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The street is dominated on the south side by the slender spire of St Nicholas's Church, unfortunately demolished in 1955.

In the early 1970s the chapel was pulled down and replaced by the present, rather drab, library which opened in 1975.

This grand war memorial by Henry Fehr was erected in 1923 on a site formed by the demolition of a number of houses at the east end of High Street, which visually linked the street to East Hill – a

The nearby Cheltenham Ladies' College was founded by the formidable Victorian educationalist Miss Beale.

Paid for by the priory of Lewes in Sussex in about 1300, the architecture represents a triumph of the stone mason's art, so much so that the church was championed as a possible contender for the new cathedral

The view from the typically landscaped municipal park is enlivened by the attractive Central Library building of 1903, with its Baroque facade and conical roof crowned by a timber belt turret.

The 483-seat theatre was built on the old Ilfracombe Hotel site, and was opened by the actor Joss Ackland in 1998.

The 17th-century Old Market House at Winster was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust in the Peak District, in 1906.

Local news, however, is provided by the 'Nottingham Post'.

It was designed by the Bath architect Bryan Oliver; it cost £9,375 4s 3d, and was opened in 1886. Described by Pevsner as 'Tudor with Gothic touches', it is still the centre of civic life.

It was built by the powerful cutlers, who were active in the town in the 14th and 15th centuries. The magnificent church of St John the Baptist, St Mary and St Lawrence has a 181ft spire.

Note the bathing costume worn by the lady just leaving the water.

Here we see a vanished scene.Two draught horses are led over the old bridge by the ford on the river Chelmer.The photographer appears to have left his car parked up the road on the left and walked

Though Penrith was sacked by the Scots in 1314 and 1345, the earliest fortifications were the town walls erected in c1346-47.

Weighing in the Mayor This curious ceremony was 'revived' in 1892 by the then mayor-elect, Charles Harman Hunt.

The bare Marine Gardens stretch along Grand Parade up to the Pier, broken only by the footway leading past the iron fountain to the beach.

The horses are steadied by the ferryman – a sudden burst of steam from the ferry's engine might startle them. A woman fishes from the bank.

Owned by the Duke of Devondshire, it is built on a grand scale.

This charming village on the river Derwent is dominated by the grounds of Chatsworth House. This section of the area is the old village known as Nether End.

The college, owned by the Methodist church, is home to some 70 lay students who study evangelism. The courses last from one term to three years. Graduates from Cliff can be found all over the world.

All the buildings on the left have recently been replaced (in 2002) by the Sol Central complex, which includes an Ibis Hotel.

When this photograph was taken, they were three discreet villages, overlooking the great naval base in one direction and being overlooked by the convict prison from the other.

However, it is hard to be impressed by the sterility of this brutal-looking enclosure which houses a highly intelligent animal whose native habitat is densely vegetated.

When W H N Nithersdale wrote his book on the Highlands of Staffordshire, he was impressed by the number of public houses in the village, all of which did a roaring trade during the summer months and at