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The house with the two dormers is Lawrence House, now the town museum, and at the far end we can see the gable of Eagle House.

The house with the two dormers is Lawrence House, now the town museum, and at the far end we can see the gable of Eagle House.

We can see the letters of part of the surname of the owner, John Prichard, above the entrance to the Angel Hotel on the left.

Traditionally, weavers' cottages had stable doors; the top half was left open so that passing traders could see the quality of the work in progress.

On clear days it is possible to see the rugged Forest of Bowland skyline - Wardstone, Clougha Pike and the neighbouring summits.

Here we see the outskirts of Slaidburn.

Behind Ken Pett's green post office van on the left of the picture, you can just see the remains of Norman Burton's shop which burnt down during the early hours of 6 January 1948.

He died at the house in 1820, though not before he had taken his baby daughter in his arms to see the sea, boasting to locals 'one day she will be your queen'.

Here we see the local bobby returning to his beat - his cycle is parked under the signpost.

From this view it is obvious that the town occupies a ridge between the two rivers: the land drops to the Great Ouse (see the previous views) and to the Ouzel, as we see here - this view was

We can see the letters of part of the surname of the owner, John Prichard, above the entrance to the Angel Hotel on the left.

From the 16th-century tower of St Andrew's Church, established by monks from Bridlington some 900 years ago, we see the bridge over the Swale and the white Bridge Inn (centre). 17th-century cottages stretch

At the far end of the left-hand row of houses we can just see the gable end of the Cottage Hospital, built in 1874 by Bell Brothers for the casualties inevitably arising from the local ironstone mining

Back at ground level we see the buildings that grew up around the station in the 1880s and 1890s, including Horley and Sons, corn and coal merchants, Vevers and Sons, plumbers and decorators

Behind the schooner 'Astrea' we can just see the Angel Vaults; the Angel Hotel was an old coaching inn.

Here the photographer looks west from the Town Hall, and we can see the extensive encroachment onto the market place. Its Royal charter was confirmed as long ago as 1227.

Here we see the docks that linked the Ship Canal with the Ellesmere Canal (now called the Shropshire Union Canal), with the tall flour mils in the background.

It is Saturday in Kingston Market Place, and swarms of shoppers have descended to see the fresh produce on offer that might supplement the wartime rationing that was still in force.

In the far distance one can see the rooftops of modern housing estates built to accommodate incomers working for the new industry in the town.

They came to see the spectacular falls, which powered the massive mill in the valley.

Here we see the south front of the grammar school; it is now Bedford School, and from the start took boarders as well as day boys.

It has classical features: in this view we see the Tuscan colonnaded loggia, which originally had two further storeys of loggias.

Here we see the well-treed street looking more mature; the photographer is looking south back towards the town centre. It was truly a sylvan approach to Bedford Park.

Here we see the upper reaches, and the surface weed indicates a lack of commercial use. Note the telegraph poles on the left, once a regular sight alongside canals.