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Headcorn stands on the River Beult and is a large village with a single broad, straggling street. On the right outside the George and Dragon is a motorcycle with an unusual basketwork sidecar.

The 1930s saw a number of towns and cities abandon tram routes in favour of trolleybuses; they were partially influenced by the findings of a Royal Commission on Transport.

In the distance is the tower of St Lawrence's parish church. Probably built on the site of a Saxon predecessor, it displays some of the best 12th-century Norman carving in the county.

Restoration of the by-then derelict pier began in 1996. The elegance of the pier was echoed by the broad streets of the town, which were built to resemble fine boulevards.

Open to both men and women, Whitby became one of the most influential monasteries in the Celtic world.

It was let free to the family by Sir James Lowther of Lowther Castle—the poet's father was his agent. Here, William, Dorothy and their three brothers lived until 1783.

The Town Council has its office here, and it also contains Whitby Museum, renowned for its collection of extant fossils, which is run by the Literary and Philosophy Society, colloquially

Here we have another view of the oak, with the war memorial placed in front, isolated by road changes. There is also a good view of the Church of St Thomas, dating from 1862.

Taken from the bridge over the River Bride, this view looks northwards into the southern section of the High Street.

This 7-foot-tall inscribed stone stands on the B3269 road, and was moved to its present position from Castle Dore. It is reputed to be of the 6th century.

In the days of horse-drawn trams Darlington Street was considered wide enough for a single line only, and here inbound and outbound cars have made use of the passing loop.

Dalgleish Way is part of the later 1950s and early 1960s village expansion.

The Greedon Estate is situated on the north west side of the Seagrave Road. This is a particularly uninspiring view, but again it is a view so typical of peripheral village estates.

Birchington is three miles west of Margate. The artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti lived here until his death in 1882, and he was interred in All Saints' churchyard.

The building in the picture was built c1910 on a site of an alehouse and barn; similar hostelries had stood here for almost a century.

This photograph was taken during high summer (note the open windows), but we wonder how many of today's pupils have ever seen Cross Lane so devoid of traffic at any time of year.

The building of a lavish pavilion at the end of this pier motivated the Central Pier to build a theatre at the end of their pier.

Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton. It is at a junction on the old Caton to Claughton road, which we can see going off to the left.

Copper (and also, to a lesser degree, lead) have been mined here since Roman times, so that the whole area of hillside behind the town is said to have dozens of pits, caves and tunnels.

At the time these photographs were taken, Warrington was still part of Lancashire but, after the boundaries were changed in the 1970s, it became part of Cheshire.

The weir, a mile up the river from Totnes Bridge, was built in 1581 to provide water for the town mills, and marks the end of the freshwater Dart - below here the river is tidal.

This view was taken in the middle of the village, and is looking down Updown Hill.

Here we see an ice cream vendor with 'stop me' written on the side of his cart. This practice gave rise to that familiar 'stop me and buy one' saying, that was so popular at one time.

The Ashworth Estate, covering 1,000 acres mainly of pasture, is still largely intact.