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Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.

The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks. One William Case, on behalf of the people of Sellergarth, sued him in court in 1516.

His plans outlined the creation of new towns of limited size, planned in advance and surrounded by a belt of agricultural land.

It changed the look of the town. Ormond House, on the corner of the new road, now had its garden view dominated by a huge engine shed, and the price of the house fell accordingly.

One of the first known owners of the property was a member of the Brocke family by the name of Ayre. The earliest boundary was north of the stream known now as the Pip Brook.

To this day, the Moor provides excellent recreational facilities. The Hemel Hempstead Cricket Club plays at Heath Park, and Boxmoor Cricket Club plays on the 'Oval' in St John's Road.

It is thought that the church steps were originally built in the early 14th century to enable access to the church from the old town, and at that time the steps were wooden, not stone.

Marnock was appointed curator and he laid out the gardens in the fashionable 'gardenesque' style in which each shrub or tree was displayed to perfection in scattered plantings.

It was a busy area thronged with those whose business was the buying and selling of commodities. Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a hero to the merchants of Liverpool.

This view looks from the top of King Street down towards Cross Street. We can see that the street narrows towards the bottom.

The name Eccles comes from 'ecclesia', and means 'the place of the church', so it is no surprise that its central street is called Church Street.

1898 was a prosperous time: Fleetwood was a busy port, sending ships all over the world from Shanghai to San Francisco, and the fishing fleet was announcing record catches.

The bandstand was the original feature at the end of the pier, and the Royal Italian Band (advertised on one of the kiosks on the landward end) were one of the first visiting bands to have

This picture shows the ruin of the donjon. The curtain wall was once a lot higher, but was reduced when the castle was slighted during the English Civil War.

The buildings on the corner of High Street and The Broadway were named Warwick Mansions.

A Saxon hill village, known as Gumeninga Hergae, or the shrine of Guma's people, in 767, it has now become well and truly subsumed into suburbia, and into Betjeman folklore through his poem of the same

The new library and mayoral suite were seen as the first phase of a new block of civic buildings, though in fact it was another 30 years before the rest of the site - the Civic Centre and Civic

This club house was opened in 1898 by Mrs W J Pirrie, wife of the managing director of Harland and Wolff; among the well-wishers was Mr Gustav Wolff, also representing Belfast craft of a larger size.

The building to the left has been removed and this is where the memorial can be found. The inscription reads: '1914-1918.

Boston was not only the largest town and the commercial capital of Lincolnshire in the early 19th century but was also the first town in the county to industrialise.

Victoria Park there are now facilities for BMX bikers, roller-bladers and skateboarders, complementing the existing children's paddling pool and tennis courts as well as the occasional fixture on

Up to the 15th century, Otley was of more importance than either Leeds or Bradford. England's oldest agricultural show began here in 1799. The market town is bisected by the 75-mile River Wharfe.

The paddle tug 'Frenchman' was built at South Shields in 1892 as the 'Coquet'.

This photograph is unfortunate in that it makes the village look a little ramshackle, but in truth it was anything but.