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Chancellor had amassed in excess of £40,000 in income paid to the Corporation during that time.

19th-century cockfights in the churchyard of St Mary Major were a source of complaint for the head- mistress of Ilchester's 'little' school, established in the building that obscures the

Malham is one of the great showplaces of the Yorkshire Dales, with its scenic splendours of Malham Cove and Gordale Scar, carved in limestone.

A picturesque collection of cottages and shops line the spacious main street of this Georgian coaching town, as we look towards the triangular Bowling Green, while the photographer's activities attract

This view looks south towards London, along the narrow stretch of Ermine Street or the Old North Road, with its overhanging 17th-century houses and gables.

'In honour of William John Wills, native of Totnes. The first with Burke to cross the Australian continent. He perished in returning 28th June 1861'.

ft with walls nine feet thick, was designed and built by Ranulph of Durham, and is one of the earliest examples of a gatehouse fulfilling the role of a keep.

Freeman, Hardy & Willis must have been one of the earliest high street chains to establish themselves in large and small towns alike.

Situated in the shadow of the grand church of St Helen's, the castle, now in the care of English Heritage, originated as a Norman manor house; it ultimately become the property of the Breton La Zouch family

One of Masham's distinctive features is its large market place, where fairs would see as many as 70,000 to 80,000 sheep and lambs up for sale.

The gardens, the railway line and Princes Street occupy the area once covered by the waters of Nor' Loch.

Ber Street leads the traveller out through the southern fringes of the city. This quiet, shaded street offered a little respite from the bustle of the market centre.

The land was acquired by the City Corporation in 1934 at a cost of £8,000. The Debtors' Prison was opened as a museum, which was then extended to the Women's Prison building.

The broad High Street is part of the Fosse Way, and is dominated by the Redesdale Market Hall, a fine Victorian Tudor building designed by Sir Ernest George in 1887.

This view of Ombersley's main street gives an idea of the range of facilities in the village.

The Imperial must have been the largest of the several hotels catering for the traveller as well as for the more frequent tripper from Belfast. The number of tall boarding houses was still growing.

This inn stands in the centre of the village by the side of the main London to Worthing main road on the route of Stane Street.

By 1896 Wigan was taking public health seriously, and not only in the provision of hospital beds.

Clydach Gorge, once populated by forges, is well-known for its stands of beech trees which somehow survived the ravages of the charcoal-burners of the time.

The Yorkshire Dales are criss-crossed by a network of ancient drovers' roads, like this one in Coverdale, a quiet dale which runs into the lower reaches of Wensleydale.

The impressive edifice of the Queen's Hotel is angled and was originally envisaged to form one section of a 'circus' of buildings, close to the approach road to the town's railway station.

Just beyond the precinct, a builder named Trickett built an estate of bungalows with Bodycoats Road through the centre.

By 1965 most of the boats on the Broads were motorised. The lifebelt on the left of the picture is a reminder that each year the Broads claim lives.

This Norman building of about 1170 is a remarkable survival of a medieval trade guild’s hall and chambers and is now the base of the Lincoln Civic Trust.