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Metfield once had three pubs, The Red Lion, The Huntsman and Hounds and The Duke William, of which only this one survives.

Grove Street runs east from the Market Square, a mix of 18th- and 19th-century buildings, and a mix of shops and houses.

This chapter gives a snapshot of north Lincolnshire in the 1950s, as all the views were taken then: our tour takes us next to Tealby, a pretty village at the western foot of The Wolds.

Looking north, the road runs close to the church whilst a back lane to Yarnacott - in the distance - climbs out of the valley.

The Roundabout Hotel on the Delmé Roundabout used to be St Edith's Industrial Home for abandoned or orphaned girls run by the Waifs and Strays Society.

The resurrection of the narrow gauge railways in Wales has been one of the success stories of the tourist industry, and has rewarded the determination of the army of enthusiasts that operate them.

Lowfield Heath is near the old London to Brighton main road. The White Lion Inn, left, also serves teas.The Stores, run by J F Mitchell, has the door open awaiting customers.

Between West Deyne and School House on High Street West, this was once an academy for young ladies run by Miss Jemima Adams.

An ornate 19th-century fountain graces the park. This is one of three parks in Darwen, all very different.

Moving east along B-roads zig-zagging through the Fens, we reach Long Sutton. This market town is noted for its rare 13th-century lead spire and late Norman nave.

Moving east, the route passes through Whitchurch on its way back to Aylesbury.

The River Wye frames the town centre, running in a loop around the western and southern sides.

Each of these photographs takes the eye closer to the village centre with the railway now in clear view.

The village had once been a centre for lead-mining, but by 1900 it was once again reliant upon agriculture, though there was still some quarrying carried out in the locality.

A herd of contented pigs rootle opposite the post office on the green which runs alongside a two-and-a-half mile stretch of the Romans' Stane Street.

Much of this scene had not changed since before the war. The post office (near right) was run by F S Mowlam in the 1950s. Further on we see the gabled end of the White Hart Hotel.

We are looking east towards the Presbyterian church of 1870. On the right is the Crown and Anchor Hotel, whose landlord was Charles Quilter.

Little has changed at this junction on the roads to Newnham and Hinxworth, known as West End and Back Street.

The 'Hotspur III' was launched at the end of January 1938. It joined 'Hotspur I' and 'Hotspur II' running from Southampton to Hythe every half an hour during the day.

Buses still use the Broadway and Northbrook Street but today traffic cannot use the section of the latter thoroughfare much beyond Wheelers Garage during the daytime.

Visitors to the tourist attraction of Stockbridge enter downhill at either end of the High Street. Almost a mile long, it runs east-west, with narrow ribbons of houses on either side.

An ornate 19th-century fountain graces the park.This is one of three parks in Darwen, all very different.

Only 5 years after photograph No 23331, D G Roberts have expanded: their shopfront is longer and fronted by a mini-arcade, and they now have a first-floor showroom with a plate-glass window.

Bridge House, the Post Office Stores and the adjoining houses (centre bottom) follow the curve of the street, named after The Swan Inn.