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Here we can see a portion of the gardens of Bank House in the days before they became accessible to the public. Note the thatched summerhouse.

On the Buckinghamshire bank (since 1974 in Berkshire) Henry VI's great foundation, Eton College, has rendered this another 'company town'.

The ferryman's cottage remains, but is now inaccessible and very private, with the river path blocked by a gate to its east.

This view from the west shows John Smedley's massive Hydro on the opposite side of the valley, which brought spa town prosperity to the town after its erection in 1853.

The hillside town of Ruthin retains its medieval origins, although the aggressively black and white mock-Tudor half-timbering of the bank and outfitters' buildings on the left is perhaps a little over

Looking at a tranquil summer scene like this, it is difficult to imagine the furious weather to which Torcross is sometimes exposed.

Opposite the Mansion House is the Bank of England, a single-storey monolithic edifice, designed in 1734 by George Sampson.

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 Mansion Family Hotel appears on the extreme left of this picture, taken from the top of Exeter Lane across the Pleasure Gardens.

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

The Co-op Bakery and Elite Café (now Saxone) has its awnings out.

At the time this photograph was taken, Ulverston was still a busy commercial port linked to the River Leven by the Ulverston Canal.

The church and a cluster of old houses are at the top of the hill, and more old buildings are on the river bank, east and west of the Bognor Road river bridge.

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite it is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

This is a spectacular view from the top of Portland, with the expanse of the Chesil Bank on the left, stretching 16 miles along the Dorset coast to Barton Cliff, and the broad expanse of Portland Harbour

This interesting scene at the top of the principal highway through Helston shows the granite classical-style Guildhall of 1839 behind the covered delivery wagon.

Boats are on the Chesil Beach between Chiswell and Victoria Sqaure (top left), with Portland Harbour on the other side of the pebble bank (centre background), in a panorama north-westwards from Paradise

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

The bank on the left has its long frontage to St Paul's Square, and is now a Ladbroke's betting shop.

Piper Bank appears in the census returns of 1851 and on maps of Rossendale as a place name.

At the top of the High Street, the photographer looks south. The Lime Street/Lurke Street junction is beyond the Swan Hotel's handcart.

The classical front has four Tuscan columns topped by wheat sheaves instead of urns. The redundant building was converted into a county library in 1968.

East of the village, the Shelford Road climbs on to the red sandstone hills, which are undercut by the River Trent to form river cliffs.