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The space in front of the shops is now a car park, and the traffic island has shrunk.

Three boathouses existed along its banks, of which the chalet type, seen here, is the most interesting example.

Set back is the Vine Church, a Baptist Chapel rebuilt in 1868.

This rather imposing white- painted late 18th- or early 19th-century brick-faced pub under a slated roof is set back from the main village street, selling Shipstones Ales from a local Nottingham

What remained of the old building was the brick west tower dating back to around 1635.

The church contains many brasses of men and women who lived in the 15th and 16th centuries; the chancel has delicate 15th-century screens, Jacobean altar rails and low arcades dating back

Little survives of the old town, although parts the former Greyfriars church of St John, where Robert the Bruce held a Parliament in 1315, are thought to date back to its beginnings.The 130 ft high neo-Gothic

An early omnibus collects passengers bound for Ware, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Waltham Cross from outside Barclays Bank.

How many of these men came back wounded to be cared for at Frensham Military Hospital, based at a large mansion, Frensham Heights? How many were to return alive by the end of the following year?

By 1909, however, Wetherby was fighting back, attracting passing tourist trade, and gearing up for the automobile. The town boasted two AA-listed hotels with garaging for cars.

The parish church of Saint Margaret and Saint Andrew dates back to at least 1146, and there may have been an earlier Saxon church on the site.

This view looks back west from the far end of the High Street, beyond the infill buildings. Sackville House, on the far left, has now had its timber-framing exposed.

Only by staying with the same employer was there any hope of security and a modest pension.The best positions were with banks and insurance offices.

The Village Hall is set back on the left beyond the forge. The River Brett runs parallel to the road over to the right.

In the 1920s, the owner of a chain of grocery stores had two carved cats placed on the upper front of his shop - they were supposed to frighten the rats away from the river bank.

They had been around for some time before that, however, perhaps as far back as the reign of Athelstan in the 10th century, and they held the manor until 1780.

Speedwell's history goes back to the 18th century, when a shaft was driven underground in the search for lead ore. The cavern's unique feature is a 750yd underground canal.

In the background is the Old College Hotel, a name that echoes back to the founding of the College of Jesus by the Archbishop of York in 1500.

Dumbell was a banker, a director of the Laxey mines and a Deemster (justice of the Tynwald), but the failure of his bank on Saturday 3rd February 1900 ('Black Saturday') was one of the greatest financial

We are keeping to the Kent bank of the Thames Estuary as the river reaches Gravesend, beyond the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at Dartford.

This handsome crescent dates back to 1826 and was originally intended to be part of a seaside resort known as Anglesey, developed by the Marquis of Anglesey.

The dark red brick gives the college buildings a serious and imposing air. The pillar box still exists, although it has been moved back against the wall.

The long defunct Martins Bank echoes this period. In the centre stands Howell's 1930s extension - a stylish addition much lauded by architecture and design historians.

The Highland Fling hotel and café (left) spent some years as an extremely large antiquarian bookshop and antiques centre before reverting back to being a café.