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Before being overtaken by Plymouth a couple of decades earlier, Brixham was the leading fishing port in Devon. At one time, there were almost 300 trawlers employing 1600 seamen.

In the latter part of the 19th century, several colleges run by various religious denominations opened around Leeds. The Leeds Clergy school and the Roman Catholic Seminary were both opened in 1876.

The rowing boat in this view is approaching the boat slide, the abutment of which is just visible on the far left. The huge weeping willow beyond is on a small island.

This is an odd echo of the past; moored hereabouts 700 years ago would have been ocean-going trading vessels loading up with tin.

In this view St Mary's is situated above a quiet lane in the old town.

Sir Henry Williamson Peek, of the biscuit family, built a mansion here in 1870 and while he was at it got his architects, George and Vaughan, to build this church.

Taddiport's 17th-century bridge spans the River Torridge a couple of miles south of Torrington; only twelve years before this picture was taken, it would have been groaning under the weight of clay wagons

Limestone rocks are a major part of Lathkill Dale.

Wearing long elegant dresses and impractically large hats, these Edwardian women are gathered with their menfolk on Pitchcroft to enjoy the ever-fascinating sight of other people messing about in boats

Before the commissioning of the transporter bridge a ferry operated across the Tees to Port Clarence.

The Norman castle was begun by Alan Rufus in 1071 and dominates the entrance to Swaledale.

To the right of Romsey's Corn Exchange, built in 1864, is a glimpse of Romsey Abbey, which until the mid 16th century was home to a Benedictine order of nuns.

Here, we are looking out onto King's Parade from the front of King's College. To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary.

The Pilgrim Fathers' Monument is built of Portland stone and rises 50 feet above the ground.

High Street c1965 Famous for its RAF station, Benson grew during the turnpike and coaching era.

Once one of the most important ports west of Bristol, Fowey in 1346 was wealthy enough to contribute 47 ships and over 700 men to Edward III's blockade of Calais.

Cirencester has managed to keep the worst ravages of unsympathetic development at bay.

This is still one of Gorleston's most popular hotels, and nicely situated at the top of Cliff Hill.

The Windmill pub, on the left, was a new replacement for an earlier building which had burnt down.

Built by Charles Rashleigh and designed by the ubiquitous John Smeaton, Charlestown was once one of Cornwall's busiest ports, shipping tin from the Polgooth Mine which in 1790 was the biggest in Cornwall

The 'Droch' or Cave of Beauty is regarded as the finest at Lydstep Cavern Beach.

This view of the village was taken from St Bride's. The Square, the building located at the head of the slipway, was once the village post office and is now part of the Mermaid restaurant.

Standing in the centre of the town at the junction of roads to Yorkshire and the north is the extravagantly ornate Union Bank Building, occupied by Barclays in the 1950s and now by the

Originally one of four market crosses, the Poultry Cross, at the junction of Butcher Row and Minster Street, is the only one to survive.