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The advent of the motor carriage did not prevent the hotel advertising the stables at the back of this famous coaching hotel.

At the end of the 3rd century a disastrous fire brought the Palace to an end. It was not until 1960 that the laying of a water main brought about its discovery.

The small beach to the left is at Prechers Rock.

St John's Church at Paignton originally dated from the 12th century, but was rebuilt three hundred years later. It is said to stand on the site of a Bronze Age burial mound.

On the canal near Bratch Locks.The canal is narrow; the maximum dimensions for watercraft are 70ft x 7ft x 3ft draught, with headroom of just 7ft, 6in.

At that time there were no conservation laws, and anything that was in the way of progress was destroyed.

This lodge was built in 1831 after an outbreak of cholera in the area, so as to protect the officer cadets. Today, the gates are permanently closed, for security reasons.

Stebbing, strung out along a mile-long road, has a fine collection of old buildings: the house with the leaning frontage is late 15th-century, the other cottages slightly later.

The west wing of the original old hall at Holker, home of the Preston family since the 16th century, was destroyed by fire in 1871.This sumptuous rebuilding, supervised by the seventh Duke of Devonshire

The brand-new tower of the Town Hall can be seen above the far shops in North End, which today is a pedestrianised road.

The idea that the celebration of Queen Victoria's jubilee should include an exhibition featuring Manchester's business, commerce, and industry was first discussed in 1886.

Punting is and was a very popular pastime, and anyone, not only students, can hire a punt.

The wonderfully-titled 'Bardelys the Magnificent' was showing at The Scala when this photograph was taken.

At the northern end of the Staffs and Worcester Canal, an unusual pleasure boat conversion heads towards Wolverhampton. The narrow section is a solid aqueduct over the river Trent.

We are now right on the border - part of the inn is in Hampshire. The name of the inn comes from two stagecoaches, 'The Fly' and 'The Bull', which plied the road.

Industry came early to Rugeley. There was a forge in the area by 1273, and glassmaking was well established by the early 14th century.

This is the third of four bridges in this area. The furthermost crosses a ruined leat, a channel carrying water to a nearby mill.

This view looks from the Mansion House balcony to the Bank of England.

This view looks north up Portobello market in Notting Hill's Portobello Road. To the left is Elgin Crescent, and on the right is Colville Terrace.

A closer view (taken at the same time) of the timber-framed buildings in the High Street which have now disappeared. The bridge over the Avon is in the distance.

Pilgrims came from all over the world to pay homage at the Shrine of St Swithun, a former Winchester Bishop.

The harbour at Padstow originally belonged to Bodmin Priory and has had many celebrated visitors, none more so, perhaps, than Sir Walter Raleigh, who used it frequently when he was Lord Warden of the Stannaries

The central bus terminus on the Boulevard stands outside the railway station, from where this photograph was taken.

These cottages stand at the top of Pack Hill, near its junction with Church Road and Mayfield, in Upper Wanborough. The Cottage Shop was once a shoemaker's premises.