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Timber has been imported at another quay (right), and the tall Snow King steam flour mill is a prominent feature. Polkerris is in the distance, above the harbour entrance.

The town, built in oolitic limestone, is a most attractive one: its streets curve up and down hill picturesquely.

The cottages in this idyllic scene by the River Ribble were at one time connected with a calico mill; they were later purchased and renovated by the Spread Eagle Hotel.

Called New Mill in 1840, it featured as a landmark on Captain Henry Mangles Denham's 'Instructions for approaching the new town and port of Fleetwood'.

This is how we lived forty years ago: a quiet road, milk delivery by pony and trap to the pub, schoolchildren waiting for a bus - all bathed in sunshine.

Cottages in the village date from 1845; just to the right was the old Forge Mill. The Cock Inn is still in business, but the old village hall behind is long gone.

Mills processed cotton and wool, providing clothing and fancy goods for the millions of workers who poured into West Yorkshire in the 19th century. Mining was also prevalent in the district.

Farningham is just a short distance from Eynsford, set at another pretty crossing of the Darent between ridges of chalk hills.

On the left is the weather-boarded former water and steam mill once owned by the Beere family.

This Grade I building, now called Valley Farm, is the Warden's House of the Field Studies Council, who run environmental and arts courses at Flatford Mill, Willy Lott's House and Valley Farm.

An ancient market town, Ormskirk was an important centre for the linen trade during the 16th century, whilst in the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were silk mills in the area.

Previously, travellers had to cross at Kildwick a few miles to the west, and considerably further from the burgeoning Yorkshire mill towns.

In Mill Lane is one of the Fylde's old windmills for grinding local corn. Like those at Kirkham, Wrea Green and Preesall, it is now a private residence.

Glen Middle Mill 1908 If Sally Spencer, the lady looking at the photographer, came back today, she would see that almost all in this view (except the rear block of Pavey's Temperance Hotel) has

A relic of the old stone balustrade from the bridge is preserved behind the new shops where the mill once stood.

Behind the disused mill was the Wharfedale Brewery, which supplied many of the town's 15 taverns. The brewery closed during the First World War, and was then used as billets for troops.

The town is packed with mills and machinery works. The tram reached here in 1883, and was the first public transport system. Trolleybuses took over in 1934.

There was once a mill on the stream here.

Sedlescombe is a hillside village near Battle, with a large green.A local mill made the best gunpowder in Europe.An iron pot containing a large number of coins of Edward the Confessor was found in

An ancient market town, Ormskirk was an important centre for the linen trade during the 16th century, whilst in the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were silk mills in the area.

Behind the photographer is Botley Mills, which produced Botley self-raising flour.

outside the village Post Office on the left, the bewiskered elderly man leaning on two sticks and wearing a bowler hat was probably a figure of some status in the village, where there were a number of mills

The once thriving mill closed in 1947, and the Manor House, later used as a brewery, went in 1956. The First School and St Paul's Church were both built in 1838.

The A1 sweeps north between Moat Mound Recreation Ground and Mill Hill Golf Club, and is little changed since it was built, apart from the introduction of high level lighting standards.