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Though popular, Redcar suffered for years, along with other Teesside resorts, owing to the reluctance of the North Eastern Railway to operate Sunday services for fear of upsetting the church goers.

This attractive view of the Close looks westwards towards Choristers Green. The original campanile (Bell Tower) was behind the house on the left of the picture, and was removed in 1989.

Thurstaston Common is one of the highest points on the Wirral Peninsula, and an ideal vantage point to view the hills of Snowdonia across Caldy golf course and the Dee Estuary.

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crosses the Thames.

A knife grinder is seen at work in this atmospheric picture of a deserted Hartfield. It is a delightful village on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest above the River Medway.

One other note of interest is the 'Cheshire black and white' decoration on many of the shop elevations.

The gardens on the banks of the Leam were laid out from the 1830s onwards. They are named after Dr Henry Jephson, who was responsible for planning much of the town.

Holidaymakers enjoy themselves on Margate Beach. Note the prams in the centre of the picture, and that virtually everyone seems to be fully clothed and wearing a hat of some sort.

This ferry, known as a chain ferry or floating bridge, is the means of crossing the long inlet of the Medina. The alternative is a lengthy detour inland as far as

Like so many little Kent villages, with its cottages and houses clustered around a small green, Saltwood epitomises the rural atmosphere of the county at the turn of the last century.

Barnaderg bay at the end of Ballynakill Harbour, close to Letterfrack. In the distance is the mountainous tract of Connemara. A rather beautiful boat is drawn up on the rocky foreshore.

A group of children pose for the photographer. They have managed, with one notable exception in the middle, to keep still for the length of time exposures needed in those days.

Here carved in granite on the Victorian Town House, these indicate the age and status of the city. Only Perth and Aberdeen have the Royal Tressure of Scotland on their arms.

Taken from Lock 43 looking towards Devizes, this photograph shows Lock 44 and a cottage, and also one of the pounds — a pound is an area for the storage of water.

He commissioned the building of the south range, which was completed during the reign of his successor Bishop Egerton.

There has been a lighthouse on Dungeness Point since 1615, with the circular base of its initial successor from 1792 preserved as the accommodation of the keepers.

Lord Byron looks on at the front of the 1863 Grammar School building. The keystone of the main doorway carries the initials AA P - Alexander Anderson. Provost.

One form of transport available for hire was the hackney carriage - the taxi. The taxi rank was in Cavendish Square opposite the front of the Town Hall.

This was the main road through the village, before the advent of by-passes; we are looking back in the direction of Blackwater. This was the A327.

Even at this time Compstall Road, along with Stockport Road, had long been at the commercial heart of the town.

Belford is just one of many places in Northumberland that suffered during the cross-border raids that were a feature of life in the North for several centuries.

This is one of Kent's most haunted villages. Ghost hunter Andrew Green recently looked into these tales for a new book, and found only one haunting still allegedly occurring.

It became Bromley's Restaurant in the 1940s until it closed at the end of the 1960s.

This imposing brick building was built in the Gothic style to the design of George Gilbert Scott in 1868. In the distance is St George's church, another Victorian creation.