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The village of Hampstead Norris nestles in a shallow valley, the buildings dominated by the short broad tower of St Mary's church in the background.

The Short Brothers built the sheds, the administration blocks and a workers' village called Shortstown. It became an RAF base in 1936.

In November 1869, William T Gunner of Will Hall wrote in his diary: 'walked with Fred Crowley to see the site of his new house [Ashdell House, seen in this photograph]; he will be married shortly.'

Because of its very constricted site, St Helen's Church is immensely wide but relatively short.

After its conversion, The Aubreys was used for a short time as a holiday centre for children from Bethnal Green.

Church Lane runs north from the High Street towards its eastern end, with St Peter's Church a short way along it. The tower is 15th-century, but most of the rest was rebuilt in Victorian times.

Outside it has the characteristic long and short Saxon quoins. Odda died at Deerhurst and is buried in Pershore.

In 1955 a Phipps and Company tied house, the brewery merged shortly afterwards with the Northampton Brewery Company to become Phipps Northampton Brewery Company.

H P Farr, watchmaker and jeweller, took over the premises on the right shortly after the end of the Second World War, and he remained here until the mid 1960s.

Outside it has the characteristic long and short Saxon quoins. Odda died at Deerhurst and is buried in Pershore.

No need for the weekly trek to the supermarket and the massive loading of container-sized quantities of groceries into the car; just a short walk to collect what you need for a couple of days.

Each size slate has its own name, and terms in use in former times included duchesses, countesses, short wivetts, movedays and bachelors.

The shadow of Cheam Court in the foreground indicates that this photograph was taken shortly after noon on this summer's day.

Newport grew rapidly with the arrival of the Market Weighton canal in the 18th century; it was the final loading place before crossing a short distance to the Humber.

Opposite was Heath's Brewery, started by Charles Heath in 1778, shortly before coaching reached its peak. Coaching sharply declined after 1845 when the railway reached the edge of the town.

In this photograph the main road looks quiet, but traffic between Leicester and Loughborough would, in a few short years, build to a crescendo through the narrow streets.

Only one of the boys is wearing shorts; the other three are in jeans, which were becoming readily available at around 7s 6d a pair.

Walk a short distance from the hamlet and marvel at numerous waterfalls, disused pits and the course of the Roman road through Combs Wood.

Shortly afterwards, the open bowling green was fenced off.

Shortly afterwards it was uprooted by Tory

To the right is Church House, which shortly before this view was taken had ceased to be a farmhouse; the flint walls in front are remnants of its barns, retained as boundary walls.

For all its evocative name, Higher Bebington Road is quite short in length; it services Bebington High Sports College, the Higher Bebington recreation ground and the local branch of Wirral

Of the two previous castles on the site, the first was a short-lived motte and bailey erected when the Normans pushed into the Cardiff area.

This street is a short one, running up into the town after crossing the Usk. The motor car is not yet a common sight, hence the horse-drawn carts going about their business.