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Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

The village is tucked away in the Vale of Mawgan, five miles north-east of Newquay. The Falcon Inn stands at the bottom of the lane.

They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

We are on the Downs, just north of Seaford. The church of St Peter has a fine Norman font. Admiral Walker, who fought with Nelson, is buried here.

Two packed motorboats pass the beach chalets north of the Pier. Later, the chalets were to be rebuilt to face inland, as well as towards the sea.

North Wales has been a popular venue for the annual army camps for regulars and for the Territorial Army from around the turn of the 20th century.

Entering the town from Kelly Bray and the north, the road climbs towards the early 15th-century St Mary's church. Note the cobbled pavement on the right.

From the North (later Gaol) Gate to the East Gate ran the North Walls. The South Walls ran from the East Gate to the South (or Green) Gate.

The magnificent sweeping curve of the station at York, the railway city of the north. During excavations beneath the platforms, human remains from the Roman period were found.

A view showing clearly how Staithes stands on two sides of a beck, that to the right being in Cleveland and that to the left in North Yorkshire.

This is a well-known beauty spot on the north face of Haytor where the Becka Brook hurtles down to join the River Bovey.

Glen Helen is situated about two miles north of St John's, and was developed from 1850 onwards by a Mr Marsden who named the glen after his daughter.

The village school in Old Newton, just north of Stowmarket. This was an era when every village had its school - now of course, much consolidation has taken place.

This is the small village green at North End - note the pump. The entrance to the Meldreth Training School, run by the Spastics Society, is on the left.

Hunstanton's chief feature is its distinctive white and red banded cliffs, which rise from nothing at this point to a towering 30 metres just 300 metres further north.

This view is taken from outside the walls, looking north. The Sealed Knot stage re-enactments of the 1648 assault on Scarborough Castle with musket, pike and cannon.

Today the three villages of South, Middle and North Littleton all virtually run into each other.

This photograph shows the layout of Beverley well, with North Bar leading to the Market Place. It also reveals more detail of the west front of St Mary's Church.

Derwent Reservoir lies to the north of Edmundbyers. Not quite a crescent shape, it covers approximately four square miles and is the largest of several reservoirs in the county.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Thirsk was one of the posting stations serving the Great North Road; The Fleece was the main coaching inn.

Caversham Heights lies to the north of the Thames and began to expand up the valley slopes when Caversham became a fashionable suburb of Reading.

This photograph looks north along the High Street. As the main road from Norwich to London, it was a popular stopping off point for travellers in need of refreshment.

A panorama looking north over the town to Ireland's Eye. The island forms a natural breakwater to the harbour. The Martello tower is visible on the headland to the left.

Once a popular riverside haunt for the locals, Hog Island is now known as Piper's Vale, and is more remarkable today as the north-eastern end of the Orwell Bridge.