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Looking west along the High Street, we see on the right the Dog and Gun, a Phipps public house, now closed and converted to a private house.

Here we are at the junction of Cannon Street and the approach to the new London Bridge; the street was opened by King William IV in 1831, and named after him.

Lever ensured that although they were closely linked, the factory and the village did not intrude on one another.

This is yet another building that has changed since the 1960s.

It figures in his novel 'Sons and Lovers', in which he recalls youthful visits to both Skegness and Mablethorpe. The house is now a private hotel called Woodthorpe.

His model village provided all the essential living amenities, and for recreation he provided a spacious park on the opposite side of the river and canal.

In this view, the photographer looks back past the Bucks Evangelistic Mission Hall to the Georgian-fronted cottages on the right of photograph number A84022.

This view of the village on the side of the valley gives a glimpse on the left of the priory which William Leigh, who had just been converted to the Catholic faith, had built; the Dominicans moved into

Another mystery regarding Stonehenge is that many of the stones have been dressed - again there is no precedent for such work in Britain prior to Stonehenge.

Dawlish began as two discreet hamlets, one inland by the parish church and another on the seashore, but quickly grew as the first visitors arrived to holiday in the late 18th century.

Later it was owned by the Harrington family, who lost both father and son and heir in a Civil War battle. It is still a private residence today.

This is another of Benhilton's 1870 villas in attractive wooded grounds. By 1898 Woodside House, in Woodside Road, had become a small private school.

His model village provided all the essential living amenities, and for recreation he provided a spacious park on the opposite side of the river and canal.

Next to the Arch is the Baker's Arms Hotel, another 18th-century building.

The mass of Union Jacks indicates another Royal celebration: this was for the accession of George VI, who was crowned in 1937.

In the foreground there appears to be an event at the YMCA, and the general view over the municipal park shows another gathering in the gardens, perhaps related to the same event.

Barnoldswick is pronounced 'Barlick' by the locals.This is another village that has moved with boundary changes.

The original stronghold was a timber motte and bailey, and belonged to the de Turberville family. When rebuilt in stone in 1272 it featured both a shell keep and a shell gatehouse.

Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railways, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

The font and lectern are both noteworthy, and a mediaeval antiphoner in superb condition is on display.

Not medieval, it was installed in 1827, apparently using a design for another church.

A collection of almost classic cars parked on both sides of the street issues a warning of things to come in the small towns around Leicestershire.

The hatted ladies are leaving the Suspension Bridge on the north bank, the Embankment Gardens side: casual wear in the 1920s was somewhat more formal than today.

Here we see the Grammar School from another angle, looking from East Road back into the city.