Mary, Queen of Scots.

The setting south-eastwards from the Mill Pond includes tenements in former Church Farm (left) and cottages on Church Hill (centre), though those below Wyvern Cottage have since been replaced by the

In 1909 it was rebuilt by the County Council. The shop in the picture is now a house called the Store House.

By the Victorian age, hundreds of ships were trading in and out of Lyme every year.

By the 1950s, Bournemouth was at the height of its popularity and one of the most prosperous towns in England, as this view of the town centre shows.

The off-licence on the corner of Lackford Road and Station Parade no longer sells Watney`s ales, and currently remains empty with a chartered architect`s name by the door.

Ashtead stands beside the Rye, a tributary of the Mole, and judging by the signs for the tea gardens and a 'cyclist`s rest', passing trade on the Leatherhead to Epsom road was much sought-after

The sign on the chimney breast reveals that the Compasses was once owned by the Surrey Public House Trust - a firm that owned a number of hostelries and hotels in the county.

By the late 19th century the mackerel boat had developed into a two-masted fully decked craft up to 50ft in length.

It was built in 1837, just in time for the boom in tourism created by the new railways.

By the end of the Great War the town had lost many of its young men—they had marched away past the Steamer Hotel along Dock Street to the railway station.