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A horseman rides north-eastwards, along what is now St Andrew's Road towards Bradpole, when this was part of that parish before boundary changes brought the northern suburbs into Bridport borough.

This town on the old Great North Road was specifically created to trade on its location by the local landowner Idonea de Viponts as early as the 12th century, when the existing Roman road was diverted

The road stretches towards College Town and Camberley.

The road stretches towards College Town and Camberley.

A view looking south along Queen's Road, the entrance to the pier is on the left. The church is a well-known landmark for those coming over in the ferry from Holyhead.

A superb view, taken from Royal Marine Road. The railway between Dublin and Kingstown was the first in Ireland, and was opened in 1834. Semaphore signals can be seen behind the bridge.

This delightful picture shows the road deserted save for a single pedestrian.

The unmetalled road has puddles from recent rain, and the pavements also appear rather muddy.

Situated on a steep hill on a road that comes from Sandsend, the village has a Saxon church; here are buried the bodies of seven unidentified sailors that were washed up on the tides.

Tramway construction is going on at the junction of Lewes Road and Elm Grove. The tracks curv- ing away to the right ter- minated by the race- course.

Opposite is Ashcombe Road and Ashcombe School.

This photograph shows Kings Road at the point where it meets Cemetery Junction, to the east of the town.

Grindleford follows the banks of the River Derwent, as this distant view from the Hathersage road shows.

Across the road from the Municipal Buildings is the old public library. This building is now a busy public house, for a new state-of-the-art library stands not far away.

A view looking north along the coast road with the castle behind the photographer. This charming scene has captured women and children out walking, with not a wheeled vehicle to be seen.

Further along the Great North Road we find the Wheatsheaf pub facing the green, and the obelisk of the war memorial. In the distance are a number of shops, including the Eskimo.

Romsey Road leads westward away from the city centre and towards the rolling downlands of Hampshire.

There are no encroaching buildings and road systems yet in this view of the fortified Manor House, started in 1480 by Lord Hastings. It was never completed - Hastings was executed in 1483.

Milborne St Andrew is situated on the high road between Dorchester and Blandford Forum.

Castor stands on the junction of the two main Roman roads in this part of Cambridgeshire, Ermine Street and King's Street.

A fishing coble is being punted away from the beach, apparently loaded with lobster pots. Shellfish were - and are - an important local catch.

A Roman road ran this way. The Romans took a great interest in the New Forest. It supplied wood and charcoal to fire kilns for the manufacture of pottery or for the smelting of iron.

After the Second World War, old cars came back on the road and new production increased. The edge of the river was soon marked out for free parking. Note the hut spanning the mill race.

The pinnacled tower of Swanwick's parish church stands four-square at the end of Derby Road.