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Known today for its massive castle, one of Edward I's chain of fortresses built to subdue the Welsh, this town on the shore of the Menai Strait at the mouth of the River Seiont is now staunchly Welsh-speaking

The Beach House Temperance Hotel (to the right in photograph No 44204) is apparent on the left in this view of the broad Esplanade, looking towards the centre of the town.

This is the same scene as photograph No 37890 in the opposite direction, four years later, revealing the rich assortment of buildings and businesses which had developed along this stretch of the main

The wheeled bathing machines of earlier pictures have been replaced by this array of circular tents, allowing Edwardians to divest themselves in privacy.

The Local Area Committee of the Borough Council is doing its best to maintain the special ambiance of the district.

The Local Area Committee of the Borough Council is doing its best to maintain the special ambiance of the district.

In 1891 the resident population of Southport was 32,191 and by 1901 it had grown to over 48,000. As can be seen in this picture, a large proportion of the audience is female.

At the inland end of Shanklin Chine is the old village, a delightful array of thatched cottages, with honeysuckle and roses around the door.

At the summit of Lodge Hill to the north of the Upper Winchendon ridge is a French chateau.

It is the largest church in Ireland, with a 143ft tower (Minot's tower) of 1370. The 100ft spire was added in the 17th century by George Simple.

This is the west side of the market place; we have a better view of the church with its massive tower and noble parapets.

The assortment of gentlemen's wear ranges from smart business to working class layabout. On the right hand side there used to be a public washhouse and baths.

This unspoiled row of 16th- and 17th-century half-timbered houses facing onto the church was built and owned mainly by small farmers and tradesmen, who formed the backbone of the rural affluent society

By the date this picture was taken, Doncaster had been a racing centre for nearly three hundred years and had been the home of the oldest classic race, the St Leger, since its first running in 1778

With not an ancient building in sight, we would be forgiven for believing that this is the centre of one of Hertfordshire's 20th-century garden cities. Nothing could be further from the truth.

A quiet lane on the fringes of the town. Washing dries in the breeze in the gardens of plain, mellow cottages. In the background are the two towers of St Nicholas's church.

The origins of the parish church of St Peter on Heysham Head are lost in the mists of time. The earliest recorded date is 1080, when it was noted as an old Saxon church.

Up the hill towards one of Chalfont St Peter's commons, Gold Hill, Tudor-style shops and flats were built on the north side of the road in 1922, called Market Place and decked out with fake

Before the Second World War this was regarded as the most remote village in the county, with its cottages and houses straggling along the western side of its long green.

Strata Florida was originally established in this remote spot by the Normans in 1163, but when Lord Rhys took control of most of Ceredigion, he re-established the abbey on a new site, where Cistercian

In 1891 the resident population of Southport was 32,191 and by 1901 it had grown to over 48,000. As can be seen in this picture, a large proportion of the audience is female.

This is a quiet corner of Skelton on a narrow lane in the area called The Hills – we can clearly see the rural nature of the surrounding countryside.

The 100-foot high slender stone tower of the church of St Peter and St Paul domi- nates this village built on a hairpin bend.

We head away from Cheddar to Wedmore, a small town in the fork of a valley on the north side of the ridge that stretches west from Wells. It looks across the Levels to the Mendips.