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Until 1885, Wheeler Gate was a narrow street only wide enough for one vehicle to pass at a time.

Donald Wolfit and his wife Rosalind Iden were appearing at the Theatre Royal in a series of Shakespearean plays.

This branch line canal was built to link with Telford's last canal, the Shropshire Union canal.

Before George Lane was built up during the earlier 20th century, it was a narrow wooded way known as Love Lane.

Disturbed water at the cliff base indicates the power and force of the seas as they surge into the bay and crash against the beach.

Much of the money for the gallery came from wealthy glass manufacturer Thomas Osler, whose firm made the famous glass fountain centrepiece for the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace.The clock

Horndon has historical footnotes to make it both proud and ashamed. Firstly, the Shaa family, who owned land here, produced two Mayors of London.

This tranquil street of handsome houses fringing the river was built in 1708.

Old Hill's official name is St Thomas Hill, and it was once used as a toboggan run when there was snow on the ground — rather a hair-raising ride!

The Arch itself dates from the 12th century, and the rooms above it from around 1550. Used for some time as the town prison, it originally had slit windows.

The Arch itself dates from the 12th century, and the rooms above it from around 1550. Used for some time as the town prison, it originally had slit windows.

The Arch itself dates from the 12th century, and the rooms above it from around 1550. Used for some time as the town prison, it originally had slit windows.

In January 1716, the settlement was totally destroyed when the Jacobites put the town to the torch. It was rebuilt thanks to the efforts of James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth.

Old vehicles in the centre of Ludham village have their spare wheels attached to the side of the bonnet. The right-hand car has a 'dickey' seat at the back, closed in the photograph.

The buildings look pretty much the same today, though Henry Cooper's film developing business and the premises of the Midland Lace Association have gone.

This photograph was taken at the junction of Silver Street and Oxford Street. The first building on the right is now a cafe, but its overall appearance is much the same.

Despite the grand appearance of the building, the acoustics in the Winter Gardens pavilion were suspect.

Founded in 1427 by the Bishop of Lincoln, Lincoln College has a chequered history.

Another view of the Market Cross, this time looking north, shows its knobbly crockets to their best advantage. The cross at the top of the shaft was lost many years before.

All the buildings on the left have been replaced by the modern Swansgate shopping centre. Other change includes the demolition of the stuccoed Midland Hotel on the right.

This photograph shows the range of substantial brick-fronted Georgian houses at the north end.

The bustling twice-weekly market was clearly a popular event at the turn of the century.

In many villages in Kent are the great gardens and oast-houses devoted to the growing and processing of the hop, which gives beer its taste.

Grassington was at one time a centre for lead mining, but by 1900 it was once again reliant upon agriculture, athough there was still some quarrying in the locality.