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The cliff path, landscaped between stone walls, became Isle of Wight Road.

Seen in the centre of the photograph, but also marginalized, are the houses alongside the old Hereford Road and the steam of the Hereford to Abergavenny train.

This picture looks towards the castellated Victorian pile of Kingsgate Castle, with the white houses of Kingsgate Bay Road on the right.The largest of these is Holland House, built for Lord Holland

The off-licence on the corner of Lackford Road and Station Parade no longer sells Watney`s ales, and currently remains empty with a chartered architect`s name by the door.

Climbing up from Dulverton the road crosses typical sheep-grazed Exmoor moorland, bright with yellow gorse flowers and heather, before descending into Winsford in the upper Exe valley.

Ashtead stands beside the Rye, a tributary of the Mole, and judging by the signs for the tea gardens and a 'cyclist`s rest', passing trade on the Leatherhead to Epsom road was much sought-after

The road through the village follows the route of the Guildford to Arundel turnpike, completed in 1809. Medieval glass was also made near here in Sidney Wood.

Gawcott, a mile and a half south-west of Buckingham, lies at the head of a stream (flowing north into the River Ouse) whose course runs along the right-hand side of this road.

This view looks northwards along Middle Street (otherwise known as Chapel Street) in the centre of the village towards a 17th- century thatched cottage on the corner with Grove Road (centre

This was agreed, and so Castle Bridge was built, the castle grounds were extended and the old road below the castle walls was closed.

replace the original one, which was demolished along with several other buildings in order to create space for the erection of St George's Congregational church, which stands a little further along Neston Road

Many Fylde inns were named 'Horns', presumably harking back to the days when herds of deer roamed here. Some inns of that name sported splendid antlers as inn signs, as at Goosnargh.

The dusty roads were regularly sprayed with water in the summer to protect walking pedestrians. Sometime after this picture was taken, the property was condemned and partly rebuilt using local flint.

In this village, just off the Knaresborough to York road, stands the ancient church of St John the Baptist, a thousand years old.

This is the Colsterworth Road, and the lane to the left is Lord's Lane - but which Lord it does not state.

For a very built-up area, Dudley has always had a number of green, open spaces, including the Civic Gardens, situated between Priory Road and The Broadway, opposite the Council House.

Bossington, at the foot of Bossington Hill and on a loop road from the A39, merges with the hamlet of Lynch; it is a pretty village, with whitewashed sandstone rubble houses.

The buildings are shaped here to follow the curve of the road. The first shop on the right is now a florist. Morgans, 'Complete House Furnishers', has become the Alamo restaurant and bar.

Lee Lane (left) at its junction with Dorchester Road, has a stone commemorating the escape of King Charles II after being defeated at the Battle of Worcester.

The road sign points down South Street which is almost invisible between the public building and the shops. Colmer`s Hill (right of centre) forms the distant skyline.

Broadly speaking, the valley along Broad Street and Berkhamstead Road was for artisans and the working classes, the areas to east and west were middle class.

The lines of parked vehicles on both sides of the road tend to detract from the architectural riches of the fine Tudor, Georgian and Victorian buildings that adorn this spacious street; they are evidence

The pretty village of Kemsing, on the Pilgrims' Way, boasts St Edith's Well, which is just by the walled war memorial at this road junction.

It made the corner for Somerset Avenue, a name which with others like Tennyson Avenue, Southwell Road and Holborn Street, might have brought a touch of the supreme Brighton.