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How many of these men came back wounded to be cared for at Frensham Military Hospital, based at a large mansion, Frensham Heights?

The following morning the officer was telling the Mayoress that he and his men would protect her, when news came of the imminent arrival of Prince Charles Edward and his army.

The Bridgewater Canal was built solely for the transportation of freight but so many people came to see it that a passenger service was soon started between Warrington and Manchester.

As more and more injured men came back from the front, a larger hut hospital was built on the playing fields of King's and Clare Colleges, with 'open-air' wards such as this one housing the patients.

Now called the Crown and Sandys Arms, it has a dubious claim to fame - a pop group called the Quarrymen once came here to perform, only to be thrown out because they were 'too scruffy'.

This is the 'Jose Neville', the first motor lifeboat to be used at Caister: she came into service in 1941.

So many hop pickers came to the Paddock Wood area that a hospital called the Little Hoppers Hospital was built in the late 19th century.

This well-known house takes its name from the Scandinavian ships that came up to Perran Wharf to discharge timber for the tin and copper mines many years ago.

Cobles came in all lengths from 10ft to 40ft, and usually carried a single large lug sail, but the rig could, and did, vary.

At the bottom of Wells Hill we can see the railway station, which came with the Bath and Bristol line in 1874, succeeding a canal and tramway for carrying coal.

The nameless, faceless gypsies came and went, selling their wares wherever they travelled.

Design and materials would be mostly 1870 by Street, and Pevsner claims it is not a church that could contribute to his fame.

After the railway came to the nearby town of Dorking, and also Gomshall, in the 19th century, Holmbury became a desirable place to live.

With its new-found status came the trappings: pump room, assembly rooms, even London retailers - who opened for the season, took the money and ran.

The Green c1955 We are looking across Newick's green from the pump towards the Bull Inn, famed at one time for the annual sports- man's suppers staged by Thomas Baden- Powell, cousin of the founder

The presence of the mount contributed to the growth of nearby Marazion, which flourished in its shadow and catered for the many pilgrims who came to the Benedictine priory which was built on the summit

This was the start of the famous Felsted School, which rose to the height of its fame in the 19th century under its headmaster W S Grignon.

In 1908 the CWS came to Birtley, where it opened a tinplate works.

In this view of the Market Place, the vehicles in the car park are typical of the period, and the van in the centre probably came from RAF Chilmark nearby.

It was to here that Mary Queen of Scots and Henry, Lord Darnley came following their marriage in July 1565.

After the 1930s the next blow to the Woollen District came in the 1960s with the import of cheap Italian heavy-woollen skirtings and coatings.

The water came gushing from a grotto in the middle of the village.

Once famed for bluebells, Nicky Nook remains a favourite part of the countryside, within easy reach of Garstang.

This was the famed 'village which never saw the sun'.