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Designed by Henry Edward Kendall in 1839, and situated to the west of Cockfosters Underground station, this stock brick church was financed by the Bevan family who owned Trent Park, and whose origins were

There was a time when cinema censorship was at a local level, usually performed by the watch committee.

A new town was laid out from 1876 by the Earl of Scarbrough; in 1881 it acquired a splendid pier, seen here and unrecognisable to the modern visitor.

In 1977 it was replaced by the Itchen toll bridge. The Vickers Supermarine factory was nearby; here the Spitfire, designed by R J Mitchell, was built.

This picture was probably taken soon after the end of the Second World War, judging by the Food Office sign on the right of the picture.

The parish church, St Michael's, with its fine octagonal tower, occupies the north side of the Market Place, which is effectively bisected by the through road to Frome.

It incorporates a medieval tower, seen here to the left, which would have been used by the townsfolk as a place of refuge during the days of border warfare.

It could be a sign of the times that Curtis & Co on the corner by the arch no longer sell shoes; the premises are presently occupied by an estate agent.

Launceston Castle is of the classic motte and bailey design: a high central tower stands on a mound surrounded by the bailey defences.

By the look of the boarding plank and the amount of seating, he is more likely to be a ferryman.

Particularly distinctive is the row of 'cushion huts' used by the various boat owners, so-called because their primary purpose was for the storage of the boat cushions when they were not in use.

The mistake was repeated by the poet John Keats, who referred to the stones as 'a dismal cirque of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor'.

The first castle here was built by the Normans, and rebuilt by Edward I. It was captured by Owain Glyndwr in 1404 and recaptured by Prince Henry in 1408.

There is now a small porch by the doorway. The small slate-hung building on the right stands between Pudding Bag Lane and Fish Street, but was swept away in the 1930s to widen access to the latter.

The Lickey Hills were declared a royal hunting forest in the 11th century, but they were sold by the Crown to the Earl of Plymouth in 1682.

Although once very wealthy, the abbey was in a state of severe decline by the 1530s, and was thus an obvious target for the Dissolution in 1539.

Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, is situated where the limestone ridge is cut through by the River Witham.

The 1819 churchwardens took no chances: it was built inland, the original medieval one having been washed away by the sea.

Almost swallowed up by the caravan sites to the east that merge Mablethorpe with Sutton on Sea, Trusthorpe clings to some independence.

This time, a poster advertises a concert party given by the Mahatmas. This scene has changed a great deal over the past few years with the new Exmouth dockland development.

Dominating this view is the classical portico of the London Pavilion, one wing of which was occupied by the Piccadilly Restaurant. Here the well-heeled flocked to dine.

It passed into the hands of the Neville family, and Richard came here to be tutored by the Earl of Warwick, whose daughter Anne he later married.

Nine years later it was almost demolished, but was saved by the mayor's casting vote.

During the Wars of the Roses Bamburgh was besieged by the Yorkists in 1461 and again in 1464. The latter siege was conducted by Edward IV, who deployed two large cannon.