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One of Dorset's three ancient mazes stood at Leigh, though it had all but disappeared by the early 1900s.

North of the village lies the site of Sele Priory, established by William de Braose and now occupied by the vicarage.

By the date of this picture, its working days were over, leaving a pleasant riverside town, well loved for its ornate architecture.

The rough village seat is overshadowed by the spreading chestnut tree: all are still there, half a century along.

By the mid 1920s the Midland Bank building, beyond Lewis and Godfrey's drapery store, had replaced Sidney Park's shop. The Royal George Hotel had by now ceased business.

Sir Gordon Richards (born in 1904) won his first race at Leicester in 1921; by the time he retired, he had ridden 4,870 winners - truly a Champion Jockey, the name of a pub in nearby Donnington!

Once famously described by the novelist George Eliot as 'the finest mere parish church in England', St Oswald's parish church at Ashbourne has long been regarded as one of Derbyshire's finest.

It was demolished in the late 1960s, and the site is now occupied by the Ladygate Shopping Centre.

The iron pier was built in 1874 by the lessees of the Eastham Ferry Hotel, obviously with an eye to improving their own trade as well as that of the village.

He was executed by the barons in 1312.

Behind lies The Island, crowned by the Chapel of St Nicholas out of site on the left, and the Coastguard Lookout on the right.

Here we see the Old Bridge just before its replacement by the present bridge; its ironwork superstructure cantilevered the footways out over the river.

Down by the crossroads is the Six Bells public house, while to the left, the church is one of only two in England dedicated to Saint Vigor.

The imposing columns are the entrance to the Theatre Royal, which stood on the site now occupied by the ABC Cinema.

At one time the county boundary, now defined by the River Tamar two miles to the north, ran between the two villages, and the old boundary stone can still be seen beside the road.

Also evident are the overhead wires of the trolley bus system which served this part of Teesside from 1919 to 1971, provided by the Teesside Railless Traction Company.

It also has its fair share of inns and public houses, ably supplied by the local brewery, Brakespear's.

In the fifties and sixties many shops and other commercial users clearly felt they needed to advertise their presence more aggressively to passers-by. The

Now, like Cockington, owned by the council, Torre Abbey dates back to the 12th century; before the reformation it was one of the richest monasteries in the land.

In 1943 workmen digging in the clay and gravel by the quay discovered a skeleton believed to be the remains of a French prisoner. Bones of other skeletons were also found.

The Green Bridge, named because of its proximity to the Green, was built 1788-89 to a design by the North Riding bridgemaster, York architect John Carr, after its medieval predecessor

At Wadebridge the Camel is so fast-flowing that it is said that there were once chapels on each bank by the ford where travellers prayed for a safe crossing.

By the time this photograph was taken, it had become a favourite amusement for tourists, who came to glimpse the awful conditions that the convicts would have lived in.

Today the estate is owned by the National Trust and is a magical place to visit. The little building on the left is a gatehouse sitting astride the moat.