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Following the move of the gaol and assizes to Bodmin in 1842, the grounds were landscaped and turned into a pleasure park by the Duke of Northumberland.

Penzance is frequently enlivened by the departure of the fleet of the fishing-boats for which the district is famed.

Built in 1826 to designs of Samuel Beazley, the architect of the Theatre Royal in Dublin, they were needlessly demolished by the Council in 1947.

Today, this area is dominated by the new tram system, and this end of the bus station has disappeared altogether.

On the left are the paired chimneys of the 1877 courthouse, now no longer a magistrate's court and partly occupied by the Oundle Museum.

It was here, in July 1650, that Charles II was entertained by the Earl Marischal. It was the only fortress in Scotland that flew the Stuart royal flag after Charles's defeat at Worcester in 1651.

The ivy has long gone from the Early English Gothic 13th-century tower surmounted by the battlemented 15th-century bell stage and leaded spirelet.

It is now an immensely popular attraction owned by the National Trust.

By the early years of the 20th century, Morecambe had most of its major tourist attractions in place, things that would bring in the visitors for many years.

By the time this photograph was taken, the buildings either side of Bargate had been demolished to allow traffic to pass freely round each side of it.

During Ethelred the Unready's reign, Cheshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire became what was in effect an independent land, ruled by the Earls of Mercia, free from royal control.

During the 1950s the site of Barlborough Colliery was cleared, but in 1955 there was an attempt by the NCB to re- open Southgate Colliery in Clowne.

This is very similar to the 1840s school at nearby Westleton, and was probably built by the same builder.

Today this hill is a wonderful place to walk as it is largely taken over by the Queen's Wood Country Park with an extensive collection of trees from all over the world.

It was once owned by the Harris family, and, at various times housed employees such as the resident nurse and Cecil Wilkins, the chauffeur.

Ultimately the quarries were overwhelmed by the cheaper Welsh slate.

By the Craven A advertisement (right) we can just see a French gun barrel, which gives its name to Gun Lane, leading to Grimstone Hall.

Immediately beyond Blundellsands, however, visitors should be aware of the dangers posed by the proximity of the military ranges at Altcar.

In fact the peat around the village used to be dug by the local people for use as fuel.

The money was provided by the Marslands, who then lived at Henbury Hall, and Richard Lane did the designs.

The Victorian improving biblical text over the chancel arch has been replaced by the more familiar 'Jesus said: I am the way, the truth and the life'.

Once the haunt of highwaymen, the common was given to the National Trust by the Duke of Norfolk in 1956. The Cabin is now part of the Forbuoys chain, but it is still the same sort of shop.

The name of the town of Letchworth appears to derive from 'lecha weorthig', 'the farm by the rivulet'.

This was finally implemented in Britain in 1752, whereupon the 2nd September was, somewhat abruptly, followed by the 14th.